Category: Pearl Flip 8200 Series

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TELUS places BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 as “Coming Soon”

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TELUS has updated their smartphone guide to now include the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. TELUS also is advertising the 8230 in their new TV commericals. It’s expected the Pearl Flip will launch soon from TELUS, however for now it seems they may have run into a launch hiccup. Anyways TELUS is showing it off in both Black and Pink and pricing is expected to be around $50 with three year contract or $449 without contract. For more details head over to telusmobility.com.

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Bell officially releases BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 at $29.95

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Obviously it was no secret it was coming but today Bell announced the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in both black and pink. Within the next few days you should be able to pick it up for 29.95 with three year term or $499.95 without contract. As a bonus Bell is offering a free 2GB memory card and NHL Decal Girl with the purchase of the 8230. Head on over to bell.ca for more details.

My question is where is the TELUS and Verizon Pearl Flip announcements??

Key features:

  • High speed mobile network
  • 2 high resolution displays including an external preview screen
  • SureType QWERTY-style keyboard
  • Trackball navigation system
  • Expandable MicroSD memory card
  • GPS Nav
  • Windows Live™ Messenger
  • Full HTML email
  • 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder
  • Media player
  • Voice Activated Dialling (VAD)
  • Voice recorder
  • Speakerphone
  • Bluetooth
  • Stereo headset jack
  • 128 MB Flash memory
  • 101mm x 50mm x 17.5mm
  • 102g

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More TELUS BlackBerry Peral Flip 8230 leaks come from Best Buy

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Alright seriously TELUS just release the damn thing! Seems that Best Buy is the Expansys and loves to leak things for BlackBerry and TELUS. Best Buy has just posted their flyer which shows the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in both Black and Pink for $99.99 on 3 year, $199.99 (voice only) on 2 year, or $449.99 with no contract. So first with the leaks on their site and now the flyer leaks you can expect the Pearl Flip to drop almost any time now… Maybe even today. Stay tuned.

[MobileSyrup]

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Bell stores receive BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 display phones

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There is no doubt that both Bell and TELUS will be launching the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. Bell has just received their display models for the Pearl Flip and complete pricing details which means a launch should be almost any day. Pricing appears its going to run you $29.95 on 3 year, $349.95 on 2 year, $449.95 on 1 year or $499.95 outright with no contract. Stay tuned for the official release coming really soon. Also in case anyone here cares Bell also received dummy units for the new Palm Treo Pro which is set to launch around the same time…

[MobileSyrup]

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Best Buy outs BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 from TELUS

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Earlier this month we reported that TELUS would be launching the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 this month. Well Best Buy has just posted it online and it looks like it the no contract price will be $499.99. Best Buy has them on their site in both black and pink, however they don’t appear to have stock in stores just yet. Does this mean TELUS will be launching it officially very soon? Orginally we reported that TELUS would be launching it this month (seems they are cutting it close)…

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Check out BestBuy.ca for more details…

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[via MobileSyrup]

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Bell BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 Pricing and Launch Details!

blackberry-pearlflip-8220The CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is rumored to be launching on Bell Mobility in Canada on March 6th. Well a tipster just let us know that Bell stores are getting inventory ready to start shipping late next week, however will not be for sale until probally around March 6th. The tipster could not confirm the launch date but they did give us pricing:

  • No Contract/Retail Price: $499.95
  • Promotional Price with Voice & Data: $29.95 with 3 Year Contract
  • Bell will be launching the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in both black and pink. It’s expected that both Telus also here in Canada and Verizon in the USA will be launching the Pearl Flip soon. Keep on eye for more details to come soon.

    Thanks Annoymous Tipster!

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    Bell lauching BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 on March 6th!

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    We just received more confirmation from our friends at MobileSyrup that Bell will be launching the BlackBerry Peral Flip, in both Black and Pink. It seems that Bell will be launching the BlackBerry 8230 on Friday March 6th! At this time pricing is not known but you can expect it to be similar to Rogers’ pricing. Bell will also be launching the Palm Treo Pro if anyone cares :P on Feburary 26th. Stay tuned for more details on the Peral Flip…

    [via MobileSyrup]

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    All-White BlackBerry Pearl Flip spotted in presentation

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    Our buddy Kevin over at CrackBerry discovered something interesting today during RIM’s BES 5.0 presentation. A fully white BlackBerry Pearl Flip was shown during the slide show. Nothing else is known at this time but with any luck at all maybe it’ll launch soon?

    [via CrackBerry]

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    Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in the wild!

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    In case you haven’t seen it floating around the internet yet, someone got a hold of a Verizon branded BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. Just a few weeks ago we reported that TELUS will be the first in Canada to launch the flip BlackBerry and it seems that Verizon will be jumping aboard for the United States. If Verizon plans to launch it around the same time as TELUS then you should see it sometime this month. Stay tuned for more details when they arrive…

    [via CrackBerry]

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    BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 (CDMA) coming to TELUS – February 2009

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    We’ve received a solid tip regarding TELUS and the un-released CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. Sources have confirmed that TELUS will be launching the Pearl Flip 8230 most likely next month (February). The tipster says that TELUS will likely launch it around the middle of February (Valentines Promo?) in both Black and Pink. Just like the other Pearl smartphones the Flip is expected to be highly customizable with a varrity of OEM BlackBerry accessories and have a very reasonable price tag. So just to recap Pearl Flip on TELUS sometime next month? Stay tuned for more details when we get them!

    Thanks, Frogger – Frogger previously confirmed the 8130, 8330 and Storm launches for TELUS.