Category: Canada

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TELUS introduces the new Mike BlackBerry Curve 8350i (iDEN)

By James on Jan 27, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Curve 8300 Series, Telus.

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TELUS’ iDEN brand Mike has been in need of a serious BlackBerry update! People with dying 7520 and 7100i’s were feeling hopeless until today. TELUS introduced the hot new BlackBerry Curve 8350i featuring Wi-Fi, full QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 megapixel camera, OS 4.6 and of course Push To Talk (PTT). You can pick up the new Mike BlackBerry for only $249.99 with three year contract or $599 without starting today.

TELUS today also introduced new Mike smartphone data plans, which start at only $30/month and give you unlimited email, IM and web browsing or $45/month with unlimited email, IM, web browsing, text messaging, caller ID and voicemail.

For complete details head on over to telusmobility.com >

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

By James on Jan 22, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Exclusives, Featured News, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Rumors, Telus.

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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.

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Fido BlackBerry Pearl 8100 launching Feb. 4th – Pricing & Plan Details…

By James on Jan 21, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Fido, Pearl 8100 Series, Rumors.

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Looks like the rumors about Fido carrying the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 has been confirmed more by the BerryReview team. It seems Fido will start selling BlackBerry with BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) only service. Pricing for the old school Pearl 8100 starts at $25 with three year term and ends at $400 with no contract/month to month. A couple things to point out Fido will not be offering BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) support but they will allow tethering with their data plans. Fido will not officially support any other BlackBerry models, however if you were to pick up an unlocked Berry you would be able to use it!

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Fido BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Pricing:

  • $400 MTM / No Contract
  • $350 on a 2 Year
  • $25 on a 3 year w/ Voice + Data (no minimum monthly total cost required).

Fido BlackBerry Plans:

  • $15 – Unlimited Personal Email & IM
  • $25 – 500MB BIS Data
  • $30 – 1GB BIS Data
  • $60 – 3GB BIS Data
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Rogers getting ready for BlackBerry Storm 9520…

By James on Jan 19, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Featured News, Rogers, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series.

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Our friends at BlackBerry Cool have received a great tip on the rumored Rogers BlackBerry Storm 9520. Looks like its still in the works and should be coming fairly soon. The BlackBerry Storm 9520 will feature 3G HSDPA and Wi-Fi packed into that clickable body. No word on exact launch dates or pricing but stay tuned and we’ll let you know as soon as we find out more.

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Fido to start BlackBerry staff training next week… So BlackBerry coming soon!

By James on Jan 11, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, Fido, Pearl 8100 Series, Rumors.

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The folks over at BGR are reporting that Fido employees will start BlackBerry sales training as early as next week.  This is great news for Fido customers but now heres the bad part. Rumor has it Fido will be launching the Pearl 8100 (yes 8100 not 8110 or 8120) then followed by several other models such as Pearl Flip and Curve 8900 down the road. We aren;t too sure why Fido is launching the classic Pearl 8100… Maybe it’s to bring BlackBerry at a low cost with a two year term? or BGR seems to think they might just be using up what is left of Rogers’ Pearl 8100 stock. Who knows. Regardless Fido will be offering BlackBerry within the next month or so.

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RIM 2009 Roadmap shows 3 new CDMA models and more…

By James on Dec 25, 2008 in AT&T (Cingular), Bell, BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Breaking News, Canada, Curve 8900 Series, Featured News, Pearl 8100 Series, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Rogers, Rumors, Sprint-Nextel, Storm 9500 Series, T-Mobile, Telus, USA, Un-Released models, Verizon.

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Great news has arrived for those CDMA users in the house. A leaked document shows that three new CDMA BlackBerry models will be launching in the first half of 2009. These code-named models include “Niagara” the CDMA BlackBerry Bold 9030, “Jupiter” the CDMA BlackBerry Curve 8900, and “Apex” the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. Here’s the best part for the CDMA ones they are expected to launch on the major 4 (Verizon, Sprint, Bell and TELUS). Also reported is “Magnum” the 3G HSPA version of the Curve 8900 (9220)., “Pluto” the touchscreen BlackBerry Bold 9900, and possbily a Slider Storm and new refreshed Peral lineup. Refer to the image above to rough announcement dates. So it looks like it will be a great 2009 and we can’t wait for WES 2009.

[via TmoNews]

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Confirmation BlackBerry coming to Fido in 2009!!

By James on Dec 25, 2008 in BlackBerry, Breaking News, Canada, Curve 8900 Series, Featured News, Fido, Pearl 8100 Series, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Rumors.

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More Rogers/Fido leaks have arrived today. Looks like BlackBerry will be coming to Fido between Febuary to April 2009! Fido will be lauching three BlackBerry models in 2009. It includes BlackBerry Pearl Flip 82xx, Pearl 8110 and wait for it… Curve 8900. No pricing is known at this time but stay tuned when we get some details…

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[via BBNews]

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Breaking News: BlackBerry Storm and 3G Pearl Flip heading to Rogers

By James on Dec 25, 2008 in BlackBerry, Breaking News, Canada, Featured News, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, Rogers, Storm 9500 Series, Un-Released models.

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I promised myself I wouldn’t be writing any news today, however some big news has broken! A small Christmas present to all BlackBerry addicts. News has broken that Rogers Wireless will be picking up two new BlackBerry smartphones in early 2009. First one will be 3G/Wi-Fi packing version of the BlackBerry Storm. This 3G version of the Storm will be modeled the 9520 and should see a price point of $199 with three year term. This will make it interesting for both Bell and TELUS who are currently offering it for $249 with three year term. Rogers will also be introducing the 3G BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200 with a secondary camera for video calling along with GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G support. No pricing is known for that model just yet. So anyways for now this is leaked information for now. Nothing confirmed officially by Rogers. Stay tuned!!

[via HowardForums]

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TELUS BlackBerry Storm’s now fully instock…

By James on Dec 22, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Storm 9500 Series, Telus.

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When TELUS first said the BlackBerry Storm would be available “in time for the Holiday season” they weren’t kidding. We just received word from TELUS that the BlackBerry Storm 9530 should be fully available within the next day or so. This comes after TELUS released a small quanity to tease us with a few weeks ago. Anyone who is looking to do an upgrade on their account and is eligable will be receiving a $50 bill credit bringing the cost down to $199 with three year term, all others can pick it up for $249 with three year term. Check out telusmobility.com for more details…

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SlingPlayer Beta for BlackBerry coming to North America on December 30th

By James on Dec 18, 2008 in AT&T (Cingular), Accessories, BlackBerry, Canada, Downloads, Featured News, Rogers, Software, T-Mobile, USA.

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Good news for those with a SlingBox! Sling Media has announced that they will be holding public beta for BlackBerry users in North America starting December 30, 2008. SlingPlayer allows you to control your TV and DVR (Digital Video Recorder) right from your BlackBerry or computer. In Canada the software will only be available for clients with a Wi-Fi BlackBerry on Rogers such as Curve 8320, Curve 8900, Pearl 8120, Pearl Flip 8220, 8820 or Bold. In the United States you will see it available on T-Mobile for the Pearl Flip 8220 and Curve 8320. You will also be able to find it in the United States on AT&T to support their Curve 8320, Pearl 8120, 8820 and Bold. So go get signed up if your have a Slingbox and check it out!

SlingPlayer BlackBerry Beta for Canada >>

SlingPlayer BlackBerry Beta for USA >>

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