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Orange UK officially announces Prepaid BlackBerry Service w/ Pearl 8120

By James on Jan 29, 2009 in BlackBerry, International Networks, Pearl 8100 Series.

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Totally forgot to post this yesterday. Orange UK contacted us to let to let everyone know that they will be the first carrier in the UK to launch prepaid BlackBerry smartphones. They showed on the Orange site a while back as coming soon and now its official. Orange will be launching the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (yes, Wi-Fi) in Indigo Blue or Titanium. The price is will be £145 which works out to just under $210 USD and monthly service for BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) will only cost you £5 ($7 USD).

“With nearly two thirds of UK mobile customers now using pay as you go , we are really pleased to be bringing one of the most popular email and multimedia devices to the masses as the first operator to offer BlackBerry on pay as you go in the UK . At Orange, we’ve always been known for innovation and great value, and with the launch of this service, we continue to lead the market – giving UK pay as you go customers the choice they deserve.” – (Press Release)

Anyways you can head over to Orange.co.uk and get more details…

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T-Mobile launching three new Pearl 8120 colors

By James on Sep 12, 2008 in BlackBerry, Pearl 8100 Series, Rumors, T-Mobile, USA.

T-Mobile will be launching three more colored BlacKBerry models on their network come October 15th. The three new colors include “Frost”, “Black Emerald”, and “Indigo”. The three new models are still the BlackBerry 8120 so they will be packing Wi-Fi, 2.0 megapixel camera and OS 4.5?

You should be able to get these hot new colors on or shortly after October 15th.

[Source: BGR]

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Review: OtterBox case for BlackBerry Pearl 2 (8110, 8120, 8130)

By James on Jun 27, 2008 in BlackBerry, Pearl 8100 Series, Reviews.

Rating: ★★★★☆

The folks from OtterBox messaged me the other day and reminded me that I haven't posted a review yet for my BlackBerry Pearl 2 OtterBox case. This time instead of writing the review after a few days I decided to put the case threw a test for a month or so. Check out how the case performed… Read More

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Rogers launches UMA BlackBerry Pearl 8120

By James on Jun 04, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Pearl 8100 Series, Rogers.


Rogers Wireless this morning announced the launch of the UMA (Wi-Fi) packing BlackBerry Pearl. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 features UMA support for Rogers Home Calling Zone, a UMA based service which allows Rogers customers to make unlimited local calls while in their Wi-Fi area.

The Pearl 8120 features a 2.0 megapixel camera, external microSD memory card slot and of course the Pearl 2's newer design. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is available for $249.99 with three year contract and a $15 subscription to Rogers Home Calling Zone. One quick thing we should note Rogers says this model comes with Documents to Go on it… Skip over for the full press release.

UPDATE: Looks like the price has been changed to $149.99 with three year contract. A reader messaged me and said it looks like the Rogers 8120 might be the first BlackBerry to ship with OS 4.5 as well.

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Rogers getting ready for BlackBerry 8120 and 8320

By James on May 19, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Curve 8300 Series, Pearl 8100 Series, Rogers.

 

Word has it Canada's Rogers Wireless is getting set to pick up one maybe two new Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry smartphones. We know that RIM has been testing both models over the past five months or so. If Rogers picks up both these new BlackBerry smartphones they will go great with their new UMA service (Rogers Home Zone). 

Stay tuned for more details as they come in.