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As announced previously, the BlackBerry 9500 is now available on Vodafone for free on an 18-month contract. Just like the newly-launched BlackBerry 8900 Curve, the Storm lacks one feature (Wi-Fi) just to make sure that the Bold reamains king of the hill. It’s too bad those waiting on the Verizon release next Friday will have to shell out $199.99, but hey, different markets. The last time I played with a Storm, it felt good, but the OS still needed considerable polishing, so here’s hoping the production model is up to snuff. Those of us up north will have to wait until mid-December before getting the Telus BlackBerry Storm. As for Bell, we haven’t heard a peep from them.
Go ahead and check out Vodafone’s BlackBerry Storm site to sign up, and be sure to check our BlackBerry Storm Video Roundup for the full tour of RIM’s first touchscreen smartphone.
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
