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Wow, are you guys still paying $150 for this thing in the U.S., because up here in Canada, Future Shop is offering the BlackBerry 8220 for $24.99 on contract, with a $25 gift certificate thrown in just for kicks. Rogers is selling it from their outlets for $50, but as usual, the big box stores have undercut the carrier. Price is really the only thing going for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip these days, considering its reception on T-Mobile has been lukewarm, but that’s not to say there isn’t potential for RIM’s new style – in fact, Nokia even took a hint and is developing another SureType flip called the Wahoo. Hopefully between pushing the G1 for the holidays, T-Mobile can remember to lower the price on the BlackBerry Pearl Flip to something reasonable.
[via MobileSyrup]
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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.
