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In their latest promo flyer/brochure/magazine/thing, Wind Mobile has revealed that they’ll be picking up the new BlackBerry Pearl 9100, alongside Bell, Telus, and Rogers who have already begun selling the handset. Such a release was hinted at from the FCC, who approved a version of the Pearl 9100 running on AWS bands, meaning it’ll probably find its way to T-Mobile sooner or later. Pricing will be a big factor for the 9100′s success on Wind, considering the other three’s off-contract pricing ranges between $329.95 and $424.99. As is, Wind is already undercutting the others with the Bold 9700 by around $150, and if they could keep that standard of competitiveness, the 9100 could be available on Wind for under $300.
The 9100 is basically a shrunk-down 9700 with the added bonus of Wi-Fi 802.11n: GPS, 3G, HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, optical trackpad, and SureType keyboard. It’s great that Wind is picking up another BlackBerry, but for the sake of having a wide selection, they really should get an Android handset – whatever happened to the Magic?
Thinking of picking one up? Check out our review of the Pearl 9100 first.
[HoFo 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.
