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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 Now Available on Telus

Categories: BlackBerry, New Hardware, Telus
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 9:44 AM
BlackBerry-9300-Telus

Rogers and Bell have already outed their new OS 6-capable BlackBerry Curve 3Gs, and now Telus is joining the party.The BlackBerry 9300 isn’t much to look at on the surface: the QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and 256 MB of memory all closely resemble its predecessor, the Curve 8530. The biggest difference is that the 9300 will at some point be able to run OS 6, which will also be made available on the Pearl 9100, Bold 9650, and Bold 9700.

OS 6 came into the world this week on the BlackBerry Torch 9800, which is considerably higher-end than the 9300, which makes it surprising that Telus is asking $199 for the Curve 3G on a three-year contract. Don’t get me wrong, I like the improvements offered by BlackBerry 6, and HSPA world roaming is nice touch for some, but I don’t know that those improvements are worth $175 more you’re paying (plus the fresh contract) versus the Telus 8530. Even the considerably nicer Bold 9700 is only $100 on contract, and Bell’s offering the Curve 3G for $49.95, and Rogers is only a little pricier at $79.99. Jussayin’.

If, for some reason, you’re compelled to pick up the Curve 3G 9300 on Telus, you can find it over in their online store.

UPDATE: Website error, apparently. Telus has knocked the price down to $79.99 on a three year contract. Phew, good, that makes a lot more sense.

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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.

  • Melblues

    Hello, do you know if I would be able to use a BBY9300 from Fido on the Telus network if I get it unlocked?

    Thanks.
    Melissa