Rogers announces pricing: BB 9900: $249.99, 9860: $199.99, 9810: $199.99 on a 3 year

[howard]

Rogers has just announced pricing on their new berries. The Bold 9900 will be $249.99 on a 3 year, the QWERTYless Torch 9860 is $199.99 on a 3 year and the warmed over Torch 9810 $199.99 on a 3 year.

I'm thinking the pricing is about $100 too high but then again I'm guessing it will be a while before these models get replaced so there's a lot of time for the price to come down. What do you guys think?

http://redboard.rogers.com/2011/new-...ing-to-rogers/

[migo]

I wouldn't settle for anything more than free on a 3 year contract. So... $250 too high.

[Sneakz]

Too much. If they don't end up cheaper from Future Shop/Best Buy, I have a feeling they will drop around the same time a certain fruity phone hits the market.

[B407]

lmao... way to redeem yourself RIM.

[CGY Guy]

If the new BB's are this high, I wonder what the new iPhone will be costing...

[z24gta]

In a month or a half will go down to $50. Or free at best buy or future shop. All new phones are high at launch.

[surfguy17]

$250 is way too high for the bold althought for me personally i would get the new torch

[DH]

When the Bold 9000 first came out around the same time of the year, it was $400 on a 3 year term and dropped to $200 before Christmas. Early adopting can be expensive.

[BellVictim]

The Bold 9900 will be $249.99 on a 3 year

I wouldn't touch anything with BB OS7 (though if I found one lying on the street...)

With the QNX-based OS just around the corner, anything with OS7 is soon to be an 'ugly-OS-stepchild' and destined to become OS-orphaned.

In general, the new BB prices blow chunks. But it wouldn't be Rog if it was any other way, would it?

So no love, yet no surprises, here.

[lmcjipo]

The Bold 9800 at $250 on a 3 year contract with a compatible voice and data plan is too expensive for the phone in my opinion.

Since the plan that I have with my current Bold 9700 wouldn't be compatible for the $250 pricing, I would either have to add a voice component (which I have absolutely no interest in doing at this point) or pay full price for the Bold 9800 (like I did for my Bold 9700).

I'll wait to see the no-contract price and will definitely not purchase it immediately when it comes out since my Bold 9700 is still working relatively well (only problem is that it is slow and I don't have enough memory for additional application installations).

[Scotch-guy]

This must be a joke? Soon to be obsolete os at those prices. Good luck with that rim


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[mech9t5]

I will be buying it at no-contract price the day it comes out. I don't care

Will be getting the 9900

[ATC7]

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When the Bold 9000 first came out around the same time of the year, it was $400 on a 3 year term and dropped to $200 before Christmas. Early adopting can be expensive.

Yep. I remember paying $349 when I got my 9000 shortly after launch (September) and you're right, it was $199 by around new years.

[Arjun_Rudra]

PPl STILL buy Rims Trash Phones?

[BellVictim]

I will be buying it at no-contract price the day it comes out. I don't care

Will be getting the 9900

Might I ask why? (I'm simply curious what you see about the 9900 that makes it so desired by you.)