Apparently today was the agreed upon date to launch (or "prelaunch," anyway) svelte new mobiles that we'd been waiting ever so patiently on, as this discovery comes just hours after Motorola
officially released its
MOTOFONE F3. While we've known the
BlackBerry Pearl was
coming, sneaked a
few peeks of it in action, heard all about the
pre-release reviews, and had strong
suspicions (
twice) that it was headed to
Cingular, today we can finally say it's here -- well, almost. Accessible through Cingular's Premier web portal, the Pearl is available for pre-order as an interestingly-labeled prelaunch affair. While the design nor the specs have changed up on us, we're finally getting some concrete info on the price; it'll run you $579.99 straight up, or around $179.99 after corporate and web discounts, and while we're sure plain ole consumer pricing will be similar, you'll (probably) only snag this jewel for under $200 if you sign away your cellular soul for a couple years.
[Thanks, Scott V.]
posted Nov 28th 2006 11:28AM
http://business.cingular.com/businesscenter/blackberry_pearl/?_requestid=592847
That might of given it away also ;)
2.
http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=8301513&postcount=98
might have noticed the nice picture I took and sent in made a tad smaller...
I heard people have had problems with the keypad
just chatted with premier CSR and she said that the prelaunch was premature and i should check back on the 1st to order.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/detail.aspx?device=6d4fca92-916c-48bd-a991-e1f1dc91bc0d
Officially launched on T-Mobile as of this morning for $200 after discounts, w/2-year contract. And labeled on their homepage as a "T-Mobile Exclusive"...