Fido fetches Nokia's simplistic 3500

While most of us wait for "something really big" to land on Canada's Fido on July 11th, those looking for just the basics have one more option as of today. The Nokia 3500 candybar has arrived, packing Bluetooth, tri-band GSM connectivity, a microSD card slot, 2-megapixel camera, MP3 player and a battery good for up to four hours of straight yappin'. If that's plenty for you, it's available now for $100 sans a Fido agreement, $90 with a 2-year plan and just $15 with a mind-boggling 3-year contract.

[Via MobileInCanada]

[weekilter Posted Jun 19th 2008 6:41PM]

What is it with Rogers/Fido's thing about three year contracts?

[yode Posted Jun 19th 2008 6:55PM]

100 bucks no contract isn't too bad.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 6:55PM]

Nokia 3500 has 3G? :S:S
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_3500_classic-2012.php

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 20th 2008 12:15PM]

Yeah, I saw that on their website... Think someone should call corporate and smack them upside the head? Or just buy the phone and sue them for false advertising...

(for those who don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.fido.ca/portal/product/handsetdetail.jsp?id=nokia_3500&lang=en&cat=1)

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 7:31PM]

Sorry, only 2.5G, i.e. EDGE. See http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_3500_classic-2012.php

But what do you want for $100.

And as for 3-year contracts, they should be outlawed.