Telus Mobility officially launches BlackBerry Storm

If you've been hemming and hawing about pre-ordering a BlackBerry Storm 9530 from Future Shop, you can stop now and ponder on all the time you've wasted. Once that's done, you can saunter on down to your local Telus shop (or, you know, the carrier's website) in order to purchase RIM's very first touchscreen BlackBerry. Nothing too special about this version -- just that it's $249.99 on a 3-year contract, $449.99 on a 2-year agreement, $549.99 on a 1-year deal or $599.99 with no strings attached.

Update: Seems we're hearing and seeing all kinds of hollering that while the Storm has launched, it's more of a soft launch and the real meat of the shipping won't get underway 'til January 2009. Telus' online store shows the handset's status as "on backorder" and a tipster's told us the same. Though to appease the masses Telus has kicked the LG Dare and BlackBerry Pearl out for $0 and the BlackBerry Curve for $49. Decisions, decisions, huh?

[Thanks, kjb_ninja and RileyFreeman for the update]

[Via mobilesyrup, thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[Peytral Posted Dec 10th 2008 11:15AM]

wow overpriced much? $250 on a 3 YEAR contract?!

[RileyFreeman Posted Dec 10th 2008 12:07PM]

ive already emailed sean cooper. launch has been cancelled. pretty much. theres only a small quantity of phones that will arrive in stores but thats all nd they want them to go to new activations

[Will54880 Posted Dec 10th 2008 1:17PM]

This device needs to be recalled as it was rushed to market and still has bug issues after the software update.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 11th 2008 4:44AM]

Yeah, RIM tried to sell Storm with beta quality software to grab the holiday shoppers. It is really a shame they took that route.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 10th 2008 2:17PM]

i work at futureshop we're told we have to hold our stock till the 19th...we do have them though

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 10th 2008 2:54PM]

Already sold out in Canada. Eaton centre only had 25.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 10th 2008 3:04PM]

Yes, it is the latest stylish phone you will love to use, you can see a video review explaing the features of this phone at cellphone84.com

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 11th 2008 2:00AM]

Currently playing with a lab device - this thing is slowwwwwwww
I really wanted one, but after a day with it - I'm cured, praise the lord!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 11th 2008 4:11PM]

I received an email from Telus notifying me that they had sold out and were awaiting another shipment.