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I just feel like that phone is an over-powered feature phone, and isn't well suited for neither the consumer nor the business user market. Consumers either like dirt cheap, simple LG/Samsung featurephones or media powerhouse phones like the iPhone. Business users prefer a phone with good qwerty keyboard (traditional Blackberry), or a phone that syncs with Exchange (WinMo). I don't think this phone fits anywhere, and I'm not sure what niche market they're trying to aim at with this phone.. Plus, why is it so expensive? $500 off contract? I could invest $100 or so more and buy a real Blackberry or HTC Touch Pro.. With a rate plan at $32, they're probably branding it as a featurephone, but it costs as much as a full featured smartphone..

Anyway, that's my rant. I welcome more selection of phones to Telus, but I think they have better phones in their line up already.]]>Feb 28th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/
i bet u anyone that has the regular pearl wants more]]>Feb 28th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/
some people LIKE flip phones

some people LIKE blackberries.

I am all of the above. I am a consumer, and this phone will sell almost as well as the traditional pearl did.]]>Mar 1st 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/Mar 1st 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/Mar 1st 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/Mar 2nd 2009 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/telus-blackberry-pearl-flip-8230-gets-a-plan-and-pricing-rumor/]]>Mar 3rd 2009 11:10AM