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BlackBerry Bold on Rogers going for $649.99 w/o contract

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Simon.Sage
on August 18, 2008
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BlackBerry Bold pricing

If for some reason you wanted to spend more than the $399.99 asking price on a three-year contract with Rogers the BlackBerry 9000 (like to roam with an AT&T plan instead of going with Rogers), it looks like you’ll be able to grab the Bold for $649.99 without any strings attached. That’s the standard $250 that usually gets subsidied on BlackBerrys, but when you take a look at the BlackBerry 8220 getting knocked down to $50 from $599.99, you have to wonder how much more favourably Rogers wants the iPhone to look versus the Bold. The Rogers outlet here in Ottawa has the Bold on display, which makes me think that it’s ready for sale, but still nothing on an announcement, or any presence in the online store. Full release could be available as soon as tomorrow. The big question is are you getting one?

[via BlackBerry Cool]

Rogers vs AT&T iPhone plans and pricing - Oh Canada.

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Kyle
on July 2, 2008
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Now that we know what both Rogers and AT&T are offering in terms of pricing and plans for the iPhone, it’s time to compare. Rogers has released 4 new iPhone 3G-specific plans and they are the following:

$60/month - 150 anytime minutes, 75 outgoing SMS, and 400 MB data
$75/months - 300 anytime minutes, 100 outgoing SMS, and 750 MB data
$100/month - 600 anytime minutes, 200 outgoing SMS, and 1 GB data
$115/month - 800 anytime minutes, 300 outgoing SMS, and 2 GB data

Now lets compare these rates with that of AT&T:

$69.99 - 450 anytime minutes, (+$5) 200 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$89.99 - 900 anytime minutes, (+$5) 200 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$109.99 - 1350 anytime minutes, (+$15) 1500 outgoing SMS, and unlimited data
$129.99 - Unlimited anytime minutes, (+$20) unlimited outgoing SMS, and unlimited data

There is definitely something wrong with Canadian telco’s in that we don’t have the competition to gain access to unlimited data plans. We are all fully aware of the fact that Rogers, Bell and Telus are all sitting together in a conference room and shaking hands on not offering “all you can eat” data plans because it will make them tons of money. The Canadian courts seriously need to step in and break up these behemoths in the hopes of fostering more competition.

AT&T iPhone plans and prices - Everything you need to be “iReady”

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Kyle
on July 2, 2008
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AT&T is getting their customers “iReady.” At 8am on July 11th, the iPhone 3G will become available and therefore you have a lot of planning to do. New customers and those eligible for an upgrade will be able to get the 8GB for $199 or the 16GB for $299. If you are not eligible for an upgrade, be prepared to fork over $399 or $499 under a 2 year contract and the $18 upgrade fee.

At some unspecified time after the launch, customers will be able to pick up the iPhone sans contract at a rate of $599 and $699.

Click through to learn more about AT&T iPhone plans and pricing

O2 leaks their own 3G iPhone pricing plan then retracts

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Kyle
on June 26, 2008
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O2 has posted its pricing plan for the iPhone 3G. If you purchase the device through its Pay & Go prepaid program, you can get the 8 Gig iPhone 3G for £300 ($590) or the 16 Gig for £360 ($710). Included in this package, you get six months of free WiFi access, after which it will cost £10 ($20) per month.

Apparently, these prices were immediately pulled off their website after being published and replaced with a message saying that details would be available “shortly”. Disorganized much?

[Via TUAW]

The Nokia N96 is insanely expensive

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Kyle
on June 2, 2008
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The play.com store is stating that Nokia’s N96 will ship July 31st for 600 British pounds, or $1,185. Although the phone is incredibly pro and will make for a wonderful media device, I can’t imagine paying that much. Maybe you can lock yourself into a new phone plan where you sign a contract with the devil and pay with the blood of your first born, then the phone is only $199.99.

[Via Engadget Mobile]

Making mobile games more accessible

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Kyle
on May 6, 2008
in Mobile Games and Opinion
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Mobile-ent.biz has published an interesting article regarding an issue that has been greatly discussed in the mobile games sphere: Pricing. According to the author, Sven Halling - VP of games services, End2End,

“The fact is, in many markets we still primarily reach higher earning consumers, slightly older than one would expect for mobile games, usually post-pay, and often business users. Younger players are effectively shut out. To be more direct, the games cost too much for the kids!” Continue reading ‘Making mobile games more accessible’