Posted on November 5, 2008, at 4:52 pm .
It’s Wednesday, November 5th, which means by now Americans have finished waiting in two lines: one to vote and one to pick up their AT&T BlackBerry Bold. For our friends down south waking up to a new President and a new BlackBerry, we’ve compiled a list of 5 accessories you need to help maximize your Bold to the extreme!
MicroSD Card
Trust us, with all great multimedia features on the BlackBerry Bold, 1GB of internal memory isn’t going to cut it. We recommend the SanDisk 8GB MicroSDHC card (with a MobileMate Micro Reader) for all your image, movie and music storage needs. If the $60 8GB model is too much, there’s also a $50 4GB model available.
SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card with MobileMate Micro Reader
SanDisk 4GB microSDHC Card
Bluetooth Headset
Even though the BlackBerry Bold has great call quality, most power users will still need a Bluetooth headset. Most people are vary particular about their Bluetooth headset, so instead of trying to find one to satisfy all your needs, we’ll just point you to the most popular line of headsets in the BlackBerry Cool Store: The Jabra Bluetooth headset line. Below you find links to the $70 BT8040 model and the $20 BT2040 model.
Jabra BT8040 Bluetooth Headset
Jabra BT2040 Bluetooth Headset
Top 5 BlackBerry Bold Accessories
Posted on November 5, 2008, at 12:09 pm .
The Boy Genius has posted RIM internal documents revealing their plans for pre-paid BlackBerry sales. For those of you that followed our coverage of RIM’s investor conference call, you’ll know that RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie has been talking about pre-paid for awhile.
We’ve got a full gallery of RIM’s slides after the jump, but here’s a quick breakdown on why they’re so hot for pre-paid:
– It targets people on a limited budget, with bad credit, or who don’t want a long-term contract.
– It unloads the financial risk off the carrier and onto the retailer.
– BlackBerry data increases the engagement of pre-paid users, thus lowering churn rate and increasing ARPU.
– It opens up the retail and indirect channels to RIM.
RIM’s looking at two different methods for their pre-pay plan. First off is the purchase of an unsubsidized device with users continually buying pre-paid cards to refill their account. The second method, and the one that is the most interesting, is BlackBerry in a Box, whereby the user purchases a BlackBerry and one year of BIS service in a box at retail, with the option to renew at weekly, monthly or yearly intervals once the initial term is up.
It seems like RIM has a very solid plan to reach new demographics and invade the retail space in a meaningful way. Post a comment and tell us your thoughts.
|via BGR|
RIM’s pre-paid plans
Posted on November 4, 2008, at 12:12 pm .
Just as I was stepping outside for some Starbucks, I ran into the local FedEx man who had a nice surprise for BBCool HQ: an AT&T BlackBerry Bold. For those that can’t pick one up today, or are sitting on the fence, hopefully these shots will do you some good.
Keep checking back regularly, as we’re going to be adding more shots throughout the day. If there’s anything in particular you’d like to see, post a comment and let us know!
AT&T BlackBerry Bold unboxing shots
Posted on November 4, 2008, at 9:59 am .
Our friends over at Viigo have informed us of a pretty sweet contest they’re running every month that could net you an iPod touch and a $200 iTunes gift certificate. All you have to do to enter is invite a friend to download the BlackBerry Cool To Go version of Viigo Project Tango. The more people you invite the better chance you have to win!
We hope that most of you are reading this right now while waiting in line to vote, and we’ve devised a method to help increase your odds of winning. While waiting to vote, simply look for people using their BlackBerry (like you) to pass the time. Approach them and let them know how great BlackBerry Cool To Go is and send them an invite. You could easily turn an hour-long wait in line into some sweet prizes from Viigo!
You can see the full contest details after the jump. Good luck!
Viigo Invite a Friend Contest details
Posted on November 4, 2008, at 8:46 am .
Don’t pinch yourself, you’re not dreaming. If you live in the United States, like the rest of the world you can finally you can now purchase a BlackBerry Bold from AT&T’s website or brick ‘n mortar locations. The going rate is $299 on a 2 year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.
Not much else to say here. By now, you probably know if you want one or not. For those ‘undecided voters’ out there, check our exhaustive review for one final opinion.
The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review (with full device specs)
Posted on November 4, 2008, at 12:25 am .
We told you on Friday that the iDEN BlackBerry Curve 8350i was going to be released at the dirt cheap price of $150 (on a 2 year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate), and now we have some visual confirmation for you, via a promotional flyer from a 3rd-party Sprint dealership. We can also now tell you to expect the push-to-talk BlackBerry on December 1st, just in time for Christmas.
You can see the full flyer after the jump. Thanks for the tip, helpful anonymous dude!
BlackBerry Curve 8350i flyer
Posted on November 3, 2008, at 9:43 am .
Our friends over at BlackBerry Sync have a bundle of Telus BlackBerry news today. First up is a possible release date for the BlackBerry Storm 9530: November 17th. If the dates from our BlackBerry Storm launch roundup are correct, that would place Telus’ launch less than a week ahead of Canadian nemesis Bell.
In addition, Telus will be introducing red and blue colored BlackBerry Pearl 8130s sometime next month. You can see an image of what they’ll look like after the jump.
(via BBSync)
Telus BlackBerry Pearl 8130 images
Posted on November 3, 2008, at 9:34 am .
Not to be left out in the Pearl Flip party, UK carrier O2 has announced the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. Like their Rogers counterparts, O2 is offering the Pearl Flip for peanuts, and even free depending upon your contract. You can find out more by heading to www.o2.co.uk or by checking out O2’s highly informative Pearl Flip page.
O2 BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 page
Posted on November 3, 2008, at 9:05 am .
We’re a little late to the party on this, but considering AT&T’s history in offering, then withdrawing free Wi-Fi for iPhone users in the past, we thought it best to give this one the weekend to see if it stuck. Our boy Al Sacco of CIO.com has posted about it though, which means it has to be true.
Last week, AT&T iPhone owners received a text message from the wireless carrier notifying them that they now have free access to any of AT&T’s 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots across the United States in establishments like Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and McDonalds. The great news for the BlackBerry Nation, though, is that this offer will extend to BlackBerry Bold owners starting tomorrow!
AT&T subscribers: when you get your Bold tomorrow, test out the Wi-Fi and post a comment if it works or if you have any issues.
Posted on November 3, 2008, at 8:35 am .
Rogers officially announced the release of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 for tomorrow, along with some pricing information. However, as regular readers of BlackBerry Cool, you already knew both these facts on Friday. Regardless, here’s the official word for you:
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available in black from Rogers starting November 4, from $49.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice and data plan with minimum combined monthly service fee of $35 per month from Rogers. Some conditions apply. The pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in the coming weeks.
You can read the full press release after the jump, or go to http://www.rogers.com/pearlflip for more information, starting tomorrow.
Rogers BlackBerry Pearl Flip Press Release
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