Posted on November 11, 2010, at 7:43 PM .
Increasingly, wireless providers are selling their devices in places you wouldn’t expect people to purchase them. The most recent example of this is a 7 year deal struck by Mobilicity with 7-Eleven in which the provider’s phones will be sold in the chain’s convenience stores in three Canadian cities. Who walks in to a 7-Eleven for a Slurpee and walks out with a Bold 9700?
There are several similar stories like the Mobilicity deal. Wind Mobile partnered with Blockbuster to offer mobile devices in movie rental outlets. Rogers sells devices in Shoppers Drug Mart and Bell and Telus sell devices in Black’s retail outlets. Even the grocery store chain Loblaws is beginning to sell mobile phones.
Other places you can purchase a BlackBerry include Amazon, Best Buy, Wal-Mart etc.
So where did you buy your BlackBerry? Would you ever buy one at a grocery store or 7-Eleven?
Posted on August 19, 2010, at 1:00 PM .
Even though Goldman Sachs called the BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch “underwhelming”, it turns out the device is still the number 1 selling cell phone on Amazon.com. Reports say that 150,000 units were sold in the opening weekend but it’s not clear if that includes online sales. Amazon currently has the Torch on sale for $99.99 with a new service plan and a lot of users probably grabbed the device at that price after having done a little research.
Do you own a Torch? Where did you pick it up?
Posted on December 31, 2009, at 4:11 PM .
Adam over at CB got a tip about the upcoming Kindle app for BlackBerry. The app will give you access to Kindle books without the need to purchase a Kindle, and it will automatically sync your last page read and annotations between devices. It seems the app won’t have any support for newspapers, magazines or blogs, but you get the whole Kindle book library at your disposal.
Speaking of Kindle, has anyone tried the UnSwindle app? For those not familiar with UnSwindle, a developer named iHeartCabbages created an app that circumvents the Kindle DRM protections. The app was developed to help make books more accessible, in celebration of the Right to Read.
Register to be notified of the upcoming Kindle app for BlackBerry.
Posted on August 6, 2009, at 9:15 AM .
While the Wal-Mart price for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is good, the Amazon price is great!
Amazon is selling the 8520 for a penny on a two year service agreement.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a smartphone for users new to the smartphone world. This pricing point is perfect for those users and they’re sure to love their new BlackBerry.
Posted on April 9, 2009, at 12:08 PM .
Although the announcement is out that Amazon has arrived in App World, it isn’t actually there. I suspect that Amazon released the news a little prematurely without getting confirmation that there app is ready for download.
Amazon’s BlackBerry includes the incredible “Amazon Remembers” feature. This feature allows you to snap a photo of a product, the photo then gets uploaded to Amazon and then a few seconds later it spews out a listing for that product. Other features include:
* Purchase using Amazon’s 1-Click ordering and Amazon Prime
* Track packages or modify orders using the Your Account feature
* Receive personalized recommendations
* View editorial and customer reviews
* Get the Gold Box Deal of the Day
* Access to their Wish List
Navigate your BlackBerry browser to amazon.com/bb
Or
Head over to the Amazon homepage to download the BlackBerry app.
