PlayBook + PEarl 3G for $229 on a full contract?

**grahamf** · 04-14-2011, 09:42 AM

Just a thought:

The Pearl 3G is on average $329 full price (Telus is $200), but it is usually subsidized to $0 on a full contract.
Higher end phones ($600ish) vary more, but I do see some for free as promotional pricing or something.

A PlayBook 16gb and a Pearl/Curve 3G would total about $ 829, minus a possible subsidization of $600 means it's quite possible to get a PlayBook and a low-end Blackberry with an up-front promotional price of $229ish on a full contract.

Looking at Telus only the average subsidization for a high-end phone is $500, which could give you a PB+Pearl/Curve for $329 on a full contract.

thoughts?

**grahamf** · 04-15-2011, 11:27 AM

so... not worth remarking on?

**toyanucci** · 04-15-2011, 02:28 PM

Guess not bruh lololol

**rbenjami** · 04-15-2011, 02:30 PM

Not really. Most people probably are just miffed that you title makes it sound like this is something that is being offered, not your private fantasy.

**TheMarco** · 04-15-2011, 02:38 PM

I do think it would be quite an attractive thing to do for a carrier. They could use this tactic to clear out older RIM devices in stock and to sell tethering plans at the same time. It would surely sound pretty attractive to a lot of people and the fact that the device is bundled with a BB device would eliminate the biggest issue consumers are likely to have with the PlayBook: the lack of email/pim/messaging. They'll have it!

**grahamf** · 04-16-2011, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by rbenjamin

Not really. Most people probably are just miffed that you title makes it sound like this is something that is being offered, not your private fantasy.

Ah. unfortunately in the cb forums you cannot edit titles.