9860 being cleared out at Telus

**Graheem** · 04-19-2012, 01:42 PM

Telus is discontinuing the Torch 9860, local dealers are sold out.

**robsteve** · 04-19-2012, 01:45 PM

Clearing out as in a cheap price like they did with the PlayBook?

**Graheem** · 04-19-2012, 02:17 PM

Sorry, I should have been more clear (and can't seem to edit my subject/headline). They are no longer stocking it. It is advertised as '$0.00' on new 3 year term, of course. It's still on the Telus website, but the local dealers can't get anymore, so not sure if this means RIM has discontinued it too.

**Jamma3** · 04-19-2012, 02:40 PM

Can't blame them it was a crappy phone at least for me...with the back button issue and keyboard issue. I say took long enough

**Sarcasm Detector** · 04-19-2012, 04:09 PM

i got mine in time then

great phone. wish it could have been marketed a bit better.. or at all really

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Sent from my BlackBerry 9860

**zeeten** · 04-19-2012, 05:34 PM

I love my 9860. The back button issue must have been software related as I had the problem only on the original os. It went away when I upgraded and I have not had a problem on any subsequent os upgrade.

**Joltcola1234** · 04-19-2012, 06:28 PM

Rogers has already stopped selling it as well, no longer available on the website. I'm also glad I grabbed it before it was discontinued because I really like it.

**Shocktribe** · 04-19-2012, 08:16 PM

I picked my up off of amazon, I was browsing through the sprint website when my upgrade was ready and it wasn't there so I went on wireless.amazon.com and I bought it for approximately $130, cheaper then from sprint anyway (this was at the end of feburary)

**up488** · 04-19-2012, 09:54 PM

I went through the entire inventory of 9860's at my local Telus store before I got one that worked properly. Luckily the last one was a keeper but now the store itself is gone! Not sure what happened to it or where it went!

**Searzy** · 04-20-2012, 12:09 PM

Both Rogers and Bell discontinued also...

Rogers was 1st out of "the big 3"....

**Searzy** · 04-20-2012, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jehu

Can't blame them it was a crappy phone at least for me...with the back button issue and keyboard issue. I say took long enough

You just had a faulty device. You should have gotten a replacement... it's a great phone!

**BoldPreza** · 04-20-2012, 04:01 PM

Such a shame. Its such a great product! A few tweaks and it would be the perfect phone for me.

**Joltcola1234** · 04-20-2012, 04:25 PM

Think of it this way - we now have a unique BlackBerry that not many others have

**Oglon3r** · 04-21-2012, 08:22 AM

I love it when i pull my cellphone out and galaxy/iphone users ask me "what phone is that?"
My favorite response is to tell them I dont like carrying bricks in my pocket

**b1gbleu** · 04-21-2012, 12:10 PM

Everyone that sees mine can't believe it's a blackberry. It's funny how everyone with an ifone is looking for a charger all day long, my son has to carry an extra battery for his andriod.

**ALToronto** · 04-22-2012, 07:24 PM

I picked one up yesterday - I was eligible for an upgrade, so it was free! Now my husband gets to replace his company-owned trackWHEEL BB with my old Torch 9810. Love it so far. And the TELUS guys were very helpful and professional during the upgrade process. Great day for everyone.

**Belfastflyer** · 04-24-2012, 04:52 PM

i would live to know how many of these phones have been sold. I know a couple of people with them, but if its being discontinued sales must have been poor!

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