1. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    Ok, we're all addicts here, and we're facing our fears. So, with that said, what's the most (truthfully) that you've EVER spent on a device (BlackBerry & mobiles in general), not inlcuding accessories?

    I'll start: I'm Navilyn, and am true 'device' addict. I've spent $599.99 on a Motorola MPx220 (no contract)...
    Last edited by anon(153966); 03-19-07 at 04:37 AM.
    03-19-07 04:33 AM
  2. MMB916's Avatar
    Only phones and PDAs included?
    03-19-07 04:37 AM
  3. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    ...yes, let's stick with that. I've edited the main post.
    03-19-07 04:38 AM
  4. MMB916's Avatar
    I'm Mara and it is "Clear as Day" that I am a gadget addict - a serious one!!

    Quite a few years back I spent $1200 for what at the time was a very cool and thin Nokia cell phone.....cutting edge at the time - today it could knock someone out cold Not as big though...as the Motorola brick!!
    03-19-07 04:42 AM
  5. lovellbird's Avatar
    The only Blackberry I have bought (and am still using now) is my 7250....I paid 300.00 or so plus tax. I won a case for it in a contest on another forum site, so I didn't have to buy that
    03-19-07 10:48 AM
  6. tmag2005's Avatar
    I once owned the Bang & Olufsen Serene and they retail around �1100 when they first came out....Awesome design....but try texting on that...

    Although Fatreg will possibly hold the record....He did have a Nokia Vertu RRP �3450...........
    03-19-07 03:55 PM
  7. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    I thought I was bad, I have nothing on any of you. And to think I was making a fuss earlier to spend $500 on a 8800. I really have to get my priorities in order...
    03-19-07 07:05 PM
  8. kasperapd's Avatar
    My wife wasn't happy, but..... $549 on my 8800. I just had to have it!
    03-19-07 11:18 PM
  9. tmag2005's Avatar
    But wht you need to understand is that i used to source phones alot for people and often payment was made in the form of being able to source myself things...

    I then traded the Serene for two Nokia 8800 (one being a Ltd Porsche Edition) and something else...from Fatreg...

    I then found him his Vertu and he had it gutted and rebuilt with new interior and updates Firm and Hardware...

    at a cost of something like �600

    Then I introduced him to BB -
    03-20-07 09:14 AM
  10. redsoxnation's Avatar
    I lost my first 8700g that I payed $199.00 with updated contract and had to buy another for a great $499.00. Then I lost that one and got another for $349.00. That one got damaged so I got another for $362.00. Then I went to sprint and got a 8703e and payed $150 with new contract. HELP!
    03-22-07 10:12 AM
  11. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    I hope you got insurance this time. Please say you did...
    03-22-07 10:27 AM
  12. tmag2005's Avatar
    True - Insurance is good, although here claiming for a phone no matter the circumstances is a nightmare!
    03-22-07 10:34 AM
  13. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    Believe me, it's no different here; and lets not talk about the deductable...
    03-22-07 10:48 AM
  14. tmag2005's Avatar
    The normal - you have to pay 125 excess?
    03-22-07 10:57 AM
  15. kasperapd's Avatar
    Deductible at T-Mobile is $110. I just feel for the poor Cingular customers who don't even have insurance available to them.
    03-22-07 11:12 AM
  16. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    ...and to think I was one of those Cingular customers! T-Mobile rules...
    03-22-07 11:16 AM
  17. kasperapd's Avatar
    But the downside is when you go out and buy an 8800 from Cingular and then use it on T-Mobile... no insurance for me
    03-22-07 11:27 AM
  18. pinkdaisy226's Avatar
    Definitely would have to be this BlackBerry... previously any phone I bought would be free with contract or no more than $100 for sure. This one was $500 and something but I bought the car charger with it so it might've been just under $500.

    If I would've waited til May 1st, I would've saved an extra $75 (Sprint Upgrade program, I saved $75 as it is) but I was impatient. Totally worth it tho!
    03-22-07 01:11 PM
  19. redsoxnation's Avatar
    No insurance. The deductable is $120.00 plus $9 a month. Just have to watch my berry like a hawk!
    03-22-07 01:14 PM
  20. anon(153966)'s Avatar
    ...$9.00 a month, for what exactly?
    03-22-07 02:10 PM
  21. lmpotthoff's Avatar
    I paid $400 for my BB 7130c b/c my contract hadn't run out yet. I just couldn't wait to get my hands on one.

    I paid $300 bucks, WAY back when, for a Motorola Star Tac (with the flip hinge on the bottom). Remember those??? Or am I just showing my age?

    There was a sing songy commercial that went "Flip phone is the phone you can own...........a whole new look a whole new style........Flip phone is the phone of the future.............."

    Okay, sorry for blabbing..............
    03-22-07 02:22 PM
  22. fatreg's Avatar
    ahhhh mobile phone insurance..

    now thats a winner everytime.

    fatreg
    03-22-07 04:07 PM
  23. tmag2005's Avatar
    But the downside is when you go out and buy an 8800 from Cingular and then use it on T-Mobile... no insurance for me

    Is this not an item that can be covered on the House Insurance Policy?
    03-24-07 09:41 AM
  24. kasperapd's Avatar
    Probably could, but the deductible is higher than $110, and not worth making a claim on that and risking a rate hike.
    03-24-07 01:01 PM
  25. tmag2005's Avatar
    I have to say if anything ever happened to my BB, i would just replace it by getting a new (like immediately) one.

    I have various sources where i could get one......in the mean time, in the cupboard is a 7290 and 7100
    03-24-07 01:59 PM
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