No real info here. Just thinking out loud.
Does anyone think the price for the Bold will decrease soon to $199? ($300 + $100 mail-in-rebate)
The Thunder's pricing was revealed today & it is cheaper than the Bold. I remember when the Bold was released in Canada for Rogers, not too long after release (like a month, right?) there was a price drop.
With a lot of electronics, the $199 price point is usually the "sweet spot" with consumers. And since the holidays are just around the corner, it would be nice to see a drop.
I talked the the AT&T store where I got my bold and asked since we can get the Bold cheaper from resellers/Walmart etc. will AT&T give me a break on the price I paid for the Bold. He said bring it back and we will refund your money!
They will all go down eventually. The Curve is now $79.99 with contract. You can wait of course, but you gotta pay a little if you wanna be an early adopter.
I don't think the price will change. The 8800-series kept their price point basically until the Bold came out. That is unless BB is really feeling the heat from the iPhone and wants to regain some ground. Probably that's why they priced the storm so competitavely. The Bold will probably follow the "you gotta pay for the elite status that is BlackBerry" model.
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I suggest buying your phone from BestBuy.... But you should probably bring the AT&T prices with you.
I'm not sure if they are supposed to, but my BestBuy actually priced match the AT&T after rebate price (but without the rebates) making the system a whole lot more convenient.
