[Brewer James]

I certainly don't want to knock Blackberry and really hope they do enjoy a turnaround in the near future. That being said I beleive they made a critical mistake and one that's continued by not making their plans more competitive with Android. I'll give you an example of what I mean. I'm with Boost Mobile and Blackberry charges $60 for monthly unlimited serivce whereas Android charges $55. $5 a month more may not seem like alot but that's $60 a year. If I'm Blackberry and Andorid is stealing our customers away I'd be dropping our monthly prices to $50 a month for unlimited to compete. I'm not saying this is the sole reason Blackberry is struggling but it is a factor. I'm certain if Blackberry came out with $50 unlimted for Boost and offered the Z10 or the Q10 they'd be able to get customers to switch from android. It's not all about apps, it comes down to economics.

[tickerguy]

That is likely on the older phones due to the BIS requirement, which has a cost that is paid by the cell provider to BlackBerry every month for every device.

All the carriers had that upcharge with the older BB phones for this reason -- it should be gone with the Z10 and Q10 (it is for the other carriers.)

[qbnkelt]

That is likely on the older phones due to the BIS requirement, which has a cost that is paid by the cell provider to BlackBerry every month for every device.

All the carriers had that upcharge with the older BB phones for this reason -- it should be gone with the Z10 and Q10 (it is for the other carriers.)

Interesting. I just went to AT&T yesterday to take my SGIII off my third line and add my 9900 just until the Note 3 arrives and my plan did not change. It seems that it depends on the company?

[Brewer James]

Maybe it's just Boost Mobile but if Blackberry dropped to $50 with their shrinkage to $35 for unlimited I'm convinced they be able to win some former customers back. Like I said for a lot of people it's not always about apps, it comes down to economics and where one is gonna save the most money.