[ToniCipriani]

Not if you like using Data in Canada, and like money.

Robellus is evil.

I was on Rogers paying 90 a month for limited data for 3 years and will never do that again.

This. No way in hell I'm taking another contract, not going to jump hoops again to get my plan. Help me Black Friday sale, you're my only hope.

[anon3700711]

BlackBerry said they need to sell 5 million devices a year to stay afloat.

That's not going to happen at this price..

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[will308]

�580 from Carphone [Tech Radar].

Much more expensive than I would recommend to anybody.

Posted via CB10/BB PP SE.

chen did say it would be high end price so its about what I was expecting

[BigAl_BB9900]

�580 from Carphone [Tech Radar].

Much more expensive than I would recommend to anybody.

Posted via CB10/BB PP SE.

That will be approx �483 + 20% VAT (Sales Tax) - Note: in the UK all consumer pricing has to be Inclusive of Sales Tax (unlike in the US).

Therefore the US equivalent price would be approx $745 + Sales Tax....

BUT consumer items are generally much more expensive in the UK than they are in the US so I would expect the US price to significantly lower than $745 (+ Sales Tax)

[anon3700711]

Lol you guys think you have it bad

The price it says in Australia is $1200+

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[Joao Oliveira]

If i keep the same ratio than the passport between the carphone price in pounds and the euro price in France, Priv would be 750€ in France. Ouch.

not as much. Passport was 530€ and 650€ in Europe. So would look more for 699€ for the Priv in Europe

[anon(6038817)]

It better be $599 or less in the US.

But who am I kidding? I have a difficult time justifying spending $300 on a phone, so I'm not going to get it on release day, anyway.

And no, I'm not going to get suckered into a contract or "upgrade" plan just to get one. I've learned my lesson.



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[anon4226395]

As LAZYEVUL points out, nowhere on CPW is there a sim-free price quoted for the PRIV. All there is, is an un-referenced comment on BlackBerry Priv price confirmed, and it's not cheap | TechRadar

[Joao Oliveira]

To all of you that are making straight conversions from � to $, and raging because you think it will be 900$ in US... just don't... It won't be 900$, I know it, and I'm not even American

[BriniaSona]

Anything plus 800 CAD and this is what's gonna happen

[khampasong]

Me betting $699 in the US.

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[rbtg]

Me betting $699 in the US.

Posted via CB10

that can also be to high for a not popular brand

[jas1978]

Me betting $699 in the US.

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I think the starting price should be $649. Then it can go to $599 in a few months.

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[Joao Oliveira]

Even at this price, the Priv is "only" 50� more expensive than the Passport (530€ at launch in the UK). So you Americans really think that it will cost 900$???

[guygardner73]

�580 from Carphone [Tech Radar].

Much more expensive than I would recommend to anybody.

Posted via CB10/BB PP SE.

Sounds ok to me. I got the Passport when it was �529 so that's fine. You can usually get it cheaper by getting it on contract and paying a bit upfront. For example: the Passport was �529, I paid �60 upfront and the phone part of the contract was �8 per month (�28 per month with the airtime plan) the airtime plan or line rental or tariff, whatever you want to call it was �20 a month on a sim only basis. 24 X �8 = �192. �192 + �60 = �242. That's what my Passport cost. �242. I got it from CPW on day one of the UK General release, 2 days after the Selfridge launch. Don't pay cash for the phone before checking out the deals available. O2 refresh is the same, cheaper to spread the cost. (sometimes).

PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.2576 O2 UK

[guygardner73]

The UK price includes our VAT at 20%. The American price does not include tax. The UK price before VAT is �483.33. That's the figure you convert. $750 at today's exchange rate. Then you can knock $100 off because that's the way things have always been in the mobile market. Then there's launch promo or black Friday crap so you'll get it for $599 without breaking a sweat.

PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.2576 O2 UK

[guygardner73]

To all of you that are making straight conversions from � to $, and raging because you think it will be 900$ in US... just don't... It won't be 900$, I know it, and I'm not even American

True. Love Picard.

PassportSQW100-1/10.3.1.2576 O2 UK

[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

To all of you that are making straight conversions from � to $, and raging because you think it will be 900$ in US... just don't... It won't be 900$, I know it, and I'm not even American

I agree it won't be.... but it will be more than a iPhone 6s or a Galaxy s6 Edge.

[AllanQuatermain]

This price in UK if correct is expensive, time to buy a Passport and stay with BB10.

[anon4226395]

This price in UK if correct is expensive, time to buy a Passport and stay with BB10.

I phoned CPW and was told they had no plans to sell sim free in the immediate future and certainly no where on their website does it currently have such an offer. I could not find a contact addy for the author from Techradar, or even Techradar themselves and too lazy to register and log-in to the comments section

[cgk]

Sounds ok to me. I got the Passport when it was �529 so that's fine.

It didn't to anyone else - that was part of the problem.

This price + no carrier interest... well I open up the marketing budget...

[-Puck-]

Again, electronics do NOT exchange on the same rate as cash.

I build computers and see this all the time, especially in higher end parts like graphics cards. The exchange may point to a product being, say, $800 USD based on exchange rate but the actual price may only be $699. Just examples, but you get the idea.

A lot more goes into different market pricing then just exchange rate.

 Posted in CB10 from my amazing SQUARE OG Passport 

[Joao Oliveira]

This price in UK if correct is expensive, time to buy a Passport and stay with BB10.

wanna buy mine? It's from August, it's pretty much new and it's from the UK

[Joao Oliveira]

There are Brand New, Unlocked S6 Edge Plus (the big one) on UK for sale at 460�, so there will be much cheaper Priv's selling than ThePhoneHouse.

BRAND NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE+ PLUS BLACK SAPPHIRE 32GB UNLOCKED SM-G928 | eBay

Just don't buy at the same place you see, we will always have cheaper propositions

[ToniCipriani]

As LAZYEVUL points out, nowhere on CPW is there a sim-free price quoted for the PRIV. All there is, is an un-referenced comment on BlackBerry Priv price confirmed, and it's not cheap | TechRadar

I think it saw it first here, quoted in these forums: BlackBerry Priv specs, price and date confirmed, as pre-orders open - Pocket-lint