I keep hearing about these phones but haven't seen anything about them coming stateside. Are these strictly for overseas then?
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I keep hearing about these phones but haven't seen anything about them coming stateside. Are these strictly for overseas then?
Seems like none of these devices are available in the USA.
That makes sense for the 9220, as it's a very low end 2G-only phone (retail may be less than $200 USD) that is designed for economy markets. I can imagine this being one of RIM's most popular handsets internationally, but not in countries where EDGE is being depreciated.
But as for the 9790 and 9380: Both of those have been available in Canada for a long time and are actually quite nice (though admittedly not as popular as the 9900 or the 9860). These, being slightly-lower-end versions of the two handsets I previously mentioned, are simply being passed over. Contracts reduce the prices of phones, making expensive models more obtainable and these cheaper ones not a super great bargain. Looking on Telus's site, the 9380 and the 9860 are both $0, while the 9790 is $80 and the 9900 is $130 (and the older 9780 is free on a shorter term)
I just bought a 9790 yesterday as replacement for my aged 9700. The 9790 is a great successor to the 9700 especially if the 9900 is to big for you. The 9790 gives me much more the "9700"-feeling than the 9900. I feel sorry for you US people not being able to buy this great device - greetings from Germany.
I was wondering why the 9790 doesn't seem so popular. It's a great little phone, the 9900 was too big for me to easily handle so the 9790 was the way forward. It's a shame the USA is going to miss out on it
The 9380 has just reached End-Of)life on bell. Redundancy isn't really a good thing with indistinguishable price-points.
It'll still be popular in countries where the 9860 is too expensive though.