Seems that the
bickering over which Canadian carrier would land the
Storm has drawn to an end -- either that, or Telus is gearing up to jump the gun and just declare itself the preemptive winner in the hopes of elbowing Bell right out of the picture. Whatever the case, the CDMA giant now has a page up on its site encouraging folks to sign up to find out when the 9530 is available -- which according to Boy Genius Report's leaked press release, should be "just in time for the holiday shopping season." If that unnecessarily nebulous statement means November, that puts 'em right in line with Verizon to the south and Vodafone to the east; so much for preferential treatment on the home turf, eh?
[Via
Boy Genius Report]
Update: What's this -- a truce? Could it be? Bell has now
also announced that it's getting the Storm, so if there's any sort of exclusivity going on here, it's for an awfully short period of time. Thanks, everyone!
posted Oct 8th 2008 at 8:34AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bell Boy @ Oct 8th 2008 1:55PM
Not true!!! Go to www.bell.ca/storm. Telus is spreading false information.
Riley Freeman @ Oct 8th 2008 3:19PM
its not false information it was misinterpreted by whoever leaked it.
its exclusive to telus AT LAUNCH but after whatever period of exclusivity it will launch on bell
Kam @ Oct 8th 2008 2:54PM
update.....
http://globeinvestor.com/servlet/story/GAM.20081008.RRIM08/GIStory/
No pricing details have been announced.
It is the third new device RIM has rolled out in the second half of this year, joining the Bold and the Pearl Flip.
Mr. Balsillie said the Storm will be available in Canada through Bell Canada and Telus Corp. later this year.
Dahk @ Oct 8th 2008 8:03PM
Hmm, thing to note though: Bell's doesn't seem to be branded, while Telus's does.
Not sure if this is a PR choke, but eh who knows.
rodehog @ Oct 23rd 2008 12:13PM
I'm in telus / bell country and I'm just wondering about all the chat concerning no Wi Fi.
Pardon me simply because I don't know jack squat but I see that some of the storms
are available 'unlocked' and Wi Fi ready. I'm confused on this issue, is Wi Fi available
to unlocked phones? Are unlocked phones illegal or something? They seem to be
available for around $200.00 more than the locked versions. Anyone able to help clear
the fog for me ?
Thanks