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Here in the UK we have the top 5 networks for buying your mobile phone on - O2 UK, Vodafone UK, T-Mobile UK, Orange and Three. Although T-Mobile and Orange trade under an individual name they merged back in July 2010, so a lot of their tariffs end up being very similar if not the same. With a handful of networks it is sometimes hard to know what networks sells which BlackBerry and where the best deal lies. Of course you have Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse that deal with all the networks but first off we shall look at BlackBerry devices and tariffs available directly from the networks. The costs shown are for a 24-month contract. For an 18-month contract add £5 to the monthly cost, unless otherwise stated.
BlackBerry devices available:
Bold 9900 | Curve 9360 | Curve 9320 | Monthly Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data |
£179.99 | £59.99 | Free | £16.50 | 50 | 250 | 500MB |
£104.99 | Free | Free | £21.50 | 200 | Unlimited | 500MB |
£79.99 | Free | Free | £27 | 300 | Unlimited | 500MB |
£59.99 | Free | Free | £32 | 600 | Unlimited | 500MB |
Free | - | - | £37 | 900 | Unlimited | 750MB |
Free | - | - | £42 | 1200 | Unlimited | 750MB |
Free | - | - | £57 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 750MB |
9360 in Purple or Black | Red or Black |
The above prices are for O2's medium data plans that are either 500MB or 750MB per month. You can get a maximum of 1GB data per month paying adding about £4 on top of the above monthly prices.
For more information on BlackBerry deals on O2
BlackBerry devices available on the network:
Bold 9900 | Bold 9790 | Curve 9360/9320/8520 | Monthly Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data |
£149 | £19 | Free |
£25 | 100 | Unlimited | 100MB |
£99 | Free | Free | £29 | 300 | Unlimited | 250MB |
Free | Free | Free | £33 | 600 | Unlimited | 500MB |
Free | - | - | £37 | Unlimtied | Unlimited | 1GB |
8520 in Violet, 9320 in Black, Pink, Violet or Blue |
Vodafone have lower plans available too for the Curve models, you can visit the Vodafone website for more details on those.
For more information on BlackBerry deals on Vodafone
BlackBerry devices available on the network:
Bold 9900 | Bold 9790 | Curve 9320 | Curve 9360 | Monthly Plan | Minutes | Texts | Data |
£35 | £32 | £25 | £35 | The One Plan | 2000 | 5000 | Unlimited |
£33 | £30 | £23 | £30 | Ultimate Internet 1000 | 1000 | 5000 | Unlimited |
£31 | £28 | £21 | £28 | Ultimate Internet 500 | 500 | 5000 | Unlimited |
£28 |
£26 upfront £99 |
£19 | £26 | Ultimate Internet 300 | 300 | 5000 | Unlimited |
£25 upfront £199 |
£23 upfront £129 |
£17 | £23 upfront £69 |
Ultimate Internet 100 | 100 | 5000 | Unlimited |
£28 | £25 | £18 | £25 | Essential Internet 500 | 500 | 5000 | 250MB |
£25 upfront £149 |
£23 |
£16 | £23 | Essential Internet 300 | 300 | 5000 | 250MB |
£22 upfront £199 |
£20 upfront £129 |
£14 | £20 upfront £69 |
Essential Internet 100 | 100 | 5000 | 250MB |
- | - | £13 | - | Essential 50 | 500 | 5000 | 250MB |
Three UK have jiggled their price plans lately and while The One Plan is still available, two other plans have been introduced - Ultimate Internet plan and Essential Internet plan. All plans give you 5000 texts. The One Plan includes an extra 5000 mins to call other Three UK mobile numbers. It is also a bit more complicated in the fact that, depending on what device you get, you can pay more or less for the same plan. The table above is slightly different from the other tables due to this reason but it gives you an idea.
For more information on BlackBerry deals on Three
BlackBerry devices available on the network:
Bold 9900 | Bold 9790 | Curve 9320/9360 | Monthly Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data |
£209.99 | £99.99 | Free | £20.50 | 100 | Unlimited | 500MB |
£159.99 | Free | Free | £26 | 200 | Unlimited | 750MB |
£109.99 | Free | Free | £31 | 400 | Unlimited | 750MB |
Free | Free | Free | £35 | 1000 | Unlimited | 750MB |
Free | Free | Free | £36 | 600 | Unlimited | 1GB |
Free | Free | Free | £41 | 900 | Unlimited | 1GB |
9320 In Black or White |
The above tariffs are the Panther plans. There is the Dolphin plans at the same cost, you get more minutes but less data per month. The Curve 9360 is available free from on £15.50 per month and the Curve 9320 is available from free on £10.50 per month. All contracts are 24 months.
For more information on BlackBerry deals on Orange
BlackBerry devices available on the network:
Bold 9900 | Bold 9790 | Curve 9380 | Curve 9360 | Curve 9320 | Monthly Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data | ||||
£310 | £200 | £50 | £100 | Free | £10.50 | 50 | 250 | 250MB | ||||
£260 | £150 | Free | £50 | Free | £15.50 | 50 | 250 | 750MB | ||||
£210 | £100 | Free | Free | Free | £21 | 50 | 250 | 1.5GB | ||||
£160 | £50 | Free | Free | Free | £26 | 300/100/600 | Unlimited Texts or Landline Calls | 750MB/1.5GB/250MB | ||||
£110 | Free | Free | Free | Free | £31 | 900/600/300 | Unlimited Texts or Landline Calls | 250MB/750MB/1.5GB | ||||
60 | Free | Free | Free | Free | £36 | 2000 | Unlimited T-Mob call and texts | Unlimited | ||||
Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | £41 | Unlimited mins, texts and data | ||||||
For more information on BlackBerry deals on T-Mobile
Don't forget we have our international forums where you can interact with other members for more information. If you're new to BlackBerry then you may also want to check out our BlackBerry 101 section for tips, tricks and how-to guides.
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