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Posted by HorseVu Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

$199 for 3-yr. Wonder what the cost will be HUP.

 
 
Posted by jmeelo13 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

$199 3yr term.
Wonder what the HUP will be. Even a buy out

 
 
Posted by jvictor77 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

Finally! Now to figure out how to get it 2 months before my HUP is officially done....

 
 
Posted by d.nyce Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

It's about time!

 
 
Posted by eatwelle Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

When is the torch coming to SOuth Africa?

 
 
Posted by bek816 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

Any word on the no-contract price?

 
 
Posted by Zipper Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

Well shit, its about time! Canadian RIM finally does a release in its native country :P Of course I still have to wait for my BELL announcement! *sigh* and no to mention the friggen OS 6 for my 9700 if that day ever comes. Oh the pain!!

 
 
Posted by foreverold Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

$199.99 for 3year contract? Are you fking kidding me?

 
 
Posted by Smiley88 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

Never again will i go with Rogers, Bell or Telus. $199 3 year contract? what a f*cking joke.

 
 
Posted by NoKittyNo Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

I was thinking more along the lines of 129-149.99, I mean, barring everything else - other devices kinda whomp this thing in specs(i.e Captivate for which I still wait).

Meh.. Well, maybe I will still get 2 lines. One Torch, One Captivate

 
 
Posted by cor315 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

The 9700 was 299 on a three year contract when it first came to rogers and I made the mistake of paying that because I didn't have a phone. It went down to 199 in like 3 months...

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

This video shows, once again that high level folks at RIM have "no clue".

So, the first thing that the Director of Marketing says is:

"First and foremost, it's really about the hardware."

Then, he follows that with:

"So what we have done with this product is combine the rouch screen interface with the trackpad as well as out best in class keyboard."

Ok, fine, tell me about the book's cover, but I want to know what's inside. No mention at all of the CPU, memory, etc.

Either they are misguided and think this is not important to anyone or they know its important, but don't want to mention a CPU and memory that is less than other current devices.

Sheesh......

 
 
Posted by cardu3851 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

People buy benefits, not features. Outside of these forum walls, there's not alot of people out there that really care about specs. They care about performance. If the phone can do what it's told, people are happy.

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Thursday, Sep 02, 2010 528 days ago

Oh, I know. And I agree with you.

I guess I was just surprised that there was no mention of the specs. Here on our forum, there seems to be a lot of sentiment that the Torch would be an even better device if it had a 1Ghz processor and more memory.

I guess I am just underwhelmed due to what I would have liked (as a fan, not a customer as I am with VZW) to see come from RIM on this device.

 
 
Posted by Coach101 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

With Rogers you are eligible for a new device after 2 years into your current 3 year contract, however you must renew the contract for an additional 3 years to get the lowest device pricing. They do have 1 year and 2 year contracts as well with higher device costs to match. It use to be you were eligible each year to upgrade and extend on a three year term but they changed it a year or two back to this 2 year device upgrade.

 
 
Posted by blockbuy Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

How long till RIM bring one out with a better CPU - seems to be pausing a lot when clicking buttons.

Review here.

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/blackberry-torch-9...

 
 
Posted by UN4GTBL Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

Finally!!!!!

$199? Much better than i expected!

 
 
Posted by PineappleUnderTheSea Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

New users in the US can get it for $99, on a 2-year contract. Why is it that Canadians pay more for everything?

 
 
Posted by campos_jeremy Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

cause canada sucks! Anyway i've been waiting forever for Rogers to announce this crap! should i even get it?

 
 
Posted by Coach101 Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

you know you will ;)

 
 
Posted by reeferbill Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

i dont know why ppl are always complaining about the contracts.... The way i see it is "do you ever see your self with out a cell??" get over it i think its a fantastic price and i am super pumped cause its better than any BB out there right now!!

 
 
Posted by Staaleh Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

I will definitely be picking the 9800 up on September 24. Super excited! Compared to my current Blackberry (8120) it'll be a massive upgrade for me. 23 Short days away!

 
 
Posted by Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010 529 days ago

MY DAY HAS COME. SEPTEMBER 24TH (LOOK AT MY USERNAME ON HERE). ACTUALLY WAIT, I DON'T WANT MORE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT SHIT THAT BREAKS....I'LL WAIT FOR DAKOTA