Looking to get your hands on a BlackBerry Priv and live in Canada? You might want to check out the limited time offer happening at Bell. Initially priced at $399.99, Bell has now reduced Priv pricing to $299.99 with a new two-year contract. If a Priv is not what you're looking for, you'll also find the Classic for $49.95, or purchase a Passport for $149.95. All in all, some great deals to be had there.
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Bell offering the BlackBerry Priv for $299.99 for a limited time
I retired my red passport and now I'm rocking the BlackBerry Classic.
Posted via CB10
I'm glad that this phone is doing good, but personally I took mine back to T-Mobile after one day, to me coming from BlackBerry 10 is just no match to the peek&flow system, also the battery life of the priv is awful and it gets very hot in the hand. The keyboard is no match to the classic or passport or Q10 for that matter, that top row on the priv is just really hard to get to.
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Are they going to be. Any other colors for the bb priv? #blue
Posted Via T$OFD
Got mine for $250 at bell. Loyalty Customer deal.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
Just picked mine up... Loving it !!!!! Replaced my failing z10
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
How do you like the Android experience compared to BB10?
Posted via CB10
I have a decision to make like many others. I am with Bell. The plan that I am running on is from when I picked up my Q10. I have finished the contract term. Due for upgrade. If I upgrade to new phone the plan goes up 10$ per month plus the cost of phone. I would rather find a bring your own phone plan at less per month and buy a new phone outright. My Bell coverage at my remote cottage in the summer is excellent on a BlackBerry.
I would hate to have to buy a phone outright and continue to pay my previous plan rate and let Bell pocket the "phone portion " of my payment
Posted via CB10
Bought mine off Kijiji. Ironically was the only way to keep my plan with Rogers, which I like. They would have given me the upgrade price but only if I switched to a crummier plan. Got my Priv for $700 including a 128 gb microSD, no tax, within weeks of release. There should be better deals than that by now. Worth it if you like your plan.
Ouch...
Cartman says: Screw you guys I'm going home!
No thanks
Posted via CB10
Something don't smell right...
Posted via CB10
BlackBerry should have released the priv at least 6 months earlier if they wanted the phone price to remain higher longer!!
Posted via CB10
No! Probably not! There just lowering the price as newer phones are coming out! And even currently the s6 edge is 149.99 on a two year compared to the priv 399.99 on a two year, or now 299.99 on a two year.
Posted via CB10
So, Bell is getting rid of unsold inventory of BlackBerry Privs.
Posted via CB10
299 + 2 year contract? Lol no
CB10 on PP SE in UK on 3
Eh, wind's is comparable. Their 'tab options are pretty rad if it works out for people who don't live in troublesome areas.
But i'm sticking with my classic.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
First, BlackBerry takes forever to release a product. Then Verizon takes forever to release that already-delayed product. I hate then both right now !
Posted via CB10
BlackBerry released it in a timely manner, but verizon and others who notoriously delay it should get the blame, or people should take it as a hint and switch carriers.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Awe chucks, its for the cunnucks only!
Posted via CB10
*cannucks
Posted via CB10
Some of us get to buy the phone for the on contract list price but get our employers to pay the monthly fee, no incentive to pay outright for me.. Please post if anyone gets Rogers to price match.
Posted via CB10
Rogers has small business account, not government though, rebates right now that scale up with the price of your phone. You get $100 for a 0-$99 phone, $200 for $100-$199 phone and $300 for a $300 plus phone. And if you are getting more than one phone you get the credit on both AND an extra $200 credit. I think for new customers only or maybe if you are adding lines. This offer was at Costco.
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Finally something for the cry baby Canadians.
Posted via CB10
Cry babies? You try paying $200 more than Americans on release of every device and see if you like it lol
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Maybe I'd be Crying!
Posted via CB10
This is what I paid on Black Friday at Bell. I had to renew and told them that their competitor was giving me this and this and paid $299.
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I call bullshit. Read the fine print. They're charging you the full price and amortizing it over the two year contract. They then continue to charge you the monthly fee unless you call and tell them to stop charging it.
$299.00 at WIND Mobile too.
Posted via CB10
I wish I could get a new plan and keep my unlimited Internet with Bell.
Posted via CB10
Wind has been offering this price on the Priv for quite awhile
Posted via CB10
There is no ''deal'' by signing any contract. Always cheaper to purchase your phone, you will save on your monthly payment and save on the long run.
Posted via CB10
I disagree with that. In Canada, by going on contract you save $10/month on a two year agreement (this is pretty standard across all carriers). This equates to $240 in the entire term.
If you can negotiate for a reasonable plan & a cheap phone, it IS worth it.
I got an LG G3 in 2014 for $50 on a two year term with Fido & sold it for $450 on Kijiji. So I pay $10 more per month ($240) + the initial $50= 290.
Total gain= 160, by doing nothing.
It is worth it if you like your plan & can get a strong deal on the phone.
Posted via BlackBerry Passport
299 from Bell as opposed to 899 from Crackberry Canada? The choice is obvious contract or not. I have a Passport well over a year old through Rogers which I squeezed down from 249 to free, for my "years of loyalty ". Sure there's a few bucks a month built into service pricing but still much less than the 899 which is also all due up front. Having said that, the obscene monthly service charges by RoBellus whether one has a subsidized phone or term contract or not, that's another issue..
Posted via CB10
"Always cheaper to purchase your phone, you will save on your monthly payment and save on the long run."
I too will disagree with this.
Bell has always offered it for $299 to new customers, just ask the sales rep for a better deal. Can't remember the last time I paid a carrier the list price on anything.
Posted via BlackBerry Passport
How is this a "deal" when you must sign a contract and pay higher rates? Canada needs to reign in its wireless business.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
To answer your question, I shall refer you to your 101/201 economics textbook. Demand is not elastic enough for the cell companies to reduce price. So we'll continue to be price takers for a while.
Posted via CB10
Contracts does not automatically mean higher prices than no contract.
WTF is Fido doing with those whack *** phones they're selling? Somebody please let them know that they need to add the PRIV. I tried and they recommended the Classic.
"B*#$h! If I wanted the classic I would have ordered one." - was my internal response. Otherwise I sent them an "LOL".
Posted via CB10
Fido has BlackBerry Phones? Since when? Lol
Posted via CB10
Yep. Fido lost me as a customer when I wanted to get a Priv. Not sure they care, though.....
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
Our bank's employee deal is $249 today on 2-yr Rogers . Tempted but it means my plan price will go up $10. Can't decide.
Posted via BlackBerry Z30
Whoa, $10 a month. Better mortgage the house.
Posted via CB10
120 a year. Tim hat is a lot. And it never goes down.
Posted via CB10
As I said in the other article, the price is being reduced as the new s7 is being announced this weekend, and also anyone looking for a android phone can get a s6 edge for 149.99 on a two year! Priv might be further reduced by end of March to 199.99 hopefully!!
Posted via CB10
Wow the passport still hasn't dropped in price!!
Posted via CB10
Yeah that was what I was thinking! The price of passport is not being dropped for this limited period offer wrt Priv..
Posted via CB10
Blaze! I beat you to this! Lolol
Posted via CB10
Rogers is giving away free Premium Spotify accounts right now. I had an email but quickly deleted it...never going back to Robbers.
Authored on my passport se
Canadians have it good or bad...who still signs contract these days.
CA Governor on Passport SE
Wonder if Rogers will match??
Posted via CB10
Haven't thus far... still $399.99 on the site. Might be worth a call to CS though.
From my experience, if you've been with them for a considerable amount of time, and you contact customer service saying another carrier has it cheaper, (if you ask nicely) they give a credit to match the competition's price.
My experience also. Got a $49.99 Classic for $0 a couple of months ago because Wind had it at $0. Haven't gotten around to giving them a call for the Priv just yet.
Posted via CB10
That's a lot of ifs, how about just switch out of robers.
Posted via CB10
Telus price matches, I had them price match best buy for my classic.
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Telus doesn't price match anymore.
Posted via CB10
I agree they do not. My wife and I have been with Telus for 14 years and our contracts ran out 8 months ago and they won't give us a device discount period. I'm ready to dump Telus because their device selection is getting very slim too.
Posted via CB10
None of them price match anymore. It's more a discount based on tenure and if you play nice while on the call.
Posted via CB10
Just call again..? :-)
Try, try, try... if you succeed?
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All these phones should have been cheaper from the start instead of being so expensive! Especially the Priv!
Posted via CB10
You need to sell a lot of something to sell it at low profit margins, and I haven't seen any BlackBerry device bring on the numbers they need to do such a thing, although I believe that if the bb10 devices were sold at better prices to beginning,
Posted from My very Classy Classic
*in the beginning
Posted from My very Classy Classic
First time I see a good answer to this constant complaint. Thx
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This plan + phone upfront charge seems quite expensive to me... :-(
Oh Canada! :-)
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But the Priv from bell doesn't have wireless charging. :(
Posted from My very Classy Classic
You get better roaming capability in return. The Canadian version is the same as APAC and will work with all networks in Asia.
Haven't travelled to Asia in about 8 years :( but I would benifet more from multiple charging options, I like the idea of slow charging my phone without having to plug it in
Posted from My very Classy Classic
Do you know if the priv from Rogers has wireless charging?
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
I believe BlackBerry has stated that none of the Canadian carrier version have wireless charging. The Unlocked Priv from ShopBlackBerry does (also if you buy it through the Crackberry store).
That is correct.