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Bell dramatically increases the prices of MANY devices
Maybe the new HSPA network is coming soon than we think! Perhaps they want customers or potential customers to flock to the Palm Pre, but Bell has dramatically increased the prices of some (almost all) of their devices.
For example, the BlackBerry Storm was originally priced at $249.95 on a 3-year term, then we saw a promo price drop all the way down to a low $99.95. However, today it’s priced at the highest ever at a cool $299.95.
The fun continues for the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Even though Bell is putting in strong efforts to sell against Rogers BlackBerry 890, they have increased the price to $299.95 on a 3-year contract. This was originally launched at $249.95 way back in the middle of July.
Want more? How about getting the recently launched LG Bliss for a sweet $99.95 on a 3-year? This was launched at $79.95 a month ago. Or how about the BlackBerry Pearl Flip now priced at an unbelievable $99.95 on a 3-year (released at $29.95 last February).
Ouch. You know things are up when the entry level Samsung m530 gets a price jump. This was just released in Black on August 28th for $19.95 on a 3-year contract, but only after a couple weeks you can now get this for a stellar $39.95.
I’m sure there’s more, such as the LG Rumour 2 now $49.95, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 now $149.95. Thankfully the Samsung Cleo remains at $0.00.
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Thanks Tyler!
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why would they do that? Do they not want anyone to sign up right now?
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I dont get this at all! Maybe they want people to hold off on buying new phones so that when they release HSPA network they can get the people who were looking to upgrade today to upgrade to a HSPA phone.
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I’m actually hoping the increase is to help ‘offset’ or facilitate their changeover to 2 year contracts vs. 3.
While the big 3 pricing is outrageous, this change would be inline to help compete in the near future. The Pre could stay very low and on a 3 yr.
Just some thoughts.
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I have never understood Bell’s pricing strategy, other than to offer the highest price on 3 year terms and follow the price of competitors at a whim.
It is absolutely ridiculous to price the Samsung m230 at $19.95 on a 3 year. Are you serious? A $80 discount for 3 years of revenue or an ETF at the very least? Even when you charge $35 to recoup some of that?
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Well according to the GSMA, Bell is launching HSPA in September some time, so they probably increased prices in the hopes people would hold off buying a new handset until the new ones are available.
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Dogg Reply:
September 12th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Can anyone confirm this? I will be delighted if this is true. I can jump on board my company’s corporate plan with Bell and get a shiny new phone and best of all, get away from Robbers.
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Solo has done the same. This is a suicidal move!
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Perfect! Bell is making my decision to switch providers that much easier. The iphone 3gs is now cheaper then the crap Bell carries.
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So. Weird. OMG.
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This makes no sense! Why does the BB tour from Bell cost 700$ (300$ with three contract) and the one from Telus cost 600$ (230$ with three year contract). Aren’t they supposed to be the same devices!!!
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Handset price is a great way to control sales. Its near the end of the quarter so maybe Bell has achieved what they wanted to in the quarter and are throttling back on sales a bit to lower costs and preserve margins. Handset subsidies hammer the bottom line pretty hard.
Just a thought.
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Good; I hope they go bankrupt.
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This seems really dumb.. but if it’s ushering in the 2 year contracts I can wait. I guess.
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Can anyone confirm this? I will be delighted if this is true. I can jump on board my company's corporate plan with Bell and get a shiny new phone and best of all, get away from Robbers….
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Any word yet on why the did this? I’m hoping they did this for a good reason, but I’m annoyed because our company was just going to renew our contract with Bell and get new phones, so we might have to wait now since we’re not paying those outrageous prices for phones.
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Ahhhhh this is where September 2009 comes from!!
http://gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/net_cabm.shtml
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TNSF,
I had to re-read your comment a few times to make sure I understood your speculation. Do you actually think ANY company in the world would stop selling once it met its targets? Do you think the stakeholders at Bell would be content to coast in Christmas and give up market share simply because they’d sold enough?
Seriously. Read a book or something. And get a clue. Holy crap.
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