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Bell delays BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch to October 1st

By on September 16, 2010 at 8:15pm in Bell Mobility News


Hmmm… this is a bit perplexing. A few weeks ago Bell (and the other carriers) announced that the BlackBerry Torch 9800 would be launching on Friday September 24th… but now it seems Bell has pushed back the launch by 1-week until October 1st. No word on why the delay… however the prices are now confirmed to be $199.95 on a 3-year and $599.95 no contract.

Via: Bell
(Thanks Eric!)

Related posts:

  1. Bell goes live with a BlackBerry Torch 9800 sign up page
  2. Bell also releasing BlackBerry Torch 9800 September 24th
  3. BlackBerry Torch 9800 Launch Party kicks off in Toronto September 21st
  4. TELUS puts up BlackBerry Torch 9800 “Coming Soon” page

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17 comments for “Bell delays BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch to October 1st”

  1. I really hope Rogers doesn’t delay theirs? That would really suck IMO.

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    Posted by Gary | September 16, 2010, 8:23 pm
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  2. network problems with the phone and the firmware

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    Posted by Nick | September 16, 2010, 8:26 pm
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  3. This is weird because lots of the Bell corporate stores have received the phones already.

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    Posted by Rich | September 16, 2010, 8:54 pm
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  4. I give Telus and Rogers until tomorrow before they push their dates back too. After all, we can’t have competition in Canada can we?

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    Posted by Chris O | September 16, 2010, 9:23 pm
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  5. What a shame. I’m sure there are at least seven people who are disappointed by this news.

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    Posted by TNSF | September 16, 2010, 10:27 pm
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  6. It’s just a week. The 3 – year contract is too long and the phone costs too much…at that price might as well get another brand.

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    Posted by chrispycrunch | September 16, 2010, 10:29 pm
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  7. Suspicious indeed….

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    Posted by Regulator | September 16, 2010, 11:06 pm
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  8. Probably they realized that Rogers is launching it on the 1st too, so they figured they’d rather screw over a few more customers with older phones in the meantime.

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    Posted by Intheknow | September 16, 2010, 11:14 pm
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  9. Is it a coincidence that the 6 gig for $30 ends the day before the torch launches?!?

    We’ll take it and we’ll smile about it. After all, we’re Canadian.

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    Posted by Wayne | September 16, 2010, 11:20 pm
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  10. who cares its too expensive when compared to the competition.. and also when compared to price of the phone in the states on a 2yr contract no less… way to screw your fellow canadians RIM

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    Posted by Wtrl | September 16, 2010, 11:39 pm
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  11. what a ridiculous pricing!

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    Posted by yha | September 16, 2010, 11:52 pm
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  12. dang, sucks

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    Posted by alex | September 17, 2010, 12:09 am
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  13. Rumor has it that the BlackBerry Torch 9800 has been delayed for all carriers due to last minute OS changes.

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    Posted by Christopher D'Andrea | September 17, 2010, 2:15 am
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  14. This is a software issue with RIM, nothing to do with the carriers. Thru testing they identified an email issue and are resolving. If any dealers received units, they are prototypes only, nothing official has launched.

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    Posted by Shane | September 17, 2010, 6:07 am
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  15. $600 for a dated device that’s only been released a month ago in the US. Sheesh the Android phones are $200-250 cheaper and do far more than Blackberries do nowadays. I own both types of devices and I’m tired of BB’s limits these days.

    Since Rogers is getting the Samsung phone, the Torch won’t sell as well as the Captivate with them.

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    Posted by sookster54 | September 17, 2010, 11:28 am
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  16. The funny thing is people think that the pricing is from RIM. The pricing is not from RIM it is from the providers. Now watch that troll JAWG come in defending how we are getting bent over by the “innocent” big 3.

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    Posted by Regulator | September 17, 2010, 5:24 pm
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