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news.vzw.com — New BlackBerry Storm – Available Exclusively in the U.S. to Verizon Wireless Customers – Makes Globetrotting a... Breeze Customer Inquiries For customer inquiries, please call 800-922-0204 or go to Contact Us Media Contact Info Brenda Raney ... (more) BlackBerry Storm Connects Customers Around The Globe
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Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1
engadgetmobile.com — It's not going all-out with a nasty public smear campaign, but Verizon wants its sales reps fully... prepared for the occasional customer (or would-be customer) asking why they shouldn't head across the street to T-Mobile and pick up a G1 instead. To ... (more) Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1
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Will Verizon Wireless Give Away The BlackBerry Storm For Free?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , depending on where you buy it. Myriad other smartphones land in the $100 to $250 price range. The BlackBerry Storm, the much-awaited touch screen device from Research In Motion, is due to arrive in November. Many have been asking how much Verion will charge for the device, which is laden with desirable features. According to Fortune Magazine, many analysts believe it will be priced "at or below the iPhone." Whether that means $200 or $300, Fortune (or the analysts) don't say. Fortune also suggests that Verizon may follow in the footsteps of Vodafone and give it away. ...

Verizon considering crazy cheap Storm pricing?
Engadget Mobile — ... Any Storm hopeful in the colonies who's taken a gander at Vodafone's pricing scheme this week is probably strongly considering packing a couple duffel bags with the bare essentials they need to survive and moving to the UK to strike out on a new life -- a ...

Verizon considering crazy cheap Storm pricing?
Engadget — ... Any Storm hopeful in the colonies who's taken a gander at Vodafone's pricing scheme this week is probably strongly considering packing a couple duffel bags with the bare essentials they need to survive and moving to the UK to strike out on a new life -- a ...

CNN Fortune: Blackberry Storm as Low as $99 on Verizon? [Rumor]
Gizmodo — ... Most analysts believe the Storm will be equally priced to the 8 GB iPhone at the very least, but its realistic to see it at a $99 or $150 price point. The goal is to move some serious units during the holiday season, but for that to happen, Verizion needs to actually release the Storm first. [Techland] ...

Verizon Mulling Pricing Options For BlackBerry Storm
mocoNews — ... ), which owns a stake in the carrier, is offering the device for free to customers willing to lock themselves into lengthy contracts in the U.K., and now Verizon is considering a similar strategy in the U.S., CNN reports. The first-ever touchscreen device from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion retails for about $500 without a calling plan. Verizon hasn't yet announced pricing plans for the highly anticipated device, but if it wants to lure potential iPhone and G1 customers away, it might have to drop it below $100. Common opinion pegs the eventual price ...

Verizon to Launch Cheap Storms?
Mobilewhack.com — ... prices? Is the giant carrier ready to pull one of the best pricing offers of the holidays? Are we going to have a $99 Verizon Wireless Storm? via CNN Tags: ...

BlackBerry Storm to cost $0 on Verizon Wireless?
I4U News — ... with selected calling plans. The iPhone is also available for free in several European markets like UK and Germany with selected plans and it sells for $200 in the United States. Still, Fortune's Techland reports that Verizion is apparently thinking about offering the BlackBerry Storm for free. A free BlackBerry Storm could push the iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile G1 prices down as well. The BlackBerry Storm gets decent reviews and if Verizon is brave enough to offer it for free the company could land one of the biggest mobile phone sales hits this holiday shopping season. ...

Let’s speculate about the price of the BlackBerry Storm
CrunchGear — ... That brings us to Verizon Wireless, which, you’ll remember, is a joint venture between Verizon and Vodafone. If Vodafone is willing to to sell the first touchscreen BlackBerry for as low as $62, how low will VWZ go? Say, $0, maybe? Not likely, but don’t be surprised to see the Storm selling for a tantalizing low amount. ...

Linkpost | 11.1.2008
TechBlog — ... - But only if you buy a pricey cell-phone data contract. • Verizon mulls heavily-discounted BlackBerry Storm - Vodaphone in England offers RIM's first touch screen BlackBerry for free with a contract. Verizon is reportedly considering the same. • ...

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It's Friday again, and this week was filled with Motorola backing Android while Sprint dissed it . Qik came to the BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless had a good quarter , and we learned that Twitter could be a tool for terrorists . As always, there ...
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