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Bell is going to make you Canadians take a new BlackBerry whether you want it or not. As you can see in these leaked images of Bell’s inventory system the BlackBerry 8530 is headed your way. The price you see is the full retail price, $499, and doesn’t show what you’d be paying on a service agreement, but it sure will be less than $500. Also, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is seen here too, quietly idling away the time till Bell sees it fit to announce to the world. Considering that the world knows already, that announcement may be soon too.

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So Bell finally has the Palm Pre on board. Wohoo. Of course in continuation of the Palm tradition of making horrid commercials, the Pre is again promoted in a nauseating fashion. This time around, it isn’t some alien-looking woman talking about walking in the park with her Pre, this time the commercial does give the Pre to actually show up.  The problem is, it’s a pathetic rip-off of the iPhone ad. Really! Was that necessary? Taking an awesome device like the Palm pre and degrading to the level of a rip-off commercial. Also, since the App Catalog currently features only 50 something apps, how is there ‘an app for everyone’? Sad, just sad. Here’s the Bell Pre commercial

Oh hello Canadians, how’s life treating you? Well no matter how it’s been treating you till now, it’s going to get better. At leaset for the ‘berry crowd. BlackBerry fans will jump in their seats to know that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 has popped up in Bell’s inventory system. The above screen shots are those lovely leaked images of Bell’s inventory that tell us what the carrier is up to. of course, Bell has had handsets in its inventory for a good part of four months or so before it actually let its subscribers get their hands on them…so make sure you have something to fill the time from now till an official release with.

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LG Canada has announced its two new handsets, the LGBliss and the Keybo2. LG also managed to leak its own handsets a few days prior to official launch, probably got tired of the blogs getting all the glory. The LGBliss, the handset on your left above, features a full 3-inch 240×400 pixel touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, video capture capability, 4 1/2 hours of talk time and a UI that even the marketing people couldn’t make look good. Bell will be getting the LGBliss and you can get it for a cool $79.95 CAD on a 3-year contract. Now for the Keybo2, you’ll find a dual-keypad clamshell with a 2.6-inch 320×240 pixel internal display and a 1.56-inch 160×96 pixel external display. Other notable specs include a 3 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth support and up to 5 1/3 hours of talk time. TELUS will be hosting the Keybo2 and adding it to your list of possessions will cost you $129.99 CAD on a 3-year contract. LG is tight lipped so far about the possibility of these handsets coming to other parts of the world. Enjoy Canadians. LGBliss and here

While Pre sales have been all good in the United States, the Canadians haven’t had that big a chunk ‘o’ Pre to bite out of. All that changes now of course as Bell is finally offering the Palm Pre for $199.95 on a 3-year contract or $599.95 off contract “with a minimum 500 MB data plan.” Future Shop set up a pre-order teaser for the Pre too, smart move considering that everyone likes to be teased. In all seriousness, let’s hope the inventory plans to hold out and Bell is on better grounds than Sprint was.

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Good news came the Canadian’s way this month, Bell released the BlackBerry Tour July 11^th, instead of July 17^th. That’s right people an early launch, BlackBerry Tour for $249.95 CAD on a 3-year contract ($699.95 contract-free). The only dampening part of this great move was the fact that supplies were and will remain scanty for a while. The move is an obvious in-sync marketing counter to TELUS, how could Bell allow them to launch the Tour with no competition whatsoever? Ah well, nothing that should stop a crowd of vigilant Tour-hungry adventurers. Way to go Bell.

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Bell is sending dummies out, no it’s not shipping its HR people to remote locations all over Canada, the dummies I’m taking about are of the BlackBerry Tour 9630. And if unofficial official confirmation of the Tour coming out soon gets any better than this, than I’d sure like to see it. Not just that, but promotional stuff that is custom to new releases from Bell are also in motion so the Tour is coming, and coming real soon. But the question is will it drop in beside Verizon’s launch of the Tour? Are we looking at twins?

Confirmation for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 via Bell is here, not official but you know it’s true and we know it’s true so it’s true. Bell has yet to make official announcements but the Tour is expected in Canada on July 17th. And now for the ever so accurate and likely guess at the retail price. The Tour will be out at $699.99 full retail. So what will people looking to sign up for a 3 year contract have to pay? Add and subtract a few numbers and our guess is at a good $249.95 of course Bell might cut it even lower and we could end up seeing the Tour go for a $199.95 or wait maybe even lower? Price limbo anyone? How low can you go?

Effective date  July 17, 2009

Offer description

Go places with the newest global BlackBerry smartphone. The BlackBerry Tour 9630, features not only 3G technology, but also a 3.2MP camera, high resolution screen, GPS capability, and support for popular applications such as Facebook®. This next generation global smartphone gives you the power to do more of the things that matter to you.

The feature highlights and available services of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 are:

Global smartphone: Get voice coverage in over 200 countries and data functionality in over 150 countries.

High resolution screen: The HVGA (480×360) screen along with an integrated lens design offers a clear, brilliant view that stays bright and vivid over time.

View & edit attachments: Enjoy the flexibility of working on Microsoft® Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® files from just about anywhere.

Organizer: Integrated address book, calendar, memo pad and task list – Email, message and place phone calls directly from one centralized address book. Set up meetings using the calendar and easily add attendees through the address book.

GPS Nav & BlackBerry Maps: Access Turn by Turn Navigation and 3D moving maps. Locate nearby businesses and services using the Local Search feature.

Rich Multimedia: 3.2 MP camera with flash, auto focus & image stabilization. Surf the internet at 3G speeds and view the pages in full HTML format.

The BlackBerry Tour 9630 box includes:

3G BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 global smartphone.

Travel charger.

Micro USB cable.

Removable battery.

Stereo headset.

Quick Start guide.

BlackBerry desktop software CD.

User guide.

SIM card.

BlackBerry holster.

The table below outlines the pricing and agreement rebates for the BlackBerry Tour 9630:

BlackBerry Tour 9630    36 Month / 24 Month / 12 Month / 30 Day

Suggested Retail Price     $699.95 / $699.95 / $699.95 / $699.95

Agreement Rebate ISPR   $200.00 / $150.00 / $50.00 / $0.00

Client Price    $499.95 / $549.95 / $649.95 / $699.95

Always refer to the latest Pricing Grid for complete and most up to date pricing information.

The table below shows the English and French description and the SKU of the BlackBerry Tour 9630:

Description     SKU

English French

RIM, BlackBerry, Tour, 9630, Black -HL  RIM, BlackBerry, Tour, 9630, noir -HL   68194

Key Dates:

SKU opening: ready for ordering on Product Zone on June 30, 2009.

Shipping date: will begin shipping to all stores week of July 13, 2009.

Dealer launch kits:  begin shipping the week of July 6, 2009.  If you have not received your launch kit by July 17, 2009, please contact your Regional Manager. Please ensure that mock mobile phones are displayed in time for July 17, 2009.

Stay connected almost anywhere in the world.

Communicate quickly and easily with a full QWERTY keyboard.

The Tour’s evolved form factor is sleek & equipped with the latest BlackBerry features and most recent software (4.7).

Enhanced browsing (improved web page rendering).

Faster attachment downloading.

Improved multimedia capabilities (more media formats supported).

Geo-tagging functionality (attach location to photos taken).

Reasons to buy the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone:

The BlackBerry Tour is a global smartphone allowing clients to bring the full power of the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution in over 150 countries.

The BlackBerry Tour’s view & edit capabilities of attachments lets clients enjoy the flexibility of working on Microsoft® Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® files from just about anywhere.

The BlackBerry Tour allows clients to surf the internet at 3G speeds and view the pages in full HTML format.

Reasons to sell the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone:

The high-resolution screen makes video playback sharp and smooth. These features make it easy to wow prospective clients by playing a video clip or by browsing through pictures.

The BlackBerry Tour’s rich multimedia including a 3.2 MP camera with flash, auto focus and image stabilization allows clients to take the perfect picture anywhere.

The BlackBerry Tour’s organizer allows clients to stay organized with an integrated address book, calendar, memo pad and task list. Clients can email, message and place phone calls directly from one centralized address book

If fast internet highways get you all excited, it’s time you met Bell communications. Bell communications has just released its USB Modem by the name Novatel Wireless U760 USB Modem. The device is here to satisfy all your high seed high connectivity surfing needs. If you enter into a three year contract with Bell comm. then you get the device for free. But if you’re one of those people who avoid long term commitment and your spouse, then you can get the device for $ 174.95 contract free. The device is EV-DO Rev. A-capable U760  and is to be used with Bell’s Mobile Internet Plan at $30 for 50 MB to a maximum limit of $86 for 5GB. This is good as long as you don’t feel all feathery and want to fly south for the winter and take your U760 because it will bite you at $3 per MB. Ouchs!

 

 

Bell announced about a week or so ago that it will be the first Canadian carrier to launch the Palm Pre and ventured so far as to use the ‘exclusive rights’ phrase. But the launch date of 2H, ’09 was not enough for to quell the Pre-thirst; too vague. But now, to put things in a better perspective, it seems that Bell is working night and day to get the Pre out as soon as early August. The only hindrance that one can possibly perceive is the number of handsets that Bell can get out of Palm. Let’s hope there’re enough for both Sprint and Bell.

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