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EXCLUSIVE: Rogers 8220 Pearl Pricing
Comments August 11, 2008 – 13:50 | Permalink | Print This Post |

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A reliable source and friend of the site has just let us know the pricing and promotional details of the upcoming Rogers 8220 Pearl. To be pushed this September as a Back to School product, the device will be heavily advertised towards college and univeristy students across Canada.Retail Price: $599.99

3-Year Voice and Data Contract Price: $99.99

Special Promotional Price: $49.99

The special promotional price that Rogers is hoping to sell a lot of 8220s with requires the student sign up for the $45 Student Plan, $15 an up Email Plan, and $15 or $20 Value Pack.

The $45 Student Plan includes:

- 450 Weekday Minutes
- Unlimited Evenings and Weekends starting at 6pm
- MY5 Canada-Wide (Unlimited talk, SMS, and MMS to any five numbers in Canada)
- Unlimited Local Incoming Minutes
- $5 off Value Pack for duration of contract

As with the iPhone 3G, the outright purchase of the device may not be possible for the first month or so as Rogers tries to get as many people into new contracts as possible.

Now is it just me or does it seem that at least $70 a month is a lot for a post-secondary student to be paying for a cellphone bill to get the 8220 for $49.99?

Special thanks to our anonymous and reliable friend.

UPDATE: Effective August 13, anyone eligible for the $45 Student Plan wil receive an additional 5 My5 Canada-wide numbers.
Written by BlackBerryForums.com user MikeyPants (Previous BlackBerryNews Writer)

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    • Anonymous
      That's not $70. That's $75 before SAF & 911, or almost $85 after taxes and everything. The extra money you'll be paying/month is hardly worth the $50 discount.
    • @ Anonymous

      Remember that there is a $5 credit per month on the $15/$20 Value Packs.

      45 + 15 + 15 - 5 = $70
    • Weston
      Where I work a lot of 20year olds pay over 100$ for a bill. then again thats what txting all the time does to you
    • Sheesh
      $5 credit or not, it's still ridiculous!
    • rachamphetamine
      I can't believe the retail price is over 500 for both USD and CAD, considering the 8120 Pearl's retail (according to T-Mobile's site) is USD$349 and the 8320 Curve is USD$449. Something seems off with that price.
    • Seriously, did anyone really expect to be getting a GREAT deal from Rogers on the device?

      Great deals and good prices are words not known to Rogers.
    • nelly
      i think rogers is a rip off. i pay 56 a month for my plan on telus!! and what i get is talk a lot 30-150daytime minutes,unlimited evening and weekends at 6p, i also have the 15 dollar unlimited email,im and browsing. my freebies are call display, vm,2500 sent txt, bonus 200 day mins, and in network calling. i also added for $2 5p calling. so what i pay is 30+15+saf(7.70)+2=54.70 before taxes now that is great!! and im a student lol


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