UPDATE: It looks like the Storm 9520 will be packing 3G North American HSPA & Wi-Fi!!!
One of our tipsters (Double Agent 3.14) just sent me a link to a thread on Howard Forums detailing the Rogers 2009 phone release plans. User Clearskies08 scored these images from a Rogers/Fido presentation. Hot off the blurry images are details of what looks like a Wi-Fi packed North American GSM Storm called the 9520 and a 3G BlackBerry 8200 Flip!!! Talk about HOTNESS! Not much details but it confirms other rumors I have been hearing.
In short this new version of the 9520 Storm will probably be a Storm with Wi-Fi and hopefully 3G but I doubt it. The new 8200 Pearl Flip will support the 3G frequencies that we use in North America (except for T-Mobile). I heard rumors about these devices before but this just clinches it!
Brandon Not Registered
Posted: December 25, 2008 at 4:46 AM EST
Why would you say the 9520 will ‘hopefully’ have 3G when it clearly shows it will on the slide?
conceptv Not Registered
Posted: December 25, 2008 at 7:24 AM EST
^ because it isnt for sure, 100% confirmed that that slide is real or not.
if that 3G flip is real, i am so buying it! put my other flip on ebay/craigslist asap and get that new one.
Michael Not Registered
Posted: December 25, 2008 at 10:15 AM EST
Still no GPS for the storm?
Yo Not Registered
Posted: December 25, 2008 at 9:45 PM EST
Does rogers use sim cards? Just curious to see if I could eventually get one of these unlocked since cincinnati bell has one of the poorest selections of phones
nelly Not Registered
Posted: December 26, 2008 at 10:36 PM EST
i really hope telus drops the price on the storm to 199 on a 3 year! look at the pricing! maybe even rogers will drop it lower to really get more customers !!!!
IronCurtain Not Registered
Posted: December 28, 2008 at 7:26 PM EST
T-Mobile is guaranteed to get both first, leading innovation with money saving strategys, android platform, open source platforming, and supporting their most recognized enterprise, the blackberry. Plus Data plans with 3g 10gb max cap?
I’m glad T-Mobile didn’t get LG as a phone supplier. Glad they are expanding on smartphone companies that matter, (i.e. HTC, RIM).
Eat your heart out VZW and AT&T subscribers. Just yet another reason why T-Mobile is taking over, glad they gave me 600 bonus minutes for christmas on my lines. No upgrade fees, and I pay 60/month for nearly unlimited everything (text,picture,internet,email,myfaves) aside from my 1000 anytime minutes.
Nikolaus Walch Not Registered
Posted: January 23, 2009 at 1:57 PM EST
Are you sure T-Mo will get a 9520? I read that T-Mo’s 3G frequencies are different than other standard 3G frequencies.
Stuart Friedman Not Registered
Posted: December 31, 2008 at 8:45 PM EST
I’d love to see TMobile get the phone, but if you are referring to TMobile USA, aren’t the frequencies all wrong. This is a big deal for Rogers/Fido, but I have a hard time believe that RIM is bringing this phone out solely for Rogers-FIDO and possibly Telcel. I suspect that there will be an ATT Storm. If there isn’t a ton of the $529 storms are going to start heading south.