BlackBerry Bold 9700 Available in Australia Starting Tomorrow Telstra Announces the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Down Under

Starting tomorrow, November 24, customers Down Under will be able to buy
a brand new BlackBerry Bold 9700. RIM s next-gen Bold phone will
probably be as popular as its predecessor. More and more customers
around the world will be able to buy it and now it s Australia s turn to
get it.
Ross Fielding, Telstra s Product Management Executive Director, had this
to say about the phone:
Lighter and more powerful, the new Blackberry 9700 has a full keyboard
and push email service which will help customers stay connected to their
email, office calendar and the mobile internet. Teamed with Telstra's
Next G network it provides outstanding smartphone performance in more
places.
Is that enough to convince you to buy one? The phone will be available
bundled with various plans including:
A range of Telstra Enterprise Government Enterprise Fleet Plans
Telstra Business plans, starting at $0 with a new $85 Mobile PLUS from
December 1
Telstra consumer customerscan purchase the device for $999 or a MRO
over 24 months.
The prices presented above are, of course, in Australian Dollars, just
in case you were wondering about those unusual prices. We covered the
BlackBerry Bold 9700 extensively on TFTS but let s take another look at
its specs and features:
Dimensions: 109 mm x 60 mm x 14.1 mm
Weight: 122 grams
2.44-inch light-sensing display
Full QWERTY keyboard
Touch-sensitive trackpad
Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
3.2-megapixel camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video
recording
BlackBerryยฎ OS 5.0
Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications including
Whereisยฎ Navigator
3.5 mm stereo headset jack
Up to 15 hours standby time
Up to 360 minutes talk time
256MB internal flash memory, expandable memory up to 32GB (comes
bundled with a 2GB microSD card)
Bluetooth 2.0
What do you say Australians? Are you ready for a new RIM smartphone in
your life? The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is definitely worth considering.