Rogers Wireless Announces the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Curve 8520 Available for $99.99 with 3-YR Contract; Minimum $45 Monthly Service Fee

What does Rogers Wireless do when main competitors Bell and Telus
announce iPhone plans? It announces a new BlackBerry phone, the Curve
8520 also known as the Onyx in some markets. Yes, you re not mistaking,
this phone is already available in the USA. In fact it has been
available all summer long so we ll completely understand if Canadians
decide to wait for the 9700 Bold 2 or the Storm 2 to arrive instead of
going for the Onyx.

Don t get me wrong here, the 8520 is a great smartphone that comes with
plenty of features ready to serve you faithfully whether you choose make
this Curve a professional or a business phone. But Rogers is simply a
little late to launch it considering that hotter RIM phones are about to
be launched south of the border by at least three of the Big Four: AT T,
T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

So what does Rogers have to offer? The Canadian carrier will sell the
Curve 8520 for $99.99 provided that you choose a new 3-year voice and
data contract of at least $45 per month. A simple math calculation says
that you ll be paying at least $1,720 for the Curve 8520 over the next
three years. Are you prepared for that?

Rogers is also offering you support for the Rogers TalkSpot service. For
$15 per month you ll be able to make unlimited calls in Canada over
Wi-Fi which is a great feature that will save to some money on the long run.

Last, but not least, here are some of the most important features of the
BlackBerry Curve 8520 just in case you re not familiar with it yet:

320 x 240 display
Full-QWERTY keyboard
optical touchpad
2-megapixel digital camera with video recording
512MHz processor
256MB Flash memory
3.5mm stereo headset jack
microSD/SDHC memory card slot support for up to 16GB cards
Wi-Fi support
I didn t forget to mention 3G support! The Curve 8520 simply doesn t
come with 3G capabilities. You should really consider this aspect of the
matter in case you re about to get into a 3-year new contract from
Rogers. You ll want to have a phone with at least 3G capabilities in two
years from now when others will play with LTE handsets!