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AT&T BlackBerry 9800 listed for "pre-sale" from online retailer
Newsbrief by Todd Haselton on Wednesday July 28, 2010.
Online retailer MobileCity Online currently has the as-yet unannounced AT&T BlackBerry 9800 slider smartphone listed as being available for pre-sale, with images of the device. The phone is advertised with a no-contract price of $599.99, although MobileCity Online doesn't list a delivery date. We expect this phone to be announced during RIM's event next Tuesday, which we'll be attending.
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Staska @ 12:05:03PM EDT on Wednesday July 28, 2010
Sorry, but that mobilecity BB9800 preorder thing is pure linkbait and nothing more.
They just take/steal images from the net, remove the watermarks, collect all the info about specs they find on the net and post it as a product preorder. Then tip sites like ours to write about it as if they already have the upcoming phone for pre-order.
To be sure - just check the images they use on BB9800 preorder page. They are the same images taken from one of the first BB slider leaks in China
I fell for their linkbait once too: http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/09/28/nokia-5800-tube-available-for-pre-order-unlocked-at-49999/
Michael Oryl @ 2:27:39PM EDT on Wednesday July 28, 2010
This never should have been posted. Todd misunderstood when I sent the link over to him as an FYI and thought I wanted it posted. Sorry, guys. Staska is totally right - this is pure linkbait from MobileCity Online.
WC1025 @ 5:53:05PM EDT on Wednesday July 28, 2010
So how accurate do you think the pricing is? $700?