Should T-Mobile extend Sidekick plans for BlackBerry?

Rarely do we talk about T-Mobile’s Sidekick prepaid plan. Considering T-Mo doesn’t even list the sidekick on their prepaid phones page, it’s understandable. However, it still exists, and I know a few people who use the plan. It’s a dollar a day, giving you unlimited text messaging, email, and Web browsing, and calls are 15 cents per minute. It might sound steep, and for some it is. Yet, if T-Mobile is going to offer this plan, why not extend it to prepaid BlackBerry devices as well? Namely, the new Pearl 8220 flip phone, which the company started offering last week.

The real killer is the price of the device. It’s currently selling for $149.99 after rebates with a two-year contract. The suggested retail price is $349.99. However, it appears that there will be a push in Canada to offer the device for $49.99. If that price subsidy hits the U.S., could T-Mo then turn around and sell the phone for $150 or even $200 for prepaid?

It’s possible, but not probable. Still, it’s a neat idea. Would you pick up the Pearl flip if it were on prepaid and reasonably priced?

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5 Responses

1. shan Says
   

   oh. my. god. i haaaaaaate this phone.
   blackberrys should not be flip phones!!!!!!!!!!!!

   i hate it, step it up blackberry, step it up… and fast

   
   Posted on November 15th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
2. Jacob Says
   

   Omg yah Blackberrys canot be flips..! Ugh yikes

   
   Posted on March 8th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
3. DENISE Marie King Says
   

   Blackberry Flip phone has a nice Masculine look to it to boost ego ….and the screen stays much more cleaner than the rest of them .. just like a car for a man in their…hands. EXCELLENT CHANGE!

   
   Posted on April 28th, 2009 at 6:22 am
4. Prepaid BlackBerry on the way | Prepaid Reviews Says
   

   [...] you're new to the site, you may want to subscribe to the the feed.A few weeks back I asked whether T-Mobile should offer the BlackBerry Pearl flip on prepaid. It seems like a good idea, since it can help both T-Mobile and Research In Motion target a younger [...]

   
   Posted on August 18th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
5. T-Mobile could be readying prepaid BlackBerry | Prepaid Reviews Says
   

   [...] while back I wondered if T-Mobile should offer a prepaid BlackBerry plan, like its prepaid Sidekick. That was in regards to the Pearl flip 8220. While T-Mobile won’t [...]

   
   Posted on August 18th, 2010 at 2:11 pm

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