Useful Information About The BlackBerry Torch
Availability and Pricing
BlackBerry’s new Torch has finally arrived. The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 is available through AT&T as of August 12th for $199.99 with a two year contract. A required data plan adds $15 a month as well. This is a pretty good discount off AT&T’s $499.99 retail price for outright purchase, without a commitment, that is available for those cannot wait until they are eligible for renewal or simply prefer using prepaid minutes. Although AT&T is the only authorized service provider, Amazon lists the BlackBerry Torch from various independent vendors at prices ranging from $599.99 to $789.99 which emphasizes the value of AT&T’s offer. The phone comes with the standard BlackBerry Torch Accessories: Micro-USB Cable-Power Plug, Stereo 3.5mm Headset, 4 GB MicroSD Card, and a BlackBerry Polishing Cloth.
Hardware Features
This very sleek looking BlackBerry offers a full touch screen, as well as a vertical and a horizontal viewing and onscreen keyboard. For old-school users, there’s also a slide-out, full QWERTY, physical keyboard. The Torch has 4GB of built-in storage and a 5-megapixel camera. Blackberry Torch batteries are designed to give more than five hours of 3G talk time, six hours of video watching or a huge 29.8 hours of music. And with 14-18 days of standby time, you won’t have to worry about having a low battery so much.
Upgraded Software
BlackBerry has revamped the operating system and 6 OS offers a much more responsive browsing experience with the WebPages now allowing multiple tabs. On board apps include GPS and BlackBerry Maps plus Windows Media Player and a Tethered Modem. The BlackBerry Apps Store lists thousands of games, ebooks, and apps of all sorts. The BlackBerry Torch is designed to handle everything from emails and photography without a strain.
Cool Accessories
For users who feel a need for a backup power source, spare BlackBerry Torch Batteries can be bought for under $50 and storage geeks can collect as many 32GB hot-swappable microSD memory cards as they want. AT&T offers travel chargers and cases separately in several styles at various prices. But of course, any of these items can be bought at most cell phone vendors. Many of these phone vendors stock a larger variety at better prices, opposed to an authorized AT&T vendor. BlackBerry Torch Accessories from independent vendors include cases of every kind in black and in color at prices ranging from $12.95 up to $32.99.
A nice feature being offered in the AT&T store is a BlackBerry Torch screen protector that provides crystal clear 4-way Privacy Viewing. They attached to a static cling, so it’s simple to install and leave no sticky residue on your phone. It provides full multi-directional data protection both horizontally and vertically. An alternative BlackBerry Torch screen protector is a simple protective coating for the screen that does not interfere with the touch-screen operation. These screen protectors can be bought for very cheap, some at $8 for a pack of five. As more BlackBerry Torches are sold, the market for BlackBerry Torch accessories will increase and private vendors will rush to meet the demand.
