The other day we told you that Unlocked Mobiles in the U.K. was taking pre-orders for the unlocked SIM free version of the BlackBerry Q5. Now, a trio of carriers in the country has the device available for a subsidized price. Before we pass along that information, it would behoove us to refresh your memory. The BlackBerry Q5 is a low to mid-range version of the Canadian manufacturer's QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10. It has the same 3.1 inch 720 x 720 square display, but the physical QWERTY keyboard is much more basic than the one on the Q10.
The BlackBerry Q5
BlackBerry U.K. has put up a single website that allows you to pre-order the Q5 from EE, Orange or T-Mobile U.K. First, you select either black or white, and then the carrier you want. Orange is giving the handset away for free with a £26 ($41 USD) monthly plan that you are locked into for 2 years. You receive 250 minutes of talk, unlimited texts and 750MB of data. For the same monthly price, T-Mobile U.K. gives you the phone with 300 minutes of talk, 500 texts and 1GB of data. Again, a 2-year contract is required.
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If you want 4G LTE service, EE is your play. For as low as £31 ($49 USD) a month over 24 months, you will get the BlackBerry Q5 for free. This plan offers unlimited calls and texts along with 500MB of data. For £41 ($64 USD) a month, the data portion of the plan rises to 1GB.
While the three carriers are taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q5, no launch date for the phone has been announced.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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