Both Orange and Vodafone are offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 at £19.99 for the cost of the handset, both on 24 month contracts and both at £25.00 per month, although this is where the similarities end. Orange is offering 900 minutes of free talk time any time any network plus unlimited texts and unlimited data usage whereas Vodafone are offering 300 free talk time minutes, unlimited texts and 500 MB of data usage. The difference in the tariffs for the same monthly line rental is vast and just shows how wise it is to shop around.

T-Mobile is offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 as a free handset on their Web900 tariff which costs £35.00 per month on a 24 month contract. For that you get 900 minutes of free talk time any network any time plus 500 free texts, instant email and unlimited data usage, plus the opportunity to have five months half price line rental.

No matter if you are looking for cheap mobile phones or the latest mobile phones full of special extras, it pays to shop around as prices can differ greatly between the various mobile phone companies. Online mobile phone reviews, and updates of the latest mobile phone news can keep you ahead of what’s hot and what’s not.

The new blackberry 8520 fits in to the Rim Blackberry range above the Curve 8300 and just below the Curve 8900.

After going through the specifications of the Curve8900 and the Curve 8520, the 8520 really is a half way house the screen is a poultry 320×240 compared to the 8900s 480×360.

The 8520 isn’t as pretty as the Curve 8900 either and the traditional trackball is swapped for a track pad.