BlackBerry Bold 9930 now available from Verizon for $249.99 [updated]
Verizon Wireless is now offering RIM’s highly anticipated BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone for $249.99 on contract. BGR exclusively reported last week that Sprint would soon …
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