BlackBerry Torch 9800 headed to Vodafone in the UK

UPDATE: It’s also worth pointing out all the demo BlackBerry Torch handsets at today’s launch were running on O2 SIM cards, although according to the company’s Twitter feed, there’s no announcement being made yet. Looks like Vodafone has sneaked an early lead in the pre-order stakes. [Thanks for the tip @Peebrains!]

UPDATE 2: We’ve heard from a few readers that staff in O2 stores say they’ll soon be stocking the BlackBerry Torch too. Have you been offered it yet?

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is set to go on sale on 12 August in the US with network AT&T, but RIM was curiously quiet about an exact launch date elsewhere.

But Vodafone UK has just announced that it will be coming “soon”, in a one line statement to press. You’ll be able to sign up for updates at this here link – it’s currently not live, but we’d expect that to change shortly.

O2 and Three declined to comment when contacted about a BlackBerry Torch 9800 release. We’ve reached out to the other three other major UK networks too (Orange, T-Mobile) and will update when we hear back.

Out TBC | £TBC | BlackBerry and Vodafone

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