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But just hold on for one second before you go rushing over to Amazon. Here’s the full deal. The device lists at $349.99. The price drops to $74.99 via a generous $275 rebate, available with a new activation and two-year service commitment. On top of that, there is an additional $125 rebate (or rebates), meaning you’re in essence being paid $50 for the device (though we’re not sure if you’ll be issued a credit from Amazon or it will just end up being free). Now, don’t just go thinking that T-Mobile and Amazon are going to hand you this phone for free. You have to play nice, fellas. And by nice, they mean the following:

Your price paid includes an Equipment Discount of $250 that has been provided to you in exchange for activating a new, non-substitute line of service with T-Mobile and your agreement that for the 181-day period following such activation you will (1) pay your balance due to T-Mobile each month and otherwise maintain your account in good standing, (2) not disconnect this T-Mobile line of service, (3) not transfer this equipment to another T-Mobile line of service, (4) not change your T-Mobile service rate plan to a lower monthly service rate–this includes canceling or removing required PDA, BlackBerry, or smartphone features after your product has shipped, (5) not use this line of service to replace an existing account with T-Mobile. If these conditions are not met, you hereby authorize Amazon.com to charge your credit card $250 as reimbursement of this Equipment Discount without need for further approval.

As noted by Russell Shaw at ZDNet, 181 days brings us almost to May 2008, so this is for serious people only. No trying to pull any stunts to get this fantastic subsidy. You actually have to be planning on using the T-Mobile service for the next half-year.

Still, it’s an incredible deal that’s surely worth checking out if you’re thinking of switching to T-Mobile.

[Zmazon BlackBerry offer] via [ZDNet]

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