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du customers can now buy BlackBerry
du, the UAE's second telecom operator, on Sunday said it started offering BlackBerry to customers across the UAE for Dh130 per month.
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- Published: 23:49 August 10, 2008
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- BlackBerry has been in service in the UAE for over two years. etisalat rolled out the service in 2006.
Dubai: du, the UAE's second telecom operator, on Sunday said it started offering BlackBerry to customers across the UAE for Dh130 per month.
"New and existing customers can sign-up and enjoy unlimited service with no activation or monthly fees until Nov-ember 5. The BlackBerry solution from du provides wireless access to email, calendar, messaging and internet at Dh130 per month for 'Unlimited National' data plan and Dh260 per month for 'Unlimited International' data plan," the company said in an emailed statement.
BlackBerry has been in service in the UAE for over two years. etisalat rolled out the service in 2006.
With a roaming footprint in over 300 mobile networks in countries across the world, du customers can use BlackBerry smartphones to access data in over 181 networks in 75 countries worldwide where it offers GPRS data roaming. du is continuously working on further increasing its international roaming footprint to cover more countries.
du provides BlackBerry Enterprise solutions to companies that enable wireless enterprise applications and connectivity to back-end systems.
It works as a wireless extension to corporate email systems, providing advanced security features on devices.
In addition to BlackBerry enterprise solutions, du provides BlackBerry internet service, more suitable for individual users, mobile professionals and small businesses that want wireless access to communications and information with no required installation of server software or hardware.
du offers customers a choice between the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone, the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone, the BlackBerry 8700g smartphone and the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone.
du offers customers a choice between the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone, the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone, the BlackBerry 8700g smartphone and the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone.
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