yuMobile has today its BlackBerry services targeting the entry level users. The service which the operator bills as the “cheapest in the country” is going live for the first time to the subscribers on the network.
BlackBerry services is an integrated solution which combines various services like email and messaging, social networking, phone, organizer, web, multimedia and other mobile business and lifestyle applications on to the smartphone. All the services can be accessed on the go through the BlackBerry smartphones. The services also allow individual subscribers or company workers to access e-mail, phone, text messaging, Internet, organizer and corporate data applications from a single, integrated device.
As at launch, yuMobile is giving giving away two months free subscription on the BB complete plan upon purchase of a brand new device from its any of its retail centres in Kenya.
Some of the BlackBerry devices which are BlackBerry® Bold 9900, Bold 9780, Curve 8520 and Torch 9800. The handsets will not be locked to the network and customers will choose from eight distinct plans.
| BLACKBERRY PACKAGE | PRICE |
| BIS monthly | KES 999 |
| BIS Daily | KES 50 |
| BB Complete Monthly | KES 499 |
| BB Complete daily | KES 20 |
| BB Social Monthly | KES 400 |
| BB Social daily | KES 15 |
| BES | KES 1999 |
| BES+ | KES 1999 |
| HANDSET | yuMobile PRICE |
| Bold 9900 | KES 58,999 |
| Bold 9780 | KES 36,999 |
| Curve 8520 | KES 17,999 |
| Torch 9800 | KES 52,999 |