Glo introduces BlackBerry U

Second National Carrier (SNC) Globacom has introduced a special BlackBerry U package, which offers the lowest uniform tariff structure for Prepaid BlackBerry users on any network in the country. With the BlackBerry U, all existing and new Glo prepaid Blackberry subscribers can now enjoy a call rate of N25 per minute or 42 kobo per second for all calls including Glo-to-Glo and Glo to other networks as against the present N42 per minute or 70 kobo per second.

Samson Isa, head of value added services (VAS) Globacom disclosed that the new Blackberry U tariff was targeted at all prepaid Blackberry users as it gives them considerable savings. All an existing prepaid Blackberry subscriber needs to do is text ‘U’ to the short code 7070 and start to enjoy the lowest rate. New subscribers however need to first activate prepaid Blackberry before texting U to 7070 to enjoy the service.

To choose any of the available packages for prepaid BlackBerry from Glo such as the daily, weekly or monthly plan, a Glo subscriber with a BlackBerry device or any other BlackBerry-enabled device only needs to send an SMS with the appropriate keyword to 777. For the daily plan, which costs N400, the keyword is “bisday”, for the weekly plan, which goes for N1,500, the keyword is “bisweek” while the keyword for the monthly plan, which costs N4,800, is “bismonth”.

Apart from BlackBerry devices, BlackBerry Connect software on which BlackBerry U runs can also work with devices from manufacturers such as HTC (Only factory pre-installed models of HTC TyTN II, Touch Diamond, Touch Pro and HD), Nokia (E90, E61,E61i, E70, E51, E65) and Sony Ericsson (P1i, W950, Xperia X1). These devices can also be configured to access niche packages which BlackBerry devices provide. These include connection to push email and access to social sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Globacom has urged prepaid Blackberry users who would like to see their names in the Glo Blackberry U list to text their names to the short code, 2020, e.g. text ‘Jimmy’ to 2020. The names will be printed in the newspapers, twice a month. The names will take on the shape of U as depicted in the advert.

“With the best and widest GPRS coverage in Nigeria, subscribers using BlackBerry from Glo can therefore be guaranteed the most reliable services in more locations across the country at the lowest rate. This is the incredible value that comes with being on the Glo network”, Isa said.