Telkom’s mobile arm, 8ta, has introduced a new BlackBerry Internet
Service (BIS) package that costs half of what it did previously.
has launched a pared down version of the popular fixed-rate BlackBerry
Internet Service (BIS) that costs R30/month. The offering only allows
users to pair one e-mail account with their device, as opposed to the
usual 10, but otherwise offers all of the standard functionality of the
BIS service.
Consumers moving to the new package can link their device to a
company e-mail address or any online e-mail service such as Gmail, Yahoo
Mail or 8ta’s own 8tamail. The existing BIS offering — which costs
R59/month — will still be available to those that wish to use multiple
mail accounts.
The new rate is permanent and not part of a promotion.
The new package includes standard BIS features such as BlackBerry’s
instant-messaging service BBM, Internet browsing, the ability to browse
and post to social media services, and access to BlackBerry App World.
The package is available to both prepaid and post-paid 8ta customers.
Prepaid customers can either purchase it manually once a month using
their airtime balance, or can set up a recurring monthly deduction.
8ta
today announced that new BlackBerry®
prepaid customers will receive free BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS)
subscription for a month upon activation of the service.
The offer applies to the first 5000 new BlackBerry prepaid customers on
activation of their first BIS subscription effective 15 May 2012. The
free one month BlackBerry BIS will be automatically activated to apply
during the second month of BIS subscription.
“8ta is dedicated to offering more value to our customers so they can
stay connected to friends, family and information while on the move,”
says Amith Maharaj, Senior Managing Executive of 8ta.
Furthermore, customers will receive 500MB of free YouTube streaming per month with BIS activation - a first in South Africa.
BIS is an easy-to-use, convenient, low-cost solution that provides
users with access to the Internet and personal email accounts (including
popular email accounts such as 8tamail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail), as well
as BBM™ (BlackBerry Messenger) and popular social networking sites like
Facebook® and Twitter™. It also provides access to a wide range of
mobile applications on BlackBerry App World™.
Today’s announcement follows the recent launch of 8ta’s BlackBerry
Prepaid Voucher which offers customers an all inclusive BIS offering for
six months as an alternative to the monthly R59.00 charge for the
service.
“The BlackBerry smartphone is a popular choice in South Africa and 8ta
is proud to cater to the needs of this market,” concludes Maharaj.
What does the offer entail?
The first 5000 new BlackBerry prepaid customers shall qualify for the following on activation:
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FREE 1 month BlackBerry BIS worth R59.00
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FREE 500 MB YouTube Streaming worth R120.00
Available at 8ta Flagships and Telkom Direct stores nationally or dial *180*3*1# to activate the BIS subscription.
About 8ta:
8ta is an innovative mobile service provider that provides South
African consumers and enterprises the ability to talk more. Launched in
October 2010, 8ta uses state of the art Radio Access Network (RAN),
Core and IT technology to deliver products that are of high value,
simple to use and of high quality. Additionally, 8ta has partnered with
leading channel and distribution partners to ensure that its products
and services will be widely available to all South Africans. To learn
more, visit http://www.8ta.com/
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