Airtel launches BIS @ Rs 399 on pre-paid

After Vodafone and Tata Docomo its now the turn of Airtel to introduce new  prepaid Blackberry plans. Airtel Blackberry tariffs are offered under two categories i.e Blackberry Personal Mail and Blackberry Internet services and one weekly and monthly option has been added under each category. Blackberry Internet services has a new weekly plan of Rs 100 which will allow customers unlimited mails (POP/IMAP), instant messaging and internet browsing. Same benefits can be availed for  Rs 399 for 30 days validity. Blackberry Personal Mail has added a new prepaid  weekly plan of Rs 80 which will allow customers unlimited emails (POP/IMAP) and instant messaging and for 30 day validity same benefits will cost Rs 299. Internet browsing is restricted in Blackberry Personal mail plans.

BlackBerry Protect – Remotely backup and wipe your data

Blackberry Protect is a free service for consumers and work only with BIS account as BES security is managed by organisation’s administrator. The full feature list is:

  • Locate on map
  • Activate loud ringer
  • Device lock
  • Password change
  • Lost and Found screen
  • Remote wipe both device and microSD card
  • OTA backup of PIM data, bookmarks and text messages

Source: Berry Review

TATA Indicom launches MLite 299 Blackberry plan

TATA Indicom Blackberry subscribers can now enjoy the Blackberry Services at Rs. 299. TATA Indicom today announced the launch of the new Tata Indicom MaiLite data plan for BlackBerry service subscribers. This new Silver data plan provides customers with UNLIMITED data for accessing up to 10 supported email accounts, plus an optional BlackBerry email address, and popular instant messaging (IM) services at the low monthly rate of Rs. 299.

The MaiLite is a new rate plan available for the BlackBerry 8830 and BlackBerry 8703e smartphones. The BlackBerry 8703e,  is available from Tata Indicom for  Rs.9990

Airtel vs Vodafone blackberry services

Ever wonder which one to choose for your push mail services Vodafone or Airtel? You may be a hardcore fan of either company but when it comes to VAS and specially blackberry services “Airtel” is always better. How? let me explain you that;

 

Blackberry services on a non-blackberry handsets (Blackberry Connect)

If, you want to use blackberry services on a non-blackberry handset then you will get push mail services from both the providers but… while Airtel provides you GRPS services (for unlimited internet browsing, worth Rs. 599) free of cost, Vodafone will charge you for its “Mobile Connect” services Rs. 599 per month for unlimited web browsing.

 

Blackberry services on a blackberry handsets

I generally get a  few minutes delay in deliver of my mails in case of Vodafone which is not the case with Airtel or Tata or Reliance.

You will be charged at Rs. 0.35 per KB while you are on roaming where vodafone is not present (in most of the small cities or in routes you won’t find vodafone).

Same rates are charged by Airtel also but there are very few cities where you will not found Airtel so, if you are a user who roams alot then Airtel will be much better bet for you.

In pricing front also while Airtel charges just Rs. 899/- per month for unlimited data plan and Rs. 6990/- per year for the same, Vodafone will charge you Rs. 1099/- for the same.

 

Unlocking of Handsets

Airtel will take 8 to 10 days to deliver your unlock code for the blackberry handset in case you want the same while there is no such facility available with vodafone.

Best blackberry BIS billing plan

Are you interested in buying a new blackberry? Then have a look on the given below table and then choose your operator because buying blackberry is not hard but bearing its monthly rent could be hard for some people.

 

 

Airtel

Vodafone

Reliance

BPL Mobile

Tata Indicom

Plan 1

Rs 249

-

Rs 249

-

Rs 250

Plan 2

Rs 499

-

-

Rs 499

Rs 500

Unlimited

Rs 899

Rs 1099

Rs 1099

Rs 999

Rs 900

 

Plan 1: No free usage, Rs 0.50 per KB

Plan 2: 500 KB Free usage per month, Rs 0.15 per KB over usage

Unlimited: Free unlimited data transfer per month

 

Blackberry Handsets offered by the operators

Airtel

Vodafone

Reliance

BPL Mobile

TATA Indicom

Storm

 

       

Bold

Rs 34990

Rs 34990

Curve

8300

Rs 24990

8310

Rs 24990

Rs 24990

Rs 24990

8320

Rs 24990

Rs 29990

Rs 24990

8330

Rs 25990

Pearl

8100

Rs 21990

8120

8130

Rs 24990

8820

Rs 31990

8830

Rs 30990

Rs 27500

8703g

Rs 14990

8703e

Rs 14990

8703v

Rs 14990

7130g

Rs 14990