BlackBerry Smartphones Gets a Price Cut, BB Curve 8520 Now For Rs.9890

In an attempt to Boots the BlackBerry Smartphone sales in Indian market, Research In Motion (RIM) announced massive price cut for its entry level and high-end device- BlackBerry 8520 Curve, BlackBerry 9300 Curve 3G and BlackBerry Torch 9800.

With the massive price cut, Now BlackBerry 8520 Curve the entry-level smartphone which features 2.6-inch Vibrant screen, optical trackpad, 2 Mega pixel camera, EDGE and Wi-Fi will cost just Rs.9990 (Best Buy price Rs.9890) existing price was Rs.11500.

While the next-generation Black Berry Curve 9300 3G which has a faster 624-MHz processor, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11n, EDGE, 3G HSDPA Internet connectivity, 2.4-inch, 320-by-240 screen and 2 Mega pixel camera now comes for Rs.14500 (existing price Rs.17200).

The BlackBerry Torch 9800, the touchscreen-slider smartphone equipped with latest BlackBerry OS 6.0, 3.2 inch touchscreen, a sliding QWERTY keypad, 512 MB phone memory, 3G, WiFi, 5 Mega Pixel camera with Auto Focus and LED Flash now cost Rs.28999 (existing price Rs.32600).

The BlackBerry smartphones are always suitable for Messaging Moguls as it is for Business people who want to combine their work phone with a personal device or social media active people who want to stay connected real time 24×7. BlackBerry Devices are light, well-featured, and now available at a relative low of 10k in Indian market.

Remember that the full BlackBerry Unlimited Data and Email & Messenger service will set you back a further Rs.399 a month – although the basic personal Mail and Messenger Service Plan starts at Rs.299 per month in most of all leading Mobile Service across India.

Rohit Jain March 22, 2011 at 9:32 pm

@marcavenu
No… for that you need to have BIS plan

AD March 21, 2011 at 8:38 pm

Ganesh Srinivasan :You can use BlackBerry phone as a modem – the PC suite has option to use and the speed is obviously limited [as you would use it as Dial Up Networking]I have used BB phone as a modem before I lost the phone, works fine

is blackberry 3g can provide 3g speed with PC suite

what will be the data pack for to use phone modem service

Blackberry provides emails and messengers on phone @299/- for surfing higher rental plan required. my query is can we browse internet on pc @299/- pack

Do you own Blackberry?

marcavenu March 21, 2011 at 6:24 pm

Ganesh Srinivasan :You can use BlackBerry phone as a modem – the PC suite has option to use and the speed is obviously limited [as you would use it as Dial Up Networking]I have used BB phone as a modem before I lost the phone, works fine

is blackberry 3g can provide 3g speed with PC suite

what will be the data pack for to use phone modem service
Blackberry provides emails and messengers on phone @299/- for surfing higher rental plan required. my query is can we browse internet on pc @299/- pack

marcavenu March 21, 2011 at 6:06 pm

Ganesh Srinivasan You can use BlackBerry phone as a modem – the PC suite has option to use and the speed is obviously limited [as you would use it as Dial Up Networking]I have used BB phone as a modem before I lost the phone, works fine

is blackberry 3g can provide 3g speed with PC suite
what will be the data pack for to use phone modem service

marcavenu March 21, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Ganesh Srinivasan : You can use BlackBerry phone as a modem – the PC suite has option to use and the speed is obviously limited [as you would use it as Dial Up Networking]
I have used BB phone as a modem before I lost the phone, works fine

is blackberry 3g can provide 3g speed with PC suite

Prakash March 21, 2011 at 10:08 am

It is a known fact that Track Wheels, Track Balls and Track Pads are the vulnerable parts in BlackBerry Handsets. Once gone bad, they cannot be repaired. Their replacement cost is too high. The more one uses them, the more vulnerable they will be. With this high risk involved with the handsets, the high Data Charges keep away the masses to use the BlackBerry Phones and their Services. India is a cost driven market and consumers are very conscious. In an era where most of the GSM Companies are offering 2 GB Data @ Rs.98 per month, paying Rs.299 just for e-mail messages and messenger does not stand justified, especially when you have full access to the Internet by paying Rs.98 per month. Unless BlackBerry does not bridge this gap, they will not be able to exploit the potential of Indian Telecom market.

rajiev March 21, 2011 at 9:34 am

i don;t like blackberry set ,i think other smart fone is much better than this company.

bharathkumara March 20, 2011 at 9:57 pm

nice to saw blackberry, but i have idea to start a bew research on new type of mobile made from india

Ganesh Srinivasan March 20, 2011 at 8:13 pm

marcavenu
You can use BlackBerry phone as a modem – the PC suite has option to use and the speed is obviously limited [as you would use it as Dial Up Networking]

I have used BB phone as a modem before I lost the phone, works fine

marcavenu@gmail.com March 20, 2011 at 5:16 pm

as per my knowledge we can not use blackberry as a phone modem for your pc or laptop. if anyone using please clarify.

marcavenu@gmail.com March 20, 2011 at 5:13 pm

nice to see this article on telecom talk

marcavenu March 20, 2011 at 5:12 pm

Gandhi :
Blackberry Handset Prices have been cut,
But what justifies the 400 Rs. per month that they charge for the BIS services.
You could get Chat, Push Mail & Browsing upto 1GB Data for as low as Rs. 48 a month on a Nokia or Android Phone.
RIM are you Listening

they are earning on each phone till the phone live as without BlackBerry service phone like a normal phone.

Santu Sovan Mandal March 20, 2011 at 4:10 pm

8520 is backdated….

Vinayak Pai March 20, 2011 at 8:54 am

Sure with this price reduction blackberry phones are more affordable. But the fact remains that to utilise a blackberry phone to the 100% one needs to subscribe to the exclusive blackberry plans which are too expensive as of now. I hope our operatora are listening!!!!!!!!

doc_dip March 20, 2011 at 1:24 am

hahahaha those fool canadians….trying to lure the indian people with price cut without satisfying indian government’s security need
hey RIM,you ignorant deaf canadian,listen,1st clear the security need of our government then sell ur high priced product…we dont want another 26-11 just for ur bloody greed

Gandhi March 20, 2011 at 12:26 am

Blackberry Handset Prices have been cut,
But what justifies the 400 Rs per month that they charge for the BIS services.
You could get Chat, Push Mail & Browsing upto 1GB Data for as low as Rs 48 a month on a Nokia or Android Phone.
RIM are you Listening

Chaand March 19, 2011 at 9:31 pm