BlackBerry devices are smartphones that offer secure wireless connections anywhere any time. Designed by Research In Motion USA Inc, BlackBerry was originally reputable for accessing emails and instant messaging while on the move, but has since become a reliable integrated wireless communications platform. Telecommunications networks in Nigeria like MTN, Glo, Etisalat, and Airtel (former Zain) currently carry
BlackBerry phones on their networks.
The BlackBerry platform offers two communications solutions. The first is BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS), which is designed for single individuals who want to access internet tools like email, instant messaging, social media, and the web while on the move. The other is BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES), which allows mobile workers to access enterprise information while on the move keeping them well informed at any time.
BlackBerry phones are proprietary, designed by Research In Motion RIM USA Inc, and carried by only telecoms networks with license to do so. A number of telecommunications companies in Nigeria support BlackBerry smartphones like Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat, and MTN. Genuine unlocked Blackberry phones are available from leading mobile phones retail stores in Nigeria.
BlackBerry Internet Solution BIS
BlackBerry Internet Solutions are designed for single individuals who need access to internet, social media, instant messaging, and email while on the move. Small firms that do not have corporate email infrastructure, but use ISP emails can also use
BlackBerry internet Solution. BIS can be used by freelancers to keep in touch with email accounts and clients while on the move. Once an email is sent to your normal email address, it is pushed to your
BlackBerry device so that you can access it from anywhere without any need for a computer.
BlackBerry enables you stay in contact with your clients. With BIS, you can access up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts from your BB device.
BIS also supports POP3 email accounts. With your
BlackBerry device you can compose, send, receive, and read your e-mails while on the move. You will also be able to read and view email attachments in formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat. BlackBerry also supports Instant Messaging like MSN, Google Talk, BlackBerry Messenger.
BlackBerry smart phones also access normal phone services like calls, SMS, and MMS, hence you do not need to carry another phone, your BlackBerry can do it all. Like most modern
mobile phones, BlackBerry comes with organiser tools like calendar, memo, and so on. Some
BlackBerry devices come with full QWERTY keyboard.
Internet access is part of the DNA of BlackBerry. BB phones can be used to access wireless internet enabling you to access full HTML pages or WAP pages using its built-in web browser. BlackBerry devices can also double as wireless modems enabling you access internet services with your Laptop or desktop using your BlackBerry device as a wireless modem. BlackBerry devices are smart phones and hence may come with features found in business connectivity phones like Wi-Fi, MMS, camera, media player, maps, GPS, and so on. You can also download apps for your BlackBerry device for fun, games and productivity.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution BES
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) is BIS and more. The more, being that BES allows secure enterprise communications between mobile workers and corporate IT infrastructure. BlackBerry Enterprise Solution allows mobile workers like marketers, field officers, sales people and top executives to have secure and reliable access to information required for their effectiveness. BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is best for businesses with corporate email infrastructure.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is used by companies to extend the reach of their network infrastructure. Mobile workers can access emails, enterprise applications, enterprise data, and office applications from anywhere just as if they were in the office. Organisations that desire to use BES will require a
BlackBerry Enterprise Server for secure communication between mobile
BlackBerry devices and company's network infrastructure.
With BlackBerry, employees can keep in touch with the office keeping them up to date with latest information that will enable fast decision making.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is a back-end system installed behind your corporate firewall, offering end-to-end encryption, which ensures corporate data security.
Glo mobile BlackBerry
Glo mobile was the first GSM operator to introduce BlackBerry in Nigeria. Globacom currently offer BlackBerry Internet Solution for individuals and BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for organisations. BlackBerry from Glo is available to prepaid and post-paid customers. Glo offers a number of BlackBerry devices.
Like with its internet bundles, Glo mobile offers the most cost effective data plans for BlackBerry prepaid subscribers. BIS Monthly offer 30 days BlackBerry Internet data access at N2,800. BIS Weekly offers 7 days internet data access at N900, you can get 24 hrs internet access via BIS Daily at a cost of N250. Glo BES goes for N4,200, N1,400, and N300, for monthly, weekly, and daily BlackBerry access respectively.
To activate BIS Monthly, BIS Weekly, or BIS Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phone SMS
bismonth,
bisweek,
bisday respectively to
777. To activate BES Monthly, BES Weekly, or BES Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phone SMS
besmonth,
besweek,
besday respectively to
777. Make sure you have enough credit on your phone to pay for the applicable data plan.
For more information on BlackBerry from Glo mobile, visit Globacom website at
www.gloworld.com. You can also visit a Glo world near you.
MTN BlackBerry
MTN was the first GSM operator to make BlackBerry available to both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers in Nigeria. By making BlackBerry available to prepaid customers, MTN empowered ordinary people to own
BlackBerry devices. Now small time free-lancers and businesses can keep in touch with clients using their MTN BlackBerry devices.
Here are BlackBerry prepaid plans for MTN Nigeria:
- MTN BIS Weekly - N1,000 send bbweek to 21600 to activate
- MTN BIS Monthly - N3,000 send BIS to 21600 to activate
- MTN BIS Quaterly - N8,000 send BBQ to 21600 to activate
Here are prices of some BlackBerry phones from MTN with one month free subscription:
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 - N86,000 (with 1 month free subscription)
- BlackBerry Bold 2 9700 – N63,000 (with 1 month free subscription)
- BlackBerry 8520 – 36,000 Naira (with 1 month free subscription)
Visit
MTN Blackberry page.
BlackBerry from Airtel mobile
Airtel, formally Zain, carry a number of BB devices like:
Airtel BlackBerry is available to both prepaid and post-paid subscribers.
Here are BlackBerry prepaid plans for Airtel Nigeria:
- Airtel BIS Daily - N200 send BISDAY to 440 to activate
- Airtel BIS Weekly - N1,000 send BISWEEK to 440 to activate
- Airtel BIS Monthly - N3,000 send BISMONTH to 440 to activate
For more information on BlackBerry from Airtel and these BlackBerry devices, visit Airtel website at
ng.airtel.com.
Etisalat BlackBerry
Etisalat Nigeria offers BIS and BES services. The cost of Etisalat BlackBerry services is affordable. BIS Monthly offer 30 days BlackBerry Internet data access at N3,000. BIS Weekly offers 7 days internet data access at N1,000, you can get 24 hrs internet access via BIS Daily at a cost of N250.
To activate BIS Monthly, BIS Weekly, or BIS Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phones dial
*399*1#,
*399*6#,
*399*5# respectively. Make sure you have enough credit on your phone to pay for the applicable data plan.
Etisalat carries the
BlackBerry Torch 9800. Other BB phones advertised by Etisalat include
BB Curve 8900, BB Curve 8520, BB Bold 9700, BB Bold 9000, and BB Storm 9500.
For more information on BlackBerry from Etisalat, visit Etisalat website at
www.etisalat.com.ng. You can also visit a Etisalat Experience centre near you.
Other network operators like Starcomms, Visafone, Multilinks and Zoom mobile may also offer BlackBerry.
Buying BB from network vs phone store
As far as price is concerned there is no real benefit from buying your BB phones directly from the network operator. Unlike in other countries (especially in the west), where subscribers get subsidies or easy payment contracts when they by BB and other smartphones from operators, Nigerian networks offer no form of subsidy or easy payment options. In fact, you may even end-up paying more albeit disguised as one month free subscription.
The only real advantages of buying your BlackBerry devices from the carrier is for technical support and to guarantee the integrity of the BlackBerry device. The downside is that the phone is locked to the network requiring you to unlock it before you can use your BlackBerry device on another network different from the one you bought it from.
To
get a BB device not locked to any network buy from a retail store, but not just any retail store so as not to buy a fake BlackBerry phone. Buy from a store with a good reputation in dealing on mobile phones like an authorised Nokia or Samsung phones dealers.
Prices of some BB Phones, Tablets and Devices
Here are prices of some BlackBerry phones in Nigeria. This are only price ideas. Actual prices may vary depending on the retail store, your location, and colour. However, if the price is too good to be true, you may be buying a fake BB phone/device.
- BB Bold 9780 - N64,000
- BB Torch 9800 - N75,000 / 78,000 (Black / White)
- BB Bold 9700 - N56,000 / N70,000 (Black / White)
- BB Bold 9000 - N60,000
- BB Curve 8520 (Gemini) - N28,000
- BB Storm 9520 (BlackBerry Storm 2) - N45,000
- BB Curve 9300 - N42,000
- BB Curve 8900 - N55,000
- BB Playbook Tablet 16GB - N85,000
- BB Playbook Tablet 32GB - N115,000
- BlackBerry Playbook Tablet - N135,000BlackBerry devices are smartphones that offer secure wireless connections anywhere any time. Designed by Research In Motion USA Inc, BlackBerry was originally reputable for accessing emails and instant messaging while on the move, but has since become a reliable integrated wireless communications platform. Telecommunications networks in Nigeria like MTN, Glo, Etisalat, and Airtel (former Zain) currently carry BlackBerry phones on their networks.
The BlackBerry platform offers two communications solutions. The first is BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS), which is designed for single individuals who want to access internet tools like email, instant messaging, social media, and the web while on the move. The other is BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES), which allows mobile workers to access enterprise information while on the move keeping them well informed at any time.
BlackBerry phones are proprietary, designed by Research In Motion RIM USA Inc, and carried by only telecoms networks with license to do so. A number of telecommunications companies in Nigeria support BlackBerry smartphones like Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat, and MTN. Genuine unlocked Blackberry phones are available from leading mobile phones retail stores in Nigeria.
BlackBerry Internet Solution BIS
BlackBerry Internet Solutions are designed for single individuals who need access to internet, social media, instant messaging, and email while on the move. Small firms that do not have corporate email infrastructure, but use ISP emails can also use BlackBerry internet Solution. BIS can be used by freelancers to keep in touch with email accounts and clients while on the move. Once an email is sent to your normal email address, it is pushed to your BlackBerry device so that you can access it from anywhere without any need for a computer. BlackBerry enables you stay in contact with your clients. With BIS, you can access up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts from your BB device.
BIS also supports POP3 email accounts. With your BlackBerry device you can compose, send, receive, and read your e-mails while on the move. You will also be able to read and view email attachments in formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat. BlackBerry also supports Instant Messaging like MSN, Google Talk, BlackBerry Messenger.
BlackBerry smart phones also access normal phone services like calls, SMS, and MMS, hence you do not need to carry another phone, your BlackBerry can do it all. Like most modern mobile phones, BlackBerry comes with organiser tools like calendar, memo, and so on. Some BlackBerry devices come with full QWERTY keyboard.
Internet access is part of the DNA of BlackBerry. BB phones can be used to access wireless internet enabling you to access full HTML pages or WAP pages using its built-in web browser. BlackBerry devices can also double as wireless modems enabling you access internet services with your Laptop or desktop using your BlackBerry device as a wireless modem. BlackBerry devices are smart phones and hence may come with features found in business connectivity phones like Wi-Fi, MMS, camera, media player, maps, GPS, and so on. You can also download apps for your BlackBerry device for fun, games and productivity.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution BES
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) is BIS and more. The more, being that BES allows secure enterprise communications between mobile workers and corporate IT infrastructure. BlackBerry Enterprise Solution allows mobile workers like marketers, field officers, sales people and top executives to have secure and reliable access to information required for their effectiveness. BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is best for businesses with corporate email infrastructure.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is used by companies to extend the reach of their network infrastructure. Mobile workers can access emails, enterprise applications, enterprise data, and office applications from anywhere just as if they were in the office. Organisations that desire to use BES will require a BlackBerry Enterprise Server for secure communication between mobile BlackBerry devices and company's network infrastructure.
With BlackBerry, employees can keep in touch with the office keeping them up to date with latest information that will enable fast decision making.
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is a back-end system installed behind your corporate firewall, offering end-to-end encryption, which ensures corporate data security.
Glo mobile BlackBerry
Glo mobile was the first GSM operator to introduce BlackBerry in Nigeria. Globacom currently offer BlackBerry Internet Solution for individuals and BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for organisations. BlackBerry from Glo is available to prepaid and post-paid customers. Glo offers a number of BlackBerry devices.
Like with its internet bundles, Glo mobile offers the most cost effective data plans for BlackBerry prepaid subscribers. BIS Monthly offer 30 days BlackBerry Internet data access at N2,800. BIS Weekly offers 7 days internet data access at N900, you can get 24 hrs internet access via BIS Daily at a cost of N250. Glo BES goes for N4,200, N1,400, and N300, for monthly, weekly, and daily BlackBerry access respectively.
To activate BIS Monthly, BIS Weekly, or BIS Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phone SMS bismonth, bisweek, bisday respectively to 777. To activate BES Monthly, BES Weekly, or BES Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phone SMS besmonth, besweek, besday respectively to 777. Make sure you have enough credit on your phone to pay for the applicable data plan.
For more information on BlackBerry from Glo mobile, visit Globacom website at www.gloworld.com. You can also visit a Glo world near you.
MTN BlackBerry
MTN was the first GSM operator to make BlackBerry available to both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers in Nigeria. By making BlackBerry available to prepaid customers, MTN empowered ordinary people to own BlackBerry devices. Now small time free-lancers and businesses can keep in touch with clients using their MTN BlackBerry devices.
Here are BlackBerry prepaid plans for MTN Nigeria:
- MTN BIS Weekly - N1,000 send bbweek to 21600 to activate
- MTN BIS Monthly - N3,000 send BIS to 21600 to activate
- MTN BIS Quaterly - N8,000 send BBQ to 21600 to activate
Here are prices of some BlackBerry phones from MTN with one month free subscription:
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 - N86,000 (with 1 month free subscription)
- BlackBerry Bold 2 9700 – N63,000 (with 1 month free subscription)
- BlackBerry 8520 – 36,000 Naira (with 1 month free subscription)
Visit
MTN Blackberry page.
BlackBerry from Airtel mobile
Airtel, formally Zain, carry a number of BB devices like:
Airtel BlackBerry is available to both prepaid and post-paid subscribers.
Here are BlackBerry prepaid plans for Airtel Nigeria:
- Airtel BIS Daily - N200 send BISDAY to 440 to activate
- Airtel BIS Weekly - N1,000 send BISWEEK to 440 to activate
- Airtel BIS Monthly - N3,000 send BISMONTH to 440 to activate
For more information on BlackBerry from Airtel and these BlackBerry devices, visit Airtel website at
ng.airtel.com.
Etisalat BlackBerry
Etisalat Nigeria offers BIS and BES services. The cost of Etisalat BlackBerry services is affordable. BIS Monthly offer 30 days BlackBerry Internet data access at N3,000. BIS Weekly offers 7 days internet data access at N1,000, you can get 24 hrs internet access via BIS Daily at a cost of N250.
To activate BIS Monthly, BIS Weekly, or BIS Daily on your prepaid BlackBerry phones dial
*399*1#,
*399*6#,
*399*5# respectively. Make sure you have enough credit on your phone to pay for the applicable data plan.
Etisalat carries the
BlackBerry Torch 9800. Other BB phones advertised by Etisalat include
BB Curve 8900, BB Curve 8520, BB Bold 9700, BB Bold 9000, and BB Storm 9500.
For more information on BlackBerry from Etisalat, visit Etisalat website at
www.etisalat.com.ng. You can also visit a Etisalat Experience centre near you.
Other network operators like Starcomms, Visafone, Multilinks and Zoom mobile may also offer BlackBerry.
Buying BB from network vs phone store
As far as price is concerned there is no real benefit from buying your BB phones directly from the network operator. Unlike in other countries (especially in the west), where subscribers get subsidies or easy payment contracts when they by BB and other smartphones from operators, Nigerian networks offer no form of subsidy or easy payment options. In fact, you may even end-up paying more albeit disguised as one month free subscription.
The only real advantages of buying your BlackBerry devices from the carrier is for technical support and to guarantee the integrity of the BlackBerry device. The downside is that the phone is locked to the network requiring you to unlock it before you can use your BlackBerry device on another network different from the one you bought it from.
To
get a BB device not locked to any network buy from a retail store, but not just any retail store so as not to buy a fake BlackBerry phone. Buy from a store with a good reputation in dealing on mobile phones like an authorised Nokia or Samsung phones dealers.
Prices of some BB Phones, Tablets and Devices
Here are prices of some BlackBerry phones in Nigeria. This are only price ideas. Actual prices may vary depending on the retail store, your location, and colour. However, if the price is too good to be true, you may be buying a fake BB phone/device.
- BB Bold 9780 - N64,000
- BB Torch 9800 - N75,000 / 78,000 (Black / White)
- BB Bold 9700 - N56,000 / N70,000 (Black / White)
- BB Bold 9000 - N60,000
- BB Curve 8520 (Gemini) - N28,000
- BB Storm 9520 (BlackBerry Storm 2) - N45,000
- BB Curve 9300 - N42,000
- BB Curve 8900 - N55,000
- BB Playbook Tablet 16GB - N85,000
- BB Playbook Tablet 32GB - N115,000
- BlackBerry Playbook Tablet - N135,000
