BlackBerry mid-March sold in Shanghai

Originally called the 1 March listed telecommunications banheimei handset, will most likely not so quick to uncover the "veil".

Reporter recently learned from Shanghai Telecom, BlackBerry's time-to-market is not yet finalized, but should not later than 15 March, "this is the Telecom Group elaborated on the commercial market. "Insiders told reporters. This means that China Telecom's "Star machine" team will have a new Member, and the imminent iPhone Terminal.

The first BlackBerry to "burn"

Although the market has not been finalized, but from the inside was informed that the first listing of the BlackBerry 9530 phone model is already full, inner, Chinese SMS, Tianyi the characteristic business function can be successfully applied.

"Not yet listed on the main reason for this is that fewer mobile inventory, so you can begin mid-March on commercial, listed by the end of the mass. ”

Due to the haste, the first purchase of BlackBerry has yet to be fully adapted to internal and non-UIM card slot, so you can only use the "fire" mode, by Telecom operators directly to the number of "planting" into the phone.

"Isolation and card to the BlackBerry to arrival in the second half.

"The sources, except for the 9530, listed in the second half will further 9550, 9630, 9650, three models of BlackBerry mobile phone, but all are detached and card. But for the public are concerned whether retention of WiFi function, the source said, now you can determine the 9530 without WiFi, the other three are still uncertain.

Package monthly minimum of $ 189

Flourishing BlackBerry abroad, domestic is not a new thing.

Early in 2006, China Mobile and RIM to launch BlackBerry "BlackBerry" business, mainly against multinational staff and receive messages via mobile phones, but because of the demand is high, the introduction of charges for the past four years, the market situation is not satisfactory. According to insiders, the Shanghai market mobile BlackBerry users only 1.5 million.

This China Telecom launched the BlackBerry Business, opened a BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service, BlackBerry Internet service, you can also send and receive Internet mail and mail) and BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Service, i.e. BlackBerry Enterprise Services, can only send and receive mail) that tariff is much cheaper.

Journalists from telecommunications internal get an information display, at present, the preliminary determination of commercial packages, divided into 189, 289, 389, 589 element four-shift, apart from giving a certain amount of Internet traffic, but also contains 200-1500 minutes of voice calls, but long telephone a price in the country where the call is unified price, minimum 0.1 Yuan/minute.

Not open for individual users

In addition to a competitive tariff, in order to expand the "Star machine" market share, Telecom this on BlackBerry's subsidies that can be described as unprecedented.

This reporter has learned that select BlackBerry packages, monthly pledge amount of consumption of different, you can get a monthly phone bill return and subsidy. To a minimum commitment of spending $ 200, for example, the return of the $ 20 monthly phone bill, continuous returned 12 months, $ subsidy of 1920, the two together for $ 2500. If the monthly minimum charge of $ 500, then monthly return amount increases to $ 75 (24 months), the subsidy of $ 4800, two together for $ 7800. "9530 pricing has not yet been finalized, but basically subsidies should be above 50%, high-end users should be able to get a mobile phone for free. "The source said.

However, God awaited BlackBerry ordinary personal users for the time being you cannot directly use the service.

During the discussion of commercial, Telecom's BlackBerry market strategy will be focused on communications, IT, energy, finance, aviation, logistics, media, lawyers, accountants and other professional users and Telecom business office temporarily without releasing packages accepted. On the BlackBerry interested companies can enterprise apply to telecommunications, uniform handling.

Let BlackBerry "prices high and widow"

As early as last June outgoing China Telecom and RIM contact, industry insiders said, this is a "natural fit".

BlackBerry mobile commerce market and traditional Chinese telecom market and enterprises, and the height of anastomosis CDMA 2000 version of the BlackBerry sell abroad is surging. Opinion that the introduction of BlackBerry, China Telecom will greatly ease your own in the Terminal market pressures, and the positive impact of the confrontation with the iPhone.

Now it seems that this goal is slowly realizing, Muscovy Telecom Banheimei listing raised public concern is demonstrated.

However, listing does not imply that successful, although China Telecom has drawn lessons from China Mobile, BlackBerry tariff was significantly lower, but still open only for Group client, go is the high-end market. Normal low-end users want to taste the flavor of the BlackBerry seems to be "not qualified".

In fact, the BlackBerry has long been a popular sport, there are high value customer segments, a few hundred dollars on the parallel market of BlackBerry mobile phones sold very fire.

Previously there was news that China Mobile has signed an agreement with RIM, will also be introducing TD version of the BlackBerry, but also for the public, visible it is figured out. Hope China Telecom don't repeat the movement, and the RIM of cooperation can be launched at the low end of high school, you know, the mobile email you can no longer be a "noble movement".