Smart Telecom and RIM Launch the First CDMA Based BlackBerry Smartphone in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia Smart telecom, a national cellular operator, and Research In Motion, a global leader in wireless innovation, today launched the EVDO-enabled BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone in Indonesia.
Smart will offer the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone with two service plan options – Smart BlackBerry Hemat monthly for IDR 140,000 and Smart BlackBerry Hemat daily for IDR 5000.
By subscribing to the BlackBerry® service offered by Smart, customers get unlimited Internet and email access on Smart’s high-speed network at an affordable price. The service also allows subscribers to enjoy unlimited video streaming (RTSP), access to popular instant messaging services (BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Windows Live™ Messenger and Google Talk) and social networking sites (Facebook® and MySpace).
Activating BlackBerry service from the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is very easy – users simply send an SMS to 2233 with the text “ON Hemat30” for monthly service or “ON Hemat1” for daily service. To deactivate, users can send an SMS with the text “OFF” to 2233. There is no condition on subscriber type, all prepaid and postpaid customers can be benefit from the BlackBerry service.

Features of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone include:
* Easy-to-use full QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation
* 2.0 Mega Pixel camera with flash, 5x zoom and video recording
* High resolution (320 x 240) color display (supports more than 65,000 colors)
* Easy access to social networking applications such as Facebook and MySpace
* Easy access to popular Instant Messaging (chatting) services such as BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk
* Bluetooth® 2.0
* GPS navigation and BlackBerry® Maps application
* Removable, rechargeable batterythat provides approximately 4 hours of talk time and 11 days of standby
* Industry leading service with BlackBerry “push” email
* Media Player, , BlackBerry Browser, and other features
* microSD memory card slot for media storage, supports up to 8GB cards

The growth of BlackBerry in Indonesia

The growth of BlackBerry services in Indonesia increased significantly of late. Information from Research in Motion (Rim) as the provider of BlackBerry technology, said that the growth of the service in Indonesia is the highest among other countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Currently there is only about three hundred thousand more users from the BlackBerry service, which provides three services in Indonesia, namely Indosat, Telkomsel and Excelcomindo Pratama (XL). The number of surprise considering the high price of this device is relatively more expensive compared with other mobile devices.

Merebaknya the use of BlackBerry service would also not released from the various efforts made by these three operators. Not only from the side fungsionalnya course, but also the efforts they make use of a BlackBerry as part of the lifestyle.

This has been evident. Use BlackBerry already does not recognize boundaries of age, occupation, or attributes, other attributes of social status. Moreover, since the service is able to provide innovative services to BlackBerry basis that the more affordable rates.

The high level of demand akan BlackBerry, clearly can not afford to fully filled service. Many users use the BlackBerry device is not authorized or BM (black market). This means users do not buy a BlackBerry device from the operator as the official provider of BlackBerry devices and service.

BlackBerry BM growth was also not released from the lack of understanding about the characteristics of potential service users own a BlackBerry. Potential users who still lay an average level that the BlackBerry service is considered the same as using regular phone service.

According to the common user, the process is using a BlackBerry device with the handset purchase, buy a card / SIM card from one of the operators, and then activated, and ready to use. Even many who do not know the existence of a unique identity with a PIN and IMEI.

Even if the general public to know the user PIN and IMEI, average only know of the term because it was often heard from friends, relatives or relations, the first using the BlackBerry service. Many of the prospective users, who do not know or understand that the BlackBerry service in the provision of any of several parties. Parties here including the service provider as the network, its users and the course itself as a provider of technology Rim BlackBerry service.

Ignorance about this, acapkali make users think that if the device BlackBerrynya experiencing problems related to the PIN and IMEI (eg suspend), it is only through service only. But the problems that have relation with the PIN and IMEI, as experienced by some users, must be referred back to the rim. Only the rim and have the data to know exactly circumgyration PIN and IMEI from the official one BlackBerry device.

Increased use of the BlackBerry is very fast, and does not offset that with enough understanding of the potential users of the BlackBerry service itself, will ultimately encourage the existence of black market sales or path is not the official BlackBerry.

This seems to be a "blessing" for traders mobile devices. On the one hand, many potential users who understand less about the BlackBerry service, but would like to have and use the BlackBerry service. On the other hand, the sale of BlackBerry devices is not the official also offers a very profitable margin arouse.

Besides the price difference is quite large compared to the official who sold the device operator, a business turnaround is also very fast. The emergence of several cases of BlackBerry users who experience problems with the PIN and IMEInya, also triggered by the "shrewdness" of the seller in the handset using the ignorance of the potential users.

To anticipate and minimize the possibility of the emergence of BlackBerry cases that prosecuted problem of the role and potential of the user with the operator in Indonesia, including the rim as the provider of BlackBerry technology.

Users expected more charming and not tempted to buy a BlackBerry device sales outside the official channels are owned by the operator and the other official who has been appointed by the operator. Do not forget the factor of security and comfort. Especially if only because tergiur price of the device that is cheaper, is supported with the ease of subscribing to the BlackBerry tariffs daily, weekly, or monthly.

There is no guarantee your BlackBerry will always work correctly. Maybe tomorrow your BlackBerry akan problems with the PIN and IMEInya. Of course you do not want this happen, is not it?

Apart from the guaranteed security and convenience, the purchase of a BlackBerry device through your service, will provide after-sales guarantee of better. This is obtained because of the certainty about the authenticity of the BlackBerry device.

BlackBerry guarantee you will get the official's Rim of the applicable year. In addition, you will also find it easy to upgrade and repair the system on the BlackBerry while your BlackBerry problems. By choosing a BlackBerry device from the official service, it means you have set yourself that your BlackBerry has a small risk even from a PIN and IMEI phenomenon that many problems occur, the

Plans also have started intensify educational program or learning about the need to use this official BlackBerry. They are not simply pushing a sales-oriented activities profit only, the service is also fully aware that no educational effort to encourage this, does not use a BlackBerry akan official continues. Ultimately, the service also will be getahnya. Customer complaints will continue to increase, and most certainly felt, was "no movement" the official BlackBerry dijualnya.

In fact, unit sales target BlackBerry is one of the official bonds charged by each operator to the rim. Which is still a big question mark among BlackBerry users is still the lack of attention and the role of the rim.

Is not reasonable, when the number of users of BlackBerry services in Indonesia to grow so rapidly, Rim also has not opened offices (especially service center) in Indonesia. All seems to be the operator, including damage to a number of cases and ter-suspend its BlackBerry device experienced by customers.

Honest, we must recognize that is not fair if all of the handling problems BlackBerry must be entirely to the operator. Therefore, when would that support BlackBerry users a full step made by the operator to encourage the rim as soon as possible in order to provide customer service (service center) for BlackBerry users in Indonesia.

Blackberry Beating iPhone in Indonesia

well at it is, according to InMobi!

InMobi is the largest mobile ad network in Asia, Africa and Indonesia, and has released data showing that RIM’s Blackberry (NSDQ: RIMM) device may be leading the handset race in Indonesia. From January 2009 to June 2009, mobile ad requests on Blackberry phones increased by 842%, compared to mobile ad requests on Indonesia iPhones, which increased only by 205%.RIM’s Blackberry device (the info doesn’t say which models) was released three months before the iPhone in the country in January of 2009. Although Blackberry and iPhone had similar growth patterns after the iPhone launch, the two handsets took dramatically different growth paths beginning in April 2009.Indonesia is predicted to be the third largest mobile market after China and India by 2010 according to the ROA Group. Already, mobile users in Indonesia far outnumber active Internet users by 5 to 1, and the country boasts a 56.8% mobile penetration rate verses a 10.4% according to Internet World Stats.Just in case you wanted to know, the top mobile Internet operator in Indonesia is Indosat, which leads the market with 75% share, followed by Telekomsel with 18% and Excelcomindo with 3%. Fierce competition between mobile operators and a price war between vendors created an influx of affordable mobile phones this year.InMobi is the largest mobile ad network in Asia, Africa and Indonesia, and has released data showing that RIM’s Blackberry device may be leading the handset race in Indonesia. From January 2009 to June 2009, mobile ad requests on Blackberry phones increased by 842%, compared to mobile ad requests on Indonesia iPhones, which increased only by 205%.

RIM’s Blackberry device (the info doesn’t say which models) was released three months before the iPhone in the country in January of 2009. Although Blackberry and iPhone had similar growth patterns after the iPhone launch, the two handsets took dramatically different growth paths beginning in April 2009.

Indonesia is predicted to be the third largest mobile market after China and India by 2010 according to the ROA Group. Already, mobile users in Indonesia far outnumber active Internet users by 5 to 1, and the country boasts a 56.8% mobile penetration rate verses a 10.4% according to Internet World Stats.

Just in case you wanted to know, the top mobile Internet operator in Indonesia is Indosat, which leads the market with 75% share, followed by Telekomsel with 18% and Excelcomindo with 3%. Fierce competition between mobile operators and a price war between vendors created an influx of affordable mobile phones this year. source intomobile.com

Smart Telecom and RIM launch the first CDMA BlackBerry in Indonesia

As Indonesia recently got introduced to the BlackBerry solution, they have been strictly on GSM networks (for BlackBerry devices). Earlier this week Smart Telecom provided the first CDMA BlackBerry in the country, enabling their customers to go on to the BlackBerry solution. With a variety of carriers in Indonesia, customers can be more flexible in choosing who to sign up with for service as they all provide BlackBerry. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is the first device, but there will be more to come from the carrier. Continue reading to get the full press release from Smart Telecom and RIM.


Jakarta, Indonesia – Smart telecom, a national cellular operator, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, today launched the EVDO-enabled BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone in Indonesia.

Smart will offer the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone with two service plan options – Smart BlackBerry Hemat monthly for IDR 140,000 and Smart BlackBerry Hemat daily for IDR 5000.

By subscribing to the BlackBerry® service offered by Smart, customers get unlimited Internet and email access on Smart’s high-speed network at an affordable price. The service also allows subscribers to enjoy unlimited video streaming (RTSP), access to popular instant messaging services (BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Windows Live™ Messenger and Google Talk) and social networking sites (Facebook® and MySpace).

Activating BlackBerry service from the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is very easy – users simply send an SMS to 2233 with the text “ON Hemat30” for monthly service or “ON Hemat1” for daily service. To deactivate, users can send an SMS with the text “OFF” to 2233. There is no condition on subscriber type, all prepaid and postpaid customers can be benefit from the BlackBerry service.

“The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is for both personal and professional use with premium phone features, email, instant messaging, social networking, multimedia and web access together with support for a wide range of mobile applications. With the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 by Smart, we are very pleased that CDMA customers in our country, for the first time, will be able to enjoy the features and power of the BlackBerry platform on our network, which provides high-speed data services at an attractive price,” said Tom Alamas Dinharsa, Head of Device Technology & Special Projects, PT Smart Telecom.

Features of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone include:

■Easy-to-use full QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation
■2.0 Mega Pixel camera with flash, 5x zoom and video recording
■High resolution (320 x 240) color display (supports more than 65,000 colors)
■Easy access to social networking applications such as Facebook and MySpace
■Easy access to popular Instant Messaging (chatting) services such as BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk
■Bluetooth® 2.0
■GPS navigation and BlackBerry® Maps application
■Removable, rechargeable batterythat provides approximately 4 hours of talk time and 11 days of standby
■Industry leading service with BlackBerry “push” email
■Media Player, , BlackBerry Browser, and other features
■microSD memory card slot for media storage, supports up to 8GB cards
“The BlackBerry Curve smartphone has become extremely popular with both business users and consumers around the world, and we are delighted to leverage our experience and global leadership in CDMA smartphone technology to extend the reach of the BlackBerry service platform to CDMA customers in Indonesia. We are very pleased to introduce the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone to Smart’s customers in Indonesia,” said Gregory Wade, Managing Director for Southeast Asia at Research In Motion.

Smart is collaborating with Citibank to offer Citibank customers a chance to own the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone. All Citibank credit card owners can bring home this smartphone through a 12-month installment of IDR 499,000 per month plus discount up to 25% by redeeming their Citibank point rewards. This package includes 12 months of BlackBerry service with unlimited Internet access. Citibank customers can call the BlackBerry Citi EazyPay Officer at (021) 52909700 for Jakarta, (022) 4153131 for Bandung or (031) 5356699 for Surabaya to inquire.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone and two Smart BlackBerry Hemat service plans are available at Smart’s galleries and Smart’s delivery order via phone at 088 11 22 33 44. Customers can also visit the Smart roadshow, featuring the BlackBerry Curve 8830 smartphone at Indocomtech, Jakarta Convention Centre Hall B, Senayan from 4-8 November 2009. source by pocketberry.com