BlackBerry’s flagship device, the Z10, has been on the market for over a month now but due to the asking price (N100,000 – N130,000), lack of data compression and the *funny* data caps being offered by the major networks, I’m yet to get one. Besides I hear before the year runs out, 3 more devices will be launched (Q10 included) and for all I know, they will feature the same 4.2 inch screen and cost less than the Z10.
Thus I’ve decided to hold off on getting one for now.
In the mean time, for those who are out to get theirs now, here’s a run through of the data plans created by the networks specially for the new BlackBerry 10 devices. For BlackBerry 7 devices and below, the old data plans/subscription codes still apply. Only time will tell, if we all will be forced to make use of the BlackBerry 10 Plans on all devices.
Before we proceed, here are links to the existing blackberry plans for OS 7 devices and below
Etisalat Nigeria BlackBerry Complete, Voice & Social Plans
MTN BlackBerry Complete Plans Subscription Codes
Airtel Nigeria BlackBerry Complete Plans
Glo BlackBerry Social and Complete Plans
NOTE: Once you exhaust your data cap on BlackBerry 10, all functions that need internet access will stop working minus BlackBerry Messenger which has unlimited access for the duration of your plan. The new BlackBerry 10 internet plans follows:
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GLO BLACKBERRY 10 DATA PLANS
UPDATE 4th May 2015: Looks like some of you aren’t aware but the old blackberry data plans for Globacom Nigeria still work on blackberry 10. The only caveat is that the browsing or download speed is limited to 124 KB/s
To subscribe, simply send the appropriate keyword to 777
| Category | Package | COST (N) | Data | Keyword |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BB10Max | Month | 3000 | 1.5 GB | MaxMonth |
Week | 1050 | 350 MB | MaxWeek | |
BB10Mid | Month | 1400 | 500 MB | MidMonth |
Week | 600 | 100 MB | MidWeek | |
BB10Lite | Month | 1000 | 200 MB | LitMonth |
Week | 400 | 50 MB | LitWeek |
AIRTEL NIGERIA BLACKBERRY 10 DATA PLANS
To subscribe to any of the plans below, simply dial the appropriate USSD code or SMS the appropriate code to 440
Plans | Duration | Data | SMS Code | USSD Code | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BB10 Max – Month | 30 days | 1.5GB | BMM | *440*7# | 3000 Naira |
BB10 Max – Week | 7 days | 350MB | BMW | *440*8# | 1050 Naira |
BB10 Max – Daily | 24 hours | 50MB | BMD | *440*9# | 200 Naira |
BB10 Midi – Month | 30 days | 500MB | BIM | *440*10# | 1500 Naira |
BB10 Midi – Week | 7 days | 130MB | BIW | *440*11# | 525 Naira |
BB10 Midi – Daily | 24 hours | 15MB | BID | *440*12# | 100 Naira |
BB10 Lite – Month | 30 days | 250MB | BLM | *440*13# | 1000 Naira |
BB10 Lite – Week | 7 days | 80MB | BLW | *440*14# | 350 Naira |
BB10 Lite – Daily | 24 Hours | 10MB | BLD | *440*15# | 70 Naira |
MTN NIGERIA BLACKBERRY 10 DATA PLANS
To subscribe to any of the plans below, simply dial the appropriate USSD code or SMS the appropriate code to 21600
| s/n | Plans | Validity | Data | Cost | USSD Code | SMS Code |
| BB10 MAXI PLANS | ||||||
| 1 | BB10 MAXI | Monthly | 1.5GB | NGN3,000 | *216*15# | BBMAXIM |
| 2 | BB10 MAXI | Weekly | 350MB | NGN1,100 | *216*14# | BBMAXIW |
| 3 | BB10 MAXI | Daily | 50MB | NGN200 | *216*13# | BBMAXID |
| BB10 MIDI PLANS | ||||||
| 4 | BB10 MIDI | Monthly | 500MB | NGN1,500 | *216*12# | BBMIDIM |
| 5 | BB10 MIDI | Weekly | 125MB | NGN550 | *216*11# | BBMIDIW |
| 6 | BB10 MIDI | Daily | 15 MB | NGN100 | *216*10# | BBMIDID |
| BB10 MINI PLANS | ||||||
| 7 | BB10 Lite | Monthly | 260MB | NGN1,000 | *216*9# | BBLITEM |
| 8 | BB10 lite | Weekly | 70MB | NGN350 | *216*8# | BBLITEW |
| 9 | BB10 lite | Daily | 10MB | NGN70 | *216*7# | BBLITED |
ETISALAT NIGERIA BLACKBERRY 10 DATA PLANS
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Lol. Good to See that you like it. :D
I’m all Sammy
Bought S2 in August
S3 in December
Now, will buy Note 2 in a couple of days (April)
And prolly somewhere around May/June will get the S4. Waiting for release/prices. though I hear 600 Euros for international and 580 Dollars for US Market.
Wait oh, you have them all or you sell and upgrade?
Oh! Cool! I’m an IT Guy. I think BlackBerry phones are the least innovative mobiles on earth. Android is the future! I got a Galaxy S3
@Stanley: Ha. You need to get the blackberry z10 in that case. It’s pretty cool. Like a way hotter version of the iPhone though cheaper :D
For those who still use Blackberry phones in the 21st century tho. :)
Just got my own Z10 this afternoon. Still on BIS sha. Let’s see what happens when it expires and I have to switch to BB10 plans
MTN has started data capping on the regular BB platform. For the BBC which is N1,500/month, it runs on a data cap of 200MB. This I can tell you for a fact cos my subscription which was reactivated on March 25, 2013 and to expire on May 14 hit the cap after I did quite some downloads today and lo and behold, it ate into my airtime until that came to zero and I was left being unable to get online.
This I guess is to say that the days of unlimited downloads are over for the BB. If other networks haven’t started this capping thing, it’s just a matter of time before they get on the bandwagon.
I heard its 350MB oh not 200MB. Either way I’ve passed 350MB and my BIS is still very active.
The way things are going is like once the system notices that you’re downloading too much (consuming too much bandwidth) and you’ve breached their limit, they shut you down one time
For normal users who rarely download large files, I think they’ll be just fine
Ridiculous
@Ohis: LOL. That was the actual word I used before I changed it to *funny*