Hot on the heels of RIM’s big push into Africa, BlackBerry Connect has now been made available for a few companies in the region. Using the service, users will be able to connect to BIS and BES on select non-BlackBerry phones. It’s not clear exactly which providers provide access on which phones, but Safaricom and Celtel are specifically mentioned, with Celtel providing access on some Nokia E series phones.
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I have used Blackberry connect on different handsets on Safaricom. Tested Nokia, Siemens, Windows Mobile (with extra effort) and Sony Ericsson.
Safaricom has had this possible since mid last year.
Dear franco, I was wondering how you managed to use it as i have downloaded bbc 4.0 on my nokia e90 but it says that blackberry is not connected.