Orange launches PAYG BlackBerry Curve 8900 in UK

New customers to get six months free email and web browsing

29 May 2009 13:24 GMT / By Duncan Geere

Phone network Orange has announced that it'll be the first UK operator to bring the BlackBerry Curve 8900 to pay-as-you-go customers in the UK.

The company also announced that new new pay-as-you-go customers plumping for a BlackBerry will get six months free email and web access. They'll be able to choose from either the Curve 8900 or the already-available Pearl 8120.

The Curve will go on sale at £250, and Orange's BlackBerry internet service costs a further £5 a month. The Curve has been available to contract customers on T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone since December.

The handset itself packs a full QWERTY keyboard, a 480x360 display, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and SD card slot.

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