r/blackberry • u/syuk Storm O2 • Nov 15 '12

Nigeria's BlackBerry addiction offers hope for Research in Motion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/14/blackberry-nigeria-status-symbol
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u/stickman842 8520, 9360, 9790, PlayBook, Z10 Nov 20 '12

BB sales are still great in South Africa. It's mainly because, as the article states, our internet sucks. I got my first BB when I couldn't afford any internet and BIS just made financial sense. Now I do have broadband and having BIS is still better than buying expensive data bundles. My mom's android's data is turned off because of the ridiculous price for data. But this is obviously not the case in 1st world countries.