Comments on: The Indian BlackBerry Ban Back On… At Least Temporarily http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily The Official, Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: JMK http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112203 JMK Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:17:38 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112203 I heard the problem is that RIM is trying to set up an offshore technical support helpline for the Indian Government in Des Moines but that the government employees can't understand them when they call in to it. I heard the problem is that RIM is trying to set up an offshore technical support helpline for the Indian Government in Des Moines but that the government employees can’t understand them when they call in to it.

]]> By: Chillpilgrim http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112195 Chillpilgrim Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:08:58 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112195 SKhan - The Indian Government is NOT against Blackberry Services. They just want to be able to monitor Blackberry Messages being sent from one device to another in India. At the moment, that is NOT possible because all messages & data between blackberry devices are 128 BIT encrypted. The only possible solution it seems is that Blackberry install a server in India which would make it possible for Indian Intelligence Agencies to monitor the data. And what I do NOT understand is why RIM would be hesitant to provide a separate server in a country with a customer base of half a million which spends an average of $22 for usage of blackberry services apart from their mobile phone bills. This is with very low advertisement expenditure on RIM's part. If they could install their servers, spend a calculated budget on advertisements in India and release their devices in India with atleast a third party support provider whom they'll find dime a dozen in India, they can easily scale up their customer base to atleast 2 million in a single year. Then there should be no looking back in a country with a population of more than a billion people and more than enviable number of business /enterprise users. SKhan - The Indian Government is NOT against Blackberry Services. They just want to be able to monitor Blackberry Messages being sent from one device to another in India. At the moment, that is NOT possible because all messages & data between blackberry devices are 128 BIT encrypted. The only possible solution it seems is that Blackberry install a server in India which would make it possible for Indian Intelligence Agencies to monitor the data. And what I do NOT understand is why RIM would be hesitant to provide a separate server in a country with a customer base of half a million which spends an average of $22 for usage of blackberry services apart from their mobile phone bills. This is with very low advertisement expenditure on RIM’s part.

If they could install their servers, spend a calculated budget on advertisements in India and release their devices in India with atleast a third party support provider whom they’ll find dime a dozen in India, they can easily scale up their customer base to atleast 2 million in a single year. Then there should be no looking back in a country with a population of more than a billion people and more than enviable number of business /enterprise users.

]]> By: SKhan http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112160 SKhan Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:16:49 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/the-indian-blackberry-ban-back-on-at-least-temporarily#comment-112160 Why the indian government is against BlackBerry release, that is still a question mark for me, well if they are having problems then why temporary relaxation, Confuse!! Why the indian government is against BlackBerry release, that is still a question mark for me, well if they are having problems then why temporary relaxation, Confuse!!

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