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Orange’s new “Bebo Extra” plan gives users access to Bebo for £3 a month

Categories: Orange, Partnerships,
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 5:10 PM

Bebo social network logoOrange has partnered with Bebo to provide its users with unlimited access to the popular social network in UK. Under the new plan called “Bebo Extra”, the carrier’s subscribers will be able to comment on their friends’ profiles, send Bebo mails and receive profile notifications.

Orange is betting on the huge popularity of Bebo among the British youth, who are also known as heavy users of SMS. The deal could end up as a win-win for both parties involved — Orange will get additional £3 (about $6) per month, and Bebo more loyal customers, and I guess piece of the profits. We’ll see where this goes…

[Via: Mashable]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • krisata

    hi my name is krista aj eseemailee i live in Iqaluit nunavut and i want a bebo.

  • judy

    I want a new bebo but how :twisted: :twisted:

    so can u send it to me on bebo now so i can do it