•Unveils 2 phones
The two months duration of Nokia dual SIM promo ended in
Lagos with an Abuja-based Customer Service Executive at Airtel Nigeria, Miss
Onyinye Achigbi, emerging winner of the two Hyundia Accent cars’ prize.
The promo which ended with 113 Nigerians going home with
several cash prizes comprising N50,000, N100,000 and N500,000.
Responding after receiving the keys to her prizes, as the
overall grand winner, Miss Achigbi expressed gratitude to God and to
Nokia for making her own two cars, although she did not believe the news
initially for fear of being defrauded.
“I did not believe it when I was called. I thought it was a
fraud,” she declared, adding that she intend giving one of the cars to her
parents and using one.
Nokia’s Operator Account Manager, Miss Beatrice
Olumhense said “the idea behind giving out two cars is to signify the
dual nature of Nokia Dual SIM phones, which allows users to
use two SIM cards at ease.”
She noted that the idea is to enable the winner share her
prize with a close relative, friend or family. Head of Communications, Nokia
West Africa, Mr. Osagie Ogunbor said the draw was specially designed to reward
Nokia’s loyal customers for their patronage and dedication to the brand over
the years.
The promo, he said, was borne out of the need to appreciate
Nokia’s customers who waited patiently for the dual SIM product.
He pointed out that the Nokia Dual SIM phones allow users to
choose which SIM card to use for calls, messages and other functions, and
switch between them easily from call to call.
“It allows users to also receive notification on calls and
messages on each SIM card simultaneously. The phones also allow users to swap
SIM cards easily without having to switch off their phones and can restore 5
SIM memory,” he said.
The Nokia Dual SIM range, Nokia X1-01, C1-00, C2-00,
C2-03, X2-02 and Asha 200 are available nationwide in mobile
stores and are sold at affordable prizes.
In a related development, Nokia has introduced new range of
Dual SIM phones into the nation’s mobile market, namely the Nokia X2-02 and
Asha 200.
According to the Service Manager, Nokia West Africa, Mr.
Olumide Balogun, said the new phones were produced to extend its dual SIM
offerings to a wider segment of mobile phone users.
He said Nokia has identified changing customer needs and the
need to continually surpass expectations, thus, the introduction of the new
devices was to satisfy customer needs.
“Nokia has a tradition of
always making phones that give users a great experience and in
Nokia X2-02 and Asha 200, we are giving users devices that are trendy and
yet packed full with lots of exciting applications,” he said.
Also speaking, the Operator Account Manager,
Nokia West Africa, Ms Beatrice Olumhense, said that Asha
200 comes with a Qwerty keyboard and
applications that are accessible to users and make the
phone an impending game-changer in the youth segment.
The Asha 200, she said, is totally social and has dual SIM
convenience and music on the go with numerous applications as well as games to
stay informed and entertained.
These, Balogun explained would enable users to
connect straight to Facebook, twitter and other social network sites
with a colourful easy to use Qwerty pad that allows fast messaging.
“The device would also enable users swap easily without
having to turn off the device,” he said, stressing that Nokia X2-02, supports
microSD with up to 3 GB of memory, so the user could take all his
favourite music with him.
Nokia X2-02, he further said, has a browser
which makes mobile web browsing fast, easy and affordable, even as users
could also play music via radio to pump the songs on the phone through the
radio on music system or car stereo.
Remmy Nweke
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