Do BBs pay the monthly bill for your Blackberry?

When you get a Blackberry for work do you get service under your name and get reimbursed each month? Or do they simply give you a company phone that is already paid for?

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YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

Let me repeat.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

If they give you a blackberry, they will pay for it. Giving you a blackberry and making you pay the bill would be like locking you in the firm's basement after work and then charging you rent. A blackberry is no more a gift than handcuffs would be if they handcuffed you to your desk.

 
IlliniProgrammerYOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

Let me repeat.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

If they give you a blackberry, they will pay for it. Giving you a blackberry and making you pay the bill would be like locking you in the firm's basement after work and then charging you rent. A blackberry is no more a gift than handcuffs would be if they handcuffed you to your desk.

I'm a bit confused. Are you saying that they give you an option to have the Blackberry or not? And they make you pay for the monthly bill if you get one??

 
whats-the-damage I'm a bit confused. Are you saying that they give you an option to have the Blackberry or not? And they make you pay for the monthly bill if you get one??
Sometimes your manager will ask you. Or sometimes, they will say you're going to get one, but you've got the opportunity to at least delay, stall, and avoid it for a while. If you have the option of NOT taking a blackberry or stalling the blackberry, TAKE IT.
 
IlliniProgrammerYOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

Let me repeat.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GIVE YOU A BLACKBERRY.

If they give you a blackberry, they will pay for it. Giving you a blackberry and making you pay the bill would be like locking you in the firm's basement after work and then charging you rent. A blackberry is no more a gift than handcuffs would be if they handcuffed you to your desk.

Hilarious -- and spot on.
 
wookie102Some BB's will pay for a portion of your personal phone service, though--on top of the blackberry they give you and pay for

Interesting... how much do they pay for? And what's the reasoning for paying for an employee's personal phone service?

 

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