Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant from Vlingo is not free as per Blackberry official Press Release

[Aviva$]

Hi friends I have recently came to know that RIM has announced some free application for their user because many users has faces problem with their services in recent times. User will able to get this application from the BlackBerry App World. I am using blackberry 9800 device and when I try to download the Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant in my device at that time it says I have to pay 933.35 INR.

If anyone have any idea regarding this then please let me know. Why I am not able to get this application for free. Check the below press release:

Research In Motion Offers Free Premium Apps to Customers Following Service Interruptions

Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100 will be offered free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions. The apps will be made available to customers over the coming weeks on BlackBerry® App World™ and will continue to be available until December 31, 2011.*

“Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers,” said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. “We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers. We’ve worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and we’re committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future.”

The complete selection of premium apps will become available to download at BlackBerry App World over a period of four weeks beginning Wednesday, October 19th. The selections over this period will include the following (with more to come):

• SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts
• Bejeweled - Electronic Arts
• N.O.V.A. - Gameloft
• Texas Hold’em Poker 2 - Gameloft
• Bubble Bash 2 - Gameloft
• Photo Editor Ultimate - Ice Cold Apps
• DriveSafe.ly Pro - iSpeech.org
• iSpeech Translator Pro - iSpeech.org
• Drive Safe.ly Enterprise - iSpeech.org
• Nobex Radio™ Premium - Nobex
• Shazam Encore - Shazam
• Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant - Vlingo

RIM’s enterprise customers will also be offered one month of free Technical Support. Current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension of their existing Technical Support contract, and customers who do not currently have a Technical Support contract will be offered a one month trial of RIM’s BlackBerry Technical Support Services - Enhanced Support, free of charge. Additional details about the program and information about how to register will be available at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.

“We are grateful to our loyal BlackBerry customers for their patience,” added Lazaridis. “We have apologized to our customers and we will work tirelessly to restore their confidence. We are taking immediate and aggressive steps to help prevent something like this from happening again.”

I wonder why blackberry offerred this for free.

[crook]

Yes same things are happening with me. When I came to know about the free application announced by the SIM which includes applications and games like SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts, Shazam Encore , Bubble Bash 2 , Drive Safe.ly Enterprise, Photo Editor Ultimate, Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant. Now after that I have also tried to download the applications at that time it was showing that this are still paid application. I don’t know what is wrong.

As far as I know this applications and games are available until December 31, 2011.

[TamaraAce]

I think you should contact the blackberry support and ask them about this free applications issue because I have searched on the internet regarding this issue and I have find that some of users experiencing the same problem and some of the users are getting the application for free. You should contact the blackberry support and then ask them about this issue.

[Starli64]

I also downloaded the "free" version, and have been charged 19.99 for 3 months as a subscription...so much for free!!