by Christopher Erckert
Small Business Technology Advisor
I was just perusing the Long Island Business News this week and came across an ad for Sovereign Bank. Basically, if you sign up for free business checking you get:
- 300 free monthly transactions
- No minimum balance
- Free first order of checks
- Free BlackBerry 8700g
- Free Bluetooth headset.
The fine print: Free BlackBerry/Bluetooth offer requires new, one year voice and data plan from T-Mobile. Offer available available through 12/31/2006 at participating Sovereign Community Banking offices. It goes on to say that to get the phone for free you’ll have to send in some rebates. So don’t show up with empty pockets, as this is a case of delayed gratification.
Despite some rebate hoops to jump through, this is a good way to get some solid technology on the cheap. You may also want to add Wi-Fi hotspot service on top of your T-Mobile contract. That way you can take advantage of the Wi-Fi at any Starbucks. Between a Blackberry and Internet Access at every Starbucks your small business will be as well connected as any competitor, big or small.
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by Christopher Erckert
Small Business Technology Advisor
I was just perusing the Long Island Business News this week and came across an ad for Sovereign Bank. Basically, if you sign up for free business checking you get:
- 300 free monthly transactions
- No minimum balance
- Free first order of checks
- Free BlackBerry 8700g
- Free Bluetooth headset.
The fine print: Free BlackBerry/Bluetooth offer requires new, one year voice and data plan from T-Mobile. Offer available available through 12/31/2006 at participating Sovereign Community Banking offices. It goes on to say that to get the phone for free you’ll have to send in some rebates. So don’t show up with empty pockets, as this is a case of delayed gratification.
Despite some rebate hoops to jump through, this is a good way to get some solid technology on the cheap. You may also want to add Wi-Fi hotspot service on top of your T-Mobile contract. That way you can take advantage of the Wi-Fi at any Starbucks. Between a Blackberry and Internet Access at every Starbucks your small business will be as well connected as any competitor, big or small.
This entry was posted
on Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 at 4:26 pm and is filed under General.
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