BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – November 16, 2009: Promising “something for everyone”, LIME, the Caribbean’s premier telecoms provider has unveiled its 2009 Christmas Promotion which features an array of exciting offers including discounts on products and services, free gifts – including BlackBerry Smartphones – and a chance to win a cash jackpot of EC$30,000.
The promotion, which will run from today until January 2010, will feature two prize draws each week in which LIME’s customers can win exciting prizes including cash, mobile handsets and vouchers for groceries and petrol. The weekly draws will begin on November 24 and culminate on January 6, 2010 with the grand prize draw where a lucky LIME customer will win EC$30,000.
Customers will automatically qualify for the prize draws when they: top up their prepaid phones; pay any LIME bill in full and on time; talk for a total of seven minutes in one day; sign up for a new service or upgrade an existing service; or if they sign up for an E account or pay LIME bills by direct debit.
Customers can also qualify for the prize draws by texting “XMAS” to LIME (5463). Customers who opt to text also have a chance to win instant prizes including DVDs and MP3 players, diaries, toys, games and Michael Jackson CDs. Each text costs EC$1
LIME will also be rewarding its mobile customers with free talk time and bonus credit during the Christmas Season. Postpaid mobile customers will be able to call any LIME mobile or landline free of charge every Sunday from December 6 to December 27. In addition, postpaid Mobile customers will be able to send text messages free of charge on Sundays during the same period. And, prepaid mobile customers can win up to $200 in instant credit if they top-up with $20 or more during the Christmas Season.
“We know that 2009 has been a challenging year and we’re using our Christmas Promotion to give back to our customers and say a big thank you for their support,” said David Lake, Country Manager.
“So this year in addition to giving away a major cash prize of EC$30,000 we’re giving away hundreds of free gifts – including BlackBerry Smartphones. There will be hundreds of instant prizes and we’re also offering free talk time and text messaging, bonus credit and discounts on most of our services, so practically every customer has a chance to win something from LIME this Christmas,” he added.
New landline, mobile and internet customers will also be rewarded with special free gifts and discounts on service contracts. New customers signing up for a one-year contract for any postpaid service will receive one month free of charge while those signing up for two-year contracts will get two months free. All new prepaid mobile customers will receive 25% on-net bonus credit the first time they top-up their new phones.
In addition, anyone who buys a BlackBerry Smartphone from LIME will get a BlackBerry Curve 8520 and one month of data service free of charge. And, everyone who signs up for a new prepaid or postpaid service will get a free gift.
“For anyone who may be thinking about signing up for a new service from LIME, Christmas is definitely the time to do so because many of our products and service packages are now discounted and we’re giving a free gift to every new customer. So whether you’re a new or existing customer, LIME has something special for you,” said Mr. Lake.
