Virgin Media has just released a good deal with the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for just £12 a month with the smartphone included for free.

We hear at 3G reviewed the BlackBerry Curve 8520 back in July 2009 and we gave it a 4 start rating. You can read our BlackBerry Curve 8520 review here.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 has a 2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard and comes with 256 KB of on-board memory. Yes the spec is a bit dated now but it's a good deal for a BlackBerry smartphone.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 deal at £12 per month includes 250 texts per month and 50 minutes per month. Interestingly, it then comes with unlimited email, internet and BlackBerry Messenger,

'BlackBerry is no longer just for business users, and our exceptionally competitive deals can only help BlackBerry smartphones become an even bigger break-through device for consumers. Popular with families, students and teens loving its class-leading email, social networking and instant messaging features, our new unbeatable deal slashes the cost of this fantastic phone for anyone looking to stay connected.' Said Jonathan Kini of Virgin Media .

Check out the BlackBerry Curve 8520  deals here : http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/payMonthlyPhones.do