Blackberry Phones and Services in India

quickdraw · 11th October 2009, 18:15

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Originally Posted by nisarg86

Guys. Just got the Tour from states. it is unlocked. but not activated. On the top it says Activation required. I am using Vodafone.

Do like I said and it should work fine, and a BlackBerry once unlocked can never be locked again!

riteshritesh · 12th October 2009, 12:11

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Originally Posted by nisarg86

Guys. Just got the Tour from states. it is unlocked. but not activated. On the top it says Activation required. I am using Vodafone.

The Tour is a CDMA phone,isn't it? So will it work on Vodafone?

How do these world phones operate?

Akshay1234 · 12th October 2009, 12:20

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Originally Posted by riteshritesh

The Tour is a CDMA phone,isn't it? So will it work on Vodafone?

How do these world phones operate?

its gsm and cdma compatible.

V-16 · 12th October 2009, 12:21

The tour is available as a GSM only too. Available at Chroma for 19000 odd, unlocked, but thats only the GSM. Im gonna check it today if it is a world phone and if it can take CDMA also, else im getting the Reliance world phone for 28K today

I remember the last world phone they released was for 35K and one could not use the GSM features in india??? Ill have to check on the tour though.

nisarg86 · 12th October 2009, 14:43

Yes. its a world phone with CDMA and GSM.
I have activated BIS from vodafone. just waiting for the settings. Service Rep. told me that it will take 4 hours to activate.

anilkalvani · 12th October 2009, 21:05

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

Ya all 3 don't work...

I will get back home by 8.30ish so i will try again and update.

Well, all's well that ends well, everything works perfectly fine now, Yahoo messenger, GTalk and MSN. All I did was to remove the sim card and put it back again. Works like a charm. Mom and I have become chat buddies, though we stay in the same house, its tough to even talk properly due to my long work hours, but now we keep in contant touch. My sister's in the US are very happy too as they chat with mom on and off. Thank God for Plan 299. And for a tech savvy Mom! Hehehe!

shajufx · 12th October 2009, 21:19

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

My sister's in the US are very happy too as they chat with mom on and off. Thank God for Plan 299. And for a tech savvy Mom! Hehehe!

Nice to hear all that. We dont mind adding PINs of family members too !

Running for cover.....

nisarg86 · 13th October 2009, 10:08

Activation Required Message Disappeared after i enter the mobile number correctly.
Type ##000000 and Enter your 10 Digit Mobile Number. Save. Device will Reboot and You will get to see Carrier name.
Well BIS is now activated.and I am in love with push mail. I am not able to download blackberry app world on my phone. India is not listed in their list. where can i get other useful apps. Like RSS Reader , Push Weather etc.

Akshay1234 · 13th October 2009, 11:35

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Originally Posted by nisarg86

Activation Required Message Disappeared after i enter the mobile number correctly.
Type ##000000 and Enter your 10 Digit Mobile Number. Save. Device will Reboot and You will get to see Carrier name.
Well BIS is now activated.and I am in love with push mail. I am not able to download blackberry app world on my phone. India is not listed in their list. where can i get other useful apps. Like RSS Reader , Push Weather etc.

go to m.crackberry.com from the browser on the phone.

aZa · 13th October 2009, 12:09

BBmsger 5.0 .... Group feature is KILLER! Try it out guys...

shajufx · 13th October 2009, 13:34

Has anyone upgraded BB Messenger through the 299 plan ? I tried the links posted in the previous page but they are JAD files, which is not accepted in mine. I think I will need ALX or COD files. Any clues ?

quickdraw · 13th October 2009, 14:06

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Originally Posted by nisarg86

Activation Required Message Disappeared after i enter the mobile number correctly.
Type ##000000 and Enter your 10 Digit Mobile Number. Save. Device will Reboot and You will get to see Carrier name.
Well BIS is now activated.and I am in love with push mail. I am not able to download blackberry app world on my phone. India is not listed in their list. where can i get other useful apps. Like RSS Reader , Push Weather etc.

I completely forgot about that, I remember when I got my storm (US Verizon not UK Voda) I had to do the same thing! Nice to see that its working for you but sadly its available here as well now

Its for 19K at chroma are you guys sure?

nisarg86 · 13th October 2009, 14:54

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Originally Posted by quickdraw

Its for 19K at chroma are you guys sure?

Please someone confirm it.

I spent 480$ on tour. :(

shivmarwaha · 14th October 2009, 00:07

hi guys. i have an unusual enquiry to make. i am currently using a P1i with unlimited GPRS (from airtel). using activesync (pre loaded in P1i) i get all may emails in real time (pushed in the same fashion as blackberry). i can also use facebook, google maps, mchek etc etc. Is it possible that i have a similar arrangement on a blackberry without subscribing to BB plans and continue with my mobile office 499 plan. I plan to buy BB 8900. Or if there is an option that i can use to pull mail every 10minutes rather than real push. However, ihave real push mail on P1i using activesync and gmail imap
thanks

anilkalvani · 14th October 2009, 11:40

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Originally Posted by shajufx

Nice to hear all that. We dont mind adding PINs of family members too !

Running for cover.....

What did you mean by that Shaju?

12th October 2009, 12:21	#1549
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	The tour is available as a GSM only too. Available at Chroma for 19000 odd, unlocked, but thats only the GSM. Im gonna check it today if it is a world phone and if it can take CDMA also, else im getting the Reliance world phone for 28K today I remember the last world phone they released was for 35K and one could not use the GSM features in india??? Ill have to check on the tour though.
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12th October 2009, 14:43	#1550
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 392 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Yes. its a world phone with CDMA and GSM. I have activated BIS from vodafone. just waiting for the settings. Service Rep. told me that it will take 4 hours to activate.
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13th October 2009, 10:08	#1553
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 392 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Activation Required Message Disappeared after i enter the mobile number correctly. Type ##000000 and Enter your 10 Digit Mobile Number. Save. Device will Reboot and You will get to see Carrier name. Well BIS is now activated.and I am in love with push mail. I am not able to download blackberry app world on my phone. India is not listed in their list. where can i get other useful apps. Like RSS Reader , Push Weather etc.
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13th October 2009, 12:09	#1555
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	BBmsger 5.0 .... Group feature is KILLER! Try it out guys...
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13th October 2009, 13:34	#1556
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BLR & Singapore Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 831 Times View My Garage	Has anyone upgraded BB Messenger through the 299 plan ? I tried the links posted in the previous page but they are JAD files, which is not accepted in mine. I think I will need ALX or COD files. Any clues ?
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14th October 2009, 00:07	#1559
shivmarwaha BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 163 Thanked: 56 Times	hi guys. i have an unusual enquiry to make. i am currently using a P1i with unlimited GPRS (from airtel). using activesync (pre loaded in P1i) i get all may emails in real time (pushed in the same fashion as blackberry). i can also use facebook, google maps, mchek etc etc. Is it possible that i have a similar arrangement on a blackberry without subscribing to BB plans and continue with my mobile office 499 plan. I plan to buy BB 8900. Or if there is an option that i can use to pull mail every 10minutes rather than real push. However, ihave real push mail on P1i using activesync and gmail imap thanks
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