Blackberry Phones and Services in India

[Sahil]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

unlocked 8520 is available now for 13990 via Redington. that would be a better choice

Where in Mumbai can I get this?
Most stores still quoting 16

[mobike008]

Anybody knows if Readington, Hyderabad is also selling the 8520 at the same price with warranty?

[Ardy]

Originally Posted by Ardy

Do you by any chance have the URL for downloading the application loader for FB1.6?

Guys, Does anyone have the URL for downloading the application loader for Facebook 1.6 using Desktop Manager?

Also, has anyone upgraded to OS 5.0 on 8900? If yes, how's the experience? Are there any issues? Would the data in the BB get wiped during the upgrade? In other words, would I need to take a back up of the contacts etc before the upgrade?

Cheers.

[Berj79]

Originally Posted by Ardy

Guys, Does anyone have the URL for downloading the application loader for Facebook 1.6 using Desktop Manager?

Also, has anyone upgraded to OS 5.0 on 8900? If yes, how's the experience? Are there any issues? Would the data in the BB get wiped during the upgrade? In other words, would I need to take a back up of the contacts etc before the upgrade?

Cheers.

has the OS 5.0 released officially for 8900??

[suren181]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Anybody knows if Redington, Hyderabad is also selling the 8520 at the same price with warranty?

Avi, Dileep recently bought a Curve 8520 @ 14,450/- alongwith which he got a scratch card which entitled him to a 5% further discount which brings his total cost to around 13,725/-.

He picked it up from the local Airtel franchise itself.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by suren181

Avi, Dileep recently bought a Curve 8520 @ 14,450/- alongwith which he got a scratch card which entitled him to a 5% further discount which brings his total cost to around 13,725/-.

He picked it up from the local Airtel franchise itself.

Wow, thanks Suren. That sounds like a sweet deal. I assume its with warranty et.all. Any idea which outlet he got it from?

[Ardy]

Originally Posted by Berj79

has the OS 5.0 released officially for 8900??

I am not really sure. Well, that could be the first question?

Cheers

[anmolbedi]

@Ardy,

Os 5.0 is not released for 8900. You can get hybrid / leaked OS 5.0 (beta stages) and install on 8900. I personally installed it and found many shortcomings. Firstly international calls were displayed incorrectly, bluetooth menu was not functional complately.

so I removed it and installed the one thats officially released from Blackberry i.e. version 4.6.1.250

[Ardy]

Originally Posted by anmolbedi

@Ardy,

Os 5.0 is not released for 8900. You can get hybrid / leaked OS 5.0 (beta stages) and install on 8900. I personally installed it and found many shortcomings. Firstly international calls were displayed incorrectly, bluetooth menu was not functional complately.

so I removed it and installed the one thats officially released from Blackberry i.e. version 4.6.1.250

@Anmol, thanks for the update.

Cheers.

[Berj79]

@Anmol & Ardy,
thanks for the info, i m waiting for OS 5, heard its going to be a break through

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by mobike008

I think now the latest OS for BB Bold which is 5.0 is stable. I have decided to upgrade to the same. Can someone please share a link from where i can download this OS?

TIA!!

Can someone help me with a link where i can download the stable version of the new Bold OS 5.0

[deathwalkr]

ok this is a blackberry noob question but even after i plug in my headset i still hear songs only via the speakerphone and not via the headset?!

anything i should be doing?

thanks

[mohit]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Can someone help me with a link where i can download the stable version of the new Bold OS 5.0

BlackBerry OS Super Page - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com
OS Beta/Hybrid Discussion! - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

Read up on the discussions centered around the version you want and then decide if you want to install it. Its easy to roll back so might as well take a chance. I am currently running 5.0.0.314 on my Bold. It has some UI tweaks and general performance enhancements. Check its performance on 8900 and that same thread should have a download link too.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by mohit

BlackBerry OS Super Page - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com
OS Beta/Hybrid Discussion! - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

Read up on the discussions centered around the version you want and then decide if you want to install it. Its easy to roll back so might as well take a chance. I am currently running 5.0.0.314 on my Bold. It has some UI tweaks and general performance enhancements. Check its performance on 8900 and that same thread should have a download link too.

Mohit, thanks for responding. I was a bit surprised no responses for my query was coming through.

I checked the super page of OS and it has a link for 5.0.0.190

But, i searched some threads and got a linky for 5.0.0.314 for BOLD. Here it is :-

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[mohit]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Mohit, thanks for responding. I was a bit surprised no responses for my query was coming through.

I checked the super page of OS and it has a link for 5.0.0.190

But, i searched some threads and got a linky for 5.0.0.314 for BOLD. Here it is :-

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Have not been visiting the thread
Make sure you do a full backup as some people are facing issues with this build. For me it runs OK but then I wiped the device, messed up on some restores and lost some info.