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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Unfortunately, there are no authorized BB service centers in India. If you get through Airtel/Vodafone, they would provide service backup. But from other individual shops, you will need to approach them. I use 8310 and 9530. Both phones are from US. My 8310 faced some hardware problems and I had to give it to my friend in Blore where he repaired it himself. Also, BB components are very very expensive. Kindly make a note of it. As Xehaust had mentioned, check out Redington service centre. They service BB phones. Cheers.! |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Had a chat witha vodafone guy he says that only if you have bought the phone from us can we service it. Same for airtel. The moment they put in the imei into their systems they know which dealer has sold it. So now NO all is not lost. There does exist a Redington service centre you can give it to them or back to your dealer. Secondarily there are a few guys who are auth service guys but for things like import berries. As it turns out a friend of mine mechanically nuked his berry. Screen broken modem damaged 3.5 mm jack trashed. Things like that. His was an unlocked 8520 so can't give it back to airtel(he tried), vodafone wouldn't accept it. Redington insisted on having it sent to airtel. One of the guys there gave him a number of a guy who services phones. Now I understand this forum does not let us advertise phone numbers. But if you are in bangalore and need the BB help PM and ill give you the number. PLEASE NOTE: I AM *NOT* AFFILIATED TO HIM IN ANYWAY! My friend used his service I haven't but he did a good job of it. |
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| ![]() So as i understand the warranty is clearly BS. If their is no service centre how the hell warranty matters? Now my Q is as i was thinking of getting it from ebay is it advisable? |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hi Guys, got one question. I have a Blackberry Bold, that I bought from US. I am unable to use the built-in GPS; it is not able to find any satellites. Any ideas if this works in India? |
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| ![]() @harry10 no the warranty isn't BS its for 18 months. You buy from a dealer he gets it fixed or directs you to redington. That's the right way. And there are enough people who claim warranty from redington. @buntydey you need to be patient it takes a while. India has sufficient coverage just nothing in BB maps you have to use google maps or something. Having a BIS plan helps greatly as the phone is able to use A-gps or Assisted gps. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I have an 8520 so I do not know. But my dad's sony elm also took a while to detect satellites even with A-Gps. Plus I had him stand out in an open space. I'm not sure how it helps. But yes I think a data plan would help. Is it a verizon BB by any chance? |
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| ![]() almost bought a 9300 today, price quoted was 18600. Dummy looked awsome ![]() The shop confirmed that it carries 18month warranty |
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Yes, it carries the 18 month warranty. The dealer also mentioned an additional warranty scheme worth 1500 bucks which was provided by a 3rd party vendor (not RIM or Redington), for the said amount they would cover a lot more items on the BB phone and would provide ON SITE service as part of the warranty. I didn't take the offer, but after reading all the service related issues, maybe it isn't that bad a deal ! Last edited by better4worse : 17th October 2010 at 17:05. | |
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Nonetheless, the phone was up and running after the OS install. I suspect BBs are very sensitive to unsigned software (in my case I was trying to install Opera Mini 4 which was unsigned) and hence my OS crashed. Quote:
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| ![]() @Nishant: Glad to see BB back in action. Crackberry lists this as a known issue. I called croma today, they are offering 9300 for 18600 + giving a bluetooth headset free. Called up airtel today, they told they have dedicated service center for BB, not the usual airtel relationship center. |
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Croma has good warranty and also an extended warranty at a decent price. Enquire about that as well. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Its from AT&T valhallen. |
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| ![]() My blackberry Bold screen has a fault screen showing washed out colours all the time. At first i thought it was the fault of moisture ingress and the problem used to resolve itself when the set was exposed to sunlight. But now it seems even that isn't helping. |
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