Blackberry Phones and Services in India

nishantgandhi · 6th June 2011, 14:11

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Originally Posted by babaops

Hi,

Times of India these days gives an advertisement of BlackBerry Storm 9530 TouchScreen Smartphonefor INR 11000~ .

Is it a good price for this or is there any catch in it.

Apart from outdated / problematic handsets being sold through these offers, the bigger catch is the fact that there is no official RIM warranty. If you see the fine print, it says 6 months seller warranty only. Same is the case for handsets sold via discount deals sites such as Fashion and You.

Stay away.

harry10 · 8th June 2011, 16:36

Does blackberry tour 9630 and 9650 works with gsm sim like vodafone?

mayankk · 8th June 2011, 16:41

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Originally Posted by harry10

Does blackberry tour 9630 and 9650 works with gsm sim like vodafone?

tour 9630 is the one without wifi, and physical trackball?
it works with idea's GSM sim, confirmed.

rr_zen · 8th June 2011, 16:45

Any idea/info on when the new BB Storm 3 touch screen mobile is to be launched. The specs seem impressive and looks like RIM has done away with the SurePress thing as well. If this doesn't seem to happen in the near future, I would like to go in for the new BB Torch. Any suggestions/feedback ?

Swanand Inamdar · 8th June 2011, 16:48

A stupid question to start with -
If I sell my BB to another person (not on the same network as mine), would the PIN still remain the same? Also, if I change my service provider, does the BB need to be setup again? BBM/Mailboxes/FB/Twitter etc.

Akshay1234 · 8th June 2011, 16:52

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Originally Posted by rr_zen

Any idea/info on when the new BB Storm 3 touch screen mobile is to be launched. The specs seem impressive and looks like RIM has done away with the SurePress thing as well. If this doesn't seem to happen in the near future, I would like to go in for the new BB Torch. Any suggestions/feedback ?

The 9900 is due soon. I think its worth waiting for that. It will be like a normal candybar phone but with a capacitive touch screen.

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Originally Posted by Swanand Inamdar

A stupid question to start with -
If I sell my BB to another person (not on the same network as mine), would the PIN still remain the same? Also, if I change my service provider, does the BB need to be setup again? BBM/Mailboxes/FB/Twitter etc.

Yes the PIN stays with the device and does not change.

If you change your service provider you need to set up your mailboxes again. And probably log into FB,Twitter again.

speedsatya · 8th June 2011, 19:15

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Originally Posted by rr_zen

. If this doesn't seem to happen in the near future, I would like to go in for the new BB Torch. Any suggestions/feedback ?

I have the Torch .The specs look poor if you compare with other phones which are cheaper to buy .

You could wait for the Torch 2 which should be available in a few months

harry10 · 9th June 2011, 00:19

Does anyone has an idea when is the new bb models launch is going to happen as i want to upgrade from curve and the 2011 bb lineup looks promising.
Any idea?

On a side note i fiddled with torch and 9780 for sometime and imo 9780 is a much better phone than torch.

jatinpatel · 9th June 2011, 02:33

Could anyone please suggest me which from the option available which one to go for:-

Pearl 9100
Curve 8900 javelin (is it still available with RIM warranty)
Curve 9300
Curve 8520?

I would be selling my Nokia 5120 and Samsung G3 with android 2.2 for 9.5k
I wont be looking forward to invest additional money of more than 4k.
hence budget is 12-13k
any recommendations other than the above ?
Dont want touch screen.
And Network service is Loop Prepaid mostly looking forward to get the 199rs BB service.

h@r$h@l · 9th June 2011, 09:19

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Originally Posted by jatinpatel

Could anyone please suggest me which from the option available which one to go for:-

Pearl 9100
Curve 8900 javelin (is it still available with RIM warranty)
Curve 9300
Curve 8520?

I would be selling my Nokia 5120 and Samsung G3 with android 2.2 for 9.5k
I wont be looking forward to invest additional money of more than 4k.
hence budget is 12-13k
any recommendations other than the above ?
Dont want touch screen.
And Network service is Loop Prepaid mostly looking forward to get the 199rs BB service.

Jatin,

Out of the list you have shortlisted I would advice you to go ahead with 9300.

8520 : 2G, bad built quality compared to rest.
Pearl : non qwerty keypad. If it suits u, its good.
8900 : phone has been discontinued by RIM AFAIK.

If 9300 suits your need and budget, its the best buy of the lot.

Swanand Inamdar · 9th June 2011, 11:41

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Originally Posted by jatinpatel

Could anyone please suggest me which from the option available which one to go for:-

Curve 9300

hence budget is 12-13k
any recommendations other than the above ?

Jatin, out of the lot shortlisted, I would go for the 9300. The remaining ones have issues, as stated by Harshal.

Also, if the budget is roughly 12-13K, then why not have a look at the Bold 9000. AFAIK, the price for that has been dropped to 11k or something.

jatinpatel · 9th June 2011, 21:27

@Swanand

Is Bold 9000 still available ?
Cause when i enquired at BB dealer he said its out of production.

If its still available I would be glad to buy it as it suits my requirement perfectly.

And is it worth buying used BB
got an offer of 12k for one month used Bold 2 but accessories were not there and RIM warranty is still on it.

Mugen_Power · 10th June 2011, 00:41

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Originally Posted by harry10

Does anyone has an idea when is the new bb models launch is going to happen as i want to upgrade from curve and the 2011 bb lineup looks promising.
Any idea?

On a side note i fiddled with torch and 9780 for sometime and imo 9780 is a much better phone than torch.

Bold 9780 is the best phone as of now.
Bold 9900 is due for launch in 1 or 2 Month.

h@r$h@l · 10th June 2011, 09:32

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Originally Posted by jatinpatel

@Swanand

Is Bold 9000 still available ?
Cause when i enquired at BB dealer he said its out of production.

If its still available I would be glad to buy it as it suits my requirement perfectly.

And is it worth buying used BB
got an offer of 12k for one month used Bold 2 but accessories were not there and RIM warranty is still on it.

Jatin,

12K for Bold 2 is a good deal. With B&W. Bold 9000 is discontinued. For 12K Bold 2 or Curve 9300 are your best options.

bikxsans660 · 10th June 2011, 10:04

How about the new Blackberry Pad that will be out soon. Does anybody have a review on it, or is it being launched worldwide the same day?

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harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,624 Times View My Garage	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India Does blackberry tour 9630 and 9650 works with gsm sim like vodafone?
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rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India Any idea/info on when the new BB Storm 3 touch screen mobile is to be launched. The specs seem impressive and looks like RIM has done away with the SurePress thing as well. If this doesn't seem to happen in the near future, I would like to go in for the new BB Torch. Any suggestions/feedback ?
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Swanand Inamdar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,644 Thanked: 586 Times	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India A stupid question to start with - If I sell my BB to another person (not on the same network as mine), would the PIN still remain the same? Also, if I change my service provider, does the BB need to be setup again? BBM/Mailboxes/FB/Twitter etc.
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harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,624 Times View My Garage	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India Does anyone has an idea when is the new bb models launch is going to happen as i want to upgrade from curve and the 2011 bb lineup looks promising. Any idea? On a side note i fiddled with torch and 9780 for sometime and imo 9780 is a much better phone than torch.
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jatinpatel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 610 Thanked: 196 Times View My Garage	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India Could anyone please suggest me which from the option available which one to go for:- Pearl 9100 Curve 8900 javelin (is it still available with RIM warranty) Curve 9300 Curve 8520? I would be selling my Nokia 5120 and Samsung G3 with android 2.2 for 9.5k I wont be looking forward to invest additional money of more than 4k. hence budget is 12-13k any recommendations other than the above ? Dont want touch screen. And Network service is Loop Prepaid mostly looking forward to get the 199rs BB service. Last edited by jatinpatel : 9th June 2011 at 02:35.
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9th June 2011, 21:27	#3417
jatinpatel BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 610 Thanked: 196 Times View My Garage	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India @Swanand Is Bold 9000 still available ? Cause when i enquired at BB dealer he said its out of production. If its still available I would be glad to buy it as it suits my requirement perfectly. And is it worth buying used BB got an offer of 12k for one month used Bold 2 but accessories were not there and RIM warranty is still on it.
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10th June 2011, 10:04	#3420
bikxsans660 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 60 Thanked: 10 Times	Re: Blackberry Phones and Services in India How about the new Blackberry Pad that will be out soon. Does anybody have a review on it, or is it being launched worldwide the same day?
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