Blackberry Phones and Services in India

quickdraw · 17th March 2009, 17:42

Oh the plan got activated today, apparently they have a team that does the callback for confirmation and I had never picked up their call when they called to confirm hence the delay. Its up and working gotta configure everything now and try and hack it aswell

Mugen_Power · 17th March 2009, 22:53

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Originally Posted by quickdraw

Thinking of ditching the BOLD and getting a Javelin.

Get it man..
Its very light compare to Nokia E71 and battery life is also very good.

Jaggu · 19th March 2009, 10:52

BSNL is entering into BB service soon, good news wrt tarrifs me guess. Read it in the papers today.

Mugen_Power · 19th March 2009, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

BSNL is entering into BB service soon, good news wrt tarrifs me guess. Read it in the papers today.

Users are not happy with Airtel and Vodafone's service of BB. How it will of BSNL?

HappyWheels · 19th March 2009, 11:32

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

BSNL is entering into BB service soon, good news wrt tarrifs me guess. Read it in the papers today.

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Originally Posted by Mugen_Power

Users are not happy with Airtel and Vodafone's service of BB. How it will of BSNL?

Maybe we should get BSNL's favorite customer to check it out - SAM.

shajufx · 19th March 2009, 12:54

If BSNL recognizes the drawbacks of airtel and vodafone, the choice of plans and tariffs are offered wisely, you bet, it would be a great hit. Every tom, dick, harry and his mother will have a BB handset with service ! So here comes the Indian blackberry revolution !! Anyone wants to exchange an i-phone with a Pearl ?

absynthguzzler · 19th March 2009, 13:01

Gurus,

Im unable to activate my Wayfinder subscription from my phone.It just keeps saying Network authentication error.

However , BB services are active - Internet and mails are working perfectly.I called up airtel and they say GPRS is not activated.Is this logical when all else works ?

nishantgandhi · 19th March 2009, 13:09

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

BSNL is entering into BB service soon, good news wrt tarrifs me guess. Read it in the papers today.

Good news except for Mumbai and Delhi customers (which I believe would constitute a major chunk!)

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Originally Posted by shajufx

If BSNL recognizes the drawbacks of airtel and vodafone, the choice of plans and tariffs are offered wisely, you bet, it would be a great hit. Every tom, dick, harry and his mother will have a BB handset with service ! So here comes the Indian blackberry revolution !! Anyone wants to exchange an i-phone with a Pearl ?

Contact Normally_crazy for the exchange

Jaggu · 19th March 2009, 14:54

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Originally Posted by shajufx

If BSNL recognizes the drawbacks of airtel and vodafone, the choice of plans and tariffs are offered wisely, you bet, it would be a great hit. Every tom, dick, harry and his mother will have a BB handset with service ! So here comes the Indian blackberry revolution !! Anyone wants to exchange an i-phone with a Pearl ?

Nope for exchange of iPhone as well as for BSNL bringing in BB revolution

Only good thing i can expect out of BSNL's entry will be cheaper plans and maybe, make it mayeeeeebeeeeeeee, some cheaper model handsets (albeit old ones).

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Originally Posted by absynthguzzler

Gurus,

Im unable to activate my Wayfinder subscription from my phone.It just keeps saying Network authentication error.

However , BB services are active - Internet and mails are working perfectly.I called up airtel and they say GPRS is not activated.Is this logical when all else works ?

welcome to the quirky world of BB in India, check Shaju's dilemma of running third party trading app. Assuming wayfinder is a 3rd part app on BB, you are facing the same ol issue..

nishantgandhi · 19th March 2009, 15:43

So Airtel quietly and secretly reduces the plan charges for the Prosumer Lite plan - to match Rs 299 by Vodafone!

Just got this mail from Airtel..

shajufx · 19th March 2009, 15:47

Many people claim to run 3rd party software on BB handsets, but I have never been successful in running even Opera Mini ! Not even mentioning the trading platform, price charts and many financial tools !

mohit · 19th March 2009, 20:02

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Originally Posted by shajufx

Many people claim to run 3rd party software on BB handsets, but I have never been successful in running even Opera Mini ! Not even mentioning the trading platform, price charts and many financial tools !

I use Opera Mini, Bolt, Slacker radio, iSkoot for Skype and the usual google and GPS software (again third party) on my Bold.

I don't see why you should face any issues.

shajufx · 19th March 2009, 22:26

Are you using them on airtel or vodafone ? My issues were faced with both networks. I had installed many useful 3rd party stuff, but when tried to activate, it used to give an error message like "fantom error" something, I dont remember the exact line. So, literally none of the 3rd party stuff went through !

mohit · 19th March 2009, 23:23

Shaju I know its a long shot but have you tried upgrading the OS for your blackberry?

Look for the device here and see if you can find something more recent than what your BB came with:
OS Beta Discussion! - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

If everyone else using airtel/vodafone is fine, there could be some issue at your end too.

Try searching for the exact error message you get to see if there's some more info available on the internet.

Technocrat · 20th March 2009, 13:41

And as mentioned earlier BSNL Launches Blackberry.

17th March 2009, 17:42	#496
quickdraw Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,322 Thanked: 2,979 Times View My Garage	Oh the plan got activated today, apparently they have a team that does the callback for confirmation and I had never picked up their call when they called to confirm hence the delay. Its up and working gotta configure everything now and try and hack it aswell
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19th March 2009, 10:52	#498
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,379 Thanked: 17,320 Times	BSNL is entering into BB service soon, good news wrt tarrifs me guess. Read it in the papers today.
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19th March 2009, 12:54	#501
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,808 Thanked: 832 Times View My Garage	If BSNL recognizes the drawbacks of airtel and vodafone, the choice of plans and tariffs are offered wisely, you bet, it would be a great hit. Every tom, dick, harry and his mother will have a BB handset with service ! So here comes the Indian blackberry revolution !! Anyone wants to exchange an i-phone with a Pearl ? Last edited by shajufx : 19th March 2009 at 12:55.
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19th March 2009, 13:01	#502
absynthguzzler BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 651 Thanked: 245 Times	Gurus, Im unable to activate my Wayfinder subscription from my phone.It just keeps saying Network authentication error. However , BB services are active - Internet and mails are working perfectly.I called up airtel and they say GPRS is not activated.Is this logical when all else works ?
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19th March 2009, 15:47	#506
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,808 Thanked: 832 Times View My Garage	Many people claim to run 3rd party software on BB handsets, but I have never been successful in running even Opera Mini ! Not even mentioning the trading platform, price charts and many financial tools !
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19th March 2009, 22:26	#508
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,808 Thanked: 832 Times View My Garage	Are you using them on airtel or vodafone ? My issues were faced with both networks. I had installed many useful 3rd party stuff, but when tried to activate, it used to give an error message like "fantom error" something, I dont remember the exact line. So, literally none of the 3rd party stuff went through !
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19th March 2009, 23:23	#509
mohit BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto / Kurukshetra Posts: 677 Thanked: 168 Times	Shaju I know its a long shot but have you tried upgrading the OS for your blackberry? Look for the device here and see if you can find something more recent than what your BB came with: OS Beta Discussion! - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com If everyone else using airtel/vodafone is fine, there could be some issue at your end too. Try searching for the exact error message you get to see if there's some more info available on the internet.
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20th March 2009, 13:41	#510
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,765 Thanked: 2,705 Times	And as mentioned earlier BSNL Launches Blackberry.
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