Blackberry Phones and Services in India

Ford Rocam · 17th July 2009, 14:23

Any reviews on Blackberry Curve 8900? Price ? From where to buy Grey/ Gallery ? Preferred Service provider? The PH will be mostly used in Asia Pacific region like India, Singapore, Hongkong and Europe,U.K & USA.

mobike008 · 17th July 2009, 15:37

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Originally Posted by Ford Rocam

The PH will be mostly used in Asia Pacific region like India, Singapore, Hongkong and Europe,U.K & USA.

APAC region?

I suppose you mean the phone will be used all over the world. Well almost

Ford Rocam · 17th July 2009, 16:29

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Originally Posted by mobike008

APAC region?

I suppose you mean the phone will be used all over the world. Well almost

No, i excluded African sub continent, Russia, Middle east, South America.

And why are you shockked? Europe,U.K & USA are not asia pacific???

shajufx · 17th July 2009, 16:43

You might find more valuable suggestions and reviews on the performance of the model in question from the international forums. Our Yeti and a very selected few here have reported using the indian subscribed BB in any other country. That too mostly disabling the BB service due to its shocking cost while on international roaming. My partner has BB services from Vodafone, but he disables the services whenever he travels out of country and thats almost 1 week every month.

mobike008 · 17th July 2009, 16:53

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Originally Posted by Ford Rocam

And why are you shockked? Europe,U.K & USA are not asia pacific???

AFAIK, only USA comes under Asia Pacific region, formally. But, in general terms they are always taken into consideration as a separate region.

Anyways, if you have an unlocked phone, it can be used anywhere. If in india, i would recommend Airtel. I guess most of us out here have decent experience with this service provider.

With regards to the phone, 8900 is considered as a smaller bold and has almost all the features as that of a Bold except probably 3G ready ( not sure though).

aZa · 18th July 2009, 00:08

Blackberry services on international roaming to US via AIRTEL was charged @ 10$ per mb of data transfer, and then there was some registration charge with verizon / tmobile!

quickdraw · 18th July 2009, 00:25

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Originally Posted by mobike008

With regards to the phone, 8900 is considered as a smaller bold and has almost all the features as that of a Bold except probably 3G ready ( not sure though).

Yes, it doesnt have 3G but is better then the Bold features wise.

18th July 2009, 14:04

OT: long time no see Quickdraw. Been a while since we see you posting here

R.P.M · 18th July 2009, 16:25

@ Quickdraw - what extra features does the 8900 have over the bold, other than the 3.2 mp camera.

aZa · 19th July 2009, 02:22

Guys Blackberry Messenger 5.0 has been leaked out. Download links are available, i'm gonna load it up tom on my bold. anyone here has tried it??

quickdraw · 19th July 2009, 03:55

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Originally Posted by R.P.M

@ Quickdraw - what extra features does the 8900 have over the bold, other than the 3.2 mp camera.

It has a much better screen, in terms of pixel density. It doesnt have any more additional features per say. Just the camera is worth it. But BOLD still remains more desirable looking in my books.

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OT: long time no see Quickdraw. Been a while since we see you posting here

Yes, was away for quite sometime. Hope to become a regular again. Did I miss anything in the berry world?

Akshay1234 · 19th July 2009, 04:03

guys is the tour launched? for how much? it seems perfect except that it dosent have wifi.

Sahil · 21st July 2009, 01:45

Need some help tranfering the calender from a Nokia 6500 classic(symbian40) to BB 8900.
Managed to transfer the contacts via ZYB but have googled and tried all option to get the calender transferred.
I'd rather not use Outlook for the same, are there other options?

Also, is there a way for the BB to stop pulling mail? I know this defeats the purpose of a blackberry but I'd rather have piece of mind than being bombed by work emails in the middle of the night or on weekends.
Is there an option to manually check the mail as and when needed? Or set a time after which mails should stop pulling automatically?

aZa · 21st July 2009, 03:29

sahil try google sync, i managed to sync all my contacts and calender from Nokia Eseries using google sync.

Sahil · 21st July 2009, 11:03

I tried google sync but that only works with symbian60(N series & E series), the 6500c is symbian40.

17th July 2009, 14:23	#1111
Ford Rocam BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai-India Posts: 878 Thanked: 23 Times	Any reviews on Blackberry Curve 8900? Price ? From where to buy Grey/ Gallery ? Preferred Service provider? The PH will be mostly used in Asia Pacific region like India, Singapore, Hongkong and Europe,U.K & USA.
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shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BLR & Singapore Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 831 Times View My Garage	You might find more valuable suggestions and reviews on the performance of the model in question from the international forums. Our Yeti and a very selected few here have reported using the indian subscribed BB in any other country. That too mostly disabling the BB service due to its shocking cost while on international roaming. My partner has BB services from Vodafone, but he disables the services whenever he travels out of country and thats almost 1 week every month. Last edited by shajufx : 17th July 2009 at 16:44.
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aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Blackberry services on international roaming to US via AIRTEL was charged @ 10$ per mb of data transfer, and then there was some registration charge with verizon / tmobile!
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D-Man Posts: n/a	OT: long time no see Quickdraw. Been a while since we see you posting here
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R.P.M BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 200 Thanked: 26 Times	@ Quickdraw - what extra features does the 8900 have over the bold, other than the 3.2 mp camera.
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aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Guys Blackberry Messenger 5.0 has been leaked out. Download links are available, i'm gonna load it up tom on my bold. anyone here has tried it??
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Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	guys is the tour launched? for how much? it seems perfect except that it dosent have wifi.
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Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Need some help tranfering the calender from a Nokia 6500 classic(symbian40) to BB 8900. Managed to transfer the contacts via ZYB but have googled and tried all option to get the calender transferred. I'd rather not use Outlook for the same, are there other options? Also, is there a way for the BB to stop pulling mail? I know this defeats the purpose of a blackberry but I'd rather have piece of mind than being bombed by work emails in the middle of the night or on weekends. Is there an option to manually check the mail as and when needed? Or set a time after which mails should stop pulling automatically?
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21st July 2009, 03:29	#1124
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	sahil try google sync, i managed to sync all my contacts and calender from Nokia Eseries using google sync.
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21st July 2009, 11:03	#1125
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	I tried google sync but that only works with symbian60(N series & E series), the 6500c is symbian40.
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