Blackberry Phones and Services in India

csentil · 15th June 2009, 23:04

Anyone's bought a new BB through eBay or Indiatimes? Worth the risk?

JVH · 16th June 2009, 09:08

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Originally Posted by csentil

Anyone's bought a new BB through eBay or Indiatimes? Worth the risk?

I bought one through ebay 3 months ago.

No issues so far.

aZa · 16th June 2009, 12:14

the 5.0 OS for bold is in beta, most of the websites say its unstable and not supported by RIM. There is no point upgrading to a beta os. FB, Gtalk have issues working with this OS.

mohit · 16th June 2009, 18:58

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Originally Posted by aZa

the 5.0 OS for bold is in beta, most of the websites say its unstable and not supported by RIM. There is no point upgrading to a beta os. FB, Gtalk have issues working with this OS.

Its Beta but is getting fairly stable. If you don't need FB or the msn/google messengers, I would recommend the upgrade.

16th June 2009, 20:19

Anil found another software that is easier than BBScreen shooter as it may require you to set up an sdk. Download Captureit. you can goto m.captureit.com i think please google it. very very easy to use.

anilkalvani · 16th June 2009, 22:31

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Originally Posted by D-Man

Anil found another software that is easier than BBScreen shooter as it may require you to set up an sdk. Download Captureit. you can goto m.captureit.com i think please google it. very very easy to use.

Thanks, I will check it out.

anilkalvani · 21st June 2009, 08:42

Shifted back to v4.6.0.247 as i was facing issues with v5.0. As it was a beta and not an official release many applications like Ngpay, Facebook, Google Talk & MSN Messenger were not working, could not even install them. I think its better to wait to get an official upgrade from RIM as and when its available. It was a huge hassle to downgrade as i had to back up all date, 'wipe' the blackberry, load 4.6 & restore data. Happy to be back on a more stable OS.

Guess? · 21st June 2009, 12:28

I need a clarification. I know a lot of the people here are on the "secret" Vodafone 899 plan. I called them up to shift my account and the response I got was that that is an enterprise only plan and works only if you have BB server in your company.

Can someone confirm that or is it still possible to configure your personal emails using that plan since otherwise it would be of no use to me.

csentil · 22nd June 2009, 00:26

Finally got my BlackBerry Curve 8310 for 15.5K from Airtel itself. They gave me a corporate discount !! Only issue is that the fone is locked to Airtel.

jgsolo27 · 22nd June 2009, 09:16

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Originally Posted by csentil

Finally got my BlackBerry Curve 8310 for 15.5K from Airtel itself. They gave me a corporate discount !! Only issue is that the fone is locked to Airtel.

Congrats! Welcome to BlackBerry Community! It's a good price for 8310 with manufacturer's warranty for a year. If at all it is necessary you can have it unlocked after sometime!

aZa · 22nd June 2009, 11:01

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Originally Posted by Guess?

I need a clarification. I know a lot of the people here are on the "secret" Vodafone 899 plan. I called them up to shift my account and the response I got was that that is an enterprise only plan and works only if you have BB server in your company.

Can someone confirm that or is it still possible to configure your personal emails using that plan since otherwise it would be of no use to me.

Yes everything works like in the 1099 plan, all you need to do is tell them to shift you to 899 enterprise plan. If they ask for the server details and stuff just tell them you will talk to your network admin and get back to them.

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Finally got my BlackBerry Curve 8310 for 15.5K from Airtel itself. They gave me a corporate discount !! Only issue is that the fone is locked to Airtel.

Being locked to airtel is not a problem. you can always call up 7070 and tell them ur going abroad and need unlocking code. U will receive one in few days.

csentil · 22nd June 2009, 12:18

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Originally Posted by aZa

Being locked to airtel is not a problem. you can always call up 7070 and tell them ur going abroad and need unlocking code. U will receive one in few days.

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Congrats! Welcome to BlackBerry Community! It's a good price for 8310 with manufacturer's warranty for a year. If at all it is necessary you can have it unlocked after sometime!

Thanks folks. That's a neat idea. Anyways I know someone pretty well in Airtel. Will unlock only if needed.

So I'm taking the 899 plan from Airtel. Company pays, so why not!!

Now I have to take a normal plan on top of that right. Probably should look for the cheapest one. I already use Reliance for all my calls. I'm not gonna disconnect that.

Any good BB sites other than crackberry that I should visit to get all the lowdown info and for downloads.

mobike008 · 30th June 2009, 17:38

I got myself a new Airtel SIM to see if my phone signal reception improves. Before i insert my new SIM in phone, how do i copy the contacts to my phone?

Basically, need to know the procedure for Blackberry Bold for :-

Copying all phone numbers from SIM to Handset

AND

When i insert my new SIM, copying the same numbers from handset to the new SIM.

Please help !!!

MileCruncher · 30th June 2009, 18:30

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Originally Posted by mobike008

I got myself a new Airtel SIM to see if my phone signal reception improves. Before i insert my new SIM in phone, how do i copy the contacts to my phone?

Basically, need to know the procedure for Blackberry Bold for :-

Copying all phone numbers from SIM to Handset

AND

When i insert my new SIM, copying the same numbers from handset to the new SIM.

Please help !!!

In BB, by default all address are stored in the Handset. But if you have a lot of numbers stored on the SIM, then go to the phone book, and on the scroll down menu you'll find SIM Phone Book. Go there and again choose copy all to handset.

Another way of doing it is synchronising it with your Laptop and when you put your new SIM, re-syncing again

shajufx · 30th June 2009, 18:53

You can use the blackberry desktop manager to back up all the datas (back up & restore). Go to advanced options on desktop manager and make sure all the required items in the device databases are shown, then insert the new SIM and do the same process of 'restore' through desktop manager. I believe BB uses the phone memory for majority of things. SIM memory is only a back up in the handset.

15th June 2009, 23:04	#1036
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Anyone's bought a new BB through eBay or Indiatimes? Worth the risk?
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16th June 2009, 12:14	#1038
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	the 5.0 OS for bold is in beta, most of the websites say its unstable and not supported by RIM. There is no point upgrading to a beta os. FB, Gtalk have issues working with this OS.
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16th June 2009, 20:19	#1040
D-Man Posts: n/a	Anil found another software that is easier than BBScreen shooter as it may require you to set up an sdk. Download Captureit. you can goto m.captureit.com i think please google it. very very easy to use.
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21st June 2009, 08:42	#1042
anilkalvani BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bandra West, Bombay Posts: 633 Thanked: 89 Times	Shifted back to v4.6.0.247 as i was facing issues with v5.0. As it was a beta and not an official release many applications like Ngpay, Facebook, Google Talk & MSN Messenger were not working, could not even install them. I think its better to wait to get an official upgrade from RIM as and when its available. It was a huge hassle to downgrade as i had to back up all date, 'wipe' the blackberry, load 4.6 & restore data. Happy to be back on a more stable OS.
	() Thanks

21st June 2009, 12:28	#1043
Guess? BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 146 Thanked: 2 Times	I need a clarification. I know a lot of the people here are on the "secret" Vodafone 899 plan. I called them up to shift my account and the response I got was that that is an enterprise only plan and works only if you have BB server in your company. Can someone confirm that or is it still possible to configure your personal emails using that plan since otherwise it would be of no use to me.
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 00:26	#1044
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Finally got my BlackBerry Curve 8310 for 15.5K from Airtel itself. They gave me a corporate discount !! Only issue is that the fone is locked to Airtel.
	() Thanks

30th June 2009, 17:38	#1048
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,705 Thanked: 14,864 Times View My Garage	I got myself a new Airtel SIM to see if my phone signal reception improves. Before i insert my new SIM in phone, how do i copy the contacts to my phone? Basically, need to know the procedure for Blackberry Bold for :- Copying all phone numbers from SIM to Handset AND When i insert my new SIM, copying the same numbers from handset to the new SIM. Please help !!!
	() Thanks

30th June 2009, 18:53	#1050
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BLR & Singapore Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 831 Times View My Garage	You can use the blackberry desktop manager to back up all the datas (back up & restore). Go to advanced options on desktop manager and make sure all the required items in the device databases are shown, then insert the new SIM and do the same process of 'restore' through desktop manager. I believe BB uses the phone memory for majority of things. SIM memory is only a back up in the handset.
	() Thanks