Blackberry Phones and Services in India

PmmPassion · 17th October 2009, 18:26

How I wish we could post or interact with the team-bhp site through BB Services, without enabling wifi, it would be a lot more fun to have 'Team' on the go.

Well lets hope for the best.

PmmPassion · 17th October 2009, 18:28

Thanks for the information, i'll check it out soon.
Does the BB antivirus software need to be re-subscribed every year or is it forever? What about the antivirus updates?

The manual provided with the kit is as good as useless.

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Originally Posted by quickdraw

The reason for the pairing is security.

Use Google Maps, BB Maps arnt available for India.

Accessing T-BHP via push technology? You mean via emails? You can subscribe to threads and the notifications come up on email, you will have to go to the website to post though.

prajwalkashyap · 18th October 2009, 14:59

Just found out from Airtel customer care in BLR that the Rs.99 unlimited GPRS is no longer available. What's the cheapest unlimited GPRS service available in Karnataka? I don't want to invest in an email-only service on my BB. So I am on this lookout

Prajwal

DerAlte · 18th October 2009, 16:14

Was there ever a 'Rs. 99 unlimited GPRS' package available on Airtel?

prajwalkashyap · 18th October 2009, 17:31

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

Was there ever a 'Rs. 99 unlimited GPRS' package available on Airtel?

Yes there was. Apparantly it has been cancelled a couple of months ago, but the website still shows it with an addendum.

It seems Aircel offers it still.

Prajwal

indigoedge · 19th October 2009, 10:31

BB Storm is now available at 20,500 - network independent. Through Redington! Just saw the ad in the newspaper today.

woof · 19th October 2009, 10:43

Bought unlocked BB 8520 for 13.5k. Browsing via edge/gprs is working absolutely fine. But, Gtalk & mails are not working.
Tried setting up vodafone's APN as 'www'. Didn't worked. Will have to take vodafone 299 plan I guess.
Is there any other way out?

prajwalkashyap · 19th October 2009, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by woof

Bought unlocked BB 8520 for 13.5k. Browsing via edge/gprs is working absolutely fine. But, Gtalk & mails are not working.
Tried setting up vodafone's APN as 'www'. Didn't worked. Will have to take vodafone 299 plan I guess.
Is there any other way out?

On my airtel prepaid, with GPRS/edge, GMAPS, gtalk and Gmail works fine. But only push email with dedicated inbox does not work and needs the blackberry plan.

Prajwal

woof · 19th October 2009, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by prajwalkashyap

On my airtel prepaid, with GPRS/edge, GMAPS, gtalk and Gmail works fine. But only push email with dedicated inbox does not work and needs the blackberry plan.

Prajwal

how have you configured gtalk/gmail?
i have downloaded the gtalk/gmail apps from google's site. But, whenever I try to connect, it says that 'no data service available'

faithless_1984 · 19th October 2009, 13:42

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Bought unlocked BB 8520 for 13.5k.

What.!
From where ?
Asking coz i bought mine for 15k last Wed.

woof · 19th October 2009, 14:28

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Originally Posted by faithless_1984

What.!
From where ?
Asking coz i bought mine for 15k last Wed.

From a shop in pitam pura. PM me, if you want more details.

mobike008 · 19th October 2009, 14:46

Offlate i am quite unhappy with my BOLD. I seem to have a serious and recurring issue with its track ball. I am not able to scroll down ( Read : Only scrolling down gets affected) and this issue lasts from 24 hours-48 hours and gets resolved on its own.

This issue is cropping up often these days, say once in 7-10 days. During this period, i am unable to make phone calls and access many other applications.

I also note some faulty design features of BOLD, not sure if this applies to all BB's

1. When you scroll up when you reach the top item and continue scrolling up will bring the cursor to bottom most item ( as seen in most Nokia phones) and is very useful if your scrolling ball gets stuck as in my case.

2. From home screen, if i type a name it does not go to the phone address book completely. For example : If i have to access Jairaj Singh. I type J, then A, then I. The cursor goes to J items but does not go to Jairaj which is some 7-8 items below

3. If your scroll ball gets stuck, there should be an option to scroll items/applications via. your keypad. I cannot do that due to unavailability on the keypad. Or is it and i am unaware of it?

If this continues for long, i will have no option but chuck it and buy a 8520 ( since it has a touchpad) as i am now averse with track ball scrolling.

Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated.

mukeshgoel · 19th October 2009, 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

What.!
From where ?
Asking coz i bought mine for 15k last Wed.

13.5k is a very good price.

I also bought mine on 15th for 14,990/-.

Now official price is 14,990/- for Network independent phone. It was there in 14th newspapers.

It was available in Croma for 14.5k (14,990/- less 500 cash discount).

I bought it from Reliance Digital for Rs.14,990/- and got one car charger (being sold at 0.5k), one jabra bt325s bluetooth (being sold at 2.5k), one pouch and one 10% discount voucher on my next purchase of mobile from Reliance Digital (Max discount 1499).

If any of fellow member needs Reliance Digital 10% voucher (valid till 8th Nov), please PM me.

Today my friend bought it for 14.5 from Croma (Rohini) with Philips 2GB MP3 Player free.

deathwalkr · 19th October 2009, 17:16

13.5 is a fab price for the 8520. 14,490 seems to be the reasonable market price

and storm 9530 is out as well in the network independent market with an MRP of 20490 only!

anyone know how much vodafone were selling the storm for?

deathwalkr · 19th October 2009, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by indigoedge

BB Storm is now available at 20,500 - network independent. Through Redington! Just saw the ad in the newspaper today.

may i know which paper was it?

17th October 2009, 18:26	#1576
PmmPassion Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 20 Thanked: 0 Times	How I wish we could post or interact with the team-bhp site through BB Services, without enabling wifi, it would be a lot more fun to have 'Team' on the go. Well lets hope for the best.
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18th October 2009, 14:59	#1578
prajwalkashyap BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 292 Thanked: 76 Times	Just found out from Airtel customer care in BLR that the Rs.99 unlimited GPRS is no longer available. What's the cheapest unlimited GPRS service available in Karnataka? I don't want to invest in an email-only service on my BB. So I am on this lookout Prajwal
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18th October 2009, 16:14	#1579
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,069 Thanked: 2,919 Times	Was there *ever* a 'Rs. 99 unlimited GPRS' package available on Airtel?
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19th October 2009, 10:31	#1581
indigoedge BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 49 Thanked: 0 Times	Storm BB Storm is now available at 20,500 - network independent. Through Redington! Just saw the ad in the newspaper today.
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19th October 2009, 10:43	#1582
woof BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 27 Times	Bought unlocked BB 8520 for 13.5k. Browsing via edge/gprs is working absolutely fine. But, Gtalk & mails are not working. Tried setting up vodafone's APN as 'www'. Didn't worked. Will have to take vodafone 299 plan I guess. Is there any other way out?
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19th October 2009, 14:46	#1587
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,783 Times View My Garage	Offlate i am quite unhappy with my BOLD. I seem to have a serious and recurring issue with its track ball. I am not able to scroll down ( Read : Only scrolling down gets affected) and this issue lasts from 24 hours-48 hours and gets resolved on its own. This issue is cropping up often these days, say once in 7-10 days. During this period, i am unable to make phone calls and access many other applications. I also note some faulty design features of BOLD, not sure if this applies to all BB's 1. When you scroll up when you reach the top item and continue scrolling up will bring the cursor to bottom most item ( as seen in most Nokia phones) and is very useful if your scrolling ball gets stuck as in my case. 2. From home screen, if i type a name it does not go to the phone address book completely. For example : If i have to access Jairaj Singh. I type J, then A, then I. The cursor goes to J items but does not go to Jairaj which is some 7-8 items below 3. If your scroll ball gets stuck, there should be an option to scroll items/applications via. your keypad. I cannot do that due to unavailability on the keypad. Or is it and i am unaware of it? If this continues for long, i will have no option but chuck it and buy a 8520 ( since it has a touchpad) as i am now averse with track ball scrolling. Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Last edited by mobike008 : 19th October 2009 at 14:56.
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19th October 2009, 17:16	#1589
deathwalkr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,283 Thanked: 4,120 Times View My Garage	13.5 is a fab price for the 8520. 14,490 seems to be the reasonable market price and storm 9530 is out as well in the network independent market with an MRP of 20490 only! anyone know how much vodafone were selling the storm for?
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