Blackberry Phones and Services in India

nisarg86 · 4th September 2010, 16:44

My PIN is blocked somehow.. I am not getting EDGE in capital. 55666(vodafone BB helpline) ppl telling me that Your PIN has been blocked by RIM and you need to unlock it to use the BIS. Everything was working fine till 31st Aug. Since 1st Sept. Morning I was not getting EDGE in capital. No entries in HRT either. How can RIM block the PIN ?

Btw My BB Tour was orginally locked to Verizon.

Sahil · 4th September 2010, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by akshay1234

Its available in Bombay for 32k.

Is that price reddington?

What's the official price on the 9105?

Akshay1234 · 4th September 2010, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sahil

Is that price reddington?

What's the official price on the 9105?

Nope its an unlocked at&t phone i think.

No idea about 9105.

sajands · 5th September 2010, 12:47

Vodafone 599 BIS plan not launched in Bangalore yet :( just spoke to customer care on the same and they said that for Karanataka Vodafone is comming up with 3 new plans and they are cheaper and requested me to hold on to 899 plan.

New plans to be rolled out by this month end.

nisarg86 · 6th September 2010, 02:38

Is there any technical support from RIM India ? HelpLine Number ?

sgiitk · 6th September 2010, 10:10

Saw a bit on the box about the upcoming BB Torch with both touch and slide out keypad. Looked brilliant.

mobike008 · 6th September 2010, 10:14

Guys, whats the current price for a BB 8520? Planning to change from my Bold as I found it to be perfect in terms of usability and more importantly the touchpad that it comes with.

I am totally fed-up with Bold's scroll ball issues. It keeps getting stuck every other day and makes my life miserable.

ashthedivx · 6th September 2010, 10:16

As slide out keyboard is something new for BB Keyboard it is for sure an amazing thing. But as being in telecom hardware field for a while I would stay away from anything which is not a bar phone

raghu230506 · 6th September 2010, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobike008

Guys, whats the current price for a BB 8520? Planning to change from my Bold as I found it to be perfect in terms of usability and more importantly the touchpad that it comes with.

I am totally fed-up with Bold's scroll ball issues. It keeps getting stuck every other day and makes my life miserable.

I bought it a month ago from Mobile Store on Outer ring road for 13,400. Includes free screen guard, pouch and purse (Mobile stores merchandise).

Prior to that I visited all the other stores, freebies and the price was the best from these guys.

Cheers
Raghu

slicvic · 7th September 2010, 08:55

Just upgraded from a 8900 to a 9700. Cant figure out how to turn the keypad lock on upon hosltering. Any tips?

naveen.raju · 7th September 2010, 10:15

Anyone used BB maps on Storm? Am finding it hard to get the location. The search takes ages.

ghpk · 7th September 2010, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by slicvic

Just upgraded from a 8900 to a 9700. Cant figure out how to turn the keypad lock on upon hosltering. Any tips?

go to options--> security options--general settings, it should
have the option, Lock upon holstering.

shajufx · 7th September 2010, 13:56

I am sure many of you guys have some experience with fommy.co.in for some product or other, many blackberry users frequent this place, I believe.

I have posted about this few months back, that was about the delay in their shipping and the low quality of products. This time its about the wrong product shipped and not giving the 'free shipping' benefit. I ordered car dash holder for my phone and a mini-USB to macro USB converter. First product was very low quality and different from that were shown in the pictures and second product was poor quality and faulty. To cut the crap shot, I had to ship it back (Rs.80) and blame my bad luck for a 14 days-long misery and end of the day no product at hand. Now getting back to ebay for the same.

I have taken a decision never to try fommy again. I deserve this for going against the suggestions of many friends to get things from ebay

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Bapu · 7th September 2010, 14:03

Just thought i'd check.

I have a BB8330 Curve, Official Reliance. The brochure for the handset says that it is EVDO enabled handset.

I am however, only getting 1X while using it as a tethered modem ( to surf the net on the laptop).

Spoke to BB Support and they tell me that for getting EVDO speed, i need to purchase a data plan. It wont be possible to get such speeds for just using the BB as a tethered modem. The rep wasnt sounding too sure.

Anybody using the BB as a tethered modem and getting EVDO speeds? Esp. without any data plan?

arjunrudra · 8th September 2010, 08:17

Guys I lost my N95 recently and have to really get a phone immd. I do have a spare phone but that is without the gprs package.
The grey market blackberry torch is available for 34k . I was just thinking whether this is a good price to pay, considering my cousin jus bought his 9700 bold 2 months back for 28k.
What are the disadvantages of a grey market phone ?

Considering warranty is not that big an issue for me because I'm anyways leaving to spain for my further studies in January .
Also checked the phone for any AT&T symbols and didnt find any (just to check whether it was the unlocked US version) .
The shopkeeper also says I wont have any problems with the phone with respect to updating and software updates.

4th September 2010, 16:44	#2581
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 392 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	My PIN is blocked somehow.. I am not getting EDGE in capital. 55666(vodafone BB helpline) ppl telling me that Your PIN has been blocked by RIM and you need to unlock it to use the BIS. Everything was working fine till 31st Aug. Since 1st Sept. Morning I was not getting EDGE in capital. No entries in HRT either. How can RIM block the PIN ? Btw My BB Tour was orginally locked to Verizon.
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5th September 2010, 12:47	#2584
sajands BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 941 Thanked: 347 Times View My Garage	Vodafone 599 BIS plan not launched in Bangalore yet :( just spoke to customer care on the same and they said that for Karanataka Vodafone is comming up with 3 new plans and they are cheaper and requested me to hold on to 899 plan. New plans to be rolled out by this month end.
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6th September 2010, 02:38	#2585
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 392 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Is there any technical support from RIM India ? HelpLine Number ?
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6th September 2010, 10:10	#2586
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,787 Times	Saw a bit on the box about the upcoming BB Torch with both touch and slide out keypad. Looked brilliant.
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6th September 2010, 10:14	#2587
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,694 Thanked: 14,781 Times View My Garage	Guys, whats the current price for a BB 8520? Planning to change from my Bold as I found it to be perfect in terms of usability and more importantly the touchpad that it comes with. I am totally fed-up with Bold's scroll ball issues. It keeps getting stuck every other day and makes my life miserable.
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6th September 2010, 10:16	#2588
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	As slide out keyboard is something new for BB Keyboard it is for sure an amazing thing. But as being in telecom hardware field for a while I would stay away from anything which is not a bar phone
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7th September 2010, 08:55	#2590
slicvic BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: KA 19 Posts: 856 Thanked: 526 Times	Just upgraded from a 8900 to a 9700. Cant figure out how to turn the keypad lock on upon hosltering. Any tips?
	() Thanks

7th September 2010, 10:15	#2591
naveen.raju Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cochin Posts: 4,831 Thanked: 8,895 Times View My Garage	Anyone used BB maps on Storm? Am finding it hard to get the location. The search takes ages.
	() Thanks

7th September 2010, 13:56	#2593
shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BLR & Singapore Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 831 Times View My Garage	I am sure many of you guys have some experience with fommy.co.in for some product or other, many blackberry users frequent this place, I believe. I have posted about this few months back, that was about the delay in their shipping and the low quality of products. This time its about the wrong product shipped and not giving the 'free shipping' benefit. I ordered car dash holder for my phone and a mini-USB to macro USB converter. First product was very low quality and different from that were shown in the pictures and second product was poor quality and faulty. To cut the crap shot, I had to ship it back (Rs.80) and blame my bad luck for a 14 days-long misery and end of the day no product at hand. Now getting back to ebay for the same. I have taken a decision never to try fommy again. I deserve this for going against the suggestions of many friends to get things from ebay .
	() Thanks

7th September 2010, 14:03	#2594
Bapu BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 131 Thanked: 24 Times	Just thought i'd check. I have a BB8330 Curve, Official Reliance. The brochure for the handset says that it is EVDO enabled handset. I am however, only getting 1X while using it as a tethered modem ( to surf the net on the laptop). Spoke to BB Support and they tell me that for getting EVDO speed, i need to purchase a data plan. It wont be possible to get such speeds for just using the BB as a tethered modem. The rep wasnt sounding too sure. Anybody using the BB as a tethered modem and getting EVDO speeds? Esp. without any data plan? Last edited by Bapu : 7th September 2010 at 14:05.
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8th September 2010, 08:17	#2595
arjunrudra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gurgaon/Chennai Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 196 Times View My Garage	Guys I lost my N95 recently and have to really get a phone immd. I do have a spare phone but that is without the gprs package. The grey market blackberry torch is available for 34k . I was just thinking whether this is a good price to pay, considering my cousin jus bought his 9700 bold 2 months back for 28k. What are the disadvantages of a grey market phone ? Considering warranty is not that big an issue for me because I'm anyways leaving to spain for my further studies in January . Also checked the phone for any AT&T symbols and didnt find any (just to check whether it was the unlocked US version) . The shopkeeper also says I wont have any problems with the phone with respect to updating and software updates.
	() Thanks