Blackberry Phones and Services in India

ashthedivx · 4th June 2010, 12:08

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Originally Posted by khoj

I was leaning towards the 8820 as it is a 3G device (I think). What's your take on that & any idea regarding the costs.

8820 is from old series and I believe is discontinued one.

If 3g is very important to you then from the ongoing series 9700 is the only one with 3g functionality.

aZa · 4th June 2010, 12:23

Need to buy another 9700 this week. Is the WHITE 9700 available in delhi!!?

mukeshgoel · 4th June 2010, 13:50

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Originally Posted by aZa

Need to buy another 9700 this week. Is the WHITE 9700 available in delhi!!?

Yes, it is available in Delhi. There was a huge ad in TOI or HT few days ago about it.

khoj · 4th June 2010, 15:15

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Originally Posted by ashthedivx

8820 is from old series and I believe is discontinued one.

If 3g is very important to you then from the ongoing series 9700 is the only one with 3g functionality.

Oh! thanks for the heads up, I was talking to the idea people and they are still offering this model, guess it must be unsold stock. The guy had no idea on the price of the devices, he is supposed to call back on the same and the bb plan tariffs etc.

How about the Sony Xperia (the new one) or the recently launched Motorola device.

Should the 3G not be important? I am not given to changing phones till they are either completely broken or lost etc. so the question with an eye on say the next couple of years.

arjunrudra · 4th June 2010, 16:01

Also wanted to know of there are any other blackberry's in the pipeline in the near future ?
Probably something with a better camera . Know about the the new slider blackberry but I want something with a full qwerty keypad.

deathwalkr · 4th June 2010, 18:59

you can expect a few new models to hit the markets in the coming months.

ashthedivx · 5th June 2010, 11:33

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Originally Posted by khoj

Oh! thanks for the heads up, I was talking to the idea people and they are still offering this model, guess it must be unsold stock. The guy had no idea on the price of the devices, he is supposed to call back on the same and the bb plan tariffs etc.

How about the Sony Xperia (the new one) or the recently launched Motorola device.

Should the 3G not be important? I am not given to changing phones till they are either completely broken or lost etc. so the question with an eye on say the next couple of years.

Well, to avoid such confusions just go through manufacturer's website to have a clearer idea about ongoing series.

BlackBerry - BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Bold, 8700, 7700, 7520, 7200, 7130, 7100 Seris

If you are such a person who keep the phone untill it is drowned or lost thenI would suggest you to stick with Samsung or Nokia, reason being much longer support availble, widely availability of apps, can be kept for long time yet with a oomph factor. For eg: E71 is still considered to be one of the best QWERTY phone, though successors are there but still firmware upgrades and available apps are keep it alive even after around 2 year of launch too.

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Originally Posted by arjunrudra

Also wanted to know of there are any other blackberry's in the pipeline in the near future ?
Probably something with a better camera . Know about the the new slider blackberry but I want something with a full qwerty keypad.

Camera is treated as an accessory in BB phone. Reason ?? BB phone being a business phone. One can easily get up 8-10 MP Camera is Entertainment-Music phones, but such high resolution camera in BB are still far away.

At max you can get the standard 3.15 MP Camera only, even in upcoming Pearl 91xx series.

arjunrudra · 5th June 2010, 14:04

ANd can you please give me photos or models of the new blackberry which is ready to be launched soon ?
Is something better than the BB9700 BOLD ?

nishantgandhi · 5th June 2010, 21:17

I got a BB Curver 8520 today. Im a complete noob to the BB world. Can gurus please help me with the following questions:

1. How do I get old emails into the device? As of now, I've configured my work email, Gmail and Yahoo (all thru BIS). However, it has mails from the time I configured them today. I would ideally like mails from the last 30 days.

2. I have a .csv file of contacts from my Nokia E71 on my laptop. How do I import this into my BB?

pranavt · 5th June 2010, 23:33

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Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

2. I have a .csv file of contacts from my Nokia E71 on my laptop. How do I import this into my BB?

Import them into Microsoft Outlook's contacts (google is your friend with that step). Then sync that with your BB using the BB desktop manager application.

krsh77 · 6th June 2010, 19:18

Guys,

I am using a BB 8320 for a while now without the BIS. I have tweaked it to work with the normal data plan and everything is working fine. Not all the default applications like BB Messenger, Gtalk will work without the BIS - For messaging needs I have installed BeeJive and it does a good job.

Now I want to install a VOIP client in my BB so that I can make cheap call over the internet when i am in WiFi zones. Any ideas on this friends?

ashthedivx · 7th June 2010, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by arjunrudra

ANd can you please give me photos or models of the new blackberry which is ready to be launched soon ?
Is something better than the BB9700 BOLD ?

No Pictures available as such since it is still under cover.

Better then 9700 ?? If you are not a bar phone fan then it would be a good news to you as BB9800 is rumored to be a slider one. Specs still unknown.

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Originally Posted by krsh77

Guys,

I am using a BB 8320 for a while now without the BIS. I have tweaked it to work with the normal data plan and everything is working fine. Not all the default applications like BB Messenger, Gtalk will work without the BIS - For messaging needs I have installed BeeJive and it does a good job.

Now I want to install a VOIP client in my BB so that I can make cheap call over the internet when i am in WiFi zones. Any ideas on this friends?

No such successful VOIP client is available as of now, though skype is in news for developing one.

foby.sebastian · 7th June 2010, 14:05

can we simply browse in black berry with out enabling black berry service ?

krsh77 · 7th June 2010, 14:11

No such successful VOIP client is available as of now, though skype is in news for developing one.[/quote]

Yeah, I may need to go for E72 for the VOIP solution.

Skype is in news about some lite version which can handle chats but not call features.

krsh77 · 7th June 2010, 14:13

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

can we simply browse in black berry with out enabling black berry service ?

Yeah you can. You need to tweak the Service Books so that the browser uses socket connection instead of the BIS.

Enable BlackBerry Browser without BIS/BES bb.anworm.com

The above mentioned link will help you to configure BB to browse without BIS.

4th June 2010, 12:23	#2267
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Need to buy another 9700 this week. Is the WHITE 9700 available in delhi!!?
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4th June 2010, 16:01	#2270
arjunrudra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gurgaon/Chennai Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	Also wanted to know of there are any other blackberry's in the pipeline in the near future ? Probably something with a better camera . Know about the the new slider blackberry but I want something with a full qwerty keypad.
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4th June 2010, 18:59	#2271
deathwalkr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,422 Thanked: 5,049 Times View My Garage	you can expect a few new models to hit the markets in the coming months.
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5th June 2010, 14:04	#2273
arjunrudra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gurgaon/Chennai Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	ANd can you please give me photos or models of the new blackberry which is ready to be launched soon ? Is something better than the BB9700 BOLD ?
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5th June 2010, 21:17	#2274
nishantgandhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,223 Thanked: 156 Times	I got a BB Curver 8520 today. Im a complete noob to the BB world. Can gurus please help me with the following questions: 1. How do I get old emails into the device? As of now, I've configured my work email, Gmail and Yahoo (all thru BIS). However, it has mails from the time I configured them today. I would ideally like mails from the last 30 days. 2. I have a .csv file of contacts from my Nokia E71 on my laptop. How do I import this into my BB?
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6th June 2010, 19:18	#2276
krsh77 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 39 Thanked: Once	VOIP client for BB phones Guys, I am using a BB 8320 for a while now without the BIS. I have tweaked it to work with the normal data plan and everything is working fine. Not all the default applications like BB Messenger, Gtalk will work without the BIS - For messaging needs I have installed BeeJive and it does a good job. Now I want to install a VOIP client in my BB so that I can make cheap call over the internet when i am in WiFi zones. Any ideas on this friends?
	() Thanks

7th June 2010, 14:05	#2278
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: TCR/EKM/TVM Posts: 2,704 Thanked: 2,871 Times View My Garage	can we simply browse in black berry with out enabling black berry service ?
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7th June 2010, 14:11	#2279
krsh77 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 39 Thanked: Once	No such successful VOIP client is available as of now, though skype is in news for developing one.[/quote] Yeah, I may need to go for E72 for the VOIP solution. Skype is in news about some lite version which can handle chats but not call features.
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