How Great Is It To Have a Blackberry

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: werk
Hey Cable, Viper, can you guys log into the AT forums on your bberries using MDS?
Since the last 'upgrade' to the forums, I can't.

Also, either of you running BES 4.0 yet? We've got it for testing internally, but haven't had time to set it up yet. I think I'll set it up tomorrow, I've got some free time.

Well, I've spent the past 2.5 hours trying to upgrade our BES to 4.0. Too much trouble with the MSDE7->2000 upgrade, so I scrapped it and am doing a fresh install on another server (we only have 3 users anyways, so scrapping the existing DB was no big deal). Hopefully, I'll get out of here before 7pm. :|

 

[loup garou]

Well, the 4.0 upgrade went fine once we scrapped everything and started from scratch. However, I can't use any of the new features because fvcking TMobile hasn't released 4.0 handheld software for the 7230 yet. :| My boss's 7100t is working nicely though.

 

[loup garou]

So I'll just use this thread as my own little Blackberry upgrade blog.

Currently updating my TMobile 7230 with AT&T's 4.0 Handheld Software, which is reported to work fine (blackberryforums.com). Thank god, I didn't want to wait for TMo to get off their asses and finish beta testing 4.0 for other handhelds besides the 7100.

I'll report back with results.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I've posted about the Blackberry 7100 before. I've checked it out. It seems great. But besides the $200 for the phone, T-Mobile is going to charge an extra $20 a month for unlimited internet. I figured it was $10. But I called up and for $10 extra a month you lose your free nights and weekends and free t-mobile to t-mobile.

So I'm wondering, is it really worth it to have mobile internet? I'm on my computer plenty. I don't know if I need it.

Thanks/
-Phil

WTF my Tmobile unlimited internet (tzones) is 4 bucks a month... and i use it as a modem for my PDA via bluetooth.. (dell Axim) works great for 5 bucks a month

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I've posted about the Blackberry 7100 before. I've checked it out. It seems great. But besides the $200 for the phone, T-Mobile is going to charge an extra $20 a month for unlimited internet. I figured it was $10. But I called up and for $10 extra a month you lose your free nights and weekends and free t-mobile to t-mobile.

So I'm wondering, is it really worth it to have mobile internet? I'm on my computer plenty. I don't know if I need it.

Thanks/
-Phil

WTF my Tmobile unlimited internet (tzones) is 4 bucks a month... and i use it as a modem for my PDA via bluetooth.. (dell Axim) works great for 5 bucks a month

T-Zones is just WAP, it is not the internet per se.

And using your phone as a modem does not go through WAP.

Viper GTS

 

[DivideBYZero]

:|CRACKBERRY:|

My GF works for RIM (Yeah, she has a RIM job) and the fecking thing goes off buzzing even when were in bed. She'll be banned from keeping it in her bedroom soon....

 

[CVSiN]

um... Nokia 6230 with Tzones pulls up real web pages NOT just crappy wap..
WAP is worthless
and its still 4 bucks a month...
and my PDA pulls up full sized pages (non wap) also sharing the T zones connection via bluetooth.

 

[loup garou]

Test test 12. Hehe. Got at&t's 4.0 sw running on my 7230 now. Posting from bberry. Browser updates allow javascript and partial css support, so I can actually use the forums! Cool.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: CheapArse
treo > *

seconded. just received my treo 650 today after owning a 600 for several months.

650 GSM? You suck goat balls if so. Did you get it through NBO, if so, did you get it for $250 as some have reported?

can blue get the orange phones? My cingular hardware discount is only 35% and it was 50% on at&t, but I don't believe that acutally applied toward smartphone/pdas. I haven't been able to attach my FAN discount to my cingular acct

To get the 650 you'd have to switch over from what I understand.

What if you get the Unlocked Treo 650 GSM, that should work with my ATTW account correct?

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
um... Nokia 6230 with Tzones pulls up real web pages NOT just crappy wap..

Real web pages must be pretty tough on that 128 x 128 screen