My precious
Well this is what I have been after I have laid my hand on my Blackberry Bold 9000.
My sister brought this when she was in India, her plans changed and she moved back from where she came ( No not hell ). As she had brought this Blackberry back in India it was locked to Airtel.The blackberry did not work for her in America.
My Nokia n79 had a problem with the motherboard and the wiring went poof. But I must say that in spite my prejudice for it , it had performed pretty well, The push mail service was okay, there were a few apps in the app store and the OVI suite is apparently the best in its class. I can send a SMS from my computer by plugging in the cellphone. How neat is that.? Well it was a bit slow but well you cannot expect to get every thing right int he first go do you ?
Now coming back to the Blackberry Bold.
The first thing you realize when you first lay your hands on this baby is that it is fucking bold.
The display is relay really bright… and hence the name Bold. This one is a keeper. You can use it under the 12 pm sun with out a hitch.
They have squeezed twice the number of pixels that are required on the same amount of screen and hence the powerful display.
Unlocking the Blackberry from Airtel
Well all blackberries in India are locked to the respective carriers.
I do not exactly know why but they have some kind of a security issue with it.It is easier to track down your BB if some one steals it.
This is how you go about it
You will need to write them (Airtel) an email telling them that you cannot use the Blackberry with them as your dog died or grandma is sick, it doe not really matter. A cellphone carrier in India cannot keep a cellphone locked to himself, Its against the rules refer TRAI guidelines.
I, for example gave this
To: bb.support@airtel.in
From: Tejaswy Date: 04/17/2010 12:04PMSubject: Blackberry In Australia
Hello,
I am in Tejaswy.I live in Perth Australia.Recently when I was in India for diwali my dad gave me a blackberry from Airtel.Now this phone worked well for the few days I stayed in dehi.Now due to some unfortunate unforeseen circumstance I had to move back to Perth and I will be staying here for another few years.
Now when I insert my local sim “3″ it shows as the Blackberry is locked to the AIRTEL. <—insert anything hereI took it to “3″ shop near by they asked me to write an email to you asking the blackberry unlocking procedure and the unlock pin.
If you could please send me the Blackberry unlocking pin and the procedure I will be very grateful to you
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RegardsTejaswy
For which they replied in affirmation asking my IMEI number and BB pin.
I gave it to them and they sent me an email in a matter of hours telling me how to unlock my Blackberry.
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Note: Please ensure that Airtel Postpaid Sim Card should be inserted in Blackberry while performing the steps.
1. Turn wireless off ! VERY IMPORTANT
2. Go to ‘Options’ and click on ‘SIM Card’
3. Type ‘MEPD’ (You will not be able to view it)
4. Type ‘MEP2′ (You will not be able to view it)
5. Enter the unlock code
6. Press enter
7. Reboot device
Please revert us if your issue gets resolved .
Should you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. You may email us at bb.support@airtel.in or call our 24 by 7 helpdesk @ 7070.
Assuring you the best of our services.===
Now that is what I call a satisfied customer.
My precious…
Blackberry is like a drug..you get addicted to it.And I am not kidding. the people at crack berry will tell you better.
The ability to read e-mail that is received in real time, anywhere, has made the BlackBerry devices infamously addictive, earning them the nickname “CrackBerry“, a reference to the freebase form of cocaine known as crack, which is also highly addictive
And really it is.
There is chat program called the Blackberry Messenger, This little tool lets you communicate to anyone in the world if he/she has a Blackberry cellphone, for free! How handy is that!!
You really need to use this to experience the addiction.
Anyone who owns a Blackberry will never move to any other phone. He just cannot. Every other phone will feel mundane to him.
Will he move to an Iphone?
You got to be kidding me!
No way.
And O there is an App Store too.
My love my heart, My preccccccious!!!!
Due to all this above reasons, I am calling it Precious….My precious!
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Now thats some interesting info….thanks for that.
I wonder if the same will work for iphone!
In India you cannot sell a locked cellphone.
It is against the rules of TRAI.
Send them an email and let them know of this.
Unlocking your cell can be expensive sometimes, but have you seen this new cell phone unlocking project ? It aims to make it free and easy for anyone to unlock their phone.