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  1. P

    Get BIS while on non-blackberry MTN contract

    I yesterday received a blackberry 8900 as a gift and inserted my promptly inserted my sim card. However, I am currently not on a Blackberry contract. Is it possible to get BIS, perhaps as an additional bundle that can be purchased? Any suggestions as to what I can do without terminating the...
  3. jes

    BlackBerry internet service downtime explained

    BlackBerry internet service downtime explained Many BlackBerry users experienced problems with their data services on Friday, caused by interface issues between RIM and Vodacom
  4. H

    Storm 2 9520 Firmware

    Hey storm owners. What version of BBOS are you running on your Storm 2? I got my hands on 5.0.0.973 today. Will install it a bit later and report my findings. I am currently on 5.0.0.713 and it has run fine up till a week or so ago when the OS started becoming slow and unresponsive. I...
  5. F

    BlackBerry BIS from contract to prepaid

    Hi, I got a BlackBerry for my B-day yesterday and now I'm trying to set it up for internet etc. I'm currently still on contract till 8 November 2010 with MTN - I'm migrating to prepaid. MTN told me over the phone that I need to fill in a form that they emailed to me yesterday to register...
  6. V

    Vodacom Network issues

    Anyone having problems with the BIS service on vodacom? Seems to be down
  7. V

    Blackberry and vodacom BIS

    I have logged this problem countless times with Vodacom. For some reason my blackberry 9530 BIS service will work for a while And then go down. Then i have to do a swipe, and restart again. I Have done this many times. For some reason the service does not work. Why do i have to pay for...
  8. Q

    BlackBerry BIS on iPhone

    Would it be possible to subscribe to the BIS service in order to get internet 'free' internet on my iPhone? What are the technical limitations? Surely it would be a mater of changing the data connection settings?
  9. M

    Legends Of Echo on 8520

    I decided to try out this free South African MMO called Legends Of Echo. The developers to finally release the Blackberry version, so I install it. The download didn't charge me anything. When I try running the game, it gives the follwing error while trying to connect: "We were unable to load...
  10. L

    Problems staying connected to Vodacom BIS (BB8900)

    Having trouble staying connected to BIS on my BB8900 (OS 5) It has been going on since I got the phone but to make it more interesting, the problem only occurs at certain places. (for example at home and other areas I dont have any problems, but like clock work, when I get close to...
  11. Z

    Vodacom vs Mtn Speed on Blackberry

    Hi, apologies for not posting this in the BB sub forum but my work web browser is restricting my access to opening certain sub forums. Basically I want to get a BB on contract and deciding between MTN and Vodacom I read on here a while back that the speed when using BIS on MTN was upto 3...
  12. E

    BIS 3.0 coming soon (includes 2-way GMail sync...)

    Hi guys, See that BIS 3.0 is coming soon (21st of March from RIM - see http://crackberry.com/bis-3-0-coming-soon-next-week)! Some of the juicy bits: IS 3.0 (March 2010): * Improved the Gmail plugin * Synchronization deleted messages, read / unread and sent between...
  13. threegee

    Missing Emails

    In the last few days several emails have not been collected from my inboxes and delivered to my BB. The emails are in my inboxes when I collect them from a PC but somewhere certain emails just go missing when I am travelling and relying on my BB for business. I had a very important clients email...
  14. M

    Websites free to browse with MTN BIS

    Could someone try out the following websites and let me know whether it is free to browse. Also feel free to post all your favourite websites that are free to visit with MTN BIS. 1. http://www.football365.com 2. http://www.supersport.com 3. http://www.skysports.com 4...
  15. K

    Need help with Blackberry Bold

    I have recently got a Blackberry Bold and have a control chat contract through Cell C. Apparently I have to get Blackberry Internet Service for my ohone in order to retrieve my personal e-mails and browse the net. Can anyone please help me get this service?:confused: I know I have to pay R59...
  16. E

    Blackberry BIS 2.6?

    Hi V3G (or anybody else) - any idea when we'll see Vodacom upgrade the BIS server to version 2.6? VC was some of the first carriers to go to 2.5, but now we seem to be lagging a bit...?
  17. Freshy-ZN

    Blackberry and Fring

    I see fring has a Blackberry download. Has anyone used it and does it work over BIS/BES or data bundle?
  18. S

    List of handsets that can be used on BlackBerry Connect (BIS)

    I'm trying to figure out which phones are cracked to make use of BIS. Google searches have been frustrating. Please help out and drop names and links if you know of which handsets can be used on BB Connect.
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