New to BB, pls help

Timken

Timken

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Hi everybody

I have bitten the bullet, and gotten myself a blackberry 9300. So far the bullet has been hard to swallow. Coming from an android based device, this phone is worlds apart.

Posting here as I need some help to get started. Still waiting for vodacom to activate my bis. Once that is running, could anyone tell me which apps they use on the bis?

I would like to get opera mini, but I am worried it will cost extra to use.

Also would anyone know how to check if I am being charged for stuff?

Thanking ahead for all positive responses.

Cheers
 
Timken said:
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I would like to get opera mini, but I am worried it will cost extra to use.

Also would anyone know how to check if I am being charged for stuff?
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Upgrade the phone to OS6. The browser that comes with the new OS is much better than Opera Mini!

What do you mean by..being charged for stuff?
 
Timken said:
Hi everybody

I have bitten the bullet, and gotten myself a blackberry 9300. So far the bullet has been hard to swallow. Coming from an android based device, this phone is worlds apart.

Posting here as I need some help to get started. Still waiting for vodacom to activate my bis. Once that is running, could anyone tell me which apps they use on the bis?

I would like to get opera mini, but I am worried it will cost extra to use.

Also would anyone know how to check if I am being charged for stuff?

Thanking ahead for all positive responses.

Cheers
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:wtf:

Put the blackberry back in its box & take it back to the shop you got it from (should be good if it's within 7 days).

And then you order yourself a new HTC Desire HD. :p
 
Oh, and download "whatsapp" from the Android Market for free, then you have a BBM that's on flippin steroids.
 
Wow that's a lot of replies. And fast too. Thanks everyone.

Yeah I meant to say no charges outside bis. Would hate to download an app, and then get a bill for a couple hundred at the end of the month.

And if I could afford, I probably would have stayed with android, can't afford data charges thou. 1.2GB per month...

Really starting to like this little phone thou, much better than I expected.
 
kingrob said:
:wtf:

Put the blackberry back in its box & take it back to the shop you got it from (should be good if it's within 7 days).

And then you order yourself a new HTC Desire HD. :p
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Gives kingrob the thumbs up for a great idea!

But if you must BB then definitely upgrade to OS 6, the OS 5 browser isn't great and Opera incurs additional costs on top of BIS.
 
So my bis is now active, however, sometimes when I use the browser, the bis goes off. Is that normal?
 
Yup. Is that a given that the devil will b screwing me around like this for 2 years?
 
I don't have any BIS problems at home or at work in the Pretoria area. Been with Vodacom for years.
 
Timken said:
So my bis is now active, however, sometimes when I use the browser, the bis goes off. Is that normal?
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phaktza said:
Vodacom?
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Timken said:
Yup. Is that a given that the devil will b screwing me around like this for 2 years?
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:(

I posted something on here for people to avoid Vodacom for BIS.

I'm on about a 60% uptime myself - every other time I look at the phone, BIS is down. I see the stupid red clock on BBM so often, it's scary. My brother in Jackal Creek has about a 30% uptime - so the point that him having a Blackberry is pretty much pointless.

If we're out and I need to browse, I ask for friends' MTN phones which are quick, stable and always on. If my BIS is on during the time, I often still can't browse as it seems there's an issue with BB Torch/browsing. I've been told it's my phone - but it happens with a BB Bold and BB Torch. I've been told it's a SIM, but I've tried 32, 64 and 128. It boils down to a ****ty network.

I've been with Vodacom 10+ years and have multiple contracts - but after the last year with data and BIS issues, I'm awaiting each to expire and go elsewhere.
 
Dolby said:
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I posted something on here for people to avoid Vodacom for BIS.

I'm on about a 60% uptime myself - every other time I look at the phone, BIS is down. I see the stupid red clock on BBM so often, it's scary. My brother in Jackal Creek has about a 30% uptime - so the point that him having a Blackberry is pretty much pointless.

If we're out and I need to browse, I ask for friends' MTN phones which are quick, stable and always on. If my BIS is on during the time, I often still can't browse as it seems there's an issue with BB Torch/browsing. I've been told it's my phone - but it happens with a BB Bold and BB Torch. I've been told it's a SIM, but I've tried 32, 64 and 128. It boils down to a ****ty network.

I've been with Vodacom 10+ years and have multiple contracts - but after the last year with data and BIS issues, I'm awaiting each to expire and go elsewhere.
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Why dont you pony up for a MTN sim and a PAYG blackberry subscription for a month and see if it's an improvement. My Vodacom BIS is rock solid but that's what I would do.
 
But what would that do?
Confirm that Vodacom is crappy?
 
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