Comments on: BlackBerry BES & OS 5.0 Info

By: WOWZERS

WOWZERS — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:38:31 +0000

@badonkadonk and Alex,

Wow, I wish I had seen this exchange sooner. Did you see what Randy said? If not, let me refresh your memory.
“On Apr 11, 2007 @ 5:15 pm, Randy Said:
Okay, let me re-phrase the question: What would you do with Wifi that you can’t do with BB Connect? (which you are required to have btw.)”

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE DATA PLAN. How does having wi-fi save you any money if you HAVE to have the data plan!?!?

By: abril

abril — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:15:39 +0000

were can i get S.O 5.0 for my blackberry 8300??
abril_amor19@yahoo.com

By: abril

abril — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:43:12 +0000

i love my blackberry 8310 ….

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:03:13 +0000

Anyone know when we should expect 4.2 for 8700c(ingular)?

By: Irving

Irving — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:43:30 +0000

For whom and when do you think the blackberry 8300 will be released to the US market?

By: Marvin

Marvin — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:43:40 +0000

As long as they remove that terrible mp3 file size limit I will be happy until then RIM is just being stupid. Also waiting to have 4.2 on my 8703e

By: Victor Atehortua

Victor Atehortua — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:28:56 +0000

I am a newbie for BB and I have found that it does what I want it to do and more. I can only wait for the “carriers” to decide on giving us the upgrade. Well lets enjoy it.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:48:05 +0000

badonkadonk;

You hit it right on the head. Paying a monthly fee for data services when I have wifi around me all the time doesn’t make sense.

By: iwillnotshare

iwillnotshare — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:22:16 +0000

Yes, that should read “it is now up to the carriers to release”.

By: badonkadonk

badonkadonk — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:39:30 +0000

Randy – how about “not paying for your data usage”? that sounds like a pretty good reason to use WiFi rather than EVDO/EDGE…

Matt – “wireless upgrade” means upgrading the software on the device over the wireless network, not upgrading your device to enable new wireless radios. If the 8300 does not have WiFi as a feature, it isn’t in the product… you won’t be able to “upgrade” your 8300 into an 8320.

By: Jerry C

Jerry C — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:48:54 +0000

[quote]It is not up the carriers to decide whether to release it or not[/quote]

Is this supposed to read?… It is NOW up the carriers to decide whether to release it or not?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:16:20 +0000

So will all 8300 models (specifically concerned w/ the GSM ones AT&T/TmobilE) have built in wifi that will have to be unlocked. Planning on buying a 8300 but I want the wifi (don’t care about the gps)…but was leaning toward at&t for the eventually 9x 3g bb upgrade.

So will both the tmobile / at&t 8300s have the wireless upgrade feature?

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:15:27 +0000

Okay, let me re-phrase the question: What would you do with Wifi that you can’t do with BB Connect? (which you are required to have btw.)

Do you see where I’m going with this?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:08:55 +0000

What if I live near a corporate campus that is covered in Wifi, or a university for that matter? I think it would be a mistake to discount the relative utility that can be derived from Wifi vs. EVDO + HSPDA

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:43:51 +0000

The more I think about wifi on a BB, the more I feel that it’s redundant. If you’re paying $40-50 bucks per month for BB Connect which is available anywhere that you could make a phone call, then what use is it having Wifi?

By: d_fisher

d_fisher — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:38:55 +0000

[quote]It is not up the carriers to decide whether to release it or not[/quote]

Is this supposed to read?… It is NOW up the carriers to decide whether to release it or not?

By: DanD

DanD — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:29:50 +0000

And the BGR continues spreadin the Love across the Berrysphere….

By: Jai

Jai — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:24:19 +0000

Would you like it to prepare dinner for you as well?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:17:42 +0000

I’ll purchase a Blackberry when I’m able to watch YouTube videos + full Javascript/AJAX support + the ability to make VoIP calls with Skype over Wifi. I can wait until Google rolls out its WiMAX network with an Apple phone, if thats what it takes to get a phone with this sort of functionality.

By: snowskier79

snowskier79 — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:48:31 +0000

Thanks BG for the updates! As usual great info!