Comments on: T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100, palmOne Treo 600

By: kb

kb — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:44:32 +0000

help me unlock a t-mobile blackberry that has a lock on it please does any 1 no how?

By: Bud Landry

Bud Landry — Tue, 10 May 2005 05:21:09 +0000

I would use the camera on a phone more often if it were 1.3 megapixels or so, rather than the teensy image on my Sony Ericsson t616.

Blackberry's strength is due to early marketing to corporations before going to the public, and offering close tie-ins corporate to corporate intranet memo messaging and email and syncing. If you are independent of these factors, I'm not sure if it has as much to offer.

As far as carriers go, I think any one of them will get jeers or cheers based on particular experience. I do give extra points if they have been early adopters of particular types of smart phones; and take away points if they cripple those features.

And some people only want cheap coverage.

By: Cingular, T-Mobile, the RAZR and the Treo 650 | NSLog();

Cingular, T-Mobile, the RAZR and the Treo 650 | NSLog(); — Tue, 10 May 2005 03:34:17 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about how I was considering the BlackBerry 7100 and the Treo 600. I'm no longer considering them, and with that, T-Mobile has pretty much left my list of desired cell phone carriers. That leaves Cingular, which has...

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Tue, 10 May 2005 02:38:41 +0000

I have another plan, now: give Carey my V600, get a RAZR, and stick with Cingular. There are no stores here but I have good coverage.

By: Vinay Venkatesh

Vinay Venkatesh — Mon, 09 May 2005 23:44:36 +0000

Actually IIRC, Cingular won't give you an unlock code (as evidenced by my sister's asking since she's moving to London). Also Chris, the sidekick doesn't have bluetooth. That's really all it needs to be the replacement phone for me. I need bluetooth on my phone. I hope that Danger releases one soon. AFAIK, T-Mobile is the only one that will give you the unlock code on request without any sort of trouble.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 09 May 2005 21:26:00 +0000

All of the carriers will eventually give you an unlock code. There is usually a waiting period of 30-90 days after purchase.

By: James Balnaves

James Balnaves — Mon, 09 May 2005 18:45:09 +0000

I know that if you've been a T-Mobile customer for a little while, you can call them and have them unlock it over the phone (I did it so I could use my phone overseas with another SIM). I'm not sure if Cingular does this but it might be worth giving them a call.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 09 May 2005 17:58:03 +0000

Have you looked at the T-Mobile Sidekick? If your mail needs don't include connecting to an MS Exchange server there is no real benefit to the Blackberry. The Sidekick is cheaper, has an infinitely better browser and IM client, and integrates well with Mac OS X.

And I'm not just saying that because I work on the product.

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Mon, 09 May 2005 16:24:13 +0000

I'm not terribly interested in "unlocking" my V600, though I realize it's a possibility.