I just bought a Hong Kong Chinese Version of TyTN II yesterday. I spent almost half day to get the BBC to work. Maybe I have a wrong setting, so please comment after reading.

First I installed 67 version and it did not work. It had no problem getting the PIN but it failed to activate. Then I removed and installed 84. At first it did not get any PIN, but after pressing register (maybe the wrong term as it is in Chinese), it had a PIN immy without waiting. I then used desktop component to register my PIN with the BES server, and it got all the services registered in 30 seconds. Finally I pressed "activate" in BBC and it took almost an hour to complete the setting and loading mails over the air.

At the BBC, I have no problem in reading and sending. Downloading attachment seems fine and similar to Blackberry device (I hv 8300). However, I have problem in synchronizing the mailbox between the phone and the desktop, i.e. I read and delete mails in phone won’t do the same in the desktop and vice versa. Maybe I have a wrong setting but I will see in few more day. I haven’t tried the calendar and task functions yet.

At the WM6 level, I think after setting up the BBC, it has limited the function of the device. After installed BBC, I can either connect the Blackberry GPRS or Smartone-Vodafone GRPS, but not both. BBC has internet tariff, which controls the data flow. With blackberry GPRS connected, I cannot use LIVE Messenger, the downloaded GMAIL program to read Gmail, the internet explorer (it has a blackberry browser though) to surf the internet, or any other programs that needs data connection. If I use other programs that need the internet, I have to stop using blackberry function and disconnect Blackberry GPRS and use Smartone-Vodafone GPRS to access externally. I am not sure if this is my setting problem or it is the fact that can’t be fixed.

The device itself is great. The speed is quite smooth and the function is very complete. So far no complain. Therefore, I think that if you love to use any function of WM6 that needs lots of internet connection (GPRS I mean), then you should not use it as a WM but not blackberry because they cannot coexist.