My wife & I have been subscribing to Qwest Wireless since 1999. While we still have a line on Qwest (sweet grandfathered 1000 min plan), we finally drifted out and tried T-Mobile last August.
I confess, we were bitten by the RAZR bug and I was curious about GSM (vs. Qwest's CDMA). So far, everything has been very nice on T-Mobile. Coverage was good and seems to have gotten better - dropped calls/deadzones are a rarity.
With confidence in T-Mobile in tow, I was lured by Amazon's brief fling with the free-after-rebate 8700g. My wife is on the road throughout the Twin Cities a lot, so I thought it would be handy if she had immediate access to email & internet.
I've been lurking for the past couple of weeks, so thanks for all of the posts from the experienced members & the tireless reiterations of the BB basics by the mods.
If this works as well as I hope, I'll look back at the past 7 years with awe and see how far everything has changed (for us). We were Palm devotees for so long (still own a dusty Tungsten T & Tungsten C). To jump from that to the 8700g will be exciting.
Thanks to Paul for the help! 2 days with the BB & I confess, all else has fallen by the wayside.
So far:
Installed Google Maps, BBWeather, BBCorrector, & Berry 411 Search - outstanding tools and work flawlessly.
Feeling invigorated, paired a bluetooth headset with the BB - works & the Bluetooth icon finally appears on the homescreen (looked high & low for placing the bluetooth icon before I actually paired). Sounds great...although voice dial would be a nice addition.
While I finally set up 3 gmail accounts on the BB (forwarded & not popped - thanks Paul), could not see japanese text. No good for my wife. Until I realized that Gmail Mobile through the browser was a nice workaround. Also find Google Mobile a cleaner + quicker interface.
Finally, stumbled upon the Telstra thread here. What the heck, I was ****sure with all of the recent success, why not chase the latest OS. Followed the directions by Seattle18 & wow! I like the friction of the Cingular theme on my 8700g on T-Mobile.
Midnight reading last night on the threads by Larry Greenberg & Stinsonddog led to orders for the OEM RIM leather swivel holster & ScreenPatronous. When you stand on the shoulders of giants...
Thanks to Paul for the help! 2 days with the BB & I confess, all else has fallen by the wayside.
So far:
Installed Google Maps, BBWeather, BBCorrector, & Berry 411 Search - outstanding tools and work flawlessly.
Feeling invigorated, paired a bluetooth headset with the BB - works & the Bluetooth icon finally appears on the homescreen (looked high & low for placing the bluetooth icon before I actually paired). Sounds great...although voice dial would be a nice addition.
While I finally set up 3 gmail accounts on the BB (forwarded & not popped - thanks Paul), could not see japanese text. No good for my wife. Until I realized that Gmail Mobile through the browser was a nice workaround. Also find Google Mobile a cleaner + quicker interface.
Finally, stumbled upon the Telstra thread here. What the heck, I was ****sure with all of the recent success, why not chase the latest OS. Followed the directions by Seattle18 & wow! I like the friction of the Cingular theme on my 8700g on T-Mobile.
Midnight reading last night on the threads by Larry Greenberg & Stinsonddog led to orders for the OEM RIM leather swivel holster & ScreenPatronous. When you stand on the shoulders of giants...
Yes, I confess...I'm a nascent addict.
Lol, duofold needs to jump straight to Crackberry Addict. Liking that Zen theme?
Hi from the Twin Cities, MN
Liking that Zen theme?
