Blackberry 8100 update 4.5

Can it still be unlocked? All GSM phones are used with SIM card, Subscriber Identity Module , a smart card that securely stores the key identifying a mobile phone service subscriber, as well as subscription information, preferences and text messages.

How do I know if my phone is a GSM phone? What does it mean? This or similar messages that appear on your handset means that your mobile phone is locked. In order for this phone to be used with a service provider other than the one it was originally associated with it has to Unlocked. What is Unlocking anyway? Phones are generally sold by a wireless carrier for much less than their actual retail value. The wireless carrier often subsidizes the cost of the phone with the expectation that they can recover more than this amount throughout the subscriber's contract.

They will try to make sure that the phone can only be used on their particular network, and thus, locks the phone's software to their wireless network. Unlocking means clearing the phone's software setting so that the phone can be used on any network. Why do I have to unlock the phone and what are the advantages?

Unlocking increases the resale value of your phone as it's not bound to a particular carrier any more. Unlocked phone is convenient to travel with, it can work with almost any provider in the world - just swap the SIM cards.

Wireless providers charge from 40 to Dollars for an unlocking code. Run two sim cards in one phone using a dual sim adapter. Where can I find instructions how to enter the unlock code into my Blackberry? When buying an unlock code from Cellcorner we will provide you with detailed instructions how to enter the code into the phone. How to enter unlock code in your Blackberry mobile phone. Well, the phone is barely under warranty just 4 days left … Saw Documents to Go on the new release.

Ben Pike on November 4, at pm. Which is really just like looking at email via the Blackberry Browser… nothing amazing, but better than nothing… Reply. Richard Ward on November 4, at pm. Robb Dunewood on November 4, at pm.

Dan on November 4, at pm. Robb- do you have any info on what we can expect for the ? Sulli on November 4, at pm. And yes I have location on Reply. What improvements does 4.

Downloaded and installed it but do not see much difference. BTW, the place looks great Robb. Robb Dunewood on November 10, at am. Thanks jhp2, HTML support is probably the main new thing. Michael on November 10, at pm. Professional Services Legal. Healthcare Healthcare Providers Life Sciences. Consumer Industries Retail. Support Overview. Product Information Documentation and Manuals.

I love the html email and youtube. Is this update mac compatible? Beyond my fonts and theme getting completely messed up on the upgrade I found one major flaw, I now get the silly help page when visiting mobile. Other things I noticed were browser emulation modes were not there. So i opened each link in a new window and i worked. Yeah, you have to use a Windows PC for this, unfortunately.

I installed 4. Tethering finally works! I can tether my MacBook to my Curve via Bluetooth and it works great. Solid, but still slow EDGE speeds. Wow, this update takes forever… I never updated my BB Desktop Manager and it gave me options to check off. Docs to Go was one of the options. Not sure if it gave that on the new BBDM….

Not the greatest but better than nothing. I really like the option to turn on the camera LED continuously so you can film in the dark…or use it for a little flashlight. Watch that battery! It still has issues with some pages when it comes to java and some css styles and I still prefer Opera, but if the Curve had this browser a year ago when I bought it, I may not have ever gotten Opera.

If I need to edit a. Hope this helps some people, this will hold me over until my wife will let me get the G-1, especially with You Tube Mobile! I downloadedwhat they said to and now I cannot get into the desktop software to download the update. Oh well I guess. Too little too late for me. Love my G1.