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I finally succumbed.\u00a0 I have blogged about why I succumbed here<\/a>, and about Yahoo dropping it here<\/a>. And eight years later, most of this is now history, rather than useful. <\/p>\n

They launched the Q&Z10’s a while ago<\/acronym>, seems that it’s half android and that you don’t get the same global tariff. At least not from T-Mobile, so bad news on the data rates. 19 June 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

Techradar reviewed it here…<\/a>. I need another review on BB’s long term viability. There’s talk about BB leveraging their secure network and BBM as a consumer offers to leverage hardware sales, or not. Really need to get to grips with it I say really, maybe not.<\/p>\n

In a letter to someone, I said,<\/p>\n

I have been looking at replacing my BB Torch 9380, it\u2019s both full screen and keys. I replaced an Android machine with it because I was travelling in Europe and my priorities were cheap wireless access for my laptop, voice and office automation, (mail and calendar). The [ZQ]10, at least those offered by T-Mobile in the UK have put the *10 onto similar data plans as their competitors so that\u2019s priority No. 1 up the chute. \u00a0So I shan’t be upgrading; my transition to my personal device, which remains a full on Android machine continues apace driven by feedly which is awesome. It\u2019s also not available on BB. This seems another evidence point for your argument that carrier competition impacts\/controls the handset wars. Also, that while BB have adopted\/half-adopted Android, they are not getting the advantage of the full app store.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Blackberry Word 3.1.4.25 was not good for Torch OS 6.* users. There is a thread in which I contributed <\/a>at Blackberry’s support forums. The symptom was that the App World Icon disappeared<\/strong>. 29 July 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

Using it as a Modem<\/h3>\n

Connect to the Internet with your PC. Install the desktop software; you need to be connected to the internet.<\/p>\n

This can be a problem, it’s a bit of chicken and egg situation, I need my phone to connect to the internet….I need the internet to use my phone to connect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These days, when the desktop manager starts it takes an age to connect to the device; this could be just Vista crapness but then Tools -> “Start Mobile Internet” starts a Dial Up agent, with T-Mobile in the UK it populates the DUN parameters and then connects you to the internet.<\/p>\n

There’s a fair amount on the internet, just google it.<\/p>\n

DFL 10 Feb 2011<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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