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SaQiB

Friends!
I would like to know how to use the Black Berry services.
Can we use MsN messengers? Facebook Chat? and How do i look for apps??

Also is the BIS from STC good?

Ermmm.. i used to be a Nokia Fan! 3310 was my first :P then i came to Iphone now Black Berry, so i would need help :dumbom:

the_blade

I use prepaid BIS from STC...works well for me...its 99 SAR/month..

MSN/Gmail/Yahoo works...facebook application is banned, you have to used FB from the browser...you have download apps to your laptop and then transfer it on your BB...the regular application "BB APP WORLD" does not work as well in the Kingdom.

don't fancy an iphone type interface...BB is more email friendly and offers a real time messenger service otherwise its a very standard device.

SaQiB

no fring? nimbuzz Im style app ?

the_blade

no idea bro...i am an investment banker and get 100+ emails in my inbox, so never got the time to take a buzz with nemo

SaQiB

heha! thanks for the info, i like messengers, what app would allow me to connect msn messenger over Wifi ?

and FB is banned! :@

shahab.ali

there are some apps through which i think u can use fb chat too... and as for some queries, try asking people from bbin.in

Syed MT

I use Mobily, you can use MSN, Yahoo and others along with facebook, I am ok with the service.

SaQiB

the_blade wrote:

I use prepaid BIS from STC...works well for me...its 99 SAR/month..

MSN/Gmail/Yahoo works...facebook application is banned, you have to used FB from the browser...you have download apps to your laptop and then transfer it on your BB...the regular application "BB APP WORLD" does not work as well in the Kingdom.

don't fancy an iphone type interface...BB is more email friendly and offers a real time messenger service otherwise its a very standard device.


How do i activate this? also do i have to do some settings on my handset?

SaQiB

Ok so finally i have activated BIS, what now :O

SaQiB

Why does the handset disconnect frequently from the BIS?

shahab.ali

i think wenever u r out of 3g coverage it disconnects for some seconds... 3g sucks in jeddah but riyadh its ok... but still, if u r facing that prob, i suggest u to mobile network options and select 2g only

SaQiB

THanks Shahab! u got a BB? inbox me the PIN!

naazg

Hello friends,

Guys I just downloaded the whats up application of Iphone to my BB. you can also download from whatsapp.com its a good application to connect with you iphone friends. now i have bb messenger and iphone messenger on my blackberry. Also i found OperaMini is quite faster then its normal browser...

Another great news which i received yesterday is.. the application world will be available soon. its available in  most of the counties of middle east... it will be available in KSA soon.. so after that facebook will be open as well. here is the link for more information.

http://www.rwme.net/v1/inside.aspx?v=1& … news&cat=1

Please do share if you are using some good application in your BB.

Thanks,
Naaz

Stimstar37

I use the 9700 bold and I like it very much especially the email functions.  It will update to my blackberry quicker than my desktop.  I use the STC prepaid but since I am only incountry for 5 weeks at a time I use the 29 SAR per week.  Not as much hassle to activate one service for four weeks and one for one week.

Is the bb playbook available in the kingdom yet and what are the prices.  I want to find out if its cheaper to buy here than in Canada.  I saved about 300 CAN dollars buying the blackberry here than at home.

Hope everyone has a great weekend

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