I did, I had to, no other way to go.
Luv my Blackberries ever since the pager days. Moved through the models as improvements emerged. Very confortable with the mini keyboard, even proficient.
My last model, the Z10 all touchscreen, saved my bacon and sanity throughout my confinment and recovery.
Until last Friday. Made two morning calls, got a few back and on the third call the screen froze and there was a faint ozone smell.
Try everything I might, from battery removal to the pin reset to link to computer software nothing would unfreeze the screen. Screen lit up normal and showed connection to wifi and cell tower but no way to control anything. It just sat there, mocking me.
On a weekend trip to a buddy's in Chatham on Saturday we took the Z10 to his cellphne guy. He opened it up and was surprised and showed me the fried and warped cinnection to the screen. A Toasted brick. I had brought along my former Blackberry, he unlocked it, swapped out my SIM card and I was good to go again. Cell is now my only phone.
With a splendid 2 year contract up for renewal in February, I had been contemplating the Passport. Now it was my necessary.
I have always bought my phones outright. Fido Plan I have now is $42/month taxes in, Blackberry specific, Free data to 1 gb and longdistance from coast to coast Canada.
next, to get my hands on a Passport. Can't just walk in to Bestbuy and pick it up - they insist on a usurious two year plan with Bell or Rogers. Nor could i find one at ant cell store.
Turned to Kijiji. More than 2 dozen ads for unlocked Blackberries.
Responded to two and bingo. Got mine from a former employee that had been given a Passport but found it too large for his busy day at his startup company. Unboxed but never activated. all receipts and in brand new condition with the plastic protection wraps on all the accesories.
Turned out he lived 20 minutes away on the Stratford side of New Hamburg.
We met that night at Tim Hortons, I slipped in my Sim card and ID and it sparng to life. handed over $600 cash and then we chatted for at least an hour about this & that.
Xhairy serbian fucker/genius the size of a hulking linebacker and only 27, married with two kids. Likes to bowl and play hockey with the kids.
Tuesday I took it to the Fido booth in the mall where I got the Z10, by coincidence the Blackberry rep was there too. Had a new nanosim flashed to replace the Z10's Microsim on my currentplan. free. Asked about renewal and since I have a blackberry specific plan, if i do nothing the plan will continue as is for as long as I wish on a month to month or muslti year renewal.
Doesn't get much better than this, eh?
so here it is, guys. Too big for most but perfect format for me. 1/4" thin, 4.5" diagonal square touchscreen, tactile Blackberry keyboard along the bottom inch of the shell and slips easily in a standard men's dress shirt chest pocket.
anyone else here rockin' one of these?
[this post was last edited: 1/15/2015-13:21]
Luv my Blackberries ever since the pager days. Moved through the models as improvements emerged. Very confortable with the mini keyboard, even proficient.
My last model, the Z10 all touchscreen, saved my bacon and sanity throughout my confinment and recovery.
Until last Friday. Made two morning calls, got a few back and on the third call the screen froze and there was a faint ozone smell.
Try everything I might, from battery removal to the pin reset to link to computer software nothing would unfreeze the screen. Screen lit up normal and showed connection to wifi and cell tower but no way to control anything. It just sat there, mocking me.
On a weekend trip to a buddy's in Chatham on Saturday we took the Z10 to his cellphne guy. He opened it up and was surprised and showed me the fried and warped cinnection to the screen. A Toasted brick. I had brought along my former Blackberry, he unlocked it, swapped out my SIM card and I was good to go again. Cell is now my only phone.
With a splendid 2 year contract up for renewal in February, I had been contemplating the Passport. Now it was my necessary.
I have always bought my phones outright. Fido Plan I have now is $42/month taxes in, Blackberry specific, Free data to 1 gb and longdistance from coast to coast Canada.
next, to get my hands on a Passport. Can't just walk in to Bestbuy and pick it up - they insist on a usurious two year plan with Bell or Rogers. Nor could i find one at ant cell store.
Turned to Kijiji. More than 2 dozen ads for unlocked Blackberries.
Responded to two and bingo. Got mine from a former employee that had been given a Passport but found it too large for his busy day at his startup company. Unboxed but never activated. all receipts and in brand new condition with the plastic protection wraps on all the accesories.
Turned out he lived 20 minutes away on the Stratford side of New Hamburg.
We met that night at Tim Hortons, I slipped in my Sim card and ID and it sparng to life. handed over $600 cash and then we chatted for at least an hour about this & that.
Xhairy serbian fucker/genius the size of a hulking linebacker and only 27, married with two kids. Likes to bowl and play hockey with the kids.
Tuesday I took it to the Fido booth in the mall where I got the Z10, by coincidence the Blackberry rep was there too. Had a new nanosim flashed to replace the Z10's Microsim on my currentplan. free. Asked about renewal and since I have a blackberry specific plan, if i do nothing the plan will continue as is for as long as I wish on a month to month or muslti year renewal.
Doesn't get much better than this, eh?
so here it is, guys. Too big for most but perfect format for me. 1/4" thin, 4.5" diagonal square touchscreen, tactile Blackberry keyboard along the bottom inch of the shell and slips easily in a standard men's dress shirt chest pocket.
anyone else here rockin' one of these?
[this post was last edited: 1/15/2015-13:21]
