[Luciano GC]

Hi everyone!,

For those who have some of BlackBerry Motion variants (BD100-1 , BD100-2 or BD100-6), could you please tell me if it has native FM Radio ?.
I've cheched a lot of technical sites but they didn't say anything about this. It's very important for me, because I often listening FM radio.


Thanks in advance!,
Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[thurask]

Hi everyone!,

For those who have some of BlackBerry Motion variants (BD100-1 , BD100-2 or BD100-6), could you please tell me if it has native FM Radio ?.
I've cheched a lot of technical sites but they didn't say anything about this. It's very important for me, because I often listening FM radio.


Thanks in advance!,
Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

I don't believe it comes with a preinstalled FM radio app, although there might be support for third party ones. The KEYone, on the other hand, has a FM radio app supplied with the OS.

[Luciano GC]

I don't believe it comes with a preinstalled FM radio app, although there might be support for third party ones. The KEYone, on the other hand, has a FM radio app supplied with the OS.

Hi thurask,

Thanks a lot for your response!.

It seems ridiculos if BB Motion doesn't come with a native preinstalled FM radio.
Why BB KEYone have one and BB Motion doesn't?. I really don't understand, because practically hardware is the same between them, and it should be included...Anyway, maybe I'm wrong.


Regards!

[Elky64]

Mine doesn't FM Radio enabled here in Western Canada. Many sites showing specs claim it does have it yet every app I've tried supposedly capable says not supported. Probably as per usual it's partly a carrier thing and/or, chip isn't installed/enabled.

[Luciano GC]

Mine doesn't FM Radio enabled here in Western Canada. Many sites showing specs claim it does have it yet every app I've tried supposedly capable says not supported. Probably as per usual it's partly a carrier thing and/or, chip isn't installed/enabled.

Hi Elky64,

Which version of BB Motion do you have?, BBD100-1 or BBD100-2 ?. Is it Factory Unlocked?. And, which carrier?, Bell, SaskTel, TELUS, Koodo or another one?...

Thanks in advance!,
Regards!

[Elky64]

Hi Elky64,

Which version of BB Motion do you have?, BBD100-1 or BBD100-2 ?. Is it Factory Unlocked?. And, which carrier?, Bell, SaskTel, TELUS, Koodo or another one?...

Thanks in advance!,
Regards!

Mines the BBD100-2 from Telus. As for unlocked, haven't a clue - don't quite understand why there isn't something within phones that can indicate whether its unlocked or not, as far as I know it ain't that simple. Either calling carrier and asking or trying another SIM (from a diff service provider) seems to be the only way.

[conite]

Mines the BBD100-2 from Telus. As for unlocked, haven't a clue - don't quite understand why there isn't something within phones that can indicate whether its unlocked or not, as far as I know it ain't that simple. Either calling carrier and asking or trying another SIM (from a diff service provider) seems to be the only way.

All Motions are factory-unlocked.

[Elky64]

All Motions are factory-unlocked.

Thanks conite now I'm a bit more the wiser.

[Luciano GC]

Hi Everyone!,

Thanks a lot for your kindly response!,
Elky64, has your BB Motion BBD100-2 a native FM Radio app?...Another last one: which 3G/UMTS/4G-LTE bands has it included ?, could you please send here a screen shot with all of them ?.
Did you pay for it around u$s 590 (American Dollars) ?...


Thanks a lot again!,

Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[Elky64]

Hi Everyone!,

Thanks a lot for your kindly response!,
Elky64, has your BB Motion BBD100-2 a native FM Radio app?...Another last one: which 3G/UMTS/4G-LTE bands has it included ?, could you please send here a screen shot with all of them ?.
Did you pay for it around u$s 590 (American Dollars) ?...


Thanks a lot again!,

Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

No native FM radio app was included on mine so that alone pretty much says it all.

Network bands...

LTE Home: B1/ 3/ 7/8/20/26/28/32/38/40/41
LTE Roaming: B2/4/5/12/13/17/19/39

BBD100-2
LTE Home: B2/4/5/7/12/13/17/29/30/66
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

All variants support:
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Quad Band Edge

Paid $605 CAD ($480 US) through Telus.

[Luciano GC]

No native FM radio app was included on mine so that alone pretty much says it all.

Network bands...

LTE Home: B1/ 3/ 7/8/20/26/28/32/38/40/41
LTE Roaming: B2/4/5/12/13/17/19/39

BBD100-2
LTE Home: B2/4/5/7/12/13/17/29/30/66
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

All variants support:
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Quad Band Edge

Paid $605 CAD ($480 US) through Telus.

Hi Guys,

Many many thanks for giving me that technical information, it's very useful to me.
However, it's a pitty that BB Motion doesn't include a FM radio. I don't understand why they didn't include it if the hardware support it!. It's really makes my angry a lot...

Well, regards!

[AdamQwert]

Hi everyone!,

For those who have some of BlackBerry Motion variants (BD100-1 , BD100-2 or BD100-6), could you please tell me if it has native FM Radio ?.
I've cheched a lot of technical sites but they didn't say anything about this. It's very important for me, because I often listening FM radio.


Thanks in advance!,
Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hi,
having Motion BD100-6, the DualSim version.
No such a thing as native FM Radio inside.
I'am using TunelIn app for this purpose (uses the internet traffic)
--
The dual sim version will allow me to place two sim's or 1 sim + 1 SD card (or, probably Micro-SD card to be correct). There is not option to use 2 sim cards and SD card in the same time.

[ev44]

All Motions are factory-unlocked.

I believe this is because of the CRTC's new wireless code?

And because these come factory unlocked, are these versions the same as the one I buy from a non-carrier? I am asking because of the the speedy updates.

[jromep07]

nice info

[jromep07]

mine is BD100-1 no fm radio. ive tried installing na native fm app from my keyone but it doesn't work. well it suck that the motion doesn't have an fm app

[conite]

I believe this is because of the CRTC's new wireless code?

And because these come factory unlocked, are these versions the same as the one I buy from a non-carrier? I am asking because of the the speedy updates.

No. CRTC says nothing about FACTORY-unlocked, just that the carrier has to SIM-unlock if requested. The latter still holds you to the carrier update schedule.

[dillyyo]

Since the world phone is a lost art, here's all of the variants of the BlackBerry Motion that we know of.

As for where the phone works, consult the band list and which networks you want to use it on before going with where the phone works best; you might find a model not intended for your carrier just happens to have perfect band support, although ancillary services like WiFi calling are not guaranteed.

The list:

BBD100-1
CODENAME: bbd100global
LTE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 / 32 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: none
SIMS: 1
Where it works best: International GSM (South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania)
Is it released yet? Yes
Will it be released? N/A

BBD100-2
CODENAME: bbd100americas/bbd100americasatt
LTE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 20 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 66
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: none
SIMS: 1
Where it works best: Canada, United States GSM (AT&T/T-Mobile/etc.)
Is it released yet? Yes (Canada)/No (AT&T)
Will it be released? N/A (Canada)/¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (AT&T)

BBD100-3
CODENAME: bbd100cdma/bbd100cdmasprint
LTE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 28 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 66
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: 0 / 1 / 10
SIMS: 1
Where it works best: United States CDMA (Verizon/Sprint)
Is it released yet? No
Will it be released? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

BBD100-4
CODENAME: ???
LTE: ???
UMTS: ???
GSM: ???
CDMA: ???
SIMS: ???
Where it works best: ???
Is it released yet? No
Will it be released? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

BBD100-5
CODENAME: ???
LTE: 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 28 / 34 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: 0
SIMS: 2
Where it works best: China
Is it released yet? No
Will it be released? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

BBD100-6
CODENAME: bbd100dsglobal
LTE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 / 32 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: none
SIMS: 2
Where it works best: International GSM (South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania)
Is it released yet? Yes
Will it be released? N/A

BBD100-7
CODENAME: bbd100dsamericas/bbd100dsamericasatt
LTE: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 20 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 66
UMTS: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA: none
SIMS: 2
Where it works best: Canada, United States GSM (AT&T/T-Mobile/etc.)
Is it released yet? No
Will it be released? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Question...outside the single LTE band difference between the BBD100-2 (#30) and BBD100-3 (#25), is there any difference between these two that would impact use on ATT or Verizon networks? Are those two bands the difference makers? I am currently on ATT, but if the CDMA version (BBD100-3) would be fully functional on the ATT network then I would clearly go with an unlocked version of it so I could switch between either service provider.

[mrigd]

"The Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem family is expected to show up in 5G smartphones and networks in the first half of 2019."

Unless TCL drags out this launch like taffy it's safe to say that it won't have 5G.

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology...656-2018-02-24


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[raj281977]

I got mine from Dubai last week and it is BBD 100-6. Dual Sim. Saw the models at Dubai Airport and various retailers, all were BBD 100-6. I believe this would work in NA also. I am using mine in India and it works well with two major carriers both in home and national roaming network.

Hi ashish does JIO network support this model ?

[anon(2380716)]

Hi ashish does JIO network support this model ?

Hi Raj, I posted the following about my experience with Jio on Motion in this forum earlier. Hope it helps:

[mrigd]

Has nothing to do with BlackBerry users being hopeful. You asked for 5G compatibility 2/3 years (according to your India timeline) before release lol. Most people won't even have the phone by then. For that matter, Qualcomm won't even have their X50 NR 5G modems available commercially until 2019.

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology...656-2018-02-24

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[Bla1ze]

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology...656-2018-02-24

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And? A trial isn't a rollout lol. Changes nothing I said. Even Huawei who helped with the trial you linked to won't have a 5G phone until 2019.

[roberto69pablo]

I bought a -2 from PDA Plaza... unlocked, unbranded. I've had it for a few weeks now. When they got their initial shipment, they only got one unlocked, unbranded unit. I must have lucked out.

Do you live in Canada or USA?

[jackcarr]

Do you live in Canada or USA?

US

[roberto69pablo]

US

Nice!!! You go directly to the store. I contact them but they no ship out side of Canada.