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I was wondering in anyone else here (I know probably a dumb question) entered the contest to win a Pearl 8120 from RIM and T-Mobile? If so...Today is the day! Today is the official drawing where 1000 very lucky people will either get to further their addictions or be drawn in to the world of crackberrying. Either way I wish everyone who entered the best of luck! My fingers are crossed!!
05-06-08 08:42 AM - Thanks! I won't complain too much, at least this time around Murphy's Law might help me recoup my early termination fee with T-Mobile.Well, congrats anyway. Murphy's Law????
(I was on my 3rd RAZR less than 1 year into my 2 year contract, they would only do same-device exchanges, and I'd have to pay full price to switch to a new phone.)05-07-08 01:31 PM - yeah i went thru 4 razrs with T-Mobile and after the last one stopped working i called and kinda raised **** cuz i was mad that i had to go thru 4 phones, and only after the FIFTH would they give me a discount and i said no. there is no reason for me to have to go through 4 phones! so they gave me a partial discount for a nokia and i went thru two of those and am now on my blackberry 8120. this all since august '06. so i feel the pain from T-mobile, but hopefully this phone will last
05-08-08 08:40 AM - Yeah, I bailed on the RAZR a couple months after my initial 1 year warranty expired. I ended up going to Sprint because it really would have cost me the same amount to buy a new BlackBerry 8830 outright with T-Mobile as it did to pay their cancellation fee and go to Sprint and get several rebates. I like the SEP 900 that I have there now and their service is much better in the DC Metro area. T-Mobile doesn't even get a signal at all in our subway system. Verizon gets full bars and Sprint can roam on their network for free. I'd probably keep the 8120 as a back-up phone if it worked on Sprint's network, but as we know it doesn't.yeah i went thru 4 razrs with T-Mobile and after the last one stopped working i called and kinda raised **** cuz i was mad that i had to go thru 4 phones, and only after the FIFTH would they give me a discount and i said no. there is no reason for me to have to go through 4 phones! so they gave me a partial discount for a nokia and i went thru two of those and am now on my blackberry 8120. this all since august '06. so i feel the pain from T-mobile, but hopefully this phone will last
05-08-08 10:22 AM - I received mine on Wednesday 5/28, so it was just 20 days from "The Call" to arrival
Now what do I do? Can anyone explain the advantages of switching from the 8100 to the 8120? I know 8120 has video - that's cool. Also Wi-Fi - but do I need Wi-Fi?
I currently have the unlimited data plan with T-Mo.
The Big Question - is there a "how-to" somewhere about how to change from one phone to another? I know all you heavily addicted crackberry users have traded up a time or two....
so I'm sure you can help. I do know that Desktop Manager has a "Switch Device Manager". Do I need to install a newer version for the newer phone? Do I move my current SIM card into the new phone, and save the new SIM card for the old one? Will my PIN be the same (is it phone-specific or SIM-specific)?
I know these are silly newbie questions - just want to make sure I do my research before I start poking buttons and moving things around. This from a newbie who has already nuked and recovered her first BB, shortly after she locked herself out by not practicing suretype drills and screwing up the password entry (had to reinstall everything from scratch after that one too)
The pros of switching: my 8100 has a tiny forehead scratch: the new 8120 has video.
The cons of switching: the 8120 has an alt-key that says "ALT" instead of the cool up and down arrow on my 8100; it seems complicated to switch phones and have to go through the whole "how to free up memory" exercise again.
So, do I go for it, or what? Your votes and advice, please
Tamara05-30-08 09:10 AM
