The vendor ID of a BlackBerry is used in many different situations. It used to be you had to remove it from ALX files to get certain features or themes enabled. Now RIM uses it to block devices from the App World. There are even tools leaked out there that will let you change your vendor ID. You can always check your vendor ID by going to the HelpMe! screen on qwerty devices by hitting ALT+SHIFT+H.
Somebody shared this great list with me in an email and I thought I would post it for future reference. You never know when you will need to reference a vendor ID back to a carrier or vice-versa. Let me know if you find it useful for anything specific. A little over a year ago I posted about 10+ vendor ID’s that I knew but now this list is in the hundreds.
0×01 1 RIM
0×64 100 T_MOBILE_US
0×65 101 CINGULAR_WIRELESS
0×66 102 AT_T_WIRELESS
0×67 103 NEXTEL
0×68 104 SPRINT_PCS
0×69 105 VERIZON_WIRELESS
0x6a 106 ALLTEL
0x6b 107 ROGERS_AT_T
0x6c 108 MICROCELL
0x6d 109 BELL_MOBILITY
0x6e 110 BT_CELLNET
0x6f 111 O2_GERMANY
0×70 112 DIGIFONE
0×71 113 TELFORT
0×72 114 T_MOBILE_GERMANY_AUSTRIA
0×73 115 TIM_ITALY
0×74 116 HUTCHISON
0×75 117 BOUYGUES_TELECOM
0×76 118 VODAFONE_SFR_FRANCE
0×77 119 ORANGE_FRANCE
0×78 120 VODAFONE_UK_NETHERLANDS
0×79 121 TELCEL_MEXICO
0x7a 122 TELSTRA
0x7b 123 T_MOBILE_UK
0x7c 124 VODAFONE_GERMANY
0x7d 125 O2_UK_IRELAND_ISLE_OF_MAN_NETHERLANDS
0x7e 126 TELUS
0x7f 127 SMART
0×80 128 STARHUB
0×81 129 TELEFONICA_SPAIN
0×82 130 VODAFONE_SWITZERLAND_SWISSCOM
0×83 131 CABLE_WIRELESS_WEST_INDIES
0×84 132 VODAFONE_ITALY
0×85 133 VODAFONE_SPAIN
0×86 134 T_MOBILE_NETHERLANDS
0×87 135 CINCINNATI_BELL
0×88 136 TELEFONICA_MEXICO
0×89 137 VODAFONE_AUSTRIA
0x8a 138 VODAFONE_AUSTRALIA_FIJI
0x8b 139 VODAFONE_IRELAND
0x8c 140 TELENOR_SWEDEN
0x8d 141 CSL
0x8e 142 ORANGE_UK
0x8f 143 VODAFONE_NEW_ZEALAND
0×90 144 SINGTEL
0×91 145 GLOBE
0×92 146 OPTUS
0×93 147 ORANGE_BE_MOBISTAR
0×94 148 VODAFONE_HUNGARY
0×95 149 BHARTI
0×96 150 KPN_NL
0×97 151 WIND_HELLAS_TIM_GREECE
0×98 152 VODAFONE_BELGIUM
0×99 153 VODAFONE_PORTUGAL
0x9a 154 TIM_BRAZIL
0x9b 155 BT_MOBILE
0x9c 156 EARTHLINK
0x9d 157 AETHER
0x9e 158 E_PLUS
0x9f 159 BASE
0xa0 160 DOBSON_COMMUNICATIONS
0xa1 161 VODAFONE_EGYPT
0xa2 162 ORANGE_SWITZERLAND
0xa3 163 RIM_WLAN
0xa4 164 T_MOBILE_SUNCOM
0xa5 165 MAXIS
0xa6 166 VODAFONE_DENMARK_TDC
0xa7 167 VODAFONE_SINGAPORE_M1
0xa8 168 VODACOM_SOUTH_AFRICA
0xa9 169 T_MOBILE_POLAND
0xaa 170 T_MOBILE_CZECH
0xab 171 T_MOBILE_HUNGARY
0xac 172 AT_T_SPRINT
0xad 173 MTN_SOUTH AFRICA
0xae 174 TIM_CHILE_ENTEL_PCS
0xaf 175 ORANGE_SPAIN
0xb0 176 VODAFONE_SMARTONE_HONG_KONG
0xb1 177 TCS_TELECOMMUNICATION_SYSTEMS
0xb2 178 AVEA
0xb3 179 FAST_100
0xb4 180 TURKCELL
0xb5 181 PARTNER_COMMUNICATIONS
0xb7 183 ORANGE_ROMANIA
0xba 186 TELKOMSEL
0xbc 188 VODAFONE_GREECE
0xbd 189 UNITED_STATES_CELLULAR_CORP
0xbe 190 MOBILINK
0xbf 191 VELOCITA_WIRELESS
0xc0 192 VODAFONE_CROATIA
0xc1 193 VODAFONE_SLOVENIA
0xc2 194 VODAFONE_LUXEMBOURG
0xc3 195 VODAFONE_ICELAND
0xc4 196 VODAFONE_FIJI
0xc5 197 VODAFONE_ROMANIA
0xc6 198 VODAFONE_CZECH
0xc7 199 VODAFONE_BAHRAIN
0xc8 200 VODAFONE_KUWAIT
0xc9 201 T_MOBILE_CROATIA
0xca 202 T_MOBILE_SLOVAKIA
0xcb 203 NORTEL
0xcc 204 CHINA_MOBILE
0xcd 205 MOVILNET
0xd1 209 SYMPAC
0xd2 210 PERSONAL_ARGENTINA
0xd4 212 ETISALAT_UAE
0xd5 213 CBEYOND
0xd6 214 AMX
0xd7 215 TELEFONICA_VENEZUELA
0xd8 216 TELEFONICA_BRAZIL
0xd9 217 ORANGE_ROMANIA
0xda 218 KTPOWERTEL_KOREA
0xdb 219 ROLLING_STONES
0xdc 220 DOCOMO
0xde 222 VODAFONE_BULGARIA
0xdf 223 NEXTEL_INTERNATIONAL
0xe0 224 PCCW_SUNDAY
0xe1 225 HAWAIIAN_TELCOM_CREDO_MOBILE
0xe2 226 VERIZON_MVNO
0xe3 227 MOBILY
0xe4 228 BWA
0xe5 229 O2_CZECH_REPUBLIC
0xe6 230 HUTCHISON_INDIA
0xe7 231 CELCOM
0xea 234 DIALOG
0xeb 235 XL
0xec 236 RELIANCE
0xed 237 VERIZON_WIRELESS_WHOLESALE
0xee 238 VODAFONE_TURKEY
0xef 239 TELEFONICA_MOROCCO_MEDITEL
0xf0 240 INDOSAT
0xf1 241 ALCATEL_SHANGHAI_BELL
0xf5 245 3_UK_ITALY_SWEDEN_DENMARK_AUSTRIA_IRELAND
0xf7 247 VODAFONE_ESSAR
0xf8 248 CENTENNIAL_WIRELESS
0xfa 250 T_MOBILE_AUSTRIA
0xfe 254 OI_BRAZIL
0xff 255 TELECOM_NEW_ZEALAND
0×102 258 HUTCHINSON_3G_AUSTRALIA
0×103 259 CABLE_&_WIRELESS_TRINIDAD_TOBAGO
0x10c 268 BMOBILE
0x10d 269 TATA_TELESERVICES_INDIA
0x10f 271 T_MOBILE_CROATIA
0×111 273 BT_ITALY
0×112 274 1&1
0×115 277 MTS_MOBILITY
0×116 278 VIRGIN_MOBILE
0×118 280 ORANGE_SLOVAKIA
0x11a 282 TAIWAN_MOBILE
0x11d 285 ORANGE_AUSTRIA
0x11e 286 VODAFONE_MALTA
0×120 288 BASE_JIM_MOBILE
0×127 295 CMCC_PEOPLES
0x12a 298 DIGITEL_WIRELESS
0x12b 299 SK_TELECOM
0x12c 300 SOLO_MOBILE
0x12d 301 CARPHONE_WAREHOUSE
0x12e 302 20:20_MOBILE_GROUP
0×134 308 XL_INDONESIA
0×135 309 FIDO_SOLUTIONS
0×136 310 WIND_ITALY

LawTownPoPo ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 43
Posted: May 21, 2009 at 1:16 PM EST
So, could I change my carrier from vzw to another so I can use the GPS on apps like google maps????
ghostshell ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 53
Posted: May 21, 2009 at 1:40 PM EST
there has been a Crackberry post with this info for a while now;
http://forums.crackberry.com/f52/carrier-codes-lang-each-version-multi-eastasia-etc-118941/
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5298
Posted: May 21, 2009 at 1:48 PM EST
Ghostshell,
That seems to be a list of the language versions in each OS version… Some of the info seems to be there but it is jumbled in with all the XML
Sam Not Registered
Posted: August 23, 2009 at 1:37 PM EST
For Vendor idea 131 (Cable & Wireless West Indies), is there a specific country that it falls under (ex. Barbados, Jamaica etc)