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BerryReview Forums Tag: AT&T - Recent Topics http://www.berryreview.com/forums/tags/atampt Discuss Everything BlackBerry en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:16:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.berryreview.com/forums/search.php certifiedRHCE on "Best Bold 9900 Review of the year" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/best-bold-9900-review-of-the-year#post-19087 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:43:45 +0000 certifiedRHCE 19087@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/blackberry/blackberry-bold-9900-review-the-best-berry-yet-video/" rel="nofollow">http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/blackberry/blackberry-bold-9900-review-the-best-berry-yet-video/</a> Ronen Halevy on "So RIM… Now That AT&T is Allowing iPhone VoiP Over 3G…" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/so-rim%e2%80%a6-now-that-att-is-allowing-iphone-voip-over-3g%e2%80%a6#post-4065 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:42:46 +0000 Ronen Halevy 4065@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/VOIP_comi.gif" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/VOIP_comi" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="VOIP_comi" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/VOIP_comi_thumb.gif" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="197" /></a> In a shocking move <a href="http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=27207" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">yesterday AT&T announced</a> that it will now allow Apple to approve iPhone VoiP applications to work over 3G. Until now all the apps were limited to Wi-Fi. <a href="http://www.mactropolis.com/iphone/apple-and-skype-respond-to-atts-new-support-for-voip/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.mactropolis.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Apple & Skype immediately responded</a> that they were happy with the announcement and Skype would work over 3G soon! Now this just makes me go back to when we found out that RIM developed their <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/01/13/some-interesting-news-about-skype-for-blackberry/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">own Skype client</a> and killed it because it would cut into carriers voice business. They even crippled their own Mobile Voice System to not work over VoiP for that same reason. Now that one of their biggest partners AT&T is cool with it will we finally see it released? I doubt it but one can always hope.  Still when the Skype client for BlackBerry was first released <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/02/skype-for-blackberry-will-not-be-true-voip-surprised/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">we were unimpressed</a> since it did not do true VoiP. Maybe now Skype will change and update their BlackBerry app too? I know that <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/07/24/agito-mobility-router-brings-voip-to-enterprise-blackberrys/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Agito managed to figure out</a> how to make VoiP calls on a BlackBerry. Maybe somebody else can do the same? I know one of the major hurdles for VoiP applications is that it is practically impossible to support “full duplex” on a BlackBerry. Full duplex means recording and playing audio simultaneously. There are quite a few hacks in this regard but RIM is not offering much help in terms of code samples and not supporting JSR 180. The most I have ever read from RIM was this <a href="http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=java_dev&view=by_date_ascending&message.id=46222#M46222" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/supportforums.blackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">short paragraph from Mark Sohm on the developer forums</a>. <blockquote>The behavior you see here can vary based on the BlackBerry smartphone model due to the fact that it is primarily based on the underlying hardware of the BlackBerry smartphone.  Simultaneous playback and recording is possible on some models, however only one codec can be used at the same time.  This means that you’d need to record and play back audio using the same format. </blockquote> You can try and <a href="http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/search?submitted=true&q=full+duplex" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/supportforums.blackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">read up on the subject using this forum search</a> but if anybody has found a solid solution let me know! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/08/so-rim-now-that-att-is-allowing-iphone-voip-over-3g/" rel="nofollow">So RIM… Now That AT&T is Allowing iPhone VoiP Over 3G…</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T Adding Free Unlimited Calling to 5 “A-List” Numbers" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-adding-free-unlimited-calling-to-5-ldquoa-listrdquo-numbers#post-2554 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:43:51 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2554@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/ATT-a-list" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="115" alt="ATT-a-list" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ATTalist.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/550" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> AT&T has just raised their bar in more places. One of their big differentiators was and is rollover minutes while other carriers like T-Mobile & Verizon offered unlimited calling to 5+ preselected numbers. Now AT&T is going to offer both rollover AND unlimited calling to 5 friends on individual plans and 10 on FamilyTalk plans! AT&T is calling it AT&T A-List with Rollover where you can call five “VIP” domestic numbers at no cost or 10 numbers on a family plan. The only catch is that you need to either be on an individual nation plan of $59.99+ or a FamilyTalk plan of $89.99+. Once the program goes live on September 20 you will be able to manage the VIP A-List at <a href="http://www.att.com/alist" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.att.com/alist</a>. So what do you think? Is the A-List going to make you stick with AT&T as the iPhone slowly kills their data network? Thanks Peter for sending this one in! via <a href="http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=27093" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AT&T</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/09/att-adding-free-unlimited-calling-to-5-a-list-numbers/" rel="nofollow">AT&T Adding Free Unlimited Calling to 5 “A-List” Numbers</a> Ronen Halevy on "Verizon Commercial Really Digs Into AT&T 3G Coverage" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/verizon-commercial-really-digs-into-att-3g-coverage#post-4035 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:24:16 +0000 Ronen Halevy 4035@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ I was debating posting this commercial but after all the tips sent in about it I caved… Verizon aired a commercial about their network parodying Apple & AT&T’s “there’s an app for that” style commercial. This one is “there is a map for that” touting Verizon’s supposed 3G coverage superiority. Check it out below: <object width="http://www.berryreview.co/480" height="385"><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/37NKnDRPFKU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/allowFullScreen" value="http://www.berryreview.co/true"></param><param name="http://www.berryreview.co/allowscriptaccess" value="http://www.berryreview.co/always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/37NKnDRPFKU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="http://www.berryreview.co/application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="http://www.berryreview.co/always" allowfullscreen="true" width="http://www.berryreview.co/480" height="385"></embed></object>  Personally I have heard arguments from both both sides of the fence and its hard to compare one map to the other. AT&T does not really provide you with a coverage map for 3G only on a national scale. They only show you city by city or total data coverage including EDGE on the national level. Verizon is also tricky with their partners that they share towers with. Many people love the features available on GSM carriers like conference calling and setting ring length but solid call quality is nothing to shake a stick at. Still the iPhone has been killing AT&T’s network out here in NYC so I am all for giving them a little taste of their medicine. Even if it may be wrong… It still feels so right! via <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/10/05/verizon-removes-gloves-begins-theres-a-map-for-that-anti-atand/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.engadgetmobile.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Engadget Mobile</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/10/08/verizon-commercial-really-digs-into-att-3g-coverage/" rel="nofollow">Verizon Commercial Really Digs Into AT&T 3G Coverage</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T Releases Bold OS 4.6.0.297 Bug Fix Update – Visual Voicemail Back!" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-releases-bold-os-460297-bug-fix-update-ndash-visual-voicemail-back#post-3283 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:07:59 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3283@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/att-bold" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/attbold.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="att-bold" width="http://www.berryreview.co/125" height="199" align="right" />AT&T released OS 4.6.0.297 awhile ago for the Bold and then quickly yanked it after it caused issues with their network and other problems. Now they have released the same exact OS version with a new maintenance release bundle 517 compared to the older 508. You can pick it up at <a href="http://www.att.com/bbdownloads" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.att.com/bbdownloads</a> but an OTA OS upgrade should also work. Thanks to panpan1975 for the tip! From the email AT&T sent out:  NEW BlackBerry Bold Maintenance Release v4.6.0.517 now available BlackBerry Bold Maintenance Release bundle version 4.6.0.517 (comprising application version v4.6.0.297 and platform version 4.0.0.247) is now available for customers to download. Bundle 517 contains all the functionality of the recently-removed bundle 508, but addresses the software issue affecting the interaction between the device and network enhancements being deployed. There are no additional changes in bundle 517 (as compared to earlier BlackBerry Bold MR bundle 508) other than addressing the software issue. For a review of the added functionality contained in this release, please see the original communications for BlackBerry Bold Maintenance Release. Customers who downloaded bundle 508 should upgrade as soon as they are able as bundle 508 contains the software issue that is addressed in bundle 517. Customers on earlier versions (bundle 298 and maintenance release bundle 438) should be made aware of the performance enhancements and added capabilities of bundle 517 and should be encouraged to certify and upgrade their users. Bundle 517 Maintenance Release is available for customers to download though 2 means: <ul> <li>Over-the-air delivery via OTASL (For information see “FOTA For BES Administrators” on the BlackBerry Enterprise Product Page in OIL)</li> <li>Download from <a href="http://www.att.com/bbdownloads" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.att.com/bbdownloads</a></li> </ul> Visual Voicemail provisioning has also been re-instated for customers who have upgraded. <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/23/att-releases-bold-os-4-6-0-297-bug-fix-update-visual-voicemail-back/" rel="nofollow">AT&T Releases Bold OS 4.6.0.297 Bug Fix Update – Visual Voicemail Back!</a> Ronen Halevy on "Dropping 22% of Calls is Normal on AT&T in NYC???" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/dropping-22-of-calls-is-normal-on-att-in-nyc#post-3744 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:45:06 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3744@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/applegeniusdroppedcalls.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/applegenius-droppedcalls" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="applegenius-droppedcalls" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/applegeniusdroppedcalls_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="131" /></a>This <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5370493/apple-genius-bar-iphones-dropping-30-percent-of-calls-is-just-plain-normal-in-new-york" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/gizmodo.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gizmodo story about the Apple Genius bar</a> really caught my eye since I live in NYC. It turns out that one Gizmodo reader, Manoj, tried taking his phone into the iPhone genius bar in NYC for dropping calls. His iPhone reported that it dropped about 22% of calls and he thought something was wrong. Turns out that Apple claimed the device is fine. He claims the “Genius” said that dropping 30%+ of calls in NYC on AT&T is “NORMAL.” I can’t wait for AT&T to lose the iPhone exclusive. If they renew it I am definitely switching carriers! <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/30/dropping-22-of-calls-is-normal-on-att-in-nyc/" rel="nofollow">Dropping 22% of Calls is Normal on AT&T in NYC???</a> Ronen Halevy on "White BlackBerry 9000 Bold & Charcoal 9700 Found in AT&T Inventory" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/white-blackberry-9000-bold-charcoal-9700-found-in-att-inventory#post-3727 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:52:28 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3727@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/whitebold.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/white-bold" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="white-bold" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/whitebold_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/100" height="178" /></a> Last time we heard about the <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/21/white-bold-9000-spied/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">white BlackBerry 9000 Bold</a> we discovered that it was probably not an actual release device but rather third party casings that you could pick up online. According to the <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/09/29/blackberry-bold-in-white-appears-in-atts-systems-joined-by-blackberry-9700/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.boygeniusreport.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BoyGenius’s latest screenshots</a> it looks like we may have to swallow our words. AT&T’s systems are showing a BlackBerry 9000 Bold in white alongside the upcoming BlackBerry 9700 Bold in charcoal. So anybody counting down the days until AT&T releases the 9700? Personally my black/chrome bold is so scratched up it needs to be replaced… <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/30/white-blackberry-9000-bold-charcoal-9700-found-in-att-inventory/" rel="nofollow">White BlackBerry 9000 Bold & Charcoal 9700 Found in AT&T Inventory</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T A-List Goes Live – Call 5 Numbers Free" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-a-list-goes-live-ndash-call-5-numbers-free#post-3170 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:14:17 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3170@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Alistdetailspopup.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img title="http://www.berryreview.co/Alist-details-popup" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="321" alt="Alist-details-popup" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Alistdetailspopup_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/350" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /></a> While I was in synagogue for the Jewish New Year AT&T decided to celebrate by launching their A-List free unlimited calling to 5 numbers feature we <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/09/att-adding-free-unlimited-calling-to-5-a-list-numbers/" rel="nofollow">told you about</a>. AT&T is calling it AT&T A-List with Rollover where you can call five “VIP” domestic numbers at no cost or 10 numbers on a family plan. The only catch is that you need to either be on an individual nation plan of $59.99+ or a FamilyTalk plan of $89.99+. You can read more about it at <a href="http://www.att.com/alist" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.att.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.att.com/alist</a>. I went to AT&T’s website and logged into my account and got a little advertisement in the lower left corner for checking my A-List availability. Since I am on a 550 minute family plan I am not eligible but the program is now live. Here are a few details: <ul> <li>Individual nation plan of $59.99+ or a FamilyTalk plan of $89.99+</li> <li>Add any domestic number including landlines</li> <li>5 numbers for individual plans and 10 for family plans</li> <li>Numbers added to your list will activate after about 24 hours from when you add them</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/21/att-a-list-goes-live-call-5-numbers-free/" rel="nofollow">AT&T A-List Goes Live – Call 5 Numbers Free</a> Anonymous on "AT&T Bold Gets Network (2G/3G) Selection Back in Latest OS" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-bold-gets-network-2g3g-selection-back-in-latest-os#post- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:16:29 +0000 Anonymous @http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ Ronen Halevy on "8110 OS 4.5.0.158 Officially Released by AT&T" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/8110-os-450158-officially-released-by-att#post-3223 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:55:19 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3223@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ The older 8XXX series devices have not been seeing much update love recently so I am trying to point out their upgrades when they are available. Cory let me know that AT&T has released OS 4.5.0.158 for the 8110 Pearl which is a newer version than even the latest leak. It weird that AT&T only updated the 8110 OS but I guess weirder things have happened. <a href="https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=577BCC914F9E55D5E4E4F82F9F00E7D4" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.blackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Download @ BlackBerry.com</a> BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.5.0.252 (Multilanguage) Package Version: 4.5.0.252 Consisting of:     * Applications: 4.5.0.158     * Software Platform: 2.7.0.106     * File name: 8110M_PBr4.5.0_rel252_PL2.7.0.106_A4.5.0.158_AT&T.exe     * File size: 97.67MB NOTE: Don’t forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/06/19/8110-os-4-5-0-158-officially-released-by-att/" rel="nofollow">8110 OS 4.5.0.158 Officially Released by AT&T</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T MicroCell Mini 3G Cellphone Tower Revealed" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-microcell-mini-3g-cellphone-tower-revealed#post-3146 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:14:01 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3146@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/microcell" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="168" alt="microcell" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/microcell.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/325" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> AT&T is coming late to the femtocell game. The crazy part is that they still think they can get a premium for it. The idea of a femtocell is that you can hook up a mini cellphone tower to your internet connection and get better wireless service inside your home. The AT&T solution only works on 3G phones and lets you register up to 10 phones but only four simultaneous calls or data sessions are supported at the same time. The real crazy part is that according to a leak on <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/09/20/atandts-3g-microcell-does-unlimited-calling-but-it-aint-cheap/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.engadgetmobile.com');" rel="nofollow">Engadget AT&T wants to charge $20/month for unlimited calling</a> at home. They will lower it to $10 if you have AT&T landline or internet service or they will make it free if you have both which is sort of redundant. Sadly this femtocell also has a GPS chip so it needs to be by a window in North America or else it wont work. That is what I love about T-Mobile’s @Home service since it works anywhere in the world.  Compared to other carriers AT&T seems to be charging a serious premium for you to improve their spotty coverage. Verizon only charges you a one time $150 fee for the device with no unlimited minutes and T-Mobile gives you unlimited minutes for $10/month. Sprint charges $4.99/month to use the device with unlimited usage pegged at $10 a month. Makes me wonder how AT&T will justify the $20 price tag… Check out <a href="http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/why/3gmicrocell/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.wireless.att.com');" rel="nofollow">the details at AT&T’s MicroCell microsite</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/21/att-microcell-mini-3g-cellphone-tower-revealed/" rel="nofollow">AT&T MicroCell Mini 3G Cellphone Tower Revealed</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T Deeply Discounting BES & CAL User Packs in September" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-deeply-discounting-bes-cal-user-packs-in-september#post-2550 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:29:57 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2550@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ATTsepdeals.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/ATTsepdeals" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ATTsepdeals_thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="ATTsepdeals" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="326" align="right" /></a> We usually do not mention carrier specific enterprise discounts and offers but Chris sent over the latest September offer from AT&T which is impressive. I am not that versed in carrier discounts but a free BES license with activation sounds like a big deal: <ul> <li>Free 20 user BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 (MSRP $3,999) with purchase and activation of 20 BlackBerry or BlackBerry Connect smartphones</li> <li>Free 5 user BlackBerry Professional Software (MSRP $499) with purchase and activation of 5 BlackBerry or BlackBerry Connect Smartphones</li> <li>50% off 10 user CAL packs (MSRP $699 promo price of $349.50) with purchase and activation of 10 BlackBerry or BlackBerry Connect Smartphones</li> </ul> In short if you are planning on purchasing an activating 10+ BlackBerrys you can get a very nice discount on your BES overhead. The interesting part is that AT&T is still pushing BlackBerry Professional Software which has not seen an upgrade since BES 4.1 Service Pack 4 which puts it WAYYY behind BES 5.0 not to mention the fact that it is missing the features like HTML email in BES 4.1 Service Pack 6. Last I heard BPS was <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/02/26/rim-kills-projects-blackberry-unite-blackberry-professional-software-to-get-the-axe-soon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">supposed to get the axe already</a>. Check out the full discount doc by clicking on the image to the right. There is some fine print that you should read if you are interested after the jump  <ol> <li>BES must be active and in use within 60 days of order date. Limit 1 per customer.</li> <li>New activations only; requires at least a one-year service contract on BlackBerry or BlackBerry Connect data plans (excluding BlackBerry Enterprise 4 MB data plans) for all activations. Devices must be submitted on a single order, or on multiple orders submitted on a single calendar day. Supported AT&T BlackBerry Connect smartphones include: AT&T Tilt™ and MOTO Q™ Global.</li> <li>Multiple discounted CAL packs per customer permitted to a maximum of 5 CAL packs, provided that equivalent number of BlackBerry and/or BlackBerry Connect smartphones are purchased and activated as per footnote 2</li> </ol> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/09/att-deeply-discounting-bes-cal-user-packs-in-september/" rel="nofollow">AT&T Deeply Discounting BES & CAL User Packs in September</a> Ronen Halevy on "OS Updates Soon? AT&T Bold (Visual Voicemail!) & Verizon Tour 4.7.1.42" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/os-updates-soon-att-bold-visual-voicemail-verizon-tour-47142#post-1471 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:15:25 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1471@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/visualvoicemail" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="121" alt="visualvoicemail" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/visualvoicemail.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> There has been quite a few rumors going around this morning about official OS updates in the pipeline but the most interesting were <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/499977/Official_BlackBerry_OS_Updates_AT_T_Bold_4.6.0.508_and_Verizon_Tour_4.7.1.42_" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.cio.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Al Sacco reporting</a> that AT&T is prepping OS 4.6.0.508 for the Bold and the <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/18/verizon-wireless-releasing-os-47142-for-blackberry-tour-soon/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.boygeniusreport.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BoyGenius reporting</a> that Verizon may soon release OS 4.7.1.42 for the Tour. The Tour upgrade makes sense since it is incremental and I hope it helps users with the annoying trackball issues but that may be a hardware issue. NOTE: It looks like the 4.6.0.508 for the Bold is just the package version and not the app version in my opinion. My guess is it will probably be OS 4.6.0.282 or .291 in the app version. The upgrade for AT&T is rumored to be coming August 25th and bring: <ul> <li>AT&T Visual Voicemail (optional feature) </li> <li>General handset software optimization and improvements </li> <li>Capability to set the device to "2G only" for better battery life and coverage in some international roaming situations </li> <li>Additional VPLs including My-Cast Weather, Wiki Mobile, Mobile Banking, a few games and more. </li> </ul> Now I am only curious as to how much AT&T will try to charge for Visual Voicemail. Anybody want to place some gentleman bets? My guess is $9.95/month for something YouMail will do for free. <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/08/19/os-updates-soon-att-bold-visual-voicemail-verizon-tour-4-7-1-42/" rel="nofollow">OS Updates Soon? AT&T Bold (Visual Voicemail!) & Verizon Tour 4.7.1.42</a> Ronen Halevy on "BlackBerry Bold 9700 Discovered in Bell & AT&T Systems" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-bold-9700-discovered-in-bell-att-systems#post-1376 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:43:49 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1376@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ This is some pretty nice news for those of us waiting for the upcoming BlackBerry 9700 upgrade to the Bold line. It has been spotted in both the Bell Canada and AT&T systems with screenshots for proof. This usually means that a release is not that far off… There has also been a spotting of a odd <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/15/blackberry-bold-coming-soon-in-white/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.boygeniusreport.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">all white BlackBerry Bold</a>. Not sure what that means since I have never seen RIM release an all white device unless it has been Colorware-ed. <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/BlackBerry9700ATTsystems.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/BlackBerry-9700-ATT-systems" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/BlackBerry9700ATTsystems_thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="BlackBerry-9700-ATT-systems" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="206" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/blackberry9700bellsystems.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/blackberry-9700-bell-systems" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/blackberry9700bellsystems_thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="blackberry-9700-bell-systems" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" height="207" /></a> via <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/15/blackberry-9700-shows-up-in-bells-inventory/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.boygeniusreport.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BoyGenius</a> & <a href="http://crackberry.com/more-9700-information-showing-t-internal-sales-systems" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/crackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CrackBerry</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/08/17/blackberry-bold-9700-discovered-in-bell-att-systems/" rel="nofollow">BlackBerry Bold 9700 Discovered in Bell & AT&T Systems</a> Ronen Halevy on "AT&T Bold Gets Network (2G/3G) Selection Back in Latest OS" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/att-bold-gets-network-2g3g-selection-back-in-latest-os#post-992 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:21:00 +0000 Ronen Halevy 992@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/networkselection.jpg" rel="lightbox[]" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/networkselection" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="networkselection" align="right" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/networkselection_thumb.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="188" /></a> Jason let me know that the latest Bold OS we told you about, <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/06/19/bold-os-4-6-0-282-officially-released-by-cls-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">4.6.0.282 from CSL Hong Kong</a>, gives us back a feature AT&T users have been missing. It lets you toggle the connection between 2G only or 2G/3G. This was available to all when the Bold first launched but was locked for some asinine reason on AT&T Bolds further down the OS line. Users used to de-brand their phone or set this setting using the Engineering Screen but now you can easily get to it with this upgrade. I am glad RIM finally came to their senses. As Bla1ze <a href="http://crackberry.com/network-selection-t-bolds-now-available-os-4-6-0-282" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/crackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">points on on CrackBerry</a> this setting is very important for those who want to save battery life on 2G only. Or if you are in a location with weak 3G you could stop your device from hunting down the weak 3G signal and killing your battery or constantly cutting out. <a href="https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=EEFC9E10EBDC4A2333B42B2DBB8F27B6" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.blackberry.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">As a reminder you can find the OS link here</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/06/22/att-bold-gets-network-2g3g-selection-back-in-latest-os/" rel="nofollow">AT&T Bold Gets Network (2G/3G) Selection Back in Latest OS</a>