orange / blackberrybold

digp

is it out?

punkstoner

according to the orange site it is available now.

Petlamb

according to todays update we have them on the system but no stock yet.. apparently next week?

[hmm, online is showing in stock but at work we were told they weren't actually ready to go yet? So tbh, i'd expect monday but the site might let you order before that - it might be worthwhile calling instead as a csr can tell you if they're actually in stock]

fiish

How heavy is the Orange branding on the Bold?

I am thinking of getting one when my contract with O2 ends, haven't taken a handset for 3 years now and am considering moving into newer technology :P

Edit: Hmm... from the picture on Orange's website there's an ugly Orange square sticker on the front of the phone - I had a horrible time scraping one of those off the last time I was with Orange... this is a deal breaker. Guess I'll be waiting on some other operator....

anitalg

Its due sim free on an online retailer 30th Aug, you may be able to find someone who can connect you a sim free one on Orange.

digp

fiish wrote: »

How heavy is the Orange branding on the Bold?

I am thinking of getting one when my contract with O2 ends, haven't taken a handset for 3 years now and am considering moving into newer technology :P

Edit: Hmm... from the picture on Orange's website there's an ugly Orange square sticker on the front of the phone - I had a horrible time scraping one of those off the last time I was with Orange... this is a deal breaker. Guess I'll be waiting on some other operator....

they all brand these phones

fiish

digp wrote: »

they all brand these phones

Yup, I know that, but O2's branding tends to be more subtle and you can remove it fairly easily. I recall Orange and their custom firmware for their handsets which has often made the phones slower or removed otherwise useful (to the consumer) features.

seaniboy

debranding a BB is easy as downloading a file ( a operating system ), removing one sub file ( mobile vendor(company) file & loading to your BB, which does not invalidate your BB, BB prefer you upload operating system software yourself & save them millions in running expensive warrenty/repairs centres, only if the mobile is faulty do you return it, othjerwise upgrading is down to you, i find it fabulous !

fiish

Thank you for the heads up. As you might suspect BB's are alien to me (my only smartphone is an old iPhone a mate unloaded to me); I have enjoyed hacking the Apple device to bits and the thought of a hackable BB makes ma salivate... momentarily