Do you know if Blackberry handsets are locked to the carriers that sell
them?
Or can I buy a handset outright from the cheapest retailer (say Vodafone)
and then get a sim with blackberry service from a different carrier (say

I recently bought 2 Nokia 6230's for my wife and I and have been unable to
log on to Yahoo Messenger over GPRS. On all previous phones I have had, you
just go to mm.yahoo.com and you can log in. It works out much cheaper than
using the sms version. When I try to do it on the 6230's ...

Could I please, if possible, get info on,
07 4681 3446 - Name, addy etc.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan.

Looking for an O2 XDA (any model) on any plan in Oz.. don't really want to
pay $1,059 outright..?

A little lost touch on the latest plans for call charges. Last I
looked, iSIM was king with their 39 cents/min charge by the second, no
flagfall. Is there anything more competitive people would suggest here?
Not looking for anything fancy but just a good basic rate. I know it's

Squeeze on Orange
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110649198750.html>
With Telstra and Hutchison Telecom's relationship looking increasingly
cosy, speculation is resurfacing that the two may take the next

http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/WOCA/menuitem.6d6045a9259bfcca9b2e6decc00345
a0/?vgnextoid=7a28c9d1db8bef00VgnVCM10000029a67c0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e8ab5831cf
2cf00VgnVCM1000006801540aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default
FYI.  If the link above doesn't work, try http://www.optus.com.au/prepaid ...

Hi All, have bought a 2nd hand lap top off a buddy of mine for great price.
Problem is he is serving in the Army (Left yesterday for overseas) and I
can't contact him for 6 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!! The lap top is running windows
2000 but has Administrator privileges or something like that ...

I sold a Nokia mobile on eBay to a chap in WA. It had been mine then pasted
down to my Son.
When I got it back from my son I tried my sim card and all worked fine.
When it got to the purchaser it's locked so he says and is not happy. My Son

Does anyone know the Provider Code for Virgin Mobile?  Should be something
like 50504.
Thanks

You know those prank calls you hear of,  pretending to be Arnold S. and he's
like, who is your daddy and what does he do? blah blah
Well I got one today,
"*Ring ring*, hello?"

i love the fact that they offer phone software / games that arent even the
full version
they are f*cking demos , what a rip off :)
im glad that i have invested in a bluetooth device for my 6230 which cost

Just wondered if anyone knows where I can get a pdf of this manual? I've
google'd for it but had no success myself.
Thanks.
Thump

I saw some guys on a cherry picker yesterday replacing the CDMA antennas
on the Telstra tower near Cadbuy's in Ringwood (Vic).  I think someone in
the newsgroup once said that they're doing this because the new antennas
are mid range antennas.  Why can't they simply use the exisitng ...

A brief summary of what Amateur Radio did to assist with the Indian Ocean
Tidal Wave disaster, where phones were as useless as tits on a bull, and
seeing as many of you wouldn't know what a radio was, even though you carry
one with a DTMF keypad everywhere, I thought I'd give you ...