Unlock Blackberry Bold for ATT

Okay, after a bit of searching, those of you that want a Blackberry Bold AND dont want to leave AT&T, here is a solution.

You must purchase the Bold 9500 since it has GSM.

How to unlock your Storm

 Storm Unlock instructions

 You must have a SIM card in your phone to complete these steps (can be active or inactive)

1. Go to settings menu => and then Options.
2. Select Advanced options => and then Sim card
3. Type MEPD using your Blackberry keyboard (NOTE: You will not see any text appear on the screen while typing MEPD)
4. Type MEP then type 2
5. You should be presented with a prompt "Enter Network MEP Code". Type in the 16 or 8 digit unlock code and press in the track wheel / jog dial to confirm
6. Your phone is now unlocked

You can call into at&t customer service and request the unlock code...if they don't happen to give it to you, you can try sites such as

 

http://www.cellunlocker.net 

 

or http://www.cellphoneunlock.net 

This will not work on 3G only the Edge network.

other sources

http://www.elite-electronix.com/blackberry-storm-9500-unlocked

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081103092048AAgx7Hm

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IPhone - Ride the hype wave

App and browser app development in the mobile space has gotten a bit foggy lately with the over whelming PR hype thats been going on with the new IPhone.
From an agency perspective clients are mainly to blame because they want a presence on the IPhone without really taking a look at what their consumers are using.
Don't get me wrong, i know the IPhone is blowing up but let's take a pragmatic approach in developing apps for handsets that fall into your demographic range. Exam who your users are and how relevant your application will be on different devices.

Some quick stats from admob, a mobile ad serving company.
Stats based on 1,430,976,098 requests by smartphones' OS.
Windows Mobile 33%
RIM (BlackBerry) 31%
Palm 18%
IPhone 9%
HipTop 6%
Symbian 3%

Do the math and match up the browser that work with those OS's and you can get an approximation of browser penetration.
As an agency it is our job to make sure we do what is best for our clients.







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Mobile Marketing for Businesses

First consider the mobile phone. It is by far the biggest factor when considering mobile marketing. The mobile phone is personal, you take it wherever you go and you can't picture being without it. Remember, since this decive is so personal you MUST always request and gain the permission to communicate with a customer. If you dont you end up invading their personal space.
We can break mobile marketing down easily leaving out ringtones and downloadable wallpaper.
1)Mobile Customer Service
I'm sure you have seen these services around; Bank alerts, News and weather updates, Flight or Hotel alerts, etc...

All of the above serve 3 common threads.
1) You must have permission to communicate to your customer. They must give their consent.
2) You must give them the opportunity to Opt Out.
3) You are giving your customer more CHOICE. You are providing them with an aditional way of doing something. They get to choose one that is most convenient for them.



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