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September 04, 2008
1:28
Otterbox Defender series for the Bold
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Coming soon! An OtterBox product especially for the Bold and I am definitely going to get this for myself and also try and push this to one of the retailers to sell to the Malaysian BlackBerry toting public.

Price is set at USD49.95 if you buy from their website at www.otterbox.com but you have to factor in shipping and possible excise duty, so it's going to be quite expensive.
I usually can get it cheaper and if the interest from the public is there (resulting in the retailers wanting to carry it), I can import large quantities to lessen the cost to the consumers.
1:14
And let the battle begin...!
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As you may know and seen the ads in the papers, Celcom and Maxis have both launched the new Bold! They seem to be falling over themselves to see who can outdo the other in terms of marketing, advertising and of course price! The winner will be the consumers; folks like you and me.
Even though the Bold was "launched" 2nd September, it will not actually be available for sale until 15th September and then only in limited quantities and with a long waiting list on both carriers, it may be a while before it reaches Sarawak in sizable quantities. But it's coming nevertheless!! Price? Expect a war here. Celcom is releasing it at RM2499 but for Celcom PowerTools customers only (corporate lines), then shortly after, Maxis announces it's going to sell it for RM2199 to personal and corporate users! Expect Celcom to counter somehow.... and the winner will be?? You and me!
September 03, 2008
13:46
Mobile Number Portability
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This was announced last week but due to my hectic schedule, I was unable to mention it here.
Right now, it's only available in the Klang Valley for pre-paid customers only. Come October, it will be available nationwide and for post-paid customers as well. Basically, this will allow subscribers to change their carrier while still keeping their current mobile number, which is a great thing; gives the consumers choice and pressures the carriers to improve their quality of service as consumers are able to switch for merely RM25/-
A few things to ponder here; is this service available for BlackBerry users? You probably have to reconfigure your account with the new carrier's BlackBerry website. Will the old carrier automatically release your PIN from the network?
I'm quite excited about this as I have a few numbers on different networks that I would like to switch to a new carrier. As Malaysians, we also have to t stop looking at the "carrier" prefix as a means of identifying which network a person belongs to.. that could be confusing at first. I know it will be for me!
13:39
Be Bold. With Celcom
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September 2nd was launch day for the BlackBerry Bold by Celcom in KL.
Before you all go out running to the nearest Celcom dealer or a Celcom center, please note, the LAUNCHING was on the 2nd, the actual devices will not be available until September 15th!
I do advise you to go and put your name down on the waiting list though. The list is long and growing longer as the days go by; the Bold is causing a tremendous stir in the Malaysian smartphone market. I believe, on Maxis, it is also the case. So regardless of which network you're on, if you want the Bold, sign up now!
August 13, 2008
23:11
The Definitive Bold review by apcmag.com
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This is one in-depth review so check it out here!

I pretty much agree with it, especially with the part about the screen. You have to see it to believe it folks!
Not long more to wait.. so be patient OK?!
22:59
Bold.. Almost ready for prime time!
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I was given the latest (as of yesterday afternoon) OS upgrade for the Bold while I was in KL and when I got the first opportunity, I flashed my Bold (and held my breath). I have flashed my Curve many, many times with OS 4.5 but this was the first time I flashed the Bold. I was apprehensive; if for some reason, it didn't go according to plan, then I would have the coolest doorstop in Sarawak.
I'm glad to say that my fears were unfounded and all went smoothly. In fact it felt a little faster then flashing my Curve; go figure.
So now my Bold is sporting OS 4.6.0.112 which I believe is RC3 (or is the term GC3?). Previously I had a problem with a perceived memory leak on the previous OS version which seems to have been solved in this release. Plus, upon upgrading, I did the usual and removed the languages I don't require (pretty much everything except English was removed). So now I have about 23MB of free immediately after a reboot. The previous version and with all language options still intact gave me about 15MB free upon reboot.
I was hoping for a today screen to appear (I did remove the vendor.* file before I flashed the device) but alas, it was to no avail. They did give about four new wallpapers though; of really hot.. BMW's! Mostly the new BMW 3-series coupes; you know, cars I can't afford in real life! And of course, you can't download new themes from mobile.blackberry.com or even BPlay.com as there isn't any! Bummer
I have been told that the new OS version improves battery life, I will give it a bash and report soon.
Baha
August 07, 2008
19:35
Celcom Kuching GPRS Interruption...yet again
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As at 5.30 PM, for the 2nd or 3rd time in less than a month, Celcom's Blackberry GPRS service dies yet again in Kuching. According to Baha, his 3G service died as well.

This does not seem to be affecting those in W. Malaysia. Have tried to call Celcom for news but have not been able to get through.

Will keep everyone posted.

To Celcom: Many of your users have gone past the point of anger to just apathy. The Blackberry service that was promoted as an essential tool for the business user has turned out to be far from that with its frequent outages which reflects very badly not only on your company but on us as well who have promoted your service to our friends and colleagues. I highly suggest the implementation of a status page at the very least with some form of official announcement as to outages. At the very least, we know what to fume at. In any case, the service level is simply unacceptable.

Update: Service was restored something early this morning. Definitely was up at 7.10AM when I woke up.
10:43
Bold available for pre-order on Maxis, but not for Kuching?
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Many thanks to drooler from bbsabah.net for giving us the heads up that Maxis is now accepting pre-orders for the bold on their website.
When you sign up for pre-order, it will ask you to state from which Maxis center you would prefer to pick up your set from. It list the usual centers in West Malaysia as well as Miri and KK BUT NOT Kuching!? WTF is up with that?
10:37
Bold available on T-Mobile Germany?
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Apparently it's available on T-Mobile Germany too. Odd that the Bold is popping up everywhere except North America...
Read more here
August 05, 2008
21:57
Thunder exclusive to Vodafone!
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The upcoming BlackBerry Thunder will be exclusive to Vodafone!

No word on exactly when it will come out but I've heard "sometime in Q4" being floated about.

What does this mean? If you want it... you have to go to Celcom!

So Maxis has the iPhone 3G (so the rumor goes) and Celcom has the Thunder.. let the Battle Royale begin!