How To Swap SIM Cards On Unlocked BlackBerry Phones To Switch Carriers.

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Most people opt for subsidized mobile phone because it is several hundred dollars cheaper than the unlocked version. They always comes with contracts that force people to stay with the chosen carrier for a term period, usually 2 years.
But I always get unlocked phones and I can switch carries as I want as I have SIMs from a few different carriers and when I travel out side of USA, I get a now SIM from the new country that works with my phone(s).
Even if you do not travel much, you get the chance to pick the best carrier for where you live, and match it to the best phone you love. And if a new tower shows up in your neighborhood, with all the bars filled, you just switch the carrier.
Anyway I was following BalckBerry Blog and there is a post telling you how to change the SIMs and activate on different carriers. Currently BlackBerry is having a deal on unlocked BalckBerries, like BlackBerry z30 ($299), BalckBerry Q10 ($199) and BlackBerry Q5 ($159) from ShopBlackBerry.com. That is like 55% discount on some.
Anyway here is how you change the SIM on various BlackBerries.

BlackBerry Z30

Your BlackBerry device is designed for use with a micro SIM card. To avoid possible damage to your device, do not insert a SIM card adapter into your device.

1. From the bottom of your BlackBerry device, pull up the back cover.
2. With the metal contacts pointing toward the back of the device, insert the SIM card into the slot on the left side of your device.

BlackBerry Z10

1. To insert the SIM card, slide it into place as shown in one of the following images.
2. To remove the SIM card, using gentle pressure, slide it out.
3. Tip: Start by pushing the SIM card out from one end, then place your thumb on the top of the other end.

BlackBerry Q10

1. To insert the SIM card, slide it into place as shown.
2. To remove the battery door, press and slide down the battery door.
3. To remove the SIM card, using gentle pressure, slide it out.Tip: Start by pushing the SIM card out from one end, then place your thumb on the top of the other end. 

 

 
BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5 is designed for use with a micro SIM card. To avoid possible damage to your device, do not insert a SIM card adapter into your device.

1. Open the door on the left side of your device.
2. Insert the SIM card.
3. Press the door back into place.

There more information on this link.  

BlackBerry 10 Training Material Leaked!

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Looks like BlackBerry 10 information is leaking out faster than water into a sinking ship. Just as we published some info on BlackBerry Z10, Crackberry has unearthed a bit of the BlackBerry 10 training material from Rogers, Canada. It is not a full blown manual but you get the idea. Expand the slide for a better view of if you are really into it you can dive into the powerpoint presentation here that Crackberry lead us to.


Via CrackBerry

BlackBerry Z10 Aka BlackBerry London Series Reviewed

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We are back in 2013 and I am going to start with an old favorite, RIM and Blackberry, the dethroned Kings of smartphones.
Even though RIM is yet to reveal the phone BlackBerry Z10 (slated to be revealed on January 30th alogside Blackberry 10 RIM OS) someone has beaten RIM and published all the details of the BlaclBerry Z10 (BlackBerry London) by Austrian telecom website 'telekom-presse.at.
BlackBerry Z10 is the touchscreen version of the new slated releases (other being BlackBerry X10 with qwerty keyboard for old BlackBerryans). The phone is powered by dual core OMAP 4470 clocked at 1.5GHz ans 2GB of RAM, with the new BB10 OS taking about 600MB. Storage space is 16GB which could be expanded with an addon microSD card.
The screen real estate is 4.2 inch plate with 1280 X 768 resolution, short od being full HD but the battery, 2100mAh is said to carry one through the day without charging the BlackBerry Z10. The phone measures 129 X 65 X 8 mm and weigh 125g.
The Z10 sports dual cameras. The front facingg one is 1.9MP and the real camera is an 8MP, and from the video taken by Telekom-presse said to be a proof that it is comparable to iPhone 5 or Nokia Lumia 920. The sample video is below;


 The review by Telekom-presse has much more info leading us to believe that RIM has managed to come up with a decent phone, including Siri like voice control. We will have to wait for January 30th to officially see the details and if RIM has something that Telekom-presse did not see.
via Telekom-Presse