[andrewilley]

Thanks again. Wi-Fi Hotspot is certainly not going to be the phone's main function, I just want to ensure that whatever model we buy will be able to do it if/when required. I know the 9360 is compatible with OS 7.1 which supports this feature, but could anyone else confirm whether the 9360 hardware is compatible too? And also that the lower specced 9300 does NOT support OS 7.x?

Sorry for all the questions, as I said I come from an Android background where these things have just been taken as read for many years now, I wasn't aware that Blackberry isn't really a 'smartphone' in the current usage of the term (although it's trying to move that way) but much more of a specialised device that does what it's designed to do very well, but I guess you need to learn what it's meant to be, rather than making assumptions (which is what I'm trying to avoid here).

Andre