[wariscoming]

I have an unlocked Cingular 7290 and have installed a T-Mobile SIM in the device. The voice works fine but I have a few data questions:

1) As far as OS goes, would I install the T-Mobile 4.0 or Cingular 4.0?

2) How much does T-Mobiles Unlimited BlackBerry data plan run these days (I am coming over to the BB from using a Sidekick II and was using the Sidekick data plan) ?

3) Will I be able to browse full HTML using the BB browser since I am only a BWC user and not a BES user?

4) Can I recieve image attachments as a BWC user?

5) Will I be able to use a T-Mobile assigned e-mail address if I want to (ie...user@tmail.com)

6) This isn't a huge deal but will the device always boot with the Cingular logo or can I get it to boot showing a T-Mobile logo?

[sbagdan]

I am doing what you are asking. I have a Cingular 7290 and am a T-Mobile Customer. I use the BWC and have ZERO issues with it. Also, TMOBILE is the CHEAPEST for UNLIMITED Blackberry ($20 or $25/month). I upgraded from the 7230, and still have my Tmobile email address, and have a TMobile browser.....

I hate that it boost the Cingular Logo, but I changed my standby screen!

[takeshi]

Originally Posted by wariscoming

I have a few data questions:

1) As far as OS goes, would I install the T-Mobile 4.0 or Cingular 4.0?

2) How much does T-Mobiles Unlimited BlackBerry data plan run these days (I am coming over to the BB from using a Sidekick II and was using the Sidekick data plan) ?

3) Will I be able to browse full HTML using the BB browser since I am only a BWC user and not a BES user?

4) Can I recieve image attachments as a BWC user?

5) Will I be able to use a T-Mobile assigned e-mail address if I want to (ie...user@tmail.com)

6) This isn't a huge deal but will the device always boot with the Cingular logo or can I get it to boot showing a T-Mobile logo?

1. IIRC you'll have to use the HK 4.0 until Cingular or T-Mobile releases 4.0 for the 7290.

2. ~$19 for BWC only, ~$29 for BES.

3. I just got the Blackberry Browser pushed to my 7290 (I'm BWC only) and it works perfectly.

4. Yup.

5. I've never had a tmail.com address from them. Your BWC email will be a tmo.blackberry.net address. If you can forward mail from the address you want then it can be pretty much anything. I don't really send anything directly to my BWC address if I can avoid it.

6. You'll always have the Cingular logo.

[wariscoming]

Originally Posted by sbagdan

I am doing what you are asking. I have a Cingular 7290 and am a T-Mobile Customer. I use the BWC and have ZERO issues with it. Also, TMOBILE is the CHEAPEST for UNLIMITED Blackberry ($20 or $25/month). I upgraded from the 7230, and still have my Tmobile email address, and have a TMobile browser.....

I hate that it boost the Cingular Logo, but I changed my standby screen!

Hey sbagdan...

I too had the T-Mobile 7230 then went to Sidekick II (huge mistake) now I want 7290 but I want to still use the T-Mobile SIM. Two questions:

1) Does it matter if it is a 32K SIM as opposed to a 64K SIM (I have no idea what mine is but I saw this posted elsewhere and wanted to make sure it would not be an issue) ??

2) How do I setup the data parameters (PIN ect) on the phone and with T-Mobile? What language do I use on the phone with them when I'm ready to switch data plans from the Sidekick II to the Blackberry Unlimited data plan? Should I just tell them I have a 7230?