AboutDebiN Expertise I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM (AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel (iDEN)). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.
Experience Over 15 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500)
Education/Credentials Master's in Telecommunications
Question Hi,
I was wondering whether the mobile phone service provider Mobiz is compatible for use with the Blackberry Storm. Do you know of any providers in Australia that I could use for an unlocked Blackberry Storm.
Regards
Cal
Answer You aren't going to be able to use a BlackBerry with any provider unless that provider has firmware that can be downloaded onto the BlackBerry that is compatible. In otherwords, unless your provider sells the Storm (which they don't in this case), the Storm won't work for you. You can use your SIM card in an unlocked Storm and use it for voice and text and can keep your contacts and calendar, use the camera, etc., but what you can't and won't be able to do is use any of the data features, i.e., MMS messaging, WAP (internet) no matter what you do. A Blackberry will only work if it is associated with a BlackBerry server and the one and only way to do that is with the firmware for your carrier loaded onto the device and a BlackBerry data plan on your account and the PIN number of the device not associated with another BlackBerry server. To put it in a nutshell, you will not be able to get thisdevice to work with your network. Sorry that I didn't have better news for you. Thanks. DebiN
