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potysgsxr · Joined: 29 Apr 2009

I've been waiting for the Blackberry Bold's price to drop for awhile now. It hasn't happened, but they ARE allowing people to spread the cost of the phone into monthly installments (you can walk out of the store without paying upfront for the phone).

So I have a couple questions for all you BB users.

1. What app or program do you use for the Seoul Metro?

2. What app or program do you use for the Korean>English>Korean dictionary?

Thanks in advance!

steveohan · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

i've been using the bold since august. amazing phone.

no app that i know of for the seoul metro. you can just upload an image of the seoul metro on your phone and use it that way if you'd like.

for dictionary i use a program called bbtran. its just a frontend to google translate, so i can get translations for words and rough translations for sentences. love it.

potysgsxr · Joined: 29 Apr 2009

steveohan · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

there is no such app that i know of for the subway...and that link wont work on the bb browser.

as for bbtran, yes you need an internet connection, but if you get a blackberry you need a data plan anyway. the amount of data the translation app uses is tiny.

crabstix · Joined: 14 Apr 2008

Is blackberry actually out in South Korea? I thought u couldnt use blackberry service here because they use CDMA instead of GSM. Where can I get a blackberry and how much is it?

potysgsxr · Joined: 29 Apr 2009

danseonsaeng · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Seoul, South Korea

QUESTION -

this is important.

i want one of these phones. i'm on an e-2 visa. i have no korean to sign up in their name.

is it at all possible to get this phone subsidized (instead of paying the full price up front) on a 1-2 year contract?

i talked to TWO sk shops and was turned down at both (due to my e-2 status).

has ANYONE ACTUALLY received a contract for this phone with an e-2 visa without paying the full print at the time of purchase?

if so, where and HOW did you do it? please share.

potysgsxr · Joined: 29 Apr 2009

Can't say much about the E2 visa, but I know that if you opt for a new number, you can get one for around 600,000 KRW.
HTH in some way.

danseonsaeng · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Seoul, South Korea

yeah, i'm trying to avoid paying up front.

michealtop · Joined: 18 Oct 2009

That's a great phone!

tehdee · Joined: 01 Apr 2008

ive been rocking the bold since september.

im on an e2. i had to put a 200,000 won deposit down.
on a 1 year contract i paid around 400,000+ for it if i recall correctly.

its been incredible.

sadly, multimail can get screwed up sometimes if coming from a ktf phone. steve im curious if youve had issues with multimail and long txts...?

i use the same trans. app as steveohan, and also have simply saved a high res image of the seoul subway map and access it when need be.

i have a 16gb media card so it doubles as a pod.

its glorious.

nyla54 · Joined: 17 Jun 2009

I am about to get a Blackberry Bold as well.
I had some quick questions:

. I looked through the Bold's brochure and there's no mention of Blackberry Messenger. Am I correct to assume that it's installed on the Korean Blackberries?

. How much data (MB) do you use a month? I consider myself an average user (daily: heavy BBM use, 40 emails, 10 web pages), and I'm told 700MB won't cover me. This sounds a little far-fetched to me.