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An official BlackBerry Bold update is around the corner for AT&T customers, offering a few small tweaks and updates.
- general handset optimizations
- the ability for the user to manually select whether they want their smartphone to connect to either 2G and 3G networks, depending on availability, or to connect to only to 2G networks
- a download icon for AT&T’s Visual Voicemail service, plus a variety of additional icons for applications including MobiTV, Mobile Banking, Tetris and Scrabble
The visual voicemail update went live yesterday afternoon (call customer services and use service code BBVV), but let’s face it, this update would be worth it for Tetris and Scrabble alone. I’m surprised that you guys down south don’t have the option chose between 2G and 3G networks, though – that’s something I’ve been using on Rogers in Canada since the Bold launched a year ago. If you’re a keener for free visual voicemail or just want to cash in on some free games, go to Options – Advanced Options – Wireless Update to get started.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
