Hi all !

i've tried to connect my new BB Bold to Columbus with NO success ! the phone connects and disconnects continously...

Have someone solved the problem ? Is there an update to do (on BB or on Columbus) ?

regards

Gianluca Izzo

p.s.: Nokia N73 and the smaller Nokia 3109c (50€ phone) work fine....

the actual solution:

i've bought a BIS SIM (same phone number on two SIMS), first sim into BB Bold (not connected to car), second sim into Nokia 3109 (connected to car).

i hope a for a BB Update....

regards

Gianluca Izzo

the actual solution:

i've bought a BIS SIM (same phone number on two SIMS), first sim into BB Bold (not connected to car), second sim into Nokia 3109 (connected to car).

What exactly is a BIS SIM. How do I get one, or what do I buy?

Did you enable remote sim mode on the blackberry?

The Bis Sim is an exact duplicate of Sim inserted into BB; i asked and bought it to my phone carrier (Vodafone), 3€ / month is the italian price..

so i have two SIMS, master and slave; the master sim receives all SMS and it's called for first, the slave no sms but receives the calls after you do not anwer for 5 rings the master. I can switch master/slave role as i want, free; so whem i use the car i switch as master the sim installed into nokia (used by car), in this way i can receive the calls and sms on car; when i do not use the car, i switch as master the sim installed into BB; this is the command *101*1# stored under "B" key of Blackberrry.

regards

Gianluca

Edited 22 January, 200917 yr by glucaizzo

NO, i've activated only nokia rsap using the 2nd SIM; the BB rsap was disabled.

regards

Gianluca

I checked with Vodaphone yesterday - and Carphone Warehouse - for other carriers in the UK. BIS SIM was part of Vodaphones business package but was withdrawn last year due to the increasing fraudulent use of duplicated sims. According to Carphone Warehouse none of the other carriers in the UK offer a (legal) duplicate sim for the same reason.

Orange operate a "single number" tarrif, because I have 2 company phones on this. Its seems to work in a simillar way.

Phone 1 (primary) gets all sms and incoming calls.

Phone 2 (secondary) has its own phone number, and can therefore be used at the same time as the primary, however if the primary handset is not answered or switched off then the secondary handset rings.