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I just found a new blackberry client for my E61 on Nokia’s business software homepage and noticed, that it has a new firmware requirement. It is asking for version 2.0618.06.05 . But todays E61 all come with version 1.0610.04.04 which is from the 19th of April 2006.
The new requirement is odd since even Nokia’s authorized service centers didn’t get the new version yet. Still, this leads to the conclusion that there is going to be a firmware upgrade ready. Maybe I’ll finally see all those nasty bugs squashed. I hope very much that Nokia is also going to upgrade their sip client. This piece of software has so much potential but is yet so buggy…

According to Orange Switzerland a new Blackberry Internet Service plan will be introduced on the 15th of August 2006. Instead of 3MB/p.m. for CHF 30.00 customers will get 5MB/p.m. for CHF 20.00. I noticed the new service on Orange’s own website today but according to a sales-person the service should not have been announced yet. Here’s the link to Orange’s bb page. As an avid blackberry user I strongly welcome the new service.

I have also been told that there is going to be a new data plan for GPRS and UMTS traffic. Allegedly it will be called “Optima Internet”. Details have not been disclosed but it was said it should have been introduced at the end of June 2006. Plans are now to introduce the new plan during the next two months. Maybe Orange is also going to offer some kind of plan with a flat-rate or at least a pretty high volume like Swisscom does. Swisscom is currently offering 1GB/p.m. for CHF 69.00, which in my opinion is completely overpriced! Since Orange has a more aggressive pricing I’m eager to see what kind of price-plan they will come up with.