topic Re: Blackberry Curve support ending in Other Devices

Blackberry Curve support ending

Johnny_Saturnin — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:03:06 GMT

Hi there.

I've received a notification that from January 2022 older Blackberry devices will no longer be supported. When I've looked at the O2 website it's not clear if this just relates to internet and the phone will still work for calls and texts.

I'd upgrade the phone but it's for an elderly relative who wouldn't easily get used to a different phone. She only uses it for phone calls and SMS/ MMS.

So, does anyone know if the phone will still be useable after January 2022?

Re: Blackberry Curve support ending

MI5 — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:14:02 GMT

@Johnny_Saturnin

It's just BIS that will no longer be supported, so that's data, email, internet side of things.

Calls and texts will not be effected.

Re: Blackberry Curve support ending

madasaf1sh — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:24:25 GMT

@Johnny_Saturnin

Blackberry announced this a long time ago, that BIS (Blackberry Internet Services) where been sunsetted in Jan 2022 as they are turning off the infrastructure.

BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS Services FAQ — End of Life

And SMS and Phone Calls can't be guaranteed to still work, so it might be time to upgrade I'm afraid.