Careful for buying a blackberry in Indonesia

Be careful buying Blackberry. Although the boxes are still sealed, the BlackBerry that you buy is not necessarily new. In order not to be fooled, read the instructions below.1. Buy product bundleAccording to the Corporate Communications Telkomsel Suryanda Stephen, the safest way is to buy a BlackBerry handset that official warranty BlackBerry partner operators in Indonesia such as Telkomsel, Indosat, XL, Axis and Tri. Another alternative is to buy at authorized dealers BlackBerry like Teletama Artha Mandiri.2. Know your termsIf you must buy the BlackBerry handset outside operators, you should recognize the term brand new in box (BNIB), 14 days, refurbished and used (second). BNIB means the phone is really new and still in sealed packaging. BlackBerry 14 days is a new item is returned buyer for a reason. BlackBerry 14-day packs typically are not sealed and open. While the refurbished BlackBerry handset is packed with the re-casing, boxes and other equipment like new. And the former is a BlackBerry phone that had been used. Before buying, check the status of the phone to the seller because it will affect all of the selling price.3. Note the PIN and IMEIMake sure the PIN number and IMEI that is on a BlackBerry handset with a PIN and IMEI on the cardboard packaging. To view the PIN and IMEI on the BlackBerry handset can be viewed on the sticker on the back after the battery is removed or through the menu Option-Status/Alt + Cap + H.4. Check-status menu optionTo check if your BlackBerry is really new and not refurbished, turn on the BlackBerry, go to the menu Option-Status. After that, type BUYR. On the menu will appear "Data Usage" and "Voice Usageâ". If the phone is still new, "Data Usage" and "Voice Usage" will contain zero or close to 0. If the numbers that appear relatively still small, eg 2.5 Kb, the BlackBerry may be opened to unlock needs.