Flex Crackberry question

[Dooker]

Does it make sense, if you are already a Cingular wireless customer, to "migrate" your existing cell phone number into your Flexjet Blackberry? Or is it better to keep a work number and a personal number?

I ask because I just got hired on and I've never had to lug one of these things around.

Gracias.

 

[walshsfly]

Your BB has to have a Dallas number (972, 214, whatever the rest are), and its on a corporate discount. I lug 2 phones around and its getting to be a pain but I am stuck in my current contract for another year with another company.

 

[bailey3083]

Does it make sense, if you are already a Cingular wireless customer, to "migrate" your existing cell phone number into your Flexjet Blackberry? Or is it better to keep a work number and a personal number?

I ask because I just got hired on and I've never had to lug one of these things around.

Gracias.

As a FO your crackberry will be a better paper weight then anything else. Mine only goes off on the first day, last day or when I am without a Capt. Otherwise the Capt does all the talking on the phone. I still have my sprint service and carry 2 phones but when I am a Capt I leave my crackberry in my bag because all info goes thru him.

Bailey

 

[Dooker]

First question: since I already have Cingular, and a 214 area code, can I "migrate" my existing number to the BB and make the BB the only phone I need to carry, and let the company pay for it?

Second question: Do guys do that? And if they do, is it a hassle to haul the thing around on days off?

 

[CL300Pilot]

Yes, you can just migrate it over. That is what I did. No, it is not a hassle. It just becomes like any other phone. Just buy a good holster for it so it does not drop on the ground all of the time. I bought one at Best buy for around $25. Welcome to Flexjet. What is you fleet?

First question: since I already have Cingular, and a 214 area code, can I "migrate" my existing number to the BB and make the BB the only phone I need to carry, and let the company pay for it?

Second question: Do guys do that? And if they do, is it a hassle to haul the thing around on days off?

 

[tathepilot]

simple answer... if both #'s use the same technology, dual NAM your berry.. 1 berry, 2 #'s... foward 1 NAM to the other so you don't have to switch back and forth between the two NAM's to get calls from the NAM that is not in use...

 

[Dooker]

Thanks for the welcome, CL300Pilot. Ill be on the 604. I'm looking forward to it.

And for tathepilot: what's a NAM? Are you saying you have two numbers? One for the BB, one personal?

This's all kinda new to me. I hope the Challenger isn't this complex.

 

[Club ORD FO]

I have two cingular phones, and keep them on separate bills. I set up the Crackberry to forward all calls to my "normal" phone, that way I don't have to carry the crackberry when I am off.

 

[79%N1]

Is it so hard to call the thing a "Blackberry", which is the actual name of the device? It's the same amount of letters to type.

 

[Club ORD FO]

ha...dude... do you have one?

 

[79%N1]

No, I have a Treo, I mean a smackeo, or Heroienoe.

 

[V1 Rotate]

Is it so hard to call the thing a "Blackberry", which is the actual name of the device? It's the same amount of letters to type.

79, what are you doing trolling the Fractional boards!?!?!? Shouldn't you be making worthless comments on the ASA threads!?!? LOLOL PM me.....

 

[79%N1]

........Just checking on you! I'll ring you up.

 

[captboy2001]

what was the atp quiz like for the interview how was the interview.....i go next week

 

[skydan5]

Here's the gouge

what was the atp quiz like for the interview how was the interview.....i go next week

http://aviationinterviews.com/pilotsample/flex_jet.html

 

[ozpilot]

.......I'll ring you up.

Your must be Australian, a New Zealander or even worse an Englishman!

 

[tathepilot]

And for tathepilot: what's a NAM? Are you saying you have two numbers? One for the BB, one personal?

NAM is a numerical assignment.. Yes you can have two numbers, but not by default.. (i.e stock berry) I got after market software from someone on blackberryforums.com which allowed a 72xx series blackberry to have dual NAM capabilities..

btw, which model berry do you have.??

 

[Dooker]

I don't know yet. I start training at the end of the month.

 

[SDCFI]

I started last month and got the 7200 model. With the company discount you can upgrade to a new(er) model for around $100. You might have to wait awhile though before you qualify. A couple of the ground instructors have upgraded, so ask around when you start training.

Also, some people who already have Cingular phones just swap sim cards on their off days so they don't have to carry around the Berry.