[avicenne13]

I just jumped on board, recently bought 8310 from HK, which will arrive in 10 days time.

Before staring to use the device, what would you recommend me to do?

-Upgrade to latest OS?
-Things to know beforehand?
-Must have applications?

Any help will be appreciated.

[ezrunner]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8800/4.2.1 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Search and read stinsonddogs tips

Check out www.blackberryfaq.com

Do those first and the rest of your questions will likely be answered

[zkyevolved]

I'd say it really depends on what you want to use your BB for. I use Jivetalk, Google Sync to sync my calendar. I also have a bunch of pictures and videos for when I'm bored. I have a pretty updated autotext memory base since I'm kind of lazy sometimes (especially for writing my own e-mail address, tlphone number, web albums, websites, etc.). Facebook's a fun application. SMS2MAIL is a must have, it automatically e-mails a copy of all incomming SMS's to an e-mail address of your choice! Great way to never have to worry about deleting ;). Hope this helps

Also, familiarize yourself with the keyboard shortcuts, save a lot of time

[JSanders]

Wirelessly posted (8800: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry8310/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

No need to upgrade the OS first. Just enjoy it first.
Have fun!

[Dubdub]

I don't think there is a newer OS for the 8310, is there?

[rambo47]

Just read Stinsonddog's tips and learn the shortcuts. They'll make using it much more productive and enjoyable. And get a memory card. 2GB should be perfect.