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The Thread BlackBerry Electron Community/ Photos: Novri TNOLThis communication device is so familiar to Indonesian people. Moreover, it provides many features or applications allowing this smart-phone gets in to the heart of many people. Blackberry (BB), a smart-phone device with its ability like push e-mail, telephone, sms, internet and various other wireless capabilities.

Currently, users of BlackBerry Indonesia is amazingly increase since it was first introduced in 1997 by a Canadian company, Research In Motion (RIM). This sophisticated gadgets even considered as 'a must have' device for life style.

Many advantages of this device encourage a group of people to form a community for sharing and share information on Blackberry. One of the communities is the Electron Berry community.

Thread, is a community especially founded for the fans of Blackberry device made in 2004-2005 such as 8700c, 8700g, 8700r, 8700v, 8707g, 8707h, 8707v, 8707 (3G), 8703e and 8703 CDMA series. This community is founded in March 2010.

The old school but still existAlthough, the community's aged only a year, but the community members are spread in every corner regions like Jakarta, Palembang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Kalimantan. Usually, they held a gathering every one-two months.

To mini-gathering is usually attended by about 5-7 people at around of Blok M area in South Jakarta.

This community began as a forum on a website that discusses on BlackBerry Electron. From giving information about software and hardware such as system operation, application, track-wheel, batteries, housings and catalogs on the Blackberry Electron. Finally, they agreed to form the Electron Berry Community.

"We formed this community because the BlackBerry devices made in 2004-2005 have unique shape and already scarce," said Ashar M Anwar, one of the moderators who met by TNOL in Permata Hijau Jakarta, Saturday (2/19).

Photo: Doc. Thread BlackBerry ElectronBesides Ashar M Anwar, there are four other moderators who met namely, Ajup (Hendrik), Faizal (Moccainnell), Defri (Defricuy) and Seno Aji Airlangga (Seno W). Each of them provided various information about the various advantages of the BlackBerry Electron.

They can also fix the BlackBerry Electrons from various damages. Currently, many service station who do not accept Electron BlackBerry repair because the parts are not available.

According to Seno, features in BlackBerry Electron are not inferior to the BlackBerry made to date. Deficiencies found in the BlackBerry Electron is only this type doesn't provide VGA, small ram and memory and also there's no external memory.

However, in terms of endurance, the strength BlackBerry Electron is nonpareil. In fact, when it dropped, BlackBerry Electrons can still be operated.

"So I was proud to have the BlackBerry Electron, because although its memory and ram are still small. However, its application is not less the same with the latest release, "Seno said.

Meanwhile, according to Moccainnell, using the BlackBerry Electron is also making a lot of people peering and interested to have it. Moreover, the BlackBerry Electron prices have increased every year.

"BlackBerry Electron much in demand. For the full set price could reach Rp 2 million, "he said.

Repair ServicePhoto: Doc. Thread BlackBerry Electron

Given the BlackBerry Electron including rare commodity because it is no longer manufactured by RIM, to anticipate some damage - especially the mobile phone service station will not accepted because the components are not available - Some of the moderators of the community are ready to provide service.

The cost of service depending on the damage suffered by the BlackBerry Electron. For the devices with damage around the software such as operation system, applications and themes will cost a minimum of 50 thousand rupiahs.

While if the damage occur around its hardware like the track-wheel, battery and housing, it depends on whether the owner want to be replaced or repaired.

"The cost of repairs could not be ascertained, depending on the damage," said Ashar. (Subhan)