I am hearing reports from my BlackBerry friends that the data network is not working for some. Last night on Pinstack petroly started a thread called "tmobile data down." Petroly reported that T-Mobile said their server was down. Several other stackers reported similar problems with email and Internet.

Me being me, I tried to load a web page with no problem, and figured it was all back up and running. I was even able to download and install the newest Yahoo Messenger off the BlackBerry website around 2am last night. I have noticed it takes longer to load and pictures are not coming.

I am hearing again this morning that people are having intermittent problems with data and email. People from Tennessee, Kansas, California, Texas, and Pennsylvania are all reporting issues today and last night. My husband is in Iowa and I am in Florida, and we both seem to have data. Sn1p3R reported that Bell, Telus, and Rogers in Canada is also having problems.

My question to all BBHub readers is where are you? Who do you use? Are you working? I am hoping this is not a big problem with RIM.

Frequent BlackBerryForums poster p_dizzo writes that he has seen a CDMA-compatible BlackBerry 8703e show up in Bell Canada's front office system as a SKU.

That would be a Stock Keeping Unit. SKUs generally entail a product's future release- and need for a distribution classification that a SKU number entails.

"is it the same as the EDGE 8700? Probably very close, maybe a few cosmetic differences," p_dizzo writes. "I have seen a plastic casing for a  CDMA87xx, and it looked almost no different from the 8700r, but who knows what will happen in a year."

Ever been out in the field and receive a large email attachment you want to print directly from your Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry? Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to download the file in its entirety?

ThinPrint has a new solution called Content Beamer that might help. Content Beamer is added as a component to your BlackBerry Enterprise Server. When you receive an email message- say, while you are out in the field, the Content Beamer application on your BlackBerry receives a compressed version of the file.

Then, when you are near a Bluetooth-enabled printer, you'll call up the document. (Keep in mind that with a small Bluetooth adapter, most any printer can be made Bluetooth-compatible.) Content Beamer will decompress the document, and then send it to the printer.

Content Beamer will be released sometime this summer. The utility will be compatible with all BlackBerry 7100 models; the 7250; 7290 and 7520.

Wireless and Internet access service provider ALLTEL is now carrying the BlackBerry 7250.

ALLTEL (I know ALL-CAPS are not cool but heck, that's how the company spells their name) is rolling out the 7250 in select markets within its 26-state service area.

Here's the deal:

Two-year contract gets you a 7250 for $299.99.
One-year contract, and you dig in for $359.99.

Service plans? See, I know what you are thinking.

If you sign up for a postpaid voice calling plan you will get  unlimited data service for $44.99 per month. If you opt for unlimited data-only service with the BlackBerry 7250, you'll be charged $49.99 per month.

Just in case you're wondering (or even if you're not) the 7250 is also sold by Verizon in the U.S., as well as Bell Canada and TELUS north of the 49th parallel.

Bell Canada’s Bell Mobility unit is now offering the BlackBerry 7250.

If you sign up for three years with any of Bell Mobility’s data plans, a 7250 can be yours for $399, minus a $100 rebate.

As the 7250’s fans know, this model comes with full HTML Web browsing, as well e-mail attachment support for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect (WP-maker Corel is another Canadian company, after all) and numerous graphics file formats. And don’t let me post this without referencing Bluetooth headset support.