Foreign SIM in Blackberry. Email?
Aug 29, 2007, 7:55 am
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Foreign SIM in Blackberry. Email?
Okay, here's my theory, which I tested yesterday, but would like to see if anyone has any experience.
I took my unlocked TMob 8700g, and stuck my coworker's ATT/Cingular SIM in it. I still got my e-mail, and all my PIN functions worked (it had an EDGE signal).
If I travel abroad (assuming to a country that has BBerry service, EDGE/GPRS), and put a prepaid foreign SIM (say Orange or SFR in France) in my phone, do you know if/think that I will still be able to recieve and send e-mail?
I took my unlocked TMob 8700g, and stuck my coworker's ATT/Cingular SIM in it. I still got my e-mail, and all my PIN functions worked (it had an EDGE signal).
If I travel abroad (assuming to a country that has BBerry service, EDGE/GPRS), and put a prepaid foreign SIM (say Orange or SFR in France) in my phone, do you know if/think that I will still be able to recieve and send e-mail?
Aug 29, 2007, 8:45 am
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If your pre-paid has GPRS/EDGE services turned on, you should be ok. In most countries this requires an additional step (varying from ringing up the provider to sending an SMS to a specific number). You will be able to avoid the roaming charge, but the pre-paid GPRS/EDGE rates/kb tend to be a little steep.
Aug 29, 2007, 11:30 am
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Okay, here's my theory, which I tested yesterday, but would like to see if anyone has any experience.
I took my unlocked TMob 8700g, and stuck my coworker's ATT/Cingular SIM in it. I still got my e-mail, and all my PIN functions worked (it had an EDGE signal).
If I travel abroad (assuming to a country that has BBerry service, EDGE/GPRS), and put a prepaid foreign SIM (say Orange or SFR in France) in my phone, do you know if/think that I will still be able to recieve and send e-mail?
I took my unlocked TMob 8700g, and stuck my coworker's ATT/Cingular SIM in it. I still got my e-mail, and all my PIN functions worked (it had an EDGE signal).
If I travel abroad (assuming to a country that has BBerry service, EDGE/GPRS), and put a prepaid foreign SIM (say Orange or SFR in France) in my phone, do you know if/think that I will still be able to recieve and send e-mail?
Also what provider have you found that allows EDGE/GPRS data on a pay as you go basis?
Aug 29, 2007, 12:22 pm
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Before I got a "regular" sim, I used to use the pre paid sim, then every couple of hours stick my t-mobile sim back in and sync up my mail.
Aug 29, 2007, 1:02 pm
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I'm on an unlimited international data plan, so I'm most certainly not worried about that.
A friend is moving to Paris for about 3-5 months, and wants her BBerry service, but plans to forward her voice calls to her French mobile. Current plan by me: Stick SFR prepaid SIM in BBerry (yes, they offer GPRS service on preparid), and cross fingers. If not, carry two phones.
Aug 29, 2007, 1:58 pm
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I'm moving as well as my family need me back home in my country. I'm thinking of cancelling my BB service here in UK and get a contract back in my home land. Provider there will give me unlimited roaming for roughly $40 a month. The roaming charge on the BB on the UK plan is stupid £ per meg. I'll be at the home land for quite a while.
Am looking at unlocking my UK BB Perl to use it there.
Am looking at unlocking my UK BB Perl to use it there.
Sep 2, 2007, 8:18 pm
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Foreign SIM in Blackberry. Email?
Hi Folks, I'm new around the forum. But this thread caught my eye. I'm about to buy an unlocked Blackberry Pearl, here in Canada. I am going to be in New Zealand for a month quite soon, and would like to purchase a Prepaid SIM to use in the Blackberry for phone/text purposes mainly. But I am curious if it is possible to have emailing capabilities with a Prepaid SIM?
From sifting through the posts, it seems that it might be possible? Can anyone confirm this? If so maybe suggest a Prepaid provider for NZ? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers Moses Lawn
From sifting through the posts, it seems that it might be possible? Can anyone confirm this? If so maybe suggest a Prepaid provider for NZ? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers Moses Lawn
Sep 2, 2007, 9:07 pm
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Hi Folks, I'm new around the forum. But this thread caught my eye. I'm about to buy an unlocked Blackberry Pearl, here in Canada. I am going to be in New Zealand for a month quite soon, and would like to purchase a Prepaid SIM to use in the Blackberry for phone/text purposes mainly. But I am curious if it is possible to have emailing capabilities with a Prepaid SIM?
From sifting through the posts, it seems that it might be possible? Can anyone confirm this? If so maybe suggest a Prepaid provider for NZ? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers Moses Lawn
From sifting through the posts, it seems that it might be possible? Can anyone confirm this? If so maybe suggest a Prepaid provider for NZ? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers Moses Lawn
Blackberry's work off so called "service books"; these configuration files are pushed to the device and are linked to the account you use. AFAIK no operator offers prepaid blackberry service.
The main problem with service books is that you can't just make them yourself and configure the phone to work, you need to signup for Blackberry service, and your operator sends them.
Sep 2, 2007, 9:09 pm
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That's not the issue, and it's not for me.
I'm on an unlimited international data plan, so I'm most certainly not worried about that.
A friend is moving to Paris for about 3-5 months, and wants her BBerry service, but plans to forward her voice calls to her French mobile. Current plan by me: Stick SFR prepaid SIM in BBerry (yes, they offer GPRS service on preparid), and cross fingers. If not, carry two phones.
I'm on an unlimited international data plan, so I'm most certainly not worried about that.
A friend is moving to Paris for about 3-5 months, and wants her BBerry service, but plans to forward her voice calls to her French mobile. Current plan by me: Stick SFR prepaid SIM in BBerry (yes, they offer GPRS service on preparid), and cross fingers. If not, carry two phones.
Sep 3, 2007, 5:32 am
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FYI: On T-mobile International roaming, 15 day use of Blackberry to check and write email, once a day has only accumulated to 87 cents in roaming charges.
I did not keep the BB on all the time, but would use it for 30-45 minutes per day to check mail and send mail back home.
But then again, I have the "old school" variable rate plan.
I did not keep the BB on all the time, but would use it for 30-45 minutes per day to check mail and send mail back home.
But then again, I have the "old school" variable rate plan.