Originally Posted by Emma65
That is not true.
I have a vodafone 7100v BB unlocked.
I have a 7130 BB locked to vodafone.
I took the sim out of the 7130 and stuck it in the 7100. I still had e-mail, browser and everything. The functions are dependent on the support on the account the sim is connected to and not if the phone is unlocked or not.
So when I ditch this country and move across the pond, I have an unlocked BB I can stick my Rogers pay monthly in to and add BB suport to the account and off I go.
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I think you misunderstood what ScottC said. You took one BB sim and put it in another BB. You already had BB data service so it worked. However, getting a pre-paid sim and putting it in the BB data services will not work, unless you spent the extra $$ to add it. It will work only as a phone without the aded BB data plan.