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BlackBerry unlocking

I have post you a detailed replay but seems to be that my massage is now here..
Any why... i suggest you to unlock your blackberry in order to use it in other countries with a pre-paid sim cards...

I also have a blackberry (T-Mobile) that i use outside the US.

Just make sure you have the option to insert a sim card to your cell phone.

In this way you will save a lot of money because it's cheap to unlock your phone instead of renting other blackberry outside the US.

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Originally Posted by JuliaBB (Post 16186645)

Hi!

Well, if your blackberry has a SIM card support (if you can insert a sim card to your blackberry device) I think the best and the most cheap thing to do is to unlock your Blackberry cell phone and then you will be able to use it out of the US with a local sim card...

Also once you unlocked your blackberry i will be able to use it always while you travel... i used this service 3 weeks ago with my new blackberry... but before i had this blackberry i used an unlocked nokia also for the same reason of traveling and using local sim cards... i am on a vacation now using my cell phone with a local carrier without any problem.. but i have a t-mobile GSM so i can insert sim cards... any way... this is my advice before going and renting phones...

Have a nice trip and Good luck!:p

As I said, I do have a SIM-capable device, also known as a GSM phone. My phone is unlocked, (that's how they come in Israel,) and I'm more or less familiar with the concept. The specific question was people's recommendations of specific places to rent the local SIM. I don't plan on renting a phone or a blackberry

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Originally Posted by joshwex90 (Post 16176707)

I apologize for bumping this thread...it seemed the most appropriate place.

I live in Israel, but come to the USA a fair amount of times. For America, I have a cell phone already from Verizon, with unlimited talk/text. In Israel, I have a BlackBerry. I want a SIM for America that I can use with my BB for specifically data. 1-2 GB is fine (in a month). I don't know where to look though. Boost and Metro PCS are CDMA, and most of the GSM carriers either don't really have prepaid data plans, or, like AT&T or T-Mobile make it quite expensive. Pricing like Boost or Metro PCS is good, but I'm looking for a GSM equivalent.
(My Israeli carrier offers an internet package for USA, but it's NIS 699 for 100 MB, or NIS 419 for 50 MB, which is both not enough data AND very expensive.)

If someone can correct me, perhaps I'm looking for too much data. I use e-mail and BBM frequently, (not too much data,) and also the web a lot. Mostly mobile sites and text only, but also occasional videos.

Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

UPDATE: I found online a prepaid smartphone plan from AT&T, which is free, but cost $.10/minute, and you can add a texting and internet package to it. The internet package that interests me is $25 (I assume for one month) for 500 MB. While not great, I recently checked my statements and saw that I average around 400 MB a month, so this would work out. I know that the Bold 9700 is compatible with AT&T and that my BlackBerry is unlocked. Anyone know anything though about these plans?
(As for calling and texting, I have my regular Verizon that I will use, so no need.)

The other option someone told me is to buy a used Verizon-compatible BlackBerry, and simply turn on the $29.99/month for unlimited internet service plan. Can that simply be turned on and off at whim?