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[russ0205]

Well last week i managed to trash my nokia contract phone,
being a bit tight a mate of mine said don't buy a new one i have an old phone you can use.Many thanks to him he brought it round and its a blackberry 8800,
Does anyone know if it will work with my contract i have unlimited internet use but for some strange reason it won't log on, My son has a blackberry 8520 and my sim works fine in that.the phone is locked to vodafone but i have a vodafone contract. I have called into the vodafone shop and all the 16 year old shop assistant says don't really know but i think you need a blackberry contract grrrrr.

Any ideas,     :-/

[Richie London]

check its been unlocked and it will work, my sons did

[Richie London]

check its been unlocked and it will work, my sons did

hes sitting next to me and just told me that 

[zirk]

Blackberry uses a different Internet protocol to normal Mobiles (one off the main reasons I dont have one), you'll need to chat with your Network Operator, they should be able to configure it over the Air or worse case send another Sim, be prepared to have to change Tariffs though.

Chris 

[russ0205]

Not being too good with phones and looking for the furthest point of the garden to throw it how do you know if its unlocked,
It works fine on calls and txt but not the net,
Got another ten months left on this cotract might be ceaper to buy a pay as you go phone and put my sim in it,
 

[Richie London]

Blackberry uses a different Internet protocol to normal Mobiles (one off the main reasons I dont have one), you'll need to chat with your Network Operator, they should be able to configure it over the Air or worse case send another Sim, be prepared to have to change Tariffs though.

Chris 

he had to reformat his memory card as well as it would only work for orange. never seen that before on a memory card

[russ0205]

mmmmm looks like a low flying blackberry in northants me thinks,

 

[Richie London]

Not being too good with phones and looking for the furthest point of the garden to throw it how do you know if its unlocked,
It works fine on calls and txt but not the net,
Got another ten months left on this cotract might be ceaper to buy a pay as you go phone and put my sim in it,
 

if its not unlocked it wont use any network excpet the one it was on when bought from the shop, i.e orange voda and so on

[zirk]

If its unlocked it will make calls and text with any Sim but still wont do Internet without a Blackberry Sim or Tariff.

[TheBoy]

You will need a Gooseberry contract to use the crappy Gooseberrys on.

[Richie London]

You will need a Gooseberry contract to use the crappy Gooseberrys on.

 

[zirk]

You will need a Gooseberry contract to use the crappy Gooseberrys on.

Which is what I said about 5 posts earlier, does know one listen, or is me.

 

[Stallion]

You need to notify your network provider, you will have to pay extra £5 p/m for internet but blackberry call it their (messenger service) which will unlock/allow the internet. Basically BB dont want you PING'in each other free lol  Whatever pingin is!!! :-/ :-/ :-/

[Taxi_Driver]

Right, even TB's post isnt exactly correct 

You dont need a BB contract to use a BB (altho it will have limited functions)

If you can make calls and texts then it must be unlocked....so far so good.

To use the internet on it......you will need to either install opera mini on it or if you wish to use the BB browser you will need to follow this procedure..

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Learn-giffgaff-Top-Tips/giffgaffer-s-guide-to-Blackberry/td-p/92334

Note this is getting it to work on GiffGaff, so you will have to apply the settings for your network (The instructions in the above link by anworm are for getting the BB browser to work)

Tho you will need a data cable to either install opera mini or follow the instructions in above link.

Good luck 

PS i have a BB working on the GiffGaff network, who dont at present have a BIS, following the procedure in the link above, I have the BB browser working and for email, I use the Gmail client. I dont bother with 'chat' altho it is possible to install 3rd party apps for 'chat' if you wanted.

[sticka_v8_init]

Right, even TB's post isnt exactly correct 

You dont need a BB contract to use a BB (altho it will have limited functions)

If you can make calls and texts then it must be unlocked....so far so good.

To use the internet on it......you will need to either install opera mini on it or if you wish to use the BB browser you will need to follow this procedure..

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Learn-giffgaff-Top-Tips/giffgaffer-s-guide-to-Blackberry/td-p/92334

Note this is getting it to work on GiffGaff, so you will have to apply the settings for your network (The instructions in the above link by anworm are for getting the BB browser to work)

Tho you will need a data cable to either install opera mini or follow the instructions in above link.

Good luck 

PS i have a BB working on the GiffGaff network, who dont at present have a BIS, following the procedure in the link above, I have the BB browser working and for email, I use the Gmail client. I dont bother with 'chat' altho it is possible to install 3rd party apps for 'chat' if you wanted.

Just as i thought       Best of luck Russ     T minus 5 minutes and counting .......LAUNCH