9900 Gmail Push without data plan

[hazedragon45]

Hi i'm using this blackberry without a data plan primarily for text and talk and do not need a data plan ( i know this means i can't use most apps.. i might get one later though ) but in the mean time how do i get gmail push notifications? right now i use the Browser to access my email, but is there an app i can use so i don't have to?

Thanks.

[TadMorose]

No data plan - no push services

Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

[hazedragon45]

No data plan - no push services

Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

Is it not possible to push over WIFI?
I can do this with my iphone 4s

[TadMorose]

Is it not possible to push over WIFI?
I can do this with my iphone 4s

No, even with WiFi you need service books, which you can't get unless you get a Blackberry specific data plan from your carrier.

[Freighter]

No push, but you could set up gmail to text you when new email arrives, it lets you know the sender, and the first line or so of the email....pretty kludgy, but would tell you when you need to check email for something important...
Seems like a waste to have a 9900 without a data plan tho...

Good luck

[motorcycle mama]

Is it not possible to push over WIFI?
I can do this with my iphone 4s

BlackBerry devices work differently than other devices. You need a BlackBerry Data Plan for push email.

[Rogido]

BlackBerry devices work differently than other devices. You need a BlackBerry Data Plan for push email.

Or just a BBM/email add-on?

[TadMorose]

Or just a BBM/email add-on?

It's the same thing. Only limited to BBM and email. No service books for anything else, like browsing, etc.

[Rogido]

It's the same thing. Only limited to BBM and email. No service books for anything else, like browsing, etc.

So a BBM/email plan is essentially a limited, or "restricted" BB data plan?

Secondly (I asked this elsewhere), if I only have BBM/email on my plan, does that mean I don't have to worry about turning off data while roaming, if I don't mind paying the relatively small roaming data charges for BBM and email?

[TadMorose]

So a BBM/email plan is essentially a limited, or "restricted" BB data plan?

Yes, pretty much

Secondly (I asked this elsewhere), if I only have BBM/email on my plan, does that mean I don't have to worry about turning off data while roaming, if I don't mind paying the relatively small roaming data charges for BBM and email?

Data roaming rates are astronomical. Even small amounts of data can cost you a lot. Why not unlock your BB and use a prepaid SIM with data from a local carrier?

[Rogido]

.... Why not unlock your BB and use a prepaid SIM with data from a local carrier?

Only because I'm of the understanding the BBM using only a tiny amount of data, and if the trip is short, the small extra charges for roaming BBM would often be much less than the cost of prepaid SIM with data, assuming of course, the data use is limited to BBM. Hence my question on the BBM-only data plan.

[rwerfurt]

SLightly OT: What happens when I take my T_Mobile sim card out of my 9780, BB data enabled (and on BES) and stick it into an unlocked, used Nokia Lumia 710 which I'm considering purchasing ?

Now I understand the SIM cards are different sizes but TMO will give you a free micro one.


TIA

[Rogido]

SLightly OT: What happens when I take my T_Mobile sim card out of my 9780, BB data enabled (and on BES) and stick it into an unlocked, used Nokia Lumia 710 which I'm considering purchasing ?

Now I understand the SIM cards are different sizes but TMO will give you a free micro one.


TIA

Then you should have data on the 710, since a BB data plan is compatible with other smartphones.

[rwerfurt]

Thank you sir. NO BBM I'm sure as that uses the 'PIN" delivery method.

[chipscript]

You need data / BIS in order to receive email.