Reply With QuoteAre their BBs unlocked? [Able to use any GSM SIM]Originally Posted by godlyatheist
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Has a car phone
My parents are coming to visit me for 2 weeks during July. They have 2 GSM Blackberries that needs phone service (data is optional). I looked around a bit and it seems GSM Blackberries are harder to find provider. Are there any provider that will do voice only on a pay as you go basis or only monthly plans (like simple mobile)?
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Are their BBs unlocked? [Able to use any GSM SIM]
Has a car phone
yes unlocked. they are from china so they buy unlocked phones always.
I've climbed a cellphone tower
For voice calls, any SIM should work. It's only when you need data / BIS / BES that it gets complicated.
Make sure the phones cover USA frequency bands (850 and 1900 MHz). In a very few areas on AT&T you need 2100 MHz.
Why yes, that is a bag phone
For only two weeks, I would suggest you to just get them the cheapest pay-to-go plan for the minutes/txt (compare GoPhone/AirVoice/H2O with their estimated usage) and just depend on wi-fi for their data and BIS (BBM/push-mail) feature. You may even be able to help them with a mobile wifi hotspot if you have a phone with a data plan that's capable of doing that, or better, own a Mi-Fi device.
If BIS functions are absolutely necessary through 3g/4g, there are a couple of viable options, but they are not cheap:
1. T-Mobile 'walmart plan' $30 (100 minutes/unlimited text/5GB 4g data) + $10 blackberry add-on = $40 + sim card cost (sometimes 99 cents online, but regular price is $5.99). This is good for a month.
2. Simple Mobile Blackberry is $50 ($60 for 4G, but I don't think their phones will be compatible) + $13 sim card cost (this plan has unlimited talk/text). This plan is also good for a month.
Good luck.
Has a car phone
Thank you guys a lot, gonna go do some search now.
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