Using a Blackberry without the Blackberry features - Possible?

[tigerwolf]

yeah i am paying something like $75 a month for 45 minutes and added 1500 texts just to have the privilege to own an iphone. I love my iphone, but that crap isnt worth it.

I am gonna pay my $50 next month to boost and use their plan ONLY and carry my iphone in case anyone calls the old number. If all goes wel, I am gonna cancel with att and just stick with boost for a while.

What are Boost's plans like? I think I've looked into them a few times, but can't really figure out what you're paying per month for x number of minutes

[rnauman821]

Unlimited for $50 a month. Includes unlimited voice, data, and messaging.

[Pilgrim374]

You can use a BlackBerry (Nextel versions) with Boost Mobile and you don't need to pay BlackBerry for the services. you can check out www.boostberry.com for some ideas or go looking in the Boost Mobile area to do it yourself. Boost Mobile is affordable and only costs $50/month for unlimited data. I hear other carriers may start competing.

[mark viii]

You can use a BlackBerry (Nextel versions) with Boost Mobile and you don't need to pay BlackBerry for the services. you can check out www.boostberry.com for some ideas or go looking in the Boost Mobile area to do it yourself. Boost Mobile is affordable and only costs $50/month for unlimited data. I hear other carriers may start competing.

this work with t-mobile

[blacksheep10]

How will they know if I'm using a BB? Why can't I use a regular dataplan to access the web?

I have been in the tmobile place as they set up some flexpay and prepaid using any phone the person had so that much I know you can. I also have used a tmobile dash without buying into a data plan and used it the way you wanted to with wifi for internet access and tzones for net as well when I wanted to watch glue dry and use the net. That's my experience,hope it helps. Maybe you should just opt for some free phone with a cheap monthly contract?

[Nas6034]

If i get a Blackberry not branded and DL, Opera web browser, i wont need the blackberry data plan then would i??

[Heavy Fluid]

You will still be charged for data, as the device will use data, it just won't use the BB browser anymore.

It would be like downloading FireFox to your computer, and thinking you will get free internet. It doesn't work that way.

[Nas6034]

^that i know, i just dont want the BB data plan..

[Samoa Joe]

If i get a Blackberry not branded and DL, Opera web browser, i wont need the blackberry data plan then would i??

If you block all data charges, you will obviously not be charged for data. That's what I do at the moment.

[elvis15]

Blackberries are data phones and, as such, use data. Even if you don't access the web or setup email, you'll find it may use background data or data in ways you didn't expect (like Blackberry Messenger), causing minimal charges. Always check with your service provider for possible costs and ways to actually block data usage on the phone you want/have.

Many providers will allow you to not put on a data plan but then put you on a pay-per-use one to replace it (not advisable for the reasons above). Blackberry requires some sort of plan on there for the phone to work properly, which is why they have different data plans in the first place from the regular ones they use on flip phones and the like.

If you don't want data, get a regular phone, it's as simple as that. If you want one just to say you have a BB, buy one to put on a gold chain and hang it around your neck.

[tonia.tate]

I just recently upgraded through Verizon, which has been my carrier. I got a pearl online for free v/s $119 at there store. Before I could complete the purchase I had to pick a data plan of either $29.99 or $44.99 which included teethering. Hope this helps clear things up.

[Heavy Fluid]

Verizon requires a data plan on all BlackBerry devices. That is their policy, and there is no getting around it.

[blacksheep10]

Heavy F is right on both posts
HHeavy is right and I would just

[Nastronomical]

I was thinking of getting a bold and pop my iphone3g sim in.....will i be able to setup hotmail/gmail and text/mms and surf the web?

[Cauchon]

I was thinking of getting a bold and pop my iphone3g sim in.....will i be able to setup hotmail/gmail and text/mms and surf the web?

If you don't have the BlackBerry plan, push email and internet will not work. You will still be able to text though.

However, when I checked last, if you have a BlackBerry data plan, everything will work on the iPhone except Visual Voicemail. I am not sure if this has changed since OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS release though.