29-12-2009, 17:33
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Blackberry and Virgin?
I have just purchased an unlocked blackberry 8800(brand new).
There are no settings for blackberry on Virgin mobile website and the phone is not set up properly.
Given that Virgin now has a blackberry surely I should be able to use it?
Can anyone help with this problem?
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29-12-2009, 17:34
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Re: Blackberry and lem?Virgin?
If you said what your problem was it might help..........
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29-12-2009, 17:37
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Re: Blackberry and lem?Virgin?
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Originally Posted by Rob M
If you said what your problem was it might help..........
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Sorry,
Was editing!
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29-12-2009, 17:38
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
No worries, thought it was an odd post was all
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29-12-2009, 17:38
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by bluebrigade
I have just purchased an unlocked blackberry 8800(brand new).
There are no settings for blackberry on Virgin mobile website and the phone is not set up properly.
Given that Virgin now has a blackberry surely I should be able to use it?
Can anyone help with this problem?
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Not necessarily. What Balckberry do you have? Was the Blackberry in question, bought from Virgin or somewhere else?
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29-12-2009, 17:42
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050
Not necessarily. What Balckberry do you have? Was the Blackberry in question, bought from Virgin or somewhere else?
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It is a blackberry 8800, unlocked and brand new so the pins have not been activated. Bought it from a shop on EBAY.
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29-12-2009, 17:44
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by bluebrigade
It is a blackberry 8800, unlocked and brand new so the pins have not been activated. Bought it from a shop on EBAY.
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Theres you problem.
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29-12-2009, 17:45
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
Perhaps you'd like to elucidate webcrawler?
Is it not possible to buy an unlocked Blackberry and then configure it for use on Virgin's network?
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29-12-2009, 17:46
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050
Theres you problem.
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Why is that a problem?
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29-12-2009, 17:52
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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29-12-2009, 18:05
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by Rob M
Perhaps you'd like to elucidate webcrawler?
Is it not possible to buy an unlocked Blackberry and then configure it for use on Virgin's network?
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I assuming this is on Pay as you go?
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29-12-2009, 18:21
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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I assuming this is on Pay as you go?
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No, it's pay monthly, 200 minutes, 500 txts and 1GB data tarriff
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29-12-2009, 18:23
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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No, it's pay monthly, 200 minutes, 500 txts and 1GB data tarriff
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Right, you need to add the Blackberry "bolt on" to your package.
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29-12-2009, 19:12
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050
Right, you need to add the Blackberry "bolt on" to your package.
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Yes most companies have the BLACKBERRY INTERNET SERVICE on their packages. You do need to pay extra for this as it is done by blackberry .
That is the cheaper option as they offer the BES SERVER that when i worked for O2 that was £650 for the license and 6you had to have at least a min of 4 phones on it and it would cost you an extra £15 pm per phone . So lets hope that you have got the correct handset ?
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29-12-2009, 21:19
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Re: Blackberry and Virgin?
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate
Yes most companies have the BLACKBERRY INTERNET SERVICE on their packages. You do need to pay extra for this as it is done by blackberry .
That is the cheaper option as they offer the BES SERVER that when i worked for O2 that was £650 for the license and 6you had to have at least a min of 4 phones on it and it would cost you an extra £15 pm per phone . So lets hope that you have got the correct handset ?
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The simple fact is you don't need the BES server. You can use standard IMAP with the blackberry just fine. Saving the costs. You only need the blackberry bolt on, for browsing and email and connectivity. Simply because the blackberry, works "different" no "settings" for MMS etc, it's uses the connectivity for this. Thus, the Blackberry is connected to the "internet" 24/7 no matter what.
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