I am based in the UK, and my UK Blackberry has a BIS account with a UK carrier. I will shortly be travelling abroad and would like to use a local simcard with my Blackberry, and create a new BIS with the local carrier of the country where I will be travelling. The reason for this is because my UK carrier charges a high cost for data services abroad.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
I'll be visiting France in the next few weeks and wish to use the sat nav on my E52. In the uk my O2 contract gives me unlimited internet access but outside of the uk I am charged.I just want to check I've set up the phone to aviod these charges.I've gone into Positioning settings then positioning methods and dissabled assisted GPS and network based and left only integrated GPS ticked.Will this do the trick or is there something else I need to do?
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my relatives gave me an iPhone 3G 3 years back..it is 3.0 version...nw i want to update it..can i just go to iTunes and click on update and do it..or else does it have any process..
by the bye they purchased the phone is the UNISTED STATES but nw i am living in India..can i update the iPhone in India or else i cannot update it or what...??
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iPhone 3G, iOS 3.0
how to disable my 3G when I'm abroad but still use wifi and the call / text options.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
I am going abroad and want to make sure that I cannot use GPRS/WAP while abroad. I still want the wifi feature. How do you dissable it to ensure that it cannot come on by itself and will only ask if needed. Any help would be appreciated.
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Does anybody have tips for getting around this? They will not even let you switch to a prepaid plan or suspend your account for more than 6 months if you want to keep your phone number. The only option is to transfer your contract liability to someone else who is willing to accept it, which is an unlikely and generally useless option.
Last year my Verizon 9930 and this year my wife's ATT 9900 stopped working after a few days of use overseas. Under both circumstances the phones were perfectly fine for the first few days after which the keyboards became unresponsive (delayed response, not being able to unlock, reboots). Battery pulls did not change anything. Interestingly you could see the email count going up so the phones were connecting. 24 hours after retuning to the US both phones worked as if nothing happened.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am currently on holiday in Thailand and some of the trip involves me travelling alone. Since I have been here I have no signal and cannot receive/make texts/calls. I was told by friends to turn off roaming when away in order to stop emails, facebook updates and the like coming through on my phone and therefore resulting in a large bill. I emailed my network provider Vodafone but they have responded by saying in order to receive/make texts/calls I have to have roaming switched on?! Is there any way of enabling texts/calls without having constant emails and facebook updates etc coming through? I don't understand why so many people would use Blackberry if you can't switch off these things and just use phone as standard like you can on all other makes of phone to my knowledge.
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What will data roaming do if I put it on ??
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
I am in Italy and I'm getting most of my messages from home in Ireland except I'm not receiving my boyfriends messages?
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iPhone 4
I have a Bulgarian SIM card (with roaming activated) and everything worked fine in Bulgaria. However, I went to Denmark. I switched the airplane mode on in the plane and when I turned that mode offf, I got the message 'emergency calls only', which prevents me from making any calls. I bought a Danish SIM card but I got the same message. I have another phone with me (some old Alcatel) and both SIM cards work pretty fine there.
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I will be using the WiFi functionality as the hotel is WiFi enabled and I will be receiving/sending texts and phone calls. However, I do not want, under any circumstances, my phone to connect to the internet using the network as the fees are astronomical. How can I ensure that the phone only ever connects via WiFi?
I pay £40 for unlimited texts and internet and have 900 minutes, the price of my blackberry bolt-on is included in that price.I'm going on holiday next week, was wondering if using my bbm while abroad would mean extra roaming charges when I come back. I rang 02 and they '50/50' om it.Wondering if anyone can help?
Has anyone used bbm while abroad? Did your network charge extra?Nobody seems to have a solid answer,Also whats the alternative if you are charged? Will bbm still work if i use a local sim card while on holiday?
I will be going on vacation and to avoid the ridiculous roaming data charges, was wondering how I can connect to BIS over wifi? I have a BB data plan with my carrier (Rogers). I just want to be able to receive e-mails and use BBM when I'm connected via wifi while I'm away. I'm guessing that if I set "Data Services" to On and "While Roaming" to Off, under Mobile Network Options, this would NOT work, correct? Or am I mistaken?
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iPhone 4, iOS 8.1.1
