Moving from Android to Blackberry..
adziee
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My contract is up next month and i am thinking about getting the Blackberry Bold 9900 (the new one), i currently have a T-Mobile G2 Touch, had it for 2 years on contract and it just is really slow to text and i fancy a change, I've checked about apps and Blackberry has all the ones i want. I was thinking about just buying the phone for however much it is once i shop around, maybe on eBay or Gumtree. Would i be able to use it on Pay as you go? Do i still get BBM and internet? Thanks
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You can get BlackBerry phones on PAYG, but you will still have to buy a BB Bolt-on from whoever your provider is, so that BBM etc will work.
Just googled to try find a bit more info, i'm on T-mobile, this bolt on thing is on o2, http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/BlackBerry/Bold%209900%20Black
I'm guessing that they all do their own deals, so will try and find out over the weekend. Would it matter where i bought it from, do you think i could still say ring up O2 and ask for that deal?
Why didn't you just go and add internet to your bundle with Orange? Of course you're going to get billed for data if you get a smart phone and don't bother to make sure you're covered for web use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=512
Read up and/or ask in the forums before using a custom ROM
If going PAYG, your t-mobile last I knew give 6 months internet for £20.
Also try opera mini browser, this will reduce your data when browsing the web as well. Also turn off syncing if you do not need it.
With others you need super vigilance so as not to pay up to a £1000 per GB excess!
On T-Mobile PAYG, you can get 6 month's BB and internet for £20. You just text "6monthbb" to 441 (make sure you've got £20 credit on first).
But, unless you absolutely, definitely need BBM, (Think:"How many friends,relations,colleagues have BBM?") my advice is to avoid Blackberry phones, they are quite low-tech,reliability isn't great, and a good Android phone will get you about 20 times the choice of applications, many for free.
And my advice is the opposite
If somebody wants to play with endless apps then certainly an Android, I gave Mrs Elways my HTC Desire and I have a BlackBerry Torch which I need for communication and it does it, for me, better than Android and iPhone, by far.
Nothing beats BBM at the moment, only something like Google+ huddles or FB messaging (when FB decide to build a proper app that actually works) can dethrone it as it can go cross platform.
If you buy a 9900 from ebay then you must be insane!!
Get a cheap contract with BBM built in, to get cashback from quidco or TCB or buy from a reputable seller