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03-09-2010, 03:58 PM
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#1 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Might be a dumb question but oh well. So... My friend is going Taiwan for a month or 2 and we both have Data + Blackberry Messenger. Will we still be able to send/receive messages? If so.. Will either of us get charged with extra fees? TIA
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03-09-2010, 04:03 PM
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#2 | | Banned (ABWS)
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sure you can, but you will get charged up the yang per k/b.
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03-09-2010, 04:03 PM
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#3 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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1. Yes, it is a dumb question
2. Your friend will get dinged with data charges, his best bet is to get a local prepaid simcard with a data plan in Taiwan to save money. Make sure his Berry is unlocked though.
3. Assuming that you're in Canada, you shouldn't be incurring any additional data charges.
EDIT: I also forgot to mention that his BBM might not work in Asia, as their network infrastructure does not support BBM service. Regular voice and internet browsing should work.
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03-09-2010, 04:15 PM
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#4 | | Banned (ABWS)
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sorry, i meant to say that your friend will get charged up the yang, not you.
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03-09-2010, 04:18 PM
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#5 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Anyone know roughly how much is a prepaid simcard w/ data plan in TW?
Thx guys!
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03-09-2010, 04:19 PM
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#6 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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BBM didn't work in Taiwan for my cousin.
And even if it did, he'd be in for a nice surprise when he gets back from Asia and finds his phone bill sitting in his mailbox.
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03-09-2010, 04:24 PM
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#7 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Culture_Vulture  BBM didn't work in Taiwan for my cousin.
And even if it did, he'd be in for a nice surprise when he gets back from Asia and finds his phone bill sitting in his mailbox. | That's why I suggested the OP to get a pre-paid SIM card in taiwan to control cost.
You'd be surprised how far a $10CAD investment in a local Taiwan prepaid simcard can go.
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03-09-2010, 04:30 PM
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#8 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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mobile phone fees are dirt cheap in Asia.
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03-09-2010, 04:38 PM
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#9 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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kk I got all my answers. I just gotta tell him to get his phone unlocked.
thx again guys
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03-09-2010, 06:01 PM
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since bbm works through wifi with the network turned off, does it mean you would be able to use bbm in say, the states on just wifi?
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03-10-2010, 08:27 PM
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#11 | | I keep RS good
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BBM does work in taiwan, cuz i have cousins in taiwan using BBM, i have no idea how they do it though.
edit: they're in taipei city.
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03-23-2010, 10:32 PM
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#12 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Might be a dumb question too but how about BBMing in the states with my fido plan?
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03-23-2010, 11:30 PM
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#13 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma um
BBM does work in taiwan, cuz i have cousins in taiwan using BBM, i have no idea how they do it though.
edit: they're in taipei city. | thats crazy!!
i was wondering the same question actually.. going taipei for a month in the summer
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03-24-2010, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu Might be a dumb question too but how about BBMing in the states with my fido plan? | roaming data, cost you and arm and a leg.
best thing to do is to turn data off as soon as you cross any borders
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03-26-2010, 01:00 AM
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International data plan?
Pretty pricey though...
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03-26-2010, 01:09 AM
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alright, in terms of prepaid data plan for blackberries go, most likely you will need some sort of residence proof in taiwan in order to sign up for a blackberry compatible device. This was the case in HK, in fact, i signed up on a month to month plan which worked out to be cheaper than going with prepaid sim in HK.
the month to month allowed me to have 1000min anywhere and 400intra network minutes. for 80bux HKD as well has 298 for data thru smartone vodafone
of course, im not sure how it is in taiwan, but i would not be surprised if its the same
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03-27-2010, 01:55 PM
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#17 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Um, how's that possible? If his phone is from here, and he has a data plan, his pin is tied to whoever his carrier is. Unless that is released...ie canceling his data plan and paying for any penalties, another carrier in asia or whatever will not be able to link his pin. It'll be like a stolen phone. Regardless of being prepaid or contract. It should not be possible. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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07-16-2010, 03:14 PM
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#18 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Originally Posted by !aznboi128 roaming data, cost you and arm and a leg.
best thing to do is to turn data off as soon as you cross any borders | LOL just came back from a trip bbm was pretty cheap IMO 3c/kb turned off all my e-mail/facebook etc. so i only used bbm and it was relatively low data usage costed about $0.75 for my day trip.
Anyone know if there are prepaid bbm sim cards in Hong Kong? TIA looked on all the carrier websites can't find anything
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07-16-2010, 03:58 PM
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^ still .75 cents lol.
Last time I forgot to turn it off in 2 days I racked up 68 bucks of data.
There are prepaid sims in hk, I'm not sure if they support bbm like that tho, you got to unlock your phone release the pin on your current provider (not use the phone) go to hk put sim in and put pin on hk provider. And when you cone back it's the same.
Sadly bb is not like a reg number the pin is stored on the phone not the sim thus you need to "release" and "connect" to the corresponding network. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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07-16-2010, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu LOL just came back from a trip bbm was pretty cheap IMO 3c/kb turned off all my e-mail/facebook etc. so i only used bbm and it was relatively low data usage costed about $0.75 for my day trip.
Anyone know if there are prepaid bbm sim cards in Hong Kong? TIA looked on all the carrier websites can't find anything | by turn off do you mean deactivate the email accounts and not surf the web/use the FB app? or any apps at all for that matter?
I'm going to need to keep in touch with a friend of mine who will be in Virginia for 10 days and BBM is crucial
thanks in advance
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07-16-2010, 04:37 PM
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#21 | | MiX iT Up!
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^ how do you request a pin release. friend has a bb with a pin registered with T-mobile but he's in vancouver... how does one deal with that?
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07-16-2010, 04:55 PM
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he has to call the carrier (tmobile)
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07-16-2010, 07:09 PM
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#23 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Originally Posted by greendb7 by turn off do you mean deactivate the email accounts and not surf the web/use the FB app? or any apps at all for that matter?
I'm going to need to keep in touch with a friend of mine who will be in Virginia for 10 days and BBM is crucial
thanks in advance | Yeah I just came back from a 9 day trip. I deleted all the apps that could drain data and turned off all my email accts Posted via RS Mobile | |
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