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guttapercha
07-14-2006, 12:28 PM
Hi,

Just ordered an 8700g, but I am in an area with no EDGE coverage. Will my emails still come through on regular GPRS or am I hosed?

JD
d_fisher
07-14-2006, 12:31 PM
Yes, as long as you have GPRS or EDGE you will get your email.
tangmu
07-14-2006, 01:09 PM
And if has to be all-caps EDGE. Sometimes I get lower-case edge, and then no data.
phillyslickster
07-14-2006, 01:26 PM
Wirelessly posted (7105t: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Your web browser just won't be as fast. Everything else is just as the others have told you previously. Enjoy your 8700g.
guttapercha
07-14-2006, 01:39 PM
Wirelessly posted (7105t: BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Your web browser just won't be as fast. Everything else is just as the others have told you previously. Enjoy your 8700g.

Whew. That's what I had assumed, but wasn't sure. Emails are the priority for me. Web browsing will probably serve me more when travelling - in areas that do have EDGE.

It's odd. T-mobile just put up a bunch of brand new Towers here in Eastern WA. I'm surprised they don't have EDGE. It's especially surprising because they share some towers with clearwire, a wireless internet service, so they must have the backbone there for EDGE.