i have just bought a blackberry 8300 off ebay,im o2 payg, i was told i could use it as a normal phone mms browser etc,but i cant,calls and sms r gr8, but the rest arent, ive been to o2 and they said its only a contract phone and that i wouldnt be able to get settings, but i would have thought if u can buy them in the shop sim free that isnt the case, can anybody help, thnx for taking the time to rad this. help

Wirelessly posted

That is correct on pay and go you get calls and texts only.

I too got my bb of eBay and I run it on a simplicity pay monthly sim, prices for these start at £15 for 200mins & 200 texts. This contract is for a minimum of 1 month only so no long term contract.
If you want all the BB features to work you can add on a blackberry internet service tariff for £10 this contract is for a minimum of 6 months so you would have to keep the voice contract for the duration.

Hope this helps.

Nope. You have to have a (BB) data plan for data services. Just like you have to have a voice plan for voice services...

thnx foxglove for your reply, is helpful, i'm on the simplicity pay monthly,i'm paying £15 and get unlimited calls and texts,but how would i go about getting the blackberry internet service, when i bought the phone,it didnt come with anything,just the charger, i have been on the net looking for a blackberry contact number but not found anything,if you wouldn't mind helping me out on this one too i'd be very grateful. and thnx to everyone else who has replied i'm very grateful

Hi

You need to contact o2 and ask for the Blackberry Internet Service tariff for £10 to be added to your voice package.

BlackBerry from O2 - O2 Unlimited BlackBerry tariff for consumers

Before you do that I am going to post another link in a minute regarding buying a BB from ebay. Did the seller of your BB have a Blackberry Internet Service account? if so check that he/she has or will have his PIN released to enable you to set up your email.

EDIT: here is the link, please read it.

Buying a BlackBerry off eBa - BlackBerryFAQ

thnx foxglove, i do have the phone number of whom i bought the bb,thnx for the info,youve been most kind thnx again