Probably the stupidest question to post on this forum...
 

I feel like an idiot for asking this, but I work for AT&T and they don't like to give us a straight answer on this issue, because they think they'd miss out on profit, and I also don't actually have a blackberry to test this out on, but is it possible to connect to a wi-fi network without having a data plan? I know it's the simplest thing in the world but I've never had the opportunity to find out. :oops: I also don't know if this is where I should post... >.>

yes you can connect
what you can do with wi-fi without a data plan is however limited.

Things like not being able to do BB messenger would be obvious to me I think. Again, not sure if this is the place I should post this, but what is it limited to? Can you connect to your browser and surf the net? Can you use email? Sorry if I'm asking a lot, I've just not had the opportunity to experiment by myself.

you have download Opera mini to PC, transfer to phone, to surf the net on wi-fi.
No, you cannot use email.

theres a thread around somewhere about what you can do with only wi-fi and no data

Wirelessly posted (Its All About the U!)

You can SMS and have voice. You cannot download OTA. Though I am not sure if that relates to a hotspot browser. You also have a paperweight.

I get a few customers that want to run off of just wi-fi, which is why I'm asking. I'm not sure what they would want to do with it, as far as I know we don't have a Blackberry Enabler feature. It always blows my mind too when someone buys a blackberry and has a data block, sms block, with full intent to only use it as a voice phone. Thanks for your responses guys.

Correct however many have webmail through their ISP and that'll work with the Opera mini if that's satisfactory to the OP?

Ah, so you can access things like MSN, Yahoo, AOL, and Gmail? That makes a bit more sense.

Only by loggin into the webmail for that provider.

to xs11e, true, except tesco.net (my isp). the webmail isnt a recognised on mobiles and cannot be logged into.

So you have the ability to access the webmail, depending on the provider. I see. So it is very limited in it's functionality, but there is some there. Thanks for all the answers guys, you've helped me answer a question that's been bugging me for a while now.

The answers to many of your questions can be found in the FAQ What do I need a Data Plan for?

This FAQ talks about what you can do with no data plan, a generic data plan, and what you need a BB plan for. I believe using WiFi will work the same as a generic data plan.

Thanks for the link TXLady, unfortunately I can't view it at work, and we don't have any info here, they really don't want us to even tell customers that it's possible it seems like, I'll take a look at it when I get home most likely. :)

Gmail and Yahoo for sure you can. I've tried those. Not sure about the other two as I don't have those accounts.

And your question isn't the stupidest. This one still reigns king: http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...cteristic.html

Haha... wow... just wow...