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Old 05-12-2009, 05:01 PM   #1
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i'm a tmob subscriber and i'm using a 9530.
i checked with tmob online and called to double-check their services....they have a blackberry unlimited international email add-on that i can get for $ 20/mo., but that doesn't cover any data use, i also pay a whopping $ 1.50/min. for voice if i had to make/receive calls and also get charged for 1 min. if someone leaves voicemail....

i was looking around for something a little better, the country i'm going to is Greece. since i will be there for 2 months, i'm looking for a pay-as-you-go SIM (I've bought these a few times on previous visits), but can't find anything that's BIS pay-as-you-go...

I know vodafone and cosmote both offer blackberry service in Greece, but i'm unsure if they have pay-as-you-go BIS service...

if anyone knows of any other alternatives to look into, please let me know....

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Wirelessly posted (My Bold)

If you had the bold or 8900, you could use wifi for the data and only need to worry about the voice. You may have to balance the voice or data use. Remember that you can always turn off either one in options>mobile network
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Wirelessly posted (My Bold)

If you had the bold or 8900, you could use wifi for the data and only need to worry about the voice. You may have to balance the voice or data use. Remember that you can always turn off either one in options>mobile network
i doubt i'd find wifi anywhere i'll be when i'm there....and being a frequent, Greece has a reputation for charging an arm & a leg for things that aren't 'necessities' like wireless data.....

but what i can do that does work out ok would be to activate the international bb email with tmob, and just pop the sim card in once a day to check/reply to my email via the phone. the rest of the time, i have a pay-as-you-go SIM card which i can use for voice there.
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that would work just remember that there will be some roaming charges. out of curiosity Zero, which Tri-state region are you in?
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