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Old 07-31-2008, 01:50 AM   #235
david_uk
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Originally Posted by tteixeira View Post
Ok probably wrong place for this but here goes. Anyone know if I can get a data plan for a BB in the States for use in UK, Spain, and Portugal. I go there every year and spend most time in Portugal. Unfortunately the voice is easy just get a pay as you go and change the sim but for data they want to sign a 3 year contract. I'm only there 4 or 5 weeks out of the year. When I am there tho I really need data, and voice if it were worth it.
Yes this is the wrong place but I'll respond anyway.

I'd suggest you do absolutely nothing except take your BB to Portugal and enjoy.

Although voice roaming charges are sky high as we all know, BB data is highly compressed and in my experience, per Kb charges for messaging are surprisingly modest.

If you plan to browse, I'd recommend you use Opera Mini which strips out data your browser can't render properly at the server end and sends only what's useful. This can save up to 75% of data volume and is faster, too.
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