BlackBerry Forums Support Community
              

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-15-2009, 04:00 PM   #1
dbe77
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Model: Tour
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 1
Default Best/Cheapest Solution for Using BB Sprint Tour in ISRAEL?

Please Login to Remove!

I am about to get a Blackberry Tour on Sprint, and I am trying to figure out the most economical solution to use the blackberry in Israel when I am there for a few weeks at a time.

My wife has a T-Mobile blackberry that she uses in the US, and she is able to sign up for a plan before we go to Israel for 19.99 for unlimited email (not sure if other data as well). She is able to sign up for just the month that we are going, and then go off that plan.

Is there anything like that on Sprint? The best I could find was Data pricing of .016/KB and something called "Special Data Pricing: 1x/Ev Data" at .002/KB. (Don't know what the difference is b/w regular and special data!)
(I found that info here: International Dialing Rates
searched for 'Israel'

So, Question 1: Does this mean there is no unlimited sprint bberry email/data plan for use in Israel?

Question 2: If that is the case, do I have other options? I know that the Tour has a SIM card slot. Is it possible to buy/rent a SIM card that I can use for data usage? or is that just for Voice? It says on the Sprint web site that the Israel cell company that they partner with is Cellcom. Does this mean that I need to get a SIM card on the Cellcom network? Or can i use something else?

Is anyone familiar with pre-paid SIM cards for Blackberries in Israel, what it would cost and if it is unlimited Data?

I suppose that if there is no Spring unlimited plan, my ideal option would be to get a SIM card that allows me to use the Bberry for voice and data in Israel. If i can only do one or the other (data and voice), I would opt for Data, and rent a separate cell phone for voice.

Unfortunately, I just don't know enough about how these things work to even begin here.

If anyone can clarify/explain/point me to some info, that would be great!

Thanks!
Offline  
Old 09-15-2009, 05:59 PM   #2
usblues1965
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
 
usblues1965's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Old Fort NC
Model: 8330
OS: 4.5.0.160
PIN: 30282BE0
Carrier: verizon
Posts: 392
Default

Wirelessly posted

I would go to a Sprint store and ask that question. If they have a plan then you are good to go. If not see if they will unlock it so you can get a pre-paid sim card in Spain to use while you are there. You can get on the net and find a company you can use in your Tour and know the price ahaed of time.
__________________
I just want a honest weeks pay, for a honest days work - Steve Martin.
Offline  
Old 09-15-2009, 10:21 PM   #3
southwestcomm
BlackBerry Extraordinaire
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Model: Many
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 1,475
Default

Most pre-paid SIM cards only provide voice and text - not BlackBerry data. The Sprint Tour comes with a SIM for international use.

You can change your current BB data plan to the $69.99 international plan and change it back when you return to the US.
Offline  
Old 09-30-2009, 12:19 PM   #4
djm2
BlackBerry Master
 
djm2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Model: 9780
PIN: N/A
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 4,659
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by southwestcomm View Post
Most pre-paid SIM cards only provide voice and text - not BlackBerry data. The Sprint Tour comes with a SIM for international use.

You can change your current BB data plan to the $69.99 international plan and change it back when you return to the US.
That plan works fine abroad, and would probably be your best bet if you are going to do much in the way of email or web use.

The phone options are a bit more murky. You can obviously use the phone internationally at, I believe $1.99/minute in Israel. You can also get a local SIM that will cost less but will not work with data, and will also have a different phone number.

Also, be aware that in Israel you may have some issues that will pop up with selecting the best network to use, because I am pretty certain that both CDMA and GSM networks are present in the country.
Offline  
Old 11-02-2009, 06:13 PM   #5
dohturdima
New Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Model: 9630
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 6
Default

Get both the international plan (if you are planning to use data) and a local SIM for voice/text. You can prorate the cost of international plan only for the days that you were abroad, and using a local SIM is a lot less expensive than using the International plan to make voice calls. You can either use the SIM in your Tour and switch between CDMA and GSM radios when you need to switch from data to voice use, or (simpler) just bring along another unlocked GSM phone to use with that SIM.

Unfortunately, you cannot get a prepaid SIM in Israel that combines both voice and BIS data (in EU, you can i.e. Vodafone has both prepaid voice and BIS data).
Offline  
Closed Thread


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


Genuine Dell OEM G Series G7 7790 CPU and Graphics Heatsink Assembly XRF05 picture

Genuine Dell OEM G Series G7 7790 CPU and Graphics Heatsink Assembly XRF05

$20.30



OEM Dell latitude E7250 CPU Cooling Fan with Heatsink DP/N 04T1K3 0J3M4Y picture

OEM Dell latitude E7250 CPU Cooling Fan with Heatsink DP/N 04T1K3 0J3M4Y

$13.90



OEM Dell XPS 8910 8920 8930 Alienware Aurora R5 R6 R7 Front Cooling Fan 7M0F5 picture

OEM Dell XPS 8910 8920 8930 Alienware Aurora R5 R6 R7 Front Cooling Fan 7M0F5

$12.11



DELL 330-6581 3306581 725-10229 OEM LAMP FOR 1510X 1610HD 1610X  - Made By DELL picture

DELL 330-6581 3306581 725-10229 OEM LAMP FOR 1510X 1610HD 1610X - Made By DELL

$39.98



Genuine OEM Dell 2375 B2375dnf B2375dfw 110V Fuser fixing N41P2 sku 724-BBCI picture

Genuine OEM Dell 2375 B2375dnf B2375dfw 110V Fuser fixing N41P2 sku 724-BBCI

$94.99



1PCS NEW FIT FOR OEM Dell AC Adapter Dell Alienware DA330PM190 LA330PM190 330W picture

1PCS NEW FIT FOR OEM Dell AC Adapter Dell Alienware DA330PM190 LA330PM190 330W

$117.97







Copyright © 2004-2016 BlackBerryForums.com.
The names RIM © and BlackBerry © are registered Trademarks of BlackBerry Inc.