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Originally Posted by JSanders
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Good start, but I'd say yes it needs updating/adding to. It currently says simply "data plan" and the questions/answers here of late have become more complex. It needs to discuss the difference between a generic data plan and a BlackBerry data plan, and what you can do with each. I'd say a simple three part list:
With NO data plan you may:
- make phone calls
- send/receive text SMS messages
- NOT use any instant messenger program that anyone has found so far
- use the device as a standalone PIM
- NOT send or receive any information over the internet, in any way shape or form, despite what you heard about it being possible
With a generic data plan in addition you may:
- use a third party browser like Opera Mini, but NOT the resident BlackBerry browser
- may get email either via a web interface (using Opera) or other third party app, but NOT BlackBerry push email
- use a number of third party applications that require net access, including some instant messenger programs, as long as they're available to install from DM because:
- canNOT install apps OTA because that requires the resident browser
- canNOT use BlackBerry messenger or do PIN-->PIN messaging
With a BlackBerry data plan you may do all of the above plus:
- receive true BlackBerry push email from up to 10 different email accounts
- use the resident BlackBerry supplied browser to access the internet
- install applications OTA via the supplied resident browser
- use BlackBerry Messenger and send PIN-->PIN messages
The above might need to be amplified to expand upon many of the bullet points to explain further what they are, but I would like to see that kind of format, then we can all just start referring alllllllllllllllllllllllll these requests straight there.