[SalaciousCrumb]

Hi,

I am bout to buy a Pearl (8100) from Vodafone UK, but I have read so much about the Blackberry that I am confused. I know I am asking a lot here, but could someone please help me find the answers to my questions. Your help is much appreciated.

1) Does the Internet come free with your price plan ? If I get Vodafone's Anytime 200, am I likely to get free web browsing ?

2) I have an e-mail account at work on the Microsoft Exchange. Do I need to subscribe to anything to get e-mail ? Or can I just set up my Blackberry to receive e-mail without added cost ? Will I be able to get e-mail 'straight out of the box' or does my mobile phone provider Vodafone have to add the service ?

3) Does it cost money to send and receive e-mail ?

4) Can I sync a Blackberry with Outlook Calendar ? Does it require anything extra from my mobile phone provider ?



I hope you can help

Many thanks

Marc

[Szadzik]

Originally Posted by SalaciousCrumb

1) Does the Internet come free with your price plan ? If I get Vodafone's Anytime 200, am I likely to get free web browsing ?

No internet browsing is included in this plan. You have to get an additional plan that'll cost you 12.77 pounds and will include BlackBerry E-mail, but still no browsing. I don't know if there is any plan for data in Vodafone, but just visit a Vodafone store and ask them about it.

Originally Posted by SalaciousCrumb

2) I have an e-mail account at work on the Microsoft Exchange. Do I need to subscribe to anything to get e-mail ? Or can I just set up my Blackberry to receive e-mail without added cost ? Will I be able to get e-mail 'straight out of the box' or does my mobile phone provider Vodafone have to add the service ?

You need to get the BlackBerry plan from Vodafone.

Originally Posted by SalaciousCrumb

3) Does it cost money to send and receive e-mail ?

See above

Originally Posted by SalaciousCrumb

4) Can I sync a Blackberry with Outlook Calendar ? Does it require anything extra from my mobile phone provider ?

You can sync. You need the BlackBery plan.

[/quote]I hope you can help

Many thanks

Marc[/QUOTE]

I hope it helps

[finch]

Originally Posted by SalaciousCrumb

Hi,

I am bout to buy a Pearl (8100) from Vodafone UK, but I have read so much about the Blackberry that I am confused. I know I am asking a lot here, but could someone please help me find the answers to my questions. Your help is much appreciated.

1) Does the Internet come free with your price plan ? If I get Vodafone's Anytime 200, am I likely to get free web browsing ?

No, you need a BlackBerry Data Plan added to your account for anything data related on a BlackBerry. Not unlomited data or unlimited gprs, a specific BlackBerry Data Plan.

2) I have an e-mail account at work on the Microsoft Exchange. Do I need to subscribe to anything to get e-mail ? Or can I just set up my Blackberry to receive e-mail without added cost ? Will I be able to get e-mail 'straight out of the box' or does my mobile phone provider Vodafone have to add the service ?

You can use the BlackBerry Desktop Re-Director to forward messages from your exchange account to your BlackBerry

3) Does it cost money to send and receive e-mail ?

Yes in the sense that you need a BlackBerry Data Plan and data counts against that.

4) Can I sync a Blackberry with Outlook Calendar ? Does it require anything extra from my mobile phone provider ?

You can sync with Outlook via usb and the Desktop Manage. If you require wireless sync you'll need BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) connectivity through your company or hosted

I hope you can help

Many thanks

Marc