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08-05-2008, 12:00 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Model: 8100
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Carrier: FIDO
Posts: 83
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My carrier finally busted me for using my Blackberry
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For about 4 months I was using my blackberry pearl 8100 (unlocked and imported) with FIDO using the company's Unlimited Internet $7 add-on. It was great. Google Maps, Opera Mini, WebMessenger, everything worked.
Next thing I know I get a bill for $230, and another for $750. Nearly all of it was for data usage which is "not covered". Apparently Blackberry users aren't allowed to take part in that since Fido doesn't carry Blackberry smartphones. Stupid carrier.
Anyway. I can't find a way around this. I LOVE my Pearl. It was a christmas gift from my girlfriend (who, literally, had to fight for it). Looking at other local carriers which use sim cards (namely Rogers), I found that it would be cheaper and more in my interest to just grab an iphone (yeah, and be one of 1000 other idiots, I know, ugh!).
Does the blackberry use a different data transfer medium than the locked fido phones? How come they didn't detect I was using another smart phone for the first 4 months? Anything I can do here to avoid the 5 cents / kb price they are charging me if I keep the blackberry? Anyone else had this problem?
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08-05-2008, 12:07 AM
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Crimson Tide Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North of the moss line
Model: Z30
OS: 7.0sumtin
PIN: t low
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 41,921
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Yea, get the BB Data Plan, much cheaper in the long run, as you discovered.
Sorry about the absurd cost, but there are literally hundreds of posts here warning against just that.  |
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08-05-2008, 12:09 AM
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BBF Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2005
Model: Z30
OS: 10.2.1.x
PIN: s & needles
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 34,720
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On Fido you need the BB Connect plan.
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08-05-2008, 12:19 AM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2008
Location: SC
Model: 8330
OS: v4.3.0.12
PIN: acle of love
Carrier: Alltel
Posts: 1,319
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Wirelessly posted
Ouch.... $750.00 !! :hides head under covers:
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08-05-2008, 07:14 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Model: 8100
PIN: N/A
Carrier: FIDO
Posts: 83
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Hey J. Yep, I saw all the warnings. They just didn't apply at the time: I added it unlimitede i-net to a package I already had and it only ended up being $5... then one day they started to bill me, doh! At least I was credited for all of that.
The BIS packages dont seem to offer much in terms of data at a price I can afford (uni. student budgeting). I'm going to look at that $30/month for the 6 Gigs (fido offers it too).
Still no ideas why they only noticed/began billing me after 4 months?
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08-05-2008, 07:57 AM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: OH
Model: 9700
PIN: Ask...
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 2,033
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Wow, I think I would pass out if I got bills that high...glad I get a unlimited data package with T-Mobile...sucks for you canucks that have a limit
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08-05-2008, 01:55 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Sherwood
Model: 8310
OS: 4.5.0.124
PIN: Worms
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 377
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2X ouch! Years ago, my daughter ran up a $750 phone bill talking with her boy friend. She was in a "roaming" zone. Of course the bill was paid, and the phone plan expanded to cover the entire USA, Guam, Turks, and Caicos. Phone companies, love em, leave em, or pay through the wazoo.
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08-05-2008, 02:09 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jul 2008
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 59
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yeeesh, $30 for 6G? move to the US... Unlimited Data w/BIS Personal for $28 from ATT
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08-05-2008, 02:13 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: OH
Model: 9700
PIN: Ask...
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 2,033
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Wirelessly posted (All the cool kids are doing it)
Or 19 bucks for T-Mobile for unlimited BIS
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08-05-2008, 02:25 PM
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BBFAQ Sysop
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Philippines
Model: 9700
OS: X 10.6
PIN: Alt+Shift+H
Carrier: GLOBE
Posts: 3,760
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:is jealous:
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08-05-2008, 02:38 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: USA
Model: 9630
Carrier: VZW
Posts: 1,813
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Wirelessly posted
Last edited by kjjb0204; 08-06-2008 at 06:57 PM..
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08-05-2008, 03:30 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Ventura, CA
Model: 8310
OS: 4.5.0.153
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 78
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Originally Posted by BCollins521
Wirelessly posted (All the cool kids are doing it)
Or 19 bucks for T-Mobile for unlimited BIS
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Damn are you serious?? I gave in and got my Curve because for the first time in forever my contract with AT&T was 2 weeks from ending and it was the first time I hadnt had to get a new phone and renew it..
Maybe I shouldve waited and checked out the other providers hah.
I bet I couldve gotten a silver Curve too since AT&T was completely cleaned out of em when I ordered!!  |
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08-05-2008, 03:34 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: OH
Model: 9700
PIN: Ask...
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 2,033
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Lol, yeup...T-Mo is nice and cheap...haven't had any coverage issues like some people have so I'm happy with them and have been for going on 6 years now
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08-05-2008, 03:57 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jul 2008
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 59
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oh yeah- and the unlimited messaging plan was in that $28 somewhere...
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08-05-2008, 04:47 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Canada
Model: 9800
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 42
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its just dam expensive here in canada...period.
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08-05-2008, 06:43 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Model: 8100
PIN: N/A
Carrier: FIDO
Posts: 83
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Prices here really are absolutely ridiculous.
$60 / month will get you around 200 minutes, eve/week, and only 400 MB of data transfer 
Fido is saying I can get 6 GIGs for an extra $30/month, however, my Pearl is not supported. As I have a tendancy to ring up $700 worth of internet usage fees, I'm considering giving the pearl to my father  |
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08-05-2008, 06:59 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Model: 9800
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 83
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I would have to work OVERTIME and some more overtime just to pay for a 750 cellphone bill! lol. Oh, and you got a 250 one too! 1000 bucks! You just got your self an unlocked Bold off Ebay for that price!
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08-05-2008, 07:09 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Mar 2007
Model: 8310
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 21
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all us canadians continued to get ripped, hopefully with new carriers coming to the market we see our prices coming down
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08-06-2008, 12:51 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Model: 8100
PIN: N/A
Carrier: FIDO
Posts: 83
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nfl46
I would have to work OVERTIME and some more overtime just to pay for a 750 cellphone bill! lol. Oh, and you got a 250 one too! 1000 bucks! You just got your self an unlocked Bold off Ebay for that price!
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I'm pretty sure I mentioned I was credited for the internet data charges. I got $180 back for the first bill, $680 back for the second bill.
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Originally Posted by caponesj
all us canadians continued to get ripped, hopefully with new carriers coming to the market we see our prices coming down
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Yes, I'm wondering if it makes sense for me to lock into a 3 year contract with Fido or Rogers knowing there will be 4 new companies entering the market, and rumors of the government trying to lower the costs of cell phone fees: Prentice hints at reining in cellphone companies : News : Tech & Gadgets : Sympatico / MSN
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08-06-2008, 01:12 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago
Model: 9650
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 121
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Wirelessly posted
Wow! That's an expensive bill!
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