Blackberry 8120 - does the £5 a month cover Internet?

tobiascurious

I got a 8120 on Orange PAYG, with Blackberry services at £5 per month.

In the Orange shop they said I could use the Internet as well as get email, and it would all be included provided my use was reasonable.

That's been working fine at first but somehow my balance has gone down by £4 and it must be related to browsing because I dont use it for calls/texts.

Any thoughts on how they charge for browsing and how they decide what is included in the £5 a month?

Browntoa

more info here

http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=OUKPersonal&c=OUKService&cid=1044133063882&mid=1044133064206&t=Service&tab=2

Ypaymore

Browntoa wrote: »

more info here

http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=OUKPersonal&c=OUKService&cid=1044133063882&mid=1044133064206&t=Service&tab=2

But they state they are on PAYG.;)

peregrin

It does, subject to a fair use limit of 50Mb.

However (and I have a limited understanding of how it works so bear with me!) it only covers BlackBerry Internet Service data routed via the BlackBerry servers, rather than directly onto the Internet. I don't have one but maybe you have to use a special browser or something, and presumably traffic not routed via the BlackBerry servers is charged for.

Here is the exact extract from the T&C to see if it helps:

The Offer provides browsing and a push email service for £5 per calendar month. Pay As You Go BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) usage includes browsing and push email data traffic routed between the user’s BlackBerry (or BlackBerry Connect enabled) device and the BlackBerry BIS service hosted jointly by Orange and Research In Motion Ltd (RIM). However devices may also be configured to browse or pass email using other services not part-hosted by RIM. Such data usage is not included and will be chargeable according to the data charging rates set out for your pay as you go tariff.

One final thing - if you were charged £4 in one day then it MIGHT be something other than data, as Orange cap PAYG data charges at £2 per day.