Help needed. Bit confused regarding 3g etc

James_Bond

Hi there,

Im looking for a new hone for xmas.

Basically I do not want a contract as I only occasionally use my phone. However, I would like to use the internet on my new phone from time to time.

I have seen this blackberry phone on hotukdeals:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/520155/blackberry-8520-black-or-white-10-c

...which it states is unlocked.

Now, if I were to purchase a '3' sim, and put £10 on it.... I assume it would give me unlimited internet for that month?

This seems ideal because if I couldn't afford to top-up £10 every month, then I simply wont need to. However, if I want to access the internet for a month, I simply need to top-up

Here is the sim details:

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/sim-cards/sim-card-tariffs

Although Ive heard 3 isn't great with covrage it seems the only option I have. Any thoughts?

Finally, I would also like to ask if the sim cards on that page would be ok to use on the blackberry phone I posted above. I'm not sure about this 3g malaky.... do I need a 3g sim?


Thanks for any replies.

blue-e

Hi,

Unfortunately there are 2 problems you would come across, the first being that the blackberry you mention is not a 3G phone and wont accept a 3 sim card. The next is blackberries work differently with regards to internet access and the way to do this on pay as you go is with orange and pay £5 a month from your credit balance for Blackberry Internet Service which gives you 50mb of data for internet and emails.

Hope this helps.
Dave

James_Bond

blue-e wrote: »

Hi,

Unfortunately there are 2 problems you would come across, the first being that the blackberry you mention is not a 3G phone and wont accept a 3 sim card. The next is blackberries work differently with regards to internet access and the way to do this on pay as you go is with orange and pay £5 a month from your credit balance for Blackberry Internet Service which gives you 50mb of data for internet and emails.

Hope this helps.
Dave

Thanks very much for that Dave, thats really helpful

So I would have to select another unlocked phone (not a blackberry), make sure it is 3G, THEN purchase a 3 sim card?

Many Thanks again

blue-e

No problem, just make sure any unlocked phone you buy is a 3G phone and grab yourself a 3 network sim card.

If you need the email functionality of the blackberry and a full keyboard why not look at the inq chat 3G and the nokia E63? Both available directly from 3 on pay as you go for around £100 and have push email with a qwerty keyboard.

Dave