Used Blackberry Advice Please

gravitytolls

Son got himself a used BB from Ebay, but can't access the internet with it. A quick google talks of BES (?), but is there anyway of uninstalling the existing software that prevents him using it fully and updating it?

Thanks.

reehsetin

its BIS he needs (BES is the corporate/business version) (basically for a blackberry to work you can't use normal internet like any other phone you need blackberry internet service aka BIS)
Most networks will only give you the BIS service if you take a blckberry from them so he may find it difficult, is the phone sim locked to a network?

gravitytolls

No it isn't. It used to be vodaphone, now it takes any apart from 3. It makes calls and things.

Biggles

If you downlaod Opera Mini you can browse the internet with an ordinary data account, you only need BIS if you want either to use the BB native browser or if you want push email.

gravitytolls

Thanks Biggles,
I may be back if I struggle to do it.

spiro

Vodafone now offer a BB add on for £5 a month. This gives you internet, email etc.

Biggles

spiro wrote: »

Vodafone now offer a BB add on for £5 a month. This gives you internet, email etc.

That is BIS.

spiro

Biggles wrote: »

That is BIS.

I posted my post because post 2 indicated it ws difficult to get a BB tariff if you did not buy from the provider.