going abroad o2 blackberry

make_life_easier

Hi all I am going to spain next month and wanted to know what to do to my phone so I don't get rediculous charges, I will only need it to text home and won't want all the emails etc I get everyday here.

Also if i really need to use the internet on my phone - do I just go to a place were free wi fi is and switch my wi fi on?

I am pretty new to all these modern internet phones, but recently upgraded to one on a monthly contract, I used to be pay as you go and knew exactly what I was using when abroad,

I would appriciate some good advice from all you clever people out there - thanx

victor2

Switch off anything to do with data before you go.
Better still, pick up a free PAYG SIM, put it in an old phone and leave your Blackberry here. Won't cause you much grief if the phone gets lost, stolen or damaged then.
Many hotels/towns have internet access - won't cost much to check your email that way.
Presumably it's a holiday, so have a holiday from your phone, facebook etc. You'll survive - those of us who can remember the days before mobile phones did!

make_life_easier

i was thinking of getting a cheap phone to do just that,

I am not really bothered about all these fancy phones and don't know really why I got one - but got into a 2 year contract trying to impress myself i suppose,

I stupidly gave my neat little samsung phone to a friend so will have to buy one now - didn't really want to do that,

I suppose i could ask around to see if anyone has a spare phone to lend me, If I put my own sim card in it will it just let me use it how i used to use my mobie abroad = just to text with no hidden charges

in_the_Cotswolds

Call O2 and see what they can do. I think there is a Blackberry Abroad bolt on. I went to Norway for 9 days a couple of years ago and didn't switch anything off. Had full Blackberry message service and emails just as in the UK and the bill for that month was £78 and that included talking on MSN for hour and a half. I was on a £35pm contract.

victor2

make_life_easier wrote: »

i was thinking of getting a cheap phone to do just that,

I am not really bothered about all these fancy phones and don't know really why I got one - but got into a 2 year contract trying to impress myself i suppose,

I stupidly gave my neat little samsung phone to a friend so will have to buy one now - didn't really want to do that,

I suppose i could ask around to see if anyone has a spare phone to lend me, If I put my own sim card in it will it just let me use it how i used to use my mobie abroad = just to text with no hidden charges

If you can't get hold of an old phone for nothing, you can probably get one off your local market for just a little more. I've used Orange PAYG in Turkey. Only used it to call a local taxi and tour operator. Think I put £20 on it before I went and still had most of it when I came back.
Just make sure the service has got international roaming on it and you should be fine.