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Best Network for PAYG Blackberry

antoniarose_2
antoniarose_2 Posts: 210 Forumite
in Mobiles
Recently my phone bills have been huge, so i'm going to use my old blackberry as a spare pay as you go phone for when I reach my contract minutes.

However, I also want my BBM back. Since getting an iPhone i've been sending far too many texts, and therefore by having BBM i'll reduce this and hopefully reduce my bill too.

But what I don't know is which network is best to go on. Ideally I want to top up £10 to £15 per month, and have BBM.

My blackberry is unlocked so can go with any network. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

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  • digp
    digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite
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    giffgaff.com
  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    My BlackBerry is on Vodafone and I'm very happy with it. I think I top up either £10 a month/£15 a month. £10 gives you 300 standard UK texts and 500 MB of UK web access. £15 gives you 500 standard UK texts and 500 MB of web access. You also need to pay an extra £5 for the BlackBerry internet service.
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  • newtothisthing
    newtothisthing Posts: 69 Forumite
    How good is giffgaff from a customer service viewpoint?

    I've had problems with service books etc with orange but the Orange Blackberry team are very good and sorted me out.

    I know I can get more of everything from giffgaff but I currently do not know anyone running a blackberry on this network.

    I am very tempted to try them out.

    Thanks
  • latecomer
    latecomer Posts: 4,331 Forumite
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    giffgaff dont have customer service as such its all community based - one of the ways they keep costs down
  • digp
    digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite
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    i had no issues with bb on giffgaff
  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    Use whatsapp, same as bbm, free to use and text and works with any smartphone or bbm using your data plan.
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