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blackberry on pay as u go?

devizes18193
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hi .
i'm thinking if buying a blackberry off ebay its locked to 02 and i have a ay as u go sim will it work and what sort of speed will i get on the net wap or 3g

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  • agsnu
    agsnu Posts: 1,457 Forumite
    If you get an O2 PAYG SIM it will probably work, but you won't get push e-mail.

    Most Blackberries only have 2.5G (EDGE), which will give you a maximum of approx 240kit/s. WAP is not a transmission technology and has no speed associated with it.
  • alnsv1000s
    alnsv1000s Posts: 407 Forumite
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    Usualy you have to subscribe to Instant Email to get Internet access on a Blackberry as it updates the device when connected.

    Check with 02 but I think Instant Email is only available on contract.
  • devizes18193
    devizes18193 Posts: 1,594 Forumite
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    cheers all you saved me some money
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