My blackberyyy wont activate! WTFF!!!

[ashleymccranie28]

Okay so i got a blackberry curve 83xx from a friend and i switched my number from my old phone to this one and now it wont activate! whats going on?

[ashleymccranie28]

someone help me pleaseeeeeeeee!

[stitch69]

questions:

1) explain 'activate'
2) what was your previous phone?
3) do you have a BIS plan?

help us to help you, be a little more specific please.

[ashleymccranie28]

i have not a clue. i was givin this phone, i used to have a cheap phone. i went on alltell.com and switched my number to the blackberry then tried to call the *228 number and it said it couldnt activate it.

[stitch69]

well it seems you don't have a BIS (blackberry internet service) plan, since your last phone was a 'cheap phone'

can you make calls right now?
or send txt messages?

[ashleymccranie28]

on the blackberry or old phone?

[stitch69]

on the blackberry

[ashleymccranie28]

No. Im not very technilogicaly advanced so I know nothing about these sort of things.

[ashleymccranie28]

And I just tried to switch my number back over to my old phone and when I tried the *228 and tried to activate it, it said it couldnt.

[MobileMadness002]

Then maybe you should call your carrier and ask them for assistance before you do some damage.

[ashleymccranie28]

rude much? thanks anyways.

[MobileMadness002]

Not rude just honest. So did you get your phone activated yet?

[ashleymccranie28]

yeah the old ones workin. idk whats up with the blackberry. and im not stupid. i know you probably think i am, i just dont know anything about this kinda stuff.

[lak611]

Which 83xx Curve is it? Who is your carrier?

Which carrier did your friend have?

[Motorcycle Mama]

And if it's an Alltel branded 8330 and if you are still on an Alltel plan, then you need to CALL the Customer Support in order to activate it because you will have to agree to the adding the data plan.

Otherwise, you likely will not be able to use that device.