Skype on Blackberry Locked/Unlocked phone.
I have a Blackberry on ATT service without a Data Plan... I wonder why??
I bought a used BlackBerry 8320 that I was able to use overseas...
It was a T-Mobile phone (bought used off of ebay) It was an UNLOCKED PHONE.
I hooked this phone up on ATT,,,, telling them it was not a blackberry.. The serial number did not come up on their system because it was an Unlocked T-Mobile Phone.. (Learned this later).. and they could not verify it was a blackberry from the fact that it was not an ATT Phone and they did not have the serial number of the phone already,, as being a Blackberry..
(I think this is correct).. I do know that they can not say it is a blackberry.. That is a fact I have confirmed talking with them..
So,, I am able to use the phone for texting, calling,, and I can use the WIFI for everything else.. I don't have ATT Service at my home, so the phone won't work there... BUT...
I had a problem with getting charged for Data usage, even though there was no service.. So,, I had a DATA BLOCK put on the phone...
I am still able to use the WIFI to browse the Internet.
Maybe this is a way for getting phone service with a WIFI or SMARTPHONE without having to buy a data package...
Can someone confirm this??? Does this sound right? Can I do it again?
Also,, will a phone with no cellular carrier that has WIFI still work using Skype... Note: in order to use a phone in China with their service, you have to have a SIM capable phone.. I have successfully used this Unlocked T-Mobile phone over there, so if I can find a phone with a Sim Card that works with Skype,,, it will give me what I am looking for.. Not sure which phone if any fit this requirement, and does it have to be Unlocked in order to do this??
But,,, Skype is not supported on this 8320 phone, so the search continues..
If anyone who knows about Locked/Unlocked phones,,, do I have to have an Unlocked phone to use the China or some other Country or providers SIM chip? If I can find a phone with a Sim that supports SKYPE, it would be nice to have this phone while traveling...
I don't want to buy another phone that supports skype, take it overseas,, and find out, once I am there that the Phone does not work on ChinaMobile or some other carrier because of some Lock/Unlock issue..
To my understanding,, SKYPE only works on Verizon phones.. That means no Sim to me.. If this is the case, I would take a Verizon smart phone, no service, and only use it to use Skype while connected to WIFI.
Keep my old 8320 ATT/Tmobile to swap Sims and have a china local phone where I can receive calls, and a SKYPE Phone to make calls.
I have a phone card from www enjoyprepaid dot com.. But, I have found that the local numbers to call while in china or other places,, don't allways work.. So, I am trying to sure up the capability to make outbound calls from a phone,, without waiting to get back to the hotel to make them on the Laptop with Skype.
Thanks a bunch if anyone can shed some insite on this...
Unlocked Blackberry with data and skype on At&t
Simple:
Skype is exclusive for Verizon with Blackberry devices.
At&t is charging you for data automatically when some data is used while the radio connection is on (they add you data plan automatically)
It has nothing to do with the fact that your Blackberry is unlocked.