I am using both an iPhone4 and a BB Torch at the moment. My primary use for the Torch is for accessing StockStream realtime streaming market data. I haven't put a sim in yet and will do so but to only use as shared data device.
Q. I can access many websites via the browser and wifi but trying to use the StockStream app with I have downloaded and installed I get a "no APN specified" error. When I input internet.com as the APN I know get an error that says "tunnel failed" Will this NOT work without a sim card in it?
That is correct, for the vast majority of BlackBerry software.
I use the free Bloomberg client, it also needs the BIS connection.
This is true for all blackberry native apps, as well as most third-party apps. Most require a BIS Account, even when using wifi... Unfortunately the torch without a SIM cannot be used the same way as an iphone without a SIM (itouch)
however, you could get a bb data plan and use your torch as the main phone, ans the iphone for everything else (wifi).
just a suggestion, depending how important the bb app is to you