[Dixon.ZA]

Hi there folks. I am a South African about to leave for the UK for 3 weeks, now I've been in contact with my service provider and they want to charge a silly amount of money for me to use my bold in the UK.

So I did some extra reading on the unlocking of my bb BUT, one thing I couldn't find out was, if I unlock it, obviously it will no longer be connected to my service provider, but now was has stumped me was, if I unlock it, will I then need to pay RIM or BlackBerry for the BIS fee or what?? I'm confused haha

Thanks in advanced for your reply.

Dixon.

[Laura Knotek]

If you unlock it and take it to the UK, you will need to get a SIM card from a UK carrier. You can choose prepaid, for a certain number of minutes. Some carriers also offer prepaid BIS. You would not need to purchase a prepaid data plan from the UK carrier if you do not want it.

[Dixon.ZA]

ah thanks, awesome! that really helps! thanks

But one more thing, if I do unlock it, I won't loose the option of paying for my BIS to my service provider, I just won't have a locked phone?

[freethisberrydotcom]

Correct. You're always safe when you're unlocking.