[cedorris]

I order a Pearl today (it should be here Monday) and I'm trying to figure out as much about it as I can.

Is it possible to send MMS messages without a BB Data Plan? Right now I have MediaNet Unlimited and unlimited family messaging from AT&T. Will that work with the Pearl? I'm hearing conflicting arguments on this subject and would like some solid info.

Thanks,
Clayton

[jenaywins]

Actually, you need a data plan period to activate a Blackberry with any carrier outside of Tmobile. I believe they are the only carrier that will allow you to use a Blackberry without a data plan. Please note a Blackberry data plan is different from having MediaNet.

[SevereDeceit]

You definitley need a data plan. A berry is nothing without it...

[cousinb]

Actually AT&T lets you activate a BB without a data plan. I don't think you can send MMS without a plan but I am not sure.

[orle8050]

Regardless, of carrier MMS goes over data and you would need a BB data plan.

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[dorojm]

I have a 8100 with AT&T. I have the medianet unlimited plan and a text pkg and can send sms/mms. I can also use the browser, opera mini, viigo and the rest. I don't have the push email but everything else. The medianet is a data plan but not the "blackberry" plan. I have had the at&t people tell me you can't do it without the bb plan but it can be done.

[jenaywins]

I have a 8100 with AT&T. I have the medianet unlimited plan and a text pkg and can send sms/mms. I can also use the browser, opera mini, viigo and the rest. I don't have the push email but everything else. The medianet is a data plan but not the "blackberry" plan. I have had the at&t people tell me you can't do it without the bb plan but it can be done.

You must be using a third party browser, as the native bb browser will not work without a data plan.

Mms has nothing to do with data, it is a form of text message.

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[kennethmurrell]

Actually, you need a data plan period to activate a Blackberry with any carrier outside of Tmobile. I believe they are the only carrier that will allow you to use a Blackberry without a data plan. Please note a Blackberry data plan is different from having MediaNet.

You can do it on sprint as well.... though I don't know what the point of a blackberry is without data...

[jdux]

You can mms and SMS without a data plan on at&t. You need to have a text plan though. Unlimited for family is 30. You do need the blackberry data plan to browse. And e mail etc media net will not work for your berry

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[dorojm]

You must be using a third party browser, as the native bb browser will not work without a data plan.

Mms has nothing to do with data, it is a form of text message.

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When I had the BIS plan I had the option of either the bb browser or the medianet (wap) browser. Now that I no longer have the BIS I only have the medianet wap browser. I do tend to use opera mini more because it's quicker but if I want to download an ota file I use the wap browser.

[amphoteric]

Regardless, of carrier MMS goes over data and you would need a BB data plan.

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I don't have data and I am able to send MMS to anyone.

[Lessthantito]

you guys are lucky with your mms sprint is lame they need to hook up a mms server

[bonafide]

you CAN send MMS with the blackberry as long as you have Unlimited Texting with ATT. The unlimiting Texting allows you to send unlimited pictures, text, videos, and voice recordings.

- so You dont need a data plan.

[jenaywins]

Originally Posted by orle8050
Regardless, of carrier MMS goes over data and you would need a BB data plan.

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MMS does NOT use data. It is simply a picture message.

[orle8050]

MMS does NOT use data. It is simply a picture message.

No, according to the ATT Wireless Site you MUST have a Blackberry Data Plan. MMS goes over data on most carriers.

ATT site stating that you must have a data plan as a prerequisite: Answer Center | AT&T, formerly Cingular

[enyahs_shayne09]

no you dont need one but i dont about a unlocked one....
i had bought a pearl from ebay and had no mms cause of no data...
then i updated the OS and it was able to access the net and send mms messages....
but i couldn't use bb messenger or pin messages
and i used that bb for 5 months

[orle8050]

no you dont need one but i dont about a unlocked one....
i had bought a pearl from ebay and had no mms cause of no data...
then i updated the OS and it was able to access the net and send mms messages....
but i couldn't use bb messenger or pin messages
and i used that bb for 5 months

So you were able to use MMS without a data plan after you upgraded the OS. What OS did you upgrade too?

[cedorris]

Got my new Pearl and have been using it with my AT&T Unlimited MediaNet and Family Texting plans with no problem.

I am not able to use the BB Browser or get the Push email, but I am able to send MMS and surf the web with the AT&T or Opera Mini browsers.

All my apps (facebook, Yahoo! Go, Google Maps, Gmail, etc.) work just fine and dandy.

[ninjamattic]

I'm sure this has already been covered in this thread... but why would you want a blackberry without a data plan!? My mother-in-law has a curve without a data plan, and that pretty much makes it a camera phone with an unnecessarily large keyboard. My wife also has a curve, and I'm a pearl user myself, and I can't imagine trying to use it without the data. If the $30 is too much to add to your phone bill to properly use the blackberry, there are other qwerty phones available for AT&T that don't require the extra cost, and are probably a little cheaper to buy.... Just my opinion.

[cst810]

amphoteric how are you able to use the MMS feature? I have t-mobile and I'm not able to retrieve the message. It says could not retrieve message content in the message body. When I select to retrieve, it just hangs on Receiving content.