Thank you everyone for your help. I just felt like there was not much material included with the phone to help learn its functions.
I am interested in BBAlerts but see that some have had trouble with it and that it has been constantly upgraded. Does anyone know of the current version that will work on my phone?
When I purchased this phone, I did not set up a plan to access the internet. I am primarily just concerned with checking my school email. I do not want to sync my device, for I receive many emails each day and do not want to be notified each and everytime.
All I want to do is to get online and go to my school webpage and check my mail so I can then write back on my laptop when I am back in my dorm.
Do I use the set-up wizard to create an internet connection? Is it cheaper to pay as you go, for all I want is that one page...?
I was told that there is a monthly fee to access the internet on the BB...Is this correct? I was told that if I chose to access the internet I was on a pay as you go option, in other words as of right now I do not pay to use the internet.
I take back my second statement in your post GG. I attempted to sync my school email to my phone. I will test it out shortly.
I guess what I'm saying is am I the only one who did not get ANY info on setting up this phone. I did not receive a manual or anything. How would one know how to do the things this phone is capable of?
Did I do the right thing by synching my school email? All I want to be able to do is see if I received any emails throughout the day...
If though, I wanted to access the internet and surf the web, how do I go about doing this?
You need a data plan in order to browse the internet and add email addresses and there is a monthly fee for it. Don't know what the fee is for verizon but imagine it to be around $30
If in fact you do not have the BlackBerry Internet Service data plan, you will be charged for all of your data usage... be warned internet usage is very data intensive, which can incur very high data fees very quickly!
It could take up to 20 mins for your email account(s) to be 1st registered with the BB servers and begin flowing to your BB.
Regarding your question of a manual, there should have been one packaged in your 8130 box along with your discs... in addition here's VZWs very high level 8130 Product Demo
All I received was a booklet titled tips, hints and shortcuts...
So you are saying that over time my emails should get to me faster?
Also, how do I not receive emails in my message folder? I would only like them in my email folder.
I was told I was on a pay as you go plan. I went in today to double check and it turned out I was on a 44.95/month unlimited access plan. I do not need this so I dropped it to 24.95/m for 10mb. That should be more than enough just to check email don't you think?
I was told I was on a pay as you go plan. I went in today to double check and it turned out I was on a 44.95/month unlimited access plan. I do not need this so I dropped it to 24.95/m for 10mb. That should be more than enough just to check email don't you think?
Verizon recently updated their plans...mine is either $25 or $30 unlimited.
I was told I was on a pay as you go plan. I went in today to double check and it turned out I was on a 44.95/month unlimited access plan. I do not need this so I dropped it to 24.95/m for 10mb. That should be more than enough just to check email don't you think?
Glad you got to bottom of exactly what data plan you had. Keep in mind as js said, you'll be unhappy if you end up exceeding the 10mb. For an additional $5 you may also want to consider the BIS unlimited data plan @ 29.99
Sure, can be activated in store or by calling CS. The BIS plan includes internet & email, but not SMS, you would still need an additional text package if you're a texter.
and folks seem to be having best luck with this version on the 8130.
