Going to the US and need help with a plan
- I figured this might be a better place to post then in each individual US Carrier forum.
I'm traveling from Canada to the US (California) for two weeks and have an unlocked 9810 I want to take with me. I'm looking for a prepaid plan that includes the following:
- Some amount of minutes in case I need to call a business or the hotel. Chances are 100 minutes would work but I don't mind paying for unlimited.
- Blackberry Data (E-mail, BBM, Browsing, IM)
Optionally unlimited texting within the US and Canada would be cool but not needed.
The last two times I went to the US it was a f'n nightmare trying to get Blackberry Data on a pay as you go plan or even a monthly no contract plan. T-Mobile told me I could do it and then boned me after I dropped $50 on a monthly plan which included some kind of crippled data plan and ATT said they could give me data if I had an Android phone or a WP7 phone but not a Blackberry or an iPhone.
Is there ANY carrier in the US that will take my money I am offering to them for service and provide me.... service?04-20-12 03:22 PMLike 0 -
Plus I think our BES is miss-configured in a way that with WiFi alone I can't do anything with my Blackberry. I have to have BES data because all my traffic is routed through our Enterprise.04-20-12 05:22 PMLike 0 - Just called a local Simple Mobile retailer. The basic BlackBerry plan is $50, plus $20 for the SIM and activation. Cash only, that part was weird... but oh well.04-20-12 05:55 PMLike 0
- Oh, btw, California is big. what part of California? You want to make sure it is available where you will be staying.04-20-12 05:56 PMLike 0
- I like having access to Google Maps when I'm not near WiFi. Plus my GF is going to so we'll probably both get a plan and while she's at the conference and I'm wandering around we can BBM.
Plus I think our BES is miss-configured in a way that with WiFi alone I can't do anything with my Blackberry. I have to have BES data because all my traffic is routed through our Enterprise.04-20-12 05:58 PMLike 0 -
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I'm traveling from Canada to the US (California) for two weeks and have an unlocked 9810 I want to take with me. I'm looking for a prepaid plan that includes the following:
- Some amount of minutes in case I need to call a business or the hotel. Chances are 100 minutes would work but I don't mind paying for unlimited.
- Blackberry Data (E-mail, BBM, Browsing, IM)
Optionally unlimited texting within the US and Canada would be cool but not needed.
The last two times I went to the US it was a f'n nightmare trying to get Blackberry Data on a pay as you go plan or even a monthly no contract plan. T-Mobile told me I could do it and then boned me after I dropped $50 on a monthly plan which included some kind of crippled data plan and ATT said they could give me data if I had an Android phone or a WP7 phone but not a Blackberry or an iPhone.
Is there ANY carrier in the US that will take my money I am offering to them for service and provide me.... service?04-20-12 06:39 PMLike 0 - The OP better check with their BES administrator before heading south with plans of a prepaid SIM from another carrier dancing in his head. Why not just opt for the US roaming add-on from their home carrier?04-21-12 07:29 AMLike 0
- Who is your current carrier?
Do you travel to the states on a regular basis, for work etc?
I work alot in the states. The best cross border carrier that seems to have lots of good coverage I have found is Telus. I use the "Talk North America" plan with data package added on. Love it.
No long distance, No roaming, Lots of coverage.Last edited by DanPort; 04-21-12 at 09:38 AM.
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