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nexus with Blackberry BIS data plan

psziel

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Jan 12, 2010
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has anyone tried to use the Nexus one with a sim that you have a Blackberry BIS data plan in it?
i have searched and haven't really found the answer, so far all i have found is that it will work with the 5.99 old t-zones plan that we cant get anymore. doesn't work with the 9.99 web2go plan. of course it works with the 24.99 android plan or full internet plan. the reason i want to know for sure is because i am on a old grandfathered blackberry plan that i don't want to lose by switching data plans and finding out it don't work or don't like the phone and i go back to blackberry and have to pay the higher BIS price. i have tried my sim card in iphones and unlocked e71's and it worked fine. but i haven't read anyone trying it yet. if i'm incorrect on what plans work or don't work please correct me. or if this question was asked already point me to the thread.
if someone confirms that it will work i will be happy and can switch back and forth when needed :)

let me ad that i was able to use a unlocked HTC hero also with this plan before (BIS)
 
That's interesting, I wanted to change my plan because I had the BlackBerry Enterprise plan with T-Mobile at $30/month and wanted to get the "normal" unlimited internet plan that I thought was supposed to be $25/month. However when I called to make the change I was told that the data plans had been bumped in price, so now I pay $30/month for the T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web.
 
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thats why i asked this question, first because everyone talks about web2go and t-zones but not people with blackberry plans. i have been with t-mobile for years and i am on a old cheaper BIS plan that i refuse to give up because if it works it will save me money and it is still cheaper then what they have now for data prices. plus i wanted the option to be able to just back to blackberry with a sim swap. thanks for all the replys!


That's interesting, I wanted to change my plan because I had the BlackBerry Enterprise plan with T-Mobile at $30/month and wanted to get the "normal" unlimited internet plan that I thought was supposed to be $25/month. However when I called to make the change I was told that the data plans had been bumped in price, so now I pay $30/month for the T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web.
 
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i had BIS on my T-Mo account when i switched to the Nexus... worked perfectly... no issues... i did still switch to the Android plan... same price (ie. free) with my EMP 500 plan (unlmtd txt/web w/ 500 minutes talk)... but you don't have to switch... it worked... i personally had no reason to keep BIS (tried a BB and hated it...)
 
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