Blackberry's

stephen_aubrey says on Jul 1, 2009, 06:35:

I have an unlocked BlackBerry Curve 8320 with wifi,phone works great here,popped a comcel sim card($5. no plan) in it and I never had a problem with it,love it because text is my preferred method of communication, usually things don't get messed up with a text message.This is in Bogota.

" Most people talk a lot, few are up for the moment"

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jul 1, 2009, 06:42:

SA, with the BB Curve 8320 are you able to login to PBH and post? or only read PBH?

Lets hear it for the new PBH Experts on Colombia! DrPhilinamillion, KY, and Darloops!!!!!!! We Salute Your Valuable Contributions to This Forum!

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cpchester says on Jul 1, 2009, 07:50:

My phone number is from the USA - a T-Mobile Blackberry 8100 (pearl) with International Plan (extra 19.99 per month) works great in Medellin!

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chingon says on Jul 1, 2009, 09:22:

i brought a BB storm from USA , cracked it and then had movistar service

no complaints, i take it all over s america and it works fine

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cazadorez says on Jul 1, 2009, 11:55:

Funny this post is here....I leave tonight to Medellin.....I just swapped my Treo Palm for a BlackBerry 8830 world edition phone since the TREO will not work over seas. I also notified Sprint to activate the international roaming.......so when I land I keep my number and can make and recieve calls with it...........the following questions are..

1. When someone calls me from the states to my cell in Colombia, does it ring funny (on the caller side of the phone call), and if I do not answer will they hear spanish talking from the local carrier or will it always go to my voicemail (on the caller side of the phone call)? Example..when you call Mexico from the states it always rings different and you can tell you are calling an international number...small stroy short I want to know if I can BS my customers so they do not know I am out of the country.

2. How is the roaming and data of recieving emails from the Sprint network down there....am I going to get raped when I come back and see the bill from Sprint?


Thanks in advance!

Ay Hombre....no jodas!

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Aji1 says on Jul 1, 2009, 12:13:

If everyone and his dog in the USA is going to be calling your USA number, or receiving 20 e-mails per day, while you are out of the USA, then Sprint will be burning you a new one when you return. Any data time you enjoy through your phone (not a wi-fi connect) to check e-mails etc. will be billed at the same high international rate. I do not know for going to Colombia but a 7-10 day business trip in China using Verison will run about $600 worth of phone charges if you are not careful as to how you use it in country. A friend confirmed similar cost for Sprint in that market. You may want to check the details before you get too plugged in while you are there. That is why I moved my e-mail to a cloud, use an unlocked GSM phone and always swap out for a local SIM card ( that I probably bought on a previous trip) and send out an e-mail to anyone who needs to reach me while I am traveling. Saves a ton of money if you go international very often. Sprint is not GSM so you would need another phone to go that route.

I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

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roccatanski says on Jul 1, 2009, 12:44:

I love my blackberry

"A man is defined by his actions, not his memory" ( Kuato-- total recall)

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stephen_aubrey says on Jul 1, 2009, 13:08:

I actually do not like the wifi feature I used it a few times before but was too slow,I like this model Curve 8320 because of the keys.I cannot test the wifi feature because the signal is not strong enough for the blackberry to connect to the shared wifi connection from the other apartment here.

" Most people talk a lot, few are up for the moment"

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farfallah says on Jul 1, 2009, 13:54:

I've read, and perhaps your post is indicative that you've read something similar, that telephone conversations using a UMA connection are considered data communications, not voice communications. And, the 1.99 USD/minute roaming charges don't accrue, only data charges. And, if the subscription is for unlimited, international data service, then there would be no additional charges for the UMA, telephone call.

Maybe rumronrum's post is confirmation.

I've stayed at a hotel that said they had WiFi, but I never thought to try to connect to their WiFi with my Blackberry. The hotel indicated to me that the WiFi connection didn't incur any extra hotel fee, but I presume that different hotels might have different policies.

When I've been able to use a UMA (WiFi) here in my home area, I can't tell any speed differences between using the cellular EDGE network and a UMA network. But, the cost savings would be wonderful if no roaming charges accrue using UMA outside of a home area.

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cazadorez says on Jul 1, 2009, 14:16:

Aji1,
Thanks for the info....I think I have the data part covered.....I had sprint add on the 69.99 a month unlimited international data plan. I will only be there ten days. The great thing is that the rep said...when you get back just call and remove the international data plan and they will only prorate it the days you used it. Can this be to good to be true?

But I am more concerned about my phone calls and the dead giveaway of being out of the country. YIKES! My clients and BOSS will know I am out of the country. :(

Is it me or am I going crazy? Does anyone know what I am talking about...... when you call internationally.....and when you are calling the ringing on the phone is different then from the ring as if you were calling locally.

Ay Hombre....no jodas!

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farfallah says on Jul 2, 2009, 06:54:

Thanks rumronrum for the information and for the advice to turn off the cell phone service when connected to the WiFi network. I'll give it a try next time I travel to Colombia and need to make a call.

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