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MickEA 14-11-2010 15:03

Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Not sure who has seen it, but a blackberry curve with unlimited web for £10 month.

Wondered if it's o.k. to take up offer, sell Blackberry and use sim in my Iphone.

Would this work?

Thanks..

ShadowTD 16-11-2010 13:41

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Potentially not. I've never had a BB, but the BB service is different from the simple APN data that most smartphones (inc the iPony) use. I believe even the browser data passes through the BB servers as it's compressed by RIM to be more efficient.

MickEA 16-11-2010 18:36

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Thanks for that, looked into what you have said and think your right..
thought it might seem to good to be true,

weesteev 16-11-2010 22:17

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Or take the offer, use the Blackberry and sell your iPhone... problem solved!

:)

Niles Crane 18-11-2010 19:08

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowTD (Post 35123095)
Potentially not. I've never had a BB, but the BB service is different from the simple APN data that most smartphones (inc the iPony) use. I believe even the browser data passes through the BB servers as it's compressed by RIM to be more efficient.

It doesn't. I have the Blackberry offer and i'm using the sim in another phone perfectly fine.

See here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35095159-post3.html

BenMcr 22-11-2010 16:58

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
You don't have to mess around with it anymore

Virgin now do a much better £10 SIM only option:

http://shop.virginmedia.com/existing...sim-offer.html

200 Mins, 3000 texts and 1Gb internet

Gregsy 02-12-2010 16:03

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35126076)
You don't have to mess around with it anymore

Virgin now do a much better £10 SIM only option:

http://shop.virginmedia.com/existing...sim-offer.html

200 Mins, 3000 texts and 1Gb internet

This is a really good deal but is it suitable for an iPhone?

BenMcr 02-12-2010 16:42

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregsy (Post 35131509)
This is a really good deal but is it suitable for an iPhone?

Don't see why not. Only slight issue would be if you have an iPhone 4. As it uses a smaller SIM you would have to cut the one Virgin supply

jb66 02-12-2010 17:15

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
The virgin sim is poor value, have a look at tesco mobile

http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com...24cb8f9d9&so=1

1 month contract 500mins 500mb Internet and unlimited text

Gregsy 02-12-2010 19:41

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35131570)
The virgin sim is poor value, have a look at tesco mobile

http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com...24cb8f9d9&so=1

1 month contract 500mins 500mb Internet and unlimited text

The Tesco deal is £15 iPhone SIM Only Tariff (250 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB data). Doesn't seem as good as Virgin.

jb66 02-12-2010 20:23

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
No its £10, you dont need the iphone tarrif

Monthly inclusive allowance
£10 Tariff 1 Month Contract (500 minutes plus unlimited texts and data.)

blackthorn 02-12-2010 20:29

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
I`m on one called giffgaff which runs on the O2 network, its fairly new only been running about a year. No contracts, just payg £10 per month gets me 250 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet.
http://giffgaff.com/
Had no problems with it yet. They have no call centres to ring, its all done online and the members answer all questions in the forums.

Gregsy 03-12-2010 10:47

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35131721)
No its £10, you dont need the iphone tarrif

I don't understand the difference between an iphone tarrif and a normal tarrif with data. Is it that you don't get free wifi on BT Openzone etc and/or not all iphone functions will work unless you're on an iphone tarrif?

jb66 03-12-2010 19:31

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregsy (Post 35131984)
I don't understand the difference between an iphone tarrif and a normal tarrif with data. Is it that you don't get free wifi on BT Openzone etc and/or not all iphone functions will work unless you're on an iphone tarrif?

Your spot on you won't get visual voicemail and no wifi zones

mattboothers 03-12-2010 22:49

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
slightly off topic but -

URGENT: Are Virgin Mobile having problems because firstly:

Phoned Virgin Mobile about the £10 per month deal for the Blackberry Curve 8520 (Exclusive to Virgin Media customers - me). Got all my details through. Said they was all ok then put me on hold and said I didnt pass the credit checks so I thought it must be my card as Im on Adapt account not current.

Next...

Mum registered her details through the phone to in the same way but after all the confirmations her card didnt pass the credit checks either. And Im like thats odd because she pays the Virgin Media bill on it. She then tried her other bank card and same again.

So then,

We thought we would try one final time with my dads card online and the same again but went through the credit checks and said congratulations order confirmed etc. Then I got the confirmation email and another email saying could not process payment again.

This is odd 4 of our very much active cards are being rejected ... WHY! Has anyone else had this problem before. and/or can guide us through it because Im baffled with whats gone on.

Thanks.

jb66 04-12-2010 07:24

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Same address, blacklisted, get a credit report see what it says

BenMcr 04-12-2010 23:44

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
I would point out there is no such thing as a blacklisted address.

However, trying to place multiple orders with the same company from the same address using different names is bound to flag up on the system

dsmuk 27-12-2010 22:53

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35126076)
You don't have to mess around with it anymore

Virgin now do a much better £10 SIM only option:

http://shop.virginmedia.com/existing...sim-offer.html

200 Mins, 3000 texts and 1Gb internet

I have a similar tariff from VM, think it's 500 mins, unlimited texts and 1gb internet for £10 a month (something like that anyways!), works a charm in my iPhone - have been using it for about seven or eights months now.

Only thing for me is some poor reception - friends get full reception from other providers while my iPhone, a times, has no signal.

Hugh 28-12-2010 11:15

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Strange, since VM Mobile uses the T-Mobile network.....

jb66 28-12-2010 11:22

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Not that strange as Tmobile uses orange when needed

Hugh 28-12-2010 11:23

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
So you would have thought it was no worse then T-Mobile and Orange.....

jb66 28-12-2010 11:47

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Not really, if t mobile has a poor signal it moves to orange, if virgin had a poor signal then you have to live with it. I'm in the same situation

---------- Post added at 11:47 ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 ----------

Virgin can't use the orange network

BenMcr 28-12-2010 11:53

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Yet

dilli-theclaw 28-12-2010 12:42

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Any timescale on that?

BenMcr 28-12-2010 13:07

Re: Virgin Blackberry Offer in Iphone
 
Nothing I've seen.

Although I hope it's after Orange and T-Mobile have sorted out the 3G sharing. At the moment if you roam onto the other network you are stuck with 2G only, which isn't very good for Smartphones!


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