Vodafone Broadband Sim - Put into Blackberry Storm

Smcgie · 23-02-2009 8:16pm #1

Hi all, i want to know if i buy a blackberry storm and put my pay monthly vodafone broadband Sim into it. Will the web / email data be charged?

I imagine as long as i stay under the 5mb i wont get charged. Can someone confirm this for me before i go and buy one.

Thanks in advance

Random · 23-02-2009 8:18pm

Once you use the correct access point the I would imagine you would be fine. Be warey of making calls or sending SMS though (if this is even enabled on Vodafone BB SIMs?) as the costs won't be great if it's a BB plan.

Smcgie · 23-02-2009 8:26pm

Thanks Random.

Have you heard much about the BlackBerry Storm? If so is it positive/negative...

Random · 23-02-2009 8:28pm

Smcgie wrote: »

Thanks Random.

Have you heard much about the BlackBerry Storm? If so is it positive/negative...

Not heard enough really to comment on it .. but currently looking into it

PLenty of threads here about it though and I'm sure folks will have opinions for you shortly.

godskitchen · 23-02-2009 8:39pm

Smcgie wrote: »

Thanks Random.

Have you heard much about the BlackBerry Storm? If so is it positive/negative...

Its a piece of crap.

Listen to Engadget and Engadget Mobile podcasts and gdgt podcasts. They all say its rubbish, just Blackberry trying to catch up with Apple by releasing a touch screen for a platform that was never designed for a touch interface.

I have used a friends in the UK, it seems to me that Blackberry just released the phone to say they had a touch screen in their portfolio and maybe to appease share holders and make them think they were "cutting edge".

Just one example of how badly thought out it is, when typing you have to release a letter before depressing the next one. Its really not easy to do when typing fast. You will want to throw it at the wall.

The Bold however is a very good phone.

Oh and the advert where they say "Built for Vodafone" really p1sses me off. No it was not built for vodafone, why would you even say that!

Smcgie · 23-02-2009 9:19pm

Thanks Godskitchen, another thing would it cost to recieve phone calls to a Broadband sim card Vodafone?

godskitchen · 23-02-2009 9:24pm

Smcgie wrote: »

Thanks Godskitchen, another thing would it cost to recieve phone calls to a Broadband sim card Vodafone?

No, well it did not on mine in any case.

If you are planning to use any phone with the broadband sim I can only assume you plan to use VOIP if you wish to use it as a voice communication device......

In which case you should know that VOIP on any 3G network can be really bad.

Smcgie · 23-02-2009 9:29pm

No to be honest i only want it for web browsing / email and to receive calls. i have a land line for making calls in office and an 02 phone for making calls.

Its complicated

but i can use the broadband number now as my business mobile number to receive calls, this will save me a few € on forking out on another pay monthly sim.

Thanks

godskitchen · 23-02-2009 9:48pm

Smcgie wrote: »

No to be honest i only want it for web browsing / email and to receive calls. i have a land line for making calls in office and an 02 phone for making calls.

Its complicated but i can use the broadband number now as my business mobile number to receive calls, this will save me a few € on forking out on another pay monthly sim.

Thanks

Ah I see what you plan to do now.

If you are web browsing via a laptop tethered to your phone (Storm) then fine, you however will not be wanting to web browse on the Storm itself.........Think AOL circa 1997 and you have an idea of the experience.

Vodafone Broadband Sim - Put into Blackberry Storm

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