 Re: Blackberry question
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:34:44 +0100, Jay wrote:
> Need some advice here - never used a blackberry before.
> I want to be able to check my emails from a POP3 account.
You don't need to use a blackberry for that. Most mid-range phone have a
built-in POP3/IMAP4 email client now. You'd use a Blackberry for push-email
(which is likely to require a special subscription from your operator).
That said, if you're going to use your phone mostly for emailing then, even
for basic POP3 pull email, a blackberry would indeed be perfect.
> Looking to use a PAYG sim card with it.
> Which is the best simcard to go for?
You just need to check whether the operator allows you to connect to POP3
and SMTP servers on their PAYG tariff. Virgin lets you do that. I believe
that Orange does as well. With O2 it's WAP only on PAYG so i don't think
it'll work. Don't know about the other operators.
The other problem is that data on PAYG is very expensive in the UK. If you
want to check your emails regularly and if if your emails have attachments
that you want to download, you'll end with a massive bill with most PAYG
offers. The only one you should consider are:
- Orange PAYG: you can buy a 4MB data bundle for £4 valid one month and for
the days when you need to download loads of data you can buy their
unlimited data for a day for £1.
- T-Mobile PAYG: £7.50 per MB (very expensive) but you'll never pay more
than £1 per day (once you've reached £1 in a day, you can keep downloading
for free).
You could also consider T-Mobile's SIM only contract (£7.50/month and
you're not tied with them, you can cancel at any time) and add their Web'n
Walk option (an extra £7.50/month) which will let you use up to 2GB of data
per month. That should be enough for emailing.
> Which is the cheapest blackberry that will do the job for me?
As i said, you don't need a blackberry but if you want one, then any will
do.
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