Blackberry in France (Voice & Data)

inquisitor · 13-08-2010, 01:21

According to Orange's website Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) is not available to Mobicartes:

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(1) Option Mail BlackBerry à souscrire et valable en France métropolitaine dans les zones de couverture 3G+/3G/EDGE du réseau Orange France pour le service BlackBerry pour tout client mobile Orange (hors mobicarte, forfaits bloqués et offres Internet everywhere).

Further be aware, that if you already have a running subscription for BIS with some carrier, you won't be able to subscribe to BIS with any other operator in the world. Once you subscribe to BIS with an operator, your device is tied to that operator and you won't be able to get BIS from any other operator unless you cancel BIS with the original operator. Even unlocking won't change anything about this, since this is an issue with Blackberry's servers, that don't allow multiple subscriptions for the same phone.
So if you have a running BIS subscription in the States, your Blackberry will only work for phone calls and SMS-messaging abroad.
We discussed this more detailied earlier at http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/euro...lackberry.html

menton1 · 13-08-2010, 03:46

Thanks, and very interesting, Inquisitor. The only question that arises is that when I changed Blackberrys with TMobile I informed neither TMobile nor BB and just moved my SIM card to the new equipment. So it seems that my BB service is connected to my SIM rather than the equipment, so therefore with a Prepaid France SIM why would it not be enabled?

As a Plan B, I also have a second BB currently inactive that I could use as well; Is there a way to get prepaid BB service in France?

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menton1 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 6 Join Date: 12 Aug 2010 Country:	13-08-2010, 03:46 Thanks, and very interesting, Inquisitor. The only question that arises is that when I changed Blackberrys with TMobile I informed neither TMobile nor BB and just moved my SIM card to the new equipment. So it seems that my BB service is connected to my SIM rather than the equipment, so therefore with a Prepaid France SIM why would it not be enabled? As a Plan B, I also have a second BB currently inactive that I could use as well; Is there a way to get prepaid BB service in France? Last edited by menton1; 13-08-2010 at 03:55..