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BB Perl w/out BB service?

seanandmaia

Feb 18, 2008, 8:37 PM
Hi, I am looking to upgrade my phone to a BB Perl. I do not want to pay for BB service. On the web sight, it appears that you do not have to pay the extra $39.99 month. Is this true?
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imnotu

Feb 18, 2008, 8:57 PM
All Blackberry and Moto Q devices are required to have a compatible data plan(easyedge does not count) on the user account. The devices can be used as a data only device or can be coupled with a voice plan, but cannot be activated as a voice only device.
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seanandmaia

Feb 18, 2008, 8:59 PM
That is what I thought. However, on their web sight, if you add the BB Perl, the additional charge doesn't show up, like it does for all of the other phones? Is this just an error?
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imnotu

Feb 18, 2008, 9:04 PM
i would say it is an error, cuz the same thing happened to me while on their site. If you visit the store, they will confirm that it requires a data plan.
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mattuwo

Mar 27, 2008, 1:19 AM
Telesales will require the customer to add the data plan...they would contact them pro-call.

Matt
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wombough

Feb 18, 2008, 10:41 PM
Thats like getting a low end phone without a voice plan.
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wombough

Feb 18, 2008, 10:42 PM
or a phone with a qwerty keyboard without a texting plan.
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UNIPanthers2

Feb 19, 2008, 3:08 PM
does anyone know away around the BB data plan? i really would like to get the pearl but dont need the data. please help
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knoxvegas75

Feb 19, 2008, 3:20 PM
get the 24.99 4mb plan atleast its cheaper and trust me when you have the data usage you will use it thats what the phone was designed for.
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Kentucky Jelly

Feb 19, 2008, 6:23 PM
Dude if the website will let you do than do it! Gosh take advantage of that!
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jmac3

Mar 13, 2008, 4:51 PM
Just wondering if you found a way to get the BB without the data plan?

I've been looking for a phone that will also let me sync with my PC calendar.... but don't want to pay extra data charges.

Thanks!
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Oce531

Mar 14, 2008, 4:12 PM
Yea this is being asked in almost all the forms. and no you cant get the phone with out the data plan. sorry the reson being is that bb and other pda companys make deals with cell companys they have to sell the data plans. This sucks I know becuase i get a lot of customers that just want a good phone that also have the calendar feachers that a bb has.

I hope that cell companys see that there is market out there for a phone pda hybred and there are phones that are coming out like that such as the voyager. Were geting there but we are not there yet.

My only other imput is this tryout the pda's with the data you mite just be suprsied to see that you use it and that it at times can pay for its self. you do have 30 days to try the phone.
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