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ngllgn · 03-18-2011, 03:24 PM

Hello

I've just acquired my first Blackberry, a Torch 9800 and am impressed with it. I am still a little unclear about possible roaming charges, am about to travel abroad and would be grateful for any help with the following.

The background is that I live in Spain, have a flat-rate NATIONAL ie Spanish monthly plan with Vodafone España (through which I get BIS and full Blackberry services), and am about to go to Italy and the US.

I know that I probably need to turn roaming off to keep costs down. However can I

a) send and receive BBMs either while roaming and or in a wi-fi hotspot without racking up data roaming charges?

b) send and receive e-mails for free in a wi-fi hotspot?

c) send and receive text messages (SMS in Spain) for free in a wi-fi hotspot?

d) use the native browser to surf the web for free in a wi-fi hotspot?

Many thanks.

03-18-2011, 03:24 PM	#1
ngllgn Knows Where the Search Button Is Join Date: Mar 2011 Model: 9800 OS: 6.0.0.688 PIN: N/A Carrier: Movistar Spain Posts: 22	BBM, e-mail and text massages Please Login to Remove! Hello I've just acquired my first Blackberry, a Torch 9800 and am impressed with it. I am still a little unclear about possible roaming charges, am about to travel abroad and would be grateful for any help with the following. The background is that I live in Spain, have a flat-rate NATIONAL ie Spanish monthly plan with Vodafone España (through which I get BIS and full Blackberry services), and am about to go to Italy and the US. I know that I probably need to turn roaming off to keep costs down. However can I a) send and receive BBMs either while roaming and or in a wi-fi hotspot without racking up data roaming charges? b) send and receive e-mails for free in a wi-fi hotspot? c) send and receive text messages (SMS in Spain) for free in a wi-fi hotspot? d) use the native browser to surf the web for free in a wi-fi hotspot? Many thanks.
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