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Originally Posted by cyberkamote
- Is this really necessary? Do your providers offer you the same?
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Absolutely. Try switching a BB with a BES data plan to a BIS data plan or a "regular" data plan. You'll quickly find how necessary it is. The BB requires access to the BB APN which is only granted with a BB data plan.
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Originally Posted by cyberkamote
- How will you know from your side as a Blackberry administrator that your (or your client's) SIM card is already provisioned for BES and/or BIS (service book?)
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See above. A BB that doesn't have a BB data plan will display lowercase gprs or edge by the signal meter. It may also say "Data Connection Refused" across the top. If you don't have a BES data plan for a BES device then you won't be able to activate it. Basically, things don't work wihtout the right data plan.
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Originally Posted by cyberkamote
- Does this entail additional charges from your provider (the provisioning) over the fixed plan's monthly charges?
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Can you restate this question? It doesn't make sense to me. Are you asking if a BB data plan costs more than a standard data plan? Are you asking if the data plan is in addition to the voice plan? Or something else entirely?
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Originally Posted by cyberkamote
- The handheld unit needs BES/BIS provisioning too?
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"Provisioning" generally refers to what the carrier does on their end. In short, no.
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Originally Posted by cyberkamote
- what about if, say, a user from country A (using a SIM card and a handheld from country A) roams to country B will the provisioning back in country A by the user's provider still be applicable- or will the SIM card need re-provisioning? (in my experiences, so far, with the Philippines' providers we didn't have to request the provider to re-provision, as longa s GPRS works in that country where the user roams, then it's all good.
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No matter what, the SIM card does not need re-provisioning. Coverage in country B really depends on the carrier, the data services that they offer, etc. In other words, if the BB doesn't work in country B then re-provisioning won't help.