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Old 08-08-2010, 02:05 AM   #1
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can someone point me in the right direction... I bought a att go phone so I can use the sim for my 8100 - (it's unlocked) - but when I put the sim in it there are no bars and it has no message capapbilites or internet-- I tested it with a friends att sim and the phone had everything.. his messages and internet.. what am I missing?? - I tried manually entering the wap for att but still nothing... any help is apprecciated.
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Also to note when the sim is in the go phone it works like it should .... so can I assume that the sim is lokced into the go phone?? and if it is ... then why doens't my unlocked pearl read anything???
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you need a blackberry data plan on the account.
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but how was I able to use my friends ATT sim without it?? - and I tested it with 2 different att sims?
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Well I tested it again with a Tmobile sim and a new Iphone sim and it ran great so I sold it to a friend... Bye Bye BB.
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I have almost the same issue..my Bold 9700 is sshowing unlocked,I am on a data plan but when I try to use the internet it says "This is a wifi service. please ensure youe device has an active wifi connection and try again."
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