Odd you should ask that, but i was talking to a Verizon Rep who told me, unlike other smartphone equip in the Verizon lineup, Blackberry products require a data plan- be it a alotment of data a month or a pay as you go plan. You MUST have a data plan.
Seems odd to me, unless all carriers have the same deal with blackberry...
i asked an in store rep and she said it doesnt require a data package. however, i put no faith in the verizon in store sales reps. The preorder requires you to chose a blackberry plan. I hope there is a way around this.
A little clarification if I could. Blackberries do NOT...repeat...DO NOT have a pay-as-you-go data plan with Verizon Wireless. You can have 10MB or Unlimited only. However, there is a new plan for the Pearl...oh..and check on the website say...on the 3rd...for a surprise.
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Tejash @ Nov 1st 2007 1:44PM
any word if we will be able to get this without the blackberry data package?
gareth @ Nov 1st 2007 2:36PM
Odd you should ask that, but i was talking to a Verizon Rep who told me, unlike other smartphone equip in the Verizon lineup, Blackberry products require a data plan- be it a alotment of data a month or a pay as you go plan. You MUST have a data plan.
Seems odd to me, unless all carriers have the same deal with blackberry...
Tejash @ Nov 1st 2007 2:41PM
i asked an in store rep and she said it doesnt require a data package. however, i put no faith in the verizon in store sales reps. The preorder requires you to chose a blackberry plan. I hope there is a way around this.
gareth @ Nov 1st 2007 3:08PM
To be honest, I really don't trust the reps in the store. I would call VZ and ask directly, thats what I did.
SomeGuy @ Nov 1st 2007 6:22PM
A little clarification if I could. Blackberries do NOT...repeat...DO NOT have a pay-as-you-go data plan with Verizon Wireless. You can have 10MB or Unlimited only. However, there is a new plan for the Pearl...oh..and check on the website say...on the 3rd...for a surprise.