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aabbaa1975

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Quick Question for those that have a BB bold or the new javelin.

1.) These phones have wifi. If you are on rogers and only have signed up for the email package (voice+send receive email) and are in a hotspot will you be able to pick up free internet? Is there a way to make sure that it does not start dailing up to the internet and charging you insane amounts for sending and recieving data?

2. the built in GPS is there a service charge for that? or you turn it one and you device acts like a GPS?
 
Further i would also like to know as regards Blackberry Bold and Apple Iphone will it connect to any domestic or public router for friendly wifi connection? whosoever has such phones need to take data plan also from Rogers/Fido?
So if a consumer does not take the data plan from the server company will the wifi function of receiving emails/and sending them can be done through your own home router too! Looking for answers from technically experienced terb members:)
 
I have the Javelin, and I cant complain at all, it is a good phone.
It conects quite happily to my wireless network at home, and providing credentials are available it will connect to public WiFi hotspots as well.

I have it set up to prefer to use WiFi for communications, so if it is connected to a WiFi, as much as possible is routed over the WiFi, even voice calls. what you can do to ensure that data only goes over the WiFi is turn the Wireless network off under connection settings, leaving the WiFi enabled. I tried this as an experiment and still maintained full functionality even though the wireless connection was turned off. I called my cell and saw the activity lights on my router go crazy, showing that the call was indeed being routed over my internet connection.
 
PDSAjax said:
I have the Javelin, and I cant complain at all, it is a good phone.
It conects quite happily to my wireless network at home, and providing credentials are available it will connect to public WiFi hotspots as well.

I have it set up to prefer to use WiFi for communications, so if it is connected to a WiFi, as much as possible is routed over the WiFi, even voice calls. what you can do to ensure that data only goes over the WiFi is turn the Wireless network off under connection settings, leaving the WiFi enabled. I tried this as an experiment and still maintained full functionality even though the wireless connection was turned off. I called my cell and saw the activity lights on my router go crazy, showing that the call was indeed being routed over my internet connection.
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Cool! What about the its GPS function?
 
aabbaa1975 said:
Cool! What about the its GPS function?
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GPS function works fine, I use it with Google maps rather than the built in blackberry maps. There may be a one off charge to activate the GPS, but I am not sure. Beyond that all it costs is for the download of map data as you use it.
 
On Rogers, since you need the blackberry.net and internet.com APNs, you can't accidentally "dial in". So yes, if you connect to an open network, you'll be able to surf, but walk out of range, and you'll start getting "out of network coverage" errors. So no, no charges.

As for the GPS, Rogers offers Telenav, which is a subscription based gps service (5$/month). But you'd need a full data package, not just the 15$ one. You can hunt for other gps apps online that may be free or at least just ask to pay one time. I think those are better.
 
dreamblade said:
On Rogers, since you need the blackberry.net and internet.com APNs, you can't accidentally "dial in". So yes, if you connect to an open network, you'll be able to surf, but walk out of range, and you'll start getting "out of network coverage" errors. So no, no charges.

As for the GPS, Rogers offers Telenav, which is a subscription based gps service (5$/month). But you'd need a full data package, not just the 15$ one. You can hunt for other gps apps online that may be free or at least just ask to pay one time. I think those are better.
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Do you know where I could find out more info reg these apps.
 
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