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Data on BlackBerry® Smartphones
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- Pay-per-use data is available on select BlackBerry® smartphones. Remember: data add-ons are optional.
| BlackBerry® CurveTM 8530 |
BlackBerry® CurveTM 3G |
| Pay-per-use data is available |
Pay-per-use data is not available. To enable data on a BlackBerry® CurveTM 3G, you must add a BlackBerry® rate plan or add-on. |
- You can turn data off on your phone.
- From the home screen press the
 button
- Select Manage Connections
- Select Mobile Network Options
- Change While Roaming to Off
- Change Data Services to Off
- MMS (Picture & Video messaging) is available on select BlackBerry® smartphones.
| BlackBerry® CurveTM 8530 |
BlackBerry® CurveTM 3G |
| MMS is not compatible |
MMS will only work if you have the BlackBerry® Connect Add-on |
- We recommend using Wi-Fi® at home to help you save data. Here’s how to make sure your phone will first use Data over Wi-Fi® before beginning to take from your plan, Add-on, or use Pay-Per-Use data:
- From the home screen press the button
- Select Manage Connections
- Select Set Up Wi-Fi® Network
- Select Next
- Select Scan for Networks – phone will scan and display available Wi-Fi® networks
- Select the desired network to connect to
Don’t want to incur any Data charges while you’re outside a Wi-Fi® network? We suggest blocking your data connection (see step #2).
- Only certain features work over Wi-Fi®.
| MMS |
MMS will not work when Wi-Fi® is the only data connection (data is turned off). |
| BlackBerry® Messenger |
BlackBerry® Messenger will not work without a BlackBerry® add-on (opting for only Wi-Fi® use instead). |
| Web Browsing |
Web browsing is available when using data over Wi-Fi®. |
| SMS |
Text messaging works even if Wi-Fi® is the only connection to the internet. |
| Apps |
Application availability varies on Wi-Fi® |
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