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hi all and all
is it still viable to have a blackberry with bis on prepaid?
:)

if yes which is the best network in Johannesburg?
:)
 
igi said:
hi all and all
is it still viable to have a blackberry with bis on prepaid?
:)

if yes which is the best network in Johannesburg?
:)
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Yes, and probably Vodacom.
 
hi all the way I see it
60-00 bucks for(bis)
40-00 bucks top-up prepaid
a whole month usage for 100-00
what is wrong with this picture?
:)
 
R60 will get you 250MB of data on Vodacom. That's enough for most people.
 
I saw mtn BIS uncapped for R 60, what happens after 200mb, do they throttle it? O
 
igi said:
hi all and all
is it still viable to have a blackberry with bis on prepaid?
:)

if yes which is the best network in Johannesburg?
:)
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If you don't mind the hardware keyboard, sure. Unfortunately non of the new BB's use BIS any more, so your only options are legacy devices. I've used legacy BB's before and the experience was terrible! Poor quality cameras (compared to competition when they were released), constant full system reboots and very few apps in BB app world compared to Android and iOS at the time I bought my BBs.
I'm assuming you need the uncapped data? My suggestion: get a prepaid Cell C sim and see what the network is like in the places you spend most of your time. Preferrably use a phone with 3G capability for this. If you get decent network signal, buy a BB. Cell C's FUP 1GB BIS offer is probably the best out there. Unlike Vodacom or MTN (personal experience with both on BB Bold) it's unshaped/not throttled (until you hit the 1GB that is). Only get a BB if you will use 1GB of data a month.
 
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jax_maxit said:
If you don't mind the hardware keyboard, sure. Unfortunately non of the new BB's use BIS any more, so your only options are legacy devices. I've used legacy BB's before and the experience was terrible! Poor quality cameras (compared to competition when they were released), constant full system reboots and very few apps in BB app world compared to Android and iOS at the time I bought my BBs.
I'm assuming you need the uncapped data? My suggestion: get a prepaid Cell C sim and see what the network is like in the places you spend most of your time. Preferrably use a phone with 3G capability for this. If you get decent network signal, buy a BB. Cell C's FUP 1GB BIS offer is probably the best out there. Unlike Vodacom or MTN (personal experience with both on BB Bold) it's unshaped/not throttled (until you hit the 1GB that is). Only get a BB if you will use 1GB of data a month.
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hi tanx for you reply

in my area unfortunately cell-c does not feature well at all.
my decision to go this root is purely financial.
and yes I am not much, into photos and movies.
again tanx for your reply
:)
 
Telkom/8ta BIS is ending this month end.... Wish there was an unlimited BIS Sp available....

Cell C's 2GB/month isn't enough...
 
dondav said:
Telkom/8ta BIS is ending this month end.... Wish there was an unlimited BIS Sp available....

Cell C's 2GB/month isn't enough...
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What do you do with BIS that you would >2GB a month for?
 
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