Blackberry pre-paid service

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Hi all!

I will be traveling to Taiwan next month and I’m wondering if there is any pre-paid service for blackberry data plan in Taiwan?I will be staying for 10 days so it’s gonna be very pricey for me to use the current data plan that I am using due to the roaming :aiyo: Pls help!

Thank you

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[quote=“miffy_2452”]Hi all!

I will be traveling to Taiwan next month and I’m wondering if there is any pre-paid service for blackberry data plan in Taiwan?I will be staying for 10 days so it’s gonna be very pricey for me to use the current data plan that I am using due to the roaming :aiyo: Pls help!

Thank you[/quote]
If it is a GSM or UMTS blackberry (T-mo or AT&T if you are coming from US) AND it is unlocked then you can get prepaid SIMs. The cost of a prepaid SIM from Chunghwa (the incumbent carrier) is 500NT and includes 300NT of airtime. You’ll need two pieces of ID recognized in Taiwan, of which a passport can count as one.

Also you should be aware of the restrictions caused by using a generic dataplan as opposed to Blackberry Internet Service. They are enumerated here. If you were planning to stay longer, Taiwan Mobile (台灣大哥大) does offer true BIS on standard postpaid plans.

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So there’s no way I can get BIS with pre-paid sim card?coz I need blackberry messenger the most. is there any cheaper alternative available in Taiwan?

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If you do a lot of international travel, you’d be doing yourself a service to dump the BB and get an Android, iPhone, or even WinMo set, as they can all provide push chat and push email functionality without requiring a middle-man server. Unless of course it is a company phone, in which case I guess you’re kinda stuck.

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Hahaha…yeah I must consider this :laughing: thanks anyway :slight_smile: