Blackberry 7290

[GoldenGuppy]

I am not a pro by any means when it comes to the new "phones" my company provided me with a TMOBILE simple cell phone--equipped with a simcard.

My girlfriend then gave me her Blackberry 7290 (since her company upgraded her to another phone).

So without knowing anything I popped in my sim card and the 7290 works beautifully as a cell phone.

I am curious though, although it says DATA CONNECTION REFUSED (since my company doesn't have the data plan), will my company get charged extra by simply having my sim card in a BLACKBERRY?

I just have mainly two questions: I used the text msging a lot on the old cell... is Short Msg System SMS thing the same on the blackberry? And am I ok to use the other aux services of the blackberry like the calender and the memo pad?

In a nutshell I want to use the blackberry (w/o syncing or anything that comes w/ the data plan) but I don't want my company to get an invoice that shows a bunch of extra charges that show me using a blackberry instead of a normal phone they provided.

Thanks

 

[d33pt]

you'll be fine. you'll only be charged what the plan offers. there's no data, so it's just a regular phone.

 

[GoldenGuppy]

Awesome, thanks d33pt. SMS is texting then?

 

[d33pt]

yes, sms is texting. you can use the memopad and calendar with no problems. you can even sync it with the usb cable to your outlook too. it just wont sync wirelessly.