Smart Unlimited Blackberry Prepaid Plans

If i register on BB DAY. will I be able to use the blackberry app world?

Guys, nag registered ako ng unli bbm for 1 month pero ilang minutes lang gumana, nawala na, ilang beses lng ako naka pag send ng message, what would be the problem?

one thing that has not been mentioned that is very important to remember when trying to avail blackberry services and internet through Smart in the Philippines.. when you avail services then you take your sim card out, and put it back in, your services are deleted and your sim card goes back to original settings.. this is according to someone i talked to on the phone who has 10 years of experience selling and equipping people in the Philippines with blackberry services…

how can i use my wifi.. i have BB8520.. and its so hard to connect in any wifii have scan!! grr

Hi guys, I’m planning to get a bold 9700 and definitely new in blackberry. Can someone help me decide on which BIS I’ll get? Which is better sun or smart? I’m already a postpaid subscriber in Globe and doesn’t want to give up my unit for Globe since most of my calls are coming from Globe. And most definitely I can’t have 2 globe numbers. So I have to get at least a sun or a smart for my BB. Please help. thanks so much! :)

i got BB 8900 i used overseas.
when i got home during vacation last Nov 2010, i tried Smart prepaid BB WEEK. Activation was very quick and email setup was easier and faster than the overseas. they said browsing is not free but i tried finishing my extra load and then do wap browsing and , walla, it was ok. speed was also at par as my overseas BB experience. overall, Smart BB is not bad at all.
to all those with problems on BB, the solution there is to upgrade your BB OS.

when you buy it, the BB (except Torch) have OS 4.x and it will cause problems with all networking sites because their apps are updated to latest OS but not your own. So if you have laptop, you can download latest OS for your device. Install in your laptop and upgrade.

How to upgrade:
(Assuming you downloaded the latest OS, i downloaded mine from Rogers Wireless Canada or Orange UK, whoever has the latest. The filenme readds like this: 8900M_PBr5.0.0_rel1626_PL5.2.0.96_A5.0.0.900_Rogers_Wireless_Inc.exe. Maybe Smart has OS upgrade site also)
1. Install the file in your PC or laptopn. Reboot if you like. This OS upgrade is different from the BB desktop Manager.
2. Connect your BB to the PC or laptop. Does not matter if you choose Y or N to the mediacard challenge.
3. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader. Look for the vendor.xml and delete it. Look for Loader.exe. Double-click Loader.exe
4. Click Next. Then Next. On the next menu, uncheck the other languages except English. Skip the Make sure you check the DOD root, MIME. Skip the TTY and Financial Terms. You can check Yahoo Messenger, Facebook, and Appworld.
5. Click Next. Then Next.
6. Relax for 30 minutes….

After upgrad is done and EDGE/GPRS has come back, check your FB, YM, Twitter, MySpace and what-have-you to update your login/password. Check your BBM also to accept the conditions.

I guaranty your woes will disappear.

btw, only 2 version and one of them is Torch that has BB OS 6. the rest of us will be happy with the ver 5.x

Hope this helps.

I am registered to BB monthly as of last weekend but up to now I have not received any email when I am suppose to coz when I check my emails on my computer I have mails. What do I still need to do so my subscription will not be wasted?

thank you

Hi All… after reading the forum about BB for smart. I decided to sell my BB .. this will not work for me.. everytime I load up.. lagi na lang kinakain load ko. na hindi ko maintindihan. kelangan mo mag register sa BB day always para hindi ka kaltasan. pag di ka naman nag register zero load mo. kasi no matter what uubusin at uubusin ang load mo.. naisip ko I have my own internet naman sa haus and sa office so I come up with a decision na wag na lang gumamit ng bb phone since I cant stand in always subscribing to unlimitted BIS/internet of bb phones .. I GUESS the bottom line is.. it is just not made for prepaid phones. kelangan tlaagang naka plan sya. aminin na natin yan. seriously! so goodbye my BB phone…

anyone here who knows how to modify the settings with the smart blackberry server, so that we can do call , texts and internet surfing thru wifi, without prepaid loads being deducted?
becoz once i switch on the data services it automatically deducts from my prepaid load, i can only do wifi by turning offf the SIM, in which i cannot make calls and text during this time…
anyone who help me with this, or who knows any technical person from smart who can help with this problem. i have already talked to a blackberry contact person here in the phil and they say that the problem is with the provider here… can the provider modify the setting for blackberry prepaid?

any help with this one will be greatly appreciated!

hi ask ko lang po mag kano monthly ng BB curve 8520 sa Smartbuddy plans? i wanna try kasi.

hi guyz…

i am searching on some forums and then i found all d concerns ab8 having difficulties on having one.. ( d BB unit)

some are:

* d BB9700 white cannot use the BIS from globe or smart.. it is not supported by them.
* in BB9700 black , pre paid users are having a hard tym registering to BIS, both on smart and globe.
* i found out that if i will not have d BB plan, i can no longer use that applications like BB on FB & BB on Twitter

What service provider will u recommend? smart or globe?

sorry for bothering you guys but i think u already have been tried the unit and the services it offers..

i really believed that u can help me :)
kindly reply to me.. pretty please! *puppy eyes! ^.^
please enlighten me.. i really love to have this unit…

this really means a lot to me :]]
THANK YOU!

I initially didnt want to get a BIS but i found it very useful to talk to my bf when i am out of my house.

So for the past 2 days it was ok, I subscribed to two BIS on two seperate days.

Today i decided to make it a week, because it seems 50 pesos cheaper. My mistake.

I havent been able to use it all day. Might as well have gotten a once a day BIS than a daily one. Seems like people have a problem reverting from daily to weekly to monthly. Such a shame, it seems so simple i have no idea why a big company like smart can mess it up.

It eats ur load and they are not giving the right service, they should at least refund us, they can see it on their computers the usage from our phones.

This is why our country doesnt succeed, because of crook megacorp businesses like smart.

I couldn’t register with smart.blackberry.com and all i get is

“Cannot log in:
Your BlackBerry® Internet Service Account is suspended or deactivated. Please contact
your wireless service provider at 888-1111, or *888 from your cellphone.”

I got it from PROTEXT cell shop in Greenhills. This is my second unit, I had the dealer replace the first one because the memory card was full of baduy songs and videos. Hassle. Meron pang eternal flame!!! Hahaha

I went na to SMART Wireless twice, no avail.
They were kind enough to assist me with settings and all for the weekend, even if I did not purchase my device from Smart. I also have the hotline for BB but they couldn’t help me either.

I discovered I only have Enterprise option in my email setup options. No options to setup personal email.

I tried registering HRT, but I dont get any messege in return. This has to do with service books, right?

I’m so desperate. :<

@atty.jsf: shucks that is such a hassle! I think you have to register your mobile pala to smart.blackberry.com, you need to register the imei of your phone in that website. Just follow the steps lang :-)

Also best to bring your mobile to a smart wireless center so they can also give further set up. I was also given a blackberry hotline number, maybe you can call them for assistance? 0928.502.0491.

Hope everything will go well with your bb dilemma very soon :-)

@RONALD: I totally agree with you… problem with Smart is that they have a lotttt of new products but their customer service reps have no idea what its all about. Worst thing is, when you advise them that you did not get the mobile from them, they automatically tell you “sorry we can’t help you with your concern since your unit is not smart issued” WHAT THE HELL! Talk about customer service.

I’ve been a victim of this crappy customer service, my advise to you is that YOU CALL THEM MORE THAN 100x a day, SEND THEM EMAILS (customer****@****.***) and go to their wireless centers… i know its time consuming but its the best option for them to attend to your needs….

HELP!!!

I just got a BB 9700 yesterday and I don’t know how to use it.

There’s an arrow pointing outwards and inwards on the upper right side, where the “3G” and signal bars are located. Does it mean that my SMART postpaid is being charged the usual P10 per 30 mins for internet connection? If so, I discovered that these arrows have been working all night while I was asleep. Oh no! :(

After discovering that, I switched to a prepaid simcard with no load, and returned my postpaid sim to my old phone. Just to be sure that I don’t get charged for any internet fees.

Do I need some special settings to make the blinking arrows stop popping up? In Nokia, there’s a function where you can make the internet connection stop. Is there a way to make BB 9700 connect only when prompted manually?

I want to register BB with smart but I’m totally clueless. Should I even bother making the arrows stop or just go and register?

Hi thanks for everyone who read my last post, I am sorry to bother the same day, my wife and I manage to set it up and it works perfectly.

Again sorry for bothering.

Thanks

Help! Using a BB Tour 9630 with Globe, it was used previously with Sprint by my bro in NY. I can’t get/receive service books, and when I activated BB on Globe, it was able to register and was activated but I couldn’t use any of the push mails, BBM or anything.

Do I have a better chance using it with Smart?? Help please. Thanks so much!

@ Rocky thank you so much. My BB’s working perfectly now.

Hi i hope you can help me here. I purchased a BB9700 from Singapore and after following the globe operator on how to configure my phone she tells me (after registering it) that I can’t use my phone because its not provided by globe) So I complained and now they’re processing my unsubscription to globe blackberry.

Anyway, my question is… will my open line bb be recognized by smart? because I will gladly move to smart if that was the case. Thank you very much…

I’ve been using thus pre_paid plan for almost a month now.. And I’m very happy with it :)

Those who r not able to receive an activation message..

Delete all ur service books, u won’t be able to delete the one that says provisioning.. After that, txt BB DAY or WEEK to 2207..u will receive a txt that ur already subscribed, after tha(, reboot ur BB.. Then u will be able to receive an activation e-mail on ur e-mail acct on ur handset..

@doris u juz have to reboot ur phone if the web browser icon has gone missing..

@paul13

hey guys, did you ever receive this message after logging in to http://www.smart.blackberry.com/ ?

“Cannot log in:
Your BlackBerry® Internet Service Account is suspended or deactivated. Please contact
your wireless service provider at 888-1111, or *888 from your cellphone.”

I called *888 but all they suggested was to visit https://provisioning.ap.blackberry.com/ which was also to no avail.

Can anyone help? :)

same problem here please someone helo

hi everyone!!! i used to avail smart’s unlimited bb plan (PREPAID) but now i’m going postpaid. do i need to set up another BIS or should i deactivate my old one? please help!!

Bat Di ako maka register ng unli o makatanggap ng buddy balance gamit ang blackberry storm ko?? anong gagawin ko?

big help!!! thanks to all!!!

what device do u guys have and what os version? alt + left cap + h

hello po i am trying to set up the internet browsing pero di ko sya makita sa browser option help naman po thank you

@ridvan, actually APN for smart is blackberry.net

Has anyone tried the monthly 1200 package? Does it work? 2x nako nag attempt ng BB montlhy ayaw, pag BB WEEK ang bilis mag regsiter! Any inputs?

To eternal happiness

Hi its so nice to know you.
As you know. Smart isn’t that smart. They suck..
and I’m in cebu. I’m Gaz from korea. Having long vacation here just contact me at 0921 950 7564

thumbs up to this. napakinabangan ko tlg with my curve 8520, plus it had activated most of d hidden features of my bb like the maps and application center among others. until when thou is this promo? coz i tried to register last night but i get no feedback to confirm i was subscribd to it like i always did before when i txt at 2207…

Hello po. I am planning to buy a bb phone in a couple of days. Pero with the feedback I’ve been reading about the unlimited data plan parang nakakadiscourage. So ibig sabihin pag nakaregister ako sa BIS ng smart, kailangan ang extra load ko lang ay 1 peso, so di na ko makakapagload pangtext or pangtawag? Help so I know I won’t be regretting buying one. Thank you.

i used to subscribe to smart’s weekly bb service but then thursday last week, i loaded 300 plus another 30 to be able to subscribe to the said service. the response was “service not available, try again later” so i waited until afternoon to try again only to find out that my remaining load was only 12.75! WTF!!! i callep up smart via *888 to ask for a load return since the whole time i couldnt access my web browser, fb, etc… the agent only told me that bb automatically requests data services which costs about 10.00 per 30 minutes!!! agent even told me that the load can not be refunded since i already used it up! grrrrr!!!!i gave up… now, fearing the same thing will happen again, i opted to get the daily bb service, i usually get the “you are now subscribed….” message but then i could not log on to my ym, fb, browser, etc…. if anybody knows of any remedy on this, i would greatly appreciate if you can advise what to do…im gettin frustrated on this thing. at first, i was very thankful smart came up with this thing, but now, i am still hoping there is a solution to this. please help…

@option:
APN is ‘internet’

Usernameand Password for APN is left blank. :)

this is on Smart.

Add me: 205B73C2

Ok now that App World’s available, I’m a bit confused. I’ve been wanting to have BB 9700 (way cheaper kasi dito sa Middle East compared sa Pinas – greenhills.com.ph) HOWEVER, after seeing several comments on this site bout BIS plan with Globe and Smart, parang I’m “hesitantly wanting” to have one. Kasi sabi sa thread:

1. matagal mag subscribe and even renew ng BIS plan.

2. you have to at least maintain 1 peso load, and that’s it. Otherwise it will be gone in no time due to some unknown hourly data charges. So paano kung may tatawagan or tetext ka? Dun ka lang pwedeng mag load ng extra?

3. (sorry if this might sound dumb for a newbie) without BIS plan, by all means, is it not possible to use apps like Facebook and YM through regular data charging?

4. and finally, both Globe and Smart’s reps have successfully made your day making you feel hopeless to setup BIS on your BB.

Don’t get me wrong, as I’ve said recently I WANTED to have one pero parang andaming complaints sa thread coming from BB users. I don’t want to go buy BB and subscribe to BIS plan here just to find out na mahirap pala siyang i-setup/register sa Pinas doing all handheld / service books wiping, provisioning and stuffs that I’ve never heard. I hope someone will hear me out. Sa mag reply, thanks you pow and bless you! hehe…

YM/FB “, scraven_****@****.***, saka na yung PIN pag convinced nakong mag BB hehe..

I haven’t been able to use my BB service from Smart since 13 March… I get the confirmation message but no “Your Blackberry has been registered to the network” thing. Called Smart and they said the problem was on their end; there was a text registration but on their end no network registration.

I wiped my bb. So I need to join the bbm group again somebody invite me to group. 2190AA8C

@option: is dat true? did u already tried it?

http://uk.blackberry.com/devices/enabled/os.jsp worth a look for nokia users :)

3×50 na nag kinain ng smart sa BIS, ang masama hindi pa alam ng CSR nila na sila ang may problem.

smart sucks. lol.

ANYWAY, i’m on the “515-3” network, instead of “SMART” anyone experiencing this, or its just me?

@andch had similar prob when i was adding a friend. u should tweet smartcare. they would have to send u missing service books. when u send service book via smart bis it’s not complete, it basically send service book for ur emails.

Hi Nicole,

Can you help me configure my BB for Globe? Kasi I tried calling them and as usual sagot nila saken eh di nila matutulungan pag di sa Globe galing yung BB… I tried registering and successful naman pero di nagiging GPRS lagi lang cya lowercase and aun nagexpire na si one day eh ala pa din… On and Off yung connection ko with Smart and tama ka as in todo makikipag away ka pa sa kanila… Ilan na yung supervisor na nakausap ko and la pa din… please please help me how I can configure my BB for Globe BIS to work… Thanks in advance!

down po ang system ng smart for BB pag ganun. try lang after a few hour or the next day. One thing is, di dapat kainin ang load nyo once hindi na acknowledge ang subscription nyo.

my bis still doesnt work! its been 2 days! sayang naman ang load ko. whats happening? is it a service provider issue or theres is something wrong with my bb 9700. PLS HELP!

ms Ok ang BIS ng gLobe

something wrong with the smart again?? walang service ang blackberry ko?? i cant renew again!! help!! ive done all those things pull out ko na battery and everything!! wala pa rin..bigla nalang nawala ive been using thier service for 3 months na now lang ako nawala ng interenet service!!

help me pls.. me buddy in US is still pending when he told me he already accepted and event sent me a message. im here in phil. now..w at to do…
PIN: 23EDE47B

hey.. guys.. why does it still say pending to my friend in U.S? what should i do?

guys, i tried battery pull, etc. but something weird happened to my bb internet service. i suddenly couldnt use it to send msg to bbm, surf internet, twitter and facebook. tried to register again to BB WEEK but it says “network out of order” daw… ive been using this service for almost a month now without any problems… what should i do? any suggestions? tia..

Hi All… those who are experiencing na kinakain ang load or balance sa Smart try to enable your load wallet kasi saken after I enabled it di nakakain ung extra credits ko… you may try it…

Enabling Load Wallet:

Type WALLET send to 7532

Hope this helps!

I’ve been using globe blackberry prepaid unli internet service for 3 weeks now with no problem or whatsoever. I can also subscribe immediately after my current subscription has ended. No need to delete any service book. You just need to do battery pull after registering again and after a few minutes, 2 mins to be exact, you can surf away and use different chat engines.i have so many applications in my BB which are using internet services and globe never stole any single centavo. :) I have all chat engines from ym, msn, google talk, facebook chat and skype and all are working. I have dictionary, scoreboar, google maps, viingo, bb trans and all are perfectly working without any additional charge from globe. Just make sure you are using BB internet browser and not globe wap site. You can access any site you want. I have activated all 6 email accounts, including my office email without a hassle. All are working and the best thing about it? They’re separated per folder… Very nice. You’ll know which email account an email was received. :)
I was planning to switch to smart, but after reading comments here, i decided to just stay with Globe.
One more thing, if you plan to switch to globe, make sure the blackberry phone is issued by globe or it’s already open line when you bought it.
Because if the phone came from smart and you just have it openlined, goodluck! You’ll surely go through a lot!!!!
My sister is from globe, that’s why i know.
Hope this helps in your decision making.

Hi! I hope someone can help me out, this is not related to prepaid though but someone might be able to help. last year I’ve subscribed on a corporate plan for smart and had the E71 phone with it, now my E71 is just my spare and I have a BB 9530 which I would like to register to smart, the service rep just gave me the smart.blackberry site which didn’t really help, I need to enable BIS so I can have my BES to work.

happy valentines to you all and thanks in advance.

i’ve been on smart’s bb week for 6 days now, renewing tom. so hopefully di magkaproblem (fingers crossed). its been reliable for me for the past few days :)

my only gripe so far, is that my BIS doesnt work when i’m in 3G mode. kaya sa 2G nalang ako. when i did finally get my 3G to work earlier today, nawalan naman ng signal….. hina ata ng 3G service ng smart, it always kept switching to the small letters 3g, sabi no data connection whenever i try to HRT.

having problems with renewal again… its my 5th time… tried renewing the other day forgot that i turned off my data services so i turned it on pero wala na kinain na load ko.. tried again yesterday did the MMS ON then batt pull thing to no avail. its just stressing me out parati na lang kinakain ng smart load ko!

@dani: were u able to fix youre renewal issues. think i have the same problem even if do MMS ON then batt pull wala din.

to globe users: how is the renewal with globe thinking of switching to globe or does globe have the same issues?

appreciate the help guys thanks

Same problem with provisioning.. got no problems before just until now.. 3 days straight ako nag-re-register, data services is still unavailable.. Im planning to switch to globe since they already have it. any feedback about globe’s BIS?

Also i tried to download blackberry apps world pero i received an error from the site. It says that its not supported daw?!?! HELP!

FiNaLLY nKa regisTereD dN!!!dah…pin me 2189116B

@jamesBB: hi registered nako after ko magalit s smart…

damn dat smart…the always replying “you are not allowed to use this service” what tha…!!!

i cant activate the BB prepaid plan. im getting replies that “you are not allowed to avail of this service” need help guys

got the BIS with no problems or whatsoever

hit me on BBM 3074C79F

after expiration ng smart subscription ko I decided to use a new globe number because most of the people I know are globe users.. I was able to register and do browsing and chat but the problem is my push emails.. Can’t set it up because everytime I log on it says ‘your account has been suspended etc..’ Help please, need my work emails!

@Jordan there are few na sinasabing kinakain pa din ung load nila kaya if I’m not mistaken may nagadvice before na wag sobra sobra ung iload kasi nga kinakain yung remaining balance but before when I complained naman sa Smart na may load ako na kinain they checked it, specially if it’s a BIS subscription binabalik naman nila provided na wala talaga sila makita sa records na nagbrowse… I never tried the weekly, madalas dun lang ako sa per day nagsa-subscribe and so far ung load ko na below Php10 eh di naman nawawala… As for their assistance talagang wala cla alam sa configurations /settings kasi according to them ung technical team daw nila ang bahala dun sa connection issue.

guys! how to turn off the smart BB service? coz its eating up my load even though my subscription has expired

@ Chayie ok lang yan.. ganyan din ako.. buti nga pasensyoso ang mga tao d2 eh dahil dami din ako tanong at sabi ko nga ang isa sa mga nagtyaga talaga saken eh si sir Miguel… hehehe!

Cee thanks ulit!

Sorry medyo makulit ako ha. I have a few questions again. This morning nagexpire yung subscription ko sa blackberry prepaid plan, sakto thats when I went to the smart.blackberry.com site and then registered. After I registered may nareceive akong message na Email account information and Blackberry internet service na my account is now active. Since active na I can subscribe to the blackberry prepaid plan na?

One more question, pano mactivate ang wifi…parating huminhingi ng provisioning something eh…nalilito ako :)

My BB pin is 211703F5. do I have to be connected to the internet to use the BBM?

Thanks much Cee! Sorry ulit sa super kulit2 ko :)

thanks to this forum it helps me a lot i am already using my BB now..i just follow sir Miguel’s advice!!

Thanks Cee! I think its working na :)

pin: 216c6ee5

Hi guys…regarding s pgregister for ur servce books go to smart.blackberry.com on ur device…still have problems regarding smart servce I’ll be glad to help you guys..add me in ym..miguelmalla****@****.*** bbmessnger pin 20e0ca81

quoting dani

“1. I sent MMS ON to 211 – i received a text saying “MMS/GPRS/3G service features are already active. Thank you for using our service.”
2. I send BB DAY to 2207 – i received a text saying “You are now subscribed to BB Prepaid DAILY package. A maintaing balance of P1 is required to enjoy the offer. The service is applicable to BB handset users only. Click here for more details (Terms and Conditions): http://m.smart.com.ph/blackberry I tried opening the link – IT WON’T OPEN

I tried opening my browser and tried to open a link like google.com – IT WON’T OPEN

*What do you think is the problem here?
I do believe that I was registered successfully to the PROMO and the MMS/GPRS/3G service but still I CAN’T USE MY BROWSER.

I heard something about SERVICE BOOKS.
This is what my service books folder have inside:
1. MMS Client [MMS]
2. Smart MMS [WPTCP]
3. WAP SMART [WAP]
4. WAP Browser (SMART) [BrowserConfig]
5. WAP Push Config [WAPPushConfig]
6. Provisioning [PROVISIONING]”

– this is what happened to me too. except i dont have provisioning i have:

Wi-Fi TCP/IP browser
Wi-Fi TCP/IP Transport

what should I do? am I having problems because my BB is openline? When i bought it from kimstore it was already openline.

@Chayie you need first to register by going to this link https://bis.ap.blackberry.com/html?brand=smart and then on your BB you need to go Status >> Advanced Options >> Host Routing Table and press the Menu and select register… That way you will be able to register your BB with Smart… Hope this helps… :)

dani: looks like you’re having the same probs I had,head to their twitter account for quick response and fix…I called cs like 5 times to no avail…SmartCares at twitter…looks like a bug on their BIS server…it was down for me for 3 days…its back up now…best of luck…

Please update.

Just last night, this is what I did:
1. I sent MMS ON to 211 – i received a text saying “MMS/GPRS/3G service features are already active. Thank you for using our service.”
2. I send BB DAY to 2207 – i received a text saying “You are now subscribed to BB Prepaid DAILY package. A maintaing balance of P1 is required to enjoy the offer. The service is applicable to BB handset users only. Click here for more details (Terms and Conditions): http://m.smart.com.ph/blackberry I tried opening the link – IT WON’T OPEN :(

I tried opening my browser and tried to open a link like google.com – IT WON’T OPEN :(

*What do you think is the problem here?
I do believe that I was registered successfully to the PROMO and the MMS/GPRS/3G service but still I CAN’T USE MY BROWSER.

I heard something about SERVICE BOOKS.
This is what my service books folder have inside:
1. MMS Client [MMS]
2. Smart MMS [WPTCP]
3. WAP SMART [WAP]
4. WAP Browser (SMART) [BrowserConfig]
5. WAP Push Config [WAPPushConfig]
6. Provisioning [PROVISIONING]

There are no entries in my HRT (host routing table)
but I clicked “Register Now” when I successfully received the confirmation of the promo.

Then when I open my browser and try to open a page.
I keep getting this error message:

Unable to open a PDP Context to the following APN:
smart 1
This may be happening because the currently selected Browser configuration is not compatible with the current network.

I too am having problems with the BIS not connecting to my device,was flawless for 3 weeks,now won’t connect at all, called Cs 5 times and complained on twitter too…to no avail…BB 9000 & 9700. Been 3 days already, this is very upsetting…

Have been using prepaid daily for many days now, always renew daily. Haven’t experienced problems for around two weeks… until TODAY. All of a sudden i stopped receiving and could not send emails.

I also could not access my facebook nor could I browse the internet. The error message is always “You are not in a wireless coverage area”: even if I have already changed locations and even if my friend’s postpaid SMART SIM indeed has wireless internet access in the same location i was in.

Seems like a hopeless case already. Makes me feel bad kasi I just got my BB and it’s been working so good so far… it’s making me think of just getting a post-paid plan. argh.

Good! Now i must go back to smart! but what about Ubertwitter, facebook, and myspace? i want to use those apps. hope it’ll be available soon. :)

Someone help me please. The subscription to smarts BIS went smoothly for the first week. Now im trying to renew it and i can’t. someone please give me step by step instructions on how i can do so… I need my emails!

@miguelmallari: wow talaga? activated hanggang 4 days? nice!

anyway, i plan to subscribe again for the 3rd time and hopefully it’ll work na. di kasi gumana ung 2nd time ko. so this is what i’ll do:

delete the service books
pull out the battery
text MMS ON to 211
subscribe for the Smart BlackBerry Prepaid

are these correct?

btw, this is what i get every time I enter my username and password at smart.blackberry.com:
http://img43.yfrog.com/img43/561/24193991.jpg

Louie dyn ka na ngkamali..s globe ssetup m lng push email m s globe.blackberry.com anyway ako I’m using globe..1 day lng sinubscribe ko 4 days na activated parin..s smart strictly 1 day lng yan..sayang..hina pa ng signal s smart GPRS lng.. S globe most likely EDGE lagi..bihira gprs lng..wag ka din mgload ng sobra2 s smart..bka matawa ka mwwala nlng bgla load mo.haha

hi.

i bought an openline blackberry 8520 the other day.

i immediately put my globe sim and tried their bb service for one day. only the instant messaging was working. called 211 and even went to their customer service. they dont know why the push email was not working.

so i decided to buy a smart prepaid sim and tried their bb service. it worked perfectly well. when i called 8881111, the customer service was so helpful to guide me on how to register my bb device.

thanks smart!

pag hndi parin ngwork after mo mgregister
after 3mins..maybe thats the time na need mo mgbattery pull.

i think u dont need to delete ur service books unless ur from globe then switching to smart..

Finally!!the answer upon renewing is here! SEND MMS ON TO 211 everytime before u register again!

its the first day….nka internet browser ako..pero ncharge ako ng 5….heres a review..

That didn’t take too long. Learned about this a couple of days ago but held off until it was official and the prepaid prices have been finalized. This is Globe Telecom’s response to Smart’s Unlimited Prepaid Blackberry Plans.

Subscribers can get unlimited BlackBerry service on their BlackBerry smartphones with new prepaid service plans for daily, weekly or monthly rates.

Daily Personal BlackBerry: Php50
5-Day Personal BlackBerry: Php220
Monthly Personal BlackBerry: Php1,200

The rates are almost similar to that of Smart. Smart’s weekly is Php300 for 7 days while Globe’s 5-day price is Php220.

The new prepaid BlackBerry service plans provide unlimited access to (push) email including Yahoo! Mail and Gmail; instant messaging via BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, and Windows Live Messenger; and social networking sites such as Facebook and Flickr.

To activate the prepaid BlackBerry service plans and experience unlimited BlackBerry service all day just text BB ON and send to 8888 (e.g. BB ON 50). This is available to all Globe prepaid subscribers nationwide.

The prepaid BlackBerry service will be activated on the customer’s Globe prepaid account and BlackBerry smartphone within 24 hours following the text message registration. Internet browsing is not included in the unlimited service and will be charged like any GPRS service for prepaid subscribers — P5 for 15 minutes for time-based browsing or P0.15/KB for volume-based browsing.

Note: Free use on Blackberry APN only. Additional charges will apply when Globe APN is used.

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@miguel: so that works (texting MMS ON to 211) first before renewing? sure way ba sya? wanna try it since u mentioned it. im still wondering how, after renewing, the remaining load won’t be eaten up by the 10/30mins. charges. (knowing for a fact that I’m using the BB browser and not the Smart WAP Browser/Sandbox thing)

Only for BlackBerry

I was reading some tweets over at twitter.com and many people are having problems “renewing”. this is what i found:

I hope this prepaid plan reprovision fr @Smartcares for blackberry will be fixed soon. Many bb users are complaining already.
9:01 PM Dec 12th

@SMARTCares I did. Hope you can resolve the renewal and reprovisions of this service. Many of us encounters this problem. Ok sana service.
7:36 PM Dec 12th

@Smartcares don’t want to call customer service and be refunded again, it will take 1 hour of my time, they’re not even worth it. Wtf

@Smartcares many are victimized already, load disappearing when renewing the service and nothing will happen.

@Smartcares just ate up my load again because of the bb unli prepaid plan! Renewal of the subscription won’t let you connect anymore!
3:50 PM Dec 12th

try ko na sana mag-renew pero i’ve read the comment about dun sa PROVISIONING. hehe.. so nagload lang ako ng 300+ para makapag-renew the next day. ayon, kinain lang ni smart load ko. kaasar.

yes, please tell us if you successfully ‘renew’ you subscription abiduds. i also have the same situation with dani. i tried to subscribe for the second time but it didn’t work and the P50 was deducted from my load. :( I called Smart’s customer care and they gave me a ‘case’ number but until now, no feedack :(

i’ve tried the one day package and i was so happy to be online the whole time.. ym, facebook, gmail, everything! it’s just too bad the blackberry appworld does not work. :(

i plan to subscribe again and hope it would work like the first time.

@patty
you can get the pin from Options > Status. ;)

how is the web browsing with this prepaid BB?
same lang ba with unlimited data?

HAHAHA! Dude di pa naman ako umaabot sa ganun. Hopefully not! Or else baka mabaliw ako HAHAHA! :P

@miguel: okay I will do that. thanks for the heads up. hopefully they can act on my problem the same way, or else this is gonna add up to the stress they’ve already given me! lol

@miguel: oh it’s possible? I will try and call tomorrow (I just got off from talking to a CS and I dont think I can wait and talk again that long), hopefully I can get the refund immediately. It’s been 4 days since I reported the problem (and I reported another one now, I bet I’ll have to wait the same length of time for any progress) but they kept on saying they will just update and forward the report, blah blah.

@jen hello..pls avail of ur refund..ask them for a goodwill VAS and tell them the exact amount deducted from ur load per sim..they can refund any value below 300 per sim card..u will recv ur load less than a day..

is this work with my vintage BB 6720?! jijiji.. TIA..

What? is it true? kung postpaid ka, every 30 min charge ka ng 10 pesos? so 480 pesos a day & 14400 pesos a month if you are on postpaid?
you should get the name of the cs, ano kalse sagot yan? walang logic

i noticed that when i register for a day of unlimited blackberry plan, after loading up P60 just to try it, it would deduct the P50, but when i check my load balance, only P1 remains. The P10 seems to be deducted without my knowledge for the P10/30 mins browsing. How is it possible? I’m using my old blackberry 8800. Even after the registration to the plan has expired, and I do not renew my registration, whenever I load up, it would automatically eat up the credits. I just find it weird that I dont even use the Smart WAP and it deducts all those. Called up customer service about this but they just suck big time. Smart service is very appalling. I mean seriously.

thanks, but what I mean is your personal pin on other’s phone. when you change phone, they can’t contact you at the new phone (with new pin), am I correct? you have to notify all of your contact that you change pin?

internet browsing setup is automatic when you received your service book. Depending on the bb you use, you’ll have an option to use either “internet browser” or “wap smart” as your default browser configuration

I can’t set up my mail.

When im on the set-up wizard, i don’t have an option “create new mail” :(

i only have one.
“i want to use to a work email account with a Blackberry Enterprise Server” :(

SMART is still oh so stupid.

Whats the point of calling it “Unlimited Blackberry Prepaid Plan” when web browsing is not covered and you will still be metered for use.

There is no point of discrimination of these services.

SMS, Push-Email, IM, web browsing are all just DATA.

Try renewing after 24 hours from expiration

I tried what Miguel said, and it worked for a day. Today, I’m trying to renew, and did all the steps above too. But it didn’t work. I also did a “wipe off”, still to no avail.

pin is from the fone…not from ur sim

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you have to subscribe on their blackberry prepaid servce…send bb day to 2207 for 1day=50php bb week 1week=300
also set ur browser options to internet browing when ur account is activated..dont us WAP SMART or you will be charged 10php=30mins

i was able to link it up with my work email via enterprise network and i am getting emails now. but why can’t i send emails now?

instructions for renewing

1. delete ALL service books(if you cant remove provisioning try removing ur simcard and insert again and check service books)
2. subcribe (BB DAY send to 2207)
3. shut down fone
4. battery pull (10secs)
5. battery insert

hello. i tried to register again, and it wont activate.. thats when i read ur post about the PROVISIONING service book. what do I do now? the other night, i loaded my prepaid # with 120 and was planning to register the ff. day, but when i woke up, it ate up my load. was it because of data services being on? BIS wasnt even activated then, it had already ended 6 hours ago after i checked my balance. my prepaid # cant even call 888. it keeps on saying check the settings. im so confused now.

dont register if you can still see the PROVISIONING ON YOUR SERVICE BOOKS BECAUSE YOU WONT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR NEW SETTINGS FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION.
THANK YOU

I tried it last night and it was good. What I did was register, then when I got the confirmation that I am subscribed to the daily package, on your phone, make sure that:
1. the data services is ON on the Mobile Network Options
2. go to OPTIONS>ADVANCED OPTIONS>HOST ROUTING TABLE> and then click on the MENU key to REGISTER.

Once u receive a message from BlackBerry that your handheld has been registered, thats when u can open the Internet Browser and surf away, and use the BlackBerry messenger to ADD your friends’ PIN so u can exchange BBM.

Any questions I can be of help of, just let me know!