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Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
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Questions & Answers for Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
Question
do you have to pay 10$ extra a month if you dont want the blackberry features?
asked 2 years, 3 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
joezie
4 answers
Answers
answer 1
Yu dont have to but you might as well cus then theres no point in having a bb except for show then you cant even bbm ppl
answered 2 years, 1 month ago
By
lalalalaaaa
answer 2
according to other people that I've read, they said no, only if you want the blackberry features do you have to.
answered 2 years, 2 months ago
By
smartJulia
answer 3
yes. if you get the blackberry phone, you have to pay the blackberry upcharge.
answered 2 years, 2 months ago
By
gbfile
answer 4
You pay one monthly fee depending on how much minutes you use. Like 300 minutes and unlimited txt and email is $30 a month. other carriers make you pay a data plan package but not this one. go to www.virginmobileusa.com to find out more
answered 2 years, 2 months ago
By
viiva
Question
Hi
Please i need to know if this Blackberry has a sim slot. I am buying it for a friend in Africa
asked 2 years, 8 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
gones
- USA
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
No this phone does not have a Sim Card Slot, It's a CDMA phone not a GMS phone, However The Curve 8520 has a Sim Card but it's not 3G and does not support WIFI. also you can't get that phone with VirginMobile.
answered 2 years, 7 months ago
By
Xaltix
- Gilmer Co. GA
answer 2
no, these blackberry curves 8530s are locked in by their carriers. they operate under the cdma system.
answered 2 years, 7 months ago
By
teg2534
- 2534
answer 3
Yes it does.
answered 2 years, 8 months ago
By
ParaGuy
Question
I have two questions... one does this phone have free nights and weekends? and how much is the unlimited plan?
asked 2 years, 7 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
an anonymous customer
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
"Free" only on the unlimited plan which runs $70/mo for the Blackberry plan ($60 non-Blackberry). Otherwise, included minutes are pulled from your bucket regardless of time or day. All plans include unlimited text, email & data.
answered 2 years, 5 months ago
By
SmoothTequila
answer 2
No free nights and weekends, and I believe the unlimited is $60. I pay $25 for unlimited data, unlimited text and 300 (or 400, I cannot remember) minutes. Guess it depends on if it is the minutes you need unlimited or not. $40 gets you 1200 minutes.
answered 2 years, 5 months ago
By
ppax
- Detroit
answer 3
virgin mobile does not have free nights and weekends. The unlimited plan is approx. $60.00 plus $10.00 data that you must have with the blackberry phone and don't forget taxes. but they also have a few other plans. check out virgin mobile website. www.virginmobileusa.com
answered 2 years, 7 months ago
By
teg2534
- 2534
Question
can u use blackberry messenger w/ this phone?
asked 2 years, 4 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
DrenB
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
Yu can if you pay the extra $10 a month
answered 2 years, 1 month ago
By
lalalalaaaa
answer 2
yes you can
answered 2 years, 4 months ago
By
gottalovehotpink
- Love it <3
answer 3
Yes you can use the Blackberry Messenger with the 8530.
answered 2 years, 4 months ago
By
an anonymous customer
- Brighton, MI
Question
Does this Virgin Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8530 come with sim card?
asked 2 years, 6 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
an anonymous customer
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
Virgin Mobile phones do not have SIM cards - they are CDMA phones
answered 2 years, 5 months ago
By
cliffintennessee
answer 2
No. Virgin Mobile USA does not use SIM cards. Phones are programmed and locked to work only with Virgin Mobile.
answered 2 years, 5 months ago
By
SmoothTequila
answer 3
No. You register the phone online at www.virginmobileusa.com or purchase top up cards and do it through the phone. I recommend online.
answered 2 years, 5 months ago
By
ppax
- Detroit
Question
Does this phone have a touchscreen?
asked 2 years, 1 month ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
cheybaby95
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
No
answered 1 year, 11 months ago
By
aznsmith
- OK
answer 3
No, This phone is not touch screen.
answered 2 years ago
By
Eduardo14x
Question
Does this phone have an address line in the contacts?
asked 1 year, 6 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
an anonymous customer
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
Yes it does!!!! I love that feature because it helps me sooo much during the holidays to go surprise friends and family! And I can put my daughters friends addresses in my phone which is a HUGE help when i need to pick her up some where. Hope this helped!
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
hncheart
- Columbia, Missouri
answer 2
Yes it does. Most Blackberries have it.
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
Cautian
answer 3
Yes.
It has the following:
Title
First
Last
Nickname
Picture (allows import)
Company
Job Title
Custom Ring Tones/Alerts
(set for phone and messages)
Email1
Email2
Work Phone
Work 2 Phone
Home
Home 2 Phone
Mobile
Mobile 2 Phone
Pager
Work Fax
Home Fax
Other
PIN
Separate Section for Windows Live Messenger information
Work Address section that includes fields for street address (2), city, etc.
Home Address - same
Birthday
Anniversary
Categories
(can select Business or Personal or you can create your own customized category)
Web Page
User1
User2
User3
User4
Notes: (a huge text field)
That's it. Oh, and the Blackberry software that comes with the device allows you to sync with your computer's address book (organizer) - although I've never tried that before; but based on how the rest of the BB's Window software works, I'm guessing it would work great. Good luck on Friday.
It has the following:
Title
First
Last
Nickname
Picture (allows import)
Company
Job Title
Custom Ring Tones/Alerts
(set for phone and messages)
Email1
Email2
Work Phone
Work 2 Phone
Home
Home 2 Phone
Mobile
Mobile 2 Phone
Pager
Work Fax
Home Fax
Other
PIN
Separate Section for Windows Live Messenger information
Work Address section that includes fields for street address (2), city, etc.
Home Address - same
Birthday
Anniversary
Categories
(can select Business or Personal or you can create your own customized category)
Web Page
User1
User2
User3
User4
Notes: (a huge text field)
That's it. Oh, and the Blackberry software that comes with the device allows you to sync with your computer's address book (organizer) - although I've never tried that before; but based on how the rest of the BB's Window software works, I'm guessing it would work great. Good luck on Friday.
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
rdinsea
- Seattle, WA
Question
Can you play games on this phone?
asked 2 years ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
americafan11
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
Sure but the games aren't that great. Buy an Optimus V or wait for the motorola triumph (recommended).
answered 1 year, 11 months ago
By
aznsmith
- OK
answer 2
yes word mole is the best (just saying)
answered 1 year, 11 months ago
By
lalalalaaaa
answer 3
yes
answered 2 years ago
By
Rt3Brown
Question
what is the average monthly cost of using this Blackberry phone
asked 1 year, 5 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
lucy762
3 answers
Answers
answer 1
Hi lucy762,
That depends on your carrier's plans. Virgin Mobile offer 3 plans
ALL come with unlimited data , web and texting.
The only difference in each are the number of monthly anytime minutes.
$35 = 300 talk mins
$45 = 1,200 talk mins
$55 = Unlimted talk
You can choose any of these to use with this Blackberry phone
That depends on your carrier's plans. Virgin Mobile offer 3 plans
ALL come with unlimited data , web and texting.
The only difference in each are the number of monthly anytime minutes.
$35 = 300 talk mins
$45 = 1,200 talk mins
$55 = Unlimted talk
You can choose any of these to use with this Blackberry phone
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
ImmaOnlineShopper2020
- Los Angeles, CA
answer 2
I don't use the phone that much, but i pay 35 bucks for unlimited data and texting with 300 minutes.
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
ncmom18
- greensboro,nc
answer 3
Check out Virgin Mobile's website for all their rates. Starts at $35+ for 300 minutes, unlimited sms texting and "unlimited" data.
answered 1 year, 5 months ago
By
EvilNice
- New York, NY
Question
does this phone have s slot for sims cards just incase you travel alot?
asked 2 years, 5 months ago on Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Prepaid Cell Phone
By
an anonymous customer
2 answers
Answers
answer 2
No this is a CDMA phone.
answered 2 years, 4 months ago
By
Merci414
- WV