Setting up a Blackberry to use another SIM

I've just bought an unlocked and unused Blackberry 8800 on Ebay. It's
Vodafone branded but takes my Asda SIM ok or an Orange one I tried in
it so it is definitely unlocked.

I'd like to put my Asda SIM in and use the BB for web browsing, but
when it comes to setting the Blackberry there are only three fields to
fill in

APN
Username
Password

I've filled in the fields with the info I got from Asda Mobile but it
still won't give me internet access.

I remember when I set up my Nokia phone for net access via the Asda
SIM there were loads of fields to fill in but I can't find anywhere on
the Blackberry to enter all that stuff.

I've managed to access the internet using a Vodafone prepay SIM as
that seems happy with only the three fields filled in with Vodafone
details - but then it was a Vodafone Blackberry I suppose.

Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?

Thanks

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In article <102f9a2e-b90f-48af-9e4a-e6c7ebca78d8
@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
> Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?

Have you called ASDA mobile customer services? What was their answer?
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Regards
Jon

On Sep 13, 8:18*pm, Jon <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <102f9a2e-b90f-48af-9e4a-e6c7ebca78d8
> @k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
>
> > Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?
>
> Have you called ASDA mobile customer services? What was their answer?
> --
> Regards
> Jon

I have, they said the don't support the Blackberry!

They'd previously given me precise step by step instructions for
putting the settings into my Nokia phone

On 13 Sep, 19:51, Murmansk69 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just bought an unlocked and unused Blackberry 8800 on Ebay.
> Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?

Are you using the details at:
http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.10

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WH

On Sep 14, 1:28*am, William <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 13 Sep, 19:51, Murmansk69 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I've just bought an unlocked and unused Blackberry 8800 on Ebay.
> > Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?
>
> Are you using the details at:http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.10
>
> --
> WH

I am but the problem is that there are lots of details shown on the
Asda site and I can only enter three of them:

APN
Username
Password

onto my Blackberry!

On Sep 14, 12:17*pm, Me <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:47:23 -0700 (PDT), Murmansk69
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Sep 14, 1:28*am, William <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On 13 Sep, 19:51, Murmansk69 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > I've just bought an unlocked and unused Blackberry 8800 on Ebay.
> >> > Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?
>
> >> Are you using the details at:http://www.asda-mobile.com/?node_id=1.10
>
> >> --
> >> WH
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> >I am but *the problem is that there are lots of details shown on the
> >Asda site and I can only enter three of them:
>
> >APN
> >Username
> >Password
>
> >onto my Blackberry!
>
> So what is the problem? Why not enter the following three.?
>
> APN Address: * *asdamobiles.co.uk *
> Username: * * * web *
> Password: * * * web
>
> Me- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Because when I do that it doesn' t work, so I assume, rightly or
wrongly, that it needs a load of other stuff (like my Nokia phone did)
but I can't find where to put them

On 2008-09-13 20:24:10 +0100, Murmansk69 <[email protected]> said:

> On Sep 13, 8:18*pm, Jon <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In article <102f9a2e-b90f-48af-9e4a-e6c7ebca78d8
>> @k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
>>
>>> Any ideas how I can access the internet using my Asda SIM?
>>
>> Have you called ASDA mobile customer services? What was their answer?
>> --
>> Regards
>> Jon
>
> I have, they said the don't support the Blackberry!
>
> They'd previously given me precise step by step instructions for
> putting the settings into my Nokia phone

Which is right. Blackberry's work differently to normal phones - i.e.
to access the internet/email you need to have the Blackberry product on
your account. Asda will not do this.

Chris

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:02:48 -0700 (PDT), Murmansk69
<[email protected]> wrote:


>I take your point but what I've read on various Blackberry-related
>forums suggests what I want should be possible if your Blackberry is
>unlocked and you enter the relevant APN details - I know you need a
>Blackberry subscription if you want the "push email" and all that stuff

Logically, I think you are correct.

You should be able to get onto the Internet with the APN settings
already mentioned without having to use or pay for Blackberry services -
which, as you correctly say, basically just the push e-mail services.

Me