My friend gave me his Nextel BlackBerry 7520 because it wasn't compatible with Verizon. I want to know if I can use it on Boost Mobile, because I don't want to be on another contract.
I'm a little bit confused as to if it will work or not; in my various searches I've heard things like, "that's not possible" to "just put the SIM in it."
What I want to know is: Will it work? What will I need in order to browse the web? Opera Mini? Where can I get it? Service books? Where can I get them?
Thanks so much!
"BoostBerry" 7520?movie theatre
Ok, I'm going to do my best here to answer your questions with *not so vague* answers.
The Blackberry 7520 is an iDen phone, meaning it will only work on Nextel networks. Boost uses Nextel's network, but I don't know if they SIM lock Nextel phones from using Boost SIM cards, since they are technically different companies. My guess is yes, it is SIM locked, and therefore, inserting a SIM from Boost will yield the phone saying you need a Nextel SIM.
The reason it did not work on Verizon is that Verizon does not use SIM cards at all.
To browse the web, the phone has a browser built in, but Opera is a free, and optional download, that you can use if you wish. http://mini.opera.com will get you the latest copy for your phone.
http://www.blackberry.com has user manuals.
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