Comments on: What GSM Carriers Does The Verizon BlackBerry 8830 Support?

By: wirelesspeople

wirelesspeople — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:04:57 +0000

the 8830 will only work on cDMA network in the states because the gsm band does not support it. In other countries with 900/1800 gsm band it will work only if it is unlocked. T.mobile and ATT are on 850/1900 bands so it will not work.

By: Miketheman

Miketheman — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:18:42 +0000

Used my Verizon (they unlocked for me) BB8830 in Liberia, Africa last summer. I bought a Liberian (Lone Star) SIM card to use. Voice worked like a charm. Never tried internet or text though. I’m going to Egypt and other North African countries this summer. I wonder how it will work there.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:04:49 +0000

Hi, Please let me know if i want to use the Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Edition in India on India GSM Provider sim will I be able to do that, I am really confused as I have purchased one and I want to gift it to my Sister there in India.

By: Bryant

Bryant — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:52:08 +0000

DaryID – No I’m not renting a sim. I’m not 100% sure about the CDMA/GSM question, but I think CDMA. I didn’t do anything special to my phone. Just took my standard Verizon BB 8830 with me on vacation to Tokyo and turned it on when I got there to see if it would work… and it did. Even BB messenger worked. When I first turned it on in Japan, Verizon automatically sent two text messages with instructions on how to make calls locally and internationally from Tokyo.

By: DarylD

DarylD — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:59:49 +0000

Bryant, are you roaming on Verizon or are you renting a sim? Also, do you know if you’re roaming on cdma/3g or gsm?

By: Bryant

Bryant — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:31:56 +0000

I’m in Japan right now (Tokyo area) and am able to use my BB 8830 from Verizon Wireless just fine. Able to make and receive calls, send and retrieve emails, access internet and etc perfectly. Only thing I haven’t tried yet is BB Messenger. The network coverage out here is probably better than the states. No dropped calls, static, and etc.

By: katkootnj

katkootnj — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:47:03 +0000

Verizon was kind enough to unlock my 8830 today so I can use it in Africa. We had to stick a SIM card in it to get the phone to unlock. The Verizon rep said any SIM card would work for the purpose of unlocking the phone. I used my buddy’s T-Mobile SIM to unlock the phone. The phone did unlock with the code the Verizon rep gave me. I kept the T-Mobile SIM in the phone and tried to access GSM. It just kept saying “searching for GSM.”

I saw an earlier post on here from April of 2007 about the 8830 world phone useing only the international 900MHz and 1800 MHz band and is not capable of accessing the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM network used in North American… is this still the case in 2010?

I dont care if it works in the US, just as long as I know it will work overseas and with any SIM card that I may buy over there…..

Thanks

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:04:03 +0000

Is it possible to use a Sprint BlackBerry 8830 with my current AT&T service? If so, how?

By: lolo

lolo — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Can anyone tell me if a carrier allow me to buy an unlocked I-Phone? If so, who?