Blackberry web service?

Question

I haven't added blackberry's web service or any other sort of web to my cell phone plan yet, but still sometimes I am still able to use the web from my Blackberry Pearl. In fact, I am asking this from it! Other times, attempts to use the web are denied. When it works, all I can use is google search, but through that I can access myspace, facebok, my yahoo mail, various celebrity gossip sites, my work email, and other sites that can be found on the search engine. I just can't type the url directly in, so if it can' be found on google I can't use it.

Why the inconsistency? And why can't I type the url directly in?

Answer 1

Most likely you are using something like "TZones" (Tmobile) which lets you surf "their" internet for free.

You are lucky if it works at all because all providers charge for web usage outside of "their" internet.

Are you sure you are not being charged??