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Re: Active Wifi versus Mobile Network
StreetDocRN
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Hey,

 

Suzy is right with her suggestion.  With the Blackberry and OS6, if a wifi connection is available and you are connected, your device will use the wifi instead of the mobile network by default.  However, if you really want to be 100% sure, you can uncheck the box next to mobile network and leave the wifi box checked.  You can surf the web and instant message with apps such as Blackberry Messenger.  You will not be using any of your data plan.  The only drawback is that you can not make or receive calls or SMS or MMS messages.  One big suggestion I have is to use the My Verizon app to track your usage.  It can give you an idea of how much data you are using.  You will find that surfing the web and instant messaging doesn't use a whole lot of data compared to streaming music say from Pandora.  That is where you want to be careful as that can burn up a chunk of data.  I would suggest doing the wifi only and turning off the mobile network to be sure.  Hope this was a little helpful.

 

Doc

 

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