Hmmm.. I had trouble setting it on one of the phones in my household. It seemed odd that I was able to do it on some of the phones but not others, but since I wasn't planning on using it anyway, I never really looked into it. I'm wondering if your account has to be provisioned for it. You might try calling customer service to see if it can be enabled. If your phone rings and you don't pick up, you will be charged 1 min at whatever the roaming rate is for the country your're in. If you set unconditional forward, it won't ring, and you won't be charged anything.
~Craig _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Franklin Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 12:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] International Blackberry I can't seem to activate unconditional call forwarding. I am doing the right GSM code (e.g., **21*number#), but get an error. I can do conditional call forwarding just fine on this phone. Do I pay $5 for each missed phone call if I just don't pickup or have them unconditionally forwarded? ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Miller To: T-Mobile-US@ <mailto:T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 6:22 PM Subject: RE: [T-Mobile-US] International Blackberry Yes, leave international roaming provisioned on your account, but you can set unconditional call forwarding to divert all incoming calls straight to voicemail. This will prevent the call from coming to find you on the foreign network and incurring roaming charges. I also like the peace of mind that, although it may be ridiculously expensive, I still have the ability to make outgoing calls if I needed to; an option you wouldn't have if you completely disabled international roaming. Call forwarding can be activating using the "GSM star-hash-pound codes" found under FAQ in the group's files section, although what I typically do for simplicity is just put my SIM in a Nokia and use the call forwarding menu to activate it. Also on the topic of using call divert to avoid international roaming charges, here's a solution that a friend of mine uses that may work for some of you. He has a Vonage phone which he takes with him when he travels. He sets unconditional call forwarding to send all incoming calls to the "local" Vonage number, then calls ring through on the IP phone in the foreign location. Be aware that you only get a certain amount of call forwarding minutes, though. I think it's 500 per month, but I'm not sure. ~Craig _____ From: T-Mobile-US@ <mailto:T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:T-Mobile-US@ <mailto:T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Stevens Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 2:39 PM To: T-Mobile-US@ <mailto:T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [T-Mobile-US] International Blackberry If you have the Int'l BB data plan then yes you can use your BB as you would normally here in the USA. If you turn off Intl roaming however I do believe you'll prevent your phone from working not just for voice but for data as well. Your phone needs to be able to register on the foreign network to work. If you disable intl roaming you won't be able to do that. Matthew Stevens AIM: KrazyKritterKK Y!: KrazyKritter Mobile AIM: KKpcs Y!: KKMPhone The Stevens' http://the-stevens. <http://the-stevens. <http://the-stevens.us> us> us -----Original Message----- From: Tom Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:reeler%40gmail.com> com] Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:14 AM To: T-Mobile-US@ <mailto:T-Mobile-US%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: [T-Mobile-US] International Blackberry I am going to be using my Blackberry overseas. In Indonesia, phone calls are $5/min so I am turning off interantional phone roaming before I go. With the International Blackberry, can I still web browse and use my phone as a modem without any additional charges? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups. <http://groups. <http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US> google.com/group/T-Mobile-US> google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
