BlackBerry® Curve™

[pwalsh]

Please can you assist.  I have a blackberry curve with I use in Ireland and is set up to accept all my emails etc and works fine.  Currently i am in the Middle East and have to switch off "data" and switch off "roaming", as my last visit cost €800.00 for 2 weeks!!.  How do i set up the phone to use the free WIFI at my apartment and not have the data / roaming switched on? 

[jamead1981]

You need to leave data switched on and turn off roaming in order to use wifi while abroad. 

[pwalsh]

I thought that leaving the data turned on would still cost money?    Will this only download when wifi is available and at no cost?

Thanks

[jamead1981]

As long as you switch off data services while roaming your phone will use wifi when available but not the carrier network. 

[pwalsh]

Apologies, but I am not a technical person.  You are saying to switch roaming off and leave data on.  This will not cost a fortune and will only download when it has a wifi network available, and not use my carrier from home?

sorry for the questions, but due to the large bill the last time, i dont want to repeat same.

[jamead1981]

Switch Mobile data via roaming off yes. 

Another option is to contact your carrier and ask them to disabled data while roaming. 

[pwalsh]

Will try that.  Very much appreciated.