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Nokia to Blackberry

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I have had a Nokia Classic for about seven years on a pay-as-you-go basis.  I am not technically minded and this simple device suits me perfectly for texting and the odd phone call.

A friend recently gave me a Blackberry 9700, thinking he would help me 'upgrade'.

I naively thought I could simply take the sim card from my Nokia, put it in the Blackberry and retain my mobile number and contacts.  Apparently, it is not that simple.

Can anyone explain to me in basic terms what I have to do to to get the Blackberry to work, please?

Thank you.

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MI5
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Honestly I wouldn't bother.
There are no real simple ways to explain how BB's work. You need to have accounts with BIS or BES (whichever is still running) just to get emails and for the older models like yours, you need to pay a monthly fee for them.
Primarily they were designed for business users and that type of phone is not suitable for the needs you have described.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Honestly I wouldn't bother.
There are no real simple ways to explain how BB's work. You need to have accounts with BIS or BES (whichever is still running) just to get emails and for the older models like yours, you need to pay a monthly fee for them.
Primarily they were designed for business users and that type of phone is not suitable for the needs you have described.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)
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OK.  Many thanks for that.

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I agree with @MI5.....Blackberrys are extremely complicated unless you have used them before; especially if your not very technical

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Hey guys, what phone(s) would you recommend in this case? slight_smile Not too technical, easy to use, simple? 

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Any except a BB.
iPhone is probably the easiest to use and there are some good deals on a 5s around now.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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