How to Use GLO Blackberry BIS Plan on Android Devices

Globacom Nigeria’s internet is one of the most stable and fast internet but many cant use it on android devices because of the cost of its internet plans for android devices.

Blackberry plans are known to be extremely cheap compare to that of its counterparts so every body seems to be searching for a way to use blackberry plans on android devices, people have been successful with this on MTN, AIRTEL and some times ago ETISALAT but for GLO what worked best was changing IMEI of android devices to that of blackberry, this was a problem as many people don’t want to mess around with such technical stuffs.

Good news is you can use GLO BIS plan on android without changing IMEI.

Steps to Using GLO Blackberry BIS Plan on Android Without Changing IMEI

1. First insert your GLO SIM into your android device, goto Settings>Mobile Neworks>Access Point Names and edit the it, only change the APN to blackberry.net then subscribe to a GLO blackberry plan, see here for full list of GLO blackberry plans
2. Put off the network (under SIM management) or put the android device into flight mode.
3. Insert the SIM card into a blackberry phone that supports BIS
4. Now in the blackberry device you should be able to browse the internet with the SIM, now turn it to use 2G and now 3G/4G, now you should see EDGE in capital letter.
5. Open up the default blackberry browser and try to surf the net a little with the BIS plan on EDGE network, if you are unable to browse with the SIM for any reason goto Options>Device>Advance Settings>Host Routing Table> Press the Blackberry option key (BB sign on your phone) and click register, then remove the blackberry and insert it back (hard reset) then try to browse again with the default browser, you should be able to browse now.
6. After browsing a bit on the blackberry phone, remove the SIM and insert in your android device which has its network OFF, now put ON the network or remove from flight mode and you should see H/E now and surely you can start browsing on your android device with the GLO BIS plan.

NOTE: if you put off your android device or your battery runs out you will have to repeat the process, so the best is, before your battery runs out just put OFF network then put back ON when you have charged it