8800 SERIES....NO MSN?

i just bought my daughter a used 8830 world edition blackberry. She had the 8330 curve but it died. So I call telus and get the phone activated and she can make calls and texts etc...
She had the social plan with the curve and they transfered the plan to the new phone. She can get on facebook but when she tries to get onto msn it tells her the phone doesn't have adequate specs to run msn. Really???
Telus tells me the phone isn't capable of running the msn app for the social network plan.
Keep in mind, she doesn't have a data plan so no internet access on the phone, just the social plan.
Is this true? She won't be able to use msn?
I've read about 'service books' or something to that affect that may help? Any ideas?
thanks
Haley

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Refer to this FAQ for general guidance:
http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/What_do_I_need_a_Data_Plan_for%3F
As you can see, there are different tiers of service, each of which enable different services. But, with hundreds of carriers in the world selling dozens of different plans each, there's no practical way for anyone to really track what a specific plan from a carrier would enable. So, the thing I always recommend is for the user to make a list of exactly the services they desire...and then talk to their carrier about which plan, from the carrier, would be required in order for those services to function. The carriers control the services they deliver...so, if they told you that this plan doesn't include that service, there's no reason to doubt that...but you can always check with a different rep...they are human too, so one may know something different from another.
Good luck!
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