Blackberry 8520 - Generic Data Plan

I just recently purchase a 3G generic data plan for my blackberry 8520 under a mistake. I understand that this plan is not suitable for bbm or any other RIM services, however I expected that I could still use third-party application like Whatsapp, Opera Browser, etc, based on facts from (http://www.ehow.com/how_7664566_use-blackberry-generic-data-plan.html, http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/How_to_use_BlackBerry_on_Generic_Data_Plan).
Can anyone help me to explain a further setting for this phone? I contacted my carrier but they have no idea how to set a generic data plan to work on my phone!

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Can anyone help me to explain a further setting for this phone? I contacted my carrier but they have no idea how to set a generic data plan to work on my phone!
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