Internet connection with GPRS/EDGE, but no WiFi and NOT on a Blackberry supported network

Hello,
New 8900 owner here. Living in Vietnam at the moment...and I have a prepaid plan that includes GPRS. It always worked fine with prior devices, so I am confident in the service.
First issue:
I don't think the provider offically supports BES traffic...so I may have to swtich. Is anyone aware of a way around this? (don't want to change my phone number)
Second issue:
For just basic web browsing...I want to use my GPRS connection. The phones shows it connected via the service provider. But, when I launch the web browser it says this requires a WiFi connection. Why would that be?
Any help is really appreciated!
Thank you.
David

Hello
For the second issue.
you have to change the browser settings as follows.
Options --> Advanced Options --> Browser
then change the Default Browser configuration to internet browser or WAP browser.
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Chamikara
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