If you can only see mobile number appearing on your Blackberry when someone is calling you, all you need to do is enter +44 then full mobile number (i.e. +4407000100100) and this should resolve your issue. Another useful tip brought to you by the Stornoway Geeks, Agent Graysmith Out!
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Agent Graysmith’s Favourites!
Here's a selection of Agent Graysmith's (from our Stornoway Centre) favourites. These third-party programs give added functionality to your Blackberry device, usually for free!
- VeriChat - AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo Instant Messaging on BlackBerry
- WebMessenger - Another AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo Instant Messenger
- BlackBerry Free PowerToys - A bunch of great utilities for free
- bbSpell - A great BlackBerry spell checker
- Berry411 - A great 411 app for white/yellow pages, movie showtimes, and driving directions
- Idokorro MobileSSH - MobileSSH / telnet
- Idokorro MobileAdmin - Wireless administration
- Reqwireless WebViewer - WebViewer HTML browser for BlackBerries without a browser
- Reqwireless EmailViewer - Backup POP/IMAP email client with HTML email support
- SonicMobility - Administrate your PC remotely
- Dynoplex eWord and eCell - Word/Excel for Blackberry
- Phonewire Service - Voicemail that automatically converts to text emails
- Dictomail Service - Voicemail that automatically converts to text emails
- IMBOT Service - Allows you to send emails to a phone number as destination (text-to-voice)
- Magmic Games - The best BlackBerry videogames
- Videogames List - RIMROAD list of most popular Blackberry videogames
- BlackChat, a free ICQ client for Blackberries
- jmIRC, a free Internet Relay Chat client midlet that works on Blackberries
- VNC J2ME, a free remote-control program that works on Blackberries
Please see our terms and conditions before initialising any products.
The Top 10 most popular Tips and Tricks & More!
Top 10 Blackberry Tips & Tricks by Agent Graysmith
1) Turn on backlighting
Press “Power” button
2) Switch to another program
Hold the “Alt key” and press the “Escape” button. Continue to hold the “Alt key” and select application. Release the “Alt key” to switch to that program
3) Exit a screen or dialog box
Press the “Escape” button
4) Insert a full stop
Press the “Space” key twice. The next letter is put in uppercase
5) Type a special character
Hold the letter key and roll the trackwheel/trackball click selected character
6) Capitalize a letter
Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears
7) Move the cursor in a different direction
Hold the “Alt key” and roll the trackwheel/trackball
8) Selecting a line of text
Press the “Shift key” and roll the trackwheel/trackball
9) Moving to top of screen
Press “1”
10) Moving to bottom of screen
Press “7”
Formatting a SD-card
To format the SD-card, go to Options à Advanced Options à Media Card. Press the Blackberry key and select “Format Card”
Data Connection Refused?
Options >> Mobile Network and turn Data Services to OFF
Has your email stopped arriving to the device?
Follow these steps to restore the service books to the device:
Step One - Hard Reboot:
1. Remove battery from the device
2. Leave the battery out for at least 30 seconds
3. Replace battery and let the device reboot
Step Two - Register on Network: (if step one did not solve the issue)
1. From the device go to “Options”
2. Select “Advanced Options”
3. Select “Host Routing Table”
4. Select menu, then “Register Now”
Step three - Send Service Books: (if step two did not solve the issue)
1. Log into your providers BIS site
2. Click the link to resend the service books. Step Four - Call Service Provider: (if all of the above fail) Call your provider and have them check the provisioning of your account, they can also resend the service books to the device
Step One - Hard Reboot:
1. Remove battery from the device
2. Leave the battery out for at least 30 seconds
3. Replace battery and let the device reboot
Step Two - Register on Network: (if step one did not solve the issue)
1. From the device go to “Options”
2. Select “Advanced Options”
3. Select “Host Routing Table”
4. Select menu, then “Register Now”
Step three - Send Service Books: (if step two did not solve the issue)
1. Log into your providers BIS site
2. Click the link to resend the service books. Step Four - Call Service Provider: (if all of the above fail) Call your provider and have them check the provisioning of your account, they can also resend the service books to the device
Transfer files / media via Bluetooth
Transfer between Devices:
1. On the device that is going to receive the file: Navigate to the Media Folder
2. Select the folder where you want to receive the file (Music, Video, Ringtones, Pictures)
3. Select the sub-folder (Device Memory, Preloaded, Media Card)
4. Press the “Menu” key
5. Select “Receive Using Bluetooth”
6. Send the file from the other device
Transfer From PC to Device (or vise versa)
1. you must have a Bluetooth adapter or have Bluetooth built into the PC
2. Pair the device with the PC
3. Open Desktop Manager
4. Double Click the Blackberry Device Manager Properties icon (in the system tray next to the clock in windows)
5. Select “Bluetooth Support and check the box…”
6. Select “Configure Bluetooth”
7. Select “Add”
8. Add your device
9. Go back into Desktop Manager and select “Options” à “Connection Settings”
10. On the connection drop down box highlight Bluetooth and select “Enable Bluetooth support”
11. Transfer the files from the device to the PC or vise versa
2. Select the folder where you want to receive the file (Music, Video, Ringtones, Pictures)
3. Select the sub-folder (Device Memory, Preloaded, Media Card)
4. Press the “Menu” key
5. Select “Receive Using Bluetooth”
6. Send the file from the other device
Transfer From PC to Device (or vise versa)
1. you must have a Bluetooth adapter or have Bluetooth built into the PC
2. Pair the device with the PC
3. Open Desktop Manager
4. Double Click the Blackberry Device Manager Properties icon (in the system tray next to the clock in windows)
5. Select “Bluetooth Support and check the box…”
6. Select “Configure Bluetooth”
7. Select “Add”
8. Add your device
9. Go back into Desktop Manager and select “Options” à “Connection Settings”
10. On the connection drop down box highlight Bluetooth and select “Enable Bluetooth support”
11. Transfer the files from the device to the PC or vise versa
Welcome CPW Store Managers, employees and customers!
Hello and welcome to the New Geek Squad UK Blackberry Support Blog!
This blog has been setup to give assistance and advice to Carphone Warehouse Store Managers, employees and indeed, customers who have bought Blackberrys.
The Geek Squad Blackberry Support Helpdesk Line (quite a mouthful) is open for free Blackberry setup advice on:
0800 049 1071
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Call us, we love hearing from you!
Another great way to communicate with us is to comment on the blog at the bottom of each post, where it says 'comments'. We will try and reply to your comment in the comments section itself or if your question is being asked often - we will create a new post all about it.
The Geek Squad is no ordinary company. We take pride in our technical knowledge and love what we do and we want to share that know-how and love of technology with you.
So essentially, this blog will have great Blackberry resources as well as being a bit of fun..... anything we think might help you with your Blackberry and things we think might be interesting. Being Geek Squad agents however, we find Kung Fu movies and new graphics cards interesting.
You've been warned.
Enjoy the blog!
Geek Squad Out.
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