P Prologue: Getting to Know the BlackBerry Curve Models . . . 3
BlackBerry Curve 8300 Series . . . 3
BlackBerry Curve 8310 . . . 4
BlackBerry Curve 8320 . . . 5
BlackBerry Curve 8330 . . . 6
BlackBerry Curve 8350i . . . 6
BlackBerry Curve 8900 . . . 8
BlackBerry Curve 8520 . . . 9
The BlackBerry Curve's External Features . . . 10
BlackBerry Curve 8300 Series (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i) . . . 10
BlackBerry Curve 8900 . . . 13
BlackBerry Curve 8520 . . . 16
Navigation and Typing . . . 19
Navigating . . . 19
Typing . . . 22
Installing the BlackBerry Desktop Software on Your Computer . . . 24
Installing BlackBerry Desktop Manager on Microsoft Windows . . . 26
Installing PocketMac for BlackBerry and Missing Sync for BlackBerry on the Apple Macintosh OS X . . . 28
Using This Book . . . 31
1 Making, Receiving, and Managing Calls . . . 35
Configuring Phone Settings . . . 35
Creating Your Own Ring Tones . . . 36
Creating Ring Tones with Mobicious . . . 36
Setting Phone Sounds . . . 38
Specifying a Ring Tone by Creating an Exception . . . 42
Specifying a Ring Tone Without Creating an Exception . . . 43
Setting Phone Sounds . . . 45
Making Calls . . . 54
Dialing with the Keypad . . . 54
Other Ways of Dialing with the Phone Application . . . 56
Managing In-Progress Calls . . . 60
Receiving Calls . . . 63
Answering Calls . . . 63
Answering Call Waiting Calls . . . 64
Managing Calls . . . 65
Working with Missed Calls . . . 65
Making Free Calls with Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 67
How UMA Works . . . 67
Benefits of UMA . . . 68
Which BlackBerry Curves Support UMA . . . 69
Setting Up UMA . . . 69
2 Managing Contacts . . . 73
Getting Contacts onto Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 73
Synchronizing with a Windows Computer . . . 74
Customizing How the Contacts Are Synchronized . . . 76
Synchronizing with an Apple Mac . . . 79
Creating Contacts on the Go . . . 84
Manually Entering Contact Information . . . 84
Adding a Contact from an Email . . . 86
Importing a vCard . . . 86
Working with Contacts . . . 87
Deleting a Contact . . . 88
Editing a Contact . . . 88
Adding a Picture for One of Your Contacts . . . 89
Adding a Custom Ring Tone for One of Your Contacts . . . 91
Configuring the Contacts Application . . . 92
Changing How the Contacts Application Works . . . 92
Synchronizing Contacts with Online Services . . . 94
Synchronizing with Google . . . 94
3 Listening to Audio and Watching Video. . . 99
Using Roxio Media Manager (Windows) . . . 99
Working with Roxio Media Manager . . . 100
Configuring Roxio Media Manager . . . 101
Using Roxio Media Manager . . . 107
Using BlackBerry Media Sync (Windows) . . . 110
Setting Up Media Sync . . . 110
Using PocketMac and Missing Sync for BlackBerry (Mac OS X) . . . 114
PocketMac for BlackBerry . . . 115
Missing Sync for BlackBerry . . . 117
Synchronizing Photos with Missing Sync . . . 118
Synchronizing Videos with Missing Sync . . . 121
Enjoying Multimedia on Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 122
The BlackBerry Curve Camera . . . 122
The BlackBerry Curve Media Player . . . 124
Working with Videos . . . 127
Working with Ring Tones . . . 128
Working with Pictures . . . 129
Working with Voice Notes . . . 132
Configuring the Media Player . . . 133
4 Connecting: Internet, Bluetooth, and VPNs . . . 137
Connecting to the Internet . . . 138
Connecting to the Internet Via Wi-Fi . . . 138
Connecting to an Invisible Wi-Fi Network . . . 141
Diagnosing Wi-Fi Network Issues . . . 143
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) . . . 146
Creating a VPN . . . 146
Connecting Via Bluetooth . . . 149
Pairing Your BlackBerry . . . 149
Bluetooth Options . . . 152
5 Email. . . 155
Configuring Email Accounts . . . 156
Setting Up Personal Email Accounts . . . 156
Setting Up a Corporate Email Account . . . 160
Working with Email . . . 162
Composing Email . . . 162
AutoText and Other Typing Tips . . . 167
Symbols and Accented Characters . . . 171
Copy and Paste . . . 172
Spell Checking Email . . . 174
Receiving and Reading Email . . . 174
Change the Type of Messages Listed . . . 176
Email Cleanup, Searching, and Management . . . 177
Message Options . . . 179
Corporate BlackBerry Email Settings . . . 183
Personal BlackBerry Email Settings . . . 184
Email Filters . . . 186
Email Reconciliation . . . 188
Spell Check . . . 190
Synchronizing BlackBerry Email Via a Mac . . . 191
PocketMac for BlackBerry Email Synchronization . . . 191
6 Surfing the Web. . . 195
The Different BlackBerry Browsers . . . 196
BlackBerry Browser . . .196
Internet Browser . . . 197
WAP Browser . . . 197
Hotspot Browser . . . 198
Configuring the Browser . . . 198
Browser General Properties . . . 202
Browser Cache Properties . . . 205
Using the Web Browser . . . 206
Browser Start Page . . . 206
Browsing the Web . . . 208
Bookmarking Websites . . . 213
Subscribe to RSS Feeds . . . 215
Searching Using the Web Browser . . . 217
Browsing with Only Wi-Fi Coverage . . . 218
7 Text Messaging,Multimedia Messaging, and BlackBerry PIN Messaging . . . 221
Configuring the New Text Message Sound . . . 222
Sending SMS Text Messages . . . 225
SMS Delivery Reports . . . 226
Receiving and Replying to SMS Text Messages . . . 227
Configuring the New Multimedia Message Sound . . . 228
Sending Multimedia Messages from the Messages Application . . . 230
Sending Multimedia Messages Directly . . . 233
Receiving and Replying to Multimedia Messages . . . 234
BlackBerry PIN Messages . . . 236
Sending a PIN Message . . . 237
8 Working with Date and Time and the Calendar . . . 241
Configuring Time,Date, and Calendar . . . 242
Configuring Time and Date . . . 242
Configuring the Calendar . . . 244
Conference Call Options . . . 247
Navigating the Calendar . . . 249
Changing Calendar Views . . . 250
Selecting the Calendar . . . 250
Using the Calendar . . . 251
Creating and Sending an Appointment . . . 251
Receiving and Responding to Appointments . . . 255
Configuring Alarms . . . 257
Synchronizing the Calendar with a PC and Mac . . . 258
Synchronize with Windows . . . 258
Synchronize with a Mac . . . 263
Missing Sync for BlackBerry . . . 266
The Clock Application . . . 267
Configuring the Clock Application . . . 268
Using the Clock . . . 272
9 Working with BlackBerry Applications . . . 277
BlackBerry App World . . . 278
Installing BlackBerry App World . . . 278
Creating a PayPal Account . . . 281
My World . . . 282
Categories . . . 283
Top Free and Top Paid . . . 286
Search . . . 287
BlackBerry Applications Not in BlackBerry App World . . . 288
Installing Applications Over the Air (OTA) . . . 288
Installing Applications Using a Computer . . . 289
Deleting BlackBerry Applications . . . 293
Deleting Applications on the Device . . . 293
Deleting Applications Using Your Desktop . . . 294
Deleting Applications Using PocketMac for BlackBerry . . . 296
Using BlackBerry Maps . . . 297
Loading BlackBerry Maps . . . 297
Find A Location . . . 299
Send Someone Your Location or Any Location . . . 300
Finding Places of Interest Around You . . . 301
10 Social Networking and Instant Messaging on Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 307
Instant Messaging . . . 308
IM Applications . . . 308
Using IM to Chat . . . 310
BlackBerry Messenger . . . 311
Social Networking . . . 315
Facebook . . . 315
Twitter . . . 322
QIK . . . 324
11 Customizing Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 327
BlackBerry Themes . . . 327
Changing Your Theme . . . 329
Changing Your Font . . . 330
Changing the Home Screen Image (Wallpaper) . . . 334
Rearranging Your Applications . . . 334
Securing Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 337
Setting Airplane Mode . . . 339
12 Maintaining Your BlackBerry Curve and Solving Problems . . . 341
Extending Battery Life . . . 341
Turn Your Radio Off in Low Signal Areas . . . 344
Turn Off Bluetooth . . . 344
Keeping Your BlackBerry Curve Clean and Safe . . . 345
Keeping Your BlackBerry Curve Up to Date . . . 346
Updating Over the Air (OTA) . . . 346
Updating with BlackBerry Desktop Manager . . . 347
Solving BlackBerry Curve Problems . . . 350
Soft-Reset Your BlackBerry . . . 350
Hard-Reset Your BlackBerry . . . 350
Cycle the Radios . . . 351
Wipe Your BlackBerry . . . 351
Performing a Wipe . . . 352
Don't Run Out of Memory . . . 354
Getting Help with Your BlackBerry Curve . . . 355
Index . . . 356