Curve 8900 problem

I had my 8900 unlocked about a month ago to change from O2 to Vodaphone. The phone has been working normally since then until yesterday. Now i can't receive or make calls or messages although everything else is working fine. Any ideas?

Hi Tony_Branch,
Welcome to the BB Community...
As John_Clark said, the cause seems to be with either ur network or sim card...
still, u might wanna try a battery pull restart...take out the battery of ur BB when ur BB is switched ON and then take out the sim card...after 10 seconds, reinsert the sim card followed by the battery and let ur BB restart...see, if ur issue has been solved or not...
with regards
simply abhik...
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HELP! Bluetooh file transfer to Curve 8900 Problem plz help!

I recently buyed a BB Curve 8900 phone and I am having a problem with Bluetooh. I can send files from my BB to another phone or my laptopp. But when it comes to receiving files on my BB the other device (From which the file is being sent) says Bluetooth connection failed. I tried to transfer file from a Nokia and a Sony Ericsson phone but they just cant send the file to my BB.Please help me ASAP. I have tried all the steps in the manual.

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
See this KB:
KB05409 Transfer a file using Bluetooth technology between two BlackBerry smartphones
Substitute, in the KB, the appropriate instructions for your other device in place of the KB section for the sending device. Do not skip the "Receive Using BT" step on the receiving BB...nothing will transfer if you do.
Good luck and let us know!
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Curve 8900 problems

Hi, my Curve 8900's scroll ball does not always work, it feels like it is not touching the pad and just rolls without accomplishing anything. My phone will also just hang for no apparent reason and it is very frustrating trying to run a business this way. I heard somewhere that blackberry is recalling some phones & exchanging them for new ones, is this true and how do I go about starting this process?

This is tough to narrow down. Can you try another battery or better yet, take it to the store or authorized repair shop? It may be the battery, but I can't tell.
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Bb curve 8900 problems

i just got this blackberry curve 8900 a week ago and everytime the battery reach a certain point the screen is go blank white and when i charged it, it is restart and go back to normal. I need help i dont know if its the battery or the phone!

This is tough to narrow down. Can you try another battery or better yet, take it to the store or authorized repair shop? It may be the battery, but I can't tell.
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Connection problem curve 8900

hi
i got a new o2 branded curve 8900, i set it up and it is working. but sometimes the connection went of and i have to make a reset to get back the connection. mostly after i turned off the wlan, but still edge is running or in installed or deinstalled a software. i have also a bold 8100 with same simcard running and never had this problems.
its running with a prepaid card from german o2. as i said i had the same card in the bold 8100 without any problems, also with my turkcell card in turkey, no problem, only with the curve 8900.
i checked the service books. in the bold their are non, in the curve several.
do anybody knows a way to solve this problem. i love this phone, but this problem drives me crazy.
i send now a sms and the connection was gone also
thx
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i've got the same problem and not only with google maps but with facebook application as well. yet found no solution for this. my network people say PTA(Pakistan Telecom Authority) has blocked the Google maps and facebook application. have no idea what's going on but if anyone finds a solution please share.

Curve 8900 bluetooth and vista problem

Can't seem to get my Curve 8900 working / linked with my laptop to sync my organiser etc via Bluetooth. It syncs fine when attached via USB. Have been told that it is not compatible with Vista. Is this true? If not then solution please as its really, really annoying to keep having to plug in to update!
Thanks for your help, I'm pulling my hair out!
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BB Curve 8900 Camera Problem

Whenever I go to take a photo on my BlackBerry Curve 8900, the camera just freezes and won't let me do anything at all. Does this sound like I need to reinstall the OS? Thank you, Sam
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I have the same problem, whenever I open the camera, the camera screen is there, but the picture is black and my phone freezes. How did you reinstall the OS. I just updated my phone, restored it, and the camera still isn't working.

Serious Problem with Curve 8900

Hello.
A have a Curve 8900 phone which was on the contract with T-Mobile a while back.
I bought it like new. It was used a bit, but never dropped or anything so hardware is perfectly fine and it did work while it was with the previous owner on the contract.
Contract was over and the man sold the phone to me. I unlocked it for usage with any network using the code I found for it and now the phone shows that it is unlocked and sees any network just fine.
Thing is that though the phone shows that everything is ok - I am UNABLE to make any calls, receive any calls (online works through my home Wi-Fi connection and Bluetooth connectivity is fine.)
Phone shows that it is CONNECTED TO network. (Tried even the original T-Mobile card) But no calls could be made or received. SMS cannot be received or sent as well.
I tried many things up to rewriting the firmware, wiping out - nothing helps. I have the tools needed to rewrite the firmware and system but I need to know where to look...
I need your help badly (just please do not write answers like replug the battery) - I am no novice in the field of phone repairs and unlocking but it is a first time I encountered something I'm even clueless what to do and what could be the cause. And yes - I do not have experience with BlackBerry in particular (just before you ask)
Please help.
Best Regards
Jack

Sounds like your phone is BLOCKED. The likely cause is the person who sold it to you reported it lost or stolen after you bought it.
Many phones will show as having a signal even when blocked although you cannot make calls as in your case.
Sorry mate. Take your phone back to the person you bought it off.

Problem capturing photo on Curve 8900 OS 4.6

I'm trying to take photo with My Curve 8900 OS 4.6. But when I try to display the preview, I just have a white screen.
Does any one already encounter this issue.
Any suggestion would be great.

Hello niemecisse,
Try to back up and complete a clean reload of your device software and test before restoring any data: http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/KB11320
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How can I get my blackberry curve 8900 to update to 5.0 and get wifi to work?

I bought a blackberry curve 8900 around a year ago on an AT&T plan back when data plans werent required, so it just has minutes and texting. because of an issue i had with data before, i have data disabled completely on my account to prevent any mistaken data being used up and charging me. my AT&T contract recently expired so i called them up and got my blackberry unlocked, and will be soon switching to tmobile.
My problem is that it refuses to update past 4.6 over to 5.0 because of some restriction on it placed by AT&T, and my wifi wont work unless i have data enabled for the same reason. Is there anything i can do? I've tried installing 5.0 from different service providers onto my phone but it never installs properly.

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
While you can (with just a trick or two) use any carriers OS package for your specific model number, it won't do any good since all 5.0 level OS's require a data plan, regardless of which carrier. So, without that, you can't update to 5.0. Further, it is the data plan that activates BIS -- which is what is used to run the BlackBerry Browser...hence that non-functionality also. Basically, a BB without a data plan is, to many, pretty useless.
There are other browsers that bypass BIS and will use a generic data plan (assuming you have that)...OperaMini and Bolt come to mind. You might give those a try.
Good luck!
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Curve 8900 won't view surveilence cameras correctly

Hi!
I am a locksmith with Carl's Lock Shop in Co. Spgs, CO.
We view a particular web site with our shop cameras in order to sell our services...
The web site is www.videoalert.net
You will automatically be re-directed to thier mobile site...
should say "mobile access" or "mobile viewer" at the top...
Enter user name ppp and password pp then click next...
Choose either rover1 camera or pan and tilt (camera 2 is is disabled)...
Now the image, if you have any other Black Berry other than a Curve 8900, will update every few seconds with still pics...(no Blank screen between pics)
If your un-fortunate enough to have been suckered into buying a Curve 8900 you will get one image for about five seconds then instead of refreshing it just goes to blank screen...(if it does refresh it will just blink a half secord glimpse of the pic every thirty seconds or so)
T-Mobile Black Berry/ PDA support is no help at all...(have tried every setting in the phone and some settings only an **bleep** would attempt)
Have been connected with Black Berry support to no avail also...(if 877-255-2377 case # 7151298 was a legit deal( they seemed kinda dumb)
If you let the screen saver come on it will bring up a permanent pic that will not refresh...(Same thing as turning off java script in browser config)
It's painfully obvious to even a moron like myself that this new Black Berry has a different Java scpript or operating system that is not compatible with this particular 3rd party web site, that neither T-Mobile nor Black Berry are responsible for...Duh
I don't need them to tell me that...
I figured that out before I called them and spent hours trying to fix the un-fixable...
Dumb as I am, I know when I have bought a "Pig-In-A-Poke".
Oh Yeah the Streaming video on this piece of junk skips and locks up unless your on Wi-Fi so don't believe the "Hype" about how good it plays...
"IF" anybody has any ideas on what will fix this thing...
Call me direct at (phone number edited out for privacy)
Thnx,
Stang
problem not solved...
cliked solve button inadvertantly...
Message Edited by Stanghurd on 06-22-2009 04:21 PM
Message Edited by Jonathan_K on 06-23-2009 01:42 PM
Stang

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
This area of the forums is for Welcomes and Introductions only...no device support here. Your post will shortly be moved to the proper place so that the right experts can see it and provide assistance:
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Good luck!
Message Edited by sdgardne on 06-22-2009 12:40 PM
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Curve 8900 - strange errors?!

Hi everyone!
BB curve 8900; v4.4.1.310; Vodafone Portugal data plan.
I'm having this problem:
My emails work wonderfully, so do text msgs, mms; blackberry messenger, all ok, BUT all my other apps won't connect.
Facebook says: error 101 try again later.
BB App world says: java.lang.nullexception
browser via data plan: it gets stuck in "loading"
I can get them all working through Wifi though!
AND YET, they work from time to time...I will receive from time to time, for example, FB notifications on my FB app that I'd already received on my email (and not on the FB app at the same time)
I dunno...I've made several battery pulls; plugged it into my mac and updated, cleaned unused apps and themes, cleared space...
I need some help..
thank you all.

Find a friend with a PC, you can use for a few hours.
I would recommend Desktop Manager, version 6. Download Desktop Manager from here:
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=A8BAA56554F96369AB93E4F3BB068C22
Use Desktop Manager to backup your BlackBerry first. If you don't already, you should do this on your own Mac Desktop for Blackberry as well.
See the link below, for the download and simple installation instructions.
1. Download the OS file to the PC then install it to the PC by running (double clicking) the file you downloaded.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=06997F04A7DB92466A2BAA6EBC8B872D
2. Go to c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader and delete the file named "vendor.xml."
3. Plug in BB and double click on "Loader.exe." It's located in the same place as the above vendor.xml file.
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Strange marks on Curve 8900 screen

Hi folks,
I hope someone can help me out. I have a new blackberry 8900 javelin (have like 4 months of use) and some strange marks appeared on the screen. They are small marks, but they don't disappear. I had the same problem with my last curve 8900 (I had 3 8900 models) but last time, the marks disappeared in a few days. Those on mine are not disappearing. I know it's not a liquid crystal leak, it's a malfunction or something, because the mark had a different shape in a few days ago. Here are some pictures i took to show the problem.
hope someone can help me out!
thanks guys!

Hey eduardopfm,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
Thanks for the question.
Those marks are definitely hardware/lcd screen related. I would suggest contacting your network service provider or point of sale for repair options as this is not software related.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cheers.
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Installation of Applications on BB Curve 8900

I am facing so much problem in installing themes on my black berry curve curve 8900. I downloaded the v4.6 Desktop Application software and installed it on my computer as my BB is having v4.6 OS Software. Then I downloaded themes from the web with both .alx and .cod files. I mean the download to my knowledge was complete. then i saw the installation process through application loader of my Desktop application software. Now the problem is that those themes are stored on my PC and when I browse the .alx file even, it gives me a message that " There are no new applications available for my device". I cant understand this problem. Can anybody help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Lauren,
It sounds like what I have seen multiple times on a device with moisture damage.
I hope by only putting yours in rice overnight that you'll be ok.
Even sitting on a bathroom counter during a hot steamy shower or bath can cause keyboard and trackball problems UNTIL properly dried out.
It really is more common than you think.
1. Remove the battery immediately!! Do not attempt to turn on your BlackBerry.
2. Let the device dry in a warm, dry place for 3 to 5 days* (see below)
3. DO NOT "check it each day" by placing the battery in. Leave it be to dry completely. This takes time. Replacing the battery to check it can only damage it more (moisture + electrical current = disaster).
3. If the device is warm after the drying period, allow it to cool to room temperature before placing the battery back in.
*Suggestions on drying your BlackBerry in a warm place (open, with the battery out):
Place the BB in a container of dry UNcooked rice, and then you might also place it in any of the locations mentioned below.
On top of any dry heat emitting electronic component: TV cabinet or CRT, LCD, cable TV/Satellite converter box or plasma monitor
On the dashboard of your car on a sunny day
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My blackberry curve 8900 is on platform 5.2.0.96

guys please help me out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
first, it got the problem app error 523 reset. then i searched for solutions on the internet then i found it but whats wrong is that i thought the my phone was curve 8520 so i have installed a OS for blackberry curve 8520 on my phone. the app error 523 was gone but my fon now always runs the wizard everytime i turn it on and shows that its a platform 5.2.0.96.
i think my blackberry curve 8900 is on wrong platform because when i open my phone it will always go to the set up wizard then when i choose to skip the wizard the platform 5.2.0.96 will pop out then it goes "uncaught exception java.nullpointer.error" and "java.lang.error" then i don't know what fix am i gonna do with this.
please people out there whose so good in fixing phones. please help me. i wanna use my phone.
ANYONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
Please refer to this official download portal as you proceed. It is sorted first by carrier -- so if all you want are the OS levels your carrier supports, your search will be quick. However, some carriers are much slower than others to release updates. To truly seek out the most up-to-date OS package for your BB, you must dig through and find all carriers that support your specific model BB, and then compare the OS levels that they support.
http://us.blackberry.com/support/downloads/download_sites.jsp
From a PC, you can install any compatible (e.g., for your exact BB Model Number) OS package to a BB via this procedure:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Device-Software/How-To-Reload-Your-Operating-Syste...
Note that while written for "reload" and the Storm, it can be used to upgrade, downgrade, or reload any BB device model -- it all depends on the OS package you download and install to your PC. After installing the OS package to your PC, please remeber to delete, on your PC, all copies of VENDOR.XML...there will be at least one, and perhaps 2, and they will be located in or similarly to (it changes based on your Windows version) these folders:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
C:\Users\(your Windows UserName)\AppData\Roaming\Research In Motion\BlackBerry\Loader XML
Be sure that you remove, from your PC, any other BB device OS packages as having more than one installed to the PC can cause conflicts with this procedure.
You may also want to investigate the use of BBSAK (bbsak.org) to perform the wipe it is capable of.
You may also want to try the "Bare Bones OS Reload Procedure" to attempt to narrow down the precise causal item:
Load your OS "bare bones"...if anything is optional, do not install it.
If the behavior presents immediately, then try a different OS with step 1
If the behavior does not immediately present, then run for as long as it takes for you to be sure that the behavior will not present.
Add one thing -- no matter how tempting, just one.
If the behavior does not present immediately, then again run for long enough to be sure it will not have the same problem
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all things are loaded or the behavior presents
When the behavior presents, you know the culprit...the last thing you loaded.
If the behavior does not re-present, then you know that either step 1 or 2 cured it.
If the behavior presents no matter what, then you likely have a hardware level issue for which no amount of OS or software can cure.
You may also need the use of these tricks:
KB10144 How to force the detection of the BlackBerry smartphone using Application Loader
KB27956 How to recover a BlackBerry smartphone from any state
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-101-lecture-12-how-reload-operating-system-nuked-blackberry
If you are on MAC, you are limited to only your carriers sanctioned OS packages...but can still use any levels that they currently sanction. See this procedure:
KB19915How to perform a clean reload of BlackBerry smartphone application software using BlackBerry Desktop Software
Good luck and let us know!
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