Blackberry Curve 8520 - GPS/Location Settings Help

Hi All
I had this working the other day and on 'location setttings' it had my gps point with longitude/latitude and all that malarky, and I was able to check in using facebook places. I turned my bluetooth off an then when I went back into location settings the GPS part had dissapeared and GPS data source now says 'None' and Location Services so says 'Location Off' and you CANNOT change these 2 options
Whats going on? It was working the other day?
Thanks in advance for any help
Chris

Correct, no 8520 has built in GPS.
Either you never had it, or you were connected a GPS receiver somewhere.
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Blackberry Curve 8520 - GPS/Location Settings

Hi,
I had this working the other day and on 'location setttings' it had my gps point with longitude/latitude and all that malarky, and I was able to check in using facebook places. I turned my bluetooth off an then when I went back into location settings the GPS part had dissapeared and GPS data source now says 'None' and Location Services so says 'Location Off' and you CANNOT change these 2 options
Whats going on? It was working the other day?
Thanks in advance for any help
Chris

Correct, no 8520 has built in GPS.
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Every button on my blackberry curve 8520 has stopped working help!!!

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It sounds like what I have seen multiple times on a device with moisture damage.
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.
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Help with Internet Settings for Blackberry Curve 8520 On Orange Pay-Monthly

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Hey BaByPaW1990,
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You can get your APN settings from your network service provider, also make sure you have a BlackBerry data plan.
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I nee d help, I cant updat my blackberry curve 8520 everytime i go here in blackberry site and check for update my phone it says try again.. and no updates for your software, how is that? I have v4.6 please help meee

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I have a blackberry curve 8520, last night the battery was low and my phone went off, I charged it throughout the night and this morning when I woke up it wouldn't go on, I then put it on charge again and I have been struggling to get it on since then, all it does is when I put the charger in the red LED light goes on for about 15seconds then the screen goes blank then 5seconds later it shows in the middle of my screen a battery charging.
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Thanks , who should i call in tesco? Customer Care?
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Ii searched the net and i found the it is common problem of BLACKBERRY.
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Help blackberry curve 8520 screen gone white with funny icon and saying reload softwear 552

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It seems that you have not installed the correct blackberry software for your device, or might be select the incorrect carrier for your blackberry handheld. You need to download the correct blackberry software with your service provider and before installing the software, disconnect your BB device from the computer and then install it with proper administrative privilege.
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My blackberry curve 8520 has lost all my pictures in the lost.dir folder how do I recover them

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Hey Tosin29188,
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Thanks for the question.
Are you able to locate this folder when accessing the media card from a PC or Mac? Also are the pictures files renamed to a different extension? (For example: Picture.rem)
Are you able to open the media files up on a computer?
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How to download Thai Font to Blackberry curve 8520

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Hi and Welcome to the Community!
The simplest way is to, on a PC (you cannot do this on MAC):
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http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/desktop/?lid=us:bboftwareesktopSoftware&lpos=us:bboftware
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BlackBerry Curve 8520 BIS not connected

Hi,
I got a BlackBerry Curve 8520 at work and for some reason my BIS is not working, it says not connected and I cannot manage to fix it. The below is what I did so far.
1. Verified with my carrier (MTEL.BG) that I have all necessary data serivices enabled.
2. Restarted the handheld a couple of times (battery pull and waited 30 secs).
3. Resed to factory settings.
Tried to register my device using Host Routing Tables (the table is empty) but nothinh happen.
Called Tech support and they attempted to register my devide without success. They said that probably my handheld have a defect and to replace it.
Somehow I believe that either my carrier or me are missing something and this must be fixable.
Any ideas?
EDIT: My phone signal is always edge but I noticed that workmates (with BIS working) have EDGE instead.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
A few thoughts...
Cabeza2000 wrote:
I got a BlackBerry Curve 8520 at work and for some reason my BIS is not working, it says not connected
Since this is "at work", is it a BES-level BB? If so, then you will need to check with your BES admins...it is possible for them to block BIS services via IT Policy.
Cabeza2000 wrote:
Tried to register my device using Host Routing Tables (the table is empty) but nothinh happen.
That is very indicative. You should receive one message from your carrier when you register the HRT. If not received, then no other things will work. So this must be resolved first.
I suggest, as above, that you talk to your BES admins.
Good luck!
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Blackberry curve 8520 - can not connect onto internet

Please help
my blackberry curve 8520 O.S 5 can not connect onto the internet. It shows my wifi as connected but i can not use BBM or web browser. What can i do?

OK, here's the direct link:
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB02830
And a copy of the page:
Background
Service books for the BlackBerry® Internet Service might need to be sent to your BlackBerry® smartphone for one of the following reasons:
One of the service books is out of date
The BlackBerry smartphone service book database has been cleared
The original service books did not reach the BlackBerry smartphone
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Method 1
The BlackBerry smartphone user can send the service books from the BlackBerry smartphone.
For instructions, see KB15402.
Method 2
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In the Settings menu, click Help.
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Click OK.
Method 3
A wireless service provider representative can send the service books to the BlackBerry smartphone. Contact your wireless service provider for more information.
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