I cant use my Curve 8320

Good afternoon. I boutgh a curve 8320 in Florida. When I come back to Venezuela, my telephone company says that this phone cant be used because it is not free or release at all. It is new, and then others 2 phones to my wife and daugther are working well.
What can i do? Thank you so much.
CJ
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Is the device "unlocked"?
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Hello All from Paris - France-
First soory for my poor english writing.
My question is simply, I already use my BB Curve 8320 as a modem.
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Hi,
Just to get it out of the way. I have:
1. Turned Media card on
2. Turned Mass Storage Mode on
3. Enabled Mass Storage mode when connected (yes)
4. Formatted the media card countless times
5. Enabled password on Curve 8320
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I ordered the Curve 8320 (AT&T) which is in transit as I type and I was looking at ordering some accessories from Amazon. While checking the SanDisc Cards I noticed several different complaints about the sizes.
Some said 8 GB was too big and there were complaints about what class they came at. Some thought it was going to be class6 or 4 and it came as class 2. I'm pretty ignorant to any of these things and wouldn't have even known about it had I not read the reviews.
Also they were talking about getting the card with the adaptor. I suppose thats so the card can be put in the desk top slot?
I'd like to know in laymens terms what I should get that will make things the easiest for me to deal with.
wouldn't simply connecting the BB with the cord to my PC be the simplest...and why would I need to do anything different like some of the reviewers in Amazon speak about?
I was looking to buy this card with the adaptor. 8GB class 4 with adaptor for $20 Does that sound right? (or the one below this link? )
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Then there's this 4GB that says it's specifically for the Curve 8320..hmmmm
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I'm also buying the film protector for the screen ... thats a given...as well as one of these nice heavy looking rubber BB protector skins.
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Any information goes very appreciated.
Thanks mucho
andy
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First things first. You will need to check what version OS your device is running before deciding on what size card to get - unless you upgrade the OS to 4.5.0.81 or higher. The 8320 can come with OS 4.2.2 which only supports a 4 Gb card. Supported card size info can be found here. Check this post for info on upgrading you device's OS.
Second, I don't know what "Class" means with an SD card - I would guess it means what speed it is. Speed is really only a significant factor for high resolution (over 5 Megapixel) cameras.
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Sure, upgrade to 5.0, let me know what you discover.
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See the link below for the download, and follow these simple installation instructions.
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I have a T-Mobile Curve 8320 running OS 4.5 whcih I updated from the web on my laptop, and installed to the BB device via a USB cable. I also am running the latest BB desktop software, 4.7.
I'm having hanging issues where a clock icon appears on the screen and makes the BB impossible to use for several minutes. This happens several times throughout the day and is very frustrating.
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BlackBerry 8320
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Micro Edition File Version: 1.0
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-- Zachary

Low Memory. 4mb file free is severely lacking. You need upwards of 15mb file free.
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