[aiharkness]

Advanced? Ok.

But...

1 - don't know why you had to turn wireless on. Maybe it was turned off before the device was powered off, and the device remembered the setting, or it's as jsconyers said and the battery had been run all the way down. But there is no need to turn the device off, if you have no reason to turn it off.

2 - Ditto jsconyers comment. Copy SIM contacts to device contacts app.

3 - All messages, as well as both sent and received, are lumped together in the messages app. There should be some distinguishing characteristic of sent messages versus received, but I don't know what you should be seeing on the old model and OS.

I expect you will see contact name in place of number once you've put the contact information in contacts/address book.

Word of advice: Spend some time going through all the menus and options. Drill all the way down. If you see something you don't understand, check the help app on the device and/or google the terms. And don't forget blackberryfaq.com.
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[jsconyers]

Originally Posted by BassBooster

I've downloaded a manual from the internet but can't find you you add all your contacts to the phone's memory. Do you have to you them one by one? Can you help?

On the handheld Home screen, click the Address Book icon.

Click the trackwheel and select SIM Phone Book. The SIM phone book is loaded.

Click the trackwheel and select Copy All To Address Book.

[BassBooster]

Brilliant!! Thank you very much jsconyers and aiharkness, I followed jsconyers instuctions and now I can see the names of who I've sent messages to and received messages from. I'm very pleased! Thank you so much!

[BassBooster]

Originally Posted by aiharkness

Advanced? Ok.

But...

1 - don't know why you had to turn wireless on. Maybe it was turned off before the device was powered off, and the device remembered the setting, or it's as jsconyers said and the battery had been run all the way down. But there is no need to turn the device off, if you have no reason to turn it off.

2 - Ditto jsconyers comment. Copy SIM contacts to device contacts app.

3 - All messages, as well as both sent and received, are lumped together in the messages app. There should be some distinguishing characteristic of sent messages versus received, but I don't know what you should be seeing on the old model and OS.

I expect you will see contact name in place of number once you've put the contact information in contacts/address book.

Word of advice: Spend some time going through all the menus and options. Drill all the way down. If you see something you don't understand, check the help app on the device and/or google the terms. And don't forget blackberryfaq.com.
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Answer to point 1. Before I found out that the power-on button is the same button you use to adjust the brightness, I was turning the phone on by removing the battery and inserting it again. That way it turns on automatically. But when it turns on that way it seems I had to turn wireless on every time. But now I know where the power button is, I found it now turns on and the wireless comes on too.

Answer to point 3. Messages I've sent have a little green tick next them, and messages I've received have an envelope next to them.

Thank you for the website link also. I'm really starting to like this phone. Plus it looks great!

[aiharkness]

i'm glad you're happy. I was sure you would be disappointed.

[aiharkness]

Originally Posted by fourstringfuror

I find this thread fascinating. I, too, had a 7290, and was reliable as the day is long, but I never dreamed of going back to OS3.xx.

Should be able to put 4.1 on it. And OP will be more than happy, sounds like.

[BassBooster]

When I go into options, I see the phone has had '2007 DST Patch' applied. I'm guessing that's a software/firmware update of some sort?

Does anyone know the code or number of the most recent software version for this model?

Do software updates improve or change the way the phone looks - icons, menus etc?

My phone is running version 4.0.0.198, how up-to-date is that?

[aiharkness]

That's a daylight savings time patch. Long story. Search the forum if you really want to know the history.

You probably can install OS 4.1 on it. You will need to find a release for that model. It can be from any carrier, but must be for that model. Look in the legacy device subforum. But if you are just using it as a phone you probably won't see any difference.

[Baggarly]

This was a unusual read.......but;

http://www.blackberryforums.com/rim-...downloads.html

[pcerio]

7290???? Wow and I thought my friend's old Verizon 8703 was an antique!

[strayjane]

Good luck