[JSanders]

You can't do this process Steps 1 - 8 in 5-10 minutes, it takes about a 20-30 minutes done properly. The two reboots of the device alone will take 3-4 mins each.

[HoosierFam34]

my phone isn't rebooting and even when i turn it off and back on it takes no more than 30 seconds for it to fully come back on...i'm following this step by step and i'm not sure where i'm missing out on

[JSanders]

oh no, you're not following it step by step--can't be,... at end of steps 3 and 6 the device will do a lengthy reboot, 3-5 minutes minimum. If you aren't seeing that, then you aren't doing something right.

Turning a BlackBerry off and on is not the same as doing a reboot. Don't confuse the two or mix the use of either, they're not the same.

So, to explore this further: you have a folder in your JAVA folder named ATT. What is in that folder right now, what files?

[HoosierFam34]

i'm not using turning it off then back on as a "reboot"

nothing is in the folder right now and when i follow the directions my phone isn't "rebooting"

[JSanders]

then you are not properly removing the browser daemon cod (step 3) and replacing it (step 6).

To repeat, those steps both end with a lengthy reboot process in which the screen of the BlackBerry device is white or blank with a churning clock, ending with the security verification, etc.

[HoosierFam34]

well i found another site and i FINALLY got everything worked out...got the browser and everything haven't tried the MMS but everything else is on there...thanks though...

screenshots helped!!!!!!!!!!!

[JSanders]

Of course, you are very welcome.

So... to help contribute here for the next user, what was the glitch causing yours not to work?

[HoosierFam34]

i honestly couldn't tell you...i downloaded this different program (according to this site) and just followed it step by step and made sure their screen shots matched up with mine...i don't know what i was doing wrong here but whatever i did with the other site came through...i'm getting MMS and have my browser

[JSanders]

Great.

Just knowing where you found your mistake would help to contribute back.

Good luck, glad it's working for you.

[ubizmo]

I followed the steps successfully. It took 4 tries with Manage Connections on/off to get steady EDGE. Thank you JSanders.

One question: I downloaded the OS 4.7.0.151 from the link elsewhere in this sub-forum, and ran the executable to install it on my PC, and rebooted the PC. But according to the Status screen, my Storm has 4.7.0.148 installed. Any idea why this should be, and what I should do about it?

Thanks again.

Ubizmo

[HoosierFam34]

Originally Posted by JSanders

Great.

Just knowing where you found your mistake would help to contribute back.

Good luck, glad it's working for you.

it was probably the whole folder in the java thing but that's just a guess cause the thing i downloaded just did it for me (so to speak)...nothing personal but your instructions just weren't for me...they did help me get started though

[JSanders]

Ubizmo, you downloaded .151, and executed the file to install to your PC.

Now to get it on to your Storm, you need to follow the directions in the "Latest OS" thread at the top of this 9500 Storm section... in the Sticky Threads.

Load the OS to the BlackBerry, then you start back with Step 1 in this thread again...

.151 (for me) grabs EDGE better than any OS so far.

[ubizmo]

Originally Posted by JSanders

Ubizmo, you downloaded .151, and executed the file to install to your PC.

Now to get it on to your Storm, you need to follow the directions in the "Latest OS" thread at the top of this 9500 Storm section... in the Sticky Threads.

Load the OS to the BlackBerry, then you start back with Step 1 in this thread again...

.151 (for me) grabs EDGE better than any OS so far.

Thanks, I just figured that out and managed to do it.

I backed up my 8900 before doing any of this, and restored the data to my Storm. For some reason, it seems that Profiles don't get moved to the Storm. Not a big deal, but odd. Also, even after installing .151, when I connect to DM it says there are updated files waiting to be installed. Why should that be?

Ubizmo

[JSanders]

Some users have found a couple of language files that persist in wanting to be installed. I just hit ignore.

[DriveSafe.ly]

I had such hard time getting Verizon to unlock my phone. They keep sending me around in circles.

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by DriveSafe.ly

I had such hard time getting Verizon to unlock my phone. They keep sending me around in circles.

Are you a Verizon customer? If not, they have no reason to unlock it for you.

[genesiss]

I followed this steps and I do have EDGE all the time, but, I am still having
APN: emgsm.vzw3g.com instead of ATT (cingular)
Can someone explain? and is this the reason my phone is so slow on the internet?
thanks

Originally Posted by JSanders

8. On your Storm go to Option > Advanced Options > TCP/APN should say
APN: wap.cingular
Username:WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password: CINGULAR1

[JSanders]

The reason your device is so slow on the internet is you are using a simple EDGE signal, not Verizon's faster connection.

For the APN settings, edit them as advised to the ATT settings.

[Shandals14]

So I've been really trying hard to get the stupid interent to work on my blackberry. I have never had a blackberry so all the jargin is a little confusing. I updated my storm and connected it to my computer with the desktop manager. I've tried to follow the steps from ealier in the thread, but I can't seem to find the share d file. Did I not upload my OS to my PC? If not, then how do I do it?!

[Shandals14]

Originally Posted by HoosierFam34

well i found another site and i FINALLY got everything worked out...got the browser and everything haven't tried the MMS but everything else is on there...thanks though...

screenshots helped!!!!!!!!!!!

What website did you go to that has screenshots? I thin kthis may help me very very much