[jack55]

Originally Posted by jack55

There was what... 11 pages here... easy to miss and I looked at all 11 pages?

Anyway, I did what you said, hit the trackball:

How do I get BB Weather to work on the 8100 / 8300 / 8800?
From BlackBerryFAQ
Here is what you need to do in order to get BBWeather working on the 8100 / 8800: (this is only need at 1st start and will work fine after)

1. Click on BBWeather to open the application

2. You will get error that says: no weather profiles

3. Click on the trackball and select ok. do not click on the menu button

4. Click the trackball again and it will bring you to the menu

5. Select Options and add a weather profile [the location ID is your zip code]

6. If you are on BIS make sure you check the box to 'disable MDS

My menu says this:
Current Profiles:
a blue bar that says *Empty*
then
Current conditions Poll Interval (mins): 30
Forecast Poll Interval (mins): 120
[empty check box] Disable MDS Proxy: Cadetblue
High Temp Color: Darkred
Low Temp Color: Darkcyan

So now what???

Now it seems if I click the menu key, what I need comes up...
I got it to say Tacoma in the blue bar, but now when I click on it, it say's:
Error: Invalid url parameter.

[John Clark]

Jack, search through this thread. The answer is posted many times. C'mon man!

[John Clark]

Here's a hint:

Carrier specific APN/TCP settings - BlackBerryFAQ

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Jack, highlight the blue bar. Hit the menu key and select "Add." Then type in your zip code in the location ID. Then type in your city name below that. Then save the settings. If you don't know the location id or zipcode, just type in the city and state and hit menu again and select Lookup Location ID.

Did EXACTLY what you said above and I get:
Error: Invalid url paramenter.

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Here's a hint:

Carrier specific APN/TCP settings - BlackBerryFAQ

Mine is correct at:
APN: wap.voicestream.com

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Jack, search through this thread. The answer is posted many times. C'mon man!

Ok... I'll figure this out on my own then. Like I had said, I went through 12 pages, and that takes time and didn't find my specifics...

[John Clark]

There's a RIM BIS outage tonight but I don't think it affects TCP data.

Jack, did you check the "disable MDS Proxy" box?

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Jack, did you check the "disable MDS Proxy" box?

Yes I did and it didn't make any difference.
Without checking the box, it would say:
Error: Invalid url parameter.

With the box checked it would say:
Error: Open tunnel - failure

[John Clark]

Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

Jack, check the box and leave it checked.

Then go to options ]advanced options >tcp and make sure the apn is correct.
Apn:wap.voicestream.com
Everything else blank. I'm betting your apn is misspelled. If not, give it some time and try it again. Also make sure you have a valid zipcode in the location id field and city name in the city field. It works. Sometimes TMo's apn can be intermittent.

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

Jack, check the box and leave it checked.

Then go to options ]advanced options >tcp and make sure the apn is correct.
Apn:wap.voicestream.com
Everything else blank. I'm betting your apn is misspelled. If not, give it some time and try it again. Also make sure you have a valid zipcode in the location id field and city name in the city field. It works. Sometimes TMo's apn can be intermittent.

I have the APN set at: wap.voicestream.com
Location ID: 98404
Description: Tacoma
Forcast days: 5
Units: Standard
Shortcup key: None

I'm starting to feel like Mr. Bean! LOL

[John Clark]

Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

And check the box to disable mds proxy. Then you might try rebooting the BB. It'll work eventually with those settings. You have a data plan, right?

[jack55]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

And check the box to disable mds proxy. Then you might try rebooting the BB. It'll work eventually with those settings. You have a data plan, right?

I have the box checked to disable mds proxy.
I have a data plan. All my internet/modem stuff works.
I'll try a battery pull now.

[jack55]

Originally Posted by jack55

I have the box checked to disable mds proxy.
I have a data plan. All my internet/modem stuff works.
I'll try a battery pull now.

Ok... Finally! With a battery pull it WORKS!
Thank You Very Much for taking the time to help John!

[Lori Goulding]

i downloaded BBLight and like that i can set screen to light when i get email and SMS. Anything out there that will do the same for a calendar reminder? Bugs me i have to hit SPACE to wake up screen to see what the reminder is.

[Mr Mixalot]

Thanks man

[NobelNobel]

Thanks for the attached files,
I'd try many times to Have BB weather,,,

[NightPhoenix]

Downloading bbToday, bbWeather and bbCorrector now, thanks for allthe hard work you guys put into this stuff.

[John Clark]

I would skip the BBCorrector. OS 4.5 has spell check built in. It's not out yet but it will be soon. I've not used BBCorrector in a long time and don't know what servers are still operational for using it.

[Narcissa]

Neat, thanks for this!

[Lori Goulding]

I am now using BBLight and it works great for emails and text msgs.

Anything out there that will turn on display for Calendar reminders or BB messenger?