[phreaker18]

Well i just bought a 8900 ... unlocked device ... new out of the box so i dont think it was ever connected to any kind of BES ...

Im using Airtel India as the carrier... i managed to download and install applications like Facebook, gtalk, nimbuzz and twitterberry ... now the problem started... even though i have gprs (egde) activated and have a Wifi connection at home ... i cant seen to log on to any of the applications mentioned above.. i mean these applications cannot access the internet...

so what i wanted to ask was that is it mandatory that i have BIS activated for these applications to work or can i access the net through Wifi or/ and gprs ..??

i even went into Options --> Security --> Application Permisssions --> and edited the general permissions to allow all kinds of network activity and the firewall is disabled...

Since im a first time BB user id like to know if im doing something wrong... Kindly help me if u can ...

Appreciate it a lot !! Thanks

[somebody7]

It sounds like your BIS is still not active. i believe it should say EDGE and not the lowercase edge on your phone. So either your BIS isnt activated or you need to resend your service books.

[phreaker18]

Thanks for the reply... thats exactly what i wanted to know ... if without BIS being activated i can use the applications over ... Wifi or normal gprs ... if im saying something wrong please correct me ... im a noob when it comes to BB

[MidnightDraven]

Some yes, some no.
I.e. Applications developed by RIM (Facebook, live messenger, blackberry maps etc) will require a BB data plan to download and run.
Other applications may not require a BB data plan to run, but must be configured within the application.
Other applications just cant run on wi-fi.

Get the Blackberry data plan, and problem sorted.

[phreaker18]

Thank u Midnightraven ... ur invaluable thoughts are much appreciated ... i shall get the BB data plan activated !!