Best Blackberry

The affordable (with a cellphone plan price) Blackberry Torch 9800 is currently only available for AT&T in the North America. However, many people still wish that they can unlock the Blackberry Torch 9800, so that they can use another carrier instead of AT&T.

Now the question on how to unlock Blackberry Torch 9800 has been answered, and the Crackberry team have provided the tutorial on Blackberry Torch 9800 unlocking; the easy way. In the video below you will see the team’s attempt to unlock the Blackberry Torch 9800; from AT&T to Rogers.

Although the process is super fast and easy, there’s one thing might be left on your mind: how do I get network MEP code for unlocking my Blackberry? Well, I have searched a bit about this network MEP code and according to one thread at the Blackberry forum you can get the network MEP code from the carrier or some company that offers unlocking service. Meanwhile, after the video there will be a recap from the video:

Best Blackberry Tips: How to Unlock Blackberry Torch 9800:

1. Open the backside of the Blackberry Torch
2. Remove the battery and replace the SIM card
3. Place back the battery and turn your Blackberry Torch on
4. You will be prompted “Your current SIM card requires an unlock code. Would you like to unlock it?”
5. Press Yes and then you will be asked to input the network MEP code
6. You have successfully unlock your Blackberry Torch 9800!

As you might aware, the native Blackberry browser is not the best nor the fastest browser out there. Compared to other smartphones, the Blackberry browser is still too slow. However, there’s actually a simple tips on how to speed up the Blackberry Browser

Simple Best Blackberry tips on How to Speed up Blackberry Browser

• Tips #1: Turn off JavaScript

How to do it? Here’s how to turn off JavaScript to speed up the Blackberry Browser:

1. go to the browser and click menu,
2. go into Options and pick Browser Configuration.
3. Uncheck the JavaScript box.

P.S.: You can opt to have the browser prompt you upon loading JavaScript

• Tips #2: Set Low Image Quality

Here’s how to set image quality on Blackberry Browser to speed it up:

1. go to the browser and click menu,
2. go into Options and pick General Properties
3. In the setting Image Quality, select Low (this will make the Blackberry Browser runs  faster)

This best blackberry tips will drastically speed up the Blackberry browser in a site that is full of images.

• Tips #3: Set low on Repeat Animation settings

Here’s how to set low on Repeat animation setting in order to speed up / fasten your Blackberry Browser:

1. go to the browser and click menu,
2. go into Options and pick General Properties
3. In the Repeat Animations setting, select Lower number (the default is 100, but you can set it to 10)

• Tips #3: Use another Mobile Browser
  

This might be the most convenient alternative. You can choose between the Blackberry BOLT or the Opera Mini for Blackberry. They work faster than the Blackberry Browser.

So far those are the simple best Blackberry tips on how to fasten or speed up your Blackberry Browser. I hope it helps.

Here’s another recommended best Blackberry apps. And it’s a freeware, not a premium app. I’m sure all of you Blackberrry users find it a bit annoying for us to do the Blackberry battery pull in order to free some memory. Some users also have this question: how to free some memory without having to do the battery pull? Now what I have here is an interesting freeware called QuickPull that can free your Blackberry memory by simulating a BlackBerry battery pull.

How interesting is that? Best Blackberry Apps QuickPull also allows you to schedule the procedure. So whether it’s daily or weekly, you can make sure your Blackberry works in the top performance. A nice example of the schedule feature: you schedule the Quickpull to do the optimization during your sleep hour, and by the morning you have your Blackberry in it’s best shape.

Other features includes the ability to wait if you’re on the phone during the scheduled time. It will then prompt you asking whether you want to continue or abort the memory optimization. If your Blackberry’s memory drop to a certain percentage (it is user-defined value), the app will prompts asking whether you want to optimize your Blackberry memory or not.

Currently the best Blackberry app Quickpull is available for free at their website; and the best blackberry freeware is now also compatible with OS 5.0. So all new Blackberry series can enjoy the app, including the Tour 9630, Bold 9650, Storm 9550, and Bold 9700. Cheers.

Guy over at bbgeeks.com has written an interesting tip of getting the data signal on your Blackberry. As he had experienced this thing several times so he tough you probably have the same difficulties. This problem usually will happen when you don’t use your device for a while or you are in non-reception zone (ex subway). You may open a site and expect the Request bar to fill up. In this case, many will think to pull the battery that actually can be pain, as some devices need long time to boot up.
Continue reading ‘Best Blackberry Tips: How to Get Data Signal Back’ »

Quick navigation can be got thru shortcut keys in almost all native apps. There are Blackberry tips have been available such as home screen shortcuts, browser shortcuts, message screen shortcuts and so on.

But are you notice that it can be a lil bit frustrating when you try a new app without shortcuts? In the beginning you may think it seems like to have shortcut but turns out to be not (like some Twitter applications).

The other thing, you may have noticed that in your message screen tips, you cant cover shortcuts within the message.

So here we’ll go, adding to the message screen shortcuts.

When you are Inside a message

When you’re inside a BlackBerry email, you can use the following shortcut keys:

R: Reply

L: Reply All

F: Forward message

I: File a message in a folder

Q: When your cursor is over a sender or recipient, this shows their email address

T: Top of message

B: Bottom of message

S: Search for text within a message

G: Move the cursor to the last position in a received message

Continue reading ‘[BestBlackberry Tips and Tricks] List of Shortcuts in your Blackberry Email’ »

The common way to update your device may be by downloading OS to PC then using Application Loader. But now there are several official OS updates so you get the option to select Wireless Update for updating. This option can be found in Options > Advanced Options > Wireless Update.

Once the latest update is available, an icon of Wireless Update will be shown in your device’s homescreen, alerts you to upgrade. When this happens, you can download the update then install it OTA (Over the Air) to your phone. But dont be shock if the process can be time consuming, but simple.

There are 2 parts of this updating:

* Download the update to the device
In this process, your device still can be used.
Continue reading ‘How to Upgrade Blackberry Software via Wireless Update’ »