Blackberry tips and tricks.

1. How To Check firmware Version ?
To check the firmware version of your Blackberry simply navigate it? menu:-Goto SETTINGS or OPTIONS then ABOUT

2.  How can we find imei ?

• To find imei is going to Options->Status there you will find imei number of phone.
• The IMEI may also be found on the white sticker under the battery.
• You can read imei by mep reader.

4. how To update/ReInstall BlackBerry Operating System ?

• Connect your device to your computer. 
• Open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. 
• Click Application Loader. 
• Click Start in Add/Remove Applications or Update Applications. 
• If necessary, perform the following actions:
• If the Device Security Password dialog box appears, type your device password. Click Next. 
• If the Communication Port Selection dialog box appears, specify a communications port. Click Next. 
• Click Next. 
• Perform any of the following actions:
• To add an application that appears in the list, select the check box beside the application. 
• To add an application that does not appear in the list, click Browse. Double-click an application loader (.alx or .ali) file. 
• Click Next. 
• Click Finish.

5. from where we get BlackBerry desktop software ?

official download link

6. from where we get BlackBerry Operating System/flashfile ?

Official download site , all in one page , link here

7. how to check Vendor ID (operator) ?

to check vendor id Press group Key: ALT+Cap+H ->>>Vendor ID

for blackberry 9500 check this

     From the home screen press and hold escape, then press the left top corner, right top corner, left top corner and right top corner of the screen to bring up a "Help me" page. This shows your PIN, IMEI, free memory, current battery level, firmware version, vendor ID etc  

for Blackberry 8100 to check vendor id

ALT+RACE/Select Options->Advanced Options-> Applications, ALT+CAPS+H = launches Help Me! Screen with information about your device at one place.

Blackberry vendor id list 100 T-Mobile US 101 AWS 102 Cingular Wireless 103 Nextel 104 Sprint PCS 105 Verizon 106 Alltel 107 Rogers 109 BWA (Aliant/Sasktel) 111 MM02 DE 113 Telfort 114 T-Mobile DE/AU 115 TIM 116 Hutchison 117 Bouygues 118 SFR 119 Orange_France 120 VODAFONE (UK) 121 Telcel 122 Telstra 123 T-Mobile (UK) 124 Vodafone Germany 125 MM02 UK/IRL/NL 126 Telus 127 SMART 128 Starhub 129 Telefonica 130 Swisscom 131 Cable & Wireless 132 Vodafone (IT) 133 Vodafone (ES) 134 T-Mobile (NL) 135 Cincinnati Bell 136 Telefonica_LAM 137 Vodafone Austria 138 Vodafone Australia 139 Vodafone Ireland 140 Vodafone Sweden 141 CSL 142 Orange UK 143 Vodafone New Zealand 144 SingTel 145 Globe 146 Optus 147 Orange Mobistar 148 Vodafone_HU 149 Bharti 150 KPN 151 TIM_Greece 152 Proximus 153 Vodafone_Portugal 154 TIM_Brazil 155 BT_Mobile 156 Earthlink 158 E-Plus 159 BASE 160 Dobson 161 Vodafone_Egypt 162 Orange_Switzerland 164 Triton 165 Maxis 166 Vodafone_Denmark_(TDC) 167 MobileOne_(Voda_Singapore) 168 Vodacom 169 T-Mobile_PO 170 T-Mobile_CZ 171 T-Mobile_HU 173 MTN 174 Entel 175 Amena 176 SmarTone 177 TCS 178 Avea 179 F100 180 Turkcell 181 Partner 183 Orange_Global 186 Telkomsel 188 Vodafone_Greece 189 USCC 190 Mobilink 194 Voda_Luxembourg 195 Voda_Iceland 198 Vodafone_CZ 204 China_Mobile 205 Movilnet 209 Sympac 210 TIM_Argentina 212 Etisalat 214 AMX 215 Telefonica_Venezuela 217 Orange Romania 218 KTP 222 Mobitel Bulgaria 224 PCCW/Sunday 227 Mobily 229 Eurotel 230 Hutchison Essar

8. how to reset blackberry password ?

Enter wrong password 10 times your device will deletes all your device data & reset user password 

Note : If you type your BlackBerry® device password incorrectly , you might be prompted to type blackberry before you can continue.

9. How do I determine if my BlackBerry is "unlocked" ?

To determine if your BlackBerry is "unlocked" for use on carriers other than for which it is 

To determine if your BlackBerry is "unlocked" for use on carriers other than for which it is branded: 

• On your BlackBerry, go to Options > Advanced Options > Sim Card. 
• At that screen type MEPD (see note below) on your keyboard. A new menu will pop up. 
• If your BlackBerry has a SureType keyboard (71xx and 81xx devices) you will need to double-tap the P, so the actual keys entered become M E P P D. 
•  Look for Network in the list
  

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      If your device is "unlocked", it should say Disabled or Inactive. If it says Active, it's still locked to that carrier branded:

10. To obtain an unlock code for your BlackBerry
You will need to know your IMEI number for your BB. Look at Options, Status. The IMEI may also be found on the white sticker under the battery (sometimes hard to read--make sure you read it right!). or need to know Vendor ID (operator) 

You can purchase the unlock code from various vendors.look here

11. how to solve Authorization Failure?? 
Here is the solution:

• Go to Phone Options
• Select General Options
• Select Restrict My Identityt - NO
• Select Show "My Number" - YES 
• You are all set.
• No more Authorization Failure sending / receiving calls and messages.

12. If My blackberry Show no service/no network how to solve ?

• try turning off the radio/wireless and back on 
• some time its heppen for low battery , make sure the blackberry battery have full charge then try turning off the radio/wireless and back on
• try update/ReInstall BlackBerry Operating System
• after if you Not get network Then
• To Check Phone At Hardware 

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