how do you get Wi Fi working on a blackberry curve 8520??

loveangel88

cant seem to get the wi fi working on my blackberry curve 8520 . it finds our sky box and asks for the key and it saves it and then says its on the list but i cant seem to get the facebook and twitter apps working on my phone cos it says needs wi fi connection for the apps??? confused.com lol

Steveseven

1. Click icon Manage Connection
2. Check/click on Wi-Fi ON
3. Scroll down and see “Set Up Wi-Fi Network”, click Next
4. And now click Scan For Networks.
On this step BlackBerry will scan all of the Wi-Fi around you. Find the Wi-Fi that you want it and save if needed.
5. If you know the SSID network, you can Manually Add Network. And now click the BlackBerry menu and click Connect.
6. If you ask for password, fill it. Usually in free Wi-Fi hotspot there’s no password needed.
7. The next step is fill the name for the Wi-Fi connection to save on Wi-Fi profie or you can just click to Connect. Click Next to continue..
8. The Menu will be back to Manage Connection. Check the Wi-Fi Options to set the UP address is it using DHCP (on BlackBerry it will said “Automatically obtain IP address and DNS”) or using static IP address. If using DHCP you can browsing to Internet but you must change the setting at the browser on the Main Menu -> Options -> Advance Options -> Browser. Change the default browser configuration with the Hotspot Browser. Good luck to surf on the net!
9. But if it’s need manually fill the IP address. You can go to Wi-Fi Options, Hightlight Wi-Fi profile which you already save previously, click the BlackBerry Menu, Edit, Highlight the text “Automatically obtain IP Address and DNS”, click BlackBerry Menu, Change Option, fill the IP one by one (default is 0.0.0.0). And click Save. And don’t forget to change the browser by follow the step on number 8.

Happy surfing on the internet using Blackberry!! But do not forget turn-off the Wi-Fi to save the battery lifetime.



according to the god that is google... :A

Bettingmad

Before embarking on the detailed instructions provided by Steve, first check your connection preference is set to Wi-Fi preferred and not mobile network only.
Go to manage connections then Mobile network options and select Wi-Fi preferred. If it is set on Wi-Fi preferred then follow the instructions provided by Steve.

loveangel88

i have no idea how to do what you did :S eeek
it says in the Manage connections the wi fi is on (tick next to it ) but there isnt a matching green tick on the other side :S eeek so confused i dont know what to do

loveangel88

i have tried 2 do it, all it says is that my wi fi is set up & key saved, says connect then says it cannot authenitcate credentials?

Jomo

Are you with Orange?

If so then they will have blocked you from using your Wi-Fi on your mobile.

Pathetic I know!

If not with Orange then find out if your provider is also blocking you from using this feature.

loveangel88

Jomo wrote: »

Are you with Orange?

If so then they will have blocked you from using your Wi-Fi on your mobile.

Pathetic I know!

If not with Orange then find out if your provider is also blocking you from using this feature.

Hi no, the phone is a t mobile pay as you go and i use a t mobile sim
i pay £10 a month for unlim texts and internet payg
the internet is ok for about and about but t mobile signal aint that great in my house so wanted to use my sky connection

in_the_Cotswolds

loveangel88 wrote: »

i pay £10 a month for unlim texts and internet payg

This could be the problem. You need to be on a BlackBerry unlimited tariff to access all the BlackBerry features.

loveangel88

mechanic wrote: »

This could be the problem. You need to be on a BlackBerry unlimited tariff to access all the BlackBerry features.

ah i thought so, ok never mind, ive got the free net just keep using that
thanks for all your help guys