Call Vodacom customer service,there should be a technician who wil be able to help.

willing to try anything at this point. Sofar thats the only letdown from leaving my Nokia N82 to go BLACKBERRY

Check ipmart or crackberry for answers, should be there. Good luck

will do. Vodacom was no help...what a surprise.

The blackberry is a great fone, however this wud such as* as a modem due to it being gprs? I imagine setting it up wud be easily done through the blackberry connection manager though? If not the cd will definately have the modem driver and should be quiet easy from there?

installed the update on desktop manager and there was a 'connect via ip' link...but yeah it kinda sucks on the net...

where to get the update if i cant even connect to the net ? my BB is a week old and i dont us telkom landline at all hate them......

You can buy an app called tether berry. I did and it was worth every penny. It makes tethering a dream.

1. Connect Your BlackBerryMake sure your BlackBerry is connected by USB cable, and your BlackBerry Handheld Manager is running (just launch BlackBerry Desktop to run it.) This is necessary for using the BlackBerry as an external modem. You cannot use BlackBerry as a modem unless you have BlackBerry Handheld Manager running in the background

2. Verify The Modem Driver ExistsGo to Control Panel - Phone Modem Options. In the Modems tab, you should see a new Standard Modem on a new port (such as COM6 or COM11). If you do, jump to the next step.However, if your modem is missing:If this modem entry is missing and cannot be found using Plug n Play, you may have to manually add it

Verify you have RIM Virtual Serial Port drivers installed. Find out which COM ports the RIM Virtual Serial Ports are, go to Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager - Ports (COM LPT) ... This will tell you which COM ports your BlackBerry Modem is on. Next, go to Control Panel - Phone and Modem and Remove the modem. Re-add the modem by clicking on Add. You MUST select the Standard 33600 bps Modem (correct) INSTEAD OF Standard 56000 bps Modem (wrong). Click Next. You will be asked for t

You will be asked for the ports to add this modem to. Add this modem to all COM ports that the RIM Virtual Serial Port is on. You must choose the Standard 33600 bps Modem because of incompatible AT commands that result in an Error 628. Don't worry, the speed won't be slower.

3. Verify The Modem Driver Is FunctioningGo to Control Panel - Phone Modem Options. In the Modems tab, you should see a new Standard Modem on a new port (such as COM6 or COM11). Click Properties - Diagnostics - Query ModemIf yes4. Click Properties - Advanced and add the following Extra initialization command (get this from your operators website/helpline)

5. Add A New Internet ConnectionClose the Phone and Modem Options and the Control Panel. Create a new connection with Start - Connect To - Show all connections - Create a new connection.

i. Click Next ii. Select Connect To The Internet then Next iii. Select Set up my connection manually then Next iv. Select Connect using a dial-up modem then Next. v. Check only the Standard Modem (if prompted). vi. Give the connection a name such as BlackBerry Modem, then Next.

Dial-up number : *99hash or (ask operator) Username : (ask operator) Password : (ask operator)

Clear all checkboxes (Use...when anyone... and Make this the default...) Click Finish its done

thanks for that i will surely try it

how do you do bluetooth on blackberry curve 8520

bluetooth what? if you want to get videos and pix go to media and select receive using bluetooth