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EXISTING BLACKBERRY USERS
Swapping over from an old
BlackBerry smartphone
Log in to your BlackBerry Internet Service
account using the user ID and password
created in the steps above, select the
option to
‘change handheld’
and enter
the PIN and IMEI of the new device;
all previously set up email accounts will
be re-routed to the new device.
GETTING STARTED
Setting up your BlackBerry Internet
Service account
3. Ensure that your handset is connected
to the wireless network
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.
4. Select the
‘Email Settings’
icon from the
homescreen of your BlackBerry
smartphone, or select the
‘Internet
Browser’
icon and enter the URL in the
instructions provided with your handset.
5. Click
‘Create New Account’
and accept
the terms and conditions.
6. Enter a memorable user name and a
password (of your choosing) to complete
the account set up.
Accessing your ISP email account
ISP or POP3 email accounts (e.g. Yahoo!®,
Google Mail
TM
, AOL®
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etc.) can be made
accessible via your BlackBerry smartphone
as follows:
7. After completion of the steps above,
simply enter the email address and
password of your ISP account into
the fields provided and select the
‘Next’
button.
The mailbox will be represented by a new
mail icon on the device. Up to 10 such
accounts can be created by repeating the
steps above.
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GPRS, EDGE or UMTS will be displayed at the top of
the screen of your handset (note: lowercase text or GSM
indicates that your SIM may not be correctly set up by
your network operator).
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Some ISPs may charge for access to their services,
please check with your ISP.
Managing the device from your PC
or Mac
To upload media to your BlackBerry
8800 smartphone, recharge it using
your computer via USB, and synchronise
contacts information with your email
platform, you will need to download
and install
‘BlackBerry® Desktop
Manager v.4.2’
(for PC) or
‘Pocket Mac
v.4.0’
(for Mac users).
Both pieces of software are available free
of charge from the following address:
http://eu.blackberry.com/eng/
services/desktop
Set up of BlackBerry Enterprise
Server email accounts
If your organisation already employs
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, pass your
device to your IT administrator who will be
able to configure it to receive work email.
