Blackberry Curve 8900 User Manual

About wireless coverage indicators......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Network connection indicators................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 213
Turn on wireless coverage notification.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 214
About the preferred wireless network list............................................................................................................................................................................................... 215
Add a wireless network to the preferred wireless network list............................................................................................................................................................. 215
Change the order of preferred wireless networks.................................................................................................................................................................................. 215
Delete a wireless network from the preferred wireless network list.................................................................................................................................................... 216
Turn off data service.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 216
About roaming............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 217
Switch wireless networks manually......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 217
Verify the status of network connections and services......................................................................................................................................................................... 217
Wi-Fi connection settings......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 218
Advanced Wi-Fi connection settings....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 221
UMA connection settings......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 223
Wireless network coverage troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................................................................... 224
Power, battery, and memory..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Turn off your device................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Set your device to turn on and turn off automatically........................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Reset the device......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Check the battery power level.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 226
Extend battery life...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Format the device memory or a media card........................................................................................................................................................................................... 227
View the amount of available memory.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 227
Best practice: Optimizing your device performance.............................................................................................................................................................................. 227
SIM card...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 229
About the SIM card phone book............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 229
Add a contact to your SIM card................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 229
Copy contacts from your SIM card to your contact list......................................................................................................................................................................... 229
Copy a contact from your contact list to your SIM card........................................................................................................................................................................ 229
Change a SIM card contact...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 230
Delete a SIM card contact........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 230
Store SMS text messages on your SIM card........................................................................................................................................................................................... 230
About SIM card security............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 231
Protect your SIM card with a PIN code................................................................................................................................................................................................... 231
Change the SIM card PIN code................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 231
Change the display name for a phone number...................................................................................................................................................................................... 231
Security........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 232
Security basics............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 232
Password keeper........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 233

Blackberry Curve 8900 Specifications

General

Panel type	TFT
Display diagonal	2.44 \
Display resolution	480 x 360 pixels
Display number of colors	65536 colors
Ringer type	Polyphonic
Internal memory	0 MB
Rear camera type	Single camera
Rear camera resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)	Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network
FM radio	No
Personal info management (PIM)	Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar
Platform	BlackBerry
Operating system installed	BlackBerry OS
Talk time (2G)	5.5 h
Battery capacity	1400 mAh
Standby time (2G)	356 h
Form factor	Bar
Product color	Black
2G standards	EDGE, GPRS
Bluetooth version	2.0+EDR
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz
Keyboard layout	QWERTY

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	13.5 mm
Width	60 mm
Height	109 mm
Weight	109.9 g