Blackbe;rry T-MOBILE CURVE 8900 User manual

getting started

OVERVIEW
This guide provides you with everything you need to get
started. If you need additional information on features and
services, please select one of these helpful options:
nRefer to your User Guide on the CD,
nVisit www.t-mobile.com, or
nOn the Home screen, press the
Menu key and select Help.

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TablE Of COnTEnTs
Introducing Your Device .................................................. 4
Navigation ........................................................................ 5
Service Activation ............................................................ 6
SIM Card ......................................................................... 7
Battery .............................................................................. 8
Power .............................................................................. 9
Setup Wizard ................................................................... 9
Call Functions ............................................................... 10
Contacts ........................................................................ 11
Wi-Fi Calling Setup ........................................................ 12
E-mail Setup .................................................................. 16
myFaves®Setup ............................................................ 18
Bluetooth®Setup............................................................ 25
Synchronization Setup ................................................... 26
Indicators ...................................................................... 29
Emergency Dialing......................................................... 36
Caring for your Phone.................................................... 37
Tips for Safety ................................................................ 38
Having Fun
Turn to the Having Fun section of this booklet
to learn what else your new phone can do.

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naVIgaTIOn
nTo open the application list, on the Home screen, press
the Menu key.
nTo move the cursor in any direction and highlight items,
roll the trackball.
nTo select an item or follow a link, press the trackball.
nTo move back a screen, press the Escape key.
nTo return to the Home screen, press the red End key.
nTo open the menu, press the Menu key.
nTo close the menu, press the Escape key.
InTRODUCIng YOUR DEVICE
BlackBerry®Curve™ 8900
End key
Alt key
Press to type
alternate characters.
Symbol key
Speakerphone key
Press to turn on/off
speakerphone.
Volume keys
Headset Jack
Right convenience key
Press to turn
on camera.
Mute key
Press to mute/
unmute a call.
Escape key
Enter key
Delete key
USB port
Right Shift key
Capitalize letters.
Left Shift key
Capitalize letters.
Send key
Trackball
Press to select.
Lock key
Press to lock/un-
lock the keypad.
Menu key
Left convenience
key
Press to turn on
voice dialing
Home screen Application list

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sIm CaRD
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card identies you to
the wireless network. Your phone will not work without the SIM
card. To insert the SIM card and battery:
1. Detach your SIM card.
2. Slide up the release button
and lift up the back cover.
3. Slide the SIM card into the
holder until it stops.
4. Insert the battery so that the metal
contacts on the battery align with
the metal contacts on the device.
Replace the back cover so that it
clicks into place.
sERVICE aCTIVaTIOn
If you are a new T-Mobile customer and your service
has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at
1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile
Activations representative will assist you. You will need the
following information when activating service:
nService Agreement and agent code on your
Agreement
nYour name, home address, home phone, and billing
address
NOTE: For business and government account, please provide the name
of your company or government agency, address, and tax ID.
nYour Social Security number, current driver’s license
number, and date of birth for credit check purposes
nYour choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services
(see www.t-mobile.com for latest plan information)
nSIM serial number and IMEI number (located on the
box bar code label)
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read, understand,
and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions and
your Service Agreement.

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baTTERY
You can charge your device using the charger cable connect-
ing to a wall power outlet or by using the USB cable connect-
ing to your computer.
Charge using a charger cable
To charge, connect the small end of the charger cable to the
micro-USB port on the side of your device. Plug the other end
of the charger into a wall outlet.
Charge using a USB cable
To charge, connect the small end of
the USB cable to the micro-USB port
on the side of your device. Plug the
other end of the USB cable to the USB
port of your computer.
Full battery
Battery charging
Low battery
POWER
To turn on the device, press and hold the red End key.
sETUP WIzaRD
The setup wizard appears auto-
matically when you rst power on your
device. The wizard helps you learn
about typing, personalizing, and
setting up Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®
connections, and e-mail.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
See the following sections in this guide
for more information on:
nWi-Fi Calling Setup
nE-mail Setup
nBluetooth Setup
If the setup wizard screen does not appear automatically, then
on the Home screen, press the Menu key. Scroll to and select
Settings > Setup Wizard.

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COnTaCTs
Add contacts
1. On the Home screen, type the phone number.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Scroll to and select Add to Contacts.
4. Type the contact’s information.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Select Save.
Call a contact from the contacts list
1. On Home screen, type the contact’s name.
2. Scroll to the contact.
3. Press the green Send key.
Call fUnCTIOns
To make a call, type the number and press the
green Send key.
To answer a call, press the green Send key.
To end a call, press the red End key.
Set up and call voicemail
To set up voicemail, press and hold the 1W key and follow
the tutorial.
To reset the password to the last four-digits of your
phone number, type #PWD# or #793# and press the green
Send key.
To call voicemail, press and hold the 1W key.

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WI-fI CallIng sETUP
Your device is HotSpot-enabled, allowing you to connect to
the network in three ways:
nTo standard mobile phone service (cell towers):
Automatically connects to standard mobile phone
service when you have coverage and whenever
you are not in range of a saved Wi-Fi network or a
T-Mobile HotSpot.
nTo Wi-Fi using your home Wi-Fi network:
Automatically connects to your home Wi-Fi network
after you have set up your T-Mobile wireless router (or
non-T-Mobile wireless router), and you have saved the
network to your device.
nTo Wi-Fi using T-Mobile HotSpot:
Automatically connects to Wi-Fi when you are at a
T-Mobile HotSpot location.
Your device can easily switch (either in idle mode or while on
a call) between Wi-Fi networks that you have saved, standard
mobile phone service, and T-Mobile HotSpot locations, using
the connection with the best signal strength.
T-Mobile HotSpot
BlackBerry®
CurveTM 8900
Home
Mobile Device
T-Mobile
HotSpot

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Get security key
The Get Security Key feature allows you to transfer the security
key dened on your T-Mobile wireless router to your device.
To generate a security key:
1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Scroll to and select Settings.
3. Scroll to and select Set Up Wi-Fi.
4. Select Next.
5. Scroll to and select Get Security Key.
6. Select Next.
7. Press the Secure button on your wireless router.
8. On your device, select Done.
Step 1 - Set up a wireless router
T-Mobile wireless routers
Run the setup CD that comes with your router.
Other routers
Set up using the manufacturer’s instructions.
Step 2 - Set up Wi-Fi
1. On the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Scroll to and select Manage Connections.
3. Scroll to and select Set up
Wi-Fi Network.
4. At the Set Up Wi-Fi screen,
select Next.
5. Select Scan For Networks.
6. Select Turn Wi-Fi on,
if prompted.
7. Scroll to and select the
desired network.
8. To save the network, make sure
Yes is displayed
under Save this Wi-Fi Network
as a Prole.
9. Select Next and then select Finish.

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Set up work e-mail
If your company is using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, then
you can set up your device to receive work e-mail from Micro-
soft®Outlook®, IBM®Lotus Notes®, or Novell®Groupwise®.
Perform the following if you have the Enterprise Activation
password from your system administrator:
1. On the Home screen, press the
Menu key.
2. Scroll to and select Settings.
3. Scroll to and select Options.
4. Scroll to and select Advanced
Options.
5. Scroll to and select Enterprise
Activation.
6. Type your e-mail address and password.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Select Activate.
If you do not have the Enterprise Activation password
from your system administrator, then you must install the
BlackBerry®Desktop Software on your computer and then
synchronize work e-mail with your device.
See the Install BlackBerry®Desktop Software section of this
guide for more information.
E-maIl sETUP
Set up personal e-mail
1. On the Home screen, press the
Menu key.
2. Scroll to and select Settings.
3. Scroll to and select Manage
Internet Email.
4. Perform one of the following:
nTo access personal e-mail
from accounts, such as
Yahoo!®, Gmail®, AOL®, and others, type your e-mail
address and password. Select Next. You can add up
to 10 accounts.
nIf you want to create a new BlackBerry e-mail account,
scroll down and select Create A BlackBerry Email
Address Type your username, which will appear
before @tmo.blackberry.net. Select Next and OK.
To read e-mail, go to the E-mail section in this guide.