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Overview.......................................1
Service Activation.........................2
Introducing Your Smartphone......3
Home Screen ...............................5
Navigation ....................................5
SIM Card ......................................6
Memory Card ...............................8
Battery ..........................................9
Power .........................................10
BlackBerry ID..............................10
Setup Application.......................10
Locking Your Smartphone .........11
Typing Basics.............................11
Call Functions ............................13
Ringtones & Volume...................13
Voicemail....................................15
Visual Voicemail ........................16
T-Mobile Contacts Backup ........17
Contacts .................................... 18
Email .......................................... 19
Text Messaging ......................... 22
Emergency Alert Messages ...... 23
Wi-Fi®Calling ............................. 24
Mobile Hotspot Mode ............... 25
Synchonization Setup ................ 26
Bluetooth®.................................. 27
FM Radio ................................... 28
Indicators.................................... 29
Parental Controls........................ 36
Accessories for Your
Smartphone ............ .....................37
Emergency Dialing..................... 38
Caring for Your Smartphone ...... 39
Tips for Safety ............................ 40
Additional Information ................ 41
TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW
This guide provides you with important
information you need to get started.
If you need additional information
on features and services, please
select one of these helpful options:
Use My Account to view your
balance, make a payment or
view help content.
To access:
1. On the Home screen, select All.
2. Select T-Mobile My Account.
3. Select I agree.
Visit www.T-Mobile.com to view
your user guide and additional
online help.
On the Home screen, select All and
then select Help.
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:
Service Agreement and agent
code on your Agreement
Your name, home address, home
phone, and billing address
Note: For business and government
accounts, please provide the name
of your company or government
agency, address, and tax ID.
Your Social Security number, current
driver’s license number, and date of
birth for credit check purposes
Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan
and services (see www.t-mobile.
com for latest plan information)
SIM 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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INTRODUCING YOUR
SMARTPHONE
BlackBerry®Curve™ 9315
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Backspace/Delete key
Enter key
Speakerphone
Symbols
USB port
Convenience key
Take a picture
You can customize this key
Microphone
(do not cover)
Lock/Unlock the keyboard
Notification LED
Escape key
Move back a screen
End/Power key
Hold to turn on/off
End a call
Return to home screen
Left Shift key
Capitalize letters
Alt key
Type the alternate
character on a key
Trackpad
Slide to move
Click to select
Menu key
Open a menu
Headset jack
Send key
Make/answer a call
Press and hold
to lock the keyboard
Volume up
Mute
Volume down
Open BlackBerry Messenger

SIM CARD
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card
identies you to the wireless network. Your
smartphone will not work without the SIM
card. To insert the SIM card and battery:
Note: If you are new to T-Mobile, please
use the SIM card included in the box. If
you are an existing T-Mobile customer,
please ask a retail store representative
to help you transfer your information to
the new SIM card included in the box.
1. Detach your SIM card.
2. Press and
slide off the
back cover.
HOME SCREEN
NAVIGATION
To move the cursor in any direction
and highlight items, slide your
nger across the Trackpad.
To select an item or follow a
link, press the Trackpad.
To move back a screen or close a
menu, press the Escape key.
To return to the Home screen,
press the End key.
To open menu options while in an
application, press the Menu key.
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To replace or upgrade your current SIM card, you can visit
www.t-mobile.com/sim or call 1.877.234.4299
Battery
power level
Change your
ring tone
or alerts
Notication
view See
upcoming
appointments,
new messages,
and other
notications
Wireless
indicators
Navigation bar
Click to see more
icons. Slide left or
right for more panels
Search
Search your entire
smartphone,
including help,
messages, music,
the Internet,
and more
Click to
manage
wireless
connections,
Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth
technology,
or alarm
clock

MEMORY CARD
A microSD memory card, which can
be purchased separately, allows
you to store multimedia les such as
video clips, music tracks, sound les,
images, messaging data, and more.
Insert a memory card
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Insert the memory card into the
memory card slot, as shown.
3. Replace the back cover.
Remove a memory card
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Gently remove the memory card
from the memory card slot.
Warning: Applications, personal settings and
other stored data may be lost or may not function
properly if the memory card is removed.
3. Slide the SIM
card into the
SIM card holder
with the golden
contacts facing
down and the
notched corner
pointing up.
4. Insert the
battery so
that the metal
contacts on the
battery align
with the metal
contacts in
the battery
compartment.
Replace the
back cover.
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POWER
Power on or off
To turn your smartphone on or off,
press and hold the End key.
BLACKBERRY ID
BlackBerry ID gives you quick and
easy access to a variety of BlackBerry
apps and services including the
BlackBerry App World™ storefront.
Create a BlackBerry ID using an email
address and a password of your
choice. Use it to access any product
or service that supports BlackBerry.
SETUP APPLICATION
The setup application appears when you
rst power on your smartphone. Use it
to set up features such as email, Wi-Fi®,
Bluetooth®, and social networking.
See the following sections in this guide
for more information on:
If the setup application does not
appear when you power on your
smartphone, go to the Home screen,
select All, then select Setup.
Email Setup Bluetooth Setup
BATTERY
Charge using a USB wall charger
Connect the small end of the charger
cable to the micro-USB port on the left
side of your smartphone. Plug the other
end of the charger into a wall outlet.
Charge using a USB cable
Disconnect the USB cable from the
charging head. Connect the small end
of the USB cable to the micro-USB port
on the left side of your smartphone.
Plug the other end of the USB cable
into the USB port of your computer.
Note: Your computer’s USB port must
supply more than 130mA.
Full battery
Battery charging
Low battery
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Typing tips
To capitalize a letter, press and hold
the letter key until the capitalized
letter appears or press the Shift
key and then the letter key.
To enter the alternate character on
a key, press the Alt key and then
the character key. For example, to
enter a question mark (?), press the
Alt key and then press the Vkey.
To enter a symbol, press the Symbol
key. To view more symbols, press
the Symbol key again. Enter the
letter that appears below the symbol.
To enter an accented or special
character, press and hold the letter
key and slide your nger left or
right across the Trackpad until the
character appears. For example,
to enter Ä, press and hold the A
key and slide your nger across
the Trackpad until Äappears.
To turn on NUM lock, press
the Alt key and then press the
Left Shift key. To turn off NUM
lock, press the Shift key.
To turn on CAPS lock, press
the Alt key and then press the
Right Shift key. To turn off CAPS
lock, press the Shift key.
LOCKING YOUR SMARTPHONE
Lock your keyboard
To lock your keyboard, press the Lock
key on the top of your smartphone.
Set a password
1. From the Home screen,
press the Setup icon
2. Select Password icon.
3. Select Enable.
4. Select Set Password,
and follow the prompts.
To lock your smartphone, on the Home
screen, select the Password Lock icon.
Record your password for future use.
TYPING BASICS
Typing indicators
Number lock mode
Shift mode
Alt mode
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5. Select the desired ringtone.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Select All Proles or
[selected] Prole Only.
Set notification and
reminder ringtones
1. From the Home screen, select the
Sounds and Alerts Proles icon.
2. On the Select a Prole screen,
select Change Sounds and Alerts.
3. Select Sounds for Selected Prole.
4. Select Messages - Notiers
to expand the list.
5. Select the notier you
want to change.
6. Select the Notier Tone
drop-down menu.
7. Select the desired ringtone.
8. Press the Menu key.
9. Select Save.
10. Perform steps 5-9 for any
other reminders or notiers
you want to change.
Set ring volume
1. From the Home screen, select the
Sounds and Alerts Proles icon.
2. On the Select a Prole screen,
select Change Sounds and Alerts.
3. Select Phone Ring Tone.
To check spelling while in a
message, calendar entry, task, or
memo, press the Menu key and
then select Check Spelling.
CALL FUNCTIONS
Make, answer & end calls
To make a call, press the Send key,
enter the phone number, and then press
the Send key again to initiate the call.
To answer a call, press the Send key.
To end a call, press the End key.
Turn on mute and speakerphone
While on an active call, select
Mute or Speaker.
To turn off, select Mute Off or Handset.
RINGTONES & VOLUME
Set incoming call ringtone
1. From the Home screen, select the
Sounds and Alerts Proles icon.
2. On the Select a Prole screen,
select Change Sounds and Alerts.
3. Select Phone Ring Tone.
4. Select the Ring Tone
drop-down menu.
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VISUAL VOICEMAIL
Visual Voicemail allows you to play and
replay voice messages in any order,
save messages to your smartphone,
choose how you want to respond to
messages, share special messages via
email, and create personalized greetings.
Set up Visual Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Setup icon.
3. Select Visual Voicemail.
4. Select Setup.
5. Select Next.
6. If required, enter a new password
and verify the password.
7. Select Next.
8. Select OK.
9. Select the Greeting Type
drop-down menu.
10. Select Personal. You can also
select Standard or Name.
11. Press the Trackpad to begin
recording your message.
12. Press the Escape key when nished.
13. Select Next.
14. Select where you want your
voicemail to appear.
15. Select Next.
16. Press the End key to exit.
4. Select the Volume drop-down menu.
5. Select the desired setting.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Select Save.
Silence ring and
notification volume
1. From the Home screen, select the
Sounds and Alerts Proles icon.
2. On the Select a Prole
screen, select Silent.
Set call volume
While on an active call, press the
Up or Down Volume keys (on the
right side of the smartphone).
VOICEMAIL
Set up voicemail
1. From the Home screen, press and
hold the 1key to initiate the call.
2. Follow the audio prompts to set
up your voicemail account.
Reset voicemail password
1. From the Home screen, enter #793#.
2. Below the search eld, select #793#.
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CONTACTS
Copy contacts from SIM
to smartphone
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Setup icon.
3. Under Personalization, select
SIM Contacts Sync.
4. Select Yes.
Add a new contact
1. From the Home screen,
select the Contacts icon.
2. Select New Contact.
3. Enter the contact’s information.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Select Save.
Call a contact from the
contacts list
1. From the Home screen,
select the Contacts icon.
2. Enter the contact’s name
and then scroll to the desired
contact in the list.
3. Press the Send key to
initiate the call.
Check Visual Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Visual Voice Mail icon.
3. Select the desired message.
Reply to a Visual Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Visual Voice Mail icon.
3. Scroll to the desired voicemail
and press the Menu key.
4. Select Call or select Reply As and
then Email or Text Message.
T-MOBILE CONTACTS
BACKUP
T-Mobile Contacts Backup is a free service
that backs up your T-Mobile contacts
on your smartphone to My.T-Mobile.
com and vice versa each time you add/
edit/delete them. If your smartphone is
damaged, lost, stolen, or if you upgrade
to another T-Mobile device–you’re
covered. You can manage your T-Mobile
contacts from your smartphone or
from the web via www.My.T-Mobile.com.
This service does not back up
contacts from other sources.
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If you want to create a new
BlackBerry email account, select
Create New Address. Enter your
username, which will appear
before @tmo.blackberry.net,
your password, and security
question. Select Continue
Set up work email
If your company is using a BlackBerry
Enterprise Server, then you can set up
your smartphone to receive work email
from Microsoft®Outlook®, or IBM®Lotus
Notes®.
If you have the Enterprise Activation
password from your system
administrator, perform the following:
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Setup icon.
3. Select Email Accounts.
4. Select Enterprise Account.
5. Enter your email address
and activation password.
6. Select Activate.
If you do not have an Enterprise
Activation password from your system
administrator, then you must install the
BlackBerry®Desktop Software on your
computer and then synchronize your
work email with your smartphone.
EMAIL
Set up personal email
1. From the Home screen, select All.
2. Select the Setup icon.
3. Select Email Accounts.
4. Select Internet Mail Account.
5. If necessary, follow the on-
screen instructions to enter or
create a new Blackberry ID.
6. Read the Service Agreement
and if you agree to the
terms, select I Accept.
7. If you want to set up the email
account you used to sign in to
BlackBerry ID, enter the email
account password and select
Continue. You can also select
Set up another email account.
8. Perform one of the following:
To access personal email from
accounts such as Yahoo!®,
Gmail®, Hotmail®, and AOL®,
select the desired provider
or select Other. Enter your
email address and password
and select Continue. Select
Continue again to synchronize
contacts and nish setting up
your account. You can add
up to 10 email accounts.
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TEXT MESSAGING
Send a text message
1. From the Home screen, select
the Text Messages icon.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Select Compose Text Message.
4. Select OK.
5. In the To: eld, do one
of the following:
Enter the phone number.
Enter the contact’s name. When
the name appears below the To:
eld, select the name from the list.
Press the Menu key. Select
Choose Contact and then select
the contact. You can send a
message to up to 10 recipients.
6. Scroll to the
message eld
and enter your
message.
7. Press the
Enter key
to send or
press the
Menu key
and then
select
Send.
Send an email message
1. From the Home screen, select
the Messages icon.
2. Press the C key or press the Menu
key and select Compose Email.
3. In the To: eld, do one
of the following:
Enter the email address.
Enter the contact’s name.
When a list of potential
matches appears below the
To: eld, select the name.
4. Enter your subject and message.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Select Send.
Read an email message
Your smartphone noties you when
you have a new email message.
You will see an Envelope icon in
the Notications bar at the top,
center of your Home screen.
To read email messages:
1. From the Home screen, select
Messages or select the
Notications bar.
2. Select the message you want to view.
3. Press the Menu key to Reply,
Forward, or Delete a message.
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To unsubscribe from emergency
alert messages:
1. On the home screen, select
the Messages icon.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Select Options.
4. Select Emergency Alert Messages.
5. Clear the checkbox for the type of
message you want to unsubscribe
from. You can’t unsubscribe from
presidential alert messages.
WI-FI®CALLING
Turn Wi-Fi on or off
1. Scroll to the top of your Home screen
and press the Trackpad to open
the Manage Connections screen.
2. Select or clear the Wi-Fi check box.
Connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. Scroll to the top of your Home screen
and press the Trackpad to open
the Manage Connections screen.
2. Select Wi-Fi Network.
3. Select Turn on Wi-Fi, if necessary.
4. Select the desired network.
5. Enter the passphrase and select
Connect, if necessary.
Read text messages
Your smartphone noties you when
you have a new text message.
1. From the Home screen, select
the Text Messages icon or
select the Notications bar.
2. Select the message you want to view.
3. To reply, enter your reply and then
press the Enter key to send.
EMERGENCY ALERT
MESSAGES
Personal Localized Alerting Network
(PLAN) is a new public safety system that
allows customers who own an enabled
mobile device to receive geographically-
targeted, text-like messages alerting them
of imminent threats to safety in their area.
Presidential Alert Message unread
Presidential Alert Message read
Imminent Threat Message unread
Imminent Threat Message read
Amber Alert Message unread
Amber Alert Message read
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When Mobile Hotspot mode is turned
on, the indicator appears in the
connections area at the top of the
home screen.
Note: The Smartphone Mobile HotSpot
service cannot be active at the same time
as Wi-Fi. Please close your active Wi-Fi
connection prior to launching service.
SYNCHRONIZATION SETUP
You can install the BlackBerry®
Desktop Software to synchronize
your smartphone with your computer.
You can use BlackBerry Desktop
Software to do the following:
Charge your smartphone.
Synchronize data (contacts, calendar
entries, tasks, and memos) between
your smartphone and computer.
Synchronize media les (music,
pictures, and video).
Back up and restore smartphone data.
Transfer les between your
smartphone and computer.
Add applications to your smartphone.
Set up and manage email forwarding
or wireless calendar synchronization*.
MOBILE HOTSPOT MODE
Turn your smartphone into
a mobile hotspot
When you turn on Mobile Hotspot mode
and access Smartphone Mobile HotSpot
service, you can use your smartphone
as a mobile hotspot so that other Wi-Fi
enabled devices can use the mobile
network connection on your smartphone.
Before you use your smartphone in
Mobile Hotspot mode, read the latest
safety and product information at
www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.
Also, to use your smartphone’s mobile
hotspot capability, you must have
the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot
service added to your rate plan.
From the home screen, touch the
connections area at the top of the screen,
or select the Manage Connections icon
To turn on Mobile Hotspot mode
select the Mobile Hotspot checkbox.
You also need to have your Mobile
Network connection and your
Wi-Fi connection turned on.
To view information about your mobile
hotspot or change options, select
Networks and Connections, then
select Mobile Hotspot Connections.
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Turn on the Bluetooth feature
and pair with a Bluetooth
enabled device
1. Scroll to the top of your Home screen
and press the Trackpad to open
the Manage Connections screen.
2. Select Networks and Connections.
3. Select Bluetooth Connections.
4. Select the Bluetooth drop-down menu
and then select On, If necessary.
5. Select Add New Device.
6. If desired, change your smartphone
name and select OK.
7. Select Search.
8. Select the device to connect.
9. If necessary, enter the PIN
and press the Trackpad.
FM RADIO
Listen to FM Radio Stations
You can listen to the FM Radio app using
wired headphones or the speakerphone,
but you need to keep the wired head-
phones plugged in.
1. From the home screen, select
the Media icon, then select
the FM Radio icon.
To turn on the radio, select
the Play icon.
To download and install BlackBerry
Desktop Software, please visit
http://t-mobile.com/bbupgrade and
follow the on-screen instructions.
* System requirements: Intel®compatible
486 or higher computer that is compliant
with USB 1.1 or later; Windows XP SP 3 or
later, Windows Vista, or Windows 7; iTunes®
version 7.2 or later or Windows Media®
Player version 10 or later (if you want to
synchronize your music using BlackBerry
Media Sync); Functional internet connection.
BLUETOOTH®
Your smartphone comes with Bluetooth
technology, which is a wireless
technology that enables a data
connection between your smartphone
and a Bluetooth wireless headset and
other Bluetooth enabled devices (sold
separately).
Prepare a Bluetooth
wireless device
To pair your smartphone with a
supported Bluetooth enabled device,
make sure that your device is fully
charged and that you put it in pairing
mode. For more information see the
manual that came with your Bluetooth
enabled device and see the Safety
and Product Information Booklet for
Bluetooth radio specications.
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From the Home screen,
select All > Setup to
set up email, Wi-Fi®and
Bluetooth®, to personalize
your smartphone, and to
access help and tutorials.
From the Home screen,
select All > web2go®
to search the Web,
customize your start page,
and access your T-Mobile
account information.
From the Home screen,
select All > Browser to
visit Web pages or view
the browser bookmark list.
From the Home screen,
select All > Camera to take
pictures or record videos.
From the Home screen,
select All > Media
to view saved music,
ringtones, videos, pictures,
and Voice Notes.
From the Home
screen, select All >
Messages to view a list
of your messages.
To turn off the radio, select
the Stop icon.
To seek the next or previous radio
station, select the Next icon
or Previous icon.
To change the radio station using
the radio dial, highlight the radio
dial and then slide your nger
left or right on the trackpad.
To move to a specic radio station,
select the radio station frequency
number. In the Tune to Station
dialog box, slide your nger
up or down on the trackpad to
change the numbers. Select OK.
To scan for stations, select the
Play
icon, the press the Menu key
and select Scan Stations.
To add a station to your favorites,
while listening to a station,
select the Favorites icon.
To listen on your speakerphone,
select the Speakerphone icon.
INDICATORS
Applications
Take some time to explore the
applications that are available on
your smartphone. Here are a few
applications to get you started.
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Home screen status indicators
Alarm set
Unopened message count
Missed calendar reminder
Voicemail message
Bluetooth technology is on
Bluetooth technology is
on but is not connected
Missed call count
Sending or receiving data
Roaming
Message list status indicators
Unopened message
Opened message
Message with attachment
Message is high priority
From the Home screen,
select All > Options to
view a list of smartphone
options. Select Advanced
Options for a list of
additional options.
From the Home screen,
select All > Contacts
to view your contact list
or add a new contact.
From the Home
screen, select All >
Manage Connections
to manage Wi-Fi®and
bluetooth connections
and turn network
connections on or off.
From the Home screen,
select All > Help to
view the user guide for
your smartphone.
From the Home screen,
select All > Visual
Voice Mail to install and
congure Visual Voicemail.
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Meeting
Exception to recurring
meeting or appointment
Wireless coverage indicators
You can use the phone,
send and receive email
messages, text and PIN
messages. You can use
the smartphone and
send and receive email
messages or use the
browser simultaneously.
You can use the phone
and send and receive
text messages.
You can use the phone,
send and receive email
messages, text and
PIN messages and use
the browser with a high
speed data connection.
Text message
Sent message
Message is sending
Message not sent
Draft message
Filed message
Phone status indicators
Missed call
Placed call
Received call
Calendar status indicators
Reminder set
Recurring appointment
or meeting
Calendar entry with notes
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