i have to bb pearl 8100 and installed the gmail app without any problems. i was able to sign in but i couldn't fully connect. It says "loading" on the upper right hand corner of the gmail app but then an error message pops up:

"network unavailable, the program is unable to connect to the server. this is likely temporary. please wait one minute and try again"


options>advanced options>TCP>APN: wap.voicestream.com
options>secutiry options>firewall>status:enabled

i don't have a data plan and i'm on tmobile in the U.S. -- if that helps.

i'd like to be able to check and send mail. from what i've read, i'm able to do all that w/o a data plan.

please let me know if i need to change some of the settings