Hello all,

Right, so I'm new to blackberrys but not inept with technology, so I'm wondering if someone can lay out a detailed explanation of getting this Gmail mobile app to work on this phone....

Here is what I'm working with:

8120
T-Mobile Hotspot@Home service
Unlimited Blackberry Email plan

So, I have downloaded the Gmail app on my phone and I am not able to sign in. I recieve the error "Network unavailable: This program requires a data connection, and some BlackBerry devices require reconfiguration to work properly."

Here are the things I have tried so far...

1.) In my gmail account settings, I changed POP access to ALL mail (Forwarding and POP/IMAP options)

2.) "Use default text encoding for outgoing messages" is on (General options)

3.) Registered with my host routing table


Any explanation as to how to get this work correctly would be much appreciated (as I would not like to pay the extra 9.99 a month fee for blackberry mail, when I could just use wifi to check gmail with googles app.....)





Added bonus and very strange phenomenon:

Apparently you need a full data plan to use the instant messaging programs (AIM, G-talk, Yahoo, etc..) and upon trying to use Google talk on this phone, I recieved the error "This service not enabled on this Handset".....

I was disappointed in this, and after fiddling for a while at home the other day, my girlfriend sends me a message over google talk, and I hear it beep on my computer as normal - but it also shows up on the phone somehow! I now have google talk running while connected to WiFi, and also while NOT! I have no data plan on my account and I am not sure how this is working....but who cares lol