How to get bbWeather to work on your 8800

[deadstk]

After messing around for 45min and searching several post I finally was able to get bbWeather 0.74to work on my 8800. I thought I would save others the frustration and pull what I learned together in one post.

If you haven’t already you can download bbWeather here:
Over The Air Wireless Link: blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad
[TIP: email this link to your 8800 and select link in the email]

When you open bbWeather for the first time it most likely will give you an error that says: “Error. No Weather Profiles specified”. If you hit the menu button to enter your profiles it will crash and freeze your 8800.:???:

Here’s what to do:
If you’re crashed (frozen) reboot your 8800 (hold the off button down for several seconds or remove and replace the battery).

Follow these instructions exactly:
1. Re-launce bbWeather when you see : “Error. No Weather Profiles specified” DO NOT hit the menu button.
2. Click on the trackball to select ok. DO NOT hit on the menu button.
3. Now click the trackball again… the menu you’re looking for will appear.
4. Select "Options" and add your weather information; Location ID: [your zip], description e.g., [your town, state], select “Disable MDS Proxy”, save.
5. Bada-Bing you should now have bbWeather up and running. Note: at this point you can now use the menu button whenever you want without fear of locking the program up.

-Good luck (y)

[NJBlackBerry]

In other words - the exact same way you get BBWeather to work on a Pearl!

[jaysee]

Thanks for this. Very useful posting. I was having the same issues.

You can find weather location IDs here:

www dot aspnetresources dot com fwdslash tools fwdslash locid dot aspx

[jvalason]

I tried all of that..and I tried the zip and the code for where i live ans I still get error:malformed address. Returning Null. Any ideas?

[jvalason]

:oops: I figured it out...I put the address in the user name box not that top one.!!!!

[H3LLFIRE]

This has been covered in detail in previous posts.

If you're having trouble finding the weather location id, go to this link ---> National and Local Weather Forecast, Radar, Map and Report (http://www.weather.com) ---> and find your city from the search tool. If you do a search for Boston, for example, in the address bar you'll see a code that looks like: USMA0046

Use the code you get from your search as your location id. I've found that this works for cities (Boston, NYC, LA) but not so much for towns (suburbs). You may need to choose the city closest to you in order to get a proper code.

There are other ways to find the location id, but this works best for me.

[usyakuza]

Need help with BBWeather, I have went through all the steps but getting an error message: Error: Open Tunnel - max timeout

Any help.

[Clandestine]

im getting an error,

"Error: open Tunnel - failure"

[H3LLFIRE]

Make sure your TCP settings in the Advanced Options section are correct:

APN: wap.cingular
Username for APN: wap@<hidden>
Password for APN: CINGULAR1

[MaxT32]

Make sure your TCP settings in the Advanced Options section are correct:

APN: wap.cingular
Username for APN: wap@<hidden>
Password for APN: CINGULAR1

Thank you that worked perfectly!

[H3LLFIRE]

Happy to help. Answers to most if not all of the questions asked in this thread can be found using the forum's Search feature. Don't be afraid to use it. Can save a lot of time and headache, trust me! :)

[Clandestine]

I'm still getting an error even if I do change the TCP

[blackbear2007]

I'm still getting an error even if I do change the TCP

me too, it a malformed address error. But I have double checked the TCP change and it is right???

[Clandestine]

I'm getting an error:null

[H3LLFIRE]

It's possible you need to contact Cingular to allow WAP data transfer. I got in touch with one of their data services guy and he was able to enable this on my account with no additional charges. I was having the same errors: Open tunnel, malformed address, error null, etc. before this. Honestly I'm not completely sure what he did but all my 3rd party apps work fine now and I haven't been charged additional by Cingular. Here's what my bill looks like now:

ExpandedIntlRoamgSvc $0.00
Upgrade $0.00
IMS APN Feature $0.00
Upgrade Processor $0.00
BM 1000 MSG $9.99
BBRYBISUNL $29.99

[wbritt]

I'm getting the error of Bad DNS address. Any ideas?

[nimocone]

Does this weather program use up any extra battery power?

[John Clark]

It polls for weather every hour or two, so yes it uses battery power. I've used it for a couple of years....it's not enough to notice.

[jaysee]

I'm getting the error of Bad DNS address. Any ideas?

I got this message a few times too. Not sure why. I kept closing and reopening the app and it eventually worked after a few tries and now it's back to normal. Strange...

[BBChristopher]

Thanks, good info.....

:)

[joespys]

If I'm not mistaken I get the weather option with the one that states its provided by AccuWeather - is this what everyon eis talking about?

[NJBlackBerry]

No - that is a push weather program offered on mobile.blackberry.com

This is a 3rd party open source program that grabs information from the Weather Channel.

[H3LLFIRE]

No - that is a push weather program offered on mobile.blackberry.com

This is a 3rd party open source program that grabs information from the Weather Channel.
I like BBWeather much more than the push weather programs. I never found the push programs to update the changing weather often enough. With BBWeather you can choose to poll every 30 minutes if you're expecting a storm to roll in, or just manually update as necessary.

BBWeather can be fussy though. Most of yesterday I was getting the Bad DNS Address error every time I tried to manually update. But today it's working fine.

[Sebatical]

Thank you!

[fxstsb]

After messing around for 45min and searching several post I finally was able to get bbWeather 0.74to work on my 8800. I thought I would save others the frustration and pull what I learned together in one post.

If you haven’t already you can download bbWeather here:
Over The Air Wireless Link: blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad
[TIP: email this link to your 8800 and select link in the email]

When you open bbWeather for the first time it most likely will give you an error that says: “Error. No Weather Profiles specified”. If you hit the menu button to enter your profiles it will crash and freeze your 8800.:???:

Here’s what to do:
If you’re crashed (frozen) reboot your 8800 (hold the off button down for several seconds or remove and replace the battery).

Follow these instructions exactly:
1. Re-launce bbWeather when you see : “Error. No Weather Profiles specified” DO NOT hit the menu button.
2. Click on the trackball to select ok. DO NOT hit on the menu button.
3. Now click the trackball again… the menu you’re looking for will appear.
4. Select "Options" and add your weather information; Location ID: [your zip], description e.g., [your town, state], select “Disable MDS Proxy”, save.
5. Bada-Bing you should now have bbWeather up and running. Note: at this point you can now use the menu button whenever you want without fear of locking the program up.

-Good luck (y)
Fairly simple. Will this get weather maps too?

[NJBlackBerry]

No - this is a simple weather program with information fro The Weather Channel. No maps.

[juwaack68]

Thanks for this post - I was stumped!

[snowmangoh]

Thank you so much! HUGE help!

[why1504]

I must be a real dummy. I had BBWeather on my 7250 but I can't seem to find it now to upload onto my 8830 I just got from VZW. Can anyone point me to a good site to download this???? THANKS!!!

[SamBerry]

Thanks for the EXCELLENT instructions which enabled me to get this working.

Now for another mystery...

When I used bbweather on a previous device - probably my 7280 - the "desktop" icon changed depending on the forecast. So one could see what kind of a day it was going to be - sunny, rain, partly cloudy, etc. - without even opening the app.

Am I correct in assuming it doesn't work like that anymore, or on an 8800 anyway? If not, how do I get it to work like that?

Thanks again.

P.S. For the previous poster looking for bbweather, just google it and it will come up all over the place.

[Runamuck]

I'm getting the tunnel error, but I'm on Tmobile, not Cingular, so the TCP tip won't work for me. Any ideas?

[Runamuck]

Know what? I re-enabled MDS Proxy and it works fine now.....wonder why?

[guruleenyc]

Wirelessly posted (NXTL7520: BlackBerry8800/4.2.1 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

This did the trick, thanks!!!!

[gibber9583]

Awesome, that program annoyed me and I knew everyone was using it.

ASP.NET Resources - Determine location ID for the weather server control (http://wwww.aspnetresources.com/tools/locid.aspx)

EXTREMELY USEFUL!!!

[akosnitzky]

Zip Code seemed to work. Thank you. Program is wonderful.

[brittonx]

Working well on my 8830

[exsterminator]

Could someone help me with this pls? What is the EXACT address you go to to download it? I tried the link as given but I got the 404 error page not found. Pls help!

[parisot]

Could someone help me with this pls? What is the EXACT address you go to to download it? I tried the link as given but I got the 404 error page not found. Pls help!

There is a link to download it on this page
BBWeather Released | BlackBerry Cool (http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/04/08/00341/)

[bikedogrun]

Working well on my 8830Yes ... very nice on the Sprint 8830! (y)

Thank you for the detailed install instructions, excellent job ;-)

/BD 8-)

[Packerman]

Hi All,
Has anyone got this to work with 02 in the U.K.?
Have stoped it crashing, fixed the tunnel error but now have a malformed url error.
Have profiles set to correct location (UKXX0092)
Have tried TCP settings but not put in an APN address as I was told I didn't need one by O2, just need username and password.
A bit lost now, any ideas please.

TIA

[elephant911]

Thank you very much. It worked exactly like you said for my Verizon 8830. BBWeather rocks.

[exsterminator]

What is the Over the Air Wireless Link? I still cannot work out how to do this bloody thing! Someone pls give me the ABC walk-through . . .

[bigfattony]

I just loaded BB Weather onto my 8830. Went thru the step by step instructions and got to the Options screen and there is no Location ID or Description field to be found. Just the INtervals, Temperture Colors and Disable MDS.

Any ideas? Seems like it didn't load right.

[bigfattony]

Nevermind. That's what I get for getting up early in the morning to do this stuff.

It helps if you click on the *Empty* Profile field and add that "missing" information there!

Duh!

[bravo19]

Make sure your TCP settings in the Advanced Options section are correct:

APN: wap.cingular
Username for APN: wap@<hidden>
Password for APN: CINGULAR1

Worked perfectly for me. Thanks!
For Tmobile
APN:wap.voicestream.com

[bolistik]

If you haven’t already you can download bbWeather here:
Over The Air Wireless Link: blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad
[TIP: email this link to your 8800 and select link in the email]



how do i download bbWeather? i tried to do it OTA through my browser (opera mini) and its not opening up.

[MrKyoo]

Download OTA through your default browser (not opera mini) or via DM 3rd Party Application List - BlackBerryFAQ.com (http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/3rd_Party_Application_List)

[bolistik]

Download OTA through your default browser (not opera mini) or via DM 3rd Party Application List - BlackBerryFAQ.com (http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/3rd_Party_Application_List)



tried the default browser and still didnt work. When i get home ill try the DM method.

[MrKyoo]

You tried this link?

h t t p://blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad

[bolistik]

You tried this link?

h t t p://blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad

yes but i added the www.

www.blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad

[jsntrenkler]

Thanks for the advice, I know of someone that cannot get BBWeather to work for the life of him, apparently it used to work until he did a OS update. I will point him to this thread and see if it helps him out.

[davidlleroy]

Thanks for the details! Worked without a problem

[bolistik]

i got the app via DM and followed the walkthrough. WOrked like a charm.

[Kcorbett]

Thanks for the walkthrough! I was pulling my hair out with that initial error message/freezing up. Works perfect now.(y)

[camattin]

Same here... I tried it once and experienced the lockup on my 8830. Now it's working like a charm!

[alanta]

Got everything to work except getting an "Open tunnel - failure" message. Does anybody know the TCP settings for Rogers? Called Rogers - as usual they are unable to help!

[John Clark]

Carrier specific APN/TCP settings - BlackBerryFAQ.com (http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/Carrier_specific_APN/TCP_settings)

[alanta]

To John Clark - thanks for tip to carrier specific TCP settings. After several calls to Rogers, got them to add internet.com access to my account. "Open tunnel - failure" message now has turned into "Malformed address - Returning null connection". Any ideas?

[veks]

It helps if you click on the *Empty* Profile field and add that "missing" information there!

Duh!

i highlight empty and click the trackball and it ask me to save or close? im going to start pulling my hair.

[alanta]

OK - so put it down to sloppiness. All my troubles with TCP settings, etc. was due to an inadvertant space after the "internet.com" in the APN field for Rogers TCP setting. Thanks to all for the expert advice.

BBWeather is a very impressive little program.

[bmcwil]

i highlight empty and click the trackball and it ask me to save or close? im going to start pulling my hair.
I had the same problem. When I got to profiles I clicked the trackball to bring up the menu that says save or close. While that menu was opened I pressed the menu button and it allowed me to add a new profile without locking up. This worked for me I hope it will work for you good luck.

[jhe888]

The link above is dead! Anyone have another live one?

[omnipotent]

My BBweather suddenly stopped working. I'm on the rogers network. Anyone know how to fix this?

[JSanders]

omni, read this: http://www.blackberryforums.com/aftermarket-software/128477-bbweather-saved-weatherwonderman-tateu.html

[ttp]

Went through all steps above, program installed properly, cities installed, TCP set as internet.com.

Now getting following messages:
1. "Error: Bad or missing query paramaters in request." - Happens after it searches for weather for about 30 seconds.
2. "Error: Invalid url parameter." - Happens when MDS is enabled.

Have turned handset on and off many times and closed/re-opened BBWeather many times. Still can't figure it out.

Help please. Thx

[John Clark]

ttp, welcome to the forums.

Please read the thread above. I think you are using the old version of BBWeather and it no longer works.

[ttp]

John,
Thanks - that was it. must have gotten an old version online.
i downloaded version 076 from the page below:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/aftermarket-software/6944-download-bblight-bbweather-bbtoday-bbreply-binaries-gpl-source-code-included.html

works fine now on my 8800.

[Mike_ca]

im getting an error,

"Error: open Tunnel - failure"

I'm getting the same Error message. Have you worked yours out yet?

[NJBlackBerry]

Follow the instructions.
Download the latest version of BB Weather (0.77) - no other versions will work.
Make sure the APN data is correctly entered
Disable MDS Proxy

It works.

[ksea]

After messing around for 45min and searching several post I finally was able to get bbWeather 0.74to work on my 8800. I thought I would save others the frustration and pull what I learned together in one post.

If you haven’t already you can download bbWeather here:
Over The Air Wireless Link: blackberrytools.sourceforge.net/OverTheAir/bbweather-0.74/BBWeather.jad
[TIP: email this link to your 8800 and select link in the email]

When you open bbWeather for the first time it most likely will give you an error that says: “Error. No Weather Profiles specified”. If you hit the menu button to enter your profiles it will crash and freeze your 8800.:???:

Here’s what to do:
If you’re crashed (frozen) reboot your 8800 (hold the off button down for several seconds or remove and replace the battery).

Follow these instructions exactly:
1. Re-launce bbWeather when you see : “Error. No Weather Profiles specified” DO NOT hit the menu button.
2. Click on the trackball to select ok. DO NOT hit on the menu button.
3. Now click the trackball again… the menu you’re looking for will appear.
4. Select "Options" and add your weather information; Location ID: [your zip], description e.g., [your town, state], select “Disable MDS Proxy”, save.
5. Bada-Bing you should now have bbWeather up and running. Note: at this point you can now use the menu button whenever you want without fear of locking the program up.

-Good luck (y)
Thank you so much !!! This worked great on my pearl :)

[kmasum]

mine didnt work, i would following link very helpful... its really cool... OTA download link is
blackberry.weatherbug.com/download/ hope its helps

[John Clark]

BBWeather works if you follow the instructions.

[lemotzc]

very excite(y)

[tcora]

No - this is a simple weather program with information fro The Weather Channel. No maps.

If you want a simpler solution, simply open your internet browser and bookmark mobile dot weather dot gov...

[cchester]

THANK YOU for the thread!

[viper9]

Thanks for this info

[christm]

i guess it doesn't work in the UK ? :-(

[JSanders]

nope, sorry

[christm]

hmm ok.