so far no joy. a few apps acting strange. this week my wifes IT guy is hopefully going to see if he can add me - push a default IT policy and then take me off again. I'll let you know how it goes. if that doesnt work i have till the 24th to return the phone (which i really would like to avoid)

Also noticed an issue with this policy.bin in addition to the Firewall. Bluetooth.... This file will remove the Wireless Bypass service (wireless connection to DM). I am guessing that the problem lies in that a Default IT Policy from a BES disables that Bluetooth service (why RIM set it that way I have no idea). policy.bin was probably created from a blank IT policy (which by default also locks the firewall on).

i had the same issue. bluetooth sync stopped working for me as well. I never was able to get the new policy pushed to my phone and then suspected that it might not even fix it (may be same 'blankpolicy"). So i swapped the phone out before my 30 days were up. Heed the GIANT WARNING at the top of this thread, and use only if all else fails. was just what i needed for the old 8700 lying around.

So like another user in this thread i used the policy bin method to remove an it policy from a friend berry. stupidly i forgot to remove the policy from my comp and sync my brand new 8320 thus pushing hte new blank policy on to it. now while annoying that i had to keep changing the password(and then changing it back) everythin worked fine so it was no big deal. i used a bunch of third party application no problem including jivetalk. well wednesday i downloaded jive talk 1.0.3 and when i tried connecting to it i got the message about jivetalk tryin to access inside and outside of the firewall. now i cant use jive talk and other programs

anyone have any clue how this happened outta no where? im in the process of trying to overwrite the itpolicy with the policybin once again hopefully thatll do it

OS 4.3 should be out before end of this year and you can put you BB back to the orginal state.

Hello i got a blackberry 8700g off ebay a few days ago the person i got it from said they had done a wipe on it, but when i turned it on all of ther data and numbers were still on there. I have wiped it now but i havent got a clue how to set it up for emails and browsing the internet, it keeps cumming up with enterprise activation and data connection failed. can anyone help me please.

You need a Blackberry Data Plan from your provider. Then you'll have options to setup email, etc.

Will the OS 4.3 run on 8700g? To disable the firewall.

kurrrt, welcome to the forums!

OS 4.3 will run on the 8700 when they release a version for the 8700. Nobody knows when that's going to be. However, yes when 4.3 is released for the 8700 you'll be able to disable the firewalls put in place by IT policies.

hi jack..
i have a problem with my old bb
last time i allready unlock for my bb follow your instruction at the first page and working good until yesterday.
yesterday i try to re install all of the software cause i get error "java.can't.caugth.... ".
after i reinstall my bb cannot searching my celular network ( SOS on the network bar), i find the error report " MEP data Invalid".
pls somebody who has same experience or know something about this, pls help me..
i use 7290 bb.

tx before

regards

charless

donthateme,

i think it has something to do with the jive talk upgrade. i think if you go back to an older version it will work. i and others had a similar issue. if you use operamini and are trying to get rid of the java nag screen every time you use it... a fix was to enable the firewall and give it permission the first time. when the firewall is enable jive talk only new version gets the firewall error and cant connect even on unit without the policy fix. (sorry if this is off topic)

There's something I just can't figure out.

Why every ITPolicy.bin I find on here and other BB forums has fixed my IT Policy problems but still keeps the Firewall locked? Did the person who started spreading this .bin just forget to uncheck that box in the ITPolicy.exe???

I'm not asking for a solution since I've been searching for about 6 hrs now and I can't find one. I'm just asking for someone to explain why that damn .bin isn't TOTALLY clear of IT restrictions?

RIM changed the firewall option a while back. You can not disable the firewall and there really is no reason why you need to.

What do you mean there is no reason you need to disable the firewall? There are certain applications and sites you cannot access with the firewall enabled the way it is. One of those things are the Opera Browser, which is a pretty big deal for a lot of people.

The firewall only blocks unsoliciated inbound connections. It only blocks connects from the outside that were not orginally requested by the BlackBerry. If your having a problem with Opera its not because the firewall was enabled.

That doesn't make sense though.

"The application operette $2dhifi has attempted to open a connection to a location inside the firewall and outside the firewall which is not allowed by your IT policy"

So maybe the question is this: has anyone done this ITPolicy.bin modification and still been able to install Opera afterwards?

On 4.2 and older OS's the IT policy is NOT removable. You can overwrite it with another "blank" policy or a policy that doesn't restrict anything. That is what's going on with the policy.bin in this thread. However, the firewall and application permission settings are not included in the IT policy itself. They are pushed out by the BES along with the IT policy in another section of the BES setup. The policy.bin will never disable the firewall or the permissions that have been restricted.

That being said, if you read all of this thread you'll see that RIM has given us some relief from this with OS 4.3. Once 4.3 comes out for the devices then we'll be able to completely remove all It restrictions from the device. Until then, the above policy.bin is the best there is for this problem.

I have, with my older BlackBerry.

Thanks John. I have read all through this thread (without skipping anything) and all through about 5 other forums.

I have installed the new ITPolicy.bin file from the first post.

Then I downloaded the enterprise express server and used the ITPolicy.exe to modify the ITPolicy.bin and allowed for "SplitPipeConnections", but it still will not allow me to fully install Opera. Although, now it does go all the way to the end of the installation and notifies me that it failed to connect to the internet. (btw, I added the APN: wap.voicestream.com as directed by operamini.com)

So, something changed after I opened up the SplitPipeConnections but still will not allow me to use Opera. Is this because of the firewall issue we're facing?

And is it ok to leave this value as "true"? Or should I go back to using the original ITPolicy.bin from the first post?

I've tried EVERYTHING, even tried the v4.2.1.108 device firmware from UK. Just in case. I guess there's no choice but to wait for 4.3 then.

Ok...I must confess. It's been quite a while since I've looked at the Policy.bin in the post. I was sure that split pipe connection was set to "true" in the policy.bin I had posted. However, in reviewing it this evening, I realize that it wasn't. Sorry to everyone who used this and was getting that error. My bad. Anyway, I've posted a new one with a few minor changes, including split pipe connections. I've posted the code that is included in the policy.bin so that you can review what I've done before you load it to your device.

Please post if you think I should change something in the policy.bin.

Hope this helps.

~John

Haha, I was wondering why the ITPolicy.bin floating around had the SplitPipeConnection as "false". Glad you were able to change it John. And I am assuming that I was ok in making mine say "true"? Either way it still didn't allow Opera to work. Any thoughts?

Is there a policy.bin file around that enables the Bluetooth sync?

I just did this with a 7105t that I am setting up for my daughter. It worked like a charm!

Thank you so much!

I had trouble with this the first 19 times. I suspected it was because my registry said "current user" and the instructions said "current users". However this is irrelevant.

Just follow the instructions as posted. However:

After changing the registry, restart the computer.
The Blackberry should be freshly wiped. Wipe it, let it reboot and don't touch it.
Open Device Manager
Plug in Blackberry
Blackberry screen will say Connecting to Desktop
Computer will ask if you want to backup. I click no
Wait a few seconds for it to connect
Unplug and it policy is gone (it will still ask for new password but the option to disable will no appear)

When you want to do subsequent blackberrys, just close device manager, open it again and plug in the blackberry

This works great. I had a default policy from last employer and could load applications but couldnt turn off the password. Now I can...

I loaded this policy on a 8300 and it removed the default locks, however I still don't have the ability to send SMS text messages. Running the latest 4.2.2 for AT&T downloaded from RIM. I can compose MMS and Call mobile, no compose sms text options.

I checked that the network to send was set to GSM, and I cant find anything out of place. Any idea what may be missing? Cold start didnt restore the option.

So far no luck helping out a friend with the Curve...just cant seems to get the Compose SMS option to show back up..any ideas?

There is a problem with this policy.bin. Read my thread "Password doesn't work!!".

There's no problem with the policy.bin.

i still cannot disable the firewall. I get the prompts but then the enable/disbale has a little locked icon next to it. of course this is a device that was linked with RIMs BES... soo.. maybe wont work

Wirelessly posted (BB 8860: BlackBerry8320/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

No, you can't disable the firewall. The policy won't open it. If you have a 4.3 device you can use JL_Cmder to resettofactory and remove all restrictions.

cant get JT of Bbtoday to connect without it apparently. I also have an option that ive not messed with before. I havent looked it up but Secure GC is enabled

John,

I have struggled with getting my BlueTooth Wireless Bypass desktop connectivity restored since I left the BES from my previous company. I was able to get RIM, via T-Mobile support, to push a policy to the 8100 that restored it, but for some reason it has been lost again. I have read through several strings regarding this, and have looked at the code for the policy.bin that you kindly posted. I don't see a line in that policy that will change the Wireless Bypass back to True. Am I missing it or is it not there? And if it is not there, do you know where I can find a policy.bin that does restore full BlueTooth functionality? Thanks!

I have purchased a used BB. When I got it, the email set up and web browser worked fine. Unfortunately, I was not able to install 3rd party apps because of the IT block of 3rd party apps. This was frustrating, so I tried out this process. Now I can not access the email option to establish new personal accounts, nor can I access the web browser (the icon does not even appear). What should I do? HELP!

Go to Options >Advanced Options >Host Routing Table >hit menu key >Select "Register Now."

This can work with any Blackberry? I buy and sell phones so we come across the IT policy that says NO PHONE which means the phone cannot make or rcv calls but everything else works

OK,

All is well. It is working perfectly with my BBerry now. Another happy camper.

Thanks a million,
Rybgood

Added a Note to the first post to go back and remove the policy.bin and the registry entry after finishing so that this policy isn't inadvertantly added to future BB's that are plugged in to the same computer.

So I just bought a bb and am having this problem. After I download the policy.bin and save it I go to regedit and I navigate to HKEY_Current_Users\Software\Research In Motion\....after that there isn't a \blackberry]policymanager for me to rename.......any ideas of what I've done wrong or missed?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

Danny