[vhawk fynes]

on my 8320 curve does it default to wifi or the orange phone network- I'd often prefer to use wifi- will it let me?

[snoopy0011]

Options xxx8594; Mobile Network xxx8594; Connection Preference; change it to Wi-Fi Prefered.

[vhawk fynes]

thank you but wifi no good if I want to send and receive calls I guess- am i right in thinking that set to wifi preferred it acts more or less like a wireless laptop?- you help very much appreciated

[Robel2008]

I guess- am i right in thinking that set to wifi preferred it acts more or less like a wireless laptop.

[digital2]

Hi all, I have a BB BOLD. Everytime I try to browse the net using WIFI , it connects through GPRS or 3G and uses my service provider which ofcourse costs more than the free wifi i have at home and work. I tried what was suggested by snoopy0011(Options xxx8594; Mobile Network xxx8594; Connection Preference; change it to Wi-Fi Prefered), but no such PREFERENCE is offered. I would appreciate help. Thanx

[hrbuckley]

Originally Posted by digital2

Hi all, I have a BB BOLD. Everytime I try to browse the net using WIFI , it connects through GPRS or 3G and uses my service provider which ofcourse costs more than the free wifi i have at home and work. I tried what was suggested by snoopy0011(Options xxx8594; Mobile Network xxx8594; Connection Preference; change it to Wi-Fi Prefered), but no such PREFERENCE is offered. I would appreciate help. Thanx

This is why you should not hi-jack a thread. The OP was asking a completely different question from you, so it isn't surprising the advice to him didn't work for you.

First do you have a Blackberry Data Plan?

[vhawk fynes]

i'm not sure if I have a black berry data plan. I got my curve as a free upgrade to the phone I had when I renewed my contract
what would a data plan do for the?- what is it?-I'll check with orange
what does a data plan give me?

[hrbuckley]

Originally Posted by vhawk fynes

i'm not sure if I have a black berry data plan. I got my curve as a free upgrade to the phone I had when I renewed my contract
what would a data plan do for the?- what is it?-I'll check with orange
what does a data plan give me?

My question was for digital2, but since you ask someone else has nicely prepared a response in the FAQ: What do I need a Data Plan For that compares generic and Blackberry Data Plans. If you still have questions come back and ask.

What your first question seemed to be about is UMA voice calling over Wi-Fi, and how to get the Blackberry to use Wi-Fi over your wireless carrier. Other that using Wi-Fi these two are really different topics as far as configuring the Blackberry and provisioning by the service provider. So it is easier if we deal with one topic at a time, or one user at a time, not many users asking many different questions in a thread. It just gets too confusing.

UMA is not my forte, but there are experts on just about every aspect of the Blackberry lurking here. So be patient, lets take your issues one at a time in the order you prefer and we should get them sorted, or at least find out what you need to get the performance you want.