Hi,

This is probably asked many times already but I have yet to come across a definite response. I recently received a BB 8900 from ATT. Because its a gift, I don't plan to use the data plan but I would still like to surf the internet. I have yet to activate the phone, but I set up the wifi and it works great. The steps that I took was that I went to the Browser to check the settings. (I only have one browser unlike other ATT BB users) The browser was already set to Hotspot Browser when I went to Options then Browser Config. So I then next went to the General properties and the default browser was already set to Hotspot Browser. At this point, I am assuming that I am using Wifi only. But my concern is that since I have my mobile connection unchecked and only my Wifi connection checked. Does this mean that when I do activate the phone, I will not be able to make phone calls or receive/send sms?

Also, out of curiosity I went to Mobile Network Options under Manage Connection. There, I saw Data Services set as "on," so I switched it to "off" cus I assumed that was related to data plan. At this point, the browser did not work. So, I switched it back on.

I have also read that if the Wifi logo at the top of the screen is grey, that means I am not connected to wifi, so I became concerned that I was using data.

Overall, my question is that the method that I currently have set up. Is that the successful way to surf the internet using Wifi without a data plan?

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You can use SMS and make phone calls without a data plan.

So I did a bit more searching. I found another posting regarding the TCP where you delete the entries for the apn settings.

I would post the link but I cannot because the forum will not let. But the forum will not let me. The steps were:

"Go to Options >Advanced Options >TCP and delete the entries for the apn settings.

Then go to Options >Advanced Options >Browser and set the default browser to Wifi (Hotspot) Browser."


Is that necessary in order to use just wifi and not get charged for data?

APN (Access Point Name) settings tell the device how to access the internet directly over the wireless carrier's internet gateway. Deleting that data may prevent some applications from using direct access, but applications can introduce their own APN settings on a per connection bases. I don't believe the BB browser does this, but YMMV.

Setting the default browser to the WiFi (Hotspot) browsers, and ensuring all your bookmarks are also set that way is a good start. Then be careful about which applications you allow to access the net.

Hey, I have a blackberry Curve 8900 and got wifi to work on it. this is what i did:

1. Make sure Data is On -> To check, Go to Menu, Then Options, then Mobile Network, then check if Data Services is set to "On" (You dont have to turn your mobile network off)

2. Check to see if you got hotspot browser enabled. -> Go to Menu, then Options, then Advanced Options, and to Browser. The "Default browser configuration" should be set to Hotspot Browser.

3. I think thats about it....another step I took that you can do if it still doesn't work is: delete the APN Info...all of it so looks like this
Username for APN:
Password for APN:
(You can find APN under TCP/IP in the Advanced Options menu)

Let me know if this works