[rugby_geezer]

I have just purchased a secondhand 8707v from eBay that was locked to Vodafone, I have unlocked it to use on the Three network in the uk. Things work fine and I can make and receive calls and SMS, however there are some missing Icons like the browser! and a message at the top of the screen "Data connection refused". My positive experience experience with my BB8310 on Vodafone made me fancy trying the 8707 for work.

Cheers

Paul

[NickfromIL]

The no browser icon and the "Data connection refused" means that you do not have a BlackBerry specific data plan on your account. To get the browser, and remove that message, you must get one.

You might want to read this:

What do I need a Data Plan for? - BlackBerryFAQ

[rugby_geezer]

Right that makes sense now Three UK don't currently support Blackberry as they are a 3G only network and except for the 8707 and 9000 all other BB are non 3G.

Wen I put the Vodafone SIM from my 8310 in I don't get the data connection error but there still is no browser Icon. If I use 'Switch Application' the browser is there but says that my device does not currently have any Browser Config Service Book entries - do I need to refresh the phone software to a default and then maybe follow the advice to use mini opera to get web access via Three?

[NickfromIL]

then go to options>advanced options>host routing table hit menu>register now
wait a few secs and the service books should be pushed to your BB and the icon should appear

[rugby_geezer]

Cool, now with my Vodafone SIM I can browse, so if I download mini opera and configure the Three UK APN I should be able to do the same.

Cheers Nick - you're a top man!

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by NickfromIL

then go to options>advanced options>host routing table hit menu>register now
wait a few secs and the service books should be pushed to your BB and the icon should appear

This tip worked for me as well. I recently updated to 4.5.0.55 and my browser icon disappeared. Thanks for the info Nick.