[EricaJ1074]

You can use Password Keeper and set a password. That way, whoever finds your BB will have to enter the password 10 times incorrectly in order to wipe itr.

[cooperpwc]

I don't think that Password Keeper is the right answer. Go To Option, Security Option, General Settings and set the Security Timeout. Even the maximum one hour will do the trick with minimum inconvenience to you.

[KonTiki]

And the more obvious answers is to call your provider and report it stolen or lost, once you do if anyone tries to activate it your provider should be able to accertain it is a "hot" unit and prevent its activation. If you are on a BES you can also report it to them and they can lock it from there.

[jkoons]

I had a program for my Treo that allowed me to send a text message to my phone with certian text and it would wipe it out / lock it out once received. Is this available for the BB?

[KonTiki]

Not that I am aware off but what is the name of the program, maybe if enough people see it and write the manufacturer it might be made available for the BB.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by AlbertoM

Amazing. An even bigger d***head. Kon Tiki is right, and finch's theory is even more likely. How ofter do we read about "finding" something - my other favorite is "my friend changed the password and forgot it"...

I don't care whose it is as long as it itsn't mine...but then what happens when it is? Jerk....

...and BTW, arche3, one can't live without reaching ethical and moral conclusions....

last time i checked this was the blackberry forum. the guy asked a technical question. I simply found it amusing that everyone was implying that he stole it. he said he found it, and was seeing if it could be made to work. I answered the question.

[Barrikin]

Originally Posted by ahhpff

i am just wondering i got 2 7100vs and i was wondering when i click on enterpirse activation it says
email:
password:

then pin :

my pin says ffffffff

my old blackberry pin was something like this
NOT Pin: 3002122B

do you still need a pin to activate the bb plan or if there isnt one am i able to get one

Can anyone help?

Originally Posted by ahhpff

I found a 8700R and i have a 7290, if i put my Sim card into the 8700 will it work perfectly fine such as the phone and data or would i have to call in and change it over the imei and the pin because i really dont want to do that since i found it!


Thanks

Originally Posted by ahhpff

I have the 7100 v and the 7100R and i have V 4.0.0168 installed, on the 7100v and i have no problems, but i installed the latest version v4.0.0.219 on the 7100r and it rebooted every hour, or when i had a call longer then 30 min, i'm not sure why but i put the v 4.0.0.168 on the 7100 R and i now have no problems with rebooting, it may reboot once and awhile but not every day, and i am able to talk hours on it without any problems

Woah,
2 7100V's
1 7100R
1 7290?
and now a 8700R
and a job at RIM
Man you have good luck, Next blackberry you "find" can i have it?

[ahhpff]

for an update, my gf called rogers and asked who it belonged too but they were not able to tell her anything since of the PRIVACY ACT... and was told to take it into a rogers location.

also i just asked a question, nor did i steal this device from someone.. im not a thief

just want to clear that up

[AlbertoM]

Originally Posted by ahhpff

for an update, my gf called rogers and asked who it belonged too but they were not able to tell her anything since of the PRIVACY ACT... and was told to take it into a rogers location.

also i just asked a question, nor did i steal this device from someone.. im not a thief

just want to clear that up

So, take it to a Rogers place. Or call several people from the address list at random. Finding the owner should take less than 30 minutes tops, assuming that you want to find the owner.

[Barrikin]

Originally Posted by ahhpff

for an update, my gf called rogers and asked who it belonged too but they were not able to tell her anything since of the PRIVACY ACT... and was told to take it into a rogers location.

also i just asked a question, nor did i steal this device from someone.. im not a thief

just want to clear that up

I think the main reason everyone came down so hard on you is becuase you were asking a question if you could use it with your sim card..

If it was my blackberry and you returned it, I still wouln't be too pleased if you used it for a few hours or days..

[Gmouth]

You can wipe a blackberry if your on a bes. Easy enough.

[finch]

Wrong! Drop it off at at a Rogers store and they will track the user by IMEI.

Originally Posted by ahhpff

for an update, my gf called rogers and asked who it belonged too but they were not able to tell her anything since of the PRIVACY ACT... and was told to take it into a rogers location.

also i just asked a question, nor did i steal this device from someone.. im not a thief

just want to clear that up

[radimus]

Originally Posted by shodan

OK... since we are on the topic of "losing" it, and I got my first BB 1 month ago, how can I lock it so if I ever "lose" it, it will be useless for the person who "finds" it? Passwords, entering the owners name, anything I can do to keep it safe?

On the Home screen go to Options and then Security. If you have a newer BB then Security may be under Advanced Options or something like that. Change the Password option to Enabled and set a good password. Not something obvious like your phone number or other personal info. Next go down to the "Security Timeout" option and set this to something reasonable. Not too short or it will be a pain, but too long and it's next to useless. After that go down to "Lock Handheld Upon Holstering" option and set this to "Yes", which will make the BB lock itself whenever it's slid into a holster or pouch that has the magnet installed for the sleep mode.

That should cover things pretty well. If it falls out of your holster then it will come out locked. If you leave it sitting somewhere it will lock itself after the time set has passed and there has been no use.

[AlbertoM]

Originally Posted by earth

1. it was a joke, god be blessed the interweb and people's inability to sense sarcasm in typed words.

2. I don't pay for my bberry, it's on a corporate plan.

3. even if it's a stolen bberry the guy he stole it from didn't lock it up in a situation where he obviously should have locked it up.

Dude may be morally deplorable for stealing a bberry, but it doesn't excuse the guy that was dumb enough to not keep a 500$ peice of hardware under lock and key.

4. let me restress #1. OKTHXGBYE.

Good to hear - but I must disagree - it is never the victim's fault. Sure he should have locked it up, and sure he was dumb enough not to secure a $500 device - but it was the sleazebag who stole it fault. Not the victims. It is that slippery slope of justifiable actions that degrades us all.

[teamcrn]

Ok i know its bad if someone stole the unit or even found it... but isnt that what insurance is for.. give me a break.. things happen... climb off your mighty high horse... everyone here breaks the law or does things there not suppose to...

[earth]

Originally Posted by AlbertoM

Good to hear - but I must disagree - it is never the victim's fault. Sure he should have locked it up, and sure he was dumb enough not to secure a $500 device - but it was the sleazebag who stole it fault. Not the victims. It is that slippery slope of justifiable actions that degrades us all.

What can I say? I'm a libertarian. haHA

[r0guenj]

reporting it lost or stolen doesn't do anything on a gsm carrier. here in the states, gsm carriers do not maintain a list of stolen/lost imei's (outside the us is different). the only carriers that maintain this are iden(i think) and cdma carriers that block esn's.

maybe rim will permaban a pin, but that might be the extent of it.

[AlbertoM]

Originally Posted by earth

What can I say? I'm a libertarian. haHA

[AlbertoM]

Originally Posted by teamcrn

Ok i know its bad if someone stole the unit or even found it... but isnt that what insurance is for.. give me a break.. things happen... climb off your mighty high horse... everyone here breaks the law or does things there not suppose to...

Insurance? Pray tell...
I enjoy few things more than higher insurance premiums on anything, because "that's what it's for". As to a high horse, proud to be there...as to breaking the law, kindly speak for yourself.....

[Gmouth]

somebody pass the xanax around