[jennyhill21]

so i got my first black berry today. it's a 8700c... would someone please help me figure out how to put things onto my phone (such as pictures) from my computer using my USB cord? I am sooooo lost and would love for some help.

[miamirulz29]

First off, make sure you have mass storage mode support on. go to options > memory> mass storage mode on.

Then plug in the bb into the pc and drag and drop.

[jennyhill21]

My phone does not have a memory option... and when I plug in the USB cable to my computer, a screen pops up and says "the software for this device has been successfully installed. BlackBerry Smartphone.. ready to use" and has a close button...

[NJBlackBerry]

The 8700 does not support a media card.

Be VERY careful putting media onto the 8700 as you will run out of memory and start losing texts and e-mails.

You can e-mail pictures to yourself.
Ringtones must be downloaded from a web site.

Please be very careful.

[jennyhill21]

my question was how do you put media onto the phone with the cord??

[NJBlackBerry]

You can't.
The 8700 is an older device and does not support transfer of files via the USB cable.

Post #4 is the only way.

[jennyhill21]

that doesn't even make any sense because it came with a USB cord... and i can't even use it for transfer.. UGH!! this is complicated.

[MidnightDraven]

you use the cord with desktop manager to backup the device and update the OS.

[NJBlackBerry]

And to charge the battery.

The 8700 is several generations old. It doesn't have the capability to store media./ The entire device has 64mb of storage.

[Johnny909]

Good luck jennyhill21. My daughter had an 8700 and it was a very rugged phone, and lasted a long time---good phone.

[rambo47]

If you bought an 8700 and intend to use it as a multimedia device, you made a big mistake. It's a business communications device with little or no multimedia capabilities. The extremely limited internal memory means you cannot afford to put more than a couple of low-res pictures on it.