How to set your BlackBerry Pearl to Discoverable via Bluetooth.

1. Under Options, click Bluetooth.

2. Press the Menu key.

3. Click Options.

4. Set the Discoverable field to Yes.

5. Press the Menu key.

6. Click Save.

How to set the default call volume for your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330.

1. Press Menu.

2. Click Options.

3. Click General Options.

4. Change the Default Call Volume.

5. Press the Menu key.

6. Click Save.

How to stop your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330 from automatically answering calls when you remove your device from the holster.

1. Press Menu .

2. Click Options.

3. Click General Options.

4. Set the Auto Answer Calls field to Never.

5. Press the Menu key.

6. Click Save.

Now your BlackBerry device should only answer calls when you want it to.

How to stop your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330 from ending calls when you insert it into the holster.

1. Press Menu.

2. Click Options.

3. Click General Options.

4. Set the Auto End Calls field to Never.

5. Press the Menu key.

6. Click Save.

Now your BlackBerry shouldn’t end calls when you use the holster.

How to delete all of the data off your BlackBerry 8703e device.

1. Under Options, select Security Options.

2. Click General Settings.

3. Click the trackwheel and select Wipe Handheld.

4. Click Continue.

5. Type blackberry.

Your BlackBerry 8703e data will then be erased from the device.

How to delete a third party application from your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330.

1. Under Settings > Options, select Advanced Options.

2. Select Applications.

3. Highlight the application you wish to delete.

4. Press the Menu key.

5. Select Delete.

How to delete a third party application from your BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320 or 8330.

1. Under Settings > Options, select Screen/Keyboard.

2. Set Automatic Backlight to Off.

3. Press the Menu key.

4. Select Save.

Unless you disable this message on your BlackBerry device, it will place a message that says Sent from Blackberry Wireless device at the bottom of every email you send out. Here is how to prevent it.

1. Select Messages.

2. Select Options.

3. Select Email Settings.

4. Set Use Auto Signature to No.

You can do the steps above or just change the Auto Signature message.

Since Apple announced that they will be releasing new tools for the iPhone in June, people seem to be all excited about the iPhone again. I have read that the iPhone will replace the BlackBerry, and I couldn’t disagree more. Have we forgotten that the iPhone has a host of problems? The largest problems being that it’s very difficult for the average person to type a message using the touch screen. A BlackBerry has a keyboard with actual buttons. This disadvantage alone is enough for corporate America to just say no to iPhone.

At a time when the United States is headed into recession, I don’t think companies are going to be buying $400 devices for their sales teams when they can get a BlackBerry for a fraction of the cost. I don’t see why the rest of the world would either. It’s another classic case of people going ga-ga over every single Apple announcement. The same thing happened with the AirBook, where the press overlooked that it doesn’t have an Ethernet port or CD-ROM drive. You can buy a more powerful laptop with more features for $500 at Wal-Mart.

Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone is a fairly cool device. It’s a solid product for consumers. I look forward to seeing some of the games that come out. The ability to move your iPhone around and control objects on the screen gets me a little giddy. But, replace devices in the corporate world? I think the device needs to be redesigned before that will happen.

It can be difficut to watch a video on your BlackBerry Pearl if the backlight turns off. Here’s how to keep it on.

1. In the Media application, press the Menu key.

2. Click Options.

3. Change the setting for Turn Off Automatic Backlighting field to No.

4. Press the Menu key.

5. Click Save.

If the PDF your are opening is password protected, getting it open on your BlackBerry Pearl can be tricky. Here’s how.

1. Press the escape key when prompted with the Password protected document message.

2. Press the Menu key.

3. Click Password.

4. Type the password to the document and press Enter.

5. Click Retrieve, then click Yes.

Save battery power by enabling your BlackBerry Pearl to automatically power on and off. It might be handy for you to configure it to power off late at night and power on in the morning. Here’s how to do it in software version 4.1 and above.

1. On the Home screen, select Options.

2. In Device Options, select Auto On/Off.

3. Change the Weekday field to Enabled.

4. Specify the times when the BlackBerry device should turn on and off on weekdays.

5. Change the Weekend field to Enabled.

6. Enter the times when the device should turn on and off on weekends.

7. Press the Menu key.

8. Click Save.

Source: BlackBerry Pearl Users Guide

Want to make the picture of a Contact appear when a person calls? Here’s how to add a photo to a Contact on your BlackBerry Curve 8320.

This tutorial assumes you have the pictures already taken and stored in your BlackBerry.

1. Open the Address Book and select a Contact.

2. Press Menu.

3. Click Add Picture.

4. Highlight a picture.

5. Press Menu.

6. Click Select.

7. Center the picture.

8. Click the trackball.

9. Click Crop and Save.

How to make a conference call using your BlackBerry Curve 8320 SmartPhone.

1. During a call, press Send.

2. Enter a phone number or highlight a contact.

3. Press Send.

4. While in the second call, press Menu.

5. Select Join.

If you need to add more participants to your meeting, place the call on hold before placing the next call.

How to answer a call while you are already on a call.

1. Press the Menu key.

2. To answer the incoming call and hold the current call, click Answer - Hold Current.

To answer the incoming call and end the current call, click Answer - Drop Current.

Source: BlackBerry Curve 8320 User Guide