[John Clark]

Desktop Manager 4.2 will work with the 7105t. The 7105t didn't come from Sprint. It's from TMobile.

The Desktop manager will allow you to sync with Outlook.

Yes, you need a data plan to access the internet.

[JSanders]

Leenie, welcome to the Forums!

Download your Desktop Manager here: BlackBerry Desktop Manager Downloads - BlackBerryFAQ
For your needs, using 4.2, Service Pack 1 will do, if you don't need the large Roxio media package which is located in Service Pack 2.

The FAQ site in my signature has lots of help for you.

If you want to try to get Opera Mini browser working, you can download it and set this: What are the TCP and APN settings? - BlackBerryFAQ

Good luck.

[John Clark]

Opera Mini Browser:

http://mini.opera.com

[leenie]

Thanks to you both. I'll get started...

[John Clark]

There is also a DM 4.2 SP2 without Media Manager.

[Zontar]

Wow, this is exactly what I'm thinking of doing.

I just replaced my old 7100t with an 8830 (really like the 8830 btw) and my 7100t is cut-off from T-Mobile voice and data service and our BES is sending my Exchange data to the 8830. The phone is quite a few months older than it's T-Mobile contract.

I was thinking of wiping all the old user data (which it will probably do soon on it's own because it can't talk to BES), uploading a new policy.bin file and replacing the SIM with a SIM from my personal regular T-Mobile phone. If I do that, will I have full control of the phone? For instance, will that prevent it from getting tangled up with future pushes of IT policies that might re-wipe the new data and keep the BES admin from seeing my personal SMS messages and phone calls?

Lastly, once that is done will I be able to configure all the security policies? I'd still like to set stuff like the data self-destruct after too many failed logins, when the battery is too low, etc.

TIA!

P.S. On the other hand, now that I've seen how much better the 8830 is I'm also thinking it might be better to get a newer BB like a Pearl (just to get the camera and much better LCD). T-Mobile.com says the retail price is $300 and amazon.com says the retail price of a T-Mobile Pearl is $350. $300 is okay with me because that is the same price as a Palm TX for instance. The issue being where the heck do I buy a T-Mobile Pearl sans plan? Is that even possible (the other T-Mobile phone is a To-Go phone and I want to continue to use the To-Go plan so I can't simply upgrade hardware... or can I?)? I've seen a few places that sell unlocked Pearls but I'd like to do everything on the up-and-up, and I get the impression unlocked phones are little iffy (or is that not true?).
P.S. Here is an unlocked 8100 (but it's "reconditioned"):
Overstock.com

[John Clark]

A lot of questions in one post....

Lets see...Once the BES has your new pin it won't push anything or do anything with the old one. It's disconnected. You can perform the remove IT policy procedure on it to get back all the things that were restricted. You will have full control over the phone and you can sync it via USB cable and the Desktop Manager if you like. You can put your TMo sim card in it and it should work fine.

As far as a newer phone, get whatever phone you like. There is nothing "iffy" about an unlocked phone unless you happen to buy a stolen one or something. I don't think there is anything different about a "To Go" phone than a regular phone. Once you put the sim card in it it will function as the sim card is provisioned.

You can buy unlocked Pearls right here on this forum. There have been several for sale. Check the Buy/Sell/Trade section. If you find a TMo branded one it won't need to be unlocked.

[Zontar]

Wow, thanks for the quick reply!

Sorry about all the questions, I was thinking just that when I added the first "P.S." (yet I kept typing... ).

I don't know why I didn't think of looking in the forum classifieds. Quite a few TMo and unlocked 8100's for sale in there.

Thanks again!

[JSanders]

Zontar, if it has not been sold, I see Lunkhead has his 8100 for sale there, and he has a good reputation around here.

[John Clark]

Lunk sold his.

[Zontar]

I noticed he had good feedback so I was going to try to buy it today. Oh, well.

Thanks for the info though!

[Zontar]

Finally got around to performing the policy.bin replacement and upgrading the phone to 4.1.

I had a few problems with passwords during the switch to the ToGo SIM so I'm going to run it a bit longer before I start locking it down and trying to sync it with a PIM. But so far it seems to be working pretty good.

I wish the non-enterprise desktop manager had access to some of the more obscure secure settings.

I also have to check my account balance after a week or so to see if it's consuming ToGo minutes/dollars at a normal rate.

[Zontar]

Ran into a problem. I mentioned some password problems earlier and it looks like they are not solved.

A password isn't required now, and if I enable the password feature it will let me set one of any length. I tried to setting a four character password. However, when I lock the device it won't let me back in. I have to type it twice to set it, so I'm pretty sure I was typing the correct password.

I don't have time just now, but the next thing I'm tempted to try is an eight character password. The reason I'm suspicious about that is the 10 failed login counter only counts eight character or longer password attempts.

[Zontar]

Okay, that worked.

If someone else runs into this problem: Your old IT policy required a long password (say eight characters), you applied the policy.bin, you set a shorter password and then when you tried to unlock the phone it wouldn't accept the short password and you were locked out. Another symptom was that it would only count eight character passwords on the incorrect password countdown. What seemed to work in my case was to enter ten wrong passwords to get back into the phone, enabling security, setting an 8 character password (after which I locked and unlocked the BB to test it) and then setting a shorter password.

Update: Just tried the same thing on a different 7100t (belongs to a friend) and I had to repeat that twice before it would take short passwords.

[HughGrexion]

Hi all. I'm running the 7100e w/o data plan. I am using the opera minibrowser 3. Question. I can get emails from yahoo, etc. and browse the web but I haven't figured out how to get an audio or video playback. Any ideas on how to get a media player installed or allow audio? Thanks and Happy Holidays!

[JSanders]

Hugh, welcome to the Forums.

With the 7100, you won't get much video action at all. Audio either, since you choose not to have a BB Data Plan. First, there is not much room in the memory for much music, let alone a video. Secondly, you have no way to get the audio to your device.