You can set an audible alarm for tasks:
Go to
-main screen
-Profiles (for ringtone/message sound)
-advanced
-click on your profile (loud, normal, etc.)
-there should be a list of all the applications you can created a ringtone/notification for.
-select tasks and then choose the settings (ringtone/vibrate/volume/etc.)
-Remember that you have to change it if you change your profile, like from normal to loud...
I also have a Blackberry Curve, I don't know if you have the same phone but I hope this helps.. I am new to the site :/
I have the opposite problem, when I create a task and set a reminder, all it does is give me the audible alarm without the popup. Also happens now with calender entries.
JKilgour: I also have this problem but only if the screen is dark. When I press any button to light it up, no pop up reminder window. If the screen is lit, then I get the pop up reminder. ? Does it matter that I have BerryBuzz installed?