Tips and Tricks Thread for the 8130

[inocent3]

Newbie here, my first post. Like so many others have stated this is the most useful thread I have ever read,

Keep up the great work!

[need help]

i have a verizon blackberry pearl 8130 that i had flashed to cricket.the browser was working then i tried to update the phones software using the desktop program because it wont play videos online but when i updated it it messed up my browser. it doesnt work anymore. what do i do??

[Efeezy4Sheezy]

Got a replacement phone(8130), did the maxmem thing, and now my ENTIRE address book is gone. Is there a way to get it back?

[aggitator]

Originally Posted by davepeckens

If you find that going to Options --> About no longer works, dial #4357*. That should display your phone's info.

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

This is a great tip and I will add to it. Once you dial #4357* don't hit the green send button but rather hit your BB menu and add it to one of your speed dial numbers. A little quicker route. Hope that helps someone.

[rbrooks86]

Originally Posted by aggitator

This is a great tip and I will add to it. Once you dial #4357* don't hit the green send button but rather hit your BB menu and add it to one of your speed dial numbers. A little quicker route. Hope that helps someone.

Sweet! That is a great tip, thanks!

[pinkpennie]

I just got my BB Pearl 8130 and Im having the worse time trying to learn this crazy little phone!! Don't get me wrong, I like it, but the lady at the store just pretty much handed it to me and sent me on my way, I went back in yesterday to see if they could teach me a few things and of course, they didn't have the time to show me anything!! So, I have a few questions for any of you "seasoned" user's and abusers and masters.... HELP ME!!! lol
First of all... I thank you all for the site and all the different info I am coming up with when I search...
But, one question still is driving me nuts.
I lost my weather app, when I switched phones, it's important to me to have this app to where I can get to it from my home screen.
my last phone was a touch screen and it was there when i needed it.
I went to discoverblackberry.com, downloaded the blackberry world app to my pc and then tried to down load it to my phone also and i keep getting a message that says my phone doesn't support it.
Soooo... why isn't my phone supporting it, when the app. requirements say that my phone type will support it.
Someone please help me here. I just want my weather app back and I would like to be able to get to it from my home screen instead of having to go through the menu and then click this and then that....