What you do mean activated? Activation is taken care of by your provider. If you are making call/texting/using data it's activated. The only thing you need to do is register the PIN with the BIS website to receive and send email/use data.
To the OP (PETER CODNER): Did you get your BlackBerry from your wireless carrier, or did you buy your BB from another source? I'm just reading your other posts, and it seems like you were just given this device "cold" i.e. no one led you through it or attempted to tell you how to set things up.
I got my BB from orange who don't have a clue about them or anything
do I need to be able to recite the bible back wards in Swahili to get it to go on the internet?orange muble something about an IMEI number and a website but blackberry. co.uk or black berry .com is just a mass of shiny pictures no help AT ALL, in fact i think BB just laugh to themselves when another fool like me gets one. i teel all my friends to avoid them like the plague
Well honey sounds like you've found the right place to learn. DOn't be discouraged. Ask away and the friendly folks here at Crackberry will help, even if they just tell you to search. Make sure you read the Blackberry 101 stuff, it really does help.