blackberry curve 8520 internet/wifi

hi, i have a blackberry curve 8520 and i was just wondering.. why doesnt my hotspot browser work at home with wifi?..ive been too the o2 shop and they said i need a data plan.. i only want to browse web pages no apps or anything:confused:??? and its not letting me, my phone works with edge on the browser but nothing else.. i dont have a data plan and i dont want to get one so is there anyway i can make my blackberry functions work with just the internet browser.. thanks:)kamran.

i also have a grey wifi symbol and a white dash instead of a green tick on my connections menu .

I believe you have to have a Blackberry data plan in order to use the browser/email/bbm functions. These things get routed through the Blackberry servers before hitting your BB.

You have to have a data plan w/ or w/o wifi. The wifi simply gives you a faster connection than your service provider.

so what does thegrey wifi symbol and a white dash instead of a green tick on my connections menu .

Originally Posted by kamranchaudhry

so what does thegrey wifi symbol and a white dash instead of a green tick on my connections menu .

If its white I believe it means you're fully provisioned through the BIS servers and should be able to use all BB services like bbm and email.

umm my bb doesnt connect at all... i cant use internet, facebook, msn, bbm i need help badly it was working at one point then half an hour later it just stopped working and i cba to pay or sumthing to get a new one and if i dont find a solution soon im gunna say its broken cuz i got insurance and get a new one. i only want internet so i can use msn and bbm and facebook 1 of the reasons why i got a blackberry :) x

Ok upper right hand corner of the screen what does it say? And is it in lowercase or CAPS? Also you DO have a BB dataplan with your carrier right? :) Have you tried the simple fix? A battery pull? That is open the back, take out the battery, wait 10 seconds and then reinsert it, this will cause your device to reboot, just like a computer does. :) That can sometimes fix things. But tell me what the upper right says? 3G, 3g, EDGE, edge, GSM, etc?

BadBoi,

PM or email me when you are ready to debug the problem, IF you still need help. :) Hopefully you already got it resolved. :)

Originally Posted by pkcable

Ok upper right hand corner of the screen what does it say? And is it in lowercase or CAPS? Also you DO have a BB dataplan with your carrier right? :) Have you tried the simple fix? A battery pull? That is open the back, take out the battery, wait 10 seconds and then reinsert it, this will cause your device to reboot, just like a computer does. :) That can sometimes fix things. But tell me what the upper right says? 3G, 3g, EDGE, edge, GSM, etc?

I have the same problem and mine says; edge..
I dont have a data plan!