BlackBerry on the Nokia E61 - Using the Browser and BlackBerry
A friend of mine told me that he had a problem using the browser on the Nokia E61 at the same time as he had BlackBerry running on the device. His carrier is Cingular.
The only way he could browse the web was if he first ended the BlackBerry connection and then established a new connection for browsing the web. It worked but was far from ideal as he had to terminate the BlackBerry connection in order to browse the web.
When my friend tried to open a browser he got a "Max. number of connections in use." error. He then tried to use BlackBerry as the access point.
The web browser opened and it either returned a "Web: No gateway reply" error or the screen remained blank/white.
However, this problem had an easy solution. When switching the access point from "CINGULAR INTERNET" to the generic "Internet-GPRS" he could user the browser while having the BlackBerry connection open.
July 14th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
[...] More about BlackBerry Connect on Nokia E61 in this post about browsing the web and having the BlackBerry connection active. [...]
July 14th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Which connection is the EDGE connection I hear so much about in the list above?
July 15th, 2006 at 5:21 am
Speaking of Cingular and access points…. I got the $19.99 unlimited smartphone plan from Cingular. They say that I am unable to use Blackberry style push email with the device with this plan. Thats fine, I dont need it (unless I am missing something that I don’t realize).
However, I am confused about the various access points that Cingular did configure on my device. I have:
Cingular Express
CINGULAR INTERNET
Cingular ISP
Internet-GPRS
Multimedia
every time I need to use the network. The only one that I’ve been able to use at all has been the Internet-GPRS one (and my own wireless connection of course). Does any Cingular customer have any clues about what these other ones are for?
July 15th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Cingular Express should be the same as Internet-GPRS. Both CINGULAR INTERNET and Cingular ISP are for users who have PDA Connect plan. Multimedia is for sending MMS messages.
July 16th, 2006 at 11:18 am
When I tried this, the web page tries to load and shows the bar slowly accessing, but it just hangs there until I canvel and no web page. re you on the BB connect plan or regular blackberry plan with cing? Thanks
July 16th, 2006 at 11:30 am
I take that back, it worked once and shows two connections open, but after the first time it worked, it stopped again.
July 16th, 2006 at 11:34 am
Hi Clkdtr,
I am on a regular BB plan with Cingular. Tweak your APs. There is nothing preventing you from having the BB connection upon AND browse the web. Let us know how it goes.
July 16th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
Does anyone use BlackBerry Plan with T-Mobile? I am having problem browsing the website. The email function works great!
Mine shows only:
Blackberry
Blackberry2
MMS
T-Mobile Internet
T-Zone
Please help! Thank you.
July 16th, 2006 at 3:30 pm
Hi Admin,
Any specific ideas on tweaking. Should you only have the ap’s for BB2 and internet gprs, and delete the other ap’s on the phone? etc. Is there any change to the ap setting (internet gprs) that is different from the standard settings (which work when BB is shut off). Finaly, is there any other area in the settings that must be changed. I appreciate any help or advice you might have, as this is the one thing that would make this phone great for me over cool with some issues. Thanks
July 16th, 2006 at 5:31 pm
Hi Alextramild,
My friend is using BB plan with T-Mobile. He has no problem using the T-Zone as the access point for the web browser while being connected to the BB access point.
July 16th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Hi Clkdtr,
I have a number of settings for different access points but I only use a few of them. I use BlackBerry2 for my BB email and “Internet-GPRS” for when I browse the web (this is on Cingular).
This is what I would do:
1. Turn off the device and power it on (better start off from scratch)
2. Try each access point for browsing the web. You mentioned that one was working fine. If it worked once chances are that it will work again. Try accessing a somewhat neutral site such as http://www.yahoo.com.
I never pushed the Cingular settings to my device but if you did chances are that you have a Cingular Express access point. Try that one as well. A friend is using that AP for the web.
Let us know if it works.
July 16th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
I see that you have the “Internet-GPRS” setting….How’d did you get it? I tried redowloading the settings from Nokia and all I got was Cingular GPRS, Cingular Express, and CingularISP. No “Internet-GPRS”, and if you give me the setting manually, what is the plan that you have besides Blackberry Connect? Media-Net too?
THanks!
July 17th, 2006 at 6:52 am
Admin,
Thanks for the help, but unfortunately it just doesn’t look like my E61 wants to cooperate in this issue. I tried switching through all the ap’s and it shows the icon changes to 2 active connections, but the loading bar just slowly loads until a web-timeout error comes up. I did try shutting off the BB connect loading a web page, then turning BB back on while leaving the web home page in standby, but that seems to block the BB connect from sending. I guess I will deal with shutting off BB connect while browsing until Cing possibly brings in the E62 and I can use the settings they have. There must be something I am not doing or some setting which is messed up. I appreciate all the help. At least it worked once!!.
Thanks
July 17th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
http://www.e-series.org/archives/18
Have people checked this past blog entry for this information? I’d posted my Internet-GPRS settings there…
July 19th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Am using E61 in India with GPRS service from Airtel. Blackberry service works fine and I can parallely surf through the Airtel Live website. However, I am not able to go to any other website from my nokia E61. This was not an issue with my earlier blackberry (8100g, 7XXX models). I get the same errors as has been pointed by others - no gateway response.
imp point to note is that I cannot go to any website (other than airtel live) - whether or not I am connected to blackberry service.. any help?
July 21st, 2006 at 3:50 am
Same here in Austria with A1 (Vodafone) I can reach Websites when connected via UMTS but abroad fromC ities with GPRS and Edge nothing works. Seems to be a firmware-problem
July 21st, 2006 at 9:14 am
I’m using a generic E61 (ie bought over the bed, not customised) with Vodafone Australia and can use BlackBerry (internet version), WiFi and 3G data connections for outside websites - including as a modem for my laptop - with no hassles. I choose “VF Live! Australia”.
I suggest people try every setting they have, because I’ve no idea why this setting works – VF Live is usually a walled garden. As opposed to VF AU Internet, which works for data and doesn’t let me access the Vodafone services.
Better still, all these services autoconfigured the first time I switched it on.
July 21st, 2006 at 9:15 am
Sorry my last comment obviously should have been “Bought over the web”! From e-shop.com.au.
July 21st, 2006 at 10:09 am
alextramild, I using an E61 with T-Mobile USA (I’m in NVA). It works pretty well. I have the following settings:
Blackberry
Blackberry2
MMS
T-Mobile Internet
T-Zone
…and various wifi connections.
I don’t think I use the Blackberry connection, but instead Blackberry2.
The only issue I’m having is sometimes (maybe once a day) my Blackberry2 connection goes away and I stop getting messages. I can’t figure out how to manually restart the Blackberry2 connection, so I end up rebooting the device. Once I reboot and Blackberry2 reconnects, I get all my queued up messages and life is good (for a while).
Anyone seeing this?
July 27th, 2006 at 9:50 am
I currently have Cingular’s unlimited Blackberry BIS plan with the 8700c.
When I get the E61 can I just keep this same plan and change the PIN associated with it on the Cingular website?
July 30th, 2006 at 9:04 am
Nokia are coming out with feature pack 1 in august, pop down to your local nokia service center and install nokia firmware, fixes many problems.
i had vodafone uk firmware on mine, nothing worked.
July 30th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Sorry to change the subject, but is anyone facing the same problem as I am - I can’t seem to make my E61 sort contacts by First Name, Last Name. The Nokia Priority dealer I bought the phone from says Nokia is aware of this issue and will address this soon. Also, any news on the firmware update is expected?
July 31st, 2006 at 8:47 pm
To Adi,
I had the same problem when I first got my E61 as well. Due to the firmware that came with my unit was from Hong Kong. So I flash my firmware to the English-Spanish version which seems to match the keyboard layout I have and now it works great. I can make it shows First name and Last Name in the contacts.
Alex
August 7th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I just setup my blackberry connect on my new nokia e61 and it works great, i only have 1 issue, everytime i send an e-mail out from my e61 it seems to send the e-mail to both the recepient and back to itselt, does anyone have any idea why it is doing this?
August 14th, 2006 at 7:03 am
I just bought a E61 and i am living in brasil i would like to know were can i get the software for my phone and configurate it with the black berry service
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:28 am
I’m not seeing “Blackberry” on the list of my “access points. I have servcie with T_Mobile USA and have the Blackberry service enabled with them. Any ideas on what step I may have missed?
August 25th, 2006 at 9:57 am
I have the same problem. BlackBerry2 access point is listed in active connections, but not in the list of the access points. None of the predefined GPRS connections from Cingular works. How to make the E61 use existing BlackBerry2 connection for internet?
August 28th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
My Blackberry email works great. No problems. However, I cannot surf through my unlimited BB data plan. I am stuck surfing (when I don’t have WiFi access) on GPRS and incurr nasty data charges. Can any of you shed any light on my problem?
September 7th, 2006 at 4:04 am
I have the same problem Sean is experiencing above - if my E61 drops the BlackBerry2 packet data connection for any reason (e.g. it goes out of coverage when I’m on the train) I have to manually re-establish it to resume receiving mail. This either means rebooting the device or going into the BlackBerry mailbox settings and switching the service off and then on again.
This is pretty annoying, compared to using a BlackBerry where you never have to worry about the connection being re-established. Does anyone have a solution to this? Any help much appreciated.
Nick
October 1st, 2006 at 9:11 am
Is there anyone in New York using E61 with T.Mobile with blackberry plan or Internet plan. Please I would like to meet someone or guide me on how to use my phone so i can use emails on this.
October 15th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
I’m having a similar problem to Sean and Nick. I’m using E61 with BES Domino over AIS Network (the mobile operator in Thailand). Sometimes mails don’t come to E61 but are pending at BES. I have to stop and start the handset several times to get those mails.
Does anyone has the same problem. Any solution to solve this problem ?
October 19th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Hi, i have got the blackberry connect working on my e61 and when it is connected the connection is titled “blackberry”, however i do not see it in the connection list in the settings menu. I also do not have a blackberry2 connection if it matters. I tried using the interent-gprs onnection but i still get the max connection error. Maybe i have a worng blackberry connection or something…any insight will be appreciated.
-Thanks
-Nolan
November 3rd, 2006 at 11:55 am
I am on Optus in Australia. Whenever I turn on my E61 blackberry connect fails to come up: I have to change networks, either from dual to GSM or from GSM to dual (i.e. whatever is the opposite of what it was last on!?): anyone else had this issue…..more importantly anyone solved it?
November 25th, 2006 at 3:52 am
My IT guy tells me that a 5M message sent to a Backberry device would probably go as 5K (or so) while using a Balckberry connect solution (with say the E61) would go as 5M with no encryption.
Is this true?
cheers
Raza
November 25th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Actually your IT guy is wrong. BlackBerry connect uses the same BES (or BIS) solution and goes through the same BlackBerry NOC that your BlackBerry device uses. RIM is very particular about the NOC (RIM run data center) staying up and running and so they are restrictive on all BlackBerry connectivity solutions regarding the bandwidth that goes through the NOC. They are the same.
December 13th, 2006 at 3:38 am
Hi…i cant get to install the blacberry software to my e61….sis not supported always pops up….the mail for exchange software is installed in the phone but i have a hardtime creating the profile…can you please assist especially on the exchange server and domain….thanks and merry christmas…
January 11th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Great site first of all. Just wanted to say that I just updated my E 61 w/ United States Cingular service to the new firmware and the new blackberry software. While both of those worked great, I still couldn’t connect to the internet w/o interrupting my blackberry service. HOWEVER, when I use the MEdianet access point (that you defined earlier in a post about Cingular TV) I could connect to the internet and maintain my blackberry connectivity.
Hope this helps.
February 20th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I am having problem with using TMOBILE USA Nokia e-61 on web browsing. I dont have problem with Black berry.
If anyone knows please help.
Thanks
March 7th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Prem - I have the same issue. For Browsing while Blackberry connect is on, you need to change the access point to T-Zones to do the browsing.
March 15th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I have subscription to Blackberry Internet Service.
I am able to check mails through Push Email.
Can anyone tell me the settings for BB Connect to browse internet ?
I reside in UAE.
My Service Provider is Etisalat.
Thanks in advance.
AB
March 27th, 2007 at 1:24 am
I am using BB connect on my 9300i. And im able to get my emails fine but when i try to browse it asks me to connect using the Blackberry gprs option it connects succesfully but it does not display any website. It just says downloading and finally it times out. Any Help Will be appreciated
March 29th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Do you have the answer yet because I want to know the same thing?
March 29th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
For T-Mobile US users with an E61, if you have BES on your account then the normal flow is “Blackberry2″ is used for the Blackberry connection (NOT listed in the access points - setup via the BB client)
Use T-Zones for regular web browser and other TCP/IP applications. You can also make a copy of the T-Zones APN to remove the proxy and call it “t-zones no proxy” to cover any apps that may not want to go through the proxy. Performance and ports blocked/opened should not be an issue since last year the t-zones apn (apn is actually wap.voicestream.com) should be open and useable no matter the application…
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Do you need Black Berry to access your email? I accidently deleted it :S
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Sara,
Only if you are going to retrieve your corporate email via a BlackBerry server. You don’t need this application for “ordinary” email. The built in email application will do fine!
/Ed
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I’m using gmail so I won’t need it right? Will I still automatically be fowarded my emails when they arrive on the server?
April 3rd, 2007 at 4:23 pm
You won’t need it for Gmail, you can either set up the native application with Gmail or use Google’s email application:
http://www.e-series.org/archives/176
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 am
I need help to configure myNokia E61 to work with blackberry on Etisalat. Can someone please guide me through the steps
April 29th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Prashanth i just did it today with etisalat….wat u need to do is tell etisalat to switch on the BB internet service on your sim card…but before that you would need to shift to GSM postpaid…and than get a plan from etisalat which is 185dhs DOMESTIC UNLIMITED….and when it is activated than go to http://www.etisalat.blackberry.com , and than create a new account and when u do so u would need to put the PIN and IMEI number on dat website….which would be listed on ur phone in the blackberry settings menu….than after u create ur new account type in the email addresses u need to access such as gmail, mail.com , yahoo mail plus not the free one…and i have heard hotmail plus also works which is paid version im afraid….than when u put in all ur emails u will get an icon on your phone stating blackberry activated and than you can access all ur diff emails one by one…..you can have up to 10 emails with etisalat.
But im afraid u can only access emails from BB conectivty u wont be able to browse the internet or use agile messenger with this access point….for dat u would need the usual gprs or weyak….hope this helps
July 5th, 2007 at 11:53 am
I have the same problem as Sean and Nick with latest firmware and BB client (PR3) on E61. Any solution to that? I also have two access points listed: blackberry and blackberry2. I don’t think I had that on previous firmware and previous BB client…
August 9th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Hi,
I’m using an unlocked e61 trying to get the t-mobie bb unlimited data with international roaming plan to work for web browsing with the phone in Canada. Has anyone successfully done this or know how i can get it to work?
I use “t-zones” and i get a “error: requested content cannot be accessed. you do not have access to the site”
I get the same when I select “t-mobile internet” as my APN
any help would be great…thanks
December 28th, 2007 at 1:49 am
hi !! i wont to know if the nokia e 61 can work for CDMA or its wor only with gsm
March 8th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Im on Tmobile USA with an unlimited blackberry plan, i cant figure out how to set up my yahoo email on this phone!! Any helpers out there? (BIS)