WiFi brings a lot of extra functionality to your BlackBerry and just enables you to have a better experience while doing things like browsing the web, and making calls.
A couple of things to make sure of before you attempt to set up your WiFi connection:
1. Make sure your model is capable of using WiFi, and that it is available in your area.
2. Make sure that your router is configured in a manner that will work with your device.
When both of those items are in check, run the Setting Up WiFi Wizard to set up WiFi on your BlackBerry.
Fist go to Manage Connections from the home screen, and then go to Set Up WiFi Network.
After that you can either; Scan For Networks, Manually Add Network, or Get Security Key.
Most users will inevitabely go with the first one, Scan For Networks, and if you select that one your device will begin to scan for available WiFi connections. Make sure that WiFi is turned on or else you will get a message telling you to do just that.
In less than one minute you should have a list of the available WiFi networks in your area. You can then choose one of the networks in your list. If you choose an unsecured network you should be connected automatically, however, if you choose a secured network then you will be asked for a security key.
If you choose the second option, Manually Add Network, then you will need to enter the network name, the type of security, as well as the security key. Your BlackBerry should then be able to connect to the network if all of your information is correct. If you don’t have all of that information, you will not be able to connect using the second option.
If you choose the third option, Get Security Key, then you will need a T-Mobile router, and on that router you would press the Key button to receive the security key and connect to a WiFi network. You can find more information about that in the T-Mobile router quick start guide, as well as your WiFi connection wizard. If you do not have a T-Mobile router, then this option is not an option for you.
By using any one of these three options you should be able to connect to a WiFi network, and from there you may need to tweak your BlackBerry settings so that your connection works in the way that you want it to.
by Megan, on June 18 2009 @ 4:16 pm
I have tried this and when i choose my home network it always times out when “provisioning wi-fi profiles” why is this & what can i do to change it? Thank you,
Megan
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by Lynn, on July 27 2010 @ 4:19 am
This article is worse than useless. What is meant by “configure your router” - how? What is meant by “tweaking your Blackberry”? Can we have something in step by step simple language that people can understand.
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by maya, on May 10 2011 @ 12:46 pm
this website is not help wat wat im saying
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by rex, on June 10 2011 @ 11:35 pm
I have this blackberry tour …as it may be,the phone has no wi-ffi in it…heard of wi-fi software that could substitute for that bt can’t find my whereabout on this page…thanks
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by sammy, on October 2 2011 @ 6:26 pm
my router doesnt have numbers when i have a locked network to type in the password !
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