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	The Bold Explorer INTRODUCTION ============ Warning: the Bold's security is out of date. It supports TLS version 1.0, which is three revisions behind the current standard in 2019. Do not use the device to transmit or receive sensitive information (like passwords) or conduct financial transactions over the internet. * * * * * This is the Gopher version of a guide I wrote on CrackBerry. I can't update those posts anymore, so I've moved almost everything here and to an html version on the web. A few of the pages are written in html, because they're completely dependent on inline images (the MMS Advanced and Service Book pages) or because there's no point in transferring the information, since it will be out of date when BlackBerry World shuts down at the end of the year (the Working and Dead Apps page). There's also a complete version on the web. It's static html without https and renders well on the Bold. The link is on the main directory page. * * * * * I wrote this guide because, every once in a while, someone asks in the CrackBerry forums whether the Bold 9900 will work without a BIS-enabled data plan. Quite often, the reply is that the device will be crippled without BIS. That's not entirely true. The Bold 9900 can be set up to use over wifi and with a regular data plan (i.e., without BIS). Most of the information below is out there on the web, but it's always good to have a consolidated set-up guide. I try to keep the guide up to date, but I don't use all of the apps listed, so it relies on reports from other users. Please leave any feedback in this thread at CrackBerry:
	Guide: BlackBerry OS7 (Maybe OS6) Without BIS
	See also the Bold 99xx Working and Dead Apps List
	Working and Dead Apps
	More information on the apps discussed below can be found on the apps page.
	Apps that Work without BIS
	THE BOLD WITHOUT BIS SETUP GUIDE ================================ OPTIONAL STEP Before you begin, you should consider installing the latest version of OS 7.1. After I installed the O2 UK version of OS 7.1 my Bold ran cooler, the battery life improved, and the experience was very stable. You can download it by following the link below. For installation instructions, read post #47 of that thread.
	O2 UK Version
	Alternative installation procedures using BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife can be found at either of the following links:
	How to Wipe and Load an OS Using BBSAK
	BBSAK Instructions
	Post #3 in this thread at CrackBerry
	STEP 1: SET UP YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK (WIFI) CONNECTION.
	Instructions
	Visual Tutorial
	STEP 2: SET THE APN FOR YOUR CARRIER. If you want to use a regular data plan on your carrier's network, you will need to enter the APN settings. Here are the instructions:
	Instructions
	A visual tutorial is here (but you must enter your carrier's specific settings, rather than those in the tutorial):
	Visual Tutorial
	You can probably find your carrier-specific settings here:
	World Wide Mobile Phone Settings
	STEP 3: INSTALL APPS THAT WORK WITHOUT BIS. Many BlackBerry OS apps were designed to work only with a connection to BlackBerry's servers. Without a BIS connection to those servers, you will not be able to use many of BlackBerry's built-in applications, including: the BlackBerry email client BlackBerry Messenger MMS (Picture) messaging the BlackBerry podcasts app The BlackBerry web browser works over wifi, but it may or may not work over the cellular network, depending on your provider. You will be able to make phone calls and send SMS (text-only) messages. Some carriers will push you the MMS service books and you'll be able to send picture messages. Others won't. Ask yours if they will enable MMS for you. If not, see the MMS (Basic) page for a simple workaround:
	MMS (Basic)
	See the MMS (Advanced) page for a complex solution for advanced users. The link is to the website, because the explanation makes extensive reference to an image.
	MMS (Advanced)
	Fortunately, you can install many apps that work well using wifi or a regular data plan, without BIS, and which serve the same or similar functions as the BlackBerry apps. Here are the essentials: APP STORE BlackBerry World is available until December 2019. Some users have had difficulties with BlackBerry World of late. See this thread at CrackBerry for a solution:
	Thread Link
	Quick Apps is a convenient repository of links to OS 7.1 compatible software that is already freely available on the web. Most of the software mentioned below can be installed from within the app.
	OTA Link
	EMAIL Using the Bold for email is no longer recommended. LogicMail 2.2.0.85 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019) still works, but the Bold's TLS is outdated and insecure.
	LogicMail OTA Link
	Tip
	There are also paid activesync services:
	AstraSync
	NotifySync
	Based on my experience, and that of others at CrackBerry, Smartmail no longer works with SSL, and PicoMail appears to be dead. WEB BROWSERS Opera Mini 8.0 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019)
	OTA Link
	UC Browser (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019) Alternatively, you can install the Anworm service books to get the built-in browser working over a data connection. See the browser page for more information.
	Browser Page
	MESSENGERS IM+ 10.5.10 or IM+ Pro 10.5.2 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019)
	OTA Link
	Trillian (BBW). Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Kik and Viber no longer work. MAPS Google Maps 4.5.1 works on data without BIS, but it seems to be impossible to find online. For links to 4.5.3 (which may or may not work without BIS) and other versions, see the following link:
	Google Maps thread at CrackBerry
	See the apps page for more details:
	Apps
	MGmaps has offline capabilities and works with Open Street Maps.
	MGMaps
	PODCASTS Podtrapper 2.6.7 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019)
	OTA Link
	You can also use the RSS feed capabilities of Opera Mini to download podcasts and then play them in the BlackBerry Podcasts app. MUSIC TuneIn Radio 2.3 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019)
	OTA Link
	EBOOK READER Kindle 1.0.2.101740313 Beta
	OTA Link
	See this thread for more information
	RSS FEED READER Opera Mini 8.0 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019)
	OTA Link
	FORUM READERS CB Forums 1.0 (Available in BlackBerry World until December 2019) Tapatalk 1.4.7.9 is no longer capable of adding new accounts.
	OTA Link
	VOIP CLIENTS Dell Voice 1.0.1 (Canada -- Fongo App) Available at BlackBerry World through a hidden link. See this thread at CrackBerry:
	Thread Link
	SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook (A web browser shortcut app is available in BlackBerry World until December 2019). Install the Anworm service books for the browser to use Facebook over a cellular data connection. BROWSER SHORTCUTS (LAUNCHERS) I have created installable browser shortcuts for several websites. You can use thesm on a WiFi connection immediately. If you install the Anworm service books for the browser, you will also be able to use them over cellular data.
	NewsZ (Google News RSS feeds)
	Facebook (Facebook Mobile)
	Gmail
	NOTES: OTA = Over-the-Air BlackBerry World apps are installed using the BlackBerry World app on the phone. The OTA apps are available via websites. For OTA apps, use a browser to search for and navigate to the download links, and click on the link to install. Update: some of the apps are also available via the Quick Apps store. Some of the OTA software is no longer supported by or available from the creator, but all of the apps listed above can be found online as of February 2019. Searching for the app name with the version number plus 'BlackBerry OTA' or '.jad' will usually lead you to a download if you're persistent. If a download does not install using the BlackBerry browser, you may need to use Opera Mini to download the app. The usual warnings about downloading software from untrusted sources and compromising your device security apply. If you install apps from websites, you have to take responsibility for the potential results. Over time, it will become more difficult to find many of these apps. I have had some success locating older software by searching through archived versions of old websites using the 'Wayback Machine' at archive.org. BONUS STEP: BACKING UP YOUR DEVICE You can back up your phone settings and some data using BlackBerry Desktop
	Download BlackBerry Desktop
	You can back up your third-party apps (including the OTA apps) using BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife
	Download BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife
	BONUS STEP: BACKING UP AND SYNCHRONIZING PIM DATA (CONTACTS, CALENDAR, MEMOS, TASKS) Here are a few options for backing up and syncing your organizer data. If you know of others, please let me know. THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION: Use the BlackBerry Desktop software. This requires you to connect your phone to your computer via USB cable or bluetooth, which means synchronization only occurs when you do it manually. It has the advantage of being very secure and private. Look up the official BlackBerry guide in the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive:
	BlackBerry Desktop Guide
	The BlackBerry Desktop software can be downloaded here:
	Download BlackBerry Desktop
	Note that BlackBerry Desktop does not work with MS Outlook 2013 or 2016 64-bit. You need the 32-bit version of Outlook 2013 or 2016 if you want to use BlackBerry Desktop to sync your Outlook data with your Bold 9900. BlackBerry Desktop does work with earlier 64-bit versions of Outlook. Configuration hints: the original Facebook app (not the newer browser-based app) installs a calendar service book that can interfere with calendar syncing. You may need to uninstall the app and the Facebook [CICAL] service book in order to sync your calendar. I also experienced trouble establishing a reliable two-way sync. Fixing the problem involved deleting all of the calendar, contact, task, and memo entries from my device, selecting "forget my device" in BlackBerry Desktop, and then reconnecting the device and re-entering the organizer sync settings. If you do this, make sure you have your data backed up somewhere else (hopefully in Outlook) before proceeding. NETWORKED WIRELESS SOLUTIONS: BlackBerry OS 7.1 can make use of an old PIM sync protocol, SyncML, to sync the calendar and contacts. You have two options to backup and sync your PIM data wirelessly using SyncML. 1. Memotoo (OTA). Memotoo offers the ability to sync your calendar, contacts, tasks, and memos to memotoo's cloud, as well as to the major webmail services, Evernote, and Simplenote, among others. The downside is that you'll be putting all of your data on someone else's server. Of course, you might already being doing that (on Gmail, Outlook.com, etc.) and it might not matter to you. The upside is that you can sync from anywhere at any time, as long as you have a wifi or cellular connection. You can create an account and download the app at memotoo.com.
	Memotoo
	2. Set up your own SyncML server (Advanced). You can use the OneMediaHub (BBW) or Memotoo (link below) apps, which are both based on the open-source FUNAMBOL client, to sync with your own SyncML server. The OneMediaHub service no longer works, but the app allows you to connect with your own server instead -- as does the Memotoo app. The major problem is that the easy to work with open-source servers don't seem to work anymore (FUNAMBOL is impossible to install and eGroupWare dropped SyncML support). Horde groupware may still support SyncML, but there are no good guides for setting it up and I have failed repeatedly in my efforts. I've had the call out for a successful Horde setup guide since 2014 and no one has ever replied.
	Funambol App
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