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All of this information was tested on a BlackBerry Curve 8900 or BlackBerry Bold 9700 (but generally not both!) on T-Mobile, usually within Atlanta. | All of this information was tested on a BlackBerry Curve 8900 or BlackBerry Bold 9700 (but generally not both!) on T-Mobile, usually within Atlanta. | ||
==UMA== | |||
* Unlicensed Mobile Access (see this [http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2006/0424converge2.html NetworkWorld writeup]). GSM/GPRS devices using "unlicensed" spectrum -- Bluetooth, 802.11, etc (see [http://www.umatechnology.org/overview/ this overview]). | |||
* "UMA" vs "uma" in display: "uma" provides only voice functionality, while "UMA" provides a full data suite. | |||
==BlackBerry data== | ==BlackBerry data== | ||
* <tt>btool -l</tt> will list connected devices: | * <tt>btool -l</tt> will list connected devices: | ||
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==Character Modification== | ==Character Modification== | ||
* To quickly capitalize a letter, hold it down for about a second. | |||
* To type characters with commonly-used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic diacritics], hold down the closest English letter, and spin the trackball. | * To type characters with commonly-used [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic diacritics], hold down the closest English letter, and spin the trackball. | ||
** This will not work for input fields limited to ASCII (for instance SMS test messages). | ** This will not work for input fields limited to ASCII (for instance SMS test messages). | ||
==Apps== | ==Apps== | ||
* [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-voice-mobile-app-for-blackberry.html Google Voice] as of at least 2009-07-15 | * [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-voice-mobile-app-for-blackberry.html Google Voice] as of at least 2009-07-15 | ||
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pty "/usr/sbin/pppob -P yourpassword -p yourpin"</pre>Note that the <tt>pty</tt> argument ought be updated for your device's password and PIN. | pty "/usr/sbin/pppob -P yourpassword -p yourpin"</pre>Note that the <tt>pty</tt> argument ought be updated for your device's password and PIN. | ||
==Bluetooth== | ==Bluetooth== | ||
[[File:bluetooth.png|bluetooth-applet with active connection|thumb]] | |||
* Ensure you have a working bluetooth adapter with <tt>hcitool dev</tt> | * Ensure you have a working bluetooth adapter with <tt>hcitool dev</tt> | ||
* At least one service must be running for a successful HCI connection (try bluez-simple-agent) | |||