BlackBerry

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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.

==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==

* <tt>btool -l</tt> will list connected devices:

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title -> JobTitle / JobTitle

>>> DN attribute: cn</pre>

* Finally, dump a device database with <tt>btool -d DB</tt>, and load it with <tt>btool -s DB</tt>:

<pre>[hyperbox](0) $ btool -d 'Address Book' | grep FirstName | wc -l

654

[hyperbox](0) $ </pre>

==Character Modification==

To quickly capitalize a letter, hold it down for about a second.

* 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.

** This will not work for input fields limited to ASCII (for instance SMS test messages).

==Apps==

* [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.

==Bluetooth==

[[File:bluetooth.png|bluetooth-applet with active connection|thumb]]

* 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)

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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.
+==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==
 * <tt>btool -l</tt> will list connected devices:
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     title               ->  JobTitle / JobTitle
     >>> DN attribute: cn</pre>
+* Finally, dump a device database with <tt>btool -d DB</tt>, and load it with <tt>btool -s DB</tt>:
+<pre>[hyperbox](0) $ btool -d 'Address Book' | grep FirstName | wc -l
+[hyperbox](0) $ </pre>
 ==Character Modification==
- To quickly capitalize a letter, hold it down for about a second.
+* 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.
 ** This will not work for input fields limited to ASCII (for instance SMS test messages).
 ==Apps==
 * [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-voice-mobile-app-for-blackberry.html Google Voice] as of at least 2009-07-15
@@ Line 131: / Line 139: @@
 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==
+[[File:bluetooth.png|bluetooth-applet with active connection|thumb]]
 * 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)