This is something that has happened to me numerous times, so I assume it happens to others with some frequency. It usually happens after I either haven’t used my BlackBerry for a while, or otherwise am coming out of a non-reception zone, like the subway. I’ll see that I have no new emails and think I’m unpopular. Then I’ll try to load a website and wait for the Request bar to fill up, to no avail. What first comes to mind is to do what any good geek would do and pull the battery. That can be a pain, though. Especially on the Tour, which can take forever to boot up.
Ultimately, your device might require a full battery pull. Before you do that, though, try going to Manage Connections and turn off your mobile network connection. Give it a minute — you’ll eventually see the 3G or EVDO icon go away and the signal meter go blank. Then you can turn back on the connection. Most of the time you’ll get your data signal back without waiting all that time for your device to reboot.
If your data signal still does not work, it’s time for a battery pull. If that doesn’t work, then you’re looking at an outage of some sort, or else a defect in your device. Normally you can find news regarding outages at many BlackBerry sites on the Internet. Unfortunately, without a data signal you can’t do much about that, now can you?
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
What to do if you’re not getting a data signal on your BlackBerry
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
What to do if you’re not getting a data signal on your BlackBerry