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Monday, August 11, 2008

Blackberry Sync'ing after it's been configured for wireless

Having a problem getting your BB to sync to your desktop after it's been configured for wireless email?

**ERROR MESSAGE**

Synchronization is currently unavailable for:
[Mail, Tasks, Address Book, Memo Pad]
because the application(s) is (are) configured for wireless synchronization.
Desktop synchronization for the above application(s) will be disabled.

Please click on "Help" for the information on how to disable
wireless synchronization on your device.



This was a huge pain the six!!! There wasn't anywhere that explained what all this mumbo-jumbo meant.
Worse, there isn't anything in the local help files on wireless syncing...(herein lies the answer)
It is NOT a local error. The error is that your BB is configured to receive wireless updates.

Now, the good part of this is it can easily be remedied!


1. On the device open Address Book/Mail/Tasks/Memo Pad
2. Press the menu button, left of the trackball, and select Options
3. Change Wireless Synchronization to No
4. Exit & Save

Wash and repeat for each item you are updating.

Once you get this done, you're good to go.

Now, you need to note that once you get this backed up, you will want to go back in and turn on your mail and calendar
to support wireless. Otherwise, if someone sends you a meeting request/mail/address it wont update it.

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