Set up Blackberry

1. Requirements for the Blackberry Client

Requirements

At the moment we have two different version of the Soocial Blackberry client.

  • Version 1.31 for Blackberry OS 4.5, 4.6, 4.7.0and 4.7.1
  • Version 1.42 for Blackberry OS 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0

Checking your version

To check the OS version of your device got to Options --> About.

Known issues

Blackberry OS version 5.0 has a few fields that will not be synced with Soocial:

  • "Nickname"
  • "Mobile 2"
  • "Home Fax"

Version 1.31 needs some special settings to be added to your device. Please follow the instructions on the next tabs.

2. Appworld

5.0, 6.0 & 7.0

Download from the Blackberry Appworld. If you don't have a Blackberry Appworld account go to the "Next" page.

Soocial client in the Appworld.

4.6 & 4.7

Go to the "Next" page.

3. Download the Blackberry Client

  1. Go to the Browser on your Blackberry screenshot thumbnail
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  2. 4.6 Enter the url:
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  3. 5.0 Enter the url:
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  4. Click the “Download” button. screenshot thumbnail
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4. Install and start the Blackberry Client

  1. You might be asked to reboot the device. Click “Reboot” screenshot thumbnail
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  2. Only on 4.6!
    Go to "Options" -> "Advanced Options" -> "TCP/IP" You need to find the APN settings for your network. screenshot thumbnail
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  3. Go to the “Downloads” folder. screenshot thumbnail
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  4. Click the Soocial Client. screenshot thumbnail
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5. Setup

  1. Select “Settings” and click. screenshot thumbnail
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  2. Enter your Soocial user name (e-mail) and password. screenshot thumbnail
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  3. Select “Never” and click. screenshot thumbnail
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  4. Select how often you want the client to get changes from your address book on Soocial.com. screenshot thumbnail
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6. Sync

  1. Press the “back” button. You will now be asked to save you user settings. Select and click “Save” screenshot thumbnail
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  2. Select “Sync” and click. screenshot thumbnail
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  3. Your client will now send all your contacts to Soocial.com and get the contacts from your online address book. This will take a while depending on the amount of contacts you have. screenshot thumbnail
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Status

Checking sync status...

The setup is done. The sync will happen in the background. You are free to navigate away from this page.

Finished - Well done!

Success! Add another connection Go to contacts