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Blackberry Connect Users Beware of Windows Mobile 6.1

Posted by Chris Leckness on August 29, 2008 – 8:47 am  Share
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1st off, as a disclaimer, I have not had the opportunity to even charge my Tilt, let alone flash it. I am working on a review of a couple E-Ten phones right now. That said, I don’t have any knowledge on what is broke and what is not.

Next, the warning comes from a reader email. It’s something you should think about. There might be a work around, but I don’t know yet. I am going to check around.

I just upgraded my phone yesterday and after spending 3 hours with AT&T and another hour with RIM and 15 minutes with HTC I found out 2 things First, RIM told me that tey had not come out with a BB connect for 6.1 and that I would have to go back to 6.0. The bad news was that I called HTC and they told me that once I upgrade to 6.1 there is no going back but they are expecting the upgrade from BB shortly. I hope that this shortly is not the same as the shortly we had to wait for 6.1.

Anyone experiencing anything similar?

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  • Mohammed
    I am using X1 and I want to try BB connect 106 so, what is the values to be edited in the registry to enale bb to work?

    AKU number, device info and other important registry?

    Regards
  • Rio
    Is it Blackberry connect using HTC Tilt still having 3 email account limitation on ver 103.
    because I installed ver 100 it have 3 email account that allow to register.
    anyone having this problem
  • BigFeat
    So has anyone managed to get WM6.1 pro to work by modifying the aku reg on .104? I'm still having no success.
  • inergen
    try setting aku to .0.3.1. i did mine using wm6.1 and bbc 92 and 97.

    good luck!
  • fem
    Same problem than Cedric in France with SFR netwok. I installed the .104 version on HTC Touch HP. message pin pending or with the blackberry desktop message "no connection pin = 0" . How put the rigth pin number on the HTC ? please help ?
  • Cedric
    i change my rom to the HTC 1.90
    I update the radio also to the latest version (ending with 28)

    i set aKU to .0.4.2
    installed BB connect 4.0.0.103

    ran active sync
    run the BB desktop software 4.0.0.22

    BUT I cannot connet to the BB service (NO PIN)
    it build up a connection and opens the datasync tunnel ... then stops immediatly.
    the BB software connot even connect to the HTC touch pro ... Failure PIN 0...

    i have this great phone ... but cannot get my emails... any help would be great
  • Cedric
    Yes I have a blackberry plan .. the same sim card was working in my BB pearl for the last 3 weeks and in my Tilt the last 8 months (running windows mobile pro 6.0 with BB Connect 4.0.0.100)
    I tried to activate with the BB Desktop Software as welll .. but it cannot connect to my HTC Raphael..

    any clue on the isssue ?
  • Rich
    Do you have a Blackberry capable data plan? A regular data plan does not connect to the Blackberry network.
  • Cedric
    Hi all,

    I have a HTC Raphael / touch pro and installed the BB Connect 103. it cannot connect .

    I am on T-Mobile Austria.

    I cannot edit the reg-key HKLM\System\Versions - Aku to .0.4.2 ...it seems locked.

    help me please
    thanks
  • felix
    hey guys... what about for Samsung Omnia running WM6.1 ??? any advise to get blackberry working on that?
  • Rich
    You need to have a Blackberry capable data plan. Blackberry Connect does not use Media Net. It uses data another connection specifically for the Blackberry service.
  • cedar
    Do you have to subsribe to AT&T's Blackberry service to use the Blackberry connect? or can you just install and use?
  • Kaydee
    For the registry tweak for multiple connnections, all of my contexts are currently set to 1 - do I change them to 3? Do all operators starting with 310 need to change, or only the ones that are 6 digits?

    This is a great tip - I would love to get this to work!
  • Rich
    @Dan:

    That's actually not a file, but a Registry Key on your mobile device. You'll need a Registry editor, such as the one available via a plugin for Resco File Explorer, in order to edit its value.
  • Dan
    Sorry chaps, My IT knowledge is failing me. Im on Orange over in the UK, was told that its impossible to install blackberry connect with WM 6.1 and thanks to this site have fixed that. However. Where is the file HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\RIL\OperatorContex ??

    On my mobile or desktop?

    Sorry if this is rather stupid!
  • Rich
    htc.com > Select country: US > Support > AT&T Tilt > Software Download > BlackBerry Connect for the AT&T Tilt

    Or just go here :)

    http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id...

    Note: The date on the page still says 8/6 but the file downloaded is the correct one. Version 4.0.0.103. It's the PC Installer, not the CAB file.
  • Guy
    I have gone to the site and cant download it, how did you download it?
  • Rich
    The new version of BlackBerry Connect (4.0.0.103) has been released and is available on the HTC web site. I've installed it on my Tilt and it is working properly once again.
  • I'm running BBConnect 4.0.0.100 and everything is fine. Another very helpful tweak is to change the operator context from 2 to 3. This is located in the registry at:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\RIL\OperatorContex
    The operators for AT&T are the six digit numbers beginning with 310. This allows multiple connections to the internet at one time. Your BBConnect will then stay connected when you access something via Medianet. BTW, here is a link to all of the BBConnect cabs.
    http://www.sems.org/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=276
  • Daniel
    Change the reg-key HKLM\System\Versions - Aku to .0.4.2 (yes, with starting dot), before installing BBConnect
  • Thanks Buck, Hopefully this will help others!
  • Buck
    I had this problem also but have fixed it.
    First, you need a newer version of the BBconnect cab. The one on the HTC website ends in 97. There is one that ends in 100 at sems.org. This one works.
    Next, you need to update the service books. There are instructions on the HTC website.
    In order to see the instructions, you have to click on the download link for the BB Connect software and then you can find the instructions.
    Good Luck!
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