Use the settings in the table below depending on the network of your choice.Īfter inserting the settings for the network of your choice, click on the OK button to exit the small pop up screen and press the OK button again to exit Mobile Internet Settings configuration tab.ģ.
Select Mobile Internet Settings from the drop down menu.įrom the drop down menu, click on add custom profile to define your own network settings because Nigeria networks are not in the list of network listed there. After proper installation of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on your PC, launch the application and click on tools in the menu bar section. But in case you purchase a fairly used or second hand BlackBerry® device or you have misplaced the CD that came with your device, you can download the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager from hereĢ. You can get this software from the CD pack that came with your device.
First and foremost, you have to install BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on your PC. If you are using another network aside from Airtel or Glo, your BIS might not work, so you have to subscribe to a normal data plan. From experience, you cannot use your BlackBerry® Internet Service (BIS) plan except Airtel BIS and Glo. Using your BlackBerry device as modem won’t cause you any havoc. Non-Nigerians are not left out, as this post will show them how they can also use their BlackBerry devices as modem, but you will sort out the APN aspect theirselves. This post will focus on how Nigerians can use their BlackBerry smartphones as modem.