How Do I Get Internet On My Blackberry?

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In the latest of the tutorials from How Do I Get Internet, we will look at the different ways you can access the internet on your Blackberry.

Never having owned one, we at How Do I Get Internet have scoured the internet to find you some video tutorials to help you out.

First of all, we will look at setting your Blackberry up to get Wi Fi access either from your own home or a public access point.

How Do I Get Internet -- Setting Up Your Blackberry for WiFi Access

Next we will look at setting up your Blackberry for mobile internet (although it should come pre-set up from your operator)

How Do I Get Internet -- Setting up Custom Configuration for Mobile Internet

Finally, we’ll have a look at how to get the internet on your PC or laptop through your Blackberry

How Do I Get Internet -- Tethering your Blackberry to your PC

I hope these videos answer any questions you have regarding using your Blackberry with the internet. As stated above, we at How Do I Get Internet haven’t had much experience in using Blackberry’s (we’re Android/iPhone kind of people)

We would therefore welcome any tips below and we could incorporate them into this blog. You can also comment below if there are any errors or if you just want to say hi!

How Do I Get Internet at Home in the UK

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How Do I Get Internet ….at Home in the United Kingdom is the first in a series to show you various ways of getting the internet.

United Kingdom FlagIn order to get the internet at home, you’ll need to get an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and some kind of device to connect to the service (usually through a telephone line). ISPs usually provide a router to let you connect to the internet and share an internet connection over a local area network. If you have a router, you can connect more than one computer in your house to the broadband service at the same time. These can be connected with cables or, more often these days, wirelessly.

How Do I Get Internet has provided a list of ISPs below but there are other options for you to choose one. One of the best places to look for an ISP is the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA). This is a voluntary body but it is recognised as the industry authority and all ISPs listed on there are bound to certain standards set by the ISPA. You can therefore be confident an ISP listed by ISPA has good business practice.

How Do I Get Internet highly recommends asking friends and family for a recommendation for an ISP. There’s no substitute for first-hand experience so go around and ask everyone you know who they use and if they have had good experiences with them. You will find that a few will use the same one which will help you make your decision.

If you plan to go it alone with your decision, make sure you have thoroughly researched the various options that ISP’s provide.

Here is How Do I Get Internet’s checklist on what to look out for:

What is offered in the package provided by the ISP?

You will have to decide what you will be using the internet for. Will you just be using it for searching and checking email? If this is the case, How Do I Get Internet suggests that you look for a “Light User” package. Your ISP will provide you with a low usage (bandwidth) package but this can save you a considerable amount of money. On the other hand, you may want to download a lot of films or other files. If this is the case you want to look for a “Heavy User” or unlimited package.

This also applied to the speed offered. The higher the speed, the faster you will be able to download files and stream video.

Equipment

Does the ISP provide you with all the equipment you need to get started? Most do nowadays but it’s worth checking first. You also have to check that the service will work with your type of computer and software that you have (again, the ISP will usually provide this).

Building your own website

Some ISP’s offer some web space as part of the package. If you wish to build your own website it may be worth thinking about this.

Technical support

If you feel that you are going to need a lot of help, choose an ISP that gives free technical support. Many ISP’s keep their costs low by offering a premium support line. Avoid these if you are going to need help (unless you have a knowledgeable relative!)

How Do I Get Internet List of UK Internet Service Providers

BT Group:- BT Group plc is one of the world’s leading providers of communication solutions that operate in more than 170 countries and have arguably one of the world’s largest IP networks. Besides being the dominant telecommunications provider in the UK, BT also is also the most prominent broadband internet supplier in the country. The company offers both wholesale and retail broadband solutions. Openreach is the retail broadband supplying division of the company.

O2 : – O2 is a firm that provides broadband service to customers and businesses in the United Kingdom. The company also provides non-voice services, such as text and media messaging, music and video, and data transmission using GPRS, 3G, HSDPA and WLAN. It provides the consumer with home broadband services for rates starting from £7.34 a month. It has won the Moneysupermarket.com’s Fastest Actual Speed award three times for its 8 meg package. These surveys were conducted in 2008. Furthermore, it has won uSwitch.com’s “Best Overall Customer Satisfaction” award for 2009. O2 is also one among the five mobile networks operating in the UK.[1]

PlusNet: – PlusNet is observed to be an internet service provider that is able to offer tailor-made broadband packages to customers, including broadband-phone deals. PlusNet was founded in 1997 with headquarters based in Sheffield, UK. PlusNet that won the ISPA’s “Best Consumer ISP” award in 2008. ISPA short for Internet Services Providers’ Association is UK’s Trade association for internet service providers in the UK. It has also been ranked number one in a survey carried out by Broadband Choices; which is a pro-broadband website in the UK.[2]

Sky Broadband :- Sky is a leading digital TV provider that also ventures into the broadband and home phone segment. Launched in 2006, it has its headquarters in London, UK. It claims to offer comprehensive bundle services with the TV, home phone and broadband services all clubbed into one. It won the uSwitch.com’s “Best Overall Customer Satisfaction” award in 2009.[3]

Virgin Media: – One of the first service providers to offer consumers the quad-play bundle where TV, broadband, home phone and mobile all merged into one. Virgin Media won Top 10 Broadband’s “Best Broadband Bundle” award in August 2008 and MacUser magazine’s “ISP of the Year” award for November 2008[4].. April 2009 saw Virgin Media receiving the Gold Award for download performance from the Broadband Choices Customer Satisfaction Survey. The UK ISP claims to have around 10 million customers. The company also provides fibre optic broadband of up to 50mb.

TalkTalk : – A subsidiary of the UK mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, TalkTalk offers broadband service to the consumers in the UK. Launched in 2004, the ISP boasts of a customer-base of more than 4 million customers. The services offered by the ISP include voice and broadband packages

AOL: – AOL broadband is the recent acquirement of the The Carphone Warehouse Group. It has been providing internet services including broadband and dial-up for more than 10 years, and currently claims to have around 1.7 million customers. The ISP specialises in offering flexible broadband and home phone plans.

Orange : – Predominantly a mobile broadband service provider, Orange also offers fixed line broadband solutions to the consumers in the UK. Value added broadband packages at impressive speeds are the prime attractions of the ISP’s menu. Orange is the co-owner of the 900 MHz spectrum with O2 and is observed to be one of UK’s fastest growing mobile communications company.

Be Unlimited : – BE is a broadband provider renowned for high speed broadband packages based on ADSL 2+ technology. With headquarters based in London, this internet service provider was founded in 2004. Currently, it claims to offer value for money internet services to an increasing number of UK customers. The ISP also claims that gaming broadband service was its most specialised domain. They won the Top 10 Broadband’s ”Gaming Broadband” award in 2008 for its low latency, and faster download speeds.

3 Mobile : – 3 UK is a mobile phone carrier, which has recently entered the broadband sector. The flexible package options included in their services collectively are the speciality of the ISP. The mobile broadband dongle offered by the company enables the user to go online irrespective of the location. 3UK has also introduced Pay as you Go option for the customers who do not have a liking to fixed term contracts.

Do you have any other recommended ISP’s to add to this list?

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