Cellular Phones/BB IT Policy

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Expert: - 10/13/2009


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I have a Blackberry pearl 8110 . It is a hand me down from a friend.  It has an IT policy on it so i have to keep putting in the password which is really annoying.  i searched online and since my
OS is 4.2 my only option is to download something called an policy.bin and do a series of steps. but when i click on download it asks how i want o open the .bin. what do i do? is this my only option? Asking him to take it back to work and them unlocking this thing is not an option.

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It's not about unlocking the device and if he takes it back to work, there's nothing that they can do to change this. Once a BlackBerry has to been set to have a password, it states that way, annoying as it is. You can try opening the .bin and see if that makes sense. I believe this to be your only potential option because wiping the device won't change this, so that would be the only potential way to change things, I'm afraid. I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN

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I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.

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Over 20 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500). Also worked as a professor in Maryland for 10 years teaching telecommunications.

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I belong to several organizations

Education/Credentials
Master's in Telecommunications

Awards and Honors
Received several awards for papers that I have published over the years

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