How To: Configure Yahoo Messenger To Work On Cingular Devices

[N8DBB]

These instructions were initially quoted by Pinstacker Codymac.

It was requested that these instructions be made a sticky because of its usefulness.

Now, I am not sure where the actual walkthrough guide came from (as I have searched) so this is a disclaimer: If you are or know the creator of this walkthrough, please PM me and I will credit it to that person. Thanks.


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Okay, so, I'm going to start off by saying that, yes, I'm new here, but no stranger to BlackBerry handsets m'self. However, I have learned a great deal from these forums, and in turn would like to contribute something back, here.

Research in Motion's Yahoo! Messenger client (located at http://www.blackberry.com/go/yahoo) requires a specific Y!M service book to be able to function on any given handset. Now, as I'm sure some of you are well-aware, Cingular Wireless sadly does and will not currently provision the Y!M service book (BBFS2) when downloading/installing Y!M. However, other service providers will, and I have taken the liberty of seperating into a Backup/Restore file the service book for Y!M into a nice, easy Backup/Restore File, which can be loaded up right into the device via the Desktop Manager Backup/Restore (I'm sorry, no desktop solutions for Mac users yet, but stay tuned!). Just make sure that you remember that this is going to delete all your current service books, so you 'll need to manually register via the Host Routing Table editor in Settings > Options/Advanced Options to get your books back. Also, you'll need to log into your BIS account and resend the service books from there, as well as regenerate any encryption keys if you're using the Desktop Redirector or are on a BES (don't forget to have your friendly neighborhood BES admin create an IT policy enabling Y!M traffic, too).

Now, the other way this can be done involves inserting another GSM carrier SIM card (such as T-Mobile, for example) and downloading/installing Y!M from http://www.blackberry.com/go/yahoo from there. At that point, you should check your service books and make sure that you've got "BBFS2 [YHO]" listed, then switch back the SIM card to your Cingular SIM (your handset must be unlocked to proceed, though).

Basically, there are just a few steps to go through here:

#1: Download the .ipd backup file here:
http://www.boomspeed.com/setzer/yaho...rvice_book.ipd

#2: Restore the file to your handset using Desktop Manager (see https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB4717.html for instructions).

#3: Manually register your handset with the RIM network via the HRT editor (see https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB49643.html for instructions).

#4: Log into your BIS account and re-send BIS service books:
BIS 1.8 (from PC) - https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB2355.html
BIS 2.0 (from PC) - https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB64052.html
BIS 2.0 (from handset) - https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB64276.html

#5: If applicable, regenerate encryption keys for Desktop Manager or BES. If you're on a BES, again, make sure your BES admin can create a policy allowing Y!M traffic.

#6: One more thing: if you find that the service does not work right from the install, try doing a hard reset (pulling/reinserting battery).

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I know it's not very organized, but I hope you all find this useful. Good luck, and happy messaging. =)

[cherrichiodo]

thanks N8

[DrWoo]

WOOT!......

Dr. Woo

[bdm42182]

was any of that in english?

[SuzzyP]

N8, cant access the file to download. it tells me it's not found on the server..

[DrWoo]

you have to remove the last part of the link, then browse for it. The link just isn't complete.

Dr. Woo

[SuzzyP]

Thank you Dr. lolol

[SuzzyP]

got it to work.... thanks guys

[smp0902]

OK..what am I missing, I followed all the instructions-I just pulled the battery and I am still being redirected to blackberry to activate my handheld...HELP. I am ready to toss this thing!!!

[smp0902]

i have tried twice...still cant do it am returning my phone to cingular tomorrow and getting one from t-mobile...really not happy about it but it just isn't functional like this.

[steedtek]

wow thanks this completely worked for me, and only took about 4mins!

[smp0902]

Help me someone...what am i missing??? i did everything-i did it twice, downloaded...moved stuff, only thing i can think of is when i did step 1-where do you download this file to???

[smp0902]

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[steedtek]

first, what version of Desktop Manager do you have? pre4.0, 4.1 or 4.2?

You need to download the proper file for your desktop manager version.

Save it somewhere you can use later.
Then use the RESTORE feature in desktop manager, it will ask you to find a file to restore from, which is when you point to the file you just downloaded.

[nickgust]

Oh no, the ipd file link is dead? Who has a copy? Anyone?

Nick