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• Team Members Assigned: Hans Dietrich & Mark Van Dyke

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BlackBerry Internet Services

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Account setup and MIT Email configuration.

Account Setup:

1. First navigate to your carriers BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) portal.
   Verizon: https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw
   Sprint: https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=sprint
2. Once your at the carriers BlackBerry BIS, click on Create New Account.
3. Read and Accept the legal terms.
4. The BIS page will ask for the device's PIN and ESN number, to find those, on your BlackBerry.
5. Go to Options -> Status.
6. Within Status you will see the device's PIN and ESN use the "ESN(dec)". Enter the PIN and ESN(dec) number into the fields.
   
7. Click Continue.
8. Enter in a User ID. (User ID for BIS Account, Not MIT username)
9. Enter in a password, and Confirm the password. (Password for BIS Account, Not MIT password)
10. Choose which language you want the website to be in.
11. Click Sign Up.
12. Click Next.

Your account is now configured.

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Setting up E-Mail:

1. Log into you BlackBerry Internet Services account, if your not already logged in.
2. In the left pain, click on Email accounts.
3. Then Click on Set Up Account.
4. In the Email address field, enter in your full MIT email address (e.g. username@mit.edu). Image Added
5. In the password field, enter in your MIT email/kerberos password. Confirm the password.
6. Click Next (BIS will attempt to auto-configure the email account, but more settings are needed.)
7. Click, "I will provide the settings to add this email account."
8. Click Next.
9. Choose either personal email account, or work email account. (either one will work)
10. Under "Internet Service Provider Email (POP/IMAP), Click on "I will provide the settings to add this email account"
11. Click Next.
12. User Name: MIT username (not the full email address)
13. Password: Password should be filled in, if not enter your MIT password.
14. Email Server: Enter in username.mail.mit.edu
15. Email Address: Email address should be filled in, if not enter in your MIT email address.
16. Click Next.
17. If you have properly enter your MIT email account information, you will

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1. receive a pop-up window stating "You have successfully configured access to: username@mit.edu".
2. Click Ok.
3. On the left pane, click Service Books.
4. Click Send Service Books. (Anytime you change your BIS account settings, it good to send this updated information to your device. Sending Service Books to the BlackBerry will update the devices information immediately.)

Within a few minutes, depending on network congestion. You should see the new mailbox on your device. Email will start coming in within about 15 minutes.

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