Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Anybody know why my BlackBerry does this?

I have a BlackBerry 8330 (Curve) smartphone on Verizon (CDMA).
The operating system version is v4.5.0.77

Most of the time when I download and run a new application, I get the following message:
The application application_name has attempted to open a connection to a location inside the firewall and outside the firewall which is not allowed by your IT policy.
First of all, I don't have an IT policy. I bought the phone new from Verizon and it has only ever been connected to the Blackberry Internet Service. It has never been connected to a Blackberry Enterprise Server.

Secondly, if I go into Options > Security Options > Firewall, the status of the firewall is Enabled and there's a little red lock icon next to the word "Enabled" and I can't disable the firewall.

Thirdly, if I go into Options > Security Options > Application Permissions, select "Edit Default Permissions," and expand all the categories, all the options are set to "Allow."

Fourthly, if I go into Options > Security Options > Application Permissions, select the application, then select "Edit Permissions," and expand all the categories, all the options are set to "Allow."

I'm at a loss for why this keeps happening. Google searches haven't suggested anything I haven't already tried. (I even searched on Bing!) If anyone has any ideas, please e-mail bbproblem@rorywohl.us