How to disable the Internet connection on your BlackBerry Curve 8520
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How to disable the Internet connection on your BlackBerry Curve 8520
Whether you are on an airplane or simply having a family dinner, you may want to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520 to avoid being disturbed by your e-mails or calls.
More colloquially you want to set it in airplane mode.
Don’t worry, it’s a pretty simple operation to do when you know how to do it.
We will see through this tutorial how to disable the Internet at best on your BlackBerry Curve 8520. In a first part we will see how to do it through the Settings menu on your smartphone, and then we will discuss some applications that can disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520.
Disable the Internet connection on your BlackBerry Curve 8520 through ‘Settings’ and ‘Airplane Mode’ menus
The ‘Settings’ menu is the best way to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520. You can access it via your main screen.
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The icon associated with this menu is usually a small timing wheel. Once in this menu, you need to go to the ‘Plus’ submenu which will allow you to configure your Internet access from your BlackBerry Curve 8520. In particular, you will find the ‘Airplane Mode’ option.
You must check this option to activate the airplane mode and therefore disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520.
Via the drop down menu at the top of your BlackBerry Curve 8520 screen
A faster option to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520 is to use the drop-down menu at the top of your smartphone’s screen.
Once your phone is activated, you can drag one of your fingers from the top of your BlackBerry Curve 8520, to the bottom of the screen.
A new menu will then appear if you click on the six-square icon at the top right of the screen, now black. From this moment you can select ‘Flying Mode’ or ‘Aircraft Mode’, available from the choices on the same screen.
This remains the most convenient option to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520.
Disable Internet through a third-party application on your BlackBerry Curve 8520
Another way to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520 is to download an application, or ‘App’ for experts, from your ‘Play Store’. The ‘Play Store’ is generally accessible from the main menu on your phone.
Once in, you can then search ‘Flight Mode’ or ‘Disable Internet’ to see a wide selection of specialized applications to disable the Internet.
Our advice is to refer you to comments by users on the application download page.
You can then make a better idea of the use of any application listed.
We do not describe in this tutorial the use of each application to disable the Internet or put the aircraft mode on your BlackBerry Curve 8520.
To conclude on the Internet deactivation on your BlackBerry Curve 8520, we have just seen three methods that we hope will help you. We recommend that you remain vigilant when the airplane or aircraft mode is required by your environment, for example in a plane! In this type of situation, the best is to ask a professional or expert.
These people can help you validate your approach to disable Internet on your BlackBerry Curve 8520.