We’ve talked plenty about Gmail and BlackBerry, but what about some other free email services? Once upon a time, you had to pay for a premium service to sync up your Yahoo! Mail, but those days are gone. Now you can sync this your @yahoo.com address with your BlackBerry just as seamlessly as your Gmail. Today we’ll walk you through the steps. BIS users ahoy!
I’m going to take this from the desktop BIS setup first, and then show how it’s done on-device. Thankfully, there will be far more pictures than text for this how-to.
Desktop BIS setup
First, go to your BIS account and login. On the main screen, you should see an icon that says Set Up Account. Click on it.
On the next screen, you’ll be prompted for the email address and password. Do that.
Seriously, that’s it. You’re done. Notice the new @yahoo.com email address in your Valid Email Accounts listing.
Handset email setup
First, you’ll select Email Settings, and then you’ll login to your BIS. Then you’ll click on Email Accounts.
Next, you’ll click on Add Email Account, and then on the next screen enter in your information. Just like you would have on the desktop setup.
And that’s it. You’ve successfully set up your Yahoo! Mail account for free with your BlackBerry. Soon enough, we’ll get into the Yahoo! contacts sync, which can be a valuable tool for the self-employed.
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Thanks!!!
Thanks for the tutorial. Question: I set up a friend’s for yahoo mail, and i can send and receive messages. But I cannot see any existing yahoo emails on the Storm i.e. from any time prior to the setup. How do I get and display the “legacy” emails? Also, do you know if these are “POP”ed to the Storm and removed from the server? I DO NOT want them removed from server… Any info would be appreciated.
TKS.
On my BB8900 i try this action…it does not work…i put in my correct user id and password and it gets me to a screen saying your password or user id is invalid, contact you email provider…
can anyone help?
THe same is with me from 17.Dec.2009
I use before Yahoo email and after 17.dec. is not working and the same when I try to add again yahoo tell me that email and password is not ok.
I try to change password and again same problem.
PLEASE HELP.
I have yahoo plus. Hope that this is the same like PREMIUM or?>
REg. from Qatar.
Hongkong
I have the same problem…. Don’t know what to do.
I cant set up yahoomail on my bb bold 9000. after clicking add an account am taken back to log in for existing accounts again and again> please help
Guys! me too; i am, from Oman, i am on Yahh! free mail and cant connect, it tells me invalid user name or password, even though I verified it so many times.
i tried also through ‘additional settings” of choosing POP&IMAP Accounts, and still, cant connect
please help!
From Oman
@safoo Try adding tcp/apn settings to your BlackBerry.
It is different for each provider so google your provider + apn to find your specific settings.
If I have a corporate issued blackberry and i add my yahoo account to it, does any mail I send via yahoo mail go through my corporate server (so they can track / read it)?
@Jon No they can not record information that is not sent over BlackBerry Data.
Thanks. I didn’t think so, but figured a CYA was worthwhile.
I ve BB curve 8520. But wen I go in e mail setting for yahoo. It says Invali I’d or passwrd. I ve sucessfully done d settngs for gmail. Bt m vng prblm 4 yahoo. If I open my fren yahoo I’d in messenger its loggd in bt mine its nt so. Plz help. Waitng anxiously 4 d response
@Gyan Sometimes setting up email addresses through your BlackBerry does not work for some reason.
I suggest logging into your BIS account and adding the new email address there:
http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/where-do-you-log-into-your-bis-account-881804/
I have successfully set up blackberry email account as advised but I still can’t log into my yahoo mail through the bb instant messaging. I can only open my yahoo account on the internet brouser page, each time I try to sign in thru set-up or wizard set-up it says invalid email and password. Pls i need help
Hey! Danny tried to uses my yahoo account to my Blackberry Curve and followed the instruction. It did not work need help!!
I have a Bold4 and it is not allowing me to set up my yahoo account. The error message says “invalid email& pw. Contact yahoo.co.uk for further info”
Anybody with ideas on ow to resolve? Will appreciate
I have this same issue to with BB 9700.
I have been trawling forums for answer but alas….wish BB would provide solution for this.
same in my bb9700 i cannot set up my yahoo acoount saying my user name and password in incorrect
Hey guys
The problem is Yahoo.CO.UK
If u r using yahoo.com then there is no problem.
For some reason yahoo.co.uk have disabled the use of POP email on co.uk addresses… this means that yahoo.co.uk email messages can not be ‘popped’ to any other email service.
It is for the same reason that yahoo.co.uk emails can not be downloaded to email clients such as Outlook and Evolution etc.
SOLUTION
UPGRADE your account to Yahoo Premium – this costs $25 per month and beats the whole purpose of free email.
The other solution is of course to sign up with an alternative email provider that actually works with BB.
Good luck everyone!
mine worked perfectly thanks. Curve 8250
I use BB curve8520,my email setting is ok.I loged out of my email account but can not login.they keep saying I should login with desktop login screen then try to login with mobile login screen.pls.help,I don’t understand what they mean.
I can’t access my account with blackberry. It says password wrong but on the desktop I can with the same password
having a problem with my email since last week i dont receive any, when i logon it says the username is blank while i typed everthing help pls frustrated m using 8520 curve