MapQuest Find Me 2.0 is compatible with BlackBerry 7100i, 7520(software version v4.0.0.249 and higher). To check if your 7520 is compatible, from your BlackBerry "home" screen, go to , and check the third line in the display. See instructions below for updating your hardware.
The service requires that you have an email and web plan associated with the device.
The Nextel activation process takes several hours after ordering to fully complete.
Ensure that you have an active subscription to MapQuest Find Me through Nextel. NOTE: The activation process takes several hours after ordering to fully complete.
Go to Nextel's website to get the update for your BlackBerry handheld software.
Click the link.
Go to and highlight the BlackBerry handheld software, then click the button.
Click the link, input the requested customer information and click the Next button to continue.
Select your response to the Eligibility Declaration and click the button to continue.
Click the button and download the update to your PC.
Depending on your internet connection and internet download rate, the BlackBerry software update may take up to 30 minutes to download. The BlackBerry software update requires 25MB of free space on your PC.
After completing the download successfully, find the executable file on your PC and proceed with the BlackBerry software update installation.
Locate the BlackBerry files on your PC and double click on the icon
Then select the desired language.
Start the InstallShield Wizard for the BlackBerry, select the appropriate country, and click next to continue.
You will be prompted to accept the license agreement. Select the appropriate radio button and click .
If you are in need of further installation instructions, you can find them here. After completing the installation successfully, resume your MapQuest Find Me installation as explained below.
There are two methods for installing MapQuest Find Me:
Download over the air (OTA) via Nextel's Wireless Web.
Downloada via a cable and your BlackBerry's Desktop Manager.
From your BlackBerry "Home" screen, select your "Internet Browser" or "BlackBerry Browser".
Select "Nextel Wireless Web" and then "Get Link".
Select "Download Applications" and then "Get Link"
Select "GPS Applications" and then "Get Link"
Select "Mapquest" and then "Get Link"
Follow the instructions to download MapQuest Find Me OTA.
Download the self-extracting zip file containing the MapQuest Find Me application. To initiate the download, click here. After the file has downloaded, click on it to unzip the files. Select your "Desktop" as the directory where you would like to extract the files. Two files, 'Find_Me.cod' and 'Find_Me.alx' will be extracted into a folder called 'Find_Me' on your Desktop.
Connect the USB synch cable from your PC's USB port to the mini-USB port on the upper left side of the handheld.
Startup your BlackBerry Desktop Manager and select Application Loader.
Click "Next" and wait while the Desktop Manager connects to your BlackBerry.
Click "Add" and select the "Desktop" directory and then the "Find_Me" directory.
Click on "Find_Me.alx" and then click "Open".
Follow the BlackBerry Desktop Manager instructions to install MapQuest Find Me.
After MapQuest Find Me has been installed make sure to "Turn Wireless On". From the "Home" screen on your BlackBerry, select the "Turn Wireless On" icon typically found at the lower portion of the "Home" screen.
Recently, uLocate, the developer of MapQuest Find Me, discovered changes in the most recent editions of the BlackBerry firmware which prohibited the BlackBerry from concurrently acquiring GPS and cell tower positions. uLocate has made updates to the MapQuest Find Me application which will again allow BlackBerry users to acquire a GPS position, but unfortunately prohibits cell tower positions. uLocate has made updates to the Map Quest Find Me application which will again allow BlackBerry users to acquire a GPS position (Outside Mode) or a cell tower position (Inside Mode), but unfortunately not both at the same time.
If you are experiencing problems acquiring a GPS position, and have a right firmware(this can be determined by starting at your BlackBerry Home screen, clicking "Options", and then "About") please follow these steps to remove your current MapQuest Find Me application and install the fix (Please note that this will not remove your account, remove entries in your Address Book, or cause you to go through Setup again):
(Note: each "->" represents a trackwheel click)
Clear MapQuest Find Me Cache
Start MapQuest Find Me. Find Me Home -> Settings -> Refresh Screens.
Exit MapQuest Find Me.
Remove the Current MapQuest Find Me application
BlackBerry Home -> Options -> Applications -> MapQuest Find Me -> Delete
Navigate back to BlackBerry Home
Remove Cached MapQuest Find Me application
BlackBerry Home -> Internet Browser (if no Internet Browser, then select BlackBerry Browser) -> Nextel Wireless Web -> Options -> Cache Operations -> Clear Content Cache
Navigate back to BlackBerry Home
Download / Install New MapQuest Find Me application
Until uLocate is able to get a signed version of the MapQuest Find Me application from Nextel, you may need to manually grant access to services on your BlackBerry that MapQuest Find Me needs to access. These services include:
HTTP (Internet) Connection
UDP Connection (this allows MapQuest Find Me to send your position to our servers)
Location Based Service
If you download the unsigned version of the MapQuest Find Me application, you may see the following pop ups when MapQuest Find Me application is first started:
The application MapQuest Find Me requested access to your GPS location information. Do you wish to grant access? (api_location)
You Should:
Check "Dont Ask Again" and then select "Yes"
The application MapQuest Find Me requested a http connection to findme.ulocate.com
Dont ask this again for:
all http connections
http connections to findme.ulocate.com
You Should:
Check "all http connections" and then select "Allow this connection"
The application MapQuest Find Me requested a udp connection to 64.14.84.165
Dont ask this again for:
all udp connections
udp connections to 64.14.84.165
User Should:
Check "all udp connections" and then select "Allow this connection"
To confirm that your new MapQuest Find Me application is working properly, please startup the application. From the MapQuest Find Me Home screen, navigate to "People" and then select "Me". If an address is returned for your current position then your MapQuest Find Me application is functioning properly. If after restarting the application and following the above directions you are unable to retrieve an address for your position, please contact MapQuest Find Me customer support.
When your MapQuest Find Me application is first installed, by default, it is in "Inside Mode". This will only allow your MapQuest Find Me application to retrieve cell tower positions. To gain greater position accuracy you can switch the "GPS Mode" to "Outside Mode". To change your "GPS Mode", startup MapQuest Find Me. From the MapQuest Find Me "Home" screen, navigate to "Settings" and then "GPS Mode".
After changing your "GPS Mode" from either "Inside Mode" to "Outside Mode" or "Outside Mode" to "Inside Mode", you MUST restart MapQuest Find Me for the settings to take effect. Also, please note that in "Outside Mode", your BlackBerry will need an uninhibited view to the sky to obtain a GPS position.
