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Why Does my BlackBerry Web Browser Force me to Google Canada? (or: why I love Berry 411 Search)

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on March 23, 2005

Whenever I go to www.google.com on my T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t web browser, it insists on taking me to the Canadian version of the Google home page. Nothing I do can force it to the U.S. version. Normally this isn’t a big deal, but it really screws up any Google Local searches I try to do (because Google Local Canada doesn’t know anything about my Oregon zip code).

I know RIM is based in Canada, but come on…

Luckily I have the excellent Berry 411 Search app to do all of my phone and address lookups. I like it much better than plain web searches, for a couple of reasons:

Store your Home, Work, and Other locations, which are used as context in all searches. That means that results are listed by proximity to your current specified location.
Perform Yellow Pages, White Pages, Movies, Shopping, Wikipedia, and Google searches from one menu
Results are tweaked so that phone numbers are clickable hyperlinks to dial - look up someone’s number, then just click on it in the results to dial
Get maps and driving directions to all address results (Yellow and White pages)
It’s free

Now that I think about it, Berry 411 Search is probably the most useful application I have on my Blackberry. It’s very empowering knowing that all sorts of releveant data is just a quick search away. I love it.

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1 Michael
November 17, 2006 at 5:39 pm

Just use http://www.google.com/ncr
That’s ncr for no country redirect. Blackberry’s proxy servers are in Canada, so Google automatically redirects you to http://www.google.ca when you view http://www.google.com on your blackberry.
2 zsc
February 1, 2007 at 3:17 pm

I am using my verizon blackberry now…sometimes I am redirected to google canada but not always….I don’t know why
3 Susan
June 12, 2008 at 2:18 pm

I have this same problem and it only started in the last few days. This happens with my laptop, not my Blackberry. Apparently, I have a Canadian IP address? I’ve also had problems as of late with Pandora. Normally I listen to it at work, but lately the page won’t load saying that only US customers can access it. I DO NOT LIVE IN CANADA! I don’t know how to make various websites recognize my US residency - Google included.

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Arrived bright and early at Gnomedex to get my traditional seat, front and center. Wifi here is BLAZING (20Mbps both ways), with no one here #
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@markbao on stage now. 16yo internet entrepreneur. Generation Y.5. #
Francine Hardaway Gnomedex timetravel striptease FTW! #
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@annaliese_h I can understand a teacher wanting to ban the stuff, but what if you could adapt your teaching to include it instead? #
@mellowynk I think that the “unwillingness to learn” is our biggest problem as a society. Not sure if it has to do with age. Need to fix! #
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Beth Kanter is a technology trainer for non-profits, teaching how to use these tools to do good. I think I want that job! #
I love, love, love seeing @kanter’s pictures of Cambodian kids in tech schwag t-shirts (CC, Foo Camp, etc.). Heartwarming! #
@influxx Portland Ignites Gnomedex tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM! #
@kanter wants 250 people to donate $10 to send a young cambodian woman to college before Gnomedex ends. Go do it! http://tinyurl.com/5aj6fv #
I just donated to @kanter’s cause. Have you? http://tinyurl.com/5aj6fv #
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Whoa. @kanter has achieved over 50% of her $2500 donation goal in the last *ten minutes*. Gnomedexers rock! #
Less than 30 minutes later, counting the cash donations in the room (passing the fez), we smashed @kanter’s $2500 donation goal. Sweet. #
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Serial Cyborg on stage. I think I just agreed to have something implanted in me. Oh well! Not like I’m unwilling. Implant me! #
Nate Wade (Gnomedex “Serial Cyborg” presentation): “This is where it gets REALLY high tech…” #
I’m half expecting Sarah Connor to storm in and try to kill Nate Wade, since he’s obviously the guy who’s going to create Skynet. #
Little known fact: I’m deathly, irrationally afraid of Terminator-style cyborg endoskeletons. Nate Wade is giving me a panicky feeling… #
I’m hyperventilating. I’m going to have nightmares. The Serial Cyborg video (movement through playing with the lighting) is SCARY! :-O #
Nate Wade: “If we have to die in the process of [helping human evolution on its way to artificial intelligence], then so be it.” AAAAHH! :-O #
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@lyric911 I’m JoshB on Ars. #
@jmoriarty I did see that T-800 DVD player. It made me cry a little. Nobody EVER give me one of those, K? #
And we close out day 1 of Gnomedex with everyone dancing onstage with Where the Hell is Matt. Awesome. #
Ignite Seattle rocked HARD. Going to be a tough act to follow tomorrow morning for the Portland Igniters, but they’re more than up for it. #
New iPhone Flickr app Klick uploads pix taken with the app at full size, geotags, and has a great map interface. And it’s free. #
Klick compares very favorably to Flickup. I’m told I need to retest a newer version of AirMe too. And Mobile Fotos. iPhone Flickr apps ahoy! #
At Peso’s in Queen Anne for dinner with @rachelbancroft. #
@WarnerCrocker Gnomesex is what the iPhone’s keyboard dictionary autocorrects Gnomedex to the first hundred or so times you write it. #
Wandering around a really cool used book store on Queen Anne and Mercer in Seattle. Cory Doctorow would be proud. #
Urgh. Found a flaw with Klick. Photos taken in the app (the only way to get them to Flickr full sized) doesn’t add them to the Photo Album. #

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Trying to get the kids ready to go to their cousins’ for the weekend, so @rachelbancroft and I can head to Seattle for Gnomedex. #
At the Tacoma Art Museum on our way to Gnomedex. There’s a calligraphy/illuminated script exhibit that @rachelbancroft was dying to see. #
@rachelbancroft sipping a diet coke at Gnomedex: http://twitpic.com/8kah #
OMG Gwen, the cutest six and a half year old at Gnomedex, just gave us Creative Commons stickers and a paper Tweet. So cute! *head asplode* #

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Sounds like some cool stuff being announced at IDF this morning. Intel Parallel Tools (addon for Visual Studio), and a whole lot more. #
Check out this hilarous Samsung Omnia i900 unboxing video (hat tip to @ravenme): http://tinyurl.com/5e67qs #
Went looking for a Gnomedex room on FriendFeed, suprised that none existed. So I created one: http://friendfeed.com/rooms/gnomedex #
Holy cow. 28,400+ people attended SIGGRAPH 2008 last week in L.A. http://tinyurl.com/58adyh I knew it was thousands, but I had no idea… #
@davechen Yeah, I can see them handling even bigger crowds. It didn’t seem to be anywhere near capacity. Still, biggest con I’ve been to. #
@kegill Absolutely. Looking forward to seeing lots of people at Gnomedex. Just look for the bright orange Crocs (shoes). #
So, that Gnomedex room I created on FriendFeed? Turns out there WAS already one: http://tinyurl.com/63ccc9 Deciding what to do w/the other. #
@verso @dieselboi I’ve heard great things about FlickUp. Does everything an uploader should, IMO. Plus, I kinda know the guy who wrote it #
@verso Yes, FlickUp preserves geotag metadata when sending to Flickr. Which is my #1 requirement, too. I haven’t tried it yet, though. YMMV. #
@jltitus Flickup author (@kodachrome22) sez new 1.0.1 version fixes a LOT of issues. Still waiting for Apple to approve. I will buy it then. #
@kodachrome22 Really? Sorry. (re 1.0.1 being out). Is everything cool with the new version? Time to buy? #
@kodachrome22 I’m confused. Does Flickup preserve geodata when sending to Flickr, so photos are geotagged? Notes say all EXIF gets stripped. #
Woo hoo! I just tested, and Flickup DOES preserve geodata on pics sent to Flickr. They show up on the map. Yay! #
Also, Flickup sends images full size (1600×1200) when the picture is taken with Flickup. Images sent from the Photo Album go as 640×480. #
Some playing and testing with Flickup turned into a full blown review I just posted: http://tinyurl.com/5l3zfo Verdict: Best one so far. #
@kegill I don’t know @hrheingold, but orange Crocs have been my “signature” for a few years. That Mario Batali guy is biting MY style. #

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Why, yes, I AM having a Coke Slurpee for breakfast. Why do you ask? #
Oh dear. The guys behind I Can Has Cheezburger have launched a new site: http://engrishfunny.com/ Subscribed! #
@StevenWalling I think I’ve got a good grip (ha!) on the @igniteportland Twitter account, but thanks for offering! #
Whoa. It seems the *real* @JohnCleese is not only on Twitter, but also on FriendFeed: http://tinyurl.com/5z8kle Rock on, old dude! #
@mellowynk I suppose it could be an elaborate ruse from an imposter, but hey, if he’s funny, what do I care about authenticity? #
I believe I’ve found the very best way to post to a WordPress blog from the iPhone: The “Press This” bookmarklet http://tinyurl.com/5jyq7s #
Updated iPhone to 2.0.2. No noticeable changes yet, but I’ll keep an eye out. #
Apple decides to shut down the only blog they run, MobileMe Status, after barely three weeks on the air. Why? http://tinyurl.com/5mnrmj #
Download a free copy of “Blue Planet Run”, a photo book about water in the world, from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/2p2xpp (hat tip to Scoble) #
@hangry Ah ha ha ha! I would totally wear those if they made a cargo pants version. Seriously. (http://bit.ly/ucvCw) #
Getting a Jamba Juice. #
ZOMG just saw a Nissan GT-R on the road for the first time. Had a minor tizzy fit in the car. Family still laughing at me. I WILL own one! #

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Totally loving the wild weather we’re having this morning. Lightning strikes, booming thunder, giant raindrops. Awesome. #
Waitaminute. SquareEnix is doing a Chrono Trigger remake for the DS? Oh, yeah! I know what I want for Christmas! http://tinyurl.com/55h3ny #
@ShannonRenee I’m at work in Hillsboro, Oregon. I luckily have a great window view from my desk. #
Hey everybody. If you’re interested in helping as a volunteer for Ignite Portland 4 in Nov., there’s a kickoff meeting tonight. #
Here’s the IP4 volunteer kickoff on Upcoming: http://tinyurl.com/6ehbw6 and you can hit up @adamd for more details. #
Retweet from @ravenzachary (aka Mr. iPhone): iPhone software 2.0.2 is out. Grab it from iTunes. #
I love uninstalling Mac apps with AppZapper (http://www.appzapper.com/). Pew pew pew! #
@harrisja If it makes you feel any better, the Marriott charges for wifi, too. And it doesn’t even reach the rooms (lobby only). #
@billpearson Don’t worry. Some people will never get it. I just take deep breaths, and go to my happy place. #
To paraphrase Cory Doctorow (from the preface to Little Brother): The answer to controversial “bad” speech is MORE speech. NOT censorship. #

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@gkleinman PulseOfPDX, and countless other experiments, has been dead in the water since Twitter took away the ability to see “with_friends” #
@smykes Design is how things work, more than how they look. Kindle LOOKS weird, but in hand, the design effort becomes clear. #
@atmasphere No Kindle regrets. If you love reading, you’ll love a Kindle. Still too pricey for mass adoption, but I love it anyway. #
@SarahCofer Hmm. Did the calendar data get synced to iCal on the Mac? Might be there. What does “wiped” mean, and how did it occur? #
@SarahCofer Ugh. I hate to say it, but Entourage is kind of a piece of crap in my experience, especially as it pertains to syncing. #
@SarahCofer That’s not to say that there’s no way to recover the calendar data, but… #
I broke down and did the FaceYourManga thing. Yes, yes, I am a sheep. Baaaaaa! http://tinyurl.com/6mtzwb #
@gialyons @jmoriarty As of this month, there are more than 4500 Intel acronyms documented on Intelpedia, our internal wiki. #
@gialyons @jmoriarty And that’s only the ones that have been documented. I’m sure there are thousands more, dozens born every day. #
Finally got around to upgrading my blog from WP 2.5.1. Installed K2 RC7, then WP 2.6.1. In the 5 minutes Akismet was disabled, a dozen spam. #

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