# Why do I get this error on my BlackBerry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 11, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317 "2011-03-11T18:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317/1 "2011-03-11T18:51:40Z")

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I’m curious about a recent phenomenon that is happening when I attempt to open SDMB pages on my BlackBerry.

For example, I successfully get onto the Front Page, and then into a forum, like **About this Message Board**. (I do see current data here).  
Then, when I click on a thread title, an error message pops up:

> [@](#):
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> HTTP Error 400: Bad Request  
> The server could not understand the page request, or was unable to process it for some reason. Please try loading a different page.

There is an OK button and a Details button. Clicking on the Details buttons displays this message:

> [@](#):
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> Bad Request  
> [Boards.straightdope.com:80](http://Boards.straightdope.com:80)

I was able to use my BlackBerry to browse the forums just fine up until about a week ago.  
Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317/2 "2011-03-11T23:50:08Z")

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Is the BB your personal device or your employer’s?

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**Author:** ![vertizontal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ad7895/32.png) [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317/3 "2011-03-12T12:59:34Z")

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> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#):
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> Is the BB your personal device or your employer’s?

It is my employer’s. As additional info, I do not get the error when going onto the boards from my employer’s desktop computer.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317/4 "2011-03-12T13:46:08Z")

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Can you try visiting a few other well-known message boards to see if there isn’t some kind of content filtering recently put in place by your employer?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-this-error-on-my-blackberry/574317/5 "2011-03-13T11:13:32Z")

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Did you recently install OS6? I have found my Blackberry browser is now virtually unusable. If this isn’t corrected, I will not be buying another Blackberry.