Examples of personal Email accounts are gmail, aol, yahoo, earthlink, etc. (referred to as a BIS account since they utilize the BlackBerry Internet Service)

Using a personal email account along with your GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync account is feasible, but requires an extra step to avoid issues with calendar synchronization. 

Scenario #1:   You have not installed GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync yet.

Solution:  Setup personal (BIS) Email accounts before you install GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync and delete CICAL Service Books.

If you plan to use a personal (BIS) Email account (gmail, aol, yahoo, etc.) on your BlackBerry device in addition to your GO!NotifySync or GO!NotifyLink Email account, follow these instructions before you install and register GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync.  Failing to set up the personal (BIS) Email account first will result in calendar synchronization problems.

1. Set up the personal (BIS) Email account if you have not done so already.
2. Wait about 1 hour to allow the device to receive the service books.
3. Delete the CICAL Service Book before installing GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync.
   1. From the device Home screen,
      BlackBerry OS < 6.0, select:  Options > Advanced Options > Service Book
      BlackBerry OS >/= 6.0, select:  Options > Device > Advanced System Settings > Service Book
   2. Scroll through to locate any item that ends with [CICAL] (there may be more than one) and delete them by selecting Delete from the popup menu.
   3. Perform a soft reset (remove the battery, wait 10 seconds, replace the battery).

Scenario #2:  You already have GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync on your device, but wish to setup a personal (BIS) account on the device, as well.

Solution:  Turn off GO!NotifyLink/GO!NotifySync synchronization, set up the personal account, delete CICAL Service Books, reset, then resume synchronization.

For GO!NotifyLink Users:
   1. On the device turn Sync Calendar off.
             a. Select the NotifyLink icon from the Home screen.
             b. From the message list menu, select Preferences > PIM Settings.
             c. Uncheck Sync Calendar.
   2. Turn Push Settings to Off.
             a. Select the NotifyLink icon from the Home screen. 
             b. From the message list menu, select Preferences > Push Settings.
             c. Set the Weekday Settings or Weekend Settings to Off. 
   3. Set up the personal (BIS) Email account(s).
   4. Allow about 1 hour to ensure the service books were received, then delete the CICAL service book (see step 3 at the top of this page).
   5. Perform a soft reset (remove the battery, wait 10 seconds, replace the battery).
   6. Turn Sync Calendar back on.
   7. Turn Push Settings back on.

For GO!NotifySync Users:
   1. Set up the personal (BIS) Email account(s).
   2. Allow about 1 hour to ensure the service books were received, then delete the CICAL service book (see step 3 at the top of this page).
   3. Perform a soft reset (remove the battery, wait 10 seconds, replace the battery).
   4. Verify that calendar syncing is on.  
             a. Select the NotifySync icon from the Home screen.
             b. From the message list menu, select Preferences > Sync Settings.
             c. Under Calendar, verify that Sync the past: has a value other than None.


Special Note:  The CICAL service book has been observed to occasionally reappear on the device.  It has not been determined what triggers this, but should a user begin to experience calendar issues again, it is advisable to check the service book list.

Scenario #3:  You are experiencing calendar issues because you have both a personal (BIS) Email account and a GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync account and CICAL Service Books are still present.

Solution:  Delete CICAL Service Books and restore your calendar.  You may also need to clear the calendar database.

Having both a personal (BIS) Email account and a GO!NotifyLink or GO!NotifySync account on your device without deleting the CICAL service books may result in:

• For GO!NotifyLink: calendar events being removed from the server and/or calendar changes from the device not synchronizing to the server properly
• For GO!NotifySync: upon registration, meeting updates were sent out for all meeting invitations that previously existed on the device See Knowledge Base article.

If you are experiencing any of these issues with your calendar, perform the following to begin synchronizing the calendar properly:

1. Delete the CICAL service book from the device.  (See step 3 in Scenario #1.)
2. You can then either restore your calendar on the server side from a previous backup or make a change to each calendar item on the device and this will send the change back up to the server.
   Note:  If you see calendar duplications on the server as a result of changes made on the device, you will need to perform an additional step.  See KB article 2 calendars appear on device after adding BIS account and follow the instructions for clearing the calendar database.