Originally Posted by
sbm12
One of my first actions every time I have to reprovision my BB is to change the notification settings. I set the default to be silent and "Level 1" messages to notify (either beep or vibrate). Then I set the option to tag high priority messages as Level 1. This basically means that normal emails don't cause any notification but something tagged high priority will. That helps a bit, too.
I have mine set not to ring or (sometimes) even vibrate unless my wife or a few other family members are calling/emailing, so that I don't spend a lot of time grabbing for it for nothing serious. You can even turn off the LED indicator so that it doesn't blink constantly (default is to blink green to indicate that it's getting a signal), or even blink when it gets a message. The level of insistence on the device's part is up to you.