This is the code that I am using for an HTTP connection:
HttpConnection connection = null;
// InputStream inputstream = null;
connection = (HttpConnection) Connector.open("http://www.google.com");
//HTTP Request
connection.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.GET);
connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type","//text plain");
connection.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close");
add(new LabelField(""+connection.getResponseMessage()));
connection.close();
This BlackBerry Development Guide titled "Code sample: Creating a connection over HTTP by using the first available transport" worked!!