ScoobyWon't

I couldn't comment. I have no idea how to use either outside of policing. I don't even think we can change display colours/alert tones etc.

I've been told we're getting a new model of our Airwaves walkie-talkie things too. I'm not sure why they've gone for a colour screen on that as the black & white displays eat enough battery power as it is.

Technology, eh? You'd think we'd have enough toys to play with as it is.

bigsinky

get yourself a glock to play with. that's some new toy.

ScoobyWon't

That's who supply our firearms squad. But it's not something I'm interested in.

Snazy

500mb will last you a lot longer than you think mate, but is not definatly more than you will ever use.
When you turn the WiFi on it will display all networks available so you choose which one to connect to.
As for order of preference, ask on Crackberry, im sure you will get the answer clearly and quickly.

Connecting via WiFi will NOT count towards your data usage allowance, no.
Like I say, unless im downloading software etc, I rarely use much over 60mb lol. But now I am on BBIM a lot more, file transfers on that are adding up now lol.

davegtt

My Blackberry bold failed on me after 1 week. The battery was poor and the phone started to overheat badly. Being returned today

Other than that, impressed so far but Ive not downloaded any apps for it

Snazy

Eeek that aint good at all! Fair to see both sides of the divide though. Are they replacing it with another? Sounds like a faffed battery to me, but better to get a whole new unit.

Is this your first BB?

Apps are the bit that make it seem a bit more "yours" lol. Some good ones out there. And BBIM is my favorite right now

I have not gone the route of the custom shell yet, but I can see it happening!

bigsinky

Snazy , why don't you start a scoobynet community group for BB owners. the PS3 and 360 boys have one, ffs even the welsh have one. how do they get the time to post anything after ******** that many sheep

davegtt

They wanted to change the battery only but since we are still in the 14 day period I asked for a whole new handset. First BB yeah, its a works phone so not really been into phones in the past but I do admit Im liking the Blackberry. Still not convinced on battery life though.

Apps dont really interest me too much tbh, quite like the idea of that giving different colours thingy for different notifications etc

bigsinky

it's ok Snazy, I worked out how to crate a Social Group. I thought you needed super duper gold membership to start one, turns out you only need to click on the create button at the bottom of the screen. DOH!! what makes me think i will be able to operate my BB(if it ever feckin arrives. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

bigsinky

dave, on reading some reviews, i have learnt that having 3G and wifi switched will seriously drains the battery (just about 24 hours). Personally i shall be buying another charger for in work and a 12v for the car, just incase. belt n braces for me i'm afraid. i have become to self reliant on my phone. how the **** did we manage before mobiles, i've fogotten?

davegtt

Well I have a charger for home and a laptop when Im at work so its ok midweek. I do suffer at the weekends though as I dont normally charge the phone unless it had heavy use on Saturday.

bigsinky

like phoning your mancunian mates and slagging them about getting chinned 4-1

Snazy

lol aaah I have just worked out what you meant by that, I am only just starting to get used to the whole new forum thing. Have not looked at groups etc yet.
BB is easy to work mate, get the PIN and give it me asap, and get BBM sorted, then I can help you out

That sucks, im glad they are changing it all for you mate, best way IMO.
Some of the apps are just great for passing time, games, news feeds, weather, and so on. The list is endless. BBM is a must though I have to say lol

I never turn any connections on unless im actually using them. Then when finished, they go off again. Simple managed through connection manager. WiFi will drain fast. 3G is not a massive drain, but will drain faster than GSM only.

I manage well with my battery. 4 hours of cainnig the web and BBM in the hospital waiting room the other day, and I still only went down to 30%.. Only started with 65% anyway. USB charging while at work though the PC is my saviour.

As for how we managed...... Gawd knows!! lol I love my BB

Snazy

Here is the group Sinky set up.

https://www.scoobynet.com/groups/bla...ners-club.html

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knew I spoke to soon.

My bold has crashed today, I'm getting a JUM 102 error message on startup, blank screen with this in the centre. Anyone else suffered from this?

Oddly I installed the flashing led program from the previous page this morning, I suspect that could have something to do with it

I found this website,

JVM Error 102 - Step by Step Fix - PinStack.com

Seems to sort the problem, i'm out of the office today so will have to try tomorrow. Thank god for my NC10 netbook to get me through the rest of the day

Chop

Snazy

Doh, not good mate, not my fault, not my fault lol.

Hope you get is sorted soon mate. Does it connect up to desktop manager ok ? Run a restore ?

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It's all your fault for starting this snazy

I can't see how it will connect to desktop manager but will give it a go tomorrow, i'm not sure what to do if it won't!

Chop

Snazy

I have had phones in the past that have connected via desktop software, so definatly worth a try. Do you do regular backups? Have you looked on Crackberry for fault solving?

I shall take a looksie for ya

Snazy

Just looked at your link, what I would have suggested would appear to be what they do too

Fingers crossed you have backups.

bigsinky

Posting this from my BB bold. Yeee haaa. Doing it wirelessly as well

Snazy

Woohoo, nice one mate Hope you are liking it so far.
Now get on BBM and send me your PIN lol shift-alt-h together to see PIN

Welcome to Blackberryism

bigsinky

did u not get my pin yesterday with the IMs i sent you.happy st paddy' day btw

bigsinky

is bbm the same as the instant messenger on the phone. trawled the forums to quite late. new bold cant receive contacts via bluetooth. you have to send your self vcards via mail an add everyone individually. some names are going to be culled. last count just over 400 names. i aint adding each one individually, no way hosé

Snazy

All sorted I have worked you out now mate lol.

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Thumbs up to T-Mobile

I tried a few online solutions to no avail. Then phoned t-mobile this morning at 11, they also tried a few fix's and after trying a whole new software install (PC wouldn't recognise phone) they have given up and are couriering me a brand new bold tomorrow between 8-1. I'm quite happy as I have had mine since October and had the odd scratch on it.

I'm convinced it was the blackberry alerts download that has caused the problem, maybe a warning to other bold users.

Great service.

Chop

andy97

iTrader: (1)

The Tmobile G1 is a real competitor to the Blackberry, with a hard qwerty keyboard, excellent, browser and email. I know it lacks in certain departmentsat the moment, but for a first attempt, google/HTC have done well.

The recent firmware updates and the ability to root(hack) the phone unleashes further features, eg wifi tethering. More firmware updates are due soon which include video recording a screen keyboard aswell. Flash 10 is being developed for early next year which very few smartphones have at this moment.

Android market is developing everyday.

Freak

Could have done it easier than that.... fixing a nuked blackberry that the pc wont recognise is easy :
BlackBerry 101: How to Reload the Operating System on a Nuked BlackBerry | CrackBerry.com
Had to do it myself once when a beta OS didnt like one of my themes and nuked it..
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But as you have a new one on the way.... problem solved for you

No problems with BBalerts personally..wouldnt have recommended it if there was any doubt in my mind about its reliability.

Snazy

I would not have thought there was a problem either to be honest, but if you noted thats where the problem started, maybe its clashed with something.

Did it say on the site that it was or was not compatible with the phone?

Glad your getting it sorted though mate, and hope you are fully backed up, so a restore is possible. Result getting a nice new one though. Get the OS etc all up to date before reloading everything on it

Andy, the only things I dont like about the G1.... Moving parts worry me, and I am too addicted to the BB messenger now lol

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I tried that fix and t-mobile also asked me to do the same. The problem was that desktop manager recognised the phone on start up but when I tried to install the new OS the phone kept crashing and would lose connection to desktop manager.

I'm not certain BBalerts caused this and should stress that, maybe just a coincidence and the nuked phone was going to happen anyway. It is a top addition to the BB and I will try it again.

I'm happy to have a new BB anyway.

Chop

Snazy

lol Chop, as soon as the new phone arrives pop bbalerts straight on it and see what happens

Serious though, did it all go **** up as soon as you had put it on there?