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Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 11-16-2007, 09:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,526
Posted By benway
I thought it might help someone else the sim...

I thought it might help someone else

the sim was in when I unlocked, then tried the new SIM-- put it in wrong. then put the original sim back in wrong. then figured it out.

I dont think I've...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 11-14-2007, 01:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,526
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 sim unlock gone wrong

followed TMO instructions

everything seemed fine with the sim unlock. "code accepted"

did a battery pull after -- now it just says "insert sim card"

did another battery pull-- same thing
...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 10-04-2007, 06:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,234
Posted By benway
I had not been able to get NPR podcasts/mp3s to...

I had not been able to get NPR podcasts/mp3s to download at all.

But using the yahoo link worked. I can now get the hourly news summary. It takes about 2 mins to dl on edge in LA.

it would be...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 10-01-2007, 09:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,234
Posted By benway
NPR podcast downloaded OTA

I've got npr podcasts to download and play direct to the 8800.

they dont play as they load, so it takes a while.

from here, for example [on your bb]

NPR : Podcast Directory...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 09-28-2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 724
Posted By benway
I found a couple of drops of some high quality...

I found a couple of drops of some high quality silicone lube in the rail gap stops the squeak,
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 09-27-2007, 10:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 681
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 new service books?

I noticed that I now have icq, windows live and aim , which I'm pretty sure I didnt have before.

thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 07-29-2007, 10:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,777
Posted By benway
which country are you in? is BB maps just...

which country are you in?

is BB maps just for the US?
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 07-20-2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,012
Posted By benway
I had the same issue with the center keys I...

I had the same issue with the center keys

I suspect its because there is an array of LEDs that provide the backlight and the center one is dead.

there were some photos of a dismantled 8800 on...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-20-2007, 08:41 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 24,467
Posted By benway
I think no removable/replaceable battery, and no...

I think no removable/replaceable battery, and no 3g for the iphone are a terrible mistake

ive seen the tv ad where they have the new york times front page online, but they dont show how long the...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-19-2007, 11:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,086
Posted By benway
I just put a tiny drop of high quality silicone...

I just put a tiny drop of high quality silicone lubricant [not wd40!] in the gap between the rail/body.

no more squeak
Forum: Rants and Raves Forum 06-03-2007, 12:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,511
Posted By benway
I am sorry you have had a bad experience but I...

I am sorry you have had a bad experience but I have to agree that it is not a RIM / TMO problem as you are not a customer of either and did not buy the device from them.

was the ebay seller a...
Forum: BlackBerry Network 06-03-2007, 10:42 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 12,665
Posted By benway
I can get wav attachments to open/play but not...

I can get wav attachments to open/play but not mp3?

thought mp3 was supported for 2.3?

it recognizes theres an attachemnet there [unlike wma files] but gives error "unrecognized document...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 06-03-2007, 10:02 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,628
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 BIS I can now open wav files as...

tmo 8800 BIS

I can now open wav files as email attachments but not mp3's

it gives error "unrecognized document format"

I thought 2.3 it was supposed to support mp3?

thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-28-2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 708
Posted By benway
my media player stops if you use the...

my media player stops if you use the hard/physical standby button on the top of the phone

it will keep playing if you use the keylock icon on the desktop to lock the keypad/go to standby

I have...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-27-2007, 11:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,844
Posted By benway
download mp3 / podcast OTA

I have been able to download mp3 files [from the BBC!] through the browser, and save them to my sd card, but the file sizes were all pretty small [250k ish]

I tried to download an MP3 NPR podcast...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-27-2007, 11:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,866
Posted By benway
I don't know if thats a verizon thing but WMA...

I don't know if thats a verizon thing but WMA files do work on my TMO 8800, I think it was part of the new handset OS.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-24-2007, 07:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,037
Posted By benway
what do you use your 8800 convenience key for?

I have mine set to "keylock"
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-22-2007, 07:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,742
Posted By benway
I think you need to enable java in your browser...

I think you need to enable java in your browser options

hope that helps
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-22-2007, 01:46 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 610
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 uneven keyboard backlight

on my [replacement] 8800, the keyboard backlighting is much brighter to the sides and bottom row

the one it has replaced had even lighting

I was sure I'd read about others having this issue but...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-20-2007, 09:05 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 505
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 music player shuffle

I have multiple folders set up on the music folder of the sd card, each of which contains songs by a different artist

I also placed a blank one second mp3 file on there, at the folder level, so...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-20-2007, 12:12 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 12,425
Posted By benway
out of the box, my replacement 8800 squeaked 10...

out of the box, my replacement 8800 squeaked 10 times louder than my original.

However after reading through all the fixes, I just wanted to report that [as has been suggested] very careful...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-19-2007, 03:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 558
Posted By benway
Man! you know your blackberries! that is...

Man! you know your blackberries!

that is exactly it

thanks very much!

wouldve driven myself nuts trying to figure that out
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-19-2007, 01:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 558
Posted By benway
TMO 8800 address book - multiple entries

when I have a contact with more than one phone number , when I highlight the contact name [but do not select it] in the address book, it would drop down/expand to show both numbers for that contact...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-18-2007, 08:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 494
Posted By benway
thanks for the reply ** 74 latest from TMO ...

thanks for the reply

** 74 latest from TMO

It does this on both the 8800's I have.

I can hear it click every time I start / stop on the media player controls.

you do have to listen...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-17-2007, 08:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 494
Posted By benway
TMO 8800 audio click redux

TMO sent me a new 8800 and the media/audio player clicks on this one too.

You can hear it on headphones/spkr in a quiet room. Ambient sound or outside and its not very noticeable at all

It...
Forum: General 8100 Series Discussion - Pearl 05-12-2007, 11:01 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 563
Posted By benway
click playing music

does anyone hear a low "click" before a track starts playing and when it stops. [also clicks with pause on/off]

does it with mp3 and wma, and ringtones

also clicks with video playback and...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-11-2007, 02:30 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 563
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 music player click

I can hear a quiet click [using headphones] at the start and end of a track.

does anyone else hear this?

thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-10-2007, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By benway
yes thanks-- but its not easy to do one handed! ...

yes thanks-- but its not easy to do one handed! and I find myself using the spkrphone all the time because ots so good!

thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-09-2007, 11:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By benway
make convenience key activate spkrphone?

as the title says-- is there any way to make the convenience key turn on/off the spkrphone?

thanks!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-03-2007, 09:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 684
Posted By benway
new voicemail notification on TMO 8800

Is there any way to direct dial/acces voicemail from the new message notification?

Rather than pulling up Voicemail in the address book/dialing it?

edit** just found the press and hold 1...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-02-2007, 12:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 634
Posted By benway
thanks for the work around!

thanks for the work around!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-02-2007, 12:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,734
Posted By benway
Mobile Web Radio Player...

Mobile Web Radio Player (http://www.sitex.com.ua/en/products/mWebPlayer/index.htm)

I also ound this one, Mwebplayer, but havent tried it yet
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-02-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 634
Posted By benway
TMO 8800 address book import

Is there any way of selectively importing email addresses using the desk top manager [or otherwise] from Outlook express [with BIS]

it appears that I can only import all of the main indentity...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-01-2007, 09:04 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,734
Posted By benway
thanks for the info is no one streaming...

thanks for the info

is no one streaming audio??

thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-30-2007, 11:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,734
Posted By benway
streaming audio/radio on TMO 8800

I have searched the archives and found Radiobee and mfradio players

Has anyone had any success with these on the TMO 8800?

Is there anything else out there that will work for streaming radio,...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-28-2007, 11:48 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 12,425
Posted By benway
mine started squeaking after 3-4 days

mine started squeaking after 3-4 days
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-27-2007, 02:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,663
Posted By benway
handango came with the services books. ...

handango came with the services books.


thanks
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-27-2007, 12:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 747
Posted By benway
TMO 8800 crashes playing music

playing music from the media card, 8800 crashes-- powers off and then back on, when I get a audio message alert in BB messenger

it is repeatable.

anyone else found this?

edit** I have...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-27-2007, 10:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,663
Posted By benway
removing apps from TMO 8800

on one of the service book downloads sent by TMO tech support, I ended up with T Zones and Handango icons on my screen.

As I don' intend to use either of these, can someone please tell me how to...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 04-25-2007, 09:04 PM
Replies: 343
Views: 190,379
Posted By benway
thanks very much! was driving me nuts!

thanks very much! was driving me nuts!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-25-2007, 06:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 991
Posted By benway
tmo 8800 media file size limit

using desktop manager to transfer mp3 files, it has a file size limit of about 2.8mb for the internal memory

does this limit change when you use an SD card-- or is there a way to change it?
...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-25-2007, 12:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,591
Posted By benway
thanks for the replies I have pulled the...

thanks for the replies

I have pulled the battery after each service book update

however, it just started working, after doing nothing else, the bb maps loaded and I had internet

then it...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-25-2007, 10:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,591
Posted By benway
problems with tmo 8800

Got it yesterday and I have run into a few problems. This is my first BB, so apologies if these are "operator error'

When I got it, they had forgotten to add the BB service. [BIS]

I called Tmo...
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