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Forum: General 8300 Series Discussion - Curve 03-12-2007, 11:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,257
Posted By gadgetman
There is a very good article in the March 12 San...

There is a very good article in the March 12 San Francisco Chronicle about WiFi's security hazards. SNAFU raised similar issues in its initial opposition to Mayor Newsom's WiFi initiative back in...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-02-2007, 01:57 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,819
Posted By gadgetman
Hey I've got no lag at all. And I've got a camera...

Hey I've got no lag at all. And I've got a camera and 3g on my 8800. Wait a minute. It's not an 8800. It's a Blackjack. Whoops! Sorry.
Forum: Rants and Raves Forum 02-15-2007, 07:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,235
Posted By gadgetman
The Crossover Group

There seems to be three groups of cellphone users.

Group #1. CONSUMERS. Non-business consumers including but not limited to kids.

Group #2. BUSINESS. Business/corporate/government including...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 02-12-2007, 12:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,108
Posted By gadgetman
I imagined that people in high security jobs...

I imagined that people in high security jobs would have the issue, but how big a percentage of the market is that compared to the rest of us?

I read that the camera version will not be available...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 02-12-2007, 11:03 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,108
Posted By gadgetman
Asked once

In answer to your question, I have never been asked about a camera. It has just never come up. However, I don't work for a big organization and perhaps it's those people who have an issue with...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 02-12-2007, 10:27 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,108
Posted By gadgetman
No camera - big mistake!!!

I have had a Windows Smartphone for a year. I have never had a problem entering any building with a Windows Mobile phone with a camera. I enter official buildings and industrial facilities...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 06:21 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Well I've had the BJ for a month and I've never...

Well I've had the BJ for a month and I've never reset it so I really wouldn't know. I don't even know how to reset it. Take the battery out I suppose. But keep on thinking of stuff to say because...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Right on backbeat. I'll go back to an 1100 mAh...

Right on backbeat. I'll go back to an 1100 mAh battery on the Blackberry and give up my 1800 mAh battery on the BJ. Good idea.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 06:02 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
More softballs

Funny thing is ... with your extended battery rated at 330 mins, that 70% will only last you a couple more hours since the above is 213 minutes (so far). At least you'll make through the day. Have...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 06:01 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Backbeat: Keep throwing the softballs. Until...

Backbeat: Keep throwing the softballs. Until you've spent a week using one, you just don't know - and don't tell me you've been using one because if you had you would find it just as fast as the...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 05:53 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Yes, with Windows Mobile Smartphone [Lite]...

Yes, with Windows Mobile Smartphone [Lite] Edition and a slow processor. Bully for you, my good man!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
2:38 pm and still 70% on the BJ. That's...

2:38 pm and still 70% on the BJ. That's experience!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 05:03 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
That's just nonsense.

That's just nonsense.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 04:55 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
The battery life on the BJ is terrible for very...

The battery life on the BJ is terrible for very simple people who cannot comprehend that if you use the $30 extended battery instead the battery life is excellent. So far today, with the extended...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-19-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Brightcell: 4smartphone is turning out to be...

Brightcell: 4smartphone is turning out to be fine. No problems at all and all e-mail arrives on the BJ like the Blackberry. Is mail2web instant and do they have a decent filtering mechanism so I keep...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-17-2007, 09:23 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Battery life

I have the extended 1800 mAh battery on the BJ. I keep 3G turned on all the time. I turn off Bluetooth with the Fn/b toggle when I'm not in the car. I have the screen on setting 2 which is really...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-17-2007, 12:12 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
You are right!

You are right. No one can force you to pay $30 for an extended battery. Exercise your freedom of choice I say.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-17-2007, 01:28 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
I don't get it!

It's amazing to me that people reject the Blackjack because of battery life when an excellent extended 1800 mAh Samsung battery is available for $30. It's a great phone. It's no big deal to spend $30...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-15-2007, 02:18 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Blackjack for me, at least for now

I used the 8700c for a year and LOVED it and I still think it's a GREAT phone. Then I got my hands on a Blackjack and haven't looked back. Now with the Blackjack I have:

1. A gorgeous screen with...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 01-15-2007, 02:15 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,041
Posted By gadgetman
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 08-06-2006, 09:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 708
Posted By gadgetman
You don't understand. I know about those...

You don't understand. I know about those settings. If I set them both on 90% for example, the one I bought in Nov 2005 is much brighter than the one I bought in July 2006. Are the new screens dimmer?
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 08-06-2006, 12:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 708
Posted By gadgetman
Screen brightness issue

I purchased an 8700c in November 2005 and another last month (July 2006). The screen on the earlier one is much brighter than the new one. For example the 80% setting on the older one is brighter...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 07-24-2006, 07:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,289
Posted By gadgetman
I have found that some Cingular representatives...

I have found that some Cingular representatives who should know about the $29.99 plan don't know about it. I have been educating them.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 07-23-2006, 09:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,289
Posted By gadgetman
Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 07-23-2006, 08:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,289
Posted By gadgetman
BB browser and Cingular $29.99 plan

I searched but cannot find an answer. I have just purchased an 8700c with the Cingular $29.99 Blackberry (BIS) plan. However, the BB browser has not appeared although I sent the service books from...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-22-2006, 12:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,085
Posted By gadgetman
1.8 did have some advantages. One was being able...

1.8 did have some advantages. One was being able to filter words in the body of the message such as "meds."
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-22-2006, 12:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,085
Posted By gadgetman
Rcbjr: I have just tested it and it seems that...

Rcbjr: I have just tested it and it seems that you are right. The higher one on the list trumps the lower one.

How do you achieve the correct placement on the list? When I add a new filter it...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-21-2006, 12:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,085
Posted By gadgetman
In my test, positive overrides negative.

In my test, positive overrides negative.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-21-2006, 11:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,085
Posted By gadgetman
BIS 2.0: does negative filter prevail over positive?

If an e-mail is sent to me, and it satisfies the criteria for both a "do not forward" to handheld and "forward message" to handleld, which one wins?
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-16-2006, 12:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By gadgetman
I fixed the problem by deleting the "web client"...

I fixed the problem by deleting the "web client" service book. Now I don't have the bothersome "send using" issue any more and all my e-mails are sending successfully. It's back to how it was when I...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-15-2006, 11:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By gadgetman
Is this being sent directly from your BB address...

Is this being sent directly from your BB address or one of the additional email accounts added to BIS 2.0. This looks to me that the Receiving Email Daemon is rejecting it due to a spoofed sent from...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 06-15-2006, 10:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By gadgetman
Forum: BlackBerry Network 06-15-2006, 10:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 49,739
Posted By gadgetman
It's happening to me too. This is what I am...

It's happening to me too. This is what I am getting on just one particular e-mail address since I upgraded to BIS 2.0. It didn't happen before the upgrade. I need to get this resolved.

From: "Mail...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-09-2006, 10:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,991
Posted By gadgetman
Very glad to hear it. Thank you Jibi.

Very glad to hear it. Thank you Jibi.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-09-2006, 09:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,991
Posted By gadgetman
This story is on BBHub. "A little later on...

This story is on BBHub.

"A little later on this morning, Microsoft will release a patch for Exchange that may prove to be a pain in the you-know-where for BlackBerry users.

The patch is going...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-08-2006, 11:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,120
Posted By gadgetman
Alt-cap-del

Alt-cap-del
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 05-08-2006, 06:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,991
Posted By gadgetman
Microsoft update affects BB email - how?

This story appeared today. What does it mean for BIS users who send email showing a different "from" address?

"Microsoft plans to release two security updates tomorrow for its Windows operating...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 04-26-2006, 12:34 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 601
Posted By gadgetman
Outlook tasks deadlines problem/bug

When I sync my 8700c with Outlook, random dates appear as Due Dates in Outlook tasks on my desktop PC. For example, 3/5/2115. It's definitely happening in the syncing process.

The Due Dates dates...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-23-2006, 11:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,190
Posted By gadgetman
I've learned something. Mine is 09-20-05....

I've learned something. Mine is 09-20-05. Keyboard's loose and trackwheel doesn't have the original strong ratchety feel. I guess if I get another later build it will be better.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-15-2006, 09:56 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,606
Posted By gadgetman
It's not a problem except for perfectionists....

It's not a problem except for perfectionists. It's just a little bit loose - no big deal.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-15-2006, 02:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,606
Posted By gadgetman
"Pivot." That's the word I was looking for. ...

"Pivot." That's the word I was looking for.

I wouldn't open it up myself. It's not a problem as long as it doesn't break. We are just totally obsessive about our beloved 8700s.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-14-2006, 04:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,785
Posted By gadgetman
My problem with the RL was a defective phone....

My problem with the RL was a defective phone. Replacing the phone fixed it. No problems since that time - works perfectly.
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-14-2006, 10:44 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,606
Posted By gadgetman
Yes, my keyboard is loose on the left side after...

Yes, my keyboard is loose on the left side after much use over the last three months. I think it's because the keyboard is attached to the base with a small fastener on the bottom right of the...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-11-2006, 11:52 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,527
Posted By gadgetman
I forgot the mention that the 2125 is voice...

I forgot the mention that the 2125 is voice activated. For example, I say "e-mail" and it brings up the messaging program. I say dial Fred and it dials Fred.

I emphasize that for the BB8700 user,...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-11-2006, 11:41 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,527
Posted By gadgetman
There's really no way out of the two line...

There's really no way out of the two line problem. If you just want to take the second phone with you on the weekend, and leave the BB behind, then you can set the BB8700c to forward all calls to the...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-11-2006, 10:58 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,527
Posted By gadgetman
The Cingular 2125 is $199 after the rebate. ...

The Cingular 2125 is $199 after the rebate.

There are good and bad reviews for all phones. I would never have the 2125 as a primary phone. It's no match for the 8700c. It is an excellent SECOND...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-11-2006, 10:41 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,527
Posted By gadgetman
Cingular 2125. It's tiny. It's beautiful. ...

Cingular 2125.
It's tiny.
It's beautiful.
It's sturdy.
The screen is superb.
It takes great pictures which you can e-mail or MMS.
It takes good videos which you can e-mail or MMS.
It streams...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-08-2006, 04:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,277
Posted By gadgetman
Aha! So another second phone user is revealed!

Aha! So another second phone user is revealed!
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-08-2006, 03:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,277
Posted By gadgetman
Second phone

Remember, we are talking about the ideal second phone, not the primary.

I would not give up my BB 8700c for love or money. For me, it's highly superior to the Cingular 8125 for e-mail, SMS,...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-08-2006, 12:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,277
Posted By gadgetman
No. For the following SIX features that the 8700c...

No. For the following SIX features that the 8700c doesn't have:

1. Camera (which takes superb pictures)
2. Video recorder
3. Ability to send still pictures and videos via e-mail or MMS
4....
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