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Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

09-13-2010, 10:15 PM

Replies: 26

[THOUGHTS] Ok, so I have had the Torch since day one...

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Posted By dz8

The iphone/android keyboard is better but that's...

The iphone/android keyboard is better but that's still relative. If you've gotten used to a physical keyboard, no touch keyboard will come close. Not sure about you guys but I'm a business user and I...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

09-02-2010, 10:03 PM

Replies: 32

Loose Slider

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Posted By dz8

Mine was fine until last week when it finally...

Mine was fine until last week when it finally developed the wiggle. Every single slider phone I have ever had has developed a wiggle at some point in its life. It all depends on how much pressure you...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-19-2010, 01:08 AM

Replies: 69

Has the BlackBerry Torch flamed out already?

Views: 9,764

Posted By dz8

I don't get it. Why is 150K phones on the first...

I don't get it. Why is 150K phones on the first weekend bad?

HTC EVO 4G, the first 4G phone on the market, beautifully huge screen, the killer android phone, the phone that was supposed to bring...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 10:39 PM

Replies: 29

Pesky Lock Button

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Posted By dz8

Password lock works too ;) but then you have to...

Password lock works too ;) but then you have to shortcut the Password Lock or use the one programmable physical button we have. You can't tie it to the regular Lock button or maybe I haven't figured...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 08:11 PM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

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Posted By dz8

Ok so that means you're able to acquire a gps...

Ok so that means you're able to acquire a gps link from your location. Dubdub, I guess it depends if you're going to be able to get a signal from where you want to put the unit.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 06:22 PM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

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Posted By dz8

But is the GPS light on?

But is the GPS light on?

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:52 PM

Replies: 29

Pesky Lock Button

Views: 7,633

Posted By dz8

Pesky Lock Button

Alright as most of the reviewers have noted, that Lock button is getting REALLY annoying. :x You honestly cannot put this phone in your pocket and have it not unlock itself.

I hope a patch to BB6...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:46 PM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

Views: 5,682

Posted By dz8

There's a port for an external antenna but it's...

There's a port for an external antenna but it's not included in the box. You could still do what Dameek said and get some type of wifi to ethernet bridge and just put the microcell somewhere else in...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:44 PM

Replies: 6

Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800 and OS 6.0 by BBleak.com

Views: 3,372

Posted By dz8

Well I think they will continue making keyboard...

Well I think they will continue making keyboard only units (if not, they should) for those people who only care about messaging.

But there's another class of enterprise user that needs a...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:35 PM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

Views: 5,682

Posted By dz8

Hmm... the manual (as well as people on the...

Hmm... the manual (as well as people on the official AT&T forums) suggest GPS is a requirement for activation and usage. In fact, when I got mine, it would not work at all until I moved it closer to...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:14 PM

Replies: 9

Battery test

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Posted By dz8

Sounds like it. I was mucking around with mine...

Sounds like it. I was mucking around with mine every 30 minutes or so yesterday sending texts and playing with settings and it went the entire day with 50% leftover. I did turn the brightness down to...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 04:11 PM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

Views: 5,682

Posted By dz8

The call quality is a hit and miss. There's a...

The call quality is a hit and miss. There's a bunch of folks on another thread reporting call quality issues (tin can). I for one have not had a call quality problem but we'll wait and see (it's only...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 12:28 PM

Replies: 29

just for wiggles

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Posted By dz8

Mine is fine.

Mine is fine.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-15-2010, 01:52 AM

Replies: 28

Talking into a tin can

Views: 4,882

Posted By dz8

Hmm, definitely not having that problem. I'll...

Hmm, definitely not having that problem. I'll keep my ears open though.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 09:51 PM

Replies: 5

Touch screen on Torch anygood?

Views: 2,182

Posted By dz8

Never had a storm so I can't compare. But it's...

Never had a storm so I can't compare. But it's not as responsive as an iphone or android touch screen. That said it's not bad. I find myself using the trackpad more coming from the bold though.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 09:47 PM

Replies: 4

Ring Tones

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Posted By dz8

The ringtones in the drop down are not the entire...

The ringtones in the drop down are not the entire list. At the bottom of the drop down menu, there's an "All Alerts..." choice. That list contains mostly short alert sounds but I noticed that some of...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 09:45 PM

Replies: 2

Disable Social Feeds

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Posted By dz8

The alerts seem to show up if either you have a...

The alerts seem to show up if either you have a facebook/myspace social feed OR an RSS update and the device ships with 3 RSS feeds pre-installed so that might be causing the issue for you. You could...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 08:01 PM

Replies: 20

Blackberry Maps??

Views: 14,738

Posted By dz8

Do you guys like BB maps over google maps? I'm...

Do you guys like BB maps over google maps? I'm using the latter.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 07:59 PM

Replies: 9

Battery test

Views: 3,523

Posted By dz8

Bluetooth on all the time, about ~100-150 emails...

Bluetooth on all the time, about ~100-150 emails pushed from BES, web surfing about 20 pages or so, mucking around with settings/ringtones/etc, about 10 phone calls, one which was about 20 minutes...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 07:53 PM

Replies: 28

Talking into a tin can

Views: 4,882

Posted By dz8

I'm skeptical... that said, I did have a lot of...

I'm skeptical... that said, I did have a lot of drops with my 9000 and I have yet to have one with the 9800 in the same areas. I did get a new sim card.

What exactly is the tin can sound? I really...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 03:31 PM

Replies: 9

bold vs. torch question

Views: 3,840

Posted By dz8

Well I think a better browser is important. The...

Well I think a better browser is important. The Bold 9000 browser is junk and I use enterprise intranet web applications so the 9800 is a huge improvement. I think a better argument might be to say...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 03:07 PM

Replies: 15

Is there a Today theme for Torch?

Views: 9,318

Posted By dz8

Yes. Outside of the app drawer that...

Yes. Outside of the app drawer that expands/contracts at the bottom of the home screen, the home screen also has two panes that drop down.

One is what you're looking for which is the...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 02:37 PM

Replies: 15

Is there a Today theme for Torch?

Views: 9,318

Posted By dz8

I see. Yeah, I have not seen any yet but I'm sure...

I see. Yeah, I have not seen any yet but I'm sure they'll be available. The one click works for me but I can see how people would want it without any interaction.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 02:28 PM

Replies: 3

Shortcuts

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Posted By dz8

Oh, I figured that one out :) swipe left or...

Oh, I figured that one out :) swipe left or right... it will at first show you more to the left/right of the current message but if you go past the edge of the mail it will bring up the next or...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 01:24 PM

Replies: 3

Shortcuts

Views: 1,283

Posted By dz8

Shortcuts

Anyone know of any touch screen shortcuts yet? I'm so used to using the 'T' and 'B' to move quickly to the top and bottom of a list as well as the 'U' in mail to jump to unread messages.

With the...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 12:58 PM

Replies: 9

Facebook not working correctly

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Posted By dz8

Same issue here.. but I think there was an option...

Same issue here.. but I think there was an option somewhere to not send emails for these. I think it was working correctly until I started messing around with notification options because I was...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 12:56 PM

Replies: 6

Facebook News Feed Issue

Views: 6,354

Posted By dz8

I could be wrong but the social feeds only shows...

I could be wrong but the social feeds only shows the social networking items (twitter, IM, facebook, etc) and RSS. I don't think calendar/missed calls are social feeds.

That said the notification...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 12:54 PM

Replies: 28

Talking into a tin can

Views: 4,882

Posted By dz8

I don't have that problem. My calls sound fine.

I don't have that problem. My calls sound fine.

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-14-2010, 12:51 PM

Replies: 15

Is there a Today theme for Torch?

Views: 9,318

Posted By dz8

What are you looking for exactly with a today...

What are you looking for exactly with a today theme?

I ask because the torch interface is different from your bold. It has a built in events/notifications shelf on the home screen which is better...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-13-2010, 12:54 AM

Replies: 6

Facebook News Feed Issue

Views: 6,354

Posted By dz8

After 3 hours it magically started working. Go...

After 3 hours it magically started working. Go figure.
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Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-13-2010, 12:46 AM

Replies: 46

Impressions of the 9800

Views: 5,682

Posted By dz8

If you buy comparing it to an android or iphone,...

If you buy comparing it to an android or iphone, you will hate it.

If you buy because you want a BB with a better browser with touch navigation, you will like it.

I am happy with mine so far...

Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch

08-12-2010, 11:32 PM

Replies: 6

Facebook News Feed Issue

Views: 6,354

Posted By dz8

Facebook News Feed Issue

Everything on the torch is working well so far. But I can't seem to get the news feed on Facebook to work at all. The status updates works fine and I can access my friends list and profile pages. But...

Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold

04-23-2009, 03:50 PM

Replies: 27

Blackberry Bold battery draining very fast all of a sudden

Views: 78,311

Posted By dz8

Nope, service book deletion didn't help. I'm...

Nope, service book deletion didn't help. I'm losing 35% of battery every hour. And the battery is also warm. This is after pulling the battery and having run only the mail application / MSN...

Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold

04-23-2009, 01:59 PM

Replies: 27

Blackberry Bold battery draining very fast all of a sudden

Views: 78,311

Posted By dz8

I'm having the same problem as the original...

I'm having the same problem as the original poster. Bold was fine since I bought it (first day it was available) and I always got about 2 days worth of use (with my activity pattern).

Two - three...

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