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Originally Posted by dabamol
Okay, I'm new to the whole BB thing, so I'm sure I'm missing some things. I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction:
Here's what I have: BB Pearl from TMobile - OS version: (4.2.0.64) - as best I can tell.
1. Alarms - Is it possible to have the alarms go off MORE than 3 times? I'm a bit of a deep sleeper and I like to use my BB as an alarm when I travel - but 3 "tones" is simply not enough for me. Any ideas?
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It's not possible to have the alarm ring more than 3 times, but you can use a very long, very loud MP3, and set the Snooze to 1 minute. When the alarm goes off if you just hit [Enter], it will snooze
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2. Network Time - before my BB days, every phone I ever used would automatically change times based on location - so if I traveled somewhere else, my phone would automatically grab the time from the network. Well, my BB doesn't do that and I'm wondering if there's a way to make that happen.
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Sorry, the BlackBerry just doesn't do this. It's been covered many times here and other forums.
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3. Typing phone numbers - This is a rather funny one I think, but how in the world to you know what to type when you're on those "type the first 4 letters of the person you're trying to reach" messages? Uhhh.... my keyboard doesn't match other cellphone keyboards - so...any ideas?
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On a full QUERTY keyboard BB, you hold down the [Num] key (ironically) and type the letter you need. It's a bit trickier on a reduced keyboard device like the 8100. Assuming you've already typed in a number - like 1 before the area code, if you hold down the [Shift] key (key to the right of [Space]), you can multitap the letter you need. That is, if the letter is the first letter on the key, just tap it once (and wait 1/2 second until the cursur moves forward). If you need the second letter on the key, tap the key twice and the second letter will appear.
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4. Syncing - it goes without mention how incredibly disappointing and annoying it is that Macs are always the last to get supported on things like syncing. PocketMac is a joke - and dropping even more $$ on a third-party software (MissingSync) is just a bummer.
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Macs? Why are you bringing McDonald's into this???
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5. OS Upgrade - I've read on the 8100 threads that there's a new OS upgrade - is it something I should look into doing? And if so, is there a way to do it safely on the mac? Or should I just plug this sucka into a PC and go from there?
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IIABDFI (If it ain't broke, don't fix it!). The newer OS doesn't add any new features. There have been discussions about missing Browser icons on some versions, but if you don't have that problem, don't bother. The newer OS is DST 2007 compliant - that was the only reason for its widespread release. If you don't have it (it would be listed as 2007 DST Patch in Options - the first line), you can install it Over The Air by browsing to:
BlackBerry (
BlackBerry)
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6. Alarms again - does anyone know of a good multiple-alarm program? I **really** need to wake up! 
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Let me know if you find (a FREE) one!
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7. Once you install something on the BB...how do you remove it if you don't like it? (i.e. demo software)
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Go to ( Settings/Tools --> ) Options --> Advanced Options --> Applications. Scroll to and highlight the offending application, Click the Menu button and select [Delete]. If it tells you you have to restart and choose not to, do a battery pull when you're ready.
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8. Perhaps I've been spoiled too long, but is it really that hard to make beautiful looking mobile apps? And even if they don't look so nice, how about really thinking about how they work? I mean...don't get me wrong---I *TRULY* appreciate the fact that people are developing apps and all, but there are some apps out there that could really use some more *care* put into them. :( yeah, I know. I'm spoiled.
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9. Why AT&T??!!! WHYY!!!!!!! If only Apple would've kept the iPhone open to other carriers. :(
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Well YOU'RE the Apple Fan!
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10. All in all, my Pearl is awesome and I'm enjoying it a lot. Just those *little* things that would make it even cooler.
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Isn't that always the way?
Alarms, Typing, and Other BB Peaves!
!! True bb is a new platform, but usability studies has been going for decades.. That said, there are definitely programs that stand out apart. 
