[jsconyers]

Originally Posted by 2 Samuel 22

Some are the glass-half-full types, others are the glass-half-empty types. I'm one who is thankful for just having a glass of water.

I always say the glass is not half full or half empty, it's just twice as big as it needs to be.

[princeali123456]

I got my new 8830 (Black Sprint) and I love it!! Customized with all the apps (Messenger, google maps, telenav, ESPN, CNN, etc....). I bought a 4 GB SDHC card to expand the memory. The only one problem is the battery covery being loose!! Very trivial but annoying!!

I called Sprint today and was told that up to 30 days they can send me another one and a shipping kit to send back the week old one. I'm getting my new new one tomorrow. I just have to re-customize it with the images and apps I like

[jsconyers]

Welcome to the forums.

No you don't. Install Desktop Manager and do the Switch Device Wizard. It will copy all of your settings/apps from the old device to the new one.

[princeali123456]

Originally Posted by jsconyers

Welcome to the forums.

No you don't. Install Desktop Manager and do the Switch Device Wizard. It will copy all of your settings/apps from the old device to the new one.

Hurray! Thanks for helping the novice (My first post and first BB device). I have not touched the CD. Can you tell me more please? I'm fairly computer savvy! So, if I install the DM on my laptop it will transfer my current apps, setting and numbers?? Then when I connect the "virgin" device it will tranfser an image back to it??

Dude, you would have saved me a bunch of time!!

[jsconyers]

Basically, yes.

Install Desktop Manager. You will see a few options, Backup/Restore, Switch Device Wizard, App Loader, Etc.

Click On Switch Device Wizard and select Blackberry to BlackBerry device. Connect your current device to your PC and select next. It will pull all of your data/apps into a backup file. Once done, it will prompt you to connect the new device. Do just that and click next. It will then restore all the data/apps to the new device.

[princeali123456]

Originally Posted by jsconyers

Basically, yes.

Install Desktop Manager. You will see a few options, Backup/Restore, Switch Device Wizard, App Loader, Etc.

Click On Switch Device Wizard and select Blackberry to BlackBerry device. Connect your current device to your PC and select next. It will pull all of your data/apps into a backup file. Once done, it will prompt you to connect the new device. Do just that and click next. It will then restore all the data/apps to the new device.

GREAT! Thank you! EASY enough! I will let you know how it goes when I get my new one tomorrow!!!

Any other tips? LOL

[princeali123456]

I actually remembered something, I'm planning on transferring the 4 GB to the new device. Shouldn't that have the info?

[jsconyers]

There are tons of tips on this site. Browse around the forums and check BlackBerry FAQ - BlackBerryFAQ.

[princeali123456]

Does anyone else a problem with a loose cover (Very minor). Im afraid it would be dejavu with the new one.
I got my wife a 8330 curve and it looks much more compact, like a one piece than the 8830!

[jsconyers]

I had an 8830 with Verizon and I loved that device. The back cover wasn't lose on it at all. I now have the 8330 and I love this device as well but the back cover seems a little loose at times. No biggie to me.

[djm2]

Originally Posted by princeali123456

I actually remembered something, I'm planning on transferring the 4 GB to the new device. Shouldn't that have the info?

The only thing that will be on the 4 GB card is any media, etc., that was explicitly placed on the card.

[sswyden]

Sorry to hear the OP's first berry experience has been a rough one, but I'm not sure it's representative of the 8830. I was first in line for the vzw 8830 when it came out 2 years ago. After 2 years of heavy use (and abuse), I've only had 2 problems: toward the end of year 1, the headset jack went bad. Got a free replacement 8830 under the 1 year rim warranty. At the end of year 2, the USB jack went bad. I don't have insurance so I had to pay $50 for a replacement 8830. Had no issue paying it, cause other than these 2 issues it's been rock-solid, and the best pda I've had. With that said, I do plan to be first in line July 12 for the Tour

[princeali123456]

Does anyone know for sure how much is the default memory that comes with the 8830? And how much can you expand it too?

I know that the total memory varies by OS. Current OS is 4.5.0. I read somwehere that 4 GB is max (SDHC) but I have also seen a max of 8 GB elsewhere.

Even though my 8830 has few small apps and a couple of images, it is showing only 3176680 as internal memory (Under Status/File free). Does it really come with such low storage memory?


My Media card is showing 3.6 GB which is close to the 4 B SD card I installed.

Is there a better way to determine the total memory?

[djm2]

The SDHC is only for storing media, perhaps some documents and the like. It is NOT used for programs and the like; all of that must be stored in the internal memory of the 8830.

Your memory is extremely low, and you will almost certainly begin to lose emails if you don't rectify the situation. Follow the instructions in this thread to maximize your memory.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ee-memory.html

[princeali123456]

That sucks man! Why would a GREAT device like that come with ONLY 96 MB of internal memory?? Memory is cheap! I added a 4 GB SD card for $15 but this is not the same as internal memory.
My device is a day old (Oh, well I transferred data from a week old device because of a loose batt cover). I only added 300 kb worth of images to it, 50some addresses (Phone numbers only), few apps (Just links like Facebook, CNN< ESPN, Weather, etc..) and a dozen texts (I delete text often)!!! Why would it be showing only 7 MB memory left?? I shouldn't have to jump through John Clarks 20+ page instruction just to save some memory??

It's like buying a computer with 20 GB HD and your OS is taking 19.5 of those????

[djm2]

The key portion of John Clark's instruction is in his first post. How much memory is freed up if you remove the battery (while the BB is on) for 30 seconds, and then re-insert and check the memory again. Have you deleted the stupid video that is included? There are some very easy things that you can do to help rectify this situation.

[princeali123456]

SO is this lack of memory on the device or a problem reading it? I don't think my device has ANY images or videos except the 300-400 kb worth of images and the default ring tones! I'm Sprint like you, I'm surprised I don't have such a video. Oh. I also installed TeleNav & Google Maps, they can't be is that big!

[djm2]

Did you try removing the battery, and if so what did that do? Some applications have memory leaks that cause this problem on a persistent basis. For example, the Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader used to have a leak. Google Maps can chew up memory, especially if you leave it on constantly.

Ideally, you want to get to the range of having 10-13 mb of free memory available. You can get by with less, but then you need to be prepared to monitor the memory status quite often. I in fact removed Docs2Go simply because I couldn't afford the 2 MB that it required for the installation. Unfortunately the 8830 -- which is an older device -- doesn't have a lot of free memory.

[princeali123456]

Thanks, I will try the battery trick and maybe remove google maps. It MUST be a memory leak because it went from 7 MB to 3 MB in a couple of hours without adding anything! BTW: I bought a CURVE for my wife at the same time. It is showing 40 MB free and it also came with 1 GB SD card installed,

[princeali123456]

I tried the John Clark trick and the memory went up from 1.5 mb to 8+! Better but not as I would like it to be! Not sure if RIM dvelopers know about these memory issues,

I will delete DOCS to go and Google maps and see if that helps! I can always get them back from the backup