[acnst]

Originally Posted by joginder

can you download podcasts and web feeds and streaming radio?

Podcasts works and RSS feeds,too. RSS feeds are working with older devices, too.
Most of the radio streaming sites require either Windows Media Player or Real Player and the Bold doesn't support this.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by JEGO82

how bout the key board?

See my post no 55.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by Mark PPG

1- The bold can do HTML email composing as well as receiving?

Receiving is working, but no composing.

2- The Bold can stream the audio portion of a video via bluetooth?

I tested this with the Nokia BH-601 and it's working. Wasn't this working with older devices?

[acnst]

Originally Posted by smithj_33

Is the ringer volume the same low/med/high? Low has always been too loud for me and the vibration on my curve is almost nonexistent.

The ringer volume is loud, but not too loud.
Directly compared to a Curve, the vibration is less strong on the Bold.

Speaking of that, is there ring+vibrate versus vibrate and then ring?

Nope.

[bvandrasik]

Does the browser honor the HTML hyperlink "accesskey" attribute?

For example, go to site http://mobi.traffic.com

Can you jump to the "Sign In" page by just pressing the "1" key on the keypad?

The BlackBerry 4.2 browser and earlier ignore this attribute, maybe it works now (but I doubt it)

[acnst]

Originally Posted by bvandrasik

Does the browser honor the HTML hyperlink "accesskey" attribute?

No, it does not work.

[jnak]

Does the bold use the same battery as the Pearl?

[akim911]

Originally Posted by jnak

Does the bold use the same battery as the Pearl?

nope

[Blackberryer]

Okay, how about this:

When will it be out for AT&T?

[sugar]

After a few days of use, how does it fare on the scratcth front? I saw earlier that in #35 you reported no problems but wondered if it was still the case?

[Mark Rejhon]

On the BlackBerry Bold, there is a setting labelled "GPS Extended Ephemeris" within the Options, and points to a configurable ephemeris server.

The word "Extended" suggests to me, that BlackBerry Bold is capable of both native GPS and assisted GPS. Basically faster accurate locks whenever there's 3G reception at the same time as GPS reception.

Can you turn off the radio before going outside, and then testing to see if you can get GPS co-ordinates? (refresh GPS to get co-ordinates). It will take about 1 minute to get a GPS lock in a clear wide-open area. This will prove that Bold is capable of both native GPS *and* assisted GPS -- best of both worlds.

GPS and aGPS are both the same thing with equal accuracy (just different speeds of accurate locking), while antenna triangulation is often inaccurate. (These are all 3 different things)

For other readers -- more information about what "ephemeris" is, I wrote a
GPS FAQ -- GPS versus aGPS versus AntennaTriangulate (all 3 very different things)

As the Bold uses a Sirf III chip, I am betting that it's capable of both native GPS and assisted GPS. I just want to confirm that my hunch is correct.

[Jagga]

Originally Posted by acnst

I have no idea.

Simple Record a video for say 1minute. Export it using Media Manager directly to PC no conversions and the file SHOULD either be in .MP4 or .MOV format. Play it back in VLC Media Player (FREE and very small install time and doesn't take over file extensions by default). In VLC Player, select the View Menu > Stream & Media Info WHILE the video is playing back on the PC.

This'll show you the frame rate and other nicety's.

[conker]

How about reboots? Does it reboot faster now?

[RobM]

How

[Ivc]

Thanks for all the very helpful info.

Is it easy to download an email attachment onto the removable memory card (for the purpose of moving it to, for example, a laptop when you're away from the 'net)?

Unrelated question: Is there any other Blackberry other than the Bold that supports this process?

[PDM]

Originally Posted by Ivc

Thanks for all the very helpful info.

Is it easy to download an email attachment onto the removable memory card (for the purpose of moving it to, for example, a laptop when you're away from the 'net)?

Unrelated question: Is there any other Blackberry other than the Bold that supports this process?

I do this on my 8800 now. All BB's that support a micosd/microsdhc card can perform this operation.... and yes th eprocess is as simple as one can expect.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by conker

How about reboots? Does it reboot faster now?

I haven't stopped the time, but the Bold seems to be rebooting faster then the Curve.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by Ivc

Thanks for all the very helpful info.

Is it easy to download an email attachment onto the removable memory card (for the purpose of moving it to, for example, a laptop when you're away from the 'net)?

Yes, it is.

Unrelated question: Is there any other Blackberry other than the Bold that supports this process?

Yes, all BBs with OS 4.5 or newer.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by Jagga

Simple Record a video for say 1minute. Export it using Media Manager directly to PC no conversions and the file SHOULD either be in .MP4 or .MOV format. Play it back in VLC Media Player (FREE and very small install time and doesn't take over file extensions by default). In VLC Player, select the View Menu > Stream & Media Info WHILE the video is playing back on the PC.

This'll show you the frame rate and other nicety's.

It is displaying me 50 frames per second (latest VLC on Mac OS X), the resolution is 480x320.

[jgudnas]

Originally Posted by acnst

Quote:
Unrelated question: Is there any other Blackberry other than the Bold that supports this process?

Yes, all BBs with OS 4.5 or newer.

I can do it on my curve running 4.2.