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Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 11-08-2011, 02:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,149
Posted By asteele
Re: Another 9900 bricked...

...wow, but what do you think she did which caused it to brick? That's the million dollar question! :)
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 11-07-2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,149
Posted By asteele
Re: Another 9900 bricked...

It's so strange - and damn annoying!

Mine went very low on the battery so it was in the red and automatically turned the radio off, but the phone still worked for non-radio use anyway.

I then...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-25-2011, 03:24 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

I am running with a 2nd bought unit - no news yet on the unit that I sent off for repair...

Every morning I am very pleased when I can see that my 2nd 9900 is working!
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-19-2011, 01:44 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

I have now upgraded to 9900jAllLang_PBr7.0.0_rel1948_PL5.0.0.610_A7.0.0.439_WIND_Canada

... and I have updated/corrected my carrier details on the other profile! :)

I shall wait a few days or...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-18-2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

My "new" 2nd 9900 has arrived, and I have been able to try the new phones battery in the older 9900... and it does not make any difference.

The bricked phone still does not start-up, so we can...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-17-2011, 09:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

My replacement BB9900 arrives in the next couple of days, so I will have a second battery to test then...

Yes, funny that its seems to happen "overnight" - but since BB9900's spend 50% of their...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-17-2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Hi, thanks for your continued help and advise.

I am reading at least 8 different threads across multiple forums that have the same issue - and no answer.

I can not start the phone into safe...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-17-2011, 07:36 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

I am now reading about quite a few 9900 users who waking to find their phone mysteriously bricked overnight - what a nightmare! I do hope that news spreads about what causes this comes out soon, so...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-16-2011, 08:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Hi Steve, the test of starting into "safe mode" does not do anything different - thanks for the suggesting though, I am happy to try anything of course!

I am just letting the device continually...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-16-2011, 06:09 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

It sounds like there could be a common trait here - upgrades and then 9900's dying during the night... could it be releated with when they are fully charged?

Crazy suggestion, but could the...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-16-2011, 01:42 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

OK, but this is important - as you have said:

> "Only thing my update finished and i connected to unit to charge during the afternoon and work will thruout the day but the next morning blinking...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-16-2011, 12:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,733
Posted By asteele
Re: Latest OS: 9900 7.0.0.1938/7.0.0.438 (All Languages)

OK - so has anyone else been brave enough to try this software update? Obviously you can see the issue that I had above, which may not be related to the new OS at all - so I am hoping to hear from...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-16-2011, 12:50 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Wow - so mine died a day after a software update, and you are saying that you have one which also died a day after a software update - I wonder if there is a clue here - or if this is just a...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-15-2011, 05:02 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Hello Rambo47

> "One last thing to try is to connect the BB via USB (no hub) and then pull the battery while it's connected. Sometimes that will enable the connection long enough to wipe the...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-15-2011, 06:44 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Thanks for the great suggestion, but I am using direct USB connection... which has worked perfectly on all previous occassions.

I can see that the BB is in some sort of a constant reboot cycle,...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-15-2011, 03:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Did you update the software and then this happened , or did you just wake up to find your BB had died?
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-14-2011, 10:40 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

It would be great to be able to translate what the 10 second LED on and 10 second pause means, or maybe the 10 seconds is not a signal of a type of error condition - it is probably just the sympton...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-14-2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
Re: My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Thank you for that - I have been through that exact process... but no success.

The only difference is that my BB does not come up with an UNKNOWN PIN, but its real PIN - and I need to enter a...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-14-2011, 05:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 22,379
Posted By asteele
My Bold 9900 has died 1 day after software update

Hi,

Ooops... I updated my OS to "Latest OS: 9900 7.0.0.1938/7.0.0.438 (All Languages)" ... and less than one day later it is now just a brick that constantly cycles having the red LED on for...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-14-2011, 03:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,733
Posted By asteele
Re: Latest OS: 9900 7.0.0.1938/7.0.0.438 (All Languages)

haha, I guess I'll not be upgrading my iPhone this weekend... it would be good to know if I have just had an unlucky hardware failure on my pre-loved 9900, or if it is related to this new software...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-14-2011, 03:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,733
Posted By asteele
Re: Latest OS: 9900 7.0.0.1938/7.0.0.438 (All Languages)

...ooops, and my Blackberry has mysteriously died overnight and now lights the red LED for 10 seconds, then off for 10 seconds, then back on again for 10 seconds - and repeats constantly. I have...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 10-12-2011, 06:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 9,733
Posted By asteele
Re: Latest OS: 9900 7.0.0.1938/7.0.0.438 (All Languages)

I ran this update earlier this morning, and whilst it has only been an hour or so - so far so good!

I am hoping that this release addresses some poor connectivity issues that I have been...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 08-30-2011, 04:58 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 21,238
Posted By asteele
Re: How Is The Battery Life?

It is now the end of my working day... After 13 hours and a good amount of Blackberry-ing during today my battery is down to 40%, which is good - I am happy with that.

As mentioned, I am using...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 08-30-2011, 12:14 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 21,238
Posted By asteele
Re: How Is The Battery Life?

My 9900 is only two days old, but I am 8 hours into my work day today - and have had many calls and emails and Bluetooth is enabled and has been used for all calls, and I have been using the web...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 08-08-2011, 04:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,813
Posted By asteele
Re: Who else is really dissapointed?

You can buy this phone brand new and unlocked on ebay - a UK seller has them... my order is in!
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 08-08-2011, 04:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,248
Posted By asteele
Re: Who cant wait?

I have bought mine! :) delivery in approx 5 days.... there is a UK seller on Ebay who had 15 for sale a few hours ago, and now down to 9 left. Pricing is very good too... yeay. I have been using a...
Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch 08-06-2011, 10:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 32,385
Posted By asteele
Re: Latest OS: 9800 6.0.0.2647/6.0.0.600 (All Languages)

I have been running this software version since its release/post on this forum - and I have had no issues at all... no reboots, or pausing at all.
Forum: General 9800 Series Discussion - Torch 08-06-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,967
Posted By asteele
Re: NEW: BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850/9860

I can not wait for the 9860! This is just what I have been waiting for - a Blackberry in a device that is similar in size to an iPhone.

The keyboard on the Torch 9800 that I have now is just a...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 05-06-2009, 07:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,560
Posted By asteele
Thanks for the advice... When I go into this...

Thanks for the advice...

When I go into this setting, the only option that I have for "Default browser configuration" is "BlackBerry Browser".


...so I guess this means it is locked down by...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 05-02-2009, 03:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,560
Posted By asteele
How to Web Browse direct over WiFi - not via BES & corporate network

Hi,

Is it possible to tell the BlackBerry to browse the Internet directly, through my WiFi connection, rather than through the BES?

I have a WiFi connection, but all this does is enable the...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 05-01-2009, 06:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 916
Posted By asteele
Hi, this is working fine for me... alt_s gives me...

Hi, this is working fine for me... alt_s gives me an almost instant listing of all SMS messages - cool! Not seen this before now...

What happens if you manually view the SMS Inbox - do you have...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 05-01-2009, 06:18 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 52,877
Posted By asteele
It could be nothing... but since this upgrade I...

It could be nothing... but since this upgrade I have finished a busy day with 50% battery remaining - this never happened with the previous release. Me thinks this is nicer to the battery :)
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-30-2009, 06:13 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 52,877
Posted By asteele
I have gone from .247 to .266 - very happy so...

I have gone from .247 to .266 - very happy so far... let's see what happens over the next few days.
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-30-2009, 07:04 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 52,877
Posted By asteele
Installed, and BES activated too... seems fine, I...

Installed, and BES activated too... seems fine, I can not spot anything yet that has changed since last release - such a shame that we do not have access to release notes.

I was not very happy...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-30-2009, 06:13 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 52,877
Posted By asteele
Installing now...

Installing now...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-07-2009, 04:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,745
Posted By asteele
Is this concern over memory really validated? I...

Is this concern over memory really validated? I have assumed that the BB will just take some of the user file space if it needs more "application" memory.

I have never had any messages or issues...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-04-2009, 03:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,282
Posted By asteele
I am not sure that the BES administrator can...

I am not sure that the BES administrator can actually learn that much about your Gmail, I believe that it would be near impossible for them to view your Gmail emails. If they capture the "traffic"...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 04-03-2009, 07:47 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 52,723
Posted By asteele
I have been running this OS for a week, was only...

I have been running this OS for a week, was only a vew releases behind prior to this one - I forget exactly which.

Anyhow, I am convinced that this release is draining the battery faster, I have...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 12-11-2008, 02:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 949
Posted By asteele
Not sure if this is true for the Bold, but I do...

Not sure if this is true for the Bold, but I do know from my own experience that the old 7230 could not charge from a PC's USB port unless some of the BlackBerry drivers were present on the PC (ie...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 12-11-2008, 02:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,409
Posted By asteele
If you have installed Gmail, then as default it...

If you have installed Gmail, then as default it will flash the LED red when there is a new email.
Forum: BlackBerry Themes 11-26-2008, 05:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,775
Posted By asteele
Emailed to you too... :) I just used...

Emailed to you too... :)


I just used notepad to edit the file (as notepad is not going to re-save the file in a different format than Word would)


I searched the document for _vendorID= ...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 11-24-2008, 05:19 AM
Replies: 369
Views: 83,343
Posted By asteele
Had a full business day of using .190 and it has...

Had a full business day of using .190 and it has worked perfectly fine for me... :)
Forum: BlackBerry Themes 11-24-2008, 01:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,775
Posted By asteele
emailed to you! :)

emailed to you! :)
Forum: BlackBerry Themes 11-23-2008, 10:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,775
Posted By asteele
Please let us know what you can tell between...

Please let us know what you can tell between them... I can see:

Precision AT&T
Precision Orange
Precision Silver
Precision Telstra
Precision TIM

...but apart from the background picture, I...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 11-23-2008, 02:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,416
Posted By asteele
...and Enterprise Activation for me has been...

...and Enterprise Activation for me has been fully automatic each time, and happens whilst the Blackberry remains connected by the USB cable. Just leave it connected to the PC after it has rebooted...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 11-23-2008, 07:33 AM
Replies: 369
Views: 83,343
Posted By asteele
Thanks KenV... I edited the blackberry.alx file...

Thanks KenV... I edited the blackberry.alx file prior to upgrading and can now see themes from ATT, Orange, Silver, Telstra, TIM & T-Mobile.

Why do you prefer ATT to Orange? They all look the...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 11-15-2008, 03:31 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 33,823
Posted By asteele
It is such a pity that we do not get to see any...

It is such a pity that we do not get to see any release notes with the new release - or anything to indicate what new feature tweaks we should see, which bugs have been addressed etc.

I've...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 10-30-2008, 05:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,186
Posted By asteele
Huge! Give Google maps a try! Just browse to ...

Huge! Give Google maps a try! Just browse to www . google.com/glm ,<- ( I had to put a space in the URL to stop it being translated ) from your Blackberry browser.

It is going to use...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 10-30-2008, 02:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,186
Posted By asteele
I am on BES and Google Maps is working fine...

I am on BES and Google Maps is working fine...
Forum: General 9000 Series Discussion - Bold 10-30-2008, 07:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,186
Posted By asteele
I have just downloaded the new version of Google...

I have just downloaded the new version of Google Maps onto .167 and it has worked fine for me.

The installation did want a reboot afterwards, and when I launched the application for the first time...
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