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Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 12-25-2011, 07:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 30,069
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Poor Battery Bold 9900

Yes, Slacker uses a tiny bit. Pandora uses quite a bit more, even "unused". But how and why do apps use CPU time when they aren't even run?
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Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 12-24-2011, 03:58 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 30,069
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Poor Battery Bold 9900

Well this is weird. I assumed the same thing must be happening to everyone.

I just checked Pandora, Slacker, Amazon Music Store and PageOnce. I haven't used any of them, and Application Management...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 12-19-2011, 10:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 30,069
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Poor Battery Bold 9900

Use Options>Device>Application Management and swipe to the CPU panel. There you can find out if any apps are using a lot of CPU time, including apps that you may not even have running. I've...
Forum: General 9900 Series Discussion - Bold Touch 12-19-2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 30,069
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Poor Battery Bold 9900

Use Options>Device>Application Management and swipe to the CPU panel. There you can find out if any apps are using a lot of CPU time, including apps that you may not even have running. I've...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-16-2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,613
Posted By ubizmo
Re: RIM's Support Regarding the PowerButton

I use a golf tee to press and hold the power button. Using a fingernail, I just can't be sure that I've actually pressed it.
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-16-2011, 12:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,097
Posted By ubizmo
Re: How do I delete when editing text?

Making precise selections is not fun. I've mostly experimented with web text entry boxes, like the one I'm typing into now. It helps if you zoom in, making the selection start and end tabs easier to...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-13-2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,097
Posted By ubizmo
Re: How do I delete when editing text?

You can just use backspace.
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Edit: Sorry, I misread your question. I thought you were talking about selected text. No, I don't think you can delete forward.
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-11-2011, 11:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,987
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader on PlayBook

I wonder if Amazon will say anything about whether or not they are continuing to develop a native Kindle app for the PB. When I called a few weeks back and asked about it, I was told to expect an app...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-11-2011, 08:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,987
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader on PlayBook

Now that the Cloud reader is out, and a stated intention to tweak it for various browsers, including the PB browser, I have strong doubts that there will ever be a native app for PB. I hope I'm...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-11-2011, 06:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,987
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader on PlayBook

It doesn't yet support creation of new highlighting and annotation, on any browser, but that's coming. Other than that, it works well. It also works in the Bridge browser, so if you have a BB the...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 08-02-2011, 07:51 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
I wouldn't mind having to put in my BB password...

I wouldn't mind having to put in my BB password from the PB if I could actually get that to work. It doesn't work, however, and once I try there's no way back other than to reboot the PB. So I just...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-26-2011, 09:43 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

I (the OP) think I'm seeing that message flash by. A smallish dialog box? I see it for an instant, not when I initiate the Bridge connection, but when I try to open one of the Bridge folders. And...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-24-2011, 01:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

I don't have WorldMate Live. And if Content Protection is the same as Encryption, I don't have that turned on either.

I noticed for the first time that when I have a Bridge connection established,...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-24-2011, 06:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

I have just discovered "Secure GC enabled" set on my 9780. I think this is a BES thing. I have never been on BES, but this was a replacement handheld sent out by T-Mobile. I wonder if this could be...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-23-2011, 04:26 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 36,575
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Android Player for PlayBook leaked

I installed the player and the Android Kindle app, since the absence of Kindle was my biggest disappointment about the PB. The app works well enough that now I don't mind the wait for a native Kindle...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-22-2011, 07:54 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

For the record, changing the password didn't help. I'll just have to be better at remembering to disable my device password. I've googled and found that others have this problem, but I haven't found...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-21-2011, 10:53 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

Update: I've installed the new OS update and the problem persists.

@ErnieH -- No, that's one thing I haven't tried (changing the password). I'll do so and report back.

@southwestcomm -- No, I'm...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-19-2011, 05:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

That's right. If the password on my 9780 is set, my PB gets stuck at the password entry dialog, with no way to back out of it or do anything. It doesn't happen when the Bridge connection is made, but...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-18-2011, 09:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

Update: Reinstalling the OS didn't fix it. Hard to believe it's a hardware issue on two PBs in a row.

I just downloaded the new version of Bridge, but that didn't fix it either.
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-18-2011, 06:58 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

I'll try it, thanks.
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-18-2011, 06:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

What is that? A security wipe on the PB?
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-17-2011, 08:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Must disable password to use Bridge

The version of Bridge is 1.0.0.93. I don't know if that's the latest, but the "check for updates" option doesn't tell me otherwise. Deleting and resetting the pairing doesn't fix it. I wonder if...
Forum: General PlayBook Discussion 07-17-2011, 06:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,226
Posted By ubizmo
Must disable password to use Bridge

If I attempt to use Bridge with my 9780, I am asked for my device password. That is, the PB prompts me for it, after the connection is made but before I can actually access any Bridge files. The...
Forum: RIM Software 04-09-2011, 01:28 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,865
Posted By ubizmo
No BIS contact sync

Problem: My contacts added to my BB 9780 in the last few weeks (at least) do not sync to my Gmail contacts. Contacts added to Gmail do sync to my BB.

I don't really know how long this has been...
Forum: General 8500 Series Discussion - Gemini 02-11-2011, 01:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,064
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Google Contacts Sync

I've had a different, but equally frustrating, experience with BIS sync and Gmail contacts, particularly street addresses.

They get corrupted, over time.

The BB Contact app has fields for...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 02-10-2011, 02:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,348
Posted By ubizmo
Re: keypad problem BB 9780

This is apparently a hardware defect, experienced by a number of people, myself included. I went through four replacement 9780s before getting one that didn't have the problem. The most recent...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 01-06-2011, 06:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,588
Posted By ubizmo
Re: 9780- keys 'ssstutter!'

Update: I got the replacement phone today, and it has a worse stutter than the original. I'm sending it back tomorrow.
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 01-06-2011, 11:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,588
Posted By ubizmo
Re: 9780- keys 'ssstutter!'

I got my 9780 on the T-Mobile release date in November. I experienced this double key entry problem infrequently, and mainly with the space bar. Since then, it has gradually gotten worse. The...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 12-14-2010, 07:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,360
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Native 2way Gmail Contacts Calendar Sync

Does anyone have any idea what to do when BIS BB-Google calendar sync stops working at all? My Contacts sync to Google fine, but calendar sync isn't happening. I'm not sure how long it's been going...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 11-26-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,981
Posted By ubizmo
Re: 9780 OS6 Working Apps

BeeJive, though available for download to the 9780 in App World, is not working for me. That is, it works until I try to scroll back through the conversation. Any attempt to do that freezes the...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 11-23-2010, 05:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,369
Posted By ubizmo
Re: OS6: blackberry vs. internet browser - how do I select?

In BB6 there is no longer an option to select the browser identity--not in BIS anyway.

Ubizmo
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Forum: Beta You Than Me 11-19-2010, 06:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,363
Posted By ubizmo
Re: Leaked 9780 OS 6.0.0.359

I've discovered the hard way that this OS won't work for T-Mobile users unless they delete some theme files from the PC before installing to the device.
...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 10-25-2010, 09:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,534
Posted By ubizmo
I believe the video capture format is higher-res...

I believe the video capture format is higher-res on the 9780 (though not HD). I don't know if this is simply due to OS 6. I have an 8900 too, and I plan to wait for the 9780.

Ubizmo
Forum: Rumor Mill 10-25-2010, 09:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,662
Posted By ubizmo
If this source...

If this source (http://www.tmonews.com/2010/10/blackberry-bold-9780-expected-to-drop-november-17th/) is to be trusted, we'll be able to see them close up soon enough. There's no indication whether...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 10-22-2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 794
Posted By ubizmo
Switching to 9780

I've had a Curve 8900 for 18 months, and it's a great phone, but I'm hoping that T-Mobile will get the "refreshed" Bold 9780 sometime soon. There are rumors, at least, that this will happen.

If...
Forum: Rumor Mill 10-22-2010, 10:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,662
Posted By ubizmo
Maybe not in white, but coming soon... ...

Maybe not in white, but coming soon...

BlackBerry Bold 9780 starts leaking all over the place (update: video) -- Engadget...
Forum: Rumor Mill 10-09-2010, 06:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,516
Posted By ubizmo
I want one. Really, that should be the standard...

I want one. Really, that should be the standard of the Bold line, instead of the convergence with the slimmer Curve. RIM should keep both forms in play. I never had a 9000 but I've had (and have)...
Forum: Rants and Raves Forum 10-08-2010, 01:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,813
Posted By ubizmo
I decided to try the T-Mobile G2 Android phone,...

I decided to try the T-Mobile G2 Android phone, since it had a pretty decent keyboard. Before I bought it, I asked the salesperson about battery life. She said, "Well, of course you can't expect it...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 08-24-2010, 09:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,316
Posted By ubizmo
I can see some logic to it. If you buy the phone...

I can see some logic to it. If you buy the phone at a discount, with a new contract or contract extension, you are getting a lower price in exchange for your willingness to enter into a contract to...
Forum: BlackBerry and Mobile Security 08-18-2010, 08:16 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 67,648
Posted By ubizmo
That's true, but there's more to it than that. ...

That's true, but there's more to it than that. We consumers hear so much about BlackBerry's legendary e-mail security, and how it sets BlackBerry apart from the competition, it's only natural that...
Forum: General 9300 Series Discussion - Curve 3G 08-11-2010, 09:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,703
Posted By ubizmo
The 9300 also involves a camera downgrade from...

The 9300 also involves a camera downgrade from 3.2 MP (in the 8900) to 2 MP.

I don't think phone cameras really need to have more than 3.2 MP, but in my opinion they shouldn't have less.

Ubizmo
Forum: Rumor Mill 08-10-2010, 06:59 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 88,404
Posted By ubizmo
Thank you for writing one of the most cogent...

Thank you for writing one of the most cogent posts I've seen on this subject (and not just the part I've quoted). There are too many people here who like to divide the smartphone universe into two...
Forum: Rumor Mill 08-10-2010, 10:01 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,623
Posted By ubizmo
I think the SideKick has the best keyboard in the...

I think the SideKick has the best keyboard in the industry. It has dedicated number keys, and the spacing and arrangement of the keys are perfect. When I switched to BlackBerry, I took a large step...
Forum: Rumor Mill 08-08-2010, 07:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,713
Posted By ubizmo
I thought it was clear, in context, that I'd like...

I thought it was clear, in context, that I'd like a bigger screen on my phone. I'm aware that there are other devices with bigger screens. Moreover, there's an implication here that wanting a...
Forum: Rumor Mill 08-05-2010, 08:01 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 88,404
Posted By ubizmo
I think RIM doesn't want to make a device that...

I think RIM doesn't want to make a device that routinely needs to be charged before the day is over, and that's why they trad very carefully before adding a lot of processing horsepower, and...
Forum: Rumor Mill 08-05-2010, 12:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,713
Posted By ubizmo
I was interested in the slider/Torch since it was...

I was interested in the slider/Torch since it was first rumored. I like a physical keyboard and I want a bigger screen. Those two design goals can only be realized with some kind of slider or swivel....
Forum: Rumor Mill 07-21-2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,713
Posted By ubizmo
I'm in a similar position, except I'm with...

I'm in a similar position, except I'm with T-mobile. I'd like something with a bigger screen, but there's no indication that T-mobile will get anything like that anytime soon. It's the main...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 07-08-2010, 06:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,380
Posted By ubizmo
I think I didn't express myself well enough. The...

I think I didn't express myself well enough. The issue is that the amount of free file memory *immediately after reset* has gone down by 30 MB, for no apparent reason. It's as if something is holding...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 07-08-2010, 12:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,380
Posted By ubizmo
Gradual loss of file free memory

I'm using an 8900 that's a year or so old. The OS is 5.0.0.681. I'm noticing a gradual loss of File Free memory, according to Options>Status, after a reset or battery pull. That is, a few months...
Forum: Beta You Than Me 05-26-2010, 10:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,604
Posted By ubizmo
I've had a few random resets, which I hadn't seen...

I've had a few random resets, which I hadn't seen in any of the previous few 5.x betas. Other than that, everything is working fine. I don't notice any improvements.

Ubizmo
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