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Forum: Rumor Mill

11-25-2008, 11:27 PM

Replies: 27

New BB for Verizon?

Views: 6,398

Posted By BR14

So does this mean Verizon is getting UMA. Not...

So does this mean Verizon is getting UMA. Not that I know much about these things but given they turned down the iPhone it seems likely they have an aversion to wi-fi.

Does anyone have the...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-25-2008, 11:13 PM

Replies: 8

Telus Storm Pricing and Release info

Views: 1,726

Posted By BR14

I believe the latest Bell data plans match Telus...

I believe the latest Bell data plans match Telus and may even be a few bucks cheaper.

What I couldn't see was the price for text messaging. Given that Telus allows unlimited texts for the 45 plan,...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-25-2008, 11:05 PM

Replies: 16

STORM - Overall Impressions

Views: 1,863

Posted By BR14

Have you tried changing the touch pad sensitivity...

Have you tried changing the touch pad sensitivity settings?

They're somewhere in the options - though I've only actually seen the settings screen in the simulator.

Forum: WiFi HotZone

11-20-2008, 11:35 PM

Replies: 16

Connect BlackBerry Bold to University WiFi

Views: 17,154

Posted By BR14

Bearing in mind RIMs browser is still not quite...

Bearing in mind RIMs browser is still not quite comparable to a desktop (or iPhone Safari for that matter), it could be barfing on the following Javascript.
...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-20-2008, 11:25 PM

Replies: 7

Accelerometer Lag

Views: 2,977

Posted By BR14

Unlike most aspects of the BlackBerry I can't see...

Unlike most aspects of the BlackBerry I can't see any settings for the Accelerometer. With almost everything else, from swipe sensitivity to touch hover, there are adjustments.

I'm basing my...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-20-2008, 11:01 PM

Replies: 34

Poll: I-Phone vs Storm

Views: 4,072

Posted By BR14

Makes me smile when people rattle on about the...

Makes me smile when people rattle on about the iPhone being new.

Touch screen PDA's have been around for years. I bought my first one in 2000 and I think Apple may even have had one before that.
...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-20-2008, 10:55 PM

Replies: 8

Telus Storm Pricing and Release info

Views: 1,726

Posted By BR14

Has anyone done the research on Telus data plans?...

Has anyone done the research on Telus data plans? They appear to beat Bell and Rogers hands down so I'm guessing there must be a catch.

Forum: General 8900 Series Discussion - Javelin

11-20-2008, 10:39 PM

Replies: 45

Why Buy a Javelin?

Views: 8,725

Posted By BR14

"Any phone battery should make it through a day...

"Any phone battery should make it through a day unless you're making hourlong calls"

Fact is that battery technology progress is way slower than device technology. Any 3G device with video, music...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

11-11-2008, 01:03 AM

Replies: 2

uncaught exception

Views: 885

Posted By BR14

Does this help? It's a fairly common problem...

Does this help? It's a fairly common problem apparently to do with bookmarks. This quote is from another forums site...

"You need to find a way to get into the browser section, either through a...

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

11-11-2008, 12:56 AM

Replies: 17

Personal BB used for Work

Views: 2,248

Posted By BR14

Bit of a kludge, but you could always set up an...

Bit of a kludge, but you could always set up an Outlook rule to forward work email to your personal email address on arrival. Not the most satisfactory of solutions, but should work while Outlook is...

Forum: BlackBerry Network

11-11-2008, 12:38 AM

Replies: 2

BB Maps - IT Policies and Service Books

Views: 3,283

Posted By BR14

Thanks for the clarification. Clearly a means of...

Thanks for the clarification. Clearly a means of driving carrier revenue now Wi-fi devices are available.

Already have a data plan on another device. I think it's time to see what Telus and Bell...

Forum: BlackBerry Network

11-09-2008, 12:10 AM

Replies: 3

Email on Blackberry question

Views: 2,365

Posted By BR14

Don't know much about this stuff but would BB...

Don't know much about this stuff but would BB Unite be an option for you.

Seems to be able to manage up to 5 devices. I assume it's a mini-BES.

Forum: BlackBerry Network

11-09-2008, 12:05 AM

Replies: 3

Duplicate / Mutliple SMS texts being sent ... any advice?

Views: 4,075

Posted By BR14

RIM does have a support service but to the best...

RIM does have a support service but to the best of my knowledge you have to pay!

They also have an online knowledgebase:

BlackBerry - PDAs - BlackBerry Support at BlackBerry.com...

Forum: BlackBerry Network

11-08-2008, 11:54 PM

Replies: 2

BB Maps - IT Policies and Service Books

Views: 3,283

Posted By BR14

BB Maps - IT Policies and Service Books

I have an 8820 purchased from Orange in the UK (at the time I couldnt buy Wi-fi in Canada). I'm currently using on Rogers but without BIS access. The device is only used for development.

Recently...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-07-2008, 10:57 PM

Replies: 13

Opera Mini?

Views: 2,518

Posted By BR14

The 4.6 browser is a significant improvement. It...

The 4.6 browser is a significant improvement. It doesn't quite compare to the iPhone, but has built in device features like GPS accessible from javascript, supports Ajax etc. so I imagine it could be...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Replies: 10

Is the click touchscreen a pro or con?

Views: 2,490

Posted By BR14

Massive pro. It's a terrific development and...

Massive pro. It's a terrific development and makes the device more than just an expensive toy.

Forum: WiFi HotZone

06-28-2008, 12:25 PM

Replies: 7

quick question about wi-fi

Views: 2,147

Posted By BR14

Not so sure about that "doesnt cost anything". ...

Not so sure about that "doesnt cost anything".

I imagine it depends on whether you're using UMA. On my BB with wi-fi everything is tunnelled via the carrier - so I imagine they're measuring usage....

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

05-28-2008, 08:03 PM

Replies: 2

BlackBerry 8820 dies on startup

Views: 696

Posted By BR14

The battery has been pulled on more than one...

The battery has been pulled on more than one occasion.

Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion

05-27-2008, 02:09 PM

Replies: 2

BlackBerry 8820 dies on startup

Views: 696

Posted By BR14

BlackBerry 8820 dies on startup

Just acquired an 8820 which has worked fine for a few weeks but after charging the battery overnight, the device starts runs for a few seconds then dies and restarts.

Anyone seen this before?

Forum: WiFi HotZone

05-25-2008, 05:27 PM

Replies: 51

Attention: HELP with using UMA on 8320!

Views: 54,029

Posted By BR14

Not sure if this is relevant to the UMA problem....

Not sure if this is relevant to the UMA problem. Since UMA is a form of IP tunneling, is it possible the router/firewall is not set up to accept packets via the port used for UMA?

Might explain...

Forum: WiFi HotZone

05-24-2008, 06:24 PM

Replies: 0

Rogers: Wi-fi browsing without network?

Views: 1,522

Posted By BR14

Rogers: Wi-fi browsing without network?

Any Rogers subscriber managed to get wi-fi working without an active mobile network?

I bought an 8820 from the UK (Orange). wi-fi happily works with no mobile network with the Orange sim installed...

Forum: Network Outages - powered by DataOutages.com

05-24-2008, 02:10 PM

Replies: 25

Blackberry Service Outage?

Views: 5,659

Posted By BR14

Last message I got was at 2:13pm EST today so...

Last message I got was at 2:13pm EST today so looks ok here in the frozen north - is it a local problem maybe?

Forum: Rumor Mill

05-24-2008, 02:08 PM

Replies: 77

Blackberry Thunder to launch Q3

Views: 17,871

Posted By BR14

UMA will allow wi-fi VOIP calling etc and has the...

UMA will allow wi-fi VOIP calling etc and has the added advantage (for the Carrier) that they can make you pay. Apparently UMA is some form of tunneling over the wi-fi connection.

Orange in the UK...

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