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Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 04-13-2011, 09:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,512
Posted By richardw
Re: Skype 4 BB Bold anyone?

Hey guys Skype announced that it will be available for BB in May 2009.

http://about.skype.com/2009/03/skype_coming_to_blackberry_sma.html

Attachment of that page just in case it disappears!
...
Forum: OS 6 12-20-2010, 03:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,464
Posted By richardw
9700 being sold with OS6

BlackBerry Bold Smartphones - BlackBerry Bold 9780, 9000 & 9700 UK (http://uk.blackberry.com/devices/blackberrybold/?CPID=KNC-kw98729_p8&HBX_PK=rim|403ebb9c-2f69-9b29-ca97-000041e8e660)

shows the...
Forum: OS 6 12-14-2010, 03:24 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,512
Posted By richardw
bbleaks.com down

The site seems down this morning. Hopefully nothing to do with leaks being in their name ;-)

I was looking for any latest revisions of 9700 OS6 for UK Vodafone.
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 11-24-2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,380
Posted By richardw
Re: 9700 sync with Google Calendar

I tried to get Google Sync to work satisfactorily. Note it is a BETA!!

In the end I found so many probs like endless duplications.

Now I use goosync.com which works just fine. You sadly need...
Forum: RIM Software 08-12-2010, 03:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,216
Posted By richardw
I have never had BB sync reliably with Google...

I have never had BB sync reliably with Google using Google sync. This is only in beta still after a few years so even they don't have much faith.

Pity since this is exactly what I want. Currently...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 08-06-2010, 03:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,443
Posted By richardw
ok all fixed by using Mass Storage Mode. I was...

ok all fixed by using Mass Storage Mode. I was put off using this by the dire warning when enabling that not all files would be available!
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 08-06-2010, 03:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,443
Posted By richardw
Downloading photos. Netbook problem

Greetings all

I recently bought a Netbook to use on the road after my Sony would have cost as much to repair etc etc.

What a GREAT device and with XP as well ;-)

Everything is fine except...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 06-09-2010, 09:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 12,178
Posted By richardw
Me too. Just tried it and no difference. I...

Me too. Just tried it and no difference.

I then tried a reset defaults in wifi and a battery pull, after which a new scan and the wifi connected.

Before that there was no IP address from the...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 06-05-2010, 03:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,135
Posted By richardw
Yes but no but............. Today WiFi connects...

Yes but no but............. Today WiFi connects but white dash and no internet.

I tried another battery pull but no joy.

I tried advance browser settings and putting the browser on hotspot...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 06-04-2010, 03:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 12,178
Posted By richardw
Kratrz there is definitely something screwey with...

Kratrz there is definitely something screwey with BB WiFi.

At home in the UK with a new 9700 I had the same situation as you describe, router said it was connected but only a white dash.

Now...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 06-04-2010, 03:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,135
Posted By richardw
Yes on data plan. Yes had done battery pulls...

Yes on data plan.
Yes had done battery pulls umpteen times being a long time BB owner ;-)

However I tried the pull just one more time and bingo it all started working.

Whether this had...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 06-04-2010, 08:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,135
Posted By richardw
WiFi on 9700 not working

Hi. I am in Florida visiting from the UK. Great place to be but now I am having to use WiFi for real on my new 9700.

Trouble is that I find the open hotel network but it does not see the internet...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 05-26-2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,601
Posted By richardw
No UMA icon is displayed. Whether the WiFi icon...

No UMA icon is displayed. Whether the WiFi icon is white or grey is difficult to see but according to diags WiFi is connected but not to the BB service. No doubt this is why there is no tick next to...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 05-26-2010, 01:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,004
Posted By richardw
9700 from 8310 upgrade probs

Hi

I have just upgraded yesterday and first impressions excellent taking advice elsewhere on this forum to change track sensitivity to 80 makes a big difference.

I updated to the latest desktop...
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 05-25-2010, 06:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,180
Posted By richardw
I agree about the very slow boot. A real pain.

I agree about the very slow boot. A real pain.
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 05-25-2010, 05:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,601
Posted By richardw
I have the same query. How do I know that I am...

I have the same query. How do I know that I am connected via WiFi?
GPRS area with WiFi the browser is very fast so I suspect it is using the Wifi.
Forum: General 9700 Series Discussion - Bold 2 05-22-2010, 02:33 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 17,933
Posted By richardw
From the BB website "Enhance the 256 MB of...

From the BB website

"Enhance the 256 MB of on-board
flash memory by easily inserting
a microSD card2. Create extra
room for emails, messages, apps,
multimedia files, documents and
all the...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-22-2010, 01:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,714
Posted By richardw
Do as Tech Grunt says Saxophone!! This is...

Do as Tech Grunt says Saxophone!!

This is the only way when you have had good sync and suddenly have probs likely to be caused by a corrupted database.

It is easier to do the proper fix and...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-22-2010, 01:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 993
Posted By richardw
Is the keyboard that different from the Curve? It...

Is the keyboard that different from the Curve? It is very difficult to see from BB website pictures but it looks as if the 9700 keyboard has no gap between keys which may be tricky compared with my...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-20-2010, 03:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,151
Posted By richardw
Yes you CAN!! Just download the Google...

Yes you CAN!!

Just download the Google mobile apps which are all excellent. This gives access to all your GMail.

GMaps is great also plus Latitude. I use it in China when visiting and...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-20-2010, 03:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 993
Posted By richardw
8900 or 9700 or ....?

Hi

I am on Vodafone in the Uk and have had BBs for many years with great experiences.

My current 8310 Curve is due for replacement as I want a better camera and more memory primarily.Wifi will...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-07-2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,872
Posted By richardw
'scuse me, your own instructions said to change...

'scuse me, your own instructions said to change CICAL.

You are right I only have one CICAL entry but that is pointing to the wrong account so needs to be changed.

I cannot change that ignorant...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-07-2010, 08:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,872
Posted By richardw
You will be lucky if you can change CICAL! On my...

You will be lucky if you can change CICAL! On my OS4.5 I can highlight the entry but not change it.

If anyone knows a fix for this it would be appreciated.
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-07-2010, 08:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,677
Posted By richardw
Thanks very much. Works a treat with OL. ...

Thanks very much. Works a treat with OL.

Fingers crossed about the rest as I really need to ditch OL.

Did you have any thoughts about the BB probs about editing stuff like the home URL in the...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-06-2010, 02:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,677
Posted By richardw
Thanks for the reply. Only one calendar is...

Thanks for the reply.

Only one calendar is listed. Thing is that the domain in this calendar is my own domain and not the Gmail username.

I guess this means that I don't have to type 'move' but...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-06-2010, 01:56 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,209
Posted By richardw
Ah now I understand why sent mail is now...

Ah now I understand why sent mail is now appearing on the BB. Great feature.

I only use GMail and BB now which is fantastic!
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 05-06-2010, 01:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,677
Posted By richardw
Sync hell - and Blackberry worries

I have a Curve 8310 which earlier in the year suggested that I update the firmware as per the auto check on Desktop 5. This I did but since then loads of probs.

Sync has become very unstable with...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 10-29-2009, 03:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 897
Posted By richardw
Sadly I don't think anyone has Google Sync to...

Sadly I don't think anyone has Google Sync to work properly with BB.
Wish there was a proper working solution out there!
Forum: Aftermarket Software 09-15-2009, 06:11 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 160,583
Posted By richardw
Skype app Working sync with Outlook and GCal...

Skype app

Working sync with Outlook and GCal - this really should be fixed by BB

Small prog to identify local mobile nodes
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 09-15-2009, 06:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,704
Posted By richardw
Sadly this seems to be a problem for many people...

Sadly this seems to be a problem for many people myself included. Sync for BB and Outlook is not reliable, and trying to use for example Google sync to their calendar as an alternative just as...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 08-01-2009, 07:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,632
Posted By richardw
Brilliant Steve. All worked fine for me too. ...

Brilliant Steve. All worked fine for me too.

I had searched for ages for a solution since OS4.5 updates gave so much grief.

This info should be in the FAQ!

Many thanks indeed for your...
Forum: General 8300 Series Discussion - Curve 07-14-2009, 04:16 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 35,126
Posted By richardw
I have updated to 163 but with some difficulties....

I have updated to 163 but with some difficulties.

1. Sync with Outlook not reliable. It used to be solid in previous versions.

2. Google sync no longer works and says not installed. It will not...
Forum: General 8300 Series Discussion - Curve 10-15-2007, 06:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,021
Posted By richardw
This seems to be new to the Curve install or is...

This seems to be new to the Curve install or is it just that I had to reinstall b----y Windoz to get the Desktop to install. GRRR!!!

Any ideas where to get the install for Vodafone UK? I looked on...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 03-30-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,767
Posted By richardw
Is there NO way of copying Name and Telephone to...

Is there NO way of copying Name and Telephone to SIM without using another telephone?

Mercedes have at last a Bluetooth adaptor but say it will only read off the SIM.

Richard
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 11-29-2006, 01:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 605
Posted By richardw
Opera Mini 3 doesn't support 8707v

Title says it all sadly.

As I never had an results from installing v2 on a 7 series I hoped v3 would really work on the 8707v which I now have.

Sadly asking Opera today they said they have no...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 10-10-2006, 01:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,618
Posted By richardw
I now have my 8707v working as a modem. The...

I now have my 8707v working as a modem.

The most critical thing that is not clear from the instructions, but is on the FAQ site, is that the Desktop Manager must be open.

Then everything...
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 09-27-2006, 02:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,151
Posted By richardw
Log into your Voda BIS website and resend the...

Log into your Voda BIS website and resend the service book.

Worked for me

Richard
Forum: General Legacy Device Discussion 09-02-2006, 05:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,618
Posted By richardw
8707v 3G Modem problem

I have an 8707v which works just fine on both 3G and GPRS.

I now want to use the 8707v as a modem.

I have downloaded the instructions on the modem config from the Blackberry site BlackBerry...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 08-20-2006, 02:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,413
Posted By richardw
8707v 3G BB

Attached picture of 8707v 3G and Quad band which is currently available from Vodafone HK - see SmarTone-Vodafone (http://www.smartone-vodafone.com)

I asked in the UK but no news on when this...
Forum: General BlackBerry Discussion 08-19-2006, 06:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,544
Posted By richardw
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make the damn thing work. It...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make the damn thing work. It is really annoying to have a registered product which does not work with Weather or Stocks.

I have been onto support umpteen times, sent screen...
Forum: Aftermarket Software 05-11-2006, 06:11 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,219
Posted By richardw
I am using a BB 7290 which isn't listed on the...

I am using a BB 7290 which isn't listed on the Opera Mini website. I downloaded the 7280 version and have the dreaded 3.0.10 error. Tried exiting the prog as advised but no different. All other stuff...
Forum: Aftermarket Software 05-11-2006, 02:39 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 15,603
Posted By richardw
Try ARM and MKS. These are both big stocks so...

Try ARM and MKS. These are both big stocks so there must be some prefix to tell the system these are UK rather than USA stocks.

Richard
Forum: Aftermarket Software 05-08-2006, 03:27 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 15,603
Posted By richardw
Congratulations!

First off many congratulations for getting the comms to work correctly.

I am a UK Vodafone user and your auto configure sorted this out just fine and I had immediate weather and stocks but could...
Forum: Aftermarket Software 01-25-2006, 03:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,223
Posted By richardw
Tried that and still the same. Actually I...

Tried that and still the same.

Actually I did try this many times since it is standard PD support answer.

However it doesn't answer the question of why RSS should work but not Weather or Stocks.
Forum: RIM Software 01-23-2006, 05:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,036
Posted By richardw
What should I see in About on Desktop Manager?

I am having problems with a 3rd party app and during debug looked in the about on DTM since this is where details of the OS is displayed.

There are two OS displayed
4.0.0.1800 on the 7200 series...
Forum: Aftermarket Software 01-23-2006, 03:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,223
Posted By richardw
PocketDay weather and stocks problem

Have installed PD3.51 and am a longtime registered user.

Recently I had to change my BB since the previous one started to crash all over the place.

At that time I did a backup of the entire...
Forum: RIM Software 01-23-2006, 03:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,897
Posted By richardw
Did that and for sure all data is erased. Root...

Did that and for sure all data is erased.
Root problem with PDPro is still the same so have used that great Javaloader prog to send screen dumps to support.
Its very strange and I'll post the info...
Forum: RIM Software 01-22-2006, 07:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,982
Posted By richardw
where do I get 4.1 for Vodafone UK?

where do I get 4.1 for Vodafone UK?
Forum: RIM Software 01-22-2006, 07:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,897
Posted By richardw
You guys do such a good job of giving us info...

You guys do such a good job of giving us info that posting has not been necessary thus far but...............!!!

I already used Javaloader, see my posting, and still there must be some refs in...
Forum: RIM Software 01-22-2006, 02:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,897
Posted By richardw
How to be sure the old OS and data is wiped?

I have my 7290 replaced by Vodafone in the UK due to a faulty unit. Sadly I also used restore to restore old data with the possibility that something is corrupted since now when using any version of...
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