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Old 04-16-2009, 08:34 PM   #81
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Finally got it to download. It was slow as hell! (2hrs 48mins). Don't know why. Better than never!

Anyway, I'm still on T-mobileUSA .114. Is this really worth the upgrade? Seems like i've been getting mixed reviews on this .206. Figured I might wait.

Anyone jump directly from 114 to 206?
Go for it... Once you install .206 you will feel .114 was very buggy. .206 is very stable and snappy.
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Old 04-16-2009, 08:54 PM   #82
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I having using .206 for 1 day now and find it that it has much better battery life than .199. I am at 85% after a full charge, sending emails, surfing the web and making a lot of calls. .199 would drain to 30% in one day with the same tasks mentioned above. Also .199 would hang and was sluggish IMO.
I am loving the .206.
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Old 04-16-2009, 09:56 PM   #83
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Two things first i would like to try this but it would be the first time i have ever done it so is there any thing that i should know before i do. I REALLY don't want to F-up my BB. Second I have had a BB for about 2 1/2 years now and have been reading the forums and i know this is a stupid question but i still don't really know what the difference OS do

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P.S. I just bought some apps off of app world should i back up my BB before i do this or will changing my OS not effect my apps
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Old 04-16-2009, 10:06 PM   #84
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.206 screwed up all of my calender entries. It turned all of my appointments in to appointmens using the "default calender." Even though my work email was listed as the default, it still only read "default calender" for each appointment and changed the color aswell. I switched back to .168 since i have found it to be the most stable. .199 had shitty battery life.
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Wow, the sound is so much louder! I got a text and it scared the hell out of me. This build has bluetooth problems. The audio is lower on bluetooth, too low and it actually sounds worse. I might roll it back for that reason alone. That's all I've noticed so far after an hour. Disappointed in that.
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Old 04-17-2009, 01:19 AM   #86
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OK what am i doing wrong i downloaded it to my PC deleted the file vendor.xml file connected BB hit loader went throw the whole thing and nothing i still got my old .114 OS???
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Old 04-17-2009, 02:21 AM   #87
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Old 04-17-2009, 02:25 AM   #88
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by the way I'm on a windows vista PC hope someone can help me
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Old 04-17-2009, 10:45 AM   #89
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Continuation of a bug... or is it a feature?

I have BES plus 9 BIS email accounts on my Blackberry. Starting with .114, I have set the Message Options/ Email Settings/ HTML/Download Images Automatically to "NO" for all accounts.

And this setting randomly seems to reset some or all accounts to "Yes" -- not something I want because the HTML images act as spam beacons.

Just before the transition from .168 to .206, I carefully set and saved each of the accounts so the HTML/Download Images Automatically was "NO". I did the upgrade, and they were all "YES". I reset them all to "NO" and saved each setting. Then double checked.

Today, several, but not all, were showing "YES".

What gives?
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There's a BB messenger bug. Hard to explain. Say you highlight someone in BBM, then goto a convo, and then go back to the contact list, the highlight/select feature disappears and it always takes you to the top of the list. Kind of weird.
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by the way I'm on a windows vista PC hope someone can help me
I also had problems loading software via a Vista PC. I have 2 computers at home, the other is an XP machine and i have no issues upgrading on that one. For some reason no matter what i do i cant get it to work with my Vista machine. Vista sucks.
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I got it to download and work on my BB. so for so good im liking it thanks
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Just upgraded stock Tmo 8900 from .114 to .206 and it only took 25 minutes. Seems awfully fast compared to when I upgraded my 8100 and 8320 which took 45-50 minutes. Should I be concerned?

EDIT: Now I have two Facebook icons, however second one opens the BBbrowser - weird.

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Just upgraded stock Tmo 8900 from .114 to .206 and it only took 25 minutes. Seems awfully fast compared to when I upgraded my 8100 and 8320 which took 45-50 minutes. Should I be concerned?

EDIT: Now I have two Facebook icons, however second one opens the BBbrowser - weird.
Me too. I subsequently re-sent my service books and did a battery pull, and the second FB icon went away. Not sure, but maybe one of those two actions cleared it up.
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I miss my blackberry!!! I'm currently in AF basic training right now
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I miss my blackberry!!! I'm currently in AF basic training right now
Sorry to thread hijack, best of luck in the military, Flash! You will be united with your BB before you know it..
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Me too. I subsequently re-sent my service books and did a battery pull, and the second FB icon went away. Not sure, but maybe one of those two actions cleared it up.
I did a battery pull and the second Facebook icon went away.
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Sorry to thread hijack, best of luck in the military, Flash! You will be united with your BB before you know it..
Thanks a lot bro! I'll be graduating from basic training May 8th. I can't wait to see my beloved 8900.
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Might be a dumb question, but I'm a new Blackberry user.

I bought mine a few days ago, and had it unlocked.

If I upgrade the firmware, will the phone lock itself again?

I dont want to pay to get it unlocked again.
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No, the phone can never be locked again. Ever.
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