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08-29-2008, 12:19 AM
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Latino Hasta La Muerte
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Apparently, AT&T is still worried about the battery life and 3G. It seems like other carriers have released the Bold with an updated OS and many, if not all, of these problems have been corrected. At least to an acceptable level in the carriers' eyes, or so it appears. The Bold will be as stable on AT&T's network as on anyone else's. I believe AT&T just wants to put their own stink on it. They always put some branded apps/bloatware onto a device. In addition, before starting to tweak the OS themselves, they waited to see what issues the other carriers turned up. It gave them some focal points without having to deal with a grumbling user base, returns, cs calls, etc.
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08-29-2008, 12:29 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jun 2007
Model: BOLD
OS: 4.6.0.216
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Rogers
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Once you try a Bold there is no going back!
I upgraded from a 7290.
Its a huge difference!
I suggest you upgrade the OS right away to cure any remaining bugs. It does not cure them all, just a good portion of them.
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08-29-2008, 03:43 AM
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I am with you. AT&T will get it right and it should be a clean launch.
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Originally Posted by rambo47
Apparently, AT&T is still worried about the battery life and 3G. It seems like other carriers have released the Bold with an updated OS and many, if not all, of these problems have been corrected. At least to an acceptable level in the carriers' eyes, or so it appears. The Bold will be as stable on AT&T's network as on anyone else's. I believe AT&T just wants to put their own stink on it. They always put some branded apps/bloatware onto a device. In addition, before starting to tweak the OS themselves, they waited to see what issues the other carriers turned up. It gave them some focal points without having to deal with a grumbling user base, returns, cs calls, etc.
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08-29-2008, 03:49 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Australia
Model: 9000
OS: 4.6.0.134
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Optus
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I don't know about you, but I'm in love with the browser lol ;)
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08-29-2008, 05:09 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FLorida
Model: 9000!
PIN: NOT!
Carrier: AT&T
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Originally Posted by fkjr2
im confused, didnt an ATT exec say that the Bold was not ATT software ready yet? How are these devices stable on ATT network??
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It is just a phone. A 3G phone. Blackberry has a very stable OS on this thing and I have not had any glitches what so ever. AT&T has alot of 3G phones on their system already so there is little reason a Rogers Bold would not run perfectly on the AT&T network.
Jacksonville is blessed with an excellent network as I have not seen 3G blink one time. In fact I have to say I have MORE bars mostly full bars on the Bold compared to my Curve. Even in my sunroom facing away from the closet tower to my house, my curve would do 3 bars at best and the Bold is holding 4-Full bars with full 3G service. My NexRad moving local radar map comes up on the Bold very quickly so the 3G makes a big difference to me.
I was a little scared that I would have to restrict my Bold to 2G from what others had said but 3G works well and call/voice clarity is far improved!
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08-29-2008, 05:11 AM
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Location: Jacksonville, FLorida
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I don't know about you, but I'm in love with the browser lol ;)
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Me too, even though I am not big on using the Internet on a handheld device, the Bold is fast enough to make it quite interesting!
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08-29-2008, 12:31 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Model: 9000
OS: 4.6.0.214
PIN: N/A
Carrier: at&t
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Congratulations Greg, I am glad you got it. The delivery of mine has been a comedy of errors, however it is finally in LA and I hope to have my hands on it some time today.
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08-29-2008, 12:40 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: LA
Model: 9630
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 209
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08-29-2008, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Natick Mass
Model: 9700
PIN: it is under my battery, and status page
Carrier: T-Mobile
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congrats, can't wait to see pix.
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08-29-2008, 02:09 PM
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Location: Jacksonville, FLorida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InnerGeek
Congratulations Greg, I am glad you got it. The delivery of mine has been a comedy of errors, however it is finally in LA and I hope to have my hands on it some time today.
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You are going to enjoy this 3 day holiday!
Forget the battery problems, mine has none and I am using and playing with it constantly.
Enjoy!
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08-29-2008, 02:13 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pakistan
Model: 9800
OS: 6.0.0.246
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Mobilink
Posts: 280
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Bold is the best BB I ever had.
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08-29-2008, 04:56 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Model: 8900
Carrier: T-Mobile
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Greg,
Is your Bold experiencing any memory leak?
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08-29-2008, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by I8UB4
Greg,
Is your Bold experiencing any memory leak?
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Well if it is it is not much as my pulling the battery does not result in an increase in memory indicated.
Right now I have
Application Memory: 42.9
Device memory:
Total space: 859.2
Free Space: 858.6
I deleted all my games.
Not problems, hang ups or glitches.
I would think that the Blackberry, using some both OEM and 3rd party software will leak some memory, this likely can not be avoided. The Bold has enough memory where it should not be a problem
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08-29-2008, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greggebhardt
Well if it is it is not much as my pulling the battery does not result in an increase in memory indicated.
Right now I have
Application Memory: 42.9
Device memory:
Total space: 859.2
Free Space: 858.6
I deleted all my games.
Not problems, hang ups or glitches.
I would think that the Blackberry, using some both OEM and 3rd party software will leak some memory, this likely can not be avoided. The Bold has enough memory where it should not be a problem
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42.9MB?!? Lucky! I'm sitting at 27..
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08-29-2008, 05:54 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pearl City, HI
Model: iPhon
OS: iPhone3.0
PIN: ask
Carrier: AT&T
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man, i'm jealous... i thought RIM wasn't going to allow any Bold's register onto the US network until it was officially released, did they reverse their decision, or did you guys find a work around?
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08-29-2008, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by psyct1
man, i'm jealous... i thought RIM wasn't going to allow any Bold's register onto the US network until it was officially released, did they reverse their decision, or did you guys find a work around?
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Yeah.. That was my fault for opening that thread here. Heard it elsewhere from a credible member of the community and thought I would share. The PIN is definitely NOT locked. Everything works just fine.
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08-29-2008, 07:13 PM
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Location: Jacksonville, FLorida
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Originally Posted by bbswany
42.9MB?!? Lucky! I'm sitting at 27..
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I dumped what I did not need. Go into the app folder and it now allows you to delete at will. My game folder is EMPTY! <vbg>
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08-29-2008, 07:19 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: NYC
Model: 8900
OS: 4.6.1.94
Carrier: T-Mobile USA
Posts: 1,112
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Originally Posted by psyct1
man, i'm jealous... i thought RIM wasn't going to allow any Bold's register onto the US network until it was officially released, did they reverse their decision, or did you guys find a work around?
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Only for prototypes and other restricted models.
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08-30-2008, 07:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by psyct1
man, i'm jealous... i thought RIM wasn't going to allow any Bold's register onto the US network until it was officially released, did they reverse their decision, or did you guys find a work around?
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This was just another wild rumor proved false.
There were some seed and test units that were turned off my RIM, it turns out that some people actually sold them. Any Bold sold as a retail unit, no matter what country it came from has not and will not be turned off by RIM.
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08-30-2008, 08:03 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Feb 2007
Model: 8900
Carrier: AT&T
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I'm working like a champ on ATT with my unlocked Rogers Bold. Best "all around" device I have ever used, barr none. Had numerous BB's and WM phones and Symbian and both iPhones. This thing blows them away. Helps me stay connected and run my businesses on the go. I have found no major bugs that slow me down (running 125) either....BOLD baby!
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