[merc123]

Any difference between battery pull and alt shift del

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[rachel0179]

Ive seen some debate recently, this what Ive read, and been told

Soft reset - alt, shift and del.

Hard Resets, same as above, when screen lights up, do it again - Ive ALSO been told this is as effective as a pull,

Some member use this to refresh thier berry, however sometimes a pull is required for a freeze up or whatever.

A hard reset, or a pull is like a reboot for your PC essentially.

[exelant]

I never debate the merits of either, but I personally prefer to do a hard reset to release file free memory. I did a side by side comparison a few months ago and found that a reset released as much memory as a battery pull. But I will do a battery pull if my device acts up and freezes. I remember this debate from the Summer when Kevin weighed in and said a battery pull can even be harmful and can damage a BlackBerry. That was enough to get me to rely on resets for the most part. In the end, it comes down to personal preference.

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[SevereDeceit]

IMO, nothing replaces the battery pull when having issues...

[Chicklet]

I've done a soft reset to get a program working or set up an app. It doesn't always work. Battery pull was needed. There must be a difference in the two.

[SevereDeceit]

I firmly believe there is Chicklet, i have the quickpull app and use it in between battery pulls, but i have had issues where by device was acting up and a soft-reset did not work. A battery pull however did. I have run into this numerous times on the forums, hence why i believe there is a difference...