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Haven't posted for some days to give the device a nice "BURN IN" as I call it...
and I have to say I haven't had any mayor issues.
Few things I have noticed:
Sometimes the trackball seems to be unresponsive and it happens to coincide with the times I am send/receiving data as I can see the arrows on the top right. Have played with the sensitivity settings but I don't see much of a change. Might be a refresh rate issue but I wouldn't know were to change that as the settings for the trackball are for sensitivity.
Connections over WIFI are great had to change the APN in the TCP settings to solve a call issue I had every time I tried calling when in UMA. Also updated my QoS and it fixed the call issue completely. (correct APN for T-Mobile is wap.voicestrem.com Just in case!)
Battery life is about 10% to 15% better... great!!
Text is more legible
Have tried the different emulations of the browser. I like that I can change and view content when in a low bandwidth area or while on edge using the blackberry settings and then when on WIFI I cna really have a true looking IE emulation. (can choose it there)
HTML Email is GREAT!! Very fast too!!
The Video is a great addition, I have not been able to send any out of the device, neither through Email nor MMS because of size restrictions...Don't know of a workaround. (Any advice would be great...)
Have had a couple of long calls drop, (only happened on long ones...more than 20 mins) but I think it might have been a dead spot somewhere. I will keep checking just in case. (If anyone has had this happen I get a rapid busy tone)
All in all I am very pleased with the changes. All key aspects have been worked on and can only get better. I am very impressed with the battery improvement. And even think that the signal meter is more accurate. Before the update, sometimes I would have signal but I was unable to dial out (call failed message) now it fluctuates a bit more but is always right on!!
BB team, Great job!! Hope to get my hands on a Bold in Jan when Tmo is supposed to get them (as per my conversation with a Tmo representative) my wife is psyched about getting my Curve!! Hehe.. She likes it better than the Bold and who am I to contradict her!!
If I think or find something else I will be sure to post....
07-28-08 12:17 AM - Krazy, it sounds as if you need to downgrade to your original OS. You can get a copy from your provider. One thing wrong I could see trying to fix it, but it sounds like you're having multiple problems. After you downgrade, you can try again -- or you can try to reload the 4.5. BTW which version did you upgrade to?
A suggestion I have for you, if you didn't do this, is to always save your OS download to your computer -- I save to my desktop and then install to your computer. Anyway, don't use the same copy of the 4.5 you downloaded. Delete it from your computer and get a fresh copy. I'm thinking you have a bad download
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Now if you roll back to your original OS or reload A new copy of 4.5, you'll need to upgrade a little differently. I have posted those instructions below. Good luck.
If you're installing an operating system that's older than your current software, you'll want to download the OS to your PC and launch the .exe file just as described above.* But when you plug your device into your PC after opening the Desktop Manager, the app won't find any updates and you'll have to instigate the install process yourself. To do so, click the Application Loader icon on the Desktop Manager home screen and then click the Start box on the right side of the screen, beneath Update Applications. The software will then search for updates and won't be able to find any.* On the following screen, click the Advanced tab under Device Application Selection, make sure the list of applications on the next screen includes all programs you wish to include in the install and hit Next again. Choose to backup your application data on the following screen and hit Finish to begin the install. You'll know your new OS is installed successfully when the Desktop Manager's Update Complete screen appears and your device's radio turns back on.*
Shortly after the process finishes up, you should receive a message in you inbox to let you know your device is registered with your carrier's network. If you don't receive such a message, resend your device's e-mail service books.* You can send service books in two ways, using either your BlackBerry itself or your carrier's BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) page.* To send service books via BlackBerry, open your E-Mail Settings/Set-Up Internet E-mail icon, log in if prompted, and click Service Books option under the Settings heading. On the following page, send the books by hitting Service Books again.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-25-08 10:35 PM - FM, what happens is people start threads and they go away. Then someone will find an old thread and "bring it back to life." Pretty soon there's lots of different threads about the same thing floating around. This thread is an example of that. The last post before Krazy found it and thought it fit his problem was in July. We've had a few versions of OS upgrades in that time.
I'm not criticizing Krazy, it's an easy thing to do. The title seemed right -- and it did attract attention. Just use your best judgment about what to do, and start a thread to post a question if you can't find an answer. Most of us here like to help.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-25-08 10:44 PM
