- I'm planning on buying the BB 9900 to bridge with my playbook and I'm just wondering if you can browse the net while using the bridge? Have an android right now which serves as a wifi hotspot, and 9900 doesn't have that capability. So any help/answer is appreciated. thanks addicts.05-19-11 05:22 PMLike 0
- It depends on what you are doing with it and what you consider "slow". I use it quite often and its not bad, for free. And I'm on a 9000 on T-Mo so I'm on EDGE, not even 3G. I'm not going to stream video over it but it works fine for GMail and News browsing, etc.
And even tho it won't have hot-spot capability, you can still tether to it which is much faster than the Bridge Browser scenario.05-19-11 05:47 PMLike 0 -
- does the phone you are bridging with have anything to do with the speed of the connection? Does the processor speed of the phone have anything to do with the bridge browser speed? Would bridge be faster on a Torch compared to a Curve?
...let me think if there is any other way I can ask the same question... hehe05-19-11 06:23 PMLike 0 - Not an expert but thanks. CB is a great resource, answers a lot of your questions.
Was sitting at the dealership having some work done on my jeep the other day. One guy is squinting using his Storm, another on his Bold and two were reading newspapers.
I pulled out my Playbook and within 5 minutes I've got them looking over my shoulder. You don't really need java or flash to read the news, sports or check gmail, etc. They were all impressed. Probably could have sold 4 playbooks. Too bad there wasn't wifi.05-19-11 06:27 PMLike 0 - does the phone you are bridging with have anything to do with the speed of the connection? Does the processor speed of the phone have anything to do with the bridge browser speed? Would bridge be faster on a Torch compared to a Curve?
...let me think if there is any other way I can ask the same question... hehe05-19-11 06:31 PMLike 0 - does the phone you are bridging with have anything to do with the speed of the connection? Does the processor speed of the phone have anything to do with the bridge browser speed? Would bridge be faster on a Torch compared to a Curve?
...let me think if there is any other way I can ask the same question... hehe
I'm not disappointed and having a bigger screen is a big bonus.05-19-11 06:31 PMLike 0 - Not an expert but thanks. CB is a great resource, answers a lot of your questions.
Was sitting at the dealership having some work done on my jeep the other day. One guy is squinting using his Storm, another on his Bold and two were reading newspapers.
I pulled out my Playbook and within 5 minutes I've got them looking over my shoulder. You don't really need java or flash to read the news, sports or check gmail, etc. They were all impressed. Probably could have sold 4 playbooks. Too bad there wasn't wifi.05-19-11 06:34 PMLike 0 -
Mobile sites work better.
It works better with Flash off.
However flash off and mobile sites? Defeats the object of the Playbook. The browsing speed when bridged should match that of the browsing directly on the phone.05-19-11 06:51 PMLike 0 - How can you say bluetooth is a bottleneck. Yes it will be compared with 4g speeds but look at it now. When you tether you go through the same bluettoth connection and there are no issues with speed.
Mobile sites work better.
It works better with Flash off.
However flash off and mobile sites? Defeats the object of the Playbook. The browsing speed when bridged should match that of the browsing directly on the phone.05-19-11 07:12 PMLike 0 - Maybe bootleneck is not the right term but when I do a side by side with my Storm, the Storm loads faster than the playbook when I'm bridged.05-19-11 07:16 PMLike 0
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I haven't browsed via the bridge since. Now instead of the error, I get a save (27) file to 9550....I hit save and it does nothing.
I keep hoping an update will be correcting it or I guess I'll have to make the dreaded call to support.05-20-11 06:58 PMLike 0 - All I know is right out of the box, I could tether to my 9550 and browse. I could browse via the bridge, sure it was a bit slow to load, but it worked. Then the next day, it stops loading half way. Error. Then I try and tether and up pops the Verizon window wanting more cheese.
I haven't browsed via the bridge since. Now instead of the error, I get a save (27) file to 9550....I hit save and it does nothing.
I keep hoping an update will be correcting it or I guess I'll have to make the dreaded call to support.05-20-11 09:42 PMLike 0
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