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11-17-2008, 12:26 PM
|  | CrackBerry Abuser Device Model: Bold 9000 Carrier: AT&T/Cingular | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando, FL
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I was a long time WinMo user until just over a month ago. I had a Cingular 8100 (no camera model) then a Treo 750. Before that, I had an HP Jornada handheld with Windows CE on it. Windows Mobile is an extraordinary platform. As is BBOS. The thing I miss the most is the threaded SMS. If you've had a Palm device, you know what I'm talking about. If not, you don't. No question about it. In some ways, the semi threaded SMS box of the BB is worse than no threading at all. It only leads to confusion and frustration. Its good in the short term, but god forbid you should send somebody 2 messages in a row. BB Messenger is great, but not all of my friends have Blackberrys. A lot of them just aren't interested, a few of them are iPhone fanatics. To each his own.
Dieter, the Bold is a great device, and I wish you all the luck in the world with it. My recommendations for you would be, get a today theme (if you used it on the WinMo phone) and use the holster that came with the Bold. The today theme is very much like the today screen of the WinMo device. The holster honestly and truly helps to extend the battery life. Well, if you can put it down long enough to keep it in there, that is 
Edit: Here's the thread where I got the theme from. It's the second picture after the Update in big bold letters. You can change the background to whatever you want and the icons are customizeable. Whatever your top six icons are in the full icon screen, that's what's going to be along the bottom. http://forums.crackberry.com/f83/tod...me-bold-76350/
I'd also like to recommend another app. BB weather off the BB mobile site. The icon changes with the weather conditions and gives you the temperature and conditions when you roll over it. If you click it, it takes you to a weather web page.
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11-17-2008, 12:59 PM
|  | Editor in Chief, Smartphone Experts Device Model: Treo Pro Carrier: AT&T/Cingular | | Join Date: Oct 2007
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Originally Posted by HuskyHawk  I'm a corporate user, and the BB is great. Dieter, you need to somehow see how BB works with a BES or BIS. If you're not using it that way, it has effectively been neutered. Also, while I sync all my work mail, calendar and contacts through the BES, I also have e-mail accounts via Hotmail, Verizon, Yahoo, Windows Live and Google. I can have all of them sent to my BB with no issues. | I did set it up with a full BIS account from AT&T -- which took like 45 minutes to set up. I definitely wish I had a BES and a full Exchange server set up to try this thing out with and would be happier with the sync situation if I did -- but I guess there's only so much infrastructure we can set up for this here round robin.  Quote:
Originally Posted by litesout Dieter, the Bold is a great device, and I wish you all the luck in the world with it. My recommendations for you would be, get a today theme (if you used it on the WinMo phone) and use the holster that came with the Bold. The today theme is very much like the today screen of the WinMo device. The holster honestly and truly helps to extend the battery life. Well, if you can put it down long enough to keep it in there, that is
Edit: Here's the thread where I got the theme from. It's the second picture after the Update in big bold letters. You can change the background to whatever you want and the icons are customizeable. Whatever your top six icons are in the full icon screen, that's what's going to be along the bottom. http://forums.crackberry.com/f83/tod...me-bold-76350/ | Sweet! Checking that out now!
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11-17-2008, 01:08 PM
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Almost forgot: Thoughts up! http://www.wmexperts.com/reviews/sma...e_blackbe.html
Another day, another chance to enter in the Smartphone Round Robin contest. Reply here to be entered for the Bold, reply there to be entered for the Fuze. Reply in both places to be entered in both contests!
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11-17-2008, 02:40 PM
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Dieter, I am curious about how you plan to slug the bold. I used to have a pearl and went to a curve, but found that i could still pocket it fairly easily.
I know Kevin talked about it being a bit big in the hand, but do you think this is more of a holster required blackberry. I use a holster on my curve sometimes, but I look like a dork seeing I am only a college student and not some fancy business guy.
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11-17-2008, 03:19 PM
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I just watched your video on WMExperts, there are today screens from carriers and 3rd party themes. I have a today theme from BPlay and I also use Vodaphones theme which happens to be today.
For the carrier themes, you have to go into the os files on your computer and do some deleting, but its not hard. How to unlock all vendor themes
Though i don't know if the bold has all the carriers themes preloaded, all other devices do.
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11-17-2008, 04:30 PM
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I can't offer you any help with the Bold because I don't have one...but I'd LOVE to win a free one!!! |
11-17-2008, 04:53 PM
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I would go with VibandRing or flycast as probably your best options.
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11-17-2008, 05:33 PM
|  | CrackBerry Abuser Device Model: BOLD 9700 Carrier: AT&T PIN: 215FBB51 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Florida
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Originally Posted by Dieter Bohn 1. My goal is to NOT have to sync anything over USB. Can somebody help me to sync:
- Google Contacts
- Google Calendar
- Remember The Milk ToDo
7. In the Default "Precision" theme, is there any way to customize what shortucts are on the "minimized view"? I'm tired of trying to hunt down the SMS/MMS App | Personally I join the SMS/MMS client into one with the main mailbox. I hate too many links. You can do that through the options page. Once you do that, you can actually move the icons around to the top row of the screen once you press the menu button.   
Also Google Sync allows you to wirelessly sync the calendar at least, no support for contacts yet. RTM (Remember the Milk) has released a client for the blackberry. MilkSync - Remember The Milk BlackBerry Application | BerryReview.com »
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Last edited by naturefreak85; 11-17-2008 at 06:19 PM.
Reason: Forgot to add in help for question 1
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11-17-2008, 05:53 PM
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Make sure to get a gorgeous desktop. It'd be a shame if you have some lame default on a Bold.
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11-17-2008, 06:15 PM
|  | CrackBerry Addict Device Model: 8110 (Pearl) Carrier: AT&T/Cingular PIN: Pin you? I hardly KNOW you! | | Join Date: May 2007
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Originally Posted by Dieter Bohn Hi Folks, back again and starting another Smartphone Round Robin! For those that are new to CrackBerry.com, the Smartphone Round Robin is when all the editors of the SPE sites literally SWAP PHONES for a week or two to see what life is like "on the other side."
You can find all sorts of information here (including details on how to WIN one of FIVE smartphones!): http://roundrobin.smartphoneexperts.com
My first phone for the Round Robin is the BlackBerry Bold and boy, do I have questions!
1. My goal is to NOT have to sync anything over USB. Can somebody help me to sync:
- Google Contacts
- Google Calendar
- Remember The Milk ToDo
2. I used the "no password trick" to get IMAP set up in GMail. However, it doesn't appear that items marked as read on GMail end up marked as read on the Bold. Can I fix this?
3. I love streaming podcasts via Kinoma on Windows Mobile -- is there similar software on BlackBerry?
4. How do I re-assign the left and right convenience keys?
5. I recall there's an "Open App Switcher" in BBOS but I forget how to do it.
6. Can somebody give me the address of the engineer who managed to stuff this gorgeous screen into this small space? I want to send him a kiss.
7. In the Default "Precision" theme, is there any way to customize what shortucts are on the "minimized view"? I'm tired of trying to hunt down the SMS/MMS App
8. Speaking of SMS/MMS: Not threaded? Seriously?
9. Any shortcuts for quickly toggling WiFi?
10. Other Must-Have apps I should install? This is an official Round Robin Contest Thread | Ok, I am of no help, just wanted to say HI to Dieter and be in the running for a bold, though I don't really want one-lol
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11-17-2008, 07:16 PM
| | CrackBerry User Device Model: Bold Carrier: ATT PIN: Ask me | | Join Date: Aug 2008
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Originally Posted by Dieter Bohn I did set it up with a full BIS account from AT&T | Im surprised it took so long. Mine was working the moment I left the ATT store
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11-17-2008, 07:37 PM
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You only need time to become a crackberry! all the people who try Blackbeery os for a while, they love it!
10= And the most have applications for me are:
Viigo : to read RSS
Miutunes or Flipside: to hear you music.
BBsmart alarm pro: you have many alarms as you want
Ringo: to manage your ringtons by groups or by people.
Google maps and gmail.
Docstogo: the best way to use yor documents(word,powerpoint,excel and PDF) in your blackberry.
Aerize card loader: to have many app in your BB as you wish.
Jivetalk: get simultaneously IM on AIM, iChat, MobileMe, MSN®/Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpace, GoogleTalk, ICQ, & Jabber
Opera mini: a browser
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11-17-2008, 07:39 PM
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I wish I had more information to contribute but I really don't know much about the phone myself :P
but if I win I'll definitely learn a lot!
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11-17-2008, 07:54 PM
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this is only my second phone, but i sure love my blackberry. a little frustrating at times but its been a great experience with. i really like the push email.
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11-17-2008, 09:18 PM
|  | CrackBerry Addict Device Model: 9000 (Bold) 4.6.0.297 Carrier: AT&T/Cingular PIN: 20ef3a2b | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gulf Coast of Texas
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I agree with was was said earlier. Viigo is a must have for RSS. I also use Docs2Go. Dieter, you have probably used this on another device. The only problem with D2G on a BB is no syncing. I hope this is in the works.
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