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12-03-2009, 06:52 PM
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As most of you know, there is a problem in later versions of OS 5.0 for the 9700 in which only the number of the person who is sending you an SMS msg appears instead of their name. This is a known issue within RIM and is currently being worked on and fixed in newer revisions not yet released. You can find more(kind of) information on this known issue in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center
Depending on which version you're using some people have found that you can change the way your contacts are listed from (999) 555-1212 to 9995551212 as a workaround to get the actual contact names to appear rather than just their number. For those that have a lot of contacts, this isn't very feasible but for those who can and want to, it's a decent workaround.
Thanks to MattSpartans20 for reminding me to make this thread and stick it.
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12-03-2009, 07:02 PM
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The "just change all your numbers" suggestion is not a "decent workaround." It sounds like one of those Apple fanboy justifications for what is a really an absurd bug.
How this bug every got into an official release is bad enough, but letting it go unfixed this long is ridiculous.
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12-03-2009, 07:06 PM
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Thanks Crucial!! this should help cut down on new threads. and once there is a fix or a solution we can post it in here....jsut looked at the article again and they actually updated the date on the document but i dont see any difference in the actual body of the document, it used to say November 17th now it has today's date
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12-03-2009, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mikenxdoor  The "just change all your numbers" suggestion is not a "decent workaround." It sounds like one of those Apple fanboy justifications for what is a really an absurd bug.
How this bug every got into an official release is bad enough, but letting it go unfixed this long is ridiculous. | I agree this bug shouldn't have made it in a public release, but don't you dare sit here and first off act like it's the end of the world nor act like worse hasn't ever happened. And lastly, for those that don't have 600+ contacts like myself, it is a decent workaround, whether you agree or not isn't my concern. If you have nothing to contribute to the thread, refrain from posting in the future.
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12-03-2009, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Crucial_Xtreme I agree this bug shouldn't have made it in a public release, but don't you dare sit here and first off act like it's the end of the world nor act like worse hasn't ever happened. And lastly, for those that don't have 600+ contacts like myself, it is a decent workaround, whether you agree or not isn't my concern. If you have nothing to contribute to the thread, refrain from posting in the future. | +10 for CX! I agree 100%
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12-03-2009, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cfreese66 +10 for CX! I agree 100% | totally agree as well, and the better work around is to open the SMS and click the blackberry button and you can see the persons name, i have 500+ contacts but I just change my contact book for the maybe 10 that i text the most.
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12-03-2009, 08:16 PM
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...nice post Jason!
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12-03-2009, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mikenxdoor The "just change all your numbers" suggestion is not a "decent workaround." It sounds like one of those Apple fanboy justifications for what is a really an absurd bug.
How this bug every got into an official release is bad enough, but letting it go unfixed this long is ridiculous. | Your first post on CB is to call out a mod? Well done sir...  |
12-03-2009, 09:31 PM
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all my numbers are in the format without brackets or dashes, when i upgraded to .371, the sms bug was found for that format as well. just downgraded back to .351 and all is good.
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12-03-2009, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by netwerx1 Your first post on CB is to call out a mod? Well done sir... | Yes.. we should all fear authority..
That said, I agree with the OP, it really is a minor inconvenience.
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12-03-2009, 10:59 PM
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ehhh, its all good
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12-04-2009, 12:13 AM
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Just wondering... can we get a "The battery lasts wonderfully, even for heavy users - well enough to get you through your day. After that, CHARGE IT WHILE YOU SLEEP!! Jesus Christ..." thread stickied as well?
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Originally Posted by CrackBerryV79 Just wondering... can we get a "The battery lasts wonderfully, even for heavy users - well enough to get you through your day. After that, CHARGE IT WHILE YOU SLEEP!! Jesus Christ..." thread stickied as well? | Amen brother!!!
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12-04-2009, 06:34 AM
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The title of this post states that it is a SMS bug but for me it also happens on incoming calls. People I have in my contacts just come up as a number instead of their name.
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12-04-2009, 07:28 AM
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Hey All,
A simple fix for those of us who have 100+ contacts on our phone (I have about 415), just downgrade to version .296 until an upgrade comes out that fixes it. Yeah, it might not be the latest and greatest, but I have been running on it for two weeks now without a problem.
Take Care,
Panthawk
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