[pltaylor]

First T-Mobile sent me my unlock code. Thanks T-Mo (SunCom never would give it up) and Ant17 http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/unlo...-anyone-20002/
Then my new trackball came. Man I had forgotten how smooth and bright it use to be! Then I found .69 upgrade. I really needed an o.s. update fix. It had been too long. It went smooth and I finally got to try Petes CrackMem.. Awsome job Pete. I have a ton of apps and now have an Amazing 26mb of file free memory....on a PEARL! Man I love CB! Thanks Kevin.

[SLVR6]

Nice one there plt!

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[Garz]

First T-Mobile sent me my unlock code. Thanks T-Mo (SunCom never would give it up) and Ant17 http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/unlo...-anyone-20002/
Then my new trackball came. Man I had forgotten how smooth and bright it use to be! Then I found .69 upgrade. I really needed an o.s. update fix. It had been too long. It went smooth and I finally got to try Petes CrackMem.. Awsome job Pete. I have a ton of apps and now have an Amazing 26mb of file free memory....on a PEARL! Man I love CB! Thanks Kevin.

Following the tutorial, was it pretty easy to take out and replace the trackball? I am considering doing that too but taking things apart on my BB kind of makes me nervous.

[pltaylor]

super simple, the ring is tougher than people lead you to believe. Then just turn it over and the trackball falls out. It's only held by a magnet. The new one drops right in. I cant believe how much difference it makes.

[amazinglygraceless]

Sounds like a very good day plt.

Garz replacing the t/ball is wicked easy. Just gently pull up
the silver bezel (pay attention to how the clips orient), turn
the phone and gently tap it to pop out the t/ball.

Put in the new one, check the scroll directions and then put
the bezel back on (1 clip to the left, 1 on the bottom and
1 on the right)

[Garz]

Thanks to both of you. I think I may have to order a new one. My trackball is getting a little worn.

[bmcclure937]

Go for it Garz... it is the easiest thing you can do

If you can upgrade the OS, you can easily swap out a trackball!!!

[jimmers]

Go for it Garz... it is the easiest thing you can do

If you can upgrade the OS, you can easily swap out a trackball!!!

AGREED! I recently replaced mine and like Taylor said, I forgot how white and clean it used to be. I didn't think mine was dirty until I got the new one!

[Garz]

Go for it Garz... it is the easiest thing you can do

If you can upgrade the OS, you can easily swap out a trackball!!!

LOL! OS is no problem. Just was nervous about taking things apart but everybody said how easy it is.

[d.vann10]

how long did you have your phone before you had to replace your trackball?

[jdubau55]

I think the more logical question would be estimate the hours of use on the track ball before it could use a replacement. Someone may have their BB for a year but only use the trackball like 5 minutes a day. Where as other users may have had it a month but use their phone like 4 - 5 hours a day.

[pltaylor]

I've had this one almost 4 months but I'm a excessive user. Nothing was wrong with mine, I just wanted to have a new one on hand. But the new one was so clean and white I had to put it in. And like I said it's just smooth and fluid like it was when it was new.

[kickinitlive247]

tmo still hasnt sent me the correct unlock code even though i keep emailing them. so here i am in a foriegn country using a n95

[Scooter70]

26mb free on a Pearl?!?! That's amazing. Do you have any 3rd party apps installed?

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[gdasilva16]

congratulations pl!! yea, i'm gonna have to order a new trackball pretty soon for my 8310.

[pltaylor]

The apps I have are;
Google maps
Live search
Soft reset
Viigo
Vlingo
Weather eye
Pro golf paradise
CB Fox News and ESPN launchers
Brick breaker etc. All the native apps except BB maps.

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[Crackberrykills]

Sounds like a good day to me as well.