Think of it as a control-alt-delete for your BB. Better to do a ALT-Right Shift-Del on your BB keypad in most cases.
It is done when things stop working or lock up.
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i never kept count but i do it as many times as i need it .....
actually i try to do it atleast once a week ..... its not hurting my bb ...well i dont think i am ......anyone know for sure on this ......
Only do a battery pull when a reset won't work. There is a very very very slight change of corrupting your OS when you do the battery pull. It's only happened once in my experience, but I had just talked a person into doing it, convinced her it was perfectly safe, and she nuked her device. After that debacle I became a little more cautious. If your device is locked up and not responding to the keyboard, certainly pull the battery. Otherwise, reset it.
There is a software called soft reset. It allows you to reset your berry without doing a batt pull. Doing a batt pull makes it hard on the lid and you could also break the tangs. Do a search for it. I've used this software for about 5 months now works great.
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