A Great Forum Thread for Potential 8830 Buyers !!
Thank you for this thread and for this very useful crackberry forum. I am going to purchase my first BB within the next 3 weeks, keyed to my VZW contract. I have really liked the 8830 capabilities and, of course, it is new and very cool. But then there are the uniquely crippled features (like GPS) on the VZW network. Moreover, there is such an impressive list of 8830 glitches owing to some combination of RIM and the carriers.
The only 8830 glitch that I have read about elsewhere but not seen in this list is a complaint by some that the keyboard lighting can be pretty dim and uneven -- presumably due to the uneven thicknesses of the translucent plastic keys.
In conclusion, I get the feeling that buying an 8830 is an act of the "early adopter" -- a term I think is a euphemism for "indentured BETA tester." I PASS.
As I looked carefully at the feature comparison between the 8830 and the 8703e, I think I can live without the unique 8830 features -- my travels to GSM-land are infrequent and I already have a video iPod.
So I am going with the 8703e.
Thank you, again, for this forum. I will not be a stranger.
Call Collision Fixed...Ringer Volume, Not So Much
The patch fixed the call collision problem I was having. No more pulling batteries. But the ringer volume issue still needs to be addressed. I'll be calling verizon and RIM to lodge complaints and hope they address the issue in the next patch. Love the 8830 other than that. Two thumbs up!
The Skinny on Ringer Volume/Background Noise
OK peoples. I emailed RIM help ([email protected]) and they told me to contact VZW about these issues. I then talked to VZW tech support. The rep (Dave) was very helpful, but neither him nor his supervisor knew how to fix the problem.
Then, he put me on with a RIM tech support rep. UH OH...HERE WE GO...the old OEM vs. Provider runaround...or so I thought. :mad:
The RIM support rep (Jason) spoke with his supervisor about both issues. They say that these issues are known and are currently with their development team. Both of these issues will be fixed with the next software update. They have no ETR for this patch, so keep an eye out for it at
vzw.smithmicro.com/blackberry/
Hang in there...these issues will be fixed soon! :cool: