[sqa4life]

Hello,
I just received my Bold 9900 from AT&T. It came loaded with 7.0 Bundle 2392 (v7.0.0.576, Platform 5.0.0.733)

Should I update to the latest and greatest firmware?
If yes, what version? and do I need to wipe out the phone before upgrading?

Thanks

[byul]

It's your choice. You can also play a little bit on the preloaded OS first. Or just downloaded the latest leaked or the official one.
You won't need to wipe it, but i will do it for an clean install. Just to be safe.

[soren203]

what comes next is you end up loving it more than your wife and spend all your time on this site

jk have fun with it

[papped]

I'd update to 7.1.0.284 or 7.1.0.342. OS 7.0 has the issue where the phone can stop charging until you reboot (doesn't happen to everyone but it exists).

[sqa4life]

Is there an updated firmware version for AT&T (official) BB Bold 9900?
I searched but didn't find any. I did a firmware update check on RIM's website, but they couldn't find one either.
I saw 7.1.0.284 on the OS page of CB, but that is for T-Mobile. I am with AT&T

[papped]

it'll still work, you just need to delete the vendor.xml files

[pr1nce]

I would use it as is out of the box for a few days, then maybe update the OS if you want.

[SK122387]

I recommend 7.1.0.342. It can be loaded onto any 9900, regardless of who your carrier is (you just have to delete the vendor.xml file). I have tmobile and load leaked OS onto my 9900 whenever a new one comes out. The stock OS on tmobile offered me really terrible battery life. You'll see a lot of people complaining about that on here (CrackBerry is where people come to complain, I think most satisfied users probably don't seek help online, therefore, the complaints seem more rampant than compliments on the 9900). I think at&t is usually pretty slow at approving and releasing OS updates. Tmobile isn't much better, that's why you'll find that coming on here and reading the "findings and fixes" people post about a new, leaked, OS are really helpful.