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Installed this on my BB Bold 9900 from Bell Mobility here in Canada.
Upgraded from .261 to .353 and now to .439.
1: The installation went smooth as silk, no issues at all. Took about half an hour or so.
2: All my apps like telenav, berrymeter, tgrape lock, bebuzz, beweather, MemoryUp, deprocman, filescout, opera mini, google maps etc etc. All work 100% fine.
3: My battery drain on .261 was 19% on average. On .353 was 11.5% on average. On .439 I am seeing 6.3% on average in meterberry. With all the same apps and configs.
4: The track pad light has lost it's fade effect to save battery power.
5: On .261 boot time was roughly 90 seconds. On .353 boot time was roughly 65 seconds. On .439 boot time is roughly 50 seconds.
6: Apps and browser loads noticeably faster than .353.
7: GPS locks in solid and quicker than under .353.
8: Appworld seems more stable and smooth. Still a tad glitchy though.
9: Overall the phone seems smoother and faster in general.
10: Haven't noticed any obvious bugs or had any problems. Things like the notorious "random freezing" bug are long gone. And battery life is now equal to or better than my old curve 9300, so the poor battery issue is no longer an issue for me.
If you are still using something like 7.0.0.261, you really want to install this version. It is far superior and the battery life is like almost double what you are getting now.
Cheers
10-14-11 08:33 AM - Step 1: Double click the file you downloaded to install it.
Step 2: Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\Apploader and delete the vendor.xml file.
Step 3: Reboot your computer.
Step 4: Plug in your blackberry via usb and open blackberry desktop software.
Step 5: Update your phone.
On a side note, I just installed the new Appworld Beta. And now the glitches I originally found in appworld are gone. It runs smooth and snappy without any freezing.
This bold 9900 is turning into one helluva great device! At this rate, we may have the world's first truly perfect cellphone within a matter of months if these updates keep improving it like this. I am very very happy with my Bold 9900 right now.10-14-11 10:31 AM - I have tried this and still no luck, plus i've just thought would this update actually work on my handset as I'm from the uk and theres no sign of a update on the uk blackberry site??I recommend to save your downloaded file to C or D Drive and run it from there..
try it and I hope it helps
Sam10-14-11 12:54 PM - I do not think he has to do step 1 before step 3 . Does he ?Step 1: Double click the file you downloaded to install it.
Step 2: Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\Apploader and delete the vendor.xml file.
Step 3: Reboot your computer.
Step 4: Plug in your blackberry via usb and open blackberry desktop software.
Step 5: Update your phone.
On a side note, I just installed the new Appworld Beta. And now the glitches I originally found in appworld are gone. It runs smooth and snappy without any freezing.
This bold 9900 is turning into one helluva great device! At this rate, we may have the world's first truly perfect cellphone within a matter of months if these updates keep improving it like this. I am very very happy with my Bold 9900 right now.10-14-11 03:11 PM - WellAnd how exactly do you know all that?
last week or last 2 weeks
Someone created a thread just wanted to share this with you
And he included the screenshot of bb os 7.1 which I saw mobile hotspot, wi fi calling
Then the bb tag, RIM said it would be in the next essential update and looks as if it is 7.1
+ with newer oses we get better battery life
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