- Old .jad link that's usually passed around is down, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24704513/Bla...ionary.com.jad.
Anyone have a live link or willing to upload a new one?
Thanks!04-18-12 02:28 PMLike 0 -
- 1. Go to your browser
2. Type dictionary.com
3. Once it is loaded, press the menu button and send to home screen
Or just enter the search term in the browser and you can change the search engine to dictionary.com.
It never was an app, just a downloadable web shortcut.04-18-12 02:52 PMLike 0 - I downloaded the .jad link onto my 9930, which was unfortunately dropped in water earlier this week, and it worked perfectly. Really hoping someone uploads a new link.
Using Dictionary.com will work fine as an alternative, but that app was probably my favorite and most used, thus why I'm being insistent.
"It never was an app, just a downloadable web shortcut. "
Well, then, Sir, I've been wrong about apps this entire time because it sure looked and functioned like one.04-18-12 03:02 PMLike 0 -
- This is NOT good enough when you need definitions at a faster phase. You should be able to quickly pull out and search for a word instead of just wasting time on waiting for the page to load and then waiting for the definition to load.04-18-12 11:52 PMLike 0
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Basically you extract the .jad or .cod file from a working model like Bold 9700 and download that file to the Bold 9900 using DM or using an Internet link.Last edited by mss-ca; 04-19-12 at 05:43 AM.
04-19-12 05:34 AMLike 0 - OPEN this link from your BlackBerry web browser:
Try this and let me know if it works: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53155996/dictionary.cod
Oh yes.... the search box will be extremely small since the resolution of the Bold 99xx is different from Bold 9700. But it is still FASTER than using just the web based site!
Update: OOPS... I need to get .jad file not the .cod file. This file can be loaded with DM only.... Give me few days and I will try upload the right file.Last edited by mss-ca; 04-19-12 at 06:28 AM. Reason: The file won't work, but I will update soon.
04-19-12 05:44 AMLike 2 - Here is the problem with force loading an app... In this app, it is a minor appearance issue. The search box is so small and the whole outlook of the app is not set for the screen resolution.
Sent from BlackBerry Bold 990004-19-12 06:16 AMLike 0 - I believe it was an app, when I had it, it was no shortcut to browser or any of that. This was back in 2008.04-19-12 07:13 AMLike 0
- I was just giving a SUGGESTION for the OP. Browser works just fine for me and I don't want to risk using an app that isn't compatible with OS 7.04-19-12 02:49 PMLike 0
- Me either. Too chicken. There have been way too many issues with bricking & nuking for me to go there. Kinda sad that I feel that way cuz I tried all kinds of crazy stuff with my 8330. To each his own tho.04-19-12 02:57 PMLike 0
- Ha... very true. I've nuked twice already, but that was my fault. Nothing to do with the device or OS7. I remember loading anything and everything on my 8330, that thing is a workhorse! It is still ticking. Plus I like to keep my apps to a minimum.04-19-12 03:03 PMLike 0
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There is an app called Free FancyTran - Download FancyTran - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World it is free and it can give you the deflation and pronunciation for MOST words. (but not all words are there)
Set the translation on FancyTrans from English to English to get definitions. It if FREE too.
Another downside of FanyTran is that it will NOT give you suggestions if you make a spelling error.04-20-12 09:28 AMLike 0 - Lol! So true about the 8330. Mine still works as well. Can't believe how cool I thot that old rollerball was when I got it. After using a trackpad (plus the touchscreen) tho, there's no way I could ever go back.04-20-12 11:04 AMLike 0
- Yes, if you don't like to take a risk, then don't do it. I look at the specifications of this app and found the software coding will not cause any problem. It is just the resolution is different. The TCP/IP connections, the BIS connection and how the app operate on the 7.1 is same as OS 6 as far as I am concerned.
There is an app called Free FancyTran - Download FancyTran - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World it is free and it can give you the deflation and pronunciation for MOST words. (but not all words are there)
Set the translation on FancyTrans from English to English to get definitions. It if FREE too.
Another downside of FanyTran is that it will NOT give you suggestions if you make a spelling error.04-20-12 11:09 AMLike 0 -
Its pretty much the same thing. It won't work without a network or wifi connection, so why have an app that does the same thing? You can even send the shortcut to your homescreen.
Why use an app that's not compatible with this device? Looks like crap:
Feeding my CrackBerry addiction with Tapatalk05-26-12 08:51 AMLike 0 - Thanks! I just found this and a story associated to just how much people hate the new web-app. Upgraded to Dictionary.com v2.0? Downgrade to v1.4 Easily - BerryReview . We desparately needed the old version which WAS an actual app. It was intergrated into the email, and other parts of your blackberry.
Anyway, the link to rroyy worked along with the cod file I had.
I'm back in business.06-18-12 09:58 PMLike 0 - Thanks! I just found this and a story associated to just how much people hate the new web-app. Upgraded to Dictionary.com v2.0? Downgrade to v1.4 Easily - BerryReview . We desparately needed the old version which WAS an actual app. It was intergrated into the email, and other parts of your blackberry.
Anyway, the link to rroyy worked along with the cod file I had.
I'm back in business.10-04-12 02:36 AMLike 0
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