[kernow999]

Hi

I have just purchased a 8120. I used to have a 8820 then moved to a HTC Hero but missed BB too much, so have come back.

Does anybody have any useful tips or hints about the 8120 please?

Thank you

[Deathcommand]

Tips.
This is not as much as a powerphone as an 8820.
Don't get too attached.
although it has an awesome color changing trackball which i envy
D:

This is also a nice phone to play tetris on

[kernow999]

Thanks for that. In which way is it weaker?

[MaestroDarius]

No! The 8120 doesn't change the colour of the pearl, that's just the 8100. It is a slow device, not too much memory and, also, small display for Internet browsing.

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[kernow999]

So you are not fans of the pearl then?

[MaestroDarius]

I'm a Pearl user and I really love it, but it's an old device and can't properly support all the apps I'd like to use due to low memory!

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[kernow999]

Ah ok. The tip then is to keep it simple and not over load?

[MaestroDarius]

That's it! Don't load it with apps you're not sure you're gonna use.

[kernow999]

Thanks guys. Loving it so far.
Want to download solitaire but cannot find it on a stand alone game (if anybody knows where I can find it, please)

Thank you

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

Don't know if this will be helpful or not, but the stuff I rock on my pearl 8130:

--Themes - only have BB Dimension Today, BB Dimension Zen, and a Custom Theme
--Apps - 4.2 Opera Mini, Pandora, Google Sync, ZonaSnap, Poynt, Quick Pull Lite(Free), Gmail, and the Verizon NFL Mobile App

--With this setup, I usually hover around 16 megs free after a battery pull, and I'm good for about 2-3 weeks.

However, I don't have any games (no Brick Breaker, or 3rd Party), nor do I have Docs2Go. And, I was able to do all this, because I "custom loaded" my OS. Good luck, and have fun!

[MaestroDarius]

2-3 weeks! My god, I never get past 2 days and I have around 12MB after battery pull. Opera Mini is OK, but Bolt is a lot faster/lighter.

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

2-3 weeks! My god, I never get past 2 days and I have around 12MB after battery pull. Opera Mini is OK, but Bolt is a lot faster/lighter.

Well, to be honest, 2-3 weeks would be really pushing it, and by 2-3 weeks, I mean, I would drop down below the "optimal" 7 megs of free space. I usually do a battery pull about once per week. When I do a pull, I'm usually around 10 megs or so and after, I'm back up to around 16 megs. I also don't have the VAD/PTT portion of my phone os installed as that takes up quite a bit of memory as well.

[MaestroDarius]

Nice anyway! Can it be that the 8130 has less memory leaks than the 8120?

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[MissoulaMarinerFan]

Nice anyway! Can it be that the 8130 has less memory leaks than the 8120?

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Could be, however, due to the os install that I do with my phone, my initial memory is also larger than just the standard os install that comes on the phone out of the box. My initial or "total" memory is 50 meg. I also have a 2gig sd card that I have music and pics stored on, rather than having them stored on the phone memory.

[toshko321]

hey guys if i bought a new housing for bb 8120, and the new housing doesnt have the golden antenna sticker on the bottom under the bottom cover, what should i do?

[MaestroDarius]

toshko321, don't repeat yourself, please. You already posted your question once, wait patiently.

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[toshko321]

i repeated myself because nobody has answered yet, this is such a dead forum. you cant even get a response to your question here.

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

Here's a response:

I don't know

[10-Dee-Q]

hi, may i know how much u bought it for ?
im looking for one and wondering how much is the price without a contract.

[Remzenoner]

i was trying to reload an os on my nuked bb, but it turned off in the middle! what should i do?

[Remzenoner]

No! The 8120 doesn't change the colour of the pearl, that's just the 8100. It is a slow device, not too much memory and, also, small display for Internet browsing.

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I agree. i have one and ive been trying to get either blingball or colorpearl to work to no avail.

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

I agree. i have one and ive been trying to get either blingball or colorpearl to work to no avail.

That's because blingball/colorpearl only work on 8110 pearls, not 8120 or 8130.