I am running that exact model with a PlayBook right now and it's great! I did download bridge from an OTA but I'm sure that it should work from app world now.
Thats Great, I have heard some conflicting reports so I was a bit apprehensive.
I had a torch but hated it and gave it to my daughter. The Bold 9000 is great for Emails that really is the only thing I use it for. Paired with the PB i think this could be a killer combo, And of course the new bold as soon as rogers get them.
I installed the new BBM 5.0.3.22 on my BB 9000 first, then the new Bridge 1.0.0.83. After both of those were installed, BBM shows up on my Playbook.
I have had nothing but a reliable experience with Bridge since getting the Playbook and pairing up with the Bold 9000 (although I haven't used the Browser much since I can tether). There's life in this old phone yet!
I've been using the same hybrid OS for about 2 weeks now so I'm pretty aware of the memory and battery situation. Since installing Bridge .83, I've got a pretty bad memory leak. Reboot at 32mb app storage and within 2 hrs, I'll be down to less than 20mb. It usually takes 3 days to get that low. I've rebooted my phone 3 times today and it's still that bad.
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I've had my Bridge connected 24/7 since getting my PlayBook and it's never had an issue, no mem leak, no batt drain. I've gone from 32mb to 13mb in just over 4 hrs now. OUCH!
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I have Bold 9000, am on JSL v5 Hybrid, BBM 6 Beta and latest version of BB Bridge and latest software of Playbook. Firstly, everything has worked since day one I paired, except the BBM. When I opened the BBM in Playbook, after around 20 secs of green loading wheel, there was a popup message: "Blackberry Bridge plug-in for BBM does not exist, or your version of BBM does not support Blackberry Bridge." It had been like this for the last few days.
Last night I left both phone and Playbook bridged before bed, this morning (7 hours later) I opened up BBM, and voila it worked! I dont know what happened. I didn't do anything. Fyi, the battery drain seemed normal, 3-4% drop with browser open, wifi & bluetooth on and in bridge mode.
My guess is bold 9000 has very low memory left. Turning on Bridge really absorbs most of my available memory. After a battery pull, I normally have 30-35 MB. Right after I turn on the BB Bridge, I can't really use my phone for 5 to 10 mins, since it keeps loading. A moment later, I got only 5-10 MB free memory left. Leaving both overnight might settle them down a bit, hence this morning I managed to get the BBM on Playbook to work.
Just sharing my experience. PS: I haven't tried to disconnect and connect them again. I believe it won't work.
UPDATE: I closed the BBM in playbook and opened it up straight away. It still works.
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Yep, same here. I've been on JSL's 5.0 hybrid for weeks now with no problems at all with leaking memory. Would start around 32MB after restart and 3-4 days after i'd stil be around 20 MB.
Installed the bridge app on my phone, suddenly in a matter of 10-12 horrs I go from 32 to 1 MB, which goes up to 4MB and comes back down. Unreal!
I've had my Bridge connected 24/7 since getting my PlayBook and it's never had an issue, no mem leak, no batt drain. I've gone from 32mb to 13mb in just over 4 hrs now. OUCH!
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what OS do you use?
my bold keep drain from 32mb to 5mb within 2 hours with bridge ON and bluetooth ON, but without bridging it to PB.
really need help
I am running that exact model with a PlayBook right now and it's great! I did download bridge from an OTA but I'm sure that it should work from app world now.
newbie questions please be patient. i have an unlocked bold 9000 from work running on rogers without data. I have version 4.6.0.303 running on the phone . bought a playbook to use with the phone calendar but cannot get the bridge software for the phone. do i need to get a newer software version to make it work and how do i get it as the phone will not let me go to app world even using wifi.