BING??? damnit msft! damnit vzw! stop pushing utter crap to my phone!
- So I'm mad right now, I rebooted to find BING along with a new vcast video icon on my homescreen. As if that wasn't enough, clicking on em only gives you a 502 bad gateway error!
VZW if you're going to harass us with bullshyte like bing at least make sure it works first!
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- Yep, hide them, no problem and when I clicked on them, they wanted to load a software program. If you are getting a 502, then you have more problems than just a couple of crappy icons.
Deleting the service books does nothing. They will be back in a few days if not sooner.11-01-09 01:24 PMLike 0 - Hiding them is not the point. The point is that VZW pushing craps like BING, VCast Music, VCast Video, etc. It would be more thoughtful of them if they just add those optional apps in Application Center rather than pushing those stupid icons into the home screen. Those are optional apps.
When it comes to me hiding them; I created a folder with a name "Junk" and moved all of the so-called VZW pushed icons into that folder and HID the "Junk" folder for once. So, everytime a new icon is pushed into my home screen, I immediately move it to my hidden "Junk" folder.
VZW is just about to be a pain in my @$$!Last edited by Dragoneer; 11-01-09 at 01:30 PM.
11-01-09 01:26 PMLike 0 - Yep, hide them, no problem and when I clicked on them, they wanted to load a software program. If you are getting a 502, then you have more problems than just a couple of crappy icons.
Deleting the service books does nothing. They will be back in a few days if not sooner.11-01-09 01:26 PMLike 0 - Hiding them is not the point. The point is that VZW pushing craps like BING, VCast Music, VCast Video, etc. It would be more thoughtful of them if they just add those optional apps in Application Center rather than pushing those stupid icons into the home menu. Those are optional apps.
When it comes to me hiding them; I created a folder with a name "Junk" and moved all of the so-called VZW pushed icons into that folder and HID the "Junk" folder for once. So, everytime a new icon is pushed into my home menu, I immediately move it to my hidden "Junk" folder.
VZW is just about to be a pain in my @$$!11-01-09 01:29 PMLike 0 -
oh, and big deal- hide them. they're just launchers to download the programs anyway. and about the bad gateway error, that's a RIM issue, and a known issue at that right now.11-01-09 01:29 PMLike 0 - Pete6Retired ModeratorIt is not just Verizon that do this. at&t do it and so do many other carriers. This is just business. No need to get upset. Just do what others have said and put the unwanted icons in a folder and then hide the folder.
There is practically no memory impact either since these things are just links delivered via Service Books.11-01-09 01:32 PMLike 0 - It is not just Verizon that do this. at&t do it and so do many other carriers. This is just business. No need to get upset. Just do what others have said and put the unwanted icons in a folder and then hide the folder.
There is practically no memory impact either since these things are just links delivered via Service Books.11-01-09 01:39 PMLike 0 - Pete6Retired Moderator
I tried deleting the Service Books and they just come back. The only way is the way described in at least two posts. Copy to a folder and hide the folder.11-01-09 01:48 PMLike 0 - Blame it on a 5 year deal between Microsoft and Verizon. Microsoft Brings Bing To Mobile Through Verizon Wireless Partnership And More | mocoNews
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-01-09 01:48 PMLike 0 - They should at least give us power users an option to opt out of this crap. All the apps they push to the devices are available for download anyway. We know where to find them if we want them.Otherwise... leave us alone. Dont need this crap! Call VZW and complain about it, the more prople that do this there may come a day they stop it, or give an option to stop it.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-01-09 01:49 PMLike 0 - Pete6Retired ModeratorBlame it on a 5 year deal between Microsoft and Verizon. Microsoft Brings Bing To Mobile Through Verizon Wireless Partnership And More | mocoNews
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Me, I use Google, always have always will.11-01-09 01:51 PMLike 0 - They should at least give us power users an option to opt out of this crap. All the apps they push to the devices are available for download anyway. We know where to find them if we want them.Otherwise... leave us alone. Dont need this crap! Call VZW and complain about it, the more prople that do this there may come a day they stop it, or give an option to stop it.
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Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-01-09 01:54 PMLike 0 - Yes I do agree. It's a pita but I don't let it worry me. My O2 (UK) account does it and so does my US at&t account. In the case of GSM devices, all you have to do is to SWITCH ON the phone with the card inserted and it splatters stuff all over the screen. Then you get more when the Service Books come through.
I tried deleting the Service Books and they just come back. The only way is the way described in at least two posts. Copy to a folder and hide the folder.11-01-09 01:56 PMLike 0
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