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So, if I take a VZW BlackBerry, and activate it on AT&T, and try to load on an OS from the AT&T website, it will still boot up as VZW?sooks, seriously... now you're just being stoopid. Watch the video, the spash screen is Verizon. For the last time, YOU CAN'T CHANGE BRANDING WITH THE OS. Lay off the dope, it's turning you into one.
05-29-09 07:09 AM - No you *****, YOU CANNOT CONTROL BRANDING WITH AN OS!!! How many times do I need to tell you this? Are you silly in the head? Load the Bell .122 OS on your fracking Storm and guess what? That's right, Verizon branding remains and the Verizon splash screen on startup will remain. After all this time with a BB, you still don't get this simple fact? I dunno man, you've lost some considerable intelligence points in my book.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU CANNOT INSTALL ANOTHER VENDOR OS ON A STORM (PRODUCTION OR OTHERWISE) AND HOPE TO CHANGE THE LOW LEVEL BRANDING ON THE UNIT. That Storm 2 in the video from EngadgetMobile HAS IT'S VENDOR ID SET TO 105 (Verizon). So, no, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, you're just being "simple minded".
No, again, you're wrong. That was NOT a Storm 1 cover. It was the fingernail popup type cover that's on some of the new (not yet released) Blackberries. There will be no more external latches on the new covers. I think RIM's had too many complaints about latches breaking off or they experienced it enough themselves that they've simplified the designs a bit. The issue with it being popped up like that (slightly open) HAS NOT been answered by anyone credible yet. It could be as simple as the Engadget guy not latching it all the way by pressing firmly enough on it, or it could be the only sign that something wasn't right with that Storm to begin with (as in someone messed with the physical hardware to keep things like the screen from working or other things and in doing so, causes excessive clearence issues with the casing, so the battery door wouldn't fit properly on there.) Who know, but from the pics and the video, you can clearly see that the battery cover is the "new type" and not from a Storm 1. Geez man, how many times have you looked at the pics or the video? Look again, because you're wrong yet again.
That's correct, it won't work. Well, first of all, there's no VZW BB that AT&T has also, so finding an OS that matches "cross carrier" would not happen, but for the sake of the discussion (looking past the GSM vs CDMA carrier differences and model differences), the answer would still be no. Take for example downloading and loading .122 from Bell or Telus for the 9530 and installing it on your VZW 9530. It will load, but when it boots it won't have the Bell or Telus startup splash, IT'LL CONTINUE TO BOOT UP AS A VERIZON PHONE. Without low level branding software (that RIM uses in the manufacturing process of the devices), you won't be able to change that info. (I'm sure there's other ways to do it, but I don't feel like killing my Storm to find out (i.e. messing with other chipset flashing software).)
Anyway, this has all been covered SEVERAL times before for ANY and ALL Blackberries. It's like noob 101 at Summer School at that. Why do you think that when you upgrade your OS you DON'T change Branding Version on the phones? Anyway, listen to what I'm saying about this whole splash screen stuff... I'm not making it up, but it seems that for some reason (in this thread), unless CX backs up something, it's not true.... even if it's been known for a billion years. (i.e. I'm willing to bet sooks would probably tell me I'm wrong if I told him the sun rises from the East as well. )05-29-09 09:39 AM
