Will you use Switch Device Wizard to move from 9700 to 9800?
- I have already installed the new Desktop Manager 6.0 that I downloaded from the RIM site.
I am thinking the safest way to not have a problem is the just restore my 9800 data from a back up rather than do the Switch Device thing. Anyone worried it might bring erroneous crap into the new 6.0 OS.
Maybe it would be better to redo my settings after the data install to make sure all is clean and working correctly. Some of the 5.0 setting would not be applicable to the new 6.0 software.
What do you think?08-11-10 06:01 AMLike 0 - You are giving me confidence. There is no doubt that SDW has always worked well for me in the past. I guess I need to trust RIM and go for it.
Also does anyone know if Docs to Go will be included software with the 9800?08-11-10 06:49 AMLike 0 -
Edit: wait a minute -- FB 1.8 comes on the device, so why in the name of all that is holy were you installing the beta 1.8 on your Torch (and how did you get a Torch a day early in any event)?
I smell pilot error at a minimum.
Edit 2: never mind about how you got a Torch, I see you got one at the rollout party. Still, not sure why you installed the FB 1.8 beta when FB 1.8 is already on the Torch. Probably best to delete any "unauthorized" (or perhaps even authorized) versions of the FB 1.8 beta from the old phone before running Device Switch.Last edited by JasW; 08-11-10 at 07:33 AM.
08-11-10 07:04 AMLike 0 - Pertinent question: was this the legitimate beta from the BB Beta Zone or the "leaked" one with the pass key feature overriden?
Edit: wait a minute -- FB 1.8 comes on the device, so why in the name of all that is holy were you installing the beta 1.8 on your Torch (and how did you get a Torch a day early in any event)?
I smell pilot error at a minimum.
I've been using DM6 for a couple weeks or more. (can't remember)
I'm thinking I may just b/u my 9700, install critical apps on the 9800 and restore the "essential" stuff from that b/u to the 9800. DM6 seems to port all the 3rd party app data, which never seemed to happen before.
But....DSW would probably be the quickest & easiest.08-11-10 07:58 AMLike 0 - I have a Pearl 8110 with the latest AT&T software and should be getting my Torch from BB tomorrow. Will DSW work or do I need to do everything manually? I've never used DSW before so not sure how it works.
Thanks!08-11-10 09:36 AMLike 0 -
Load DM6 first. I think it comes on the disk provided, Or get if from CB then follow the yellow brick road.
You'll be fine!08-11-10 09:40 AMLike 0 -
I just printed the User Guide. It's 277 pages! Just killed a lot of trees, but now I can read it while I'm in my meeting. Can't wait until tomorrow.08-11-10 09:48 AMLike 0 -
- Woah...dude, you're hard core. Just save it as s word doc. Drag it to your bb media card and open it in Docs to go.08-11-10 09:58 AMLike 0
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- The answer to this question is probably **** NO, but did RIM update the Mac version of the Desktop Software? Are Mac users going to even be able to use the 9800 at all (obviously use it, but not to its full potential without desktop software to sync/update/restore/etc.)
I'm doubtful. We Mac users will probably get an updated desktop version in about a year, and it'll continue to lack half the features of the PC version. I don't even know why they released the first version. It's a waste of time.
If RIM wants to gain marketshare, they have to realize that Apple isn't going away. I've had to go to great lengths to find someone with a PC I could borrow so I could actually update my phone. It's pretty crazy that Mac users can't even upgrade their software on the desktop app (I have a Bold 9000. AT&T won't ever release the OS 5 on it, so I had to use a PC to install OS 5).
Nevertheless, I'll be at an AT&T store at 9AM tomorrow. So excited, but I wish RIM would care a little more about a substantial portion of their user-base.Last edited by Grantith; 08-11-10 at 05:02 PM.
08-11-10 04:59 PMLike 0 - The answer to this question is probably **** NO, but did RIM update the Mac version of the Desktop Software? Are Mac users going to even be able to use the 9800 at all (obviously use it, but not to its full potential without desktop software to sync/update/restore/etc.)
I'm doubtful. We Mac users will probably get an updated desktop version in about a year, and it'll continue to lack half the features of the PC version. I don't even know why they released the first version. It's a waste of time.
If RIM wants to gain marketshare, they have to realize that Apple isn't going away. I've had to go to great lengths to find someone with a PC I could borrow so I could actually update my phone. It's pretty crazy that Mac users can't even upgrade their software on the desktop app (I have a Bold 9000. AT&T won't ever release the OS 5 on it, so I had to use a PC to install OS 5).
Nevertheless, I'll be at an AT&T store at 9AM tomorrow. So excited, but I wish RIM would care a little more about a substantial portion of their user-base.08-11-10 05:11 PMLike 0 - The answer to this question is probably **** NO, but did RIM update the Mac version of the Desktop Software? Are Mac users going to even be able to use the 9800 at all (obviously use it, but not to its full potential without desktop software to sync/update/restore/etc.)
I'm doubtful. We Mac users will probably get an updated desktop version in about a year, and it'll continue to lack half the features of the PC version. I don't even know why they released the first version. It's a waste of time.
If RIM wants to gain marketshare, they have to realize that Apple isn't going away. I've had to go to great lengths to find someone with a PC I could borrow so I could actually update my phone. It's pretty crazy that Mac users can't even upgrade their software on the desktop app (I have a Bold 9000. AT&T won't ever release the OS 5 on it, so I had to use a PC to install OS 5).
Nevertheless, I'll be at an AT&T store at 9AM tomorrow. So excited, but I wish RIM would care a little more about a substantial portion of their user-base.
And Mac users can use the Desktop Manager to update their device...I've done it...twice....in fact, I can pretty much do everything on the Mac version of the Desktop Manager that I can on the PC version I use at work (minus tether). I can't sync with groupwise on the Mac version, but I don't blame that on Apple or RIM, I blame it on Novell, who has a less than stellar version of their client for Mac, which reminds me of using a Super Nintendo compared to the version for Windows, which would be the Wii in that analogy.Last edited by dasbeav; 08-11-10 at 05:58 PM.
08-11-10 05:50 PMLike 0 -
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-11-10 06:56 PMLike 0 - The DSW won't touch the media card. Just switch media cards. The 9800 comes w/an 8gig card so if the one you have is smaller, plug your old card into your comp (via your phone) make a file and drag the info to it. Switch devices and drag-n-drop them to the new card. Simple!!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-11-10 07:14 PMLike 0 -
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