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08-25-2005, 11:34 AM
I have a Blackberry 7100t and have had it since November of last year. I do not remember it ever being exceptional. I enjoy using it for email and messaging and the like, but as a phone it lacks in many ways.
I have read some articles in the past about downgrading the firmware to help resolve volume issues. I remember reading things about getting a handset replacement. I have contacted t-mobile's Blackberry support team and they are analyzing the towers in my area. Unfortunately when I talked to the t-mobile rep it was the clearest, loudest phone conversation I can remember having on my Blackberry, so I was not able to use the phone call as an example of the poor quality I am used to. This makes talking on my phone in the car nearly impossible without a headset of some sort. I have a very quiet car as well, so it should be reasonable to have phone conversations in it. I would like to hear from someone that had this problem but had it resolved and which step did they end up taking.
I get conflicting reports about where the microphone is as well. I believe it would be under the keys because when I prop it on my shoulder people can never hear me, but t-mobile tells me that it's in the lanyard connection looking place. Could someone clear this up for me?
If I have an image I want to use as a background, is there any way I can get it to use the whole screen like a screensaver type image or something? Whenever I use the image it just throws the icons on top and cuts off the top part (I am using the t-mobile default theme).
I sometimes switch out to my Sony Erricson if I am having a night on the town or something, because of the large size of the Blackberry and the difficulty in hearing, but I always end up going back to it because I have become quite spoiled with the keyboard.
Thanks in advance!
Chex
I have read some articles in the past about downgrading the firmware to help resolve volume issues. I remember reading things about getting a handset replacement. I have contacted t-mobile's Blackberry support team and they are analyzing the towers in my area. Unfortunately when I talked to the t-mobile rep it was the clearest, loudest phone conversation I can remember having on my Blackberry, so I was not able to use the phone call as an example of the poor quality I am used to. This makes talking on my phone in the car nearly impossible without a headset of some sort. I have a very quiet car as well, so it should be reasonable to have phone conversations in it. I would like to hear from someone that had this problem but had it resolved and which step did they end up taking.
I get conflicting reports about where the microphone is as well. I believe it would be under the keys because when I prop it on my shoulder people can never hear me, but t-mobile tells me that it's in the lanyard connection looking place. Could someone clear this up for me?
If I have an image I want to use as a background, is there any way I can get it to use the whole screen like a screensaver type image or something? Whenever I use the image it just throws the icons on top and cuts off the top part (I am using the t-mobile default theme).
I sometimes switch out to my Sony Erricson if I am having a night on the town or something, because of the large size of the Blackberry and the difficulty in hearing, but I always end up going back to it because I have become quite spoiled with the keyboard.
Thanks in advance!
Chex