Poll: LED Indicator - On or Off

[zacutti]

What do you guys do?
personally i have it ON

[K-Mack]

Always on, mainly for the message notification.

[zacutti]

i agree, i like the idea that if i can come into my room with my BB on my desk and know i have a message or missed call with the red light

[stealthx32]

Are you talking about the service indicator? Because the message indicator works fine w/o the service indicator. From what I know, you can't shut off the message indicator...

I hate that blinking green light...

[still.savage]

gotta be on.

[habanero69]

I need the anoying blinking green light for service indication as I have poor service in my house and need to make sure that I'm getting service. I guess if you find it a bother, have it off as is the default.

[John Clark]

Led "coverage indicator" is green and can be turned on/off in screen/keyboard.

Red "Message Indicator" can be turned on/off under profiles by turning on/of "repeat notification."

[mpallo]

Led "coverage indicator" is always off, however I use BBAlerts and love having different colors for different alerts.

[phungy]

Off.

[YMark]

Led "coverage indicator" is always off, however I use BBAlerts and love having different colors for different alerts.

Ditto.

[moosehead]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

ON

[figsjohn]

on for me!!!!!!

[tamparican]

def gotta be ON for me, actually looking FWD to buying the BB alerts to change up the colors too

[paulmac]

On - Always, throwback to my nextel days, always liked the service indicator light on the moto phones. And I us BB alerts to change the LED color based on type of alert.

[SanFrancisco]

On.

When the Pearl is sitting on a desktop I like knowing that it is working. And also so that I will not miss calls or e-mails when I have headphones on or watching a movie in THX or surround sound.

And I love the BB Alerts program. The BB Alerts program tells me, through the different colored indicator lights, what is pending on the phone.

I have the e-mail alert set to flash a blue LED. When the phone is in silent mode at meetings the blue LED has flashed; other people have looked at it with envy. I love the blue led indicator.

[canonbomb1987]

I prefer to have mine off mainly because it is so darn bright at night.

[beninark]

I prefer to have mine off mainly because it is so darn bright at night.

exact same reason here

[GQBalla]

its crazy bright if your using bluetooth at night and trying to sleep - but i do like the fact it blinks when i miss a call or have message.


Ive been lookin at that BBalerts program looks pretty useful

[Willie115]

I like it on, although many of my friends say that it is REAL annoying cause it is very bright. I leave it on though, because....

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT... AND THERE IS NO STATUS INDICATOR, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF BED AND IT IS NEEDED TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR BLACKBERRY IS THERE!! IF IT I WOKE UP ONE NIGHT TO SEE IT NOT BLINKING... THEN BAM I'D HAVE TO TAKE MY BAT... SCOUT THE HOUSE CAUSE THERE IS DEFINATELY A ROBBER!!! THEY WOULD OF COURSE GO THROUGH THE DOOR... LOOT THE PEARL AND THENNN GO FOR OTHER STUFF!!! YOU GET TO CALL 911 ON YOUR LAND LINE TO GIVE A HEADS UP TO THE COPS TOO!! THE INDICATOR SAVES LIVES!!

[heylove]

On with BlackBerry Alerts. Worth the 10 bucks.

[YMark]

It seems as though some people are mixing up service indicator and alerts. The original poster wanted to know about using the service indicator. That has nothing to do with BBAlerts.

[Helno]

Coverage indicator - off

Message Indicator - on

[kathrynhr]

Coverage indicator - off

Message Indicator - on

Ditto.

[Pearl3r3]

Ditto.
+ 1

[kurrupt_1]

I dont love it but it is useful from looking across the room and knowing I have a message.

[Jaybop]

Used for message indicator only!

[Mandizzle]

Coverage / Message Indicator = ON

Just used to it being on. Kind of like a pulse for my Pearl...

[sman]

Coverage indicator - off

Message Indicator - on

same here.

[blakeatl]

Coverage indicator - off

Message Indicator - on


Same here.

[SirCharles]

got to have it on!!

[kjo43]

service indicator - off
bluetooth indicatior - off
message indicator - missed calls only

[BobMarley]

I like how they placed it more on the front of the phone, the 7100 was on top more so. So, at bedtime, I can put the 8100 face down and not see flashes of light behind my eyelids.

[absolved]

Don't have it on for service indicator, but I do have it for SMS messages only. Checking the SMS disables it, which then I can type out my SMS and emails in peace without having an irritating green light flashing on and off as I'm typing especially if I'm typing it in dim/no light. ><