I was told by a VZW rep that RevA capability was a software update away (not sure whether to believe it). Anyway, I have also seen an Alltel add that indicates that their 8130 IS RevA capable in tethered mode. Is it possible that this update addresses that at all? Do any Alltel customers tether their 8130 AND live in a RevA area? Would be interested in knowing their speeds, especially after this upgrade.
the 8130 is listed as Rev 0 from RIM. Carriers mistate things all the time. Search the forums for the 8310 and 3g email you get when you buy it from ATT
I talked to ten different reps (ranging from sales reps to technical consultants, to network managers). Nobody had a solid answer. Two agreed that a software update would make the 8130 RevA capable. Really wish these companies would be more informed as to the truth... very frustrating.
good point Sith... my own investigations would lead me to believe that my 8130 is not RevA by the numbers that I am getting. BUT, a VZW rep on this forum is reporting consistent download speeds of 1.5Mbps and upload speeds of 500 Mbps. I think that is high for Rev0. Guess I'll look at RIM's release info and see if I can glean anything from that. But one thing for sure... my 8130 gets download speeds of about 1Mbps and upload speeds of 120Mbps. And I KNOW that I am in a RevA geographical area.
I apologize for seemingly hijcaking this thread... had no intention of doing so... just thought there might have been a tie between the Alltel update and the Alltel ad that I saw...
Yes - update. Removes need to confirm standby mode when you press teh Mute button, fixes Bluetooth voice dialing when in standby/holster, better memory management, other unknown misc. fixes.
It is recommended by dentists for their patients who use Blackberries...
You can load this on ANY 8130 regardless of the carrier/brand. However, this isn't the newest anymore. See my link 2 posts above for the latest OS for the 8130.
I tried to update my phone last night, which wa taking a rather long time.
When it got to the initializing part, it took an exceptionally long time (around 2-3 hours), error'd out at the end.
Now my phone is looping at the white/hourglass screen.
I tried to update my phone last night, which wa taking a rather long time.
When it got to the initializing part, it took an exceptionally long time (around 2-3 hours), error'd out at the end.
Now my phone is looping at the white/hourglass screen.
Select Blackberry 8130 from the dropdown and click Next. Then click the "Download" link that appears at the bottom of the page.
Instructions for installing on any CDMA 8130 from any carrier:
1. Make sure you have the latest version of Desktop Manager installed. It's 4.2 SP2, or Version 4.3, and can be downloaded Click Here. or from the AllTel site linked above.
2. Download the above file to the PC then install it to the PC by running the file you downloaded.
3. Locate the vendor.xml file and delete it. It's located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader
4. Plug in BB and Open Desktop Manager. You should be prompted to upgrade.
The process takes about 45 minutes to an hour depending on how much data you have to backup and restore during the process. Once it's done loading the new OS it will reboot (it may do this twice during the entire process.) You will see a white screen with an hourglass for up to 20 minutes at a time while the DM says "waiting for initialization."
If you end up with a white screen with small icons and the number 507, simply connect to DM again and run application loader again and it should load the OS to the device.
I have a VZW wireless Pearl running 4.3.0.60 and a Mac running Leopard. I don't have a working version of Parallels or Bootcamp. Can I utilize PocketMac or any other Mac software to install this software update? Lastly - will it delete all contacts, messages, etc. already stored on my device?
How do I reinstall this OS when i've already updated to the newer one. I downloaded this one, installed and deleted the vendor file but when i connect to the desktop software it doesn't prompt me to do anything.
How do I reinstall this OS when i've already updated to the newer one. I downloaded this one, installed and deleted the vendor file but when i connect to the desktop software it doesn't prompt me to do anything.
Have you removed the "newer" O/S from your computer first?
01-14-2008, 12:31 PM
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02-23-2008, 07:41 PM
