over the air..

I guess they could have put a lot of things into the OS and also provided a stereo headset and leather case with the phone. But they didn't, so that is that.

But the program is only $4.95 so that is not too bad all things considered.

OTA means that you access an install link via your Pearl. You click the link and the program installs "over the air" meaning your phone connection, which is wireless or through the air.

OTA is nice if you want to install programs without having to connect your Pearl to a computer, etc. It's especially slick if you can install programs while on the road, in a restaurant or when in the drunk tank.

Over The Air thus

HOLY SMOKES this ROCKS!!!!

I convinced my employer to spring for this program for each of the 8 Pearls in stock. BAM we sold all of them within an hour with no discounts regular price with rate plan.

I love it I may now have to get a PEARL for myself. Will this program work for 8800?

Sweet find SanFran!

Looked at all the posts in this thread (OK, most of them) but never saw one questions asked that is important to me...

How does this application effect battery life?

d_fisher

It has been brought up we are awaiting an analysis as this is new. Hopefully we hear something soon!!! I am curious as well

Program does NOT work with the 8800. I reached out to the developer, and received the following...

The battery life is the same, I did not notice any changes at all.

Haha this program rocks. In retrospect it sucks for those that took their pearls apart and did it with a sharpie. It sucks that it does not work with the 8800 I was thinking of upgrading. Now if they could only release a program for the automatic lighting instead of the faulty Tim Italy software...

I thought it was neat, and looks best when the backlight isn't on. The white led really dulls the blue, which is the color I like best.

Neat thing they did with the uninstall is that the device is reset upon completion so that you can't set the color you want and then uninstall it and it would stick.

We may have the registhestion code, but we're highly unlikely to give it to you hehe.

I'm also sure that it will affect the battery life a little bit because it normally the white LED would be the only one on, this program keeps the white one plus the color of your choice on so, it keeps two LED's on... How much it affects your battery life? I don't know, you'd have to buy the program and do some testing. Well maybe you'd be able to do it within the trial period but yeah maybe not, it's only 5 bucks.

Someone else’s registration code most likely will not work on your BB, so stop asking for it.

~MrKyoo

LEDS typically do not use a lot of power so the battery life drainage will probably be minimal but I do not know for sure

haven't notice that much of a battery drainage, I've been using it for 3 days now, and battery life is pretty much the same.

how exacly is this done? all i know how to do is transfer things through the media manager and if that doesn't work i'm hopeless..




okay i'm a little slow, i figured it out though

They always take my phone when I'm in the drunk tank.

I like it! One thing I noticed is it stays on 15 seconds even when you use a magnet pouch or standby, but so what. The colors do look different if the backlight is on (but so what).

I haven't noticed any real impact on battery drain. I've been using it for a whole discharge cycle, and the battery has lasted right about the same as without the app.

Sorry if this was touched on already in this thread, but when you use the Soft Reset app it reverts back to virgin white after boot up. I assume this happens on a battery pull too?

If they can get this to stick, I will buy.

Firstly -

Secondly, even if someone gave you the reg code, it's tied in with one's individual Pearl PIN, so it will not install on any phone where the ref code does not recognize the phone's PIN.

So you are SOL.

Pay the $5.

That, and/or LED longevity.

This is correct because the program is running in the background. On reboot you have to start up the color changing program, just as you do with many programs on the Pearl or on your PC.

At least for me the coolness of being able to change the trackball color for a paltry $4.95 outweighs having to restart the applet on a reboot/reset. Besides, I don't have to reset but maybe once a week now, if that.

Also, I kind of like that I can choose to have the program running or not on doing a reset. When I reset I like having the option that on such there will be a minimum of programs running, starting fresh, so to speak.

I dunno if I would hold out on forking over $4.95 simply because the color changing program will not self-start on a reset. To each their own though, I'd suggest you not buy it since it does not meet your requirements.

I hear they are responsive to suggestions. Perhaps you should e-mail them with the idea? Since this is version 1.0, I am sure they are open to making changes.

My battery life has not been affected.

And LEDs are known to last 50,000 hours or more. [that's about 5 years of 24/7 use]. That is why flashlights and electronic devices are all going to LEDs. They don't have filaments that break, they use little power and they last forever, sort of.

Hey kswerve81, here's one I found which worked for me:

4LlyOURB4$e4R38ELoN9+0ME

amazing, too bad this isnt an included feature. I'm sure RIM will eventually add it, but until then, $5 to the developer!

Here is the link for the program in case my other one stopped working.

http://www.cworx.ca

cool. i like it very much.. yes.

That code does not work.

Here is one that does:

I'ls23. 80.+0O0O3 200II1BvVWvwv2#2!_ 40O

Copying and pasting does not work. You have to manually enter each character. All are case sensitive and spaces have to be entered where indicated.

I have it on good authority that the Developer is aware of the questions and concerns posted in here and that they are working on addressing such.

Can't ask for more than that.

Good points. I did not realize it ran in the background like that. For $4.95 you can't go wrong.

And when you finish entering all that I have a code that'll get you into the US Treasury vaults anytime you need money!

How do you do that????

Also, if i pay the $5, and they upgrade it one...two...X times, can i get the upgrades for free?

I highly doubt you'll "wear out" the LED simply by having the colored ones turned on more often. LED's don't burn out anywhere near as easily as an incandescent bulb. As my experience with mobiles goes, you'll probably trash your BB long before the LED burns out.

thanks man, how can i get it for free?

lol, where do you think you are mate? the salvation army?
wake up.

and the truth is that the leds do burn quite easily.

Don't be cheap, pay the 5 bucks =D

Truth is... they don't... like what SF has already said, they don't have filaments that just burn out like regular light bulbs. I took apart LED lights that ran from battery and decided to hook it up to power on my computer, I run my computer on 24/7 and been using those LED's for about 2 years already. I'd say that it is a pretty long time...

what if u dont have paypal how else can you pay