Is there a difference between turning off your device and doing a battery pull, as opposed to pulling the battery while the device is on..?


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Ray

They say to have the device powered on when pulling the battery. That recommendation comes from RIM so I'd say, yes, there is. Make sure it's on when you pull the battery.

Thanks, JC..

So, since it comes from RIM, it should be fairly safe to do so too, I presume..


Ray

now left alt+right shift+del does the same thing right?

Yes when the device is turnned on and you do a battery slap it will shock the device

Once is a soft reset. Twice is a hard reset.

The hard reset is supposedly equivalent to a battery pull but in my experience that's not always the case. There seem to be times when a battery pull will help to clear an issue that Alt-Right Shift-Del twice won't...

Battery slap?
Shock the device?

BB techs recommend pulling the batt while device is on

So is it recommended to pull the battery at a set interval, such as weekly, monthly?

Weekly is a good idea. It clears out memory and gives you a fresh start.