[amkls704]

Originally Posted by B-17 Pilot

I'm using 4.6.0.14. I changed it a couple of times from the issued OS and basically became almost obsessed on always changing to the current "hot" OS!! Since almost no one could really say what the benefits were to upgrade to the newest Beta version. . .I just quite upgrading! .14 seems to work fine and until Blackberry comes out with an "official" upgrade OS, I'll stay where I am.

.14? what is that?

OS upgrades are 3 digits

[shiftyBB]

Originally Posted by amkls704

.14? what is that?

OS upgrades are 3 digits

wow, well since i got mine recently, my version is

4.6.0.126!!!!!! - time to upgrade...ummmm ya....thank god i actually read this site

[jl_87]

Originally Posted by amkls704

Yes, actually it does matter. lol

I've had the exact same apps on my Bold since getting it. Actually I've even installed a few more.

.162 never gave me more than 19.2 MB free

.18x versions gave me around 25MB free

.23x versions gave me around 35MB free

and now on .247 - my app memory hasn't fallen to less than 43.6MB free

And my battery life (considering I use my phone about the same everyday), has improved greatly over the course of OS upgrades.

That was a pretty stupid statement if you ask me.

If OS upgrades didn't do anything, why would RIM bother releasing them and why would so many people even bother to download them?

PS: I have my phone memory cleaner set to clear memory and logs whenever I holster my phone or whenever it is idle for longer than 5 minutes, along with clearing out my SMS, e-mails etc on a daily basis.

Maybe its not your OS thats making your phone work better, rather the fact that your memory is consistently being cleared :S

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by amkls704

PS: I have my phone memory cleaner set to clear memory and logs whenever I holster my phone or whenever it is idle for longer than 5 minutes, along with clearing out my SMS, e-mails etc on a daily basis.

You do know that Memory Cleaner does not free memory; its purpose is to securely wipe the memory already deleted.

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by jl_87

Maybe its not your OS thats making your phone work better, rather the fact that your memory is consistently being cleared :S

refer to below post, that has nothing to do with app memory, more security. i was just making a point.

and yes, it has a lot to do w/ new OSes, refer to above post and amount of app memory free with upgrades. obviously it makes a huge difference.

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by JSanders

You do know that Memory Cleaner does not free memory; its purpose is to securely wipe the memory already deleted.

yes i do know that. i was making a point that it didn't matter. refer to above. he said if people knew how to do that, i was trying to get across is was a moot point either way because i do that as well.

[CoDudette]

.237 is very stable right now for me. i am hesitant on loading .245. or i might just load .247.

[tomas]

Im using .210 on at&t, no issues here. Very stable.

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by CoDudette

.237 is very stable right now for me. i am hesitant on loading .245. or i might just load .247.

i've heard people say .245 wasn't worth loading. if you're going to upgrade, go to .247 - .237 is a very good release, but i think .247 gives you a bit more freed up app memory and a bit better battery life (but i guess battery life always depends on the user)

either way - if you don't need the app memory, .237 is a solid release. stay where you are.

[Vicious]

.247 gets better battery life than .237? .237 has been immensely better than .224 which just plain sucked.

haven't had any issues to speak of with .237 yet.

[mjbanks]

Tried 224, absolutely hated it and went back to 190. Upgraded this morning to 237, since I hear it's one of the best so far. Hearing good things about 247, so maybe I'll upgrade again

[jl_87]

OK, so the majority of people are saying that .237 is the better OS. What are some of the things that make it better? Overall speed? No lag? More memory???? I'm considering changing my OS, but I'd like to know why the swap would be a better choice...

[rdef]

yur...kill me

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by jl_87

OK, so the majority of people are saying that .237 is the better OS. What are some of the things that make it better? Overall speed? No lag? More memory???? I'm considering changing my OS, but I'd like to know why the swap would be a better choice...

Well I ran .237 for a little over a week, and I've been on .247 for about 3 days now.

Both are excellent releases. I'd honestly say jump to .247

The battery life on 237 and 247 is about the same, but I seem to get more free app memory on .247 than on .237

It isn't a HUGE amount more, but it's between 6-10MB more at any given time, so if you're going to upgrade may as well take it, right? :p

Oh also, in .247 - some people found that there's a new shortcut (I don't know if it was present in any other betas)...if you hold down the BB key at any time, it takes you to the application switcher, which i think it pretty cool, it frees up one of my side convenience keys

[CoDudette]

Originally Posted by amkls704

i've heard people say .245 wasn't worth loading. if you're going to upgrade, go to .247 - .237 is a very good release, but i think .247 gives you a bit more freed up app memory and a bit better battery life (but i guess battery life always depends on the user)

either way - if you don't need the app memory, .237 is a solid release. stay where you are.

I've found that from all the OS updates i've done .237 is really stable.. the memory bit is a hassle at times, but it's not something soooo huge that i can't deal with it.. i'll stick with .237 till another stable one comes out

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by CoDudette

I've found that from all the OS updates i've done .237 is really stable.. the memory bit is a hassle at times, but it's not something soooo huge that i can't deal with it.. i'll stick with .237 till another stable one comes out

another one did.

247