[jmcnamara]

Originally Posted by kasperapd

Look at post 227 on this thread.

Thanks! It worked...

[kasperapd]

Originally Posted by jmcnamara

Thanks! It worked...

Glad to help.

[Drumberry]

I looooove mine. Just ordered a case for it. But something strange is that my holster that it came with doesen't seem to work. When i put it in, it always hits the keyboard and start pressing "Q" and what not, seems a bit too tight/ Anyone else have this? Buy One! EVDO is rocket speeds

[itsj]

Originally Posted by Drumberry

I looooove mine. Just ordered a case for it. But something strange is that my holster that it came with doesen't seem to work. When i put it in, it always hits the keyboard and start pressing "Q" and what not, seems a bit too tight/ Anyone else have this? Buy One! EVDO is rocket speeds

your putting it in the right way i presume? face in not out.

[rds]

quick question bye a BB newbie, can the 8703 be charged through a computer using a usb connetion?

[RCA]

Originally Posted by rds

quick question bye a BB newbie, can the 8703 be charged through a computer using a usb connetion?

The instructions/directions say it does.

[LivingLegend]

Originally Posted by Smith_RS

OK here's some good news.

Polyphonic MIDI's work. MP3's work. No issues.

I was half expecting Verizon to find a way to lock them out.

Howd you do it?????

[Drumberry]

Originally Posted by itsj

your putting it in the right way i presume? face in not out.

Doh! Well the thought did cross my mind...

[Smith_RS]

Originally Posted by LivingLegend

Howd you do it?????

You have to download them via the Internet Browser. If you want to
load your own files you have to arrange for them to be on a web server,
for example if your ISP allows for a "web hosting" account that's what
you need to do.

The advantage of MIDI over MP3 is the files are a lot smaller. Also the
MIDI decoder in the 8703 kicks major ass.

All you need to do is google for MIDI files from your favorite artist. There's
a lot of good stuff out there.

[r1man1963]

I am reallly loving this battery, 61 hrs and still 20 % left. Have not used phone more than 30 minutes, however, but 100 emails and texts. My old 7250 would last maybe 1 day even with limited use.

[rudyo]

Originally Posted by r1man1963

I am reallly loving this battery, 61 hrs and still 20 % left. Have not used phone more than 30 minutes, however, but 100 emails and texts. My old 7250 would last maybe 1 day even with limited use.

Your perspective is interesting since I haven't quite had the same experience. My feeling is that the 8703 is probably on par with the 7250 as far as battery use, but not really better. I did use an extended battery along with a regular battery for my 7250. A normal day had about 2 hours of cell call, about 200 emails and always some berry 411 and browsing. I always used Blackberry messenging quite a bit and sms. A regular battery would not last all day, but the extended battery would. I always charged every night.

On the 8703, the main thing I notice different that hurts battery life is that the backlight has to be on to use it. For most of the day the 7250 was very usable without the backlight. I also miss being able to just look down to see the time or if i had new messages, especially during a meeting.

I am patiently awaiting an extended battery and matching battery door. Even if the battery isn't any better, or even somewhat worse, the 8703 rocks! I love the Zen theme!

[roofus]

Originally Posted by Drumberry

Doh! Well the thought did cross my mind...

Maybe your putting it in upside-down?

[Drumberry]

Originally Posted by roofus

Maybe your putting it in upside-down?

No no, i was putting it face Out, instead of Face In. Thought face out would make more sense, but i guessed wrong...

[r1man1963]

Originally Posted by rudyo

Your perspective is interesting since I haven't quite had the same experience. My feeling is that the 8703 is probably on par with the 7250 as far as battery use, but not really better. I did use an extended battery along with a regular battery for my 7250. A normal day had about 2 hours of cell call, about 200 emails and always some berry 411 and browsing. I always used Blackberry messenging quite a bit and sms. A regular battery would not last all day, but the extended battery would. I always charged every night.

On the 8703, the main thing I notice different that hurts battery life is that the backlight has to be on to use it. For most of the day the 7250 was very usable without the backlight. I also miss being able to just look down to see the time or if i had new messages, especially during a meeting.

I am patiently awaiting an extended battery and matching battery door. Even if the battery isn't any better, or even somewhat worse, the 8703 rocks! I love the Zen theme!

Well I can tell you that when I upgraded the Device Software on my 7250 to EVDO, it seemed as if the unit was constantly checking the server, thus, killing the battery very quickly. I am not sure what is happening now on my 8703e, I just know that I have not charged it until this afternoon since Wed. am when I first got it

[Drumberry]

Wait, does 8703e have voice dialing? If it does i cant seem to find it?

[Dewars]

Originally Posted by Drumberry

Wait, does 8703e have voice dialing? If it does i cant seem to find it?

No Voice Dialing on the 8703e.

[r1man1963]

Maybe off topic, but, was hoping with the 8703e I could stay logged into Yahoo without always having to put my userID and Password in when I exit the browser. Anyone know if there is a way to do this ?

[cfg]

Originally Posted by Hanwei

hehe....I have the same problem...

then I remembered that when I looked at the back of my BB (with the battery out)... it says "Made in Canada" Maybe that has something to do with it.

Because Google uses geolocation to determine where you are, and you're browsing through RIM's servers unless you're on a BES. For instance my IP when using the Internet Browser is 216.9.250.6. From samspade.org/t/lookat?a=216.9.250.6 you can see that it's part of a RIM netblock.

[whsbuss]

Originally Posted by cfg

Because Google uses geolocation to determine where you are, and you're browsing through RIM's servers unless you're on a BES. For instance my IP when using the Internet Browser is 216.9.250.6. From samspade.org/t/lookat?a=216.9.250.6 you can see that it's part of a RIM netblock.

Try using "www.google.com/ncr"

[Helix26404]

Can we Bluetooth tether with the 8703?