[gkallen]

A lot of our BB 7290s eventually start having issues finding the network and will show up with an X in the network signal strength area. I assume these have some sort of hardware damage internally that render them useless?

I guess I am just trying to confirm this more than anything because nothing I have ever been able to do solves this issue. This happens on some after being in service for a while. I try wiping them clean and reloading the software, resetting by battery removal etc. The SIM is a good one and works well in other phones.

Any words of advice or do I just keep letting these pile up in the BB graveyard?

[akosnitzky]

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How much free memory are you showing BEFORE you pull the battery?

[gkallen]

Originally Posted by akosnitzky

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How much free memory are you showing BEFORE you pull the battery?

16 mb free.

[hermang]

Originally Posted by gkallen

A lot of our BB 7290s eventually start having issues finding the network and will show up with an X in the network signal strength area. I assume these have some sort of hardware damage internally that render them useless?

I guess I am just trying to confirm this more than anything because nothing I have ever been able to do solves this issue. This happens on some after being in service for a while. I try wiping them clean and reloading the software, resetting by battery removal etc. The SIM is a good one and works well in other phones.

Any words of advice or do I just keep letting these pile up in the BB graveyard?

If you want to donate some spare parts for a 7290 - I'll be glad to pay for shipping

[mike_187]

and also in status what is the reading for signal strength in dBm if you got 255 or no singal is deff a hardware issue, if it does show something around a 100, could be some os issue. did you try different version of the OS, running 4.0 or 4.1