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05-22-2009, 09:14 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Model: 9630
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Looks like the AT&T 8900 shipped with this OS. . . it's on their downloads page now.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...ZpASelM8zLsQ** |
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05-22-2009, 10:21 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Lost Angeles
Model: 8900
OS: 5.0
PIN: N/A
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I just had a problem with my phone not starting up and "jsconyers" told me to install this OS and yes my phone is definitely faster and i have more memory. it took forever to get it to download from that site but it seems to be working well so far but its only been an hour. cheers "jsconyers"  |
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05-22-2009, 11:30 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Model: 9630
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 87
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No matter what I do, I can't get this to download. . . It stalls anywhere in between 26 and 33mb. . . Maybe RIM is having server issues? I'll try .239 for now and see what happens. If nothing else I guess I'll try to get .231 tomorrow. . .
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05-23-2009, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Model: 8900
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Download went flawless, install went good with exception of Facebook not reinstalled. I had to make three attempts at getting Facebook on it. On my second attempt, Facebook appeared but once I rebooted it disappeared. For the last 24 hours here are some of the performance results:
Battery life- does seem better than before, that is with me running music player for about 1 hour, youtube for 30 minutes, surfing web off and on for about an hour, application use (Olive Tree, Facebook, JabpLite, Project Manager, Viigo, calender, calculator) about an hour total.
I need to do some more testing without any device to computer hookup at all and report back.
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05-23-2009, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Lost Angeles
Model: 8900
OS: 5.0
PIN: N/A
Carrier: t-mobile
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Originally Posted by csurfr
No matter what I do, I can't get this to download. . . It stalls anywhere in between 26 and 33mb. . . Maybe RIM is having server issues? I'll try .239 for now and see what happens. If nothing else I guess I'll try to get .231 tomorrow. . .
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You just have to keep trying i think i did it like 9 times before it finally went thru |
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05-23-2009, 11:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: u.s.a
Model: 9700
OS: 5.0.0.xxx
PIN: 210259B1
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.231 a no go for me battery life suc. web txt calls an i upgraded dis morning can any1 tell me where i can get .239. if not then im stikcing wit .206
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05-24-2009, 03:56 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Dec 2006
Model: dr01d
OS: FroYo
Carrier: Verizon (LTE!)
Posts: 335
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Originally Posted by Godzilla07
What are the improvements of .231 over .206? Is there improved battery life? How's UMA on this build?
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Originally Posted by kd78
Anyone notice any changes with UMA/GPS reliability? Does GPS come up quickly? Does UMA handoff work pretty well in this release?
I am installing now and will post what I find on these two topics.
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Originally Posted by PressureDrop
I was getting dropped UMA calls about 75% of the time. I have had none since I upgraded. Battery life is a little better too  |
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05-24-2009, 08:51 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Model: 9630
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 87
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Well, I've finally got it up and running. . . everything seems to work well with the exception of MMS. . .
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05-24-2009, 11:28 AM
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St Louis
Model: 8900
OS: 4.6.1.199
Carrier: TMobile
Posts: 615
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This OS is also available from AT&T
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.6.1.353 (Multilanguage)
Package Version: 4.6.1.353
Consisting of:
Applications: 4.6.1.231
Software Platform: 4.2.0.108
File name: 8900M_PBr4.6.1_rel353_PL4.2.0.108_A4.6.1.231_AT_am p_T.exe
File size: 122.43MB
Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do
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05-24-2009, 11:36 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: winnipeg
Model: 9700
PIN: 235AC24D
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 216
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Ohk I updated early morning, and just noticed when typing in BB messenger all the preveous messages flicker everytime I type, and then while scrolling thru app world the screen flickers there too, deffinitally didn't have that problem with .206 any suggestions??
Thanks
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05-24-2009, 11:01 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: winnipeg
Model: 9700
PIN: 235AC24D
Carrier: Rogers
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i had read that the battery life was supposed to be better than .206 but after 11 hours of minimal use, im already at 1/3 batt life, and way too many problems with bb messenger going back to .206
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05-25-2009, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Model: 8900
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Carrier: T-Momile
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Battery Life
Day Three of upgrade; I would consider myself just short of a power user but I do put my handhelds through constant load. Yesterday and today battery went down to 35% after about 13 to 14 hours of use. If I didn't use the web, GPS and Media Player it would probably last 24 hours with no problem. I am impressed that I have been able to listen to music for about an hour and 45 minutes today without recharging the phone. I used BB Maps, Trapter and GoodFoodNearYou throughout the day but not real heavy. I also had talk time of about 33 minutes. I would think that setting the phone at bedtime mode at 35% I would have gotten to 24 hours with no problem. For what it is worth, I haven't really owned my BB long enough to really tell the difference from the last version.
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05-26-2009, 10:21 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: LaBrea tarpits, Los Angeles
Model: 9812
PIN: 6.02214179E23
Carrier: TMO US
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Hmmm. The links to the AT&T version don't seem to work for me. Anyone else have this problem?
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05-26-2009, 12:52 PM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
Model: 9650
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 1,067
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Originally Posted by phrider
Hmmm. The links to the AT&T version don't seem to work for me. Anyone else have this problem?
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Just tried both of the AT&T links posted above and get an error message as well.
However, I have the following bookmark for AT&T downloads and it works: https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...E4F82F9F00E7D4
Select the 8900 from the menus. You will then have the option to download either the Multilanguage version or the East Asia version.
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05-26-2009, 02:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Model: 8900
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 22
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i noticed the media player is alot slower...when you play the preloaded video, it lags...
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05-27-2009, 04:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Model: 8310
PIN: N/A
Carrier: att
Posts: 21
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so whats good about this update?
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05-27-2009, 08:06 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2008
Model: 7100t
PIN: N/A
Carrier: t-mobile
Posts: 52
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After multiple tries with both links posted in this thread, I can't download this update. It partially downloads and then fails. This is nothing new though. Typical RIM inadequate servers...
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05-27-2009, 10:08 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Houston, TX USA
Model: 8900
OS: 4.6.1.133
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 23
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changing birthday on a contact causes freeze
"first problem ever with a OS: I tried 2 times modifying a contact by including a birth date. Both times the phone freeze and the only solution was to pull the battery out."
I've noticed the same behavior with OS rel317 (4.6.1.206), with birthdays and anniversaries, sometimes when you change these values on a contact the phone seems to freeze for a couple of seconds, then occasionally goes to the white screen with some error code and RESET highlighted, which I then select to restart.
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05-30-2009, 07:17 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2009
Model: 8900
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Mobily(KSA)
Posts: 22
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hi
does it support Arabic?
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05-31-2009, 12:07 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbus, OH
Model: 8900
OS: 4.6.1.250
PIN: 20ED23DE
Carrier: T-Mobile
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I upgraded to this latest OS yesterday from factory-installed 114 (I'm pretty sure, anyway). I hadn't noticed any major issues until today when I attempted to send an MMS/picture. When I add picture, to move up in the file directory, I MUST use menu > up - just clicking on the highlighted 'up' above the sample thumbnails takes me to a completely different program (friends timeline on UberTwitter). When I use the menu and select the desired image, it says "Message content size exceeds limit". Funny that that happens with a picture I took WITH the phone. Attempting MMS through the Media app gives the same result. Anyone else having this issue or capable of offering a solution?
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