[mriff]

Originally Posted by ootsk

I'm thinking of getting this also. If my "hangup" key is barely working...as in it works sometimes if I press really hard...will the new keyboard fix this problem?

It's quite possible that changing the keyboard/shell would solve this issue.

[asiedle]

Originally Posted by soulman978

Not completely true. You can change just the piece where the brand is displayed at the bottom. You will need to completely diassemble. Once you have the front cover off, look down near the bottom and you will see 2 tabs that hold the branded piece on. It is a very delicate operation to remove it, but it can be done. I did it on mine to get the Orange branded cover on.

why on earth would you brand your VZW phone with an Orange logo?

That is strange my friend....

[winklle]

Okay all, ordered my black housing and keypad yesterday. Just to update everyone the keypad is apparently on manufacturer backorder with no release date. This came from both cnn and cellulardr.com. Now it is just a waiting game.

[user242]

Hello, I didn't have a chance to read all the posts here but I'm looking for a U.S. ver. black keyboard and didn't see one on the "cnn.cn" site. Is there any other site where I can find a black keyboard to replace my crappy silver one on my 8830?

Thanks in advance!

(oops!!! Just noticed the post above mine!....lol..) I guess we will just have to be patient?....I hate waiting!

[John Clark]

Originally Posted by asiedle

why on earth would you brand your VZW phone with an Orange logo?

That is strange my friend....

Another thread crap.

[greggebhardt]

Maybe it is time for ACTION!

[mriff]

Originally Posted by John Clark

Another thread crap.

[brianr0131]

Originally Posted by soulman978

Did you ever get a reply regarding this issue? I have the same issue. I have had mine installed for about three weeks and it's the only thing I don't like about the black case.

Anyone else experience this?

Hi Soulman978,

Sorry about the delay. Steve did replay again but he wasn't really understanding my problem. Not his fault, he did try.

Here's what you do:

Problem fixed. I had to slightly bend the two parts of the battery door on each side that stick out (black plastic parts) I did this by facing the silver part up and pushing the small clips one at a time into the corner of the table gently but hard enough to bend them a little bit.

Take the battery door off and look at it with the silver rectangle facing up. Near the right and left top edges there are 2 small "clips" one at each end. Those have to be bent very carefully up towards you. I hope that helps. Mine is perfect now.

[yester18]

Originally Posted by piusg

Holy cow yester18! Those are some AWESOME pictures! I ganked the one of the keyboard and am going to use it for my Avatar icon.

Did you take those yourself or did you also gank them from someone?

Hey bro sorry I missed your post. I am not with the 8830 anymore I am on the 8130 Pearl...

I did those pictures and mod myself...... I have sent off the parts and extra shell to someone else on one of the forums... Since I didn't need them any more.



Glad you like it. Hvae to take some picture of my pearl now

[kjjb0204]

Just got a reply from Steve Chan regarding the US black keyboard for 8830. He says he's not expecting any until after the Chinese New Year (Feb. 7, 2008).

[jdiggs]

Since CNN won't have the US keyboards until after the Chinese New Year I found the entire kit on ebay from another Hong Kong seller. The one in the link below is for Bell. Yesterday their were Bell, Sprint and unbranded available.

here


The unbranded unit I order comes with a screw driver, but no mention is made of the pry tool. Could anyone suggest a alternate tool for the pry bar? Maybe a plastic putty knife?

[kjjb0204]

Be careful on the unbranded ones for sale right now - the keyboards are not the US/English QWERTY style. Several of the letters on the left side are in different places. I'm only seeing the correct QWERTY keypad on the branded housings on ebay.

[jdiggs]

The picture on the ebay add had the correct keyboard, so we shall see. I almost ordered a Bell just to have something different.

[x14]

Did my swap today. One good thing is the side panels no longer squeak.

[Chiocciman]

I just saw this post. Shall I assume that I should not order the kit before mid Feb for fear of geeting the wrong keyboard?

I wanted a black one when I get this one. I'm ready.

Chuck

...EDIT...
The site does not show the black US keypad so, that would make sense if they are out of stock due to Chinese New Year. I guess I wll wait until it shows up on the site????

[bunangst]

Got this message from Cellular Nation last week about ordering a black keyboard.

We are sold out of this part and have requested more. However, we are
unsure if Blackberry will produce them again as they may be getting ready to
produce the 8920 and the 9xxx series.

Steve Chan

[Chiocciman]

Thanks. Bad news. I bet they could sell a ton of them.

Chuck

[Chiocciman]

I guess I will bump this back up. I just sent them a note suggesting that they should try to press for more keyboards. The entire kit looks great but the keyboard is critical. You can not read the silver one in low light.

If anyone hears that they are available again, please post. Darn, I'm always about 2 days too late.

Thanks
Chuck

[x14]

Got this from them yesterday.

"At the moment we do not know when the part will be back in stock since all
the factories in China are actually shutting down early for the Chinese New
Year holiday. If anything, it will be after February 11th before we receive
any news."

[allen2oo3]

i have 2 extra keypads from cnn.cn (i ordered several to pick the one with the best "feel".) please do not pm me about them. i will post them in the for sale section of the forum soon. the first 2 to post in that thread can have one each.