Comments on: RANT! RIM & Facebook Annoying BlackBerry Users http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bill f http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-20330 bill f Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:52:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-20330 Thank you Alexis! Thank you Alexis!

]]> By: James http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-15623 James Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:45:06 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-15623 Alexis, you are right! Go to Options, Advanced Options then Service Book and delete some stupid icons. Alexis, you are right! Go to Options, Advanced Options then Service Book and delete some stupid icons.

]]> By: Alexis http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-14006 Alexis Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:51:55 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-14006 I had the same problem with my Blackberry 8700g with the annoying facebook icon problem especially because on the 8700 you are unable to move your icons to where you want them....but...I found the solution to delete the icon...go to your options and then to "Advanced Options" then click on "Service Book" then scroll down to where it says "BC_Virtual_Preload_Facebook' and click the menu button & then click "Delete" and that's it...the preloaded annoying facebook icon is now deleted...Hope this helps :D I had the same problem with my Blackberry 8700g with the annoying facebook icon problem especially because on the 8700 you are unable to move your icons to where you want them….but…I found the solution to delete the icon…go to your options and then to “Advanced Options” then click on “Service Book” then scroll down to where it says “BC_Virtual_Preload_Facebook’ and click the menu button & then click “Delete” and that’s it…the preloaded annoying facebook icon is now deleted…Hope this helps :D

]]> By: Alexis http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-14005 Alexis Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:49:26 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-14005 I had the same problem with my Blackberry 8700g with the annoying facebook icon problem especially because on the 8700 you are unable to move your icons to where you want them....but...I found the solution to delet the icon...go to your options and then to "Advanced Options" then click on "Service Book" then scroll down to where it says "BC_Virtual_Preload_Facebook' and click the menu button & then click "Delete" and that's it...the preloaded annoying facebook icon is not deleted...Hope this helps :D I had the same problem with my Blackberry 8700g with the annoying facebook icon problem especially because on the 8700 you are unable to move your icons to where you want them….but…I found the solution to delet the icon…go to your options and then to “Advanced Options” then click on “Service Book” then scroll down to where it says “BC_Virtual_Preload_Facebook’ and click the menu button & then click “Delete” and that’s it…the preloaded annoying facebook icon is not deleted…Hope this helps :D

]]> By: Jeatin http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-10885 Jeatin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:15:22 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-10885 You could always go to service manuals and erase the facebook one. That got rid of it for me. You could always go to service manuals and erase the facebook one. That got rid of it for me.

]]> By: luc-mobile http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-906 luc-mobile Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:02:12 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-906 Dynoplex released, just one month ago, a new version of freeware eFile. It's called eFile Pro. This one is not freeware and has an added feature: it saves attachments to the SD card, which a vanilla Blackberry can't do. You can read a discussion on that here: http://tinyurl.com/2ol8jj . Meanwhile, I tested their other product eWord, and I can confirm that it does save and read .doc files in the SD card. That's why I assume eCell will do that too. Of course I can be wrong, but the chances are good. All their products have a time-limited trial version anyway. It can't hurt. . I didn't notice any performance impact with eWord. Actually, I was pretty impressed. It has a nice interface and more functionality than I expected. I didn't buy it because I can't really see myself editing Word documents with such a small screen and tiny keyboard, and that's not the application's fault. I also installed eCell, but just for long enough to see what it looked like. I wasn't really interested in it. I didn't try to open or save files to the SD card with it. Dynoplex released, just one month ago, a new version of freeware eFile. It’s called eFile Pro. This one is not freeware and has an added feature: it saves attachments to the SD card, which a vanilla Blackberry can’t do. You can read a discussion on that here: http://tinyurl.com/2ol8jj
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Meanwhile, I tested their other product eWord, and I can confirm that it does save and read .doc files in the SD card. That’s why I assume eCell will do that too. Of course I can be wrong, but the chances are good. All their products have a time-limited trial version anyway. It can’t hurt.
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I didn’t notice any performance impact with eWord. Actually, I was pretty impressed. It has a nice interface and more functionality than I expected. I didn’t buy it because I can’t really see myself editing Word documents with such a small screen and tiny keyboard, and that’s not the application’s fault.
I also installed eCell, but just for long enough to see what it looked like. I wasn’t really interested in it. I didn’t try to open or save files to the SD card with it.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Ronen Halevy Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:32:24 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-899 Oh interesting I will have to check that out. The best I have come up with is just hiding them in a junk folder. This used to really peve me when I had an 8800 and did not have the option to put items in a folder like the 8310 Oh interesting I will have to check that out. The best I have come up with is just hiding them in a junk folder. This used to really peve me when I had an 8800 and did not have the option to put items in a folder like the 8310

]]> By: rndy http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-898 rndy Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:29:38 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-898 You'll still get the link push to your browser, but you shouldn't get the icons popping up. As with the browser links, I don't notice because I keep all but the blackberry bookmarks folder collapsed, and that sort of stuff usually goes into the links folder. You’ll still get the link push to your browser, but you shouldn’t get the icons popping up. As with the browser links, I don’t notice because I keep all but the blackberry bookmarks folder collapsed, and that sort of stuff usually goes into the links folder.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Ronen Halevy Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:20:04 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-897 Yes they do ship with other browser homepages but those are easy to change. It seems like rogers has also pushed out the facebook link in Canada. The funny part is that the carriers blame RIM and RIM is blaming the carriers :) Rndy I have asked a friend to try out that Opt out option you mentioned and then resend her service books and it still sent the facebook browser link. I just wish you could uninstall them! I can understand if they want to default some functionality but they should leave you the option of getting rid of it Yes they do ship with other browser homepages but those are easy to change. It seems like rogers has also pushed out the facebook link in Canada. The funny part is that the carriers blame RIM and RIM is blaming the carriers :)

Rndy I have asked a friend to try out that Opt out option you mentioned and then resend her service books and it still sent the facebook browser link. I just wish you could uninstall them! I can understand if they want to default some functionality but they should leave you the option of getting rid of it

]]> By: rndy http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-889 rndy Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:01:47 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-889 Log-in to my.t-mobile.com and opt out of all of the advertising. There is a spot to select not to be contacted by t-mobiles partners. Log-in to my.t-mobile.com and opt out of all of the advertising. There is a spot to select not to be contacted by t-mobiles partners.

]]> By: luc-mobile http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/comment-page-1/#comment-878 luc-mobile Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:53:34 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2007/12/26/rant-rim-facebook-annoying-blackberry-users/#comment-878 Hum. I'm not so sure this is really that bad. My BB also came with two "compulsory" installation links: GTalk and Yahoo! Messenger. It's not that bad. I would have taken a lot longer to realize they existed if those links weren't there. I was interested. Ended up with GTalk, hid the Y!M link inside a "junk" folder. If anyone doesn't want a "junk" folder, they can just "hide" the link. It's not difficult. I suppose a lot of people in the U.S. will be interested in the Facebook app. Sure, there are shortcuts to all those applications in the browser's home page, but the user could change the browser's home page and even forget it exists. I even wonder if some carriers don't already ship the phones with a different browser home page out of the box. Hum. I’m not so sure this is really that bad. My BB also came with two “compulsory” installation links: GTalk and Yahoo! Messenger. It’s not that bad. I would have taken a lot longer to realize they existed if those links weren’t there. I was interested. Ended up with GTalk, hid the Y!M link inside a “junk” folder. If anyone doesn’t want a “junk” folder, they can just “hide” the link. It’s not difficult. I suppose a lot of people in the U.S. will be interested in the Facebook app. Sure, there are shortcuts to all those applications in the browser’s home page, but the user could change the browser’s home page and even forget it exists. I even wonder if some carriers don’t already ship the phones with a different browser home page out of the box.

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