Comments on: New RIM Campaign - Ask Somebody Why They Hate Their BlackBerry http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/ BlackBerry News and Reviews Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:04:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1334 Ronen Halevy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:06:51 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1334 Rugger, personally I use one of the HTML email viewers out there because they give you the menu option to add an email as a task. It then copies over the info into the task. Something RIM should have done ages ago! Rugger, personally I use one of the HTML email viewers out there because they give you the menu option to add an email as a task. It then copies over the info into the task. Something RIM should have done ages ago!

]]> By: rugger http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1332 rugger Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:28:34 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1332 I don't flag emails for follow up just so I can reply to them later. I also use it as a way of quickly creating a task with a reminder. If the email was asking me to do something, I just flag it for follow up with a reminder time and it pops up to tell me when I need to do it. Saves me the trouble of creating a task from scratch. I don’t flag emails for follow up just so I can reply to them later. I also use it as a way of quickly creating a task with a reminder. If the email was asking me to do something, I just flag it for follow up with a reminder time and it pops up to tell me when I need to do it. Saves me the trouble of creating a task from scratch.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1307 Ronen Halevy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:48:34 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1307 Luc, First of all if I answered emails as they came in I would be doing it all day :(. You must be better at organizing... Oh god I just changed the Loud profile setting today from 3 rings to two rings for emails. I had to go into all 5 of my messages accounts and set it separately. I like the ability to do that but it is just a pain to manage! Luc,
First of all if I answered emails as they came in I would be doing it all day :(. You must be better at organizing…

Oh god I just changed the Loud profile setting today from 3 rings to two rings for emails. I had to go into all 5 of my messages accounts and set it separately. I like the ability to do that but it is just a pain to manage!

]]> By: luc-mobile http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1305 luc-mobile Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:44:52 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1305 I have my BB set to vibrate once for SMS messages and twice for calls. No vibration for e-mail. Meaning: e-mail can wait, SMS requires attention and calls require attention IMMEDIATELY. . I wrote a review for the Blackberry Curve once and one of the things I praised the most was the ringer profile manager. We can define different ringers and vibrations for just about everything. And also have those excepetions. It is VERY flexible. I do think, though, it is not well designed. As a matter of fact, I always cringe at the thought of changing any of my settings in it. I have my BB set to vibrate once for SMS messages and twice for calls. No vibration for e-mail. Meaning: e-mail can wait, SMS requires attention and calls require attention IMMEDIATELY.
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I wrote a review for the Blackberry Curve once and one of the things I praised the most was the ringer profile manager. We can define different ringers and vibrations for just about everything. And also have those excepetions. It is VERY flexible. I do think, though, it is not well designed. As a matter of fact, I always cringe at the thought of changing any of my settings in it.

]]> By: luc-mobile http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1304 luc-mobile Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1304 E-mail follow-up never worked for me. I flag messages for later and... I do take care of them way too "later". . I learned this from a friend: answering a message doesn't take that long. Stop whatever you're doing and answer it NOW. Or else it will linger around for hours, days and even risk not being answered at all. I try to follow her advice and it is always the best thing to do. Just sharing a thought. E-mail follow-up never worked for me. I flag messages for later and… I do take care of them way too “later”.
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I learned this from a friend: answering a message doesn’t take that long. Stop whatever you’re doing and answer it NOW. Or else it will linger around for hours, days and even risk not being answered at all. I try to follow her advice and it is always the best thing to do. Just sharing a thought.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1295 Ronen Halevy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:06:06 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1295 I completely agree. They do have 3rd party software to flag emails but they do not sync with outlook flags! I completely agree. They do have 3rd party software to flag emails but they do not sync with outlook flags!

]]> By: Rugger http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1294 Rugger Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:48:36 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1294 One more gripe - I really need RIM to add the capability to flag emails for follow up! I live and die by that function in outlook. One more gripe - I really need RIM to add the capability to flag emails for follow up! I live and die by that function in outlook.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1287 Ronen Halevy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:21:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1287 Adam, I actually found in the Profile settings that you can set the number of vibrates per notification from 1-3. I have google talk as 1 vibe and email as 2. The fact that you cannot copy them is a PAIN IN THE... Greg, I like the baby :( The fact that 3G is not coming anytime soon is also a pain. I always wanted to use my Berry for tethering with a fast connection. I also second the fact that there is no button that will change tracks in the media player. Why could they not have made a long push on the volume button move it a track back or forward??? On that note why can you only customize the 2 shortcut buttons. Even my old WM5 device let you customize more than that! Adam,
I actually found in the Profile settings that you can set the number of vibrates per notification from 1-3. I have google talk as 1 vibe and email as 2. The fact that you cannot copy them is a PAIN IN THE…

Greg,
I like the baby :(
The fact that 3G is not coming anytime soon is also a pain. I always wanted to use my Berry for tethering with a fast connection.

I also second the fact that there is no button that will change tracks in the media player. Why could they not have made a long push on the volume button move it a track back or forward??? On that note why can you only customize the 2 shortcut buttons. Even my old WM5 device let you customize more than that!

]]> By: Adam http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1279 Adam Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:37:20 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1279 Profiles. GAH! 1) Can't copy a profile to create a slightly different one. Have to start from scratch. 2) Can't customize the vibration. So when I have my Curve in my pocket, I can't easily tell if someone is calling, I just got an SMS, or it's 10 minutes before an appointment. For crying out loud, why can't I select something like three quick vibrate blips (repeating) for a phone call, two long-vibrates for an SMS, etc. I know we can pick from a zillion audible tones, but most of the time I have my bb on vibrate (meetings where I can't disturb folks, parties where I can't hear anything, etc.) Profiles. GAH!

1) Can’t copy a profile to create a slightly different one. Have to start from scratch.
2) Can’t customize the vibration. So when I have my Curve in my pocket, I can’t easily tell if someone is calling, I just got an SMS, or it’s 10 minutes before an appointment. For crying out loud, why can’t I select something like three quick vibrate blips (repeating) for a phone call, two long-vibrates for an SMS, etc. I know we can pick from a zillion audible tones, but most of the time I have my bb on vibrate (meetings where I can’t disturb folks, parties where I can’t hear anything, etc.)

]]> By: Greg Myers http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1275 Greg Myers Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:22:49 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1275 This is quite a hard one. (It's like answering '10 Things you Hate about your loved one?). But here goes: 1. Boss, I really hate the 'Ugly Baby' picture at the start of this article. Please Delete, Delete, Delete. Ok, now the serious stuff, 2. Limited inbuilt memory. (Just not enough room for all the applications) Or the ability to save 3rd party applications on memory card. 3. The lack of a native 'predictive' texting application on all products except the Pearl. Oh, and one more thing, Next G (3.5 G) support... Everybody else has covered everything else I have a problem with...And I agree with all the points thus far... This is quite a hard one. (It’s like answering ‘10 Things you Hate about your loved one?). But here goes:
1. Boss, I really hate the ‘Ugly Baby’ picture at the start of this article. Please Delete, Delete, Delete.
Ok, now the serious stuff,
2. Limited inbuilt memory. (Just not enough room for all the applications) Or the ability to save 3rd party applications on memory card.
3. The lack of a native ‘predictive’ texting application on all products except the Pearl.

Oh, and one more thing, Next G (3.5 G) support…

Everybody else has covered everything else I have a problem with…And I agree with all the points thus far…

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1274 Ronen Halevy Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:37:02 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1274 Luc & David I agree 100% Truly why does it take minutes to startup a Berry and they really need to fix that web browser. Do you remember the leaked screenshots of the upgraded BB Browser months ago? What ever happened to that? The podcasting issue is just a pain in the... The Media Player is an afterthought! Luc & David I agree 100%

Truly why does it take minutes to startup a Berry and they really need to fix that web browser. Do you remember the leaked screenshots of the upgraded BB Browser months ago? What ever happened to that? The podcasting issue is just a pain in the… The Media Player is an afterthought!

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1271 DavidB Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:22:45 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1271 Not in order: Allowing carriers to disable hardware features (I.e. GPS). The web browser is STILL terrible. Limited choice of non-camera models. LONG delay for CDMA models (Curve!) Lack of podcast support. Battery life on 8830 is terrible! Speaker volume on 8830 is way inferior to what I had with 7100i Not in order:
Allowing carriers to disable hardware features (I.e. GPS).
The web browser is STILL terrible.
Limited choice of non-camera models.
LONG delay for CDMA models (Curve!)
Lack of podcast support.
Battery life on 8830 is terrible!
Speaker volume on 8830 is way inferior to what I had with 7100i

]]> By: luc-mobile http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1269 luc-mobile Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:27:53 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1269 I'll contend with some of Ronen's points: . 2. One of the things I like best in my Blackberry is how stable it is. 4.2 could be better, but it's not bad. I therefore think that RIM should take their time, Microsoft shouldn't be an example to anyone. 3. I wonder if the outages are planned or expected in anyway. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/01/22.html 4. Agreed. On the other hand, I can't send any of the videos I convert from Youtube to my iPod fan friend because her iPod won't play anything I send her. My Berry plays many more formats then her overpriced piece of Apple fanaticism. 5. Hey, I have a very useful voice recorder! It's called VR+, I really recommend it. dollars5.com also sells a very good voice recorder. Should RIM really cram every possible application into the product and leave no room for third-party developers? I agree we should be able to record phone calls though. 6. Flash support is not that trivial. Come on. 9. But who is to blame for that, RIM or the carriers? . I could lay down a roster of feature or improvement requests too, but "hate" is quite a strong word which I would only apply to the insane boot time and the media card under the battery. Those two things really make me want to wring their necks. Grrrr... I’ll contend with some of Ronen’s points:
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2. One of the things I like best in my Blackberry is how stable it is. 4.2 could be better, but it’s not bad. I therefore think that RIM should take their time, Microsoft shouldn’t be an example to anyone.
3. I wonder if the outages are planned or expected in anyway. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/01/22.html
4. Agreed. On the other hand, I can’t send any of the videos I convert from Youtube to my iPod fan friend because her iPod won’t play anything I send her. My Berry plays many more formats then her overpriced piece of Apple fanaticism.
5. Hey, I have a very useful voice recorder! It’s called VR+, I really recommend it. dollars5.com also sells a very good voice recorder. Should RIM really cram every possible application into the product and leave no room for third-party developers? I agree we should be able to record phone calls though.
6. Flash support is not that trivial. Come on.
9. But who is to blame for that, RIM or the carriers?
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I could lay down a roster of feature or improvement requests too, but “hate” is quite a strong word which I would only apply to the insane boot time and the media card under the battery. Those two things really make me want to wring their necks. Grrrr…

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1266 Ronen Halevy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:07:09 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1266 Wow I agree with all. The memory issue is something they have to fix! Cant believe I forgot that. The HSPDA was just a pain especially since they already had GSM 3G in the 8707v! Keep it going :) Wow I agree with all. The memory issue is something they have to fix! Cant believe I forgot that. The HSPDA was just a pain especially since they already had GSM 3G in the 8707v!

Keep it going :)

]]> By: BerryZilla http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1262 BerryZilla Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:22:12 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1262 No HSDPA support on the 8800 series. Trackball that gets dirty in 20 seconds. No event specific LED color options on the 8800 series. No HSDPA support on the 8800 series.

Trackball that gets dirty in 20 seconds.

No event specific LED color options on the 8800 series.

]]> By: Weekly Contest: Ask Someone Why They Hate Their BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1260 Weekly Contest: Ask Someone Why They Hate Their BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:34:06 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1260 [...] lopsided, and deserves a counterbalancing. After bumping heads together, they came up with their own list of complaints about BlackBerry, which can surely be added to. So go on, sound off about the downsides of [...] [...] lopsided, and deserves a counterbalancing. After bumping heads together, they came up with their own list of complaints about BlackBerry, which can surely be added to. So go on, sound off about the downsides of [...]

]]> By: Rugger http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1256 Rugger Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:47:09 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1256 You can email suggestions@blackberry.com but who knows what happens to emails sent there... Here is my wish list: 1. Faster data access for mass storage mode. My sdhc card reader is literally 20x as fast for read/writes to my card than my BB is. 2. Eliminate pauses between tracks in the media player. 3. Podcast support. 4. Ability to put apps on storage card or at least some more device memory. 64mb on my 8130 is rediculous. 256 or 512 MB of memory is really not that expensive. 5. Button on the case for skipping to the next song. Would be ideal if the standby button on my Pearl could do that when pressed quickly and pause/standby when held down. 6. Switch back to home network from roaming automatically when available. I can roam on Verizon's network in the DC metro but when I get above ground again it stays on VZ rather than switching back to Sprint. I have to turn off the wireless then turn it back on to get it to connect to Sprint again. You can email suggestions@blackberry.com but who knows what happens to emails sent there…

Here is my wish list:

1. Faster data access for mass storage mode. My sdhc card reader is literally 20x as fast for read/writes to my card than my BB is.
2. Eliminate pauses between tracks in the media player.
3. Podcast support.
4. Ability to put apps on storage card or at least some more device memory. 64mb on my 8130 is rediculous. 256 or 512 MB of memory is really not that expensive.
5. Button on the case for skipping to the next song. Would be ideal if the standby button on my Pearl could do that when pressed quickly and pause/standby when held down.
6. Switch back to home network from roaming automatically when available. I can roam on Verizon’s network in the DC metro but when I get above ground again it stays on VZ rather than switching back to Sprint. I have to turn off the wireless then turn it back on to get it to connect to Sprint again.

]]> By: Stefano http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1254 Stefano Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:12:02 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/25/new-rim-campaign-ask-somebody-why-they-hate-their-blackberry/#comment-1254 You are a GENIUS!! You are a GENIUS!!

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