I guess Sprint as been listening to readers frustrated that they did not get any updates for their 8830 from the automatic download site. DavidH let me know that Sprint has made OS 4.5.0.135 officially available on their download website! This is the latest official release I have seen for the 8830 so hop to it even if you are on another carrier. Just remember to delete the vendor.alx file…
Download links:
Download @ Sprints download site
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.5.0.201 (Multilanguage)
Package Version: 4.5.0.201
Consisting of:
- Applications: 4.5.0.135
- Software Platform: 3.4.0.28
- File name: 8830uAMEA_PBr4.5.0_rel201_PL3.4.0.28_A4.5.0.135_Sprint.exe
- File size: 82.14MB
Thanks for the tip DavidH!
Jeff Not Registered
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 3:07 PM EST
Downloaded and installed on my Sprint 8830. Other than the inclusion of MMS, I don’t see much different. Not that I expected new functionality.
We’ll see if stability or performance is improved.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
Question — do you show a new Service Book for MMS? I am on Verizon Wireless, and I don’t see the MMS capability.
Jeff Not Registered
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM EST
Yes, I have two new service books: MMS Client, MMS Transport.
There is a MMS item in Options, as well as a menu item in Messages to create an MMS message.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
Do you mind checking under Options, Advanced Options, Service Book for an MMS-related entry. I’m trying to verify if the carrier needs to push out a Service Book for this to work. TIA.
Jeff Not Registered
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM EST
As I said, there are 2 MMS entries under Service Book (advanced options).
They were actually there before I forced a refresh of the Service Books (by going to Sprint’s BIS site and asking for a refresh of Service Books). I suspect that the books were pushed out during the install process.
Can’t hurt to refresh your Service Books.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 8:03 PM EST
I already did resend Service Books, which is why I asked the question. I am guessing that it is something that my service provider (Verizon) would need to support, but that isn’t going to happen anytime soon as they do not yet support OS 4.5 fro the 8830.
Does anyone know how to push another carrier’s Service Book to a device?
Derek Brown Not Registered
Posted: February 27, 2009 at 9:00 PM EST
Do any of you use MidpSSH? I’m an It Consultant, and I use this app on occasion to SSH into customer sites. I installed this new Sprint release today, and now my MidpSSH connections don’t work. Telnet sessions work fine, but SSH connections don’t.
Or does anyone know of a different free SSH client that will route through a BES? The ASA’s and PIX’s I connect to are pretty locked down, and deny any SSH connection that doesn’t come from our BES.
Sam Not Registered
Posted: March 4, 2009 at 8:12 PM EST
I tried updating to 4.5 but somehow my browser is missing (couldn’t access the web) and it is saying that internet service book is missing and need to contact my service provider (Sprint) to resolve. I called but of course the Rep is clueless. Anybody know how to resolve this? Thx advance for the help.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: March 4, 2009 at 9:23 PM EST
You need to log into Sprint’s BIS website (http://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=sprint), and resend your Service Books.
Sam Not Registered
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 12:52 PM EST
I did and still no browser. It just reaffirm that my hotmail is working that’s all. I still do not have the browser icon and no access to the web. Do I have to have a certain bb desktop manager version to do the upgrade properly? At this point, I am willing to reformat everything and anything to get it to work again. Thx.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 1:33 PM EST
Trey the procedure outlined within one of RIM’s BlackBerry Technical Solution Center articles: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB17136.
Sam Not Registered
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 7:52 PM EST
Tried it: deleting and undeleting that was outline to go around it but still stuck without browser and no internet access. With BIS, does the service book include browsers? I only see one icon in BIS in sending and the description only list for emails and nothing about browsers. Thx.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:06 PM EST
@Sam: So I assume that you have both the BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service [Browser Config] and IPPP for BIBS [IPPP] service books. Something else to try. From the homescreen, navigate to Options > Advanced Options > Browser — make sure that default browser configuration is Internet Browser, not BlackBerry Browser.
Sam Not Registered
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 9:12 PM EST
Yes, I have both. I tried to go into to browser and only see ‘Default browser configuration: ‘ The rest is just a blank screen. I have no option to change anything.
I checked and noticed that under service book, IPPP for BIBS [IPPP] is disallowed and I could not change it to allow.
Tom ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 365
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 9:22 PM EST
Try this one — http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB11565
Sam Not Registered
Posted: March 5, 2009 at 9:56 PM EST
Followed all the steps but still no luck. I actually do not have even the browser icon. The only way I could try to open the browser is to select ‘switching application’ and select the browser icon there and of course got the ‘Your device does not currently…etc’.