Comments on: RANT! RIM Needs To Put a Limit on Carrier Homescreen Shortcuts http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:25:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-24941 Michael Fri, 22 May 2009 13:19:42 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-24941 I used to go to IU, and I have a story for you. 21(or so?) years ago, IU approached Borland, the people that made Ami Pro (word processor) and Quattro (spreadsheet) and some other office apps. They wanted free copies for the students to learn on. Borland said, "Oh, He||, no!" So IU went to Microsoft, and they said, "Here, free, spread them around." Who knows? If Borland wasn't so stingy, maybe the desktop standard would be Ami Pro and Quattro Pro. I used to go to IU, and I have a story for you. 21(or so?) years ago, IU approached Borland, the people that made Ami Pro (word processor) and Quattro (spreadsheet) and some other office apps. They wanted free copies for the students to learn on.

Borland said, “Oh, He||, no!”

So IU went to Microsoft, and they said, “Here, free, spread them around.”

Who knows? If Borland wasn’t so stingy, maybe the desktop standard would be Ami Pro and Quattro Pro.

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23661 DavidB Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:31:05 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23661 I am glad Verizon doesn't do this and sure hope they don't follow ATT lead. 100% agree this is spam. I am glad Verizon doesn’t do this and sure hope they don’t follow ATT lead.
100% agree this is spam.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23660 Brandon Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:09:07 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23660 Completely agree. Definitely out of hand. Whenever I get a new theme, I end up with all of these annoying icons! I immediately create a folder called "AT&T Cr@p", shove them all in there and hide the folder. Completely agree. Definitely out of hand. Whenever I get a new theme, I end up with all of these annoying icons! I immediately create a folder called “AT&T Cr@p”, shove them all in there and hide the folder.

]]> By: JoeA http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23652 JoeA Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:51:38 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23652 When I got all these new icons, I called AT&T CS. They said it wasn't them and it was impossible, I had to have d/l'ed them. Yeah, like I would d/l AT&T Mall! They connected me with RIM CS. They said the same thing and that I should do a master reset to get rid of them. Now I find out it IS them. Both Customer Services have no idea what they are doing. Regardless of who small they are, they take up vaulable space on MY phone and I can't get rid of them. What did I spend all this money for? When I got all these new icons, I called AT&T CS. They said it wasn’t them and it was impossible, I had to have d/l’ed them. Yeah, like I would d/l AT&T Mall! They connected me with RIM CS. They said the same thing and that I should do a master reset to get rid of them. Now I find out it IS them.

Both Customer Services have no idea what they are doing. Regardless of who small they are, they take up vaulable space on MY phone and I can’t get rid of them. What did I spend all this money for?

]]> By: JerryD http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23645 JerryD Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:45:42 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23645 BTW - I found hiding them to be almost as much of a pain as having them there. I created a FOLDER called Hidden and moved them all into there - along with the other icons I don't need like all the email icons, Address Book, Calendar... Use Home Screen Shortcuts! http://forums.pinstack.com/blog.php?bt=2323 BTW – I found hiding them to be almost as much of a pain as having them there. I created a FOLDER called Hidden and moved them all into there – along with the other icons I don’t need like all the email icons, Address Book, Calendar…

Use Home Screen Shortcuts!
http://forums.pinstack.com/blog.php?bt=2323

]]> By: JerryD http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23644 JerryD Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:41:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23644 Hey - have you looked at your Address Book lately? Try filtering it view the category "AT&T Services". What's that? You didn't create that category? And you didn't enter 9 entries - ALL WITH THE SAME NAME? What's that? You have THREE COPIES of them? Talk about shoving it down!!!! Hey – have you looked at your Address Book lately? Try filtering it view the category “AT&T Services”.

What’s that? You didn’t create that category? And you didn’t enter 9 entries – ALL WITH THE SAME NAME?

What’s that? You have THREE COPIES of them?

Talk about shoving it down!!!!

]]> By: impak875 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23639 impak875 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:30:30 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23639 I feel a little shafted... I have the 13 on the bottom, but how in the world did you manage to grab those games??? I'll take the Pacman, Scrabble, and Brain Challenge... LOL Does anyone know how I can get those games??? Will I need to reload my OS?? I feel a little shafted… I have the 13 on the bottom, but how in the world did you manage to grab those games??? I’ll take the Pacman, Scrabble, and Brain Challenge… LOL

Does anyone know how I can get those games??? Will I need to reload my OS??

]]> By: alb123 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23634 alb123 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:38:07 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23634 Does this only happen on Bold devices? I would be extremely pi$$ed, to say the least, if they were doing that to my memory challenged Curve. I'm on Verizon, thankfully, in this instance. I've not had to experience this spam. Unbelievable! Does this only happen on Bold devices? I would be extremely pi$$ed, to say the least, if they were doing that to my memory challenged Curve. I’m on Verizon, thankfully, in this instance. I’ve not had to experience this spam. Unbelievable!

]]> By: Luciano http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23627 Luciano Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:26:10 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23627 Hiding doesn't cut it. If you're the type who changes themes often (Hi, Vicky) the folders, order of icons and hidden/unhidden stuff will get reset all the time. Nightmare! I've been with two Brazilian carriers and none of them does any of that. I'd be really mad if they began to push those stupid icons on me. Hiding doesn’t cut it. If you’re the type who changes themes often (Hi, Vicky) the folders, order of icons and hidden/unhidden stuff will get reset all the time. Nightmare!

I’ve been with two Brazilian carriers and none of them does any of that. I’d be really mad if they began to push those stupid icons on me.

]]> By: alex http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23616 alex Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:16:33 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23616 that is exactly what i do. that is exactly what i do.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23609 Ronen Halevy Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:27:36 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23609 Since I moved to a macbook I don't upgrade OS's as often. Too lazy and last time I tried with parallels I got a kernel panic Since I moved to a macbook I don’t upgrade OS’s as often. Too lazy and last time I tried with parallels I got a kernel panic

]]> By: papped http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23608 papped Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:24:25 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23608 Must be an older OS issue. On .266 you can hide an entire new folder with stuff in it. Must be an older OS issue. On .266 you can hide an entire new folder with stuff in it.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23603 Ronen Halevy Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:57:10 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23603 The problem is that due to RIM's brilliant design you cannot hide folders of crap... Nor can you put a folder into another folder... At least on my Bold. Now I put it in my applications folder and hide them. Problem is that I hide some other applications that I need only every blue moon like the search app. Then I have to dig through 23 icons of AT&T crap... The problem is that due to RIM’s brilliant design you cannot hide folders of crap… Nor can you put a folder into another folder… At least on my Bold.

Now I put it in my applications folder and hide them. Problem is that I hide some other applications that I need only every blue moon like the search app. Then I have to dig through 23 icons of AT&T crap…

]]> By: dbltap http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23602 dbltap Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:50:45 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23602 I make up a folder called "AT&T CRAP" I move all these stupid shortcuts to this trash folder.... and then HIDE IT. Never have to see them again. I make up a folder called “AT&T CRAP” I move all these stupid shortcuts to this trash folder…. and then HIDE IT. Never have to see them again.

]]> By: blake http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23601 blake Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:48:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23601 I've got AT&T, but the only one I've gotten since I got my BB is the yellow pages. (I've also got the shop and AT&T Navigator, Cellular Video, Music Apps, and MusicID icons). Why would I not get the new ones? Just curious, definitely not saying I want them! I’ve got AT&T, but the only one I’ve gotten since I got my BB is the yellow pages. (I’ve also got the shop and AT&T Navigator, Cellular Video, Music Apps, and MusicID icons). Why would I not get the new ones? Just curious, definitely not saying I want them!

]]> By: Gadgetsteria » AT&T resorts to “spamming” your Blackberry homescreen with unwanted crap/bloatware http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23598 Gadgetsteria » AT&T resorts to “spamming” your Blackberry homescreen with unwanted crap/bloatware Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:34:08 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23598 [...] Berry Review, *Image Source: Byte Pawn* Discover and [...] [...] Berry Review, *Image Source: Byte Pawn* Discover and [...]

]]> By: lamar http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23592 lamar Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23592 and they need to f2%King release the bb maps to all that damm crap and they need to f2%King release the bb maps to all that damm crap

]]> By: Luis Merlos http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23590 Luis Merlos Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:37:38 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23590 Swith to tmobile haha I just hope they don't follow on their steps that would suck all the icons I have from them is myfavs and tmobile web :) Swith to tmobile haha I just hope they don’t follow on their steps that would suck all the icons I have from them is myfavs and tmobile web :)

]]> By: A.J. http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23589 A.J. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:29:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23589 I just put them all into folders to clean it up. I just put them all into folders to clean it up.

]]> By: Chris http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23588 Chris Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:14:26 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23588 I agree! Sending these links to our phones is SPAM. Yes you can hide them (I put the all in one folder named 'fuck spam') but when you pay $500+ for a phone, plus the monthly services, you should have total control over it! Is their anyway we can complain to RIM? Apple does not allow At&t to send spam to the iphone. I agree! Sending these links to our phones is SPAM. Yes you can hide them (I put the all in one folder named ‘fuck spam’) but when you pay $500+ for a phone, plus the monthly services, you should have total control over it!

Is their anyway we can complain to RIM? Apple does not allow At&t to send spam to the iphone.

]]> By: Zach http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23586 Zach Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:04:54 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23586 Better than hiding them in my opinion would be to just move them to another folder... Better than hiding them in my opinion would be to just move them to another folder…

]]> By: Jason "VerSe" Anderson http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23585 Jason "VerSe" Anderson Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:53 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23585 SEEE I know I wasn't the only one. Those exact icons out of no where popped up on my Bold one day and I was like what the hell lol SEEE I know I wasn’t the only one. Those exact icons out of no where popped up on my Bold one day and I was like what the hell lol

]]> By: rand0m http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23584 rand0m Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:58:27 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23584 http://mobile.blackberrytrade.com/apps/maxmem/maxmem.jad sorry OTA download http://mobile.blackberrytrade.com/apps/maxmem/maxmem.jad

sorry OTA download

]]> By: rand0m http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23583 rand0m Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23583 Ronen, check out maxmem for the blackberry. I've used it and removed up to 7mb of space. Might not clear out all of it, but it'll help with some junk. Ronen, check out maxmem for the blackberry. I’ve used it and removed up to 7mb of space. Might not clear out all of it, but it’ll help with some junk.

]]> By: KMan http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/comment-page-1/#comment-23580 KMan Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:44:06 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/21/rant-rim-needs-to-put-a-limit-on-carrier-homescreen-shortcuts/#comment-23580 I totally agree. On Rogers, only a couple carrier-specific apps come down but even this is irritating. Overall, I don't think that the carriers are good at adding value to blackberry services. They should leave this up to RIM (and 3rd party apps) and instead focus on certifying and publishing OS updates faster (is anyone from Telus listening?). I totally agree. On Rogers, only a couple carrier-specific apps come down but even this is irritating.

Overall, I don’t think that the carriers are good at adding value to blackberry services. They should leave this up to RIM (and 3rd party apps) and instead focus on certifying and publishing OS updates faster (is anyone from Telus listening?).

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