BlackBerry fix

**DBKromz** · #1 07-16-08, 09:03 AM

Frankenstein and Billy, I know you guys will appreciate this one.

So one of my co-workers came into my office this morning with a broken 7520 BlackBerry and asked for a swap.

I grabbed another one off the shelf to perform the swap on BES.

Popped the battery in and got Device Error: 422.
Clicked the trackwheel to reset and got the same error.

Went on a BlackBerry Forum and searched for the error code & found this.
http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...373-reset.html

read post #8, then #13 and next few after.

Gave it a shot & no joke, the phone worked right after.

Talk about hi-tech phone fixes

NOTE: Denno alert

**Frankenstein** · #2 07-16-08, 09:06 AM

BWAAAHAHAHAH!!!!!

**DBKromz** · #3 07-16-08, 09:07 AM

who would've thought the proper fix would be throwing your phone on the ground several times. wonder what the repair shops would charge for such a fix

**JohnnyV** · #4 07-16-08, 09:10 AM

Will that fix the problem with my BB Peal deleting my call log and text inbox/outbox every couple fuckin' days?

**jnm988** · #5 07-16-08, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02Telefonica

Will that fix the problem with my BB Peal deleting my call log and text inbox/outbox every couple fuckin' days?

The Disappearing Call Log on the Blackberry Pearl | sarahintampa

Looked it up for the bff a few days ago.

**ChrisNoF4i** · #6 07-16-08, 09:14 AM

I had some Van Gogh Blackberry Vodka last night. I'm not sure how much. It tasted like it was right off the vine. I guess that (partially) explains the dick drawings.

R1 · #7 07-16-08, 09:14 AM

Ill pay you 5$ a phone just to take a phone an whip it off the ground.

youll just have to sign a waiver first stating that if the phone does brake your an idiot for letting me get my hands on it!

classic!

**DBKromz** · #8 07-16-08, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02Telefonica

Will that fix the problem with my BB Peal deleting my call log and text inbox/outbox every couple fuckin' days?

no that's a known memory leak with the 8100 pearls. the patch has been "in process" since i started asking in january. the only resolution for that is to pull your battery and clear your internet cache every few days.

what's happening is the Pearl is thinking it's low on memory, when it really isnt. Go to options --> status and keep an eye on your free memory. when it hits under 200,000 free, it will start to delete your SMS messages, call logs, browser history, cookies, cache, and non saved messages.

another fix you can do is to do what i did and get the 8300 Curve to use until the Pearl's patch is released

**Frankenstein** · #9 07-16-08, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBConz

no that's a known memory leak with the 8100 pearls. the patch has been "in process" since i started asking in january. the only resolution for that is to pull your battery and clear your internet cache every few days.

what's happening is the Pearl is thinking it's low on memory, when it really isnt. Go to options --> status and keep an eye on your free memory. when it hits under 200,000 free, it will start to delete your SMS messages, call logs, browser history, cookies, cache, and non saved messages.

another fix you can do is to do what i did and get the 8300 Curve to use until the Pearl's patch is released

It's also a good idea to set the message retention period to 30 days. My wife's 8100 never has that issue and I had one for 6 month or so and never had it either. Also, if you use the camera get a memory card and store the pics there instead of the system memory.

**DBKromz** · #10 07-16-08, 09:56 AM

i had a 6gb microSD card in mine, set everything to the mass storage device, and it still wiped my phone every few weeks. had my message retention set to the minimum 30 days like josh said, but still didnt help.

Since I'm a BES guy for Sprint & Nextel's, i've only worked on 8130 Pearls, but I've been told the issue is with all 81xx pearls.

the 8330 curve doesnt have that memory leak issue, if you're looking for a similar phone

**Frankenstein** · #11 07-16-08, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBConz

i had a 6gb microSD card in mine, set everything to the mass storage device, and it still wiped my phone every few weeks. had my message retention set to the minimum 30 days like josh said, but still didnt help.

Since I'm a BES guy for Sprint & Nextel's, i've only worked on 8130 Pearls, but I've been told the issue is with all 81xx pearls.

the 8330 curve doesnt have that memory leak issue, if you're looking for a similar phone

I have an 8110 with a mess of apps and stuff on it and it doesn't have that issue so far either, but my free memory never drops below 15M.

**DBKromz** · #12 07-16-08, 09:59 AM

any way you got an RDP app you can hook me up with

**Frankenstein** · #13 07-16-08, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBConz

any way you got an RDP app you can hook me up with

Nope, the only one I know of is the one from Rove.

Billy · #14 07-16-08, 01:32 PM

Jim that's awesome.

**Cowboyrider** · #15 07-17-08, 12:31 AM

so which blackberry to you recommend.

I got the green light to buy one.

Debating between the curve or the pearl?

**DBKromz** · #16 07-17-08, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowboyrider

so which blackberry to you recommend.

I got the green light to buy one.

Debating between the curve or the pearl?

Wait for the Bold to come out. Check blackberry.com for pictures and specs.

But if you like smaller phones and the shared buttons don't bother, I like the Pearl.

**Cowboyrider** · #17 07-17-08, 06:31 AM

I took the pearl. It was only $50 with my upgrade on verizon.

**DBKromz** · #18 07-17-08, 06:40 AM

is the VZ Pearl the 8130?

Brit-Triple · #19 07-17-08, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBConz

who would've thought the proper fix would be throwing your phone on the ground several times. wonder what the repair shops would charge for such a fix

remember the scene in armageddon, he beats the hell out of it and says "russian components, american components, all made in taiwan." its all the same fix.

**Omahastylin16** · #20 07-17-08, 11:09 PM

i almost got a pearl yesterday, but decided to get the simple LG rumor instead

Billy · #21 07-17-08, 11:10 PM

Cowboy,

If you're a thumb warrior (someone you emails a lot on a hand held device), DO NOT GET THE PEARL!!! The half keyboard SUCKS ASS!!!! Other then that I liked the phone.

**DBKromz** · #22 07-17-08, 11:16 PM

See I prefer the shared buttons, and I do a good smount of messaging

**jnm988** · #23 07-17-08, 11:35 PM

I had the Rumor... I hated it, but B is on the wrong side of the space bar. Mine was defective all around though. Fuckin US Cellular is like the bastard step child of cell phone companies.

I'm definitely getting the enV2.