Blackberry Bold 9000 OS 5.0.0.348 does not work with AT&T

December 3, 2009

Recently 5.0.0.348 for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 was leaked. I installed this on my BlackBerry and all was well, until I traveled to the US and put my AT&T SIM card into the device. It then gets into a reboot cycle the minute a network connection is established. I am speculating that something in the [...]

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Compile Problem with Chan_SCCP_B on Asterisk 1.6

December 3, 2009

When compiling Chan_SCCP_b on asterisk 1.6.0 and up, one may receive and error that AST_CONTROL_T38 is undeclared. Digium changed this to AST_CONTROL_T38_PARAMETERS some time during the 1.6.0 tree. This article gives a quick fix into making it compile cleanly.

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Adding MySQL Privileges to a Subnet…

November 26, 2009

After having to determine how to provide access to a MySQL database for a CIDR sub-net for the 100th time today (yup I must be getting old cause I keep forgetting this), and yet again not finding a quick reference on the web, I thought I would write a quick post on how to add permissions for CIDR sub-net on MySQL

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Leaked Bold 9000 OS 5.0.0.348 Torrent Found

November 15, 2009

A few days back crackberry.com announced that a leaked version of OS 5.0.0.348 for the Blackberry Bold 9000 had been found. Here is a torrent for the firmware file, and it seems to work, so if folks seed you should be able to get a descent copy. 9000M_PBr5.0.0_rel546_PL5.2.0.23_A5.0.0.348.exe.torrent Disclaimer: remember, this is an untested and [...]

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Bell selling the Blackberry® Bold™ 9700 for less than Rogers

November 4, 2009

With lots of speculation about competition in the Canadian Cellular market after Bell and Telus both announced that they will be carrying the iPhone 3GS on their new HSPA networks, Bell have just listed the Blackberry® Bold™ 9700 for sale on their website – and at $70 (more than 20%) less than what Rogers charge for the same device on a 3–year term…

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Rogers Selling Curve Bold 9700 online…

November 4, 2009

Rogers are now selling the Blackberry® Bold™ 9700 online on their website (complete with mistakenly listing it as a “Blackberry Curve 9700″ on the detail page). Judging from their subsidized pricing ($299.99) based on a 3 year term compared with the no-contract pricing of $599.99, existing Bold™ 9000 owners with phones that are in good shape are best off selling their existing handsets unlocked for around $300 and then adding in $300 to buy the 9700…

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Blackberry Curve (8900) OS 5 (5.0.0.314) Torrent

October 24, 2009

And here is a torrent to 5.0.0.314 for the Blackberry Curve 8900 (go here if you are looking for 314 for the Bold) Curve_8900_314.torrent Disclaimer: Bear in bind, this is unsupported beta software. Do not install unless you know what you are doing. If you load this, and your BlackBerry stops functioning, you have no [...]

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Blackberry Bold (9000) OS 5.0.0.314 Leaked

October 24, 2009

Blackberry Review received a smoking tip that 5.0.0.314 for both the Bold (9000) and the 8900 had been leaked. The RapidShare files soon disappeared, so here is a torrent file for the Bold: 9000M_PBr5.0.0_rel489_PL5.2.0.19_A5.0.0.314.exe.torrent Should make for a better download to the operating system. Disclaimer: Bear in bind, this is unsupported beta software. Do not [...]

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Blackberry Bold 9700 Officially Out

October 21, 2009

Folks! The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 formerly known as Onyx has been released! http://worldwide.blackberry.com/blackberrybold9700 Specifically this device has a screen resolution that is slightly higher than the already fantastic Bold 9000. The “pearl” is also gone and replaced with a new trackpad, and most importantly to me, the device is smaller than the Bold. I [...]

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BlackBerry OS 5 Another Look

October 20, 2009

RIM are getting ready to release some new devices (Bold 9700 and the Storm 2). These devices will both be launched with the next edition of RIM’s Blackberry Operating System. I installed 5.0.0.238 on my Bold 9000 and was pleasantly surprised at the maturity of the operating system, compared to reviews, and my own experience of earlier versions.

Read on to get a brief glimpse of the new Operating system and the main benefits I think you will find with it for your BlackBerry handheld.

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