Blackberry pearl

**JamesH** · 12-09-2006, 10:57 PM

Anyone on here have one? I just got mine and i was wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks they can share with me that they know of.

tamparican · 12-10-2006, 03:28 AM

i got one and so does krazilyinlove712 my wifey...theres actually alot of things you can do with these phones..best site to get info from if you havent checked it out yet is www.blackberryforums.com and the first thing i would do if you havent done yet is download to your phone berry411 and google maps if you dotn have any other NAV yet..and def get a MICRO sdcard, a 1GB so you put a shyt load of movies and music on there..

**...mikey** · 12-10-2006, 12:39 PM

Did you look at the Blackjack? Everyone is saying it's the Pearl replacement.

3g, full keyboard, etc.

**JamesH** · 12-10-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ...mikey

Did you look at the Blackjack? Everyone is saying it's the Pearl replacement.

3g, full keyboard, etc.

i dont have cingular.

**...mikey** · 12-10-2006, 12:45 PM

Good point.

tamparican · 12-11-2006, 01:05 AM

i dont know about the pearl replacement, i think they are two totally different phones....ive seen the blackjack its a nice phone...and id def consider it if i didnt have my pearl, but i guess since i do im kinda stuck on it now.. ive had it for about 3 weeks now and ive pretty much got about 50 videos saved on my pearl as well as loaded on it programs like google maps and berry 411 to games like zelda

**Zate** · 12-11-2006, 09:09 AM

i'd love to get a blackjack but it wont interface with all the blackberry server stuff we have.. i get my work email on my BB and can actually use it to work remotely via email reasonably well.. if they added sametime to it and I got the ssh client i could work remotely almost as well as if i was in the office.. lol

**Clint** · 12-11-2006, 12:38 PM

pretty much what they said.. go on blackberryforums and find the upgrade for the software, doing that first will eliminate most errors, berry411 and google maps are awesome, definitely the first things to download. You can get up to a 2gb microsd card, the phone cant recognize a 4gb card yet (maybe with a future software release)

I had it set up to receive all my work and yahoo email, but it was annoying me... If you want GPS functionality, you can buy a bluetooth gps puck, and then you can get turn by turn driving directions (I never leave tampa so I dont really need it)

It takes a while for the suretype to start to learn, but eventually i've notice that I have to correct it less and less.

The battery cover muffles the sound quite a bit, I'm about to do this mod, http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ter-sound.html

also, for a really good skin (perfectly clear, almost not noticible) I'd suggest the one reviewed here: http://www.blackberryforums.com/bbf-...body-skin.html

And here is a pdf file full of VERY useful tips http://home.comcast.net/~tamsterra/B...Pearl_Tips.pdf

Garrett · 12-11-2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ...mikey

Did you look at the Blackjack? Everyone is saying it's the Pearl replacement.

3g, full keyboard, etc.

the blackjack is cool but its more of a Motorola Q replacement... the main problem with the blackjack it has less then 3 hours of talk time on a fully charged battery. it comes with 2 batteries but who wants to carry around a second battery with them just in case the phone dies?

66impalass · 12-11-2006, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zyiro

the blackjack is cool but its more of a Motorola Q replacement... the main problem with the blackjack it has less then 3 hours of talk time on a fully charged battery. it comes with 2 batteries but who wants to carry around a second battery with them just in case the phone dies?

you can switch it off of the 3G network and to edge only, increases battery life tenfold

**Nikon** · 12-11-2006, 07:31 PM

Can you guys do music playlists with the Pearl? Any cons you have found with the phone yet?

Does google mobile and maps load on it?

tamparican · 12-11-2006, 10:51 PM

yea maps works great on it, the only cons so far to me is that you have to keep taking out the battery in order to insert a media card, but then again once its in there do you really take it out, NO!....other then that i wish the camera was better on the phone too, and i also wish you didnt have to keep clicking on the "back" button everytime you go back into a program. IE. if you looked up a number and hit the end key to close it, next time you open the phone book it opens to the last item you had so you have to keep cliking back and back, other then some of these little problems i think the phone is great so far. and has alot of potential still

**Nikon** · 12-12-2006, 11:48 AM

What about playing music?
- Does it do playlists?
- What quality does the MP3s have to be in for it to play? I read something about it having to be in 'non-complex format'.
- Whats the battery life REALLY like. T-Mobile said 12.5 days.

**Clint** · 12-12-2006, 12:17 PM

not sure about playlist, i think you can play a max bit rate of like 96 or something, I cant remember off the top of my head.. (I haven't bought a card yet so music hasnt been a priority). Battery life is really good, its not uncommon for me to get home at night after using it all day and still have over 80% battery life. Talking on the phone seems to wear the battery down faster than anything else.

12.5 days? maybe if you barely use it, and turn it off at night, sure i'd say its possible

**JamesH** · 12-12-2006, 09:53 PM

I have an mp3 at 128 bit rate right now on my phone and it plays. The speaker doesnt sound very good with mp3's but i guess with the earbuds it comes with the mp3's sound better.

tamparican · 12-12-2006, 10:38 PM

i havent had any issues with the mp3's yet...its played everything so far and not bad sounding either...the media player overall could have been better IE: videos, MP3 , pics if there were more organization options available like locking out folders with passwords, if you could do a full screen feature or ..u can create folders which is pretty much the same thing as a playlist...the video quality on the phone is excellent IMO though...

**Clint** · 12-13-2006, 10:44 AM

A couple other issues I thought of this morning.

The phone has a visual indicator (a flashing LED) that tells you when you have new messages, but why doesnt it flash when you missed a call??

And why doesn't the alarm automatically repeat itself? Instead, it goes off 3 times, and thats it... it waits for you to pick up the phone, hit a button and CHOOSE to snooze, or dismiss the alarm. Poor thinking on their part.

THE GOOD NEWS: There is software called BB Alerts, which will allow you to access many more colors of the LED for different events, and it will keep beeping at a set interval if you missed a call or text, or whatever you set it for. I dont think it works for alarms though

Bad news, it costs $10

**Nikon** · 12-13-2006, 11:35 AM

Looks like I have been swayed into getting one. Might have to swing by Ronald McDonald's place of work today.

**Clint** · 12-13-2006, 02:33 PM

just dont be suprised if you get a null pointer exception once in a while, upgrade the OS.

Also, with blackberry's, the cure-all is to remove the battery and reboot it, seems to fix just about any weird behavior

tamparican · 12-13-2006, 09:08 PM

has anyone upgraded to the .67 OS on their TMO version yet?? i still have the .42 from when i first purchased the phone been wanting to upgrade but im probably gonna wait till the next upgrade available...i also love that you get notifications when you get instant messages or messages waiting, well at least on their blackberry messenger which is the only one ive used so far other then aim...

12-09-2006, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesH I'm just her baby daddy	Blackberry pearl Anyone on here have one? I just got mine and i was wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks they can share with me that they know of.

12-10-2006, 03:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
tamparican Registered User	i got one and so does krazilyinlove712 my wifey...theres actually alot of things you can do with these phones..best site to get info from if you havent checked it out yet is www.blackberryforums.com and the first thing i would do if you havent done yet is download to your phone berry411 and google maps if you dotn have any other NAV yet..and def get a MICRO sdcard, a 1GB so you put a shyt load of movies and music on there..

12-10-2006, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
...mikey putting on the ritz	Did you look at the Blackjack? Everyone is saying it's the Pearl replacement. 3g, full keyboard, etc.

12-10-2006, 12:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
...mikey putting on the ritz	Good point.

12-11-2006, 01:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
tamparican Registered User	i dont know about the pearl replacement, i think they are two totally different phones....ive seen the blackjack its a nice phone...and id def consider it if i didnt have my pearl, but i guess since i do im kinda stuck on it now.. ive had it for about 3 weeks now and ive pretty much got about 50 videos saved on my pearl as well as loaded on it programs like google maps and berry 411 to games like zelda

12-11-2006, 09:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Zate Admin	i'd love to get a blackjack but it wont interface with all the blackberry server stuff we have.. i get my work email on my BB and can actually use it to work remotely via email reasonably well.. if they added sametime to it and I got the ssh client i could work remotely almost as well as if i was in the office.. lol

12-11-2006, 12:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Clint keyboard hardass	pretty much what they said.. go on blackberryforums and find the upgrade for the software, doing that first will eliminate most errors, berry411 and google maps are awesome, definitely the first things to download. You can get up to a 2gb microsd card, the phone cant recognize a 4gb card yet (maybe with a future software release) I had it set up to receive all my work and yahoo email, but it was annoying me... If you want GPS functionality, you can buy a bluetooth gps puck, and then you can get turn by turn driving directions (I never leave tampa so I dont really need it) It takes a while for the suretype to start to learn, but eventually i've notice that I have to correct it less and less. The battery cover muffles the sound quite a bit, I'm about to do this mod, http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ter-sound.html also, for a really good skin (perfectly clear, almost not noticible) I'd suggest the one reviewed here: http://www.blackberryforums.com/bbf-...body-skin.html And here is a pdf file full of VERY useful tips http://home.comcast.net/~tamsterra/B...Pearl_Tips.pdf

12-11-2006, 07:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nikon Geek	Can you guys do music playlists with the Pearl? Any cons you have found with the phone yet? Does google mobile and maps load on it?

12-11-2006, 10:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
tamparican Registered User	yea maps works great on it, the only cons so far to me is that you have to keep taking out the battery in order to insert a media card, but then again once its in there do you really take it out, NO!....other then that i wish the camera was better on the phone too, and i also wish you didnt have to keep clicking on the "back" button everytime you go back into a program. IE. if you looked up a number and hit the end key to close it, next time you open the phone book it opens to the last item you had so you have to keep cliking back and back, other then some of these little problems i think the phone is great so far. and has alot of potential still

12-12-2006, 11:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
Nikon Geek	What about playing music? - Does it do playlists? - What quality does the MP3s have to be in for it to play? I read something about it having to be in 'non-complex format'. - Whats the battery life REALLY like. T-Mobile said 12.5 days.

12-12-2006, 12:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Clint keyboard hardass	not sure about playlist, i think you can play a max bit rate of like 96 or something, I cant remember off the top of my head.. (I haven't bought a card yet so music hasnt been a priority). Battery life is really good, its not uncommon for me to get home at night after using it all day and still have over 80% battery life. Talking on the phone seems to wear the battery down faster than anything else. 12.5 days? maybe if you barely use it, and turn it off at night, sure i'd say its possible

12-12-2006, 09:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
JamesH I'm just her baby daddy	I have an mp3 at 128 bit rate right now on my phone and it plays. The speaker doesnt sound very good with mp3's but i guess with the earbuds it comes with the mp3's sound better.

12-12-2006, 10:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
tamparican Registered User	i havent had any issues with the mp3's yet...its played everything so far and not bad sounding either...the media player overall could have been better IE: videos, MP3 , pics if there were more organization options available like locking out folders with passwords, if you could do a full screen feature or ..u can create folders which is pretty much the same thing as a playlist...the video quality on the phone is excellent IMO though...

12-13-2006, 10:44 AM	#17 (permalink)
Clint keyboard hardass	A couple other issues I thought of this morning. The phone has a visual indicator (a flashing LED) that tells you when you have new messages, but why doesnt it flash when you missed a call?? And why doesn't the alarm automatically repeat itself? Instead, it goes off 3 times, and thats it... it waits for you to pick up the phone, hit a button and CHOOSE to snooze, or dismiss the alarm. Poor thinking on their part. THE GOOD NEWS: There is software called BB Alerts, which will allow you to access many more colors of the LED for different events, and it will keep beeping at a set interval if you missed a call or text, or whatever you set it for. I dont think it works for alarms though Bad news, it costs $10

12-13-2006, 11:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
Nikon Geek	Looks like I have been swayed into getting one. Might have to swing by Ronald McDonald's place of work today.

12-13-2006, 02:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
Clint keyboard hardass	just dont be suprised if you get a null pointer exception once in a while, upgrade the OS. Also, with blackberry's, the cure-all is to remove the battery and reboot it, seems to fix just about any weird behavior

12-13-2006, 09:08 PM	#20 (permalink)
tamparican Registered User	has anyone upgraded to the .67 OS on their TMO version yet?? i still have the .42 from when i first purchased the phone been wanting to upgrade but im probably gonna wait till the next upgrade available...i also love that you get notifications when you get instant messages or messages waiting, well at least on their blackberry messenger which is the only one ive used so far other then aim...