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TOTA Mobile/Wireless/Celluar/VOIP Thread (pg. 111)
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
No phone comes with a good browser experience. The iPhone is one of the better ones, but if you load Opera on a Windows Mobile, then it is pretty comparable. Plus Opera has some nice customizing features. |
Not true. The new version of IE mobile (to be released) rocks. |
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| Orko |
For Windows Mobile 7? Do you know if it is coming to WM6? Pocket IE is a piece of garbage right now, and has been since they introduced it.
Any links, or details? |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
For Windows Mobile 7? Do you know if it is coming to WM6? Pocket IE is a piece of garbage right now, and has been since they introduced it.
Any links, or details? |
IE Mobile 6 will work for WM6 and is build off the same codebase as IE.
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile...r-mobile-6.aspx |
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| VERTiG0 |
| I used Opera Mini on my Touch and found it superior to just about everything (except betas of Opera Mobile 9.x). |
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| Orko |
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# re: Internet Explorer Mobile 6
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:41 PM by Khush
Folks,
My name is Khush and I am from the Windows Mobile team.
Let me take this opportunity to respond to some of the questions raised:
1. IE Mobile 6 is expected to show up in devices at the end of 2008 or early 2009.
2. We understand your concerns about bringing IE 6 to the Windows Mobile platform. The features we deliver aren’t always articulated and defined by version numbers. For instance, although this release is called Internet Explorer Mobile 6, there are components from other versions of Internet Explorer for the desktop. One example of that is the support for Jscript v5.7 which we brought over from Internet Explorer 8 for the desktop.
3. Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why it will not be available as an upgrade or direct download for current phones, but rather will be made available on new phones.
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Absolutely no help to existing users. |
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| E2EK1EL |
The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
I want to preface this by saying that the following statements are my opinions and hypotheses, and have not be confirmed nor denied by any of sources of mine or official contacts at either corporation. It should serve as a nice little “conspiracy theory,” though. Here’s the deal:
When we met with Verizon and RIM about the Storm, we asked about the software version. They confirmed it to be 4.7.0.65. We had heard otherwise, just like most of you, and didn’t understand why that OS version was so low when versions up to .90 were being talked about, and some demo units in stores showing .75 or higher.
We believed this to be a non-final OS and was partly why we thought the OS would get better before release.
We reported of a Storm shortage last night because of a last minute glitch.
We think that 4.7.0.82, the version of the Storm box I got from Verizon directly was the cause of the glitch, and instead of a new version being flashed on Storms, what they were in fact doing was downgrading the OS to 4.7.0.65.
Now, why would we say that Verizon has downgraded these units? Do we know this for a fact? Absolutely not, and we said that above. None of this has been confirmed to us at all, but here’s the kicker… check on your Verizon BlackBerry Storm box where the product label is. It should say Version: 4.7.0.65, right? Well, after looking at a box from a Verizon store just now, I noticed a couple layers of stickers. I decided to peel those off, and what did I find? A product label underneath with version 4.7.0.82! So, they realized that there was possibly a huge security vulnerability they couldn’t fix in time, started flashing the units with the .65 software in order to not miss the release date, thus the cause of the shortages, the limited stock, and the direct fulfillment units not shipping until December the 5th. Go ahead, you know you want to peel back those product labels with yellow stickers! Let us know in the comments, ok? The pictures are after the break!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008...berry-storm-os/ |
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| monishb |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
The real story behind the Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS?
I want to preface this by saying that the following statements are my opinions and hypotheses, and have not be confirmed nor denied by any of sources of mine or official contacts at either corporation. It should serve as a nice little “conspiracy theory,” though. Here’s the deal:
When we met with Verizon and RIM about the Storm, we asked about the software version. They confirmed it to be 4.7.0.65. We had heard otherwise, just like most of you, and didn’t understand why that OS version was so low when versions up to .90 were being talked about, and some demo units in stores showing .75 or higher.
We believed this to be a non-final OS and was partly why we thought the OS would get better before release.
We reported of a Storm shortage last night because of a last minute glitch.
We think that 4.7.0.82, the version of the Storm box I got from Verizon directly was the cause of the glitch, and instead of a new version being flashed on Storms, what they were in fact doing was downgrading the OS to 4.7.0.65.
Now, why would we say that Verizon has downgraded these units? Do we know this for a fact? Absolutely not, and we said that above. None of this has been confirmed to us at all, but here’s the kicker… check on your Verizon BlackBerry Storm box where the product label is. It should say Version: 4.7.0.65, right? Well, after looking at a box from a Verizon store just now, I noticed a couple layers of stickers. I decided to peel those off, and what did I find? A product label underneath with version 4.7.0.82! So, they realized that there was possibly a huge security vulnerability they couldn’t fix in time, started flashing the units with the .65 software in order to not miss the release date, thus the cause of the shortages, the limited stock, and the direct fulfillment units not shipping until December the 5th. Go ahead, you know you want to peel back those product labels with yellow stickers! Let us know in the comments, ok? The pictures are after the break!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008...berry-storm-os/ |
the UK and US releases have a lot of glitches in them, that is why telus here has held up the launch to iron our the bugs with RIM, but the storm will be available in the first week of December here |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
I used Opera Mini on my Touch and found it superior to just about everything (except betas of Opera Mobile 9.x). |
Just tried Opera 9.5 beta. JUST AMAZING! Holy moly, what an improvement, even over version 8.
- really finger friendly
- great zooming tools
- improved UI
- very smooth |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
Just tried Opera 9.5 beta. JUST AMAZING! Holy moly, what an improvement, even over version 8.
- really finger friendly
- great zooming tools
- improved UI
- very smooth |
What'd I tell ya :D |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by monishb
the UK and US releases have a lot of glitches in them, that is why telus here has held up the launch to iron our the bugs with RIM, but the storm will be available in the first week of December here |
Dude stop biggin' up Telus ... everyone knows ALL North American CDMA carriers are junk. Even if the signal is stronger, everyone is using GSM.
Telus was suppose to get R-UIM cards in 2005
http://www.gemalto.com/press/gemplu...-2005-telus.htm |
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| E2EK1EL |
We gave you our theory, we gave you RIM’s official statement and now people, it’s time to move on. The bottom line is that everyone who snagged a Storm from Verizon ended up with v4.7.0.65. The indisputable caveat - v4.7.0.65 has issues. No firmware is perfect and no future firmware revision will ever be completely bug-free, but what we can tell you is that the folks at RIM and Verizon know v4.7.0.65 might be just a little sub-par. How do we know they know? Why else would they be issuing OS updates just a few weeks after releasing the handset? That right people, we got our hands on a preliminary internal communique detailing a series of updates coming soon to a Verizon Storm near you. The first in fact, will likely come next week - just a few short weeks after the launch. Basically, RIM and Verizon have targeted a variety of major issues and will address them through a series of OTA software updates. The list below is split up between issues that will definitely be resolved with the first update next week and issues that will be resolved in a second OTA update that will likely arrive later in December. Hit the jump for the break down and rest a bit easier knowing that whether or not the various issues with v4.7.0.65 are deal breakers for you, Verizon and RIM know there are problems are are working to fix them.
Note that the following is not a complete list of issues that will be covered in the upcoming OS updates. Instead, this is a list of issues being circulated internally at Verizon to ensure that employees do not authorize any Certified Like-new device exchanges for customers citing any of the following as their problems… The first is our favorite by far and no, the last one isn’t a joke - it’s really on there.
Issues to be resolved by the first OTA update (Maintenance Release 1) - December, week 1:
If a customer receives a call while listen to music at low volume using a wired headset, the music volume may suddenly increase to the highest level (!). Interim recovery instructions: Lower the volume using the buttons on the side of the handset. When using voice-activated dialing, incoming audio may be muted. Interim recovery instructions: Enter the menu and select “Activate Handset or Speaker”. The handset may reset itself while sitting idle or while using multimedia applications. No interim recovery instructions provided. Issues to be resolved by a subsequent Maintenance Release:
Customers may intermittently lose email connectivity via CDMA and/or international roaming modes. Interim recovery instructions: Main menu -> Manage Connections -> Select mobile network -> Turn radio off, then Turn radio on. If this does not resolve the issue, pull the battery. When powering on the handset, the radio sometimes does not turn on. Interim recovery instructions: Main menu -> Manage Connections -> Select mobile network -> Turn radio on. If this does not resolve the issue, pull the battery. Pressing the send key while the device is in landscape mode will open the phone application in portrait mode, but the speed dial function may not work. Interim recovery instructions: Press escape until the home screen appears, then press the send key with the handset in portrait orientation. Sometimes entering characters on the virtual keyboard doesn’t work. Interim recovery instructions: Re-select the character. Thanks, krazyVZW!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008...ssues/#comments
I have faith Blackberry will work out all the kinks soon. |
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| UmmiE |
| Storm is coming out on the 15th of Dec ;) telus and bell |
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