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nfq said:
haha wow.
just died on you? forced reboot didn't help?
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it was a progressive thing over a few days, swipes and touches went unanswered until i did a force reboot and it totally stopped after that.

Oh and its a well known issue.

talking to BB ppl now.
 
Red_Liner740 said:
it was a progressive thing over a few days, swipes and touches went unanswered until i did a force reboot and it totally stopped after that.

Oh and its a well known issue.

talking to BB ppl now.
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Hope they make it right. My PB seems to be working just fine and it's been bounced around 4 countries and dropped countless times.

Let us know what RIM does.
 
Red Liner, sorry to hear this. If its less than a year old, no doubt the RIM folk will look after you.

Use both of mine everyday.

Amazing device for what it is, and what it costs. Pairing it with my BB data is extra sweet.

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seems that reinstalling the software through the desktop software has resolved the issue....i dunno for how long. No trust in the device right now but we'll see if the confidence will come back with time.
 
Well the fix only worked for 24 hours...plugging it over night and trying to use it the next day resulted in the same thing, zero touch screen response. I had the OS reinstalled with tech support on the line and it didnt help. I'm stuck at the "choose a language" setup portion and since i cant pick anything, dead end. Blackberry came through and escalated it to an RMA, they are sending me a fedex box so i can send it in and receive another one.
 
Red_Liner740 said:
Well the fix only worked for 24 hours...plugging it over night and trying to use it the next day resulted in the same thing, zero touch screen response. I had the OS reinstalled with tech support on the line and it didnt help. I'm stuck at the "choose a language" setup portion and since i cant pick anything, dead end. Blackberry came through and escalated it to an RMA, they are sending me a fedex box so i can send it in and receive another one.
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Have a BB that was BB bridged previously to your PB? Wonder if it would let you use the trackpad as a mouse, or does the PB OS have to fully boot up?
 
yes, i have a Curve that was bridged to it, i thought that might be it and turned off the bridge, didnt help. At this point thought there is no going back, i have to setup the OS and i cant....
 
Just notified of a new software update available.
 
Just wanted to add. BlackBerry escalated to on rma. Sent a FedEx box, I shipped the pb back and four days later received another one. Scary part is that both the incoming and delivery fedec employees said that they deal with a lot of bb returns.
 
Red_Liner740 said:
Scary part is that both the incoming and delivery fedec employees said that they deal with a lot of bb returns.
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FYI..... RIM has a blackberry tradeup program where they will pay you to turn in your old blackberry. They pay shipping of the phone back to them. Plenty of people and companies are taking advantage of this program which is surely keeping the courier guys busy.

https://tradeup.blackberry.com/en/ca/web/home.html

They just claimed No 3 best seller worldwide of smartphones after Apple and Samsung, and they still have a significant market share here in Canada.
 
Red_Liner740 said:
Just wanted to add. BlackBerry escalated to on rma. Sent a FedEx box, I shipped the pb back and four days later received another one. Scary part is that both the incoming and delivery fedec employees said that they deal with a lot of bb returns.
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It looks like I have to send mine out as well, the battery is not accepting a charge... again!
 
Been trying to use the PB for work for over 6 months and it is clear it is just a gadget toy...It's still "amateur hour". Though it makes for a great washroom web browser or couch side picture viewer that's about it.

Having now graced my fingers across the MS Surface RT, I am certain RIM has lost their business credentials. RT is just an iPad-esque toy, but has an amazing hardware base for the pro version! Pro will be the business mobile platform tool the PB pretended to be. No more "apps" or side loading glitchy android apps, instead PROGRAMS!!!! To do actual work!!!! The only thing Surface needs is a bridge like BB to avoid running 2 data plans. Right now only a USB tether is planned for Surface Pro.

The uphill climb from RIM is too steep. Oh and why is my PB slower to load then my pc or curve? Why does it always misorganize the outlook exchange email folders when I import them? Why is the native filing system one mega alphabetical list? All counter productive to any serious work.

Oh and the US gov is either dropping BB in some cases or opening up to Apple and Android next year! Bad bad news for RIM.
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