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Not even a month after having received my Blackberry 8830 World Edition I needed a replacement.

Some of the problems that I encountered with my unit were…

1. The number 5 got unresponsive (unless applying lots of pressure)
2. I would get CALL FAILED, TRY AGAIN!
3. When flipping back to a call that was on hold (with call waiting) it would conference both calls together.
4. The other thing that I found was the screen was extremely easy to scratch.

My new unit is Made in Canada instead of Mexico.  Not sure if that will make a difference or not.  I am trying really hard not to scratch the screen until I get a screen protector.  I also have a Blackberry Skin and Leather sleeve on order.

Before returning my old unit I opened up the Blackberry Desktop Manager software and started the process to swap the blackberry device to transfer all my applications and settings.  Once all the info was copied to my computer I went to the store, wiped all my data and applications and brought home my new blackberry.  Once at home I plugged the device via USB and clicked next in the device swap process.  It took some time to finish up but it worked perfect.

The only problem that I had afterwards was my Blackberry Browser was gone.  To fix that all I did was go to OPTIONS –> ADVANCED OPTIONS –> HOST ROUTING TABLE –> scroll down to the one that is in bold and click on REGISTER NOW.  Once that was done I had my Blackberry Browser back.

I hear that Telus will be getting the Blackberry Curve in the next couple of months….I almost should of waited.

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Last week after fighting with my newly installed Blackberry Server (Blackberry Professional Software) I discovered that it wasn’t a problem with the server config. It was a problem with my Telus rate plan. Apparently my rate plan ($15 unlimited data, yeah I know it’s good) can not interface with a Blackberry Server. I was pretty disappointed with Telus for putting this type of block and not telling me about it when I signed up. Now I have my e-mails downloaded from Outlook Web Access automatically with the Blackberry Internet Service. I am told by Telus that I would need to switch to a 4MB $25, 8MB $40, 30MB $60 or 1024MB $100 plan if I want to connect my blackberry to my server. With the type of data that I use I would most likely need the $100 plan. That’s a difference of $85 per month to sync contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes wirelessly. I think I will connect my blackberry to my computer to sync for now until I find a way around it, which I will soon.

The other thing that I found was that the screen scratches pretty easily especially if you don’t use the belt clip. I find the belt clip too geeky and bulky so I stick the phone in my pocket. Sometimes there happens to be keys in there but I’ve never had problems with scratches on previous phones.

Also, if you haven’t already done so you should download all of the Google apps for the blackberry. The apps include Gmail, Maps, Docs, Reader, Picasa, Search, Sync, and News.

If you are looking for a way to access MSN Messenger you might want to try BerryVine Messenger.

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