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12-01-2011, 01:07 PM
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You can use iPhone's wifi-hotspot to get internet access.
If you upgrade to OS 2.0 you can get SOME android apps that have been ported over on it. Don't think PPS TV is among that list. If they do port their app over to BlackBerry in February, you'll be able to find it in App World.
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12-01-2011, 02:20 PM
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#677 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by Jermyzy  Hm...I'm leaning towards cancelling my order. Didn't really need one, bought as impulse when I saw the $189 price. | Darn, too late. Status says "shipped" now (even though no email sent out). I had ordered Nov 27.
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12-01-2011, 03:14 PM
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#678 | | RS controls my life!
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Ordered mine as a christmas present for my dad yesterday from Staples and got it this morning.
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12-01-2011, 04:07 PM
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#679 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Hey jermyzy when did u order yours ? I'm waiting for mine to Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-01-2011, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rubencruz Hey jermyzy when did u order yours ? I'm waiting for mine to Posted via RS Mobile | November 27
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12-01-2011, 06:58 PM
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#681 | | I help report spam so I got this! <--
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I'm loving mine. First tablet ever. Also gave the extra to gf.
It does have flaws  but cant beat the price. I was waiting around for something to read book on. The kindle was too expensive and everybody on craigslist was being retards selling them for more than they're worth.
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12-01-2011, 07:15 PM
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#682 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Jermyzy Darn, too late. Status says "shipped" now (even though no email sent out). I had ordered Nov 27. | Man, that's such horseshit. I ordered mine on the 24th, and it still hasn't shipped.
Not that it really matters, as it's a Xmas gift, but still...
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12-01-2011, 11:49 PM
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#683 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Helga where did u get ur new playbook with the power button raised?... Cuz mine is not lvled to the volume buttons at all... Posted via RS Mobile | I pre-ordered mine through staples and got the pb with a raised power button its pretty easy to press unlike most peoples...I went to future shop a couple days ago to see if they had any pb in stock but only had 64gb left and i was checking out there demo models they had 3 there and 1 out of 3 had raised power buttons the other 2 were sunken in and hard to press..
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12-01-2011, 11:56 PM
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#684 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Helga where did u get ur new playbook with the power button raised?... Cuz mine is not lvled to the volume buttons at all... Posted via RS Mobile | 
This is the sticker on the side of the box.
I don't know for sure if these numbers (below "Accessories Made in China") indicate manufacture date but through all 6 of my exchanges, the only units that had the updated raised power button were ones where it showed 02052011. All the other ones I've come across had the recessed power button and had xx022011, xx032011 or xx042011 on the box.
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12-02-2011, 12:16 AM
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#685 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by Nabatron I pre-ordered mine through staples and got the pb with a raised power button its pretty easy to press unlike most peoples...I went to future shop a couple days ago to see if they had any pb in stock but only had 64gb left and i was checking out there demo models they had 3 there and 1 out of 3 had raised power buttons the other 2 were sunken in and hard to press.. | how raised was it?? cuz i exchanged mine today during the afternoon at grandview's staples... person told me that RIM never raised the pwr button. I went to futureshop and ask... got the same answer...
i heard it was raised like .8mm which is like wat? a small growing finger nail?
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12-02-2011, 12:38 AM
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12-02-2011, 07:27 AM
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#687 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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its was raised high enough so u don't have to use yur finger nail to push the power button down! just your finger would do!
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12-02-2011, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Spoon_Fed Man, that's such horseshit. I ordered mine on the 24th, and it still hasn't shipped.
Not that it really matters, as it's a Xmas gift, but still... | Yeah everybody on RFD is complaining about this. It looks like they're working on the orders backwards with the newest orders first.
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12-02-2011, 09:46 AM
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#689 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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IMO, in the next year , it is going to very interesting to see how RIM is going to bounce back with next flagship devices , 4g playbook and their new BBX smartphone.
If they do not bounce back , they will most likely either bankrupt or be bought out at Q4 of 2012.
I hope RIM you do good and do not fuck it up.
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12-02-2011, 10:00 AM
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#690 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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friend got one, pretty sick
slow wifi tho
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12-02-2011, 11:11 AM
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#691 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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We do not believe RIMM is an acquisition target or the company is looking to break itself up for sale. We believe RIMM will fight to try to develop & launch more compelling product offerings. We see Promotion Commotion (carriers shifting advertising & subsidies away from Blackberry), BYOD (Bring/Buy Your Own Device via Sandboxing corporate secure Sandboxing) and the Apple & Android invasion all posing meaningful challenges to RIMM. We are lowering our target price from $20 to $15 and reiterate our Sell rating. Target price is based on revised earnings and a 50% discount to the current S&P500 P/E; this is lower than our previous 40% discount, but justified in our view given deteriorating fundamentals. Lower units are key driver of reduced EPS. - Citigroup
| Bankruptcy seems like the path of least resistance. The company is on the decline stage; once you get there no willing buyer will touch it.
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12-02-2011, 11:12 AM
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#692 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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RIM lost money selling these playbooks at like 200 , heard it cost 300 yto make. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-02-2011, 01:31 PM
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#693 | | I don't get it
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hmph... I still have to use my finger nail... Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-02-2011, 03:20 PM
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lol if you go back a few pages youll see a ton of people having the same problem with the power button.
not sure if you know this but you should only press the power button to put it on standby or to fully shut it off.
you can swipe with your finger from bottom to top to turn it back on from standby mode.
you can also press the battery icon on the screen which will popup the function for standby/restart/shutdown
the power button is a PITA but this should help a bit.
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12-02-2011, 03:54 PM
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#695 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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seriously. everyone go get your playbook. with your finger flat on the top push on the power button. hold for 1 second. it takes a little bit of force but nothing major. you do not need to dig your finger nail. the button doesnt actually move or click, it just needs a bit of pressure.
they made it hard to press to avoid people accidentally turning their pb off while fumbling around trying to push the volume buttons
in the 2 weeks ive owned my playbook ive had to use the power button exactly 0 times.
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12-02-2011, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Vansterdam lol if you go back a few pages youll see a ton of people having the same problem with the power button.
not sure if you know this but you should only press the power button to put it on standby or to fully shut it off.
you can swipe with your finger from bottom to top to turn it back on from standby mode.
you can also press the battery icon on the screen which will popup the function for standby/restart/shutdown
the power button is a PITA but this should help a bit. | Dude you don't even need it to put it on standby, only time is to turn it on after it's been fully shut off.
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12-02-2011, 11:18 PM
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The playbook that I got had a raised power button, too had I returned it to Bell because of one dead pixel. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-02-2011, 11:33 PM
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^^fuck shitty deal bra yeah i gotta return mine to get underneath my screen cleaned due to dirt and i have a raised power button pretty choked and when i receive my new playbook most likely will be a hard to press power button if I'm not lucky that is
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12-03-2011, 12:59 AM
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playing around with my gf playbook right now. after i got over the initial thriill of playing with a new os i find this to be disappointing the screen is awesome but the lack of many useful native apps is a turn off.... i also find the browser scrolling to be a but weird. i always manage to accidentally click a link or an image while scrolling down or for it to just behave really weird on certain websites. the keyboard is great though, very responsive and i like how you can use ctrl c v b etc command with a bluetooth keyboard. the only thing im jelly about since my touchpad cant do this....
im trying to get andorid apk running on this thing but so far its been a headache since i use mac and its a really old mac that doednt ran vmware that well...
i still think my 32gb touhpad even at 250 is a better deal.
EDIT: scratch that once i have access to a windows computer transfering bat files to the playbook is relatively painless however turning the apk into bat is still a pita. all that effort is waste when i found out out of the 3 apps installed (ezpdf, mobo play and android task killer) only the task killer work 100%. =\
also is there any file manager for this thing?
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12-03-2011, 01:19 AM
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#700 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Vansterdam lol if you go back a few pages youll see a ton of people having the same problem with the power button.
not sure if you know this but you should only press the power button to put it on standby or to fully shut it off.
you can swipe with your finger from bottom to top to turn it back on from standby mode.
you can also press the battery icon on the screen which will popup the function for standby/restart/shutdown
the power button is a PITA but this should help a bit. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RRxtar seriously. everyone go get your playbook. with your finger flat on the top push on the power button. hold for 1 second. it takes a little bit of force but nothing major. you do not need to dig your finger nail. the button doesnt actually move or click, it just needs a bit of pressure.
they made it hard to press to avoid people accidentally turning their pb off while fumbling around trying to push the volume buttons
in the 2 weeks ive owned my playbook ive had to use the power button exactly 0 times. | Quote:
Originally Posted by winson604 Dude you don't even need it to put it on standby, only time is to turn it on after it's been fully shut off. | lol thanks guys I've been repeating this point numerous times on this thread but people are still bitching about it
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