# Official BB Crew Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 5, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766 "2009-01-05T10:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 44
**Author:** ![aberfitch82](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aberfitch82/32/5041_2.png) [@aberfitch82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aberfitch82)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/861 "2009-08-26T12:50:49Z")
anyone get BBM 5 runnin yet I can seem to get the OTA to install and i cant figure out how to install a jad file what a nightmare ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/862 "2009-08-26T13:03:22Z")
ive been running bbm 5 since…mid july? ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/863 "2009-08-27T04:46:08Z")
anybody have any access to bbsmart alarms or the 3jam threaded txt app? ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/864 "2009-08-27T06:44:57Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > ive been running bbm 5 since…mid july? Same here. Love BBM5. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/865 "2009-08-27T06:47:21Z")
> [@9c1](#): > > Same here. Love BBM5. yea, there were issues in the beginning, but it seems pretty solid now ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/866 "2009-08-27T15:52:29Z")
So I just got my 8830 today and so far it is pretty awesome. It has only one wierd flaw, that it won’t let me download Google Maps. It says it isn’t supported. The BB Maps app allows me to use the GPS and that is pretty cool, but it doesn’t do searches like google maps did on my 8703E. Besides that, I am loving this thing. Does anyone have the 8830 and knows a work around to download and install Google Maps? And am I going to love or hate this thing in a couple of weeks? I already want the Tour… Because that is what the boss got! He doesn’t even use his BB! What a waste for him to have it and not me. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/867 "2009-08-27T21:09:35Z")
You probably have an old version of handheld software. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/868 "2009-08-28T07:53:59Z")
Yeah it worked fine on the 8830 I was using. As for my tour, I’m back to the official OS. CPU scaling must suck on the betas and hybrids because they’re a bit faster, but battery life blows. :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/869 "2009-08-28T07:54:13Z")
Yeah it worked fine on the 8830 I was using. As for my tour, I’m back to the official OS. CPU scaling must suck on the betas and hybrids because they’re a bit faster, but battery life blows. :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/870 "2009-08-28T07:55:50Z")
MONKEY!!! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/871 "2009-08-28T11:31:21Z")
Damn, I can’t do any sort of upgrading on my phone due to it being from work. I guess I will have to live without my Google Maps. That sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/872 "2009-08-28T11:35:53Z")
Aren’t you the IT dept at your company? PS. you can do anything you want on your phone… lol Do you have a password on it? ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/873 "2009-08-28T11:43:05Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > Aren’t you the IT dept at your company? > > PS. you can do anything you want on your phone… lol > > Do you have a password on it? I work for a government agency now. There is an entire blackberry department that sets them up and hands them out. I can’t change half of the settings on the dang thing. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/874 "2009-08-28T11:46:04Z")
you can still flash the OS, it wont change the IT policies. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/875 "2009-08-28T11:58:21Z")
That is correct. If you can’t do that, then just wipe it by entering in your password wrong 10 times. ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/876 "2009-08-28T12:03:43Z")
Note: You will probably need to reactivate with the BES once you wipe it. Make sure you get the activation password from your IT dept. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/877 "2009-08-28T23:15:44Z")
just picked up a storm today. I really wanted to wait until the new version came out…but I just broke my phone, and the storm was only $50. any necessary apps? ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/878 "2009-08-30T19:59:43Z")
how can you delete mutiple contacts at once on 8820? i can only seem to delete one at a time. got about 50 contacts to delete, and probabaly will kill the track ball if doing one by one. anyone? ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/879 "2009-08-30T20:39:39Z")
Every time I see this thread I think its “Big Block” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766/880 "2009-08-31T06:08:41Z")
So I was using 5.0.0.191 all weekend. There isn’t shit compatibile with it yet (notably BBM 5.0 and Facebook, neither work) but this OS is really really nice. Finally threaded SMS texts, ala WinMo ca 2006. :picard: The look/feel is way nicer, there’s a file browser and all the other media apps are broken out independently now (not one media icon with 4 programs within it) the file browser has a “view all documents” function so you don’t have to browse to one specifically. There were a lot of other little tweaks that just overall made it way nicer to use. Battery life & performance seemed really good too. I’m back to 4.7.1 for now because of the compatibility issues, but I can’t wait for a 5.0 official. :tup: [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766.md?page=43) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-bb-crew-thread/60766.md?page=45)