Comments on: Visual Voicemail coming to BlackBerry Bolds?

By: Fox

Fox — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:39:46 +0000

There is a feature on AT&T that is $8.99/mo for visual voicemail. If anyone could get this feature code we could add it on with customer service. I’m certain this would enable it.

By: Narnia

Narnia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:28:02 +0000

@Backbeat:

I don’t think so regarding blackberryforums. They are the rudest, most unfriendly and unhelpful Blackberry website on the internet.

Their mods are rude and disrespectful of new members and it filters down to the whole community.

If you want to hang somewhere and actually enjoy yourself and have some fun, crackberry.com is fantastic. Their mods and admins are friendly and helpful and it filters down to the community itself.

By: Tech News

Tech News — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:44:33 +0000

This is the only feature of the iPhone that interests me. Everything else my Bold does, and does better. Of course I don’t care about music and videos, otherwise the iPhone might hold more interest for me. Visual Voicemail is a big win for the BB!

By: Tech News

Tech News — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:42:08 +0000

This is the only feature of the iphone that
interests me. Everything else my Bold does, and does better. Of course I don’t care about music and videos, otherwise the iphone might hold more interest for me. Visual Voicemail is a big win for the BB!

By: Crunch

Crunch — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:42:50 +0000

Yes, confirmed. I have .219 installed on my AT&T and have Visual Voicemail installed as well. Same error message. That means it’s coming, though.

By: jc

jc — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:56:53 +0000

Nope. Don’t have it. But I’m only on. .216 so far on ATT…

By: backbeat

backbeat — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:09:56 +0000

http://www.blackberryforums.com is a much better location where BB admins support the forums without all the in-your-face ads for all that overpriced Made-in-China accessory crap of that other low-brow location.

By: Martin G

Martin G — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:04:40 +0000

unfortunately, if at&t controls the service books, they will probably also to some degree control the content. that means we’ll see more at&t crap in the appstore than what comes preloaded on the phone already

By: TedP

TedP — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:35:18 +0000

How do you know about BGR but not about the forums where you can find out how to upgrade your BB? Maybe I am old school and remember BGR when he used to a be a poster on howardforums.com (thats a hint for you)

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:23:54 +0000

If you want to upgrade your OS for the Bold visit http://www.crackberry.com and take a look at the forums. You will find what you need there.

By: Joki

Joki — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:01:03 +0000

Lmao@ Calgary Painters’ comment about Dad lol

By: Calgary Painters

Calgary Painters — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:16:27 +0000

My provider Telus had Visual Voicemail and I tried it because I find calling into voicemail a pain. Cancelled it within the month. Mainly because my dad was calling and he has an english accent. I had to call him to ask what message he left because it was always messed up. Like, hi devil, rabiit is chicken with gravy. to you cana.

By: fan_of_fanboys

fan_of_fanboys — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:47:36 +0000

Tony,

Sadly VZW does charge. However there are several differences between their version and the Iphone version

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:14:02 +0000

I don’t think Verizon charges extra for VVM on the Storm.

By: Mr. Hi-Definition

Mr. Hi-Definition — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:29:37 +0000

Oh yeah…! I hope they don’t charge a monthly fee for it though. That would be an immediate dream killer…

By: MiSoFine

MiSoFine — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:12:00 +0000

I think that as long as they don’t charge out the butt for it my execs will love it. But knowing AT&T…

By: Ritchie

Ritchie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:44:51 +0000

YES !!! … this is why i prefer at&t and the BOLD

By: jarbro

jarbro — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:26:08 +0000

They’re just going to charge you extra to provision it. Just use vymail and youmail and you got yourself free visual voicemail.

By: stirling78

stirling78 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:18:02 +0000

Hey BG, is there an option for updating your OS on the Bold. I’m running the 4.6.0.167…should I be on the .219? Is there any benefit? If so, How do I update. Thanks!

By: RAS

RAS — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:42:14 +0000

By: Abhishek Verma

Abhishek Verma — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:37:03 +0000

This is for all the ppl looking into this story and wondering how come they’re stuck at version 167 while 219 is out.
The 219 is most likely from a bold OS on another carrier (eg: Rogers, Orange) or an updated OS for those who bought an unlocked Bold from RIM, or even a leaked beta release to the next upcoming software update.
I know several ppl who’ve installed different carrier OS into AT&T’s bold..and while it hasn’t unlocked the handset..many have reported fewer dropped calls and improved reception and signal strength.
There are quite a few different software update options floating around on different blackberry forums…it’s a trial-and-error method to find which one is best for your phone.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:26:05 +0000

This should be pretty fun. As long as the data plan is on there I wouldn’t imagine being charged for the VVM feature.

By: Bla1ze

Bla1ze — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:00:22 +0000

Lol! I tweeted this days ago BG, you ignored it, where’s the love? lmao!!

By: Stephen Falatko

Stephen Falatko — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:57:49 +0000

Try YouMail coupled with VyMail – free visual voicemail available now. It works really well.

By: Gavin Campbell

Gavin Campbell — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:51:13 +0000

This would be great. I’m a little jealous of my girlfriends iphone whenever she shows off with it. I haven’t loaded that OS however as there were a few other small bugs people reported in those beta OS’s after 216.

By: BlackberryMAX

BlackberryMAX — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:45:41 +0000

That would be a huge step for this berry user.

By: Myron Mccray

Myron Mccray — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:28:53 +0000

You would think that they would concentrate on getting push to talk onto the handset for those business customers and consumers that either had it on the 8800 series or that used it for business purposes first!!

By: CountryMud

CountryMud — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:25:41 +0000

Up to 219 from vs 167? I feel outdated.

By: Seabass

Seabass — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:15:11 +0000

Yesss!! I have youmail but it’s a litlle lame.

By: Justin Cauchon

Justin Cauchon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:53:41 +0000

Hopefully they don’t charge for it like they do with Verizon!