PlayBook LTE

Just bought another PB and after initial set up/BBID/update all seemed to be going well, seems faster than my other PB
Anyway clicked on AppWorld got a brief message so fast I cant remember it and now when I click on AppWorld (should be BB world I guess) it just stalls in the browser.
Is it stuck waiting for a region update perhaps??
Also could not transfer files/data using Desktop as it said OS older than original.
Otherwise a fully functioning PB
Can anyone help with the BB/App World issue? Wont download and says all updated.
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Is this an unlocked PB with no SIM or a non approved data plan? http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/Playbook-App-World/td-p/2569545?
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Has RIM discontinued production of all Playbooks?

I live in the us and I can't find a single Playbook anywhere. Walmart and best buy and pretty much all the top dog retail chains are sold out. I even went as far as to check the "where to buy" section on this website and it takes me to blackberry Mexico or something.

Sure appears to be that way. All accessories are being heavily discounted. PlayBooks are not being replenished at retail stores either.
In light of BB10 launching in 1.5 days, I think we're going to soon find out if indeed RIM has (or is going to) release a new tablet (they may even call it something new). Several months ago, I posted on here an official statement from RIM stating that they were indeed discontinuing production of 16GB PlayBooks and were going to concentrate on higher capacity ones (32 and 64GB). I don't think that statement was entirely accurate however since RIM just let the existing supply dry up and the firesale of discounted tablets continued. They may have had to fulfill supply agreements with vendors and suppliers just to satisfy all parties. The LTE device which had slightly higer specifications (CPU was 1.5 GHz) appears to be killed off too as I have come across a listing that Bell (a large Canadian telecommunications company) has end of life'd the product (EOL) as of Jan 23, 2012.
Now that supply has obviously dwindled to next to nothing, the next logical steps are for RIM to (may do any or all of these) a) release a new PlayBook of sometype and specification running BB OS 10. b) Update the PlayBook LTE and Wi-Fi tablets as we know them now to BB OS 10 (which has been stated several times that they are indeed going to do this. c) Do nothing and kill off tablets altogether for the time being. I find point c) to be the most unlikely as they've officialy stated that they're very much in the tablet business and plan on supporting PlayBook users. This makes sense as the PlayBook runs QNX which is the codebase that the entire BB OS 10 platform is based upon. In fact, the PlayBook is the incubator of this operating system and OS platform. As such, it makes sense that RIM will release a new OS version for the PlayBook to satisfy their existing customer base. Alienating 2 million+ users is not a very good idea in my opinion...
Keep in mind the PlayBook is 2 years old now. It is out of date spec wise compared to the competition and due for an overhaul/update. All of this makes sense as to why the original PlayBook's are no longer being produced. Not only that, if indeed RIM is going to keep making the existing PlayBook, they will have to release it with the new BB OS 10 on it and doing that with boxed products on shelves can't be done easily. Releasing any new tablets in production will have their new OS image on them - if indeed they keep producing them.
According to a leaked internal product roadmap that has appeared on the web (and has been incredibly accurate too for the record) a new 10" tablet nicknamed BlackForest at 128 GB was due to come to marke tin Q3/ 2013.
Anyhow, we're going to more than likely get a sense of what exactly RIM's up to with regards to BB 10 and the entire PlayBook line once BB 10 officially launches here in 1.5 days. I doubt you'll get much more info on this until then.

I can't find a 4G LTE PlayBook to buy.

For two days I've been looking everywhere in the Edmonton area for a 4G LTE PlayBook and I can't find one store
that has them, or even one store that knows when they'll get them in. I've noticed that every Blogger on the freakin' planet has one, but those of us expected to pay for the privilege don't rate the same level of service. I can't begin to tell you how disappointed and frustrated I am with this situation. Give all your PlayBooks and BB10 phones to the Bloggers then, I'll take my money and my business to another platform.
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Where to Buy 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet PC - Canada - http://bbry.lv/Ppf0jG
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32gb 4g lte playbook

Hi, does anyone know if the 32gb 4g LTE PlayBook has wifi function without a sim card?

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When a 10" PlayBook tethered with a BB running BBX on LTE

When will a 10" PlayBook be available that can be tethered with a BB running BBX on LTE? * a 7" display is woefully inadequate. * if a 10" is being considered, will it have it's own email? * how soon will it be before we see PlayBook and a BB phone running BBX on an LTE network? Any thoughts, as the competition is blowing BB's shorts off and RIM seems to be standing still - like a deer in the headlights. Should we wait any longer or switch to Android or OSX? PS - when are true innovations from RIM going to materialize - RIM stock has been hammered - and it is endless delays while the completion moves to 2nd and 3rd generations and RIM stands still. RF.

Don't expect a 10" PlayBook in the next year.
Expect all the other things some time in the first half of next year.
RIM's not standing still, they're just working diligently away on the improvements and being rather quiet about it until it's ready.
Feel free to move to Android or iOS (not OSX), but I'm sticking with RIM for a while longer. Judging the PlayBook's future based on what you've seen so far is really just judging RIM's ability to execute, which has been very poor lately. That doesn't mean they can't fix things, or won't, it just means you need to have more patience before you'll see the end results.
Stock? The price of a stock isn't exactly a measure of the company's future success... Apple stock was extremely low many years ago, and most people had written them off. It's 100x as valuable now, and look what they've accomplished.
Also, the "generations" you're talking about are merely incremental steps with an existing product line. There's nothing about iPad2 that deserves the term "second generation", compared to the first. It won't be many years before people will be complaining that the iPad is a legacy product that should be replaced by the next big thing.
RIM, on the other hand, is already moving along to the next generation, with BBX. They're not done; it's a transition and it will continue for a while. Once they are done, however, they'll be back ahead of many of their competitors for a while. That's how these things work usually...
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OS update to 2.1.0.1282 for 4G LTE PlayBook Released

Heads up, it appears that the PlayBook OS update to 2.1.0.1282 for 4G LTE is rolling out (429 MB). This is an interim update until BB OS 10 is released sometime in the future...no word on a change log as to what this update brings.
4G PlayBookers, keep an eye out and tap your OS Update button. Tap Settings icon and then Software Updates. Video on how to update the OS: http://demos.blackberry.com/playbook-os20/na/us/gen/?=topichowtoupdatesoftware&IID=ca:bb:desktoplayb...
Sources: http://n4bb.com/blackberry-playbook-2-1-0-1282-available/ and http://nerdberry.net/2013/02/01/blackberry-playbook-4g-os-update-rolling-out-os-2-1-0-1282/
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briandj wrote:
What about Playbook WIFI? I hope that's included.
Wifi playbook already has .1314 which is later than .1282

Blackberry Playbook 4G LTE Software update.to 2.1

Further to my post 2 weeks ago.
I like my BB PB but:...........................
1)Wish that Rogers had told me at my no contract purchase, or someone at Blackberry, after two weeks of fooling around with it, that I had to ALSO buy airtime with Rogers (After paying the $549.00 plus tax ) to get updates.
2)BTW, Rogers has not got LTE in my city, only 4G. I have just connected with MTS, (only LTE ISP), here in Winnipeg Manitoba and the speed of the LTE is great, blinding fast. However since this 4G LTE is BRANDED (according to BB) with Rogers , no 2.1 update is available. (Yes they do say that on the website now).
3)After speaking with a person(a BB support adviser(East coast of Canada) I found out that they do have many unhappy customers and they are working on future changes(No good for me now).
4)Next step,
I will get a sim card at Rogers, and see if I can get the updates.
Hopefully all this is not a waste of time.
By the way I am getting the following error whe I try to connect via LTE on my LTE carrier
"There was an error conneting to the update server. Please try again later (65792)"
Not happy with all those phone calls I made, their support group is not technical and reads off the script, (to be fair thats what most companies are doing),, and BB has not returned my emails asking for asistance. in two days.
Would be nice to speak to someone at BB for problem solving
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Yes, finally I have the 2.1 update. Actually was pretty much what Blackberry had stated, although I found it hard to belive they would actually force people to go to the provider that they bought their 4G LTE from. Never the less, the 4G LTE I have has the lates updates. Solution was after all, going to Rogers where I had bought the 4G LTE from (bought without contract), and getting them to put in a Sim card, signing up to a monthly plan.then just hooking up my USB cable to my desktop and doing an update through the Desktop.The integral part being the activated Sim card from Rogers. So praise be. Its done. Thanks all for your assistance.

Hindi font installation on playbook 32gb Lte model

Can someone help me in directing on how to install hindi font on the playbook.
Thanks,
Sunil

Oh goodie, another thread started on 32/64gb S4.

Backing Up and Restoring the PlayBook

Ok, I've been playing around with Backing Up, Wiping, then Restoring the PlayBook and things don't seem to be functioning as smoothly as I would assume they should. My primary concern is that the data from the Contacts and Calendar programs are not getting restored and the setup information for any Email Accounts is also lost. The data from two third party Apps: Groovy Notes and The Vault is being restored no problem.
ADDED NOTE: The Stock Wallpapers and HD Video Demo have also gone missing.
THE PARTICULARS:
- On a Windows 7 Pro box running BlackBerry Desktop 7.1
- 64 GB Wifi PlayBook running OS 2.0.1.668
- Options set to FULL BACKUP (nothing else)
- using a USB cable and connection
Other behavior that might, or might not be related:
- I did a switch device from 64 GB Wifi to 4G LTE model and the same data was missing
- the BB Desktop 7.1 software can't seem to accommodate more then one PlayBook at a time, meaning that if I Sync or backup one tablet, then attaching the other tablet via the USB cable will cause the device listing of the previous tablet to disappear. It's like it won't allow me to have more then one tablet as a listed device.
Thanks, Rob
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"nothing changed" as in it didn't restore the deleted entries?
What I'm thinking is that the desktop software is designed more for BB phones and that there is such a difference in the Contacts and Calendar apps from the phone to the PlayBook (the PlayBooks apps being much more complex and interconnected) that the Desktop isn't equipped to properly backup the PlayBook, so it doesn't. If this is the case, then they should:
1) let people know, because many may think they have a nice safe backup of what could potentially be a very large and valuable chunk of data, when they actually don't.
2) Get working on an update of their Desktop software that properly handles the PlayBook - which they probably are, I would hope.
But all of this is just conjecture on my part, since nobody has responded to my query yet, other then you that is.
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I have bricked my PlayBook, is there a tip to revive it ?

Hi,
I wanted to make a try by installing OS10 Beta on PlayBook 64GB.
I read the topic in CB forum and thought that I could reverse OS to 2.1.
Nevertheless I knowned the risk by doing that !
That said, this is what happened:
Initial condition: PlayBook with up-to-date OS 2.1.0.1917 and a full charged batterry.
1/ I set PlayBook date to Nov. 2012
2/ I've installed Dev Alpha OS 10.0.9.2320 on the PlayBook using a bar loader app (Sachesi 2.0RC)
3/ Ok, PlayBook boot up with OS10 and display home screen, then set the date to Nov. 2014
4/ Battery indicator on LCD is not working with this beta OS (show battery empty whereas I just full charged it before starting)
5/ So after some seconds, the PlayBook automatically shutdown power.
6/ And of course, if I try to restart, it now displays splashscreen indicating OS10 preview as expired.
OK, it was a mistake to set up the date to Nov. 2014...
Not dramatic (I thought) as there is a way to revert back to OS2.1, so I tried the OS 2.1.0.1917 autoloader : Error: This OS version is blocked from device.
So I tried to use CFP command line tool: I used NUKE, WIPE then LOAD the coreos (qcfm.image.com.qnx.coreos.qcfm.os.factory_sfi.desktop.GR2_X_X.1917.683354.signed).
All write procedure completed successfully, then reboot...
But now, the device red led continously blink blink pause... blink blink pause...
OK, I bricked my PlayBook.
I tried to reload with up-to-date BlackBerry Desktop and BlackBerry Link software without success : Error [A:0x000000A2]
To replace my bricked PB, I've just purchased a new sealed PlayBook 4G LTE : nice to have mails and access the web when there is no wifi around the place !
Now the question: is there a tip (a real good one) to revive my bricked PlayBook 64GB ?
(I've already tried all tips we can read in threads relating the same problem)
Thanks in advance to people (maybe at BlackBerry I hope) who may give me the good way/tip to revive my (old) PlayBook.
Note: the PIN number of my bricked PlayBook can be found in my profile (by authorized people).

Two tutorials here showing how to disconnect the battery.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/Jump-start-a-PlayBook-a-knottyrope-tip/td...
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/solution-to-battery-not-charging-or-playb...
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Does your PlayBook seem to be taking longer to boot?

I learned something new today, maybe others were aware of this, but I certainly wasn't.
Recently I noticed my shinny new 4G LTE PlayBook was taking longer to boot-up: as in 4:40 off the battery and 3:35 on the charger and I couldn't understand why. Then I decided to do a backup of my PlayBook, which I hadn't done in almost a month. Low and behold, after the backup was complete, my boot times were back to what they were when I first bought it: 2:35 off the battery and 1:30 on the charger. I much happier now. Why doing a backup has this effect I'm not certain, but if you notice your boot times getting longer you know what my suggestion would be.
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Interesting...not sure why that would make a difference either.
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Playbook - Appworld Fails to Open after 'Upgrade Required'

I've un-installed, and re-installed the Playbook OS from desktop manager, as well as wiping it from the security settings and re-updating the playbook. 2 times each way.
Everything goes AOK, until I opend appworld. A prompt appears stating that an upgrade is required. When I upgrade it closed Appworld, and when I re-open it, it's stuck on a colorful 'loading' screen and won't load.
If I deleted my wifi connection and re-add it, I can then select updates, it finds a 3MB update, which I run and then I'm right back to square 1. Open appworld, and it prompts for an upgrade.
Has anyone else run into this?
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Try tweeting to @blackberryhelp and include link to this post. Whilst BB are seeking a buyer/messiah and they sold very few LTE playbooks, even then mostly on a plan, I doubt they will fix this.
This is where I got my information.
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/playbook-apps-world-has-frozen-blank-screen-sa...
Sarah.

UK Playbook 3G OS update ?

I find myself in the irritating position of having a new 3G Playbook, which I am unable to use. I've done a backup from my existing Playbook, and now want to restore my data to the new 3G one - fairly simple stuff.
Except I can't, because my current Playbook is running 2.1.0.1088, and the 3G has 2.0.1.688.
I have a mass of data on my current Playbook - multiple VPN configs for different clients, for example - and re-entering all of that is not an option?
This is the UK version, not the LTE one sold in Canada and the States - it's bought from RIM via one of two resellers (Misco was the one I used) and is not supplied from a carrier, and therefore there should be no carrier release issues like with the LTE models - the OS updates should be coming direct from RIM.
DM says that there are no OS updates for it. How can I get an OS update for the 3G?
Until I can get my data on it, the thing's basically just a paperweight :-(

jarviser wrote:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/Update-2-1-0-1314-is-released/td-p/204689...
Read pages 13 and 14
You can move your data by drag n drop from Playbook 1 to PC then to Playbook 2 usinng this method. (But not vpn settings)
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB26068

Official PlayBook OS v2.0.1.668 Announcement and Breathing Life back into a Dead Battery

Where is it?!
Well, you can go to the software update page and discover that the only thing RIM indicates the update does is provide a security update for the Adobe Flash player,
http://ca.blackberry.com/support/tablets/playbook/software-updates.html
The details can be found here.
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/viewdocument.do?externalId=KB31675&sliceId=1&cmd=displayKC&d...
That said, it would appear speculation related to wifi and browser improvements (among other things) is very subjective and likely as varied as individual user experience. Here’s a quote from a Crackberry News & Rumours Post
http://crackberry.com/whats-new-playbook-os-201668
Frankly, this sort of commentary drives me crazy. What company would make the kind of improvements identified above without documenting them for their existing and future customers, if they were real. Is it that we're all so desperate for good news from RIM that we have to make it up? If anyone can find anything official behind the article's claims, feel free to post a link in response.
A couple things do still confuse me though. Some users are claiming that the new OS v2.0.1.668 version has been pulled. My Playbook upgraded to this update without any issue on the first try. Didn't take hours and the whole process seemed quite normal. Smooth as molasses.
Didn't notice anything weird at all until last evening, a few days after the upgrade. I pulled off the charger cable and looked at the battery and it was 0%, dead as a door nail. Perhaps the magnetic head of the fast charger wasn't seated properly. I turned off the Playbook and then attached the fast charger. Left it alone and went back about an hour later and it was still at 0%! It was acting like it was still losing charge and getting weaker. This is not typically the case, so I shut down wifi, turned off backlighting, put it into airplane mode and tried again. No change when I checked back later. At some points, I couldn't even get it to boot to the main screen, just battery empty symbol, at best.
I read on this and other forums how others were having problems after teh update. Erasing their Playbook and reloading OS. I couldn't even do that, because the Playbook has to have enough power to update the software through the Desktop. While I could connect and see the device via Desktop, there wasn't enough juice to do anything at 0%. It seemed that there were folks holding the battery button for 10-20 seconds claiming that worked, but it didn't do anything for me.
To say the least, I was getting pretty ticked off after reading the forum and discovering that the battery issue I was dealing with might be related to a pulled OS upgrade that had screwed my Playbook. Proper QA and testing should preventthis sort of blunder. Even more ticked, if the update has been pulled and RIM has not made any official statement that I can find to that effect! If they have pulled it (which I still haven't been able to personally confirm), this information should be publically available and explained. The one thing they need to do is look after any loyal customers they still have left. Personally, I have loved my playbook, although RIM has definitely botched a great piece of hardware with inadequate software enhancements to the OS, that continues to this day. The fact that we still can't categorize browser favorites in folders at this point is inexcusable. Anyway, I digress.
Back to the battery. Here's what I did after about two hours of snarling and becoming increasingly frustrated with my dead playbook and not being able to find any way to breathe life back into it. I remembered what happens to my rechargeable batteries for my xbox controllers when they drain dead. They simply won't charge. They become un-rechargeable. I eventually figured out via an obscure internet posting, what no retail clerk or xbox support person seemed to know. I returned more than my share of brand new unrechargeable batteries, because they wouldn't charge when drained. This is what I discovered. You take the dead controller with battery and connect it to the charging cable. It lights red... but after 13 seconds it goes green. If you leave it connected it simply will not charge. Originally, I concluded I had a faulty battery that would not recharge. Not so. You must pull the cable off. Light goes out, connect it again. Light goes red, 13 seconds turns green. Pull the cable off. Light goes out, connect it again. Light goes red, 13 seconds turns green. Pull the cable off. Light goes out, connect it again. Light goes red, 13 seconds turns green. Pull the cable off. Repeat until you figure there is no point to this exercise, and then do it one more time. Pull the cable off. Light goes out, connect it again. Light goes red, 13 seconds later it stays red and doesn't go green, it stays red. Might be the 5th try, 20th try, 30th try, who knows, but eventually the xbox controller light will actually stay red and not switch to green and will then recharge. It's almost like each previous failed connection provides a bit more juice to the battery, until it has enough to finally be rechargeable again. Come back in a couple hours and what appeared to be an unrechargeable battery is fully charged.
So I took my Playbook, Turned it off. Connected cable. Light turned red, then turned green. Disconnected cable. Held power button to shut playbook off. Connected cable. Light turned red, then turned green. Disconnected cable. Held power button to shut playbook off. Connected cable. Light turned red, then turned green. Disconnected cable. Held power button to shut playbook off. Connected cable. Light turned red, then turned green. Disconnected cable. Held power button to shut playbook off. Not sure how many times I went through this painful exercise. Maybe 15-20. Maybe I only needed to do it 5 or 10times. Maybe I didn't need to do it at all.
Frankly, in the course of doing it, it seemed like I was almost draining the battery more. I think there was a point where it almost was dead and wouldn't even light up. That had me spooked. By pressing and holding the on button and connecting the cable, I somehow got the red light to come on, then switch to green and it began pulsating. At this point, I didn't want to push my luck. Left it alone and went to bed. Got up this morning and it was alive and 100% charged. It went into an automatic reboot. The wifi password had to be re-entered and saved in order to get connected back to the internet, but everything else seemed to be fine.
I’ve used it solid for one hour and the battery dropped to 80%. This felt like a much faster drop than in the past. It's been in standby mode for an additional two and a half hours since and it is now at 60%. I never shut my PlayBook off. I keep mine in standby all day, with the screen on lowest brightness and wifi typically on. Do I think that the latest update has had an impact on battery life? Well, my Playbook originally died and ran out of charge, when I had it attached to the fast charger! Can't explain that right now. I suppose I could have improperly connected via the magnet and this was my own user error. Could be just coincidental that this happened to me after the update and at the same time others are complaining about battery issues. Personally, it does “feel” like my Playbook is draining faster in standby mode than it has in the past. I have my eye on this and if it goes dead again, I'll repost. Obviously, my recharging "technique" worked for me, so if it helps breathe life back into your battery dead playbook, I'd be interested to know.
If RIM has actually pulled the update and not updated their own web site to reflect a battery issue and not officially disclosed a known problem to their customers it would be at best totally unprofessional and at worst inexcusable. I'm still not sure what to make of everyone's comments and issues, when RIM still lists the v2.0.1.668 update on their corporate page.
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RIM exec Michael Clewley confirm that 668 was pulled because it has upgrading issues with Playbook with OS 1.0.7 --- and that is the ONLY reason why it was pulled.
http://twitter.com/michaelclewley

My BB Playbook doesn't charge and turn on. Nothing can solve this problem. Please help!!!!

Hi everybody!
My BB playbook doesn't charge and turn on.
When I tried to charge it, at first ,the red color appears for 10 seconds and after the green color starts blinking several times. And that's all. Every time when I am charging it the same thing is repeating. What should I do in this case???
If someone knows how to solve this issue please HELP!

Hey LM344,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
If you're receiving the flashing green LED light, it sounds like the BlackBerry PlayBook battery is completely drained. I suggest plugged the BlackBerry PlayBook into the wall charger for several hours to get a charge again.
Let me know if the issue still persists after charging it after several hours.
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