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hf1khal · 02-07-2007, 7:39 PM

Please read up: http://www.blackberry.com/dst2007

paulmac · 02-08-2007, 8:32 AM

Thanks, interesting I have my BB set so that it gets it's time from the network, wonder how that will be affected???

hf1khal · 02-08-2007, 11:49 AM

The Blackberry does not do auto time update. You need to do that mannualy. The only thing it would do is the DST.

paulmac · 02-08-2007, 12:21 PM

Sure about that? Under date and time options you have 3 choices, Off, Blackberry or Network. I believe if you choose network it keeps itself syncrhonized with the network time much the same way you can set a computer to auto synch with an external source (atomic clock for example). So be interesting to see once the the DST rolls around, as long as the network updates it's time the blackberry should change accordingly. Guess I will find out when DST rolls around.

wirles · 02-08-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by paulmac

Sure about that? Under date and time options you have 3 choices, Off, Blackberry or Network. I believe if you choose network it keeps itself syncrhonized with the network time much the same way you can set a computer to auto synch with an external source (atomic clock for example). So be interesting to see once the the DST rolls around, as long as the network updates it's time the blackberry should change accordingly. Guess I will find out when DST rolls around.

All I know is that when I travel across time zones I have to change the time zone setting on the 8700c, even though it is set for network time and the network time is showing as the right time for the time zone I am in.

paulmac · 02-08-2007, 2:27 PM

Yeah, guess you are right, just did a little more searching on on BB forums regarding this. Does not make sense, as "smart" as BBs are you would think that would be an automatic? Heck older cells phones had that capability.

dmapr · 02-08-2007, 2:34 PM

I guess BB decided to separate timezone setting, allowing more flexibility -- just as computers do. You can sync your time to an NTP server, but set the timezone separately.

hf1khal · 02-08-2007, 3:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wirles

All I know is that when I travel across time zones I have to change the time zone setting on the 8700c, even though it is set for network time and the network time is showing as the right time for the time zone I am in.

Correct when you change the time zopne all it does is it sets it back or forward based on the zone but it will not change the time. Your test is to change the current tim, save and let it sit there for a while and then see if it updates. Make sure that you don't choose update tiime as this is there to make it easier

Fire14 · 02-12-2007, 12:01 AM

There was a good article in today's paper by me on how this new DST law is going to cause a lot of problems this year, and all computers are going to been updates for it, and the biggest problem is going to be for the airlines.

I think they should do away with it, but they don't seem to want to.

hf1khal · 02-12-2007, 12:07 AM

I agree, may be doing the year round DST might be the best thing. I dread that day as so many things have to be manualy changed.

wirles · 02-12-2007, 8:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hf1khal

I agree, may be doing the year round DST might be the best thing. I dread that day as so many things have to be manualy changed.

paulmac · 02-15-2007, 9:35 AM

Here is a link to the patch to fix DST according to RIM

http://www.blackberry.com/DST2007/patch/index2.shtml

auwcl · 02-23-2007, 1:53 PM

My company has made available free software — BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry — as a service to the BlackBerry community. Helps BES admins monitor patch and update progress by BlackBerry user and BES.
Download is at http://www.boxtone.com/dst_expert_blackberry/

paulmac · 02-23-2007, 2:57 PM

T-mobile pushed out the DST patch to it's bb members on Wednesday night in the form of a text message with a link to download the patch. I did it too mine when I got the text message. Did require a re-start of the BB but not a bid deal. So should be all set now.

wirles · 02-23-2007, 3:02 PM

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Originally Posted by auwcl

My company has made available free software — BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry — as a service to the BlackBerry community. Helps BES admins monitor patch and update progress by BlackBerry user and BES.
Download is at http://www.boxtone.com/dst_expert_blackberry/

I totally forgot about you guys. They have some really nice BES add ons. Let's just say I know of them from one of my customers (Government Agency).

02-07-2007, 7:39 PM	#1
hf1khal Who am I to judge Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ashburn VA Posts: 2,076 Phone(s): iphone 3G S, BB Bold Provider(s): AT&T Mobility, MTC Touch, Wataniya Devices: MP3, GPS & PDA Thanks: 12 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts Images: 1	DST and Blackberry Please read up: http://www.blackberry.com/dst2007

02-08-2007, 8:32 AM	#2
paulmac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 366 Phone(s): Droid Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry Thanks, interesting I have my BB set so that it gets it's time from the network, wonder how that will be affected??? __________________ Remember Wal-Mart Sucks, visit http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/ and visit http://www.fairtax.org

02-08-2007, 11:49 AM	Original Poster #3
hf1khal Who am I to judge Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ashburn VA Posts: 2,076 Phone(s): iphone 3G S, BB Bold Provider(s): AT&T Mobility, MTC Touch, Wataniya Devices: MP3, GPS & PDA Thanks: 12 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts Images: 1	Re: DST and Blackberry The Blackberry does not do auto time update. You need to do that mannualy. The only thing it would do is the DST.

02-08-2007, 12:21 PM	#4
paulmac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 366 Phone(s): Droid Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry Sure about that? Under date and time options you have 3 choices, Off, Blackberry or Network. I believe if you choose network it keeps itself syncrhonized with the network time much the same way you can set a computer to auto synch with an external source (atomic clock for example). So be interesting to see once the the DST rolls around, as long as the network updates it's time the blackberry should change accordingly. Guess I will find out when DST rolls around. __________________ Remember Wal-Mart Sucks, visit http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/ and visit http://www.fairtax.org

02-08-2007, 2:27 PM	#6
paulmac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 366 Phone(s): Droid Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry Yeah, guess you are right, just did a little more searching on on BB forums regarding this. Does not make sense, as "smart" as BBs are you would think that would be an automatic? Heck older cells phones had that capability. __________________ Remember Wal-Mart Sucks, visit http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/ and visit http://www.fairtax.org

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02-08-2007, 2:34 PM	#7
dmapr Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,058 Phone(s): Sony Ericsson K850i, Nokia 6131 v5.50, Nokia 6820 v5.30 Provider(s): AT&T Blue; T-Mobile To Go Devices: Palm TX Thanks: 29 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Re: DST and Blackberry I guess BB decided to separate timezone setting, allowing more flexibility -- just as computers do. You can sync your time to an NTP server, but set the timezone separately.

02-12-2007, 12:01 AM	#9
Fire14 Easy,Cheap & Sleazy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Union County NJ Posts: 8,457 Phone(s): EnV, V750 Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Images: 293 My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry There was a good article in today's paper by me on how this new DST law is going to cause a lot of problems this year, and all computers are going to been updates for it, and the biggest problem is going to be for the airlines. I think they should do away with it, but they don't seem to want to.

02-12-2007, 12:07 AM	Original Poster #10
hf1khal Who am I to judge Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ashburn VA Posts: 2,076 Phone(s): iphone 3G S, BB Bold Provider(s): AT&T Mobility, MTC Touch, Wataniya Devices: MP3, GPS & PDA Thanks: 12 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts Images: 1	Re: DST and Blackberry I agree, may be doing the year round DST might be the best thing. I dread that day as so many things have to be manualy changed.

02-15-2007, 9:35 AM	#12
paulmac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 366 Phone(s): Droid Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry Here is a link to the patch to fix DST according to RIM http://www.blackberry.com/DST2007/patch/index2.shtml __________________ Remember Wal-Mart Sucks, visit http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/ and visit http://www.fairtax.org

02-23-2007, 1:53 PM	#13
auwcl I made my first post! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DST and Blackberry My company has made available free software — BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry — as a service to the BlackBerry community. Helps BES admins monitor patch and update progress by BlackBerry user and BES. Download is at http://www.boxtone.com/dst_expert_blackberry/

02-23-2007, 2:57 PM	#14
paulmac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 366 Phone(s): Droid Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 5 Posts My Auctions	Re: DST and Blackberry T-mobile pushed out the DST patch to it's bb members on Wednesday night in the form of a text message with a link to download the patch. I did it too mine when I got the text message. Did require a re-start of the BB but not a bid deal. So should be all set now.

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