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Originally Posted by Cman333
I don't know about you guys but I'm finding the Playbook more of a hassle then anything. Mind you my opinion of this is based on a few hours of trying to get the thing to work. Right off the get go I'm having issues.
-Wifi is inconsistent in my apartment. My Wifi works fine for everything else. Even HP Touchpad.
-Blackberry Bridge is retarded. Once I turn off the Bridge I can't get it working again without removing the profile from the phone AND the Playbook. Do I really have to do this EVERYTIME? 
-The fucking desktop manager won't detect the bloody PB. Detects my torch, bold and curve. Updated to the newest software and nothing. (After 30 mins of researching I found out I had to turn OFF the wifi before connecting it to the PC in order to be detected)
-The apps just suck. Same apps as the phones but I figured they would have at least Skype or something similar like the TP. I didn't look into it alot, but it says video chat only works playbook to playbook. Dumb.
-The power button at the top does not work worth shit. It's so fucking small my fingers cannot even push it down. I'm not a 400lb American.
For $199 it's a deal I guess, but considering how horrible it works in comparision to the HP Touchpad I think this is a piece of shit. Not wonder they're blowing these out. If I paid $499 for this I would return it ASAP and buy an Ipad. Better yet torch it so no one else has to share my frustration.
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The wifi problem is just a problem with the new OS version 1.08.4985. 1.07.XXXX was totally fine. Just wait a bit for a new OS. They're working on it. Bridge should connect right when you turn on bluetooth on both phones.. Try deleting the the PlayBook off your phone and the phone off your PlayBook. Like I've said before, you won't need to use the power button. Just swipe from the top left corner from any window and you will see the status bar and from there just tap the power icon and you can press standby. To wake the screen just swipe from one side of the screen to the other. As for your BBDM problem I'm not sure about that because I always connect my PB to my computer with wifi on..
You can use Skype/MSN/AIM & other IM clients on your PlayBook through
www.imo.im. Although the video quality is kinda of bad, but still.
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