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Rogers Officially Releases OS 5.0.0.351 For The BlackBerry Bold 9700

by Bla1ze on 26 Nov 2009 11:26 PM
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Rogers Officially Releases OS 5.0.0.351 For The BlackBerry Bold 9700

Just in case you were not wanting to install the previously leaked version, here is the officially released OS 5.0.0.351 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. I can say it's a solid OS, as I have been running it for a while now. Download, install and enjoy folks!

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Posted by hoosercub Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

Damnit.. why no official 5.0 upgrade for non-touch devices yet..

 
 
Posted by gregory.cogan Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

The 9700 IS a non-touch device.

 
 
Posted by hoosercub Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Yes you're right, but the 9700 came with 5.0..

 
 
Posted by Crackberry_Canadian Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

why no upgrade for the phones that don't already have 5.0 wtf

 
 
Posted by leafs123 Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

i feel like the tour was the wrong device to get...no update in ages. Contemplating a switch to the bold

 
 
Posted by serpico Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I feel it was the best until the Bold arrived but it was a CDMA device, so no one cared. It's like the black sheep of the family. Love my Tour but I finally got a RIM case for it because I couldn't find any when I got the phone. Where is some Tour love from Telus? OS 5.0 better be around the corner.

Picking up a new Bold for the wife with the Telus credit instead. Maybe 5.0 will be on it or shortly.

 
 
Posted by leafs123 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I'm on telus too...rim is to blame because they havent released 5.0 at all for the tour, regardless of the carrier

 
 
Posted by hoosercub Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I feel the same way.. with the Tour2 on the horizon wifi n trackball.. I feel almost as left in the cold as I did the first time around with Storm1 :(

 
 
Posted by Furell Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!! GRABBING NOW!

 
 
Posted by skeeterman Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

I have tmobile's 9700.Can i still install this one ?

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

u can.

 
 
Posted by sectores Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

This release will run on a T-Mobile 9700, but you will not be able to get full transmit/receive 3G speeds due to this being for Rogers 3G bands. T-Mobile uses special bands that basically are on another frequency. This is also the reason you cannot use 3G data on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. EDGE yes, 3G, no.

 
 
Posted by Tigger81 Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 910 days ago

Any 5.0 any time soon?

 
 
Posted by mbranscum Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

The .344 OS battery life is so awsome, I am almost scared to upgrade. I may wait and see what people say before making the jump.

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Battery life is same as original..outstanding!

 
 
Posted by bb8900guy Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

WHERE'S THE 5.0 FOR THE 8900, IM DYING FOR THE OFFICIAL RELEASE FOR ROGERS!!!

 
 
Posted by skeeterman Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I usually download mostly leaks.Does the official usually have anything different from the leaks?

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

No, same build..same platform..no diff.

 
 
Posted by skeeterman Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Thanks no need in downloading this version then

 
 
Posted by boy_de_ghet Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Mirror RS (Link will be expire at 17-June-2010) :
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/312800979/9700M_PBr5.0.0_rel554_PL5.1.0.98_A5.0.0.351_Rogers_Wireless_Inc.exe

 
 
Posted by slava888 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

No Russian :(
It seems to include every **bleep** language possible but Russian.

 
 
Posted by malyfsborin88 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Will download first thing in the morning.

 
 
Posted by pilotdoc Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

h**p://blackberry.beiks.com/BlackBerry-Russian-Keyboard/#Download

 
 
Posted by khaltire Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

how the f do i install this on a mac??

 
 
Posted by fadyissa Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

comoonn ! wheres the official 8900 os 5.0 ?? ? ?? !!! hope it comes out this week..

 
 
Posted by hewsdaddy Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I hope that means an official OS 5.0 is coming for the 9000

 
 
Posted by KazariK Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I have to say, as of late I have been incredibly disappointed in Rogers... they need to get their poops together.... from the lack of releasing certain phones (cough cough storm2 cough cough) to lack of updates.

Not pretty in my eyes thats for sure..

 
 
Posted by vic_machu19 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

so is this an official OS or is it a leak? i went to the forums and they show this as a leak but no OS? wth is going on? am i really missing something or what? please ppl update on this :s

 
 
Posted by VinceThePrince Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

vic, it WAS a leak but it turns out Rogers has released it a week later. They're both the same version.

 
 
Posted by stallions35 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Will this work if I download it onto a MAC?...

 
 
Posted by hoosercub Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Oh you Mac people, gets me every time.. Yes it will work on you Mac Desktop Manager just like any other leak/official release..

 
 
Posted by doowopmario Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

I went to DM and it's not offered at all under updates.

 
 
Posted by stallions35 Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 909 days ago

How do we DL this?...

 
 
Posted by doowopmario Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Yeah, I'd like to know how it works for Macs. Can it be emailed to the device?

 
 
Posted by hoosercub Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

No

 
 
Posted by stallions35 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Now that I know I can download it onto my MAC, I can't wait to get hope to do that...which is gonna make today a looooooong day...

 
 
Posted by MRCUR Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Is the SMS bug fixed in this build? I was running .344 but went back to the AT&T shipped build since SMS names wouldn't display, only the numbers.

 
 
Posted by MRCUR Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

Just read the findings thread and it seems like the issue is still there. I don't see how RIM hasn't fixed this, let alone a carrier like Rogers releasing it.

 
 
Posted by ofutur Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 908 days ago

I can confirm that. If you have dashes or spaces in your phone numbers, your texts will only show the phone number of the sender instead of the name.

 
 
Posted by MRCUR Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 907 days ago

Just loaded OS 5.0.0.351 from Rogers on my 9700 and SMS names are indeed displaying. All of my numbers are in the format of XXX-XXX-XXXX...

 
 
Posted by sectores Friday, Nov 27, 2009 910 days ago

The Rodgers 3G network uses different bands than T-Mobile. If you are rocking a T-Mo 9700 and want the latest and greatest OS, make sure the bands listed at 1, 4, and 8. This Rodgers release is for bands 1, 2, 5, and 6. It will work fine if all you want is EDGE speed, but T-Mo 9700 users probably want the full 3G experience- which means sticking with the stock 330 release until a beta pops up.

 
 
Posted by ofutur Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 908 days ago

This is odd as the unofficial version works just fine and provides bands 1,4 and 8

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 909 days ago

My SMS seems to be working fine after the upgrade, also gives you the SMS/MMS icon. The AT&T version that came with my phone had the emails and SMS all under the messages icon.

 
 
Posted by danny.boi Friday, Nov 27, 2009 909 days ago

Installed this on my T-Mobile branded 9700.

Afterwards, I noticed that the trackpad became somewhat unresponsive. Even worse, UMA to 3G or 3G to UMA handovers fail.

I'd stick with the stock OS especially if you value UMA on your T-Mobile USA Bold 9700.

 
 
Posted by jkaws Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 909 days ago

i downloaded the software update on my pc but when i go to the desktop manager afterwards it tells me i have no updates availiable. im still on 5.0.0.330. can anyone help plz

 
 
Posted by slava888 Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 907 days ago

The battery life on .351 is much worse. By the end of the day I'm left with 20%
With the original Rogers OS , i had 50%.
That plus the SMS issue is a deal breaker for me. Downgrading now :(

 
 
Posted by gabotano Wednesday, Dec 09, 2009 897 days ago

Hey guys i sold a blackberry bold 9700 from att to a customer is Canada that has Rogers wireless and he told me that he can't get the phone to work properly if he download this firmware can the phone work on rogers perfectly or not...

 
 
Posted by daeve95a Tuesday, Apr 03, 2012 52 days ago

hey guys i upgraded my bold 9700 to 0s 6 and in the final process of loading,in the loader page they said i have to activate my device wirelessly i don't know what that means i need your help please.