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What Feature Or Program Do You Use The Least On Your BlackBerry?

by Bla1ze on 18 Aug 2009 11:58 AM
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What Feature Or Program Do You Use The Least On Your BlackBerry?

A rather interesting thread has popped up in the forums that poses a simple question: What Feature Or Program Do You Use The Least On Your BlackBerry? We all know our BlackBerry Smartphones are capable of a lot of things right out of the box and with carriers pushing apps to our BlackBerry devices often times we see a lot of things show up that we may never use in the run of a day, week, month or heck for that matter, ever. So, taking a thought from that thread what do you use the least on your BlackBerry? Is it password keeper? Is it voice notes recorder? Let us know in the comments and in the forums thread as well.

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Posted by LoloBond Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Doc to go... what a waste of space...

 
 
Posted by bigtime2 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Yup, ive never used docs to go.

 
 
Posted by tom108 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

you do know you can delete it, right?

 
 
Posted by fidelissemper Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

the compose button

 
 
Posted by artimusfulks Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 908 days ago

I have a doc which is a list of the Rules to [Calling] Shotgun. (I can email it if you want a copy) and a spreadsheet of my CD Codes for my video games and windows applications.

 
 
Posted by iLovemy_bb Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I rarely use Ponyt, Docs To Go, Games [Word Mole, BBreaker]...most of the apps I don't use are basic ones like the Help feature, Search etc..

 
 
Posted by jlawler4 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Google Maps FTW

 
 
Posted by DevilsLAXative Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I'd have to say I use voice-dialing the least. It never selects the right contact. I never touch Slacker radio for that matter either despite VZW initially thinking I wanted it

 
 
Posted by tfrankson Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Task
Help
Search
BB Maps

and prob others I cant think of at the moment

 
 
Posted by TannerSDTwink Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Word.

10 Char.

 
 
Posted by qdenning Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

BlackBerry Messenger
Brick Breaker (terrible on the Storm)
VZW Tones
VZ Navigator
V-cast
MMS
Slacker

 
 
Posted by jharo Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Jeez, what do you have BB for?

 
 
Posted by qdenning Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Phone
email
SMS
Calendar
Facebook
Browser (yes I actually prefer RIM's)
Contacts
visual voicemail
weatherbug
Pod Trapper
Media
Camera (Still & Video)
Calculator
Games (Bubble Army, Air Traffic)
Google Maps
BeeJive (occasional)
Clock
Pageonce

 
 
Posted by efh7557 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Really? I think it's great on my Storm. I swear by it! Sorry to hear you have problems with it.

 
 
Posted by screamace Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I rarely use Docs to Go, Voice recorder, Voice dialing and the stupid AT&T push-to-talk thing.

 
 
Posted by robwood83 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Task
Voice Recorder
Docs to Go
Search

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Voice Dial(it never works so I use Vlingo instead)
Docs To Go
Music ID
XM Radio
AT&T Navigator

 
 
Posted by jakeh0 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

the phone app

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Touché- And I of course, agree

 
 
Posted by jfchadeyron Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Blackberry messenger
maps
mms
help
search

And the most ?
Email
Calendar
Doc2go
Adressbook
Telmap
Wikango

 
 
Posted by missadrienneg Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 908 days ago

how is it that you don't use BBMsgr????

 
 
Posted by timbrazer Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Both suck especially Docs To Go. I don't anyone who uses it.

 
 
Posted by mewalke Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I use Docs to Go, mostly for viewing but occasionally composing. Those who say Docs to Go sucks most likely are just unfamiliar with how to use the program.

 
 
Posted by lilseif74 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Password Keeper...have never figured out the prupose of it

 
 
Posted by august829 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

...keep my work passwords.

 
 
Posted by DawnGP143 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Me too. I have 5 different work related sign on screens and each has a different user ID and password. Each password also has to contain a combination of letters and numbers, with one requiring at least one capital letter and one special character as well. Top that off with the fact that they ALL have to be changed every 90 days, and they all change on different cycles...and some can be recycled after 3 months but others cannot. It's hard to keep track of them all.

Then there's the fact that I have to sign into different computers all the time....so using Password Keeper is a lifesaver, IMO. I will ALWAYS have my berry with me, so I won't ever be without all my passwords.

 
 
Posted by Diggs31 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I never used:
Tasks
Voice Dialing

I just deleted those. I wish I hadnt deleted blackberry maps though, i cant reinstall it because I keep getting a compatability issue message.

And jfchadeyron, start using bbm man, thats the best part about our phones.

 
 
Posted by NEEVZ Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

voice dialing
help
search

 
 
Posted by UN4GTBL Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

All the stuff that Rogers installs on the phone.

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

amen to that! drives me nuts

 
 
Posted by jfonder Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

voice dialing & BB messenger

 
 
Posted by The Consigliere Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

BB Messenger
Push-to-Talk
Music ID
Music Apps
SHOP Tones, Multimedia, etc. (I've never used those to buy anything!)
Streaming Music
Voice Dialing

Once in a while I will use Docs to Go, but it's few & far between

 
 
Posted by PolishLogic Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Voice recorder, voice dialing, tasks.

 
 
Posted by elquinno Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

password keeper or "turn power off". I even have a folder for all of the apps that I hardly or never use to manage icon clutter.

 
 
Posted by mewalke Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

why don't you remove them???? seems silly to "hide" them when you never use them. pack rat syndrome?

 
 
Posted by gpdaddy95 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

There are a couple, actually. Blackberry messenger and MySpace. I'm 50 and limit the "Social Networking" to Facebook. Sprint TV is difficult to get and the Sprint stores are (music and applications) don't get used either. Everything else is fine though. Just wish my Curve had WiFi.

 
 
Posted by PossumPete Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I never use the Show All option or the "OFF" & "MUTE" buttons.

Password Keeper is great for keeping all the online passwords you use.

I don't use anything by Verizon or anything with a "Voice" prefix.

 
 
Posted by JsFacade Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

BB Messenger, Docs to Go, BB Maps, Voice Dialing, Tasks, Help, Search, Yeah, what is the purpose of password keeper. Now for the bigger question, what can I get rid of and still have a functional Blackberry, obviously BB Maps has some othr system tie-ins, so that's a no no...?

 
 
Posted by ekyle125 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I've already unistalled the big ones:
password keeper
voice dialing
voice notes
all games
vzw tones
vcast music
VZ Navigator
help
BB Maps

I actually use Docs2Go for work so I need to keep that (it is my personal phone, I just have access to my work email on it).

I don't use BBM that much because I don't really know too many other people with BBs surprisingly. I'd probably use it more if I did.

 
 
Posted by jbdale Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Internet browser
Video camera
Music & video player

it's my work phone and everything else gets used almost daily. Bought the iPhone to "toy" with.

 
 
Posted by atlas9171 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

It would have to be Blackberry Messenger, got my Tour and deleted it, next to go will probably be Docs to go.

 
 
Posted by squire366 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Help
Search
Password Keeper
Tasks
Voice Dialing
Voice Recorder
Brick Breaker

 
 
Posted by bucky716 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

I've never used Turn Power Off

Tasks is another feature that I never use either.

 
 
Posted by onedeep Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

The browser. It is so horribly painful to use, that I avoid surfing the web on my Blackberry at all costs. And Opera on the BB isn't much better.

 
 
Posted by efh7557 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

This is my first BB and my first phone is the web, but I love it. I never have any problems surfing and finding what I need. Sorry to hear you do.

 
 
Posted by dcjr99 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Help
Search
Password Keeper
Tasks
Voice Dialing
Voice Recorder
Brick Breaker

I also don't use doc's to go as much as I thought I would either. Eh. I'm just read for the ODIN!!!

DANIEL

 
 
Posted by Dnomyar220 Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 908 days ago

How does nobody use tasks? This is one of my most used applications, I think my life would be an unorganized mess without it

 
 
Posted by papped Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

BBM.

Nobody I know has a BB

 
 
Posted by thehoomizon21 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

the calender

 
 
Posted by rmaxey1 Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 909 days ago

Just to list the things I do use:

1. Phone (yes, some of us still use it primarily as a phone)
2. Email and text messaging
3. Calendar
4. Alarm clock
5. Web browser
6. ATT Cellular Video
7. ATT Navigator
8. Pandora
9. iheartradio
10. Regions mobile banking

That's about it. Everything else could go and, though I might use it occasionally, it would probably take several days to notice it was gone.

 
 
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