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By: Does SignalBooster by S4BB Actually Work? Almost Certainly Not. | BlackBerry Cool

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:04:16 +0000

[...] NetworkACC – Mobile Network Accelerator that claimed to boost the speed of your network. A while back we wrote an article breaking down exactly what a third party BlackBerry app can do, and…. By using the same facts provided in this article, we would have to say that SignalBooster is also [...]

By: Trusting 3rd Party BlackBerry Apps: What Can They Do? | BBERRYNEWS

Trusting 3rd Party BlackBerry Apps: What Can They Do? | BBERRYNEWS — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:00:42 +0000

[...] and they have assured me they take their commitment to customers seriously. When issues arise, as they did with NetworkAcc, they look into them. In this case, what Mobihand learned was inconclusive, so they decided to [...]

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Trusting 3rd Party BlackBerry Apps: What Can They Do? | BlackBerry Cool — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:35 +0000

By: RIM talks about security threat of DDOS attacks on carriers | Blackberry Software

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:42:57 +0000

[...] Remember, Mobihand are the same people who sell NetworkACC, a bogus application that claims to speed… Not only is the app bogus and a waste of money, but I bet you eMobiStudio are gaming the review system because their app is filled with 5 star reviews. Mobihand have such a weak review system that anyone can write a hundred positive reviews about their app. [...]

By: RIM talks about security threat of DDOS attacks on carriers at SmartPhoneCool.com

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:49 +0000

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RIM talks about security threat of DDOS attacks on carriers | BBERRYNEWS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:10 +0000

By: RIM talks about security threat of DDOS attacks on carriers | BlackBerry Cool

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:30 +0000

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By: Network Accelrator App-Is it Worth It??? - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

Network Accelrator App-Is it Worth It??? - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:53:13 +0000

[...] Originally Posted by tmp3150 Where is the code? I would love to see it. I think the legality of posting the code itself is questionable at best. If you can find an old version of the app, according to the linked thread, it was in a .jar file, and could be decompiled to view the source. The newer versions of NetworkAcc, after that thread, use RIM’s cod/alx format, and don’t offer the same easy source access. It’s not terribly interesting – if you’re a developer, you can read RIM’s API documents and know it isn’t possible in the first place. If you’re not a developer, the code won’t make much sense. For another trusted source that adds to the claim it’s impossible: Buyer beware – what is possible for 3rd party BlackBerry apps? | BlackBerry Cool [...]

By: RIM responds officially to Etisalat spyware found in update | Blackberry Software

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:52:17 +0000

[...] The above statement is very reminiscent of the article we posted on BlackBerry Cool, regarding what …. The article was written after a company claimed they developed an application that makes the network faster, but it was clearly snake oil. [...]

By: BBERRYNEWS » Blog Archive » RIM responds officially to Etisalat spyware found in update

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:40:29 +0000

By: RIM responds officially to Etisalat spyware found in update | BlackBerry Cool

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:43:02 +0000

By: simon.hain

simon.hain — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:57:26 +0000

according to Marc Sohm from RIM getNumberOfPacketsReceived() and getNumberOfPacketsSent() return the number of bytes, not packets.
exception is OS 4.5, unclear if it is resolved in later releases of 4.5

source:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=java_dev&message.id=47353

regards,
simon hain, software developer, isec7.com

By: simon.hain

simon.hain — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:57:00 +0000

source:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=java_dev&message.id=47353

regards,
simon hain, software developer, isec7.com

By: simon.hain

simon.hain — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:57:00 +0000

source:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=java_dev&message.id=47353

regards,
simon hain, software developer, isec7.com

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:43:56 +0000

@Kent – I offered this to anyone on the original post:

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/06/optimize-your-blackberry-network-and-improve-overall-speeds/

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:43:00 +0000

@Kent – I offered this to anyone on the original post:

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/06/optimize-your-blackberry-network-and-improve-overall-speeds/

By: JTK

JTK — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:16:11 +0000

Daniel,

With respect, what you claim is not possible. No 3rd party app can affect how other applications connect over the network on the BlackBerry platform, especially one that doesn’t use RIM’s CLDC apis such as yours, a MIDP application.

And upon further inspection, it seems that your app is calling Random.getInt() and passing the result to a timer task. When that timer task goes off, the “OK!” text appears beside sentences like “scanning network configuration…”. For what other reason would you use a timer task with a randomized time to display text except to deceive the user that you are actually performing work?

By: JTK

JTK — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Daniel,

By: JTK

JTK — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Daniel,