On the Yahoo! BlackBerry Users Group Forum Member destroyether2002 (cool name, no?) posted a message titled "BlackBerry 7290: Accuweather Problem."Seems that destroyether2002 downloaded the Accuweather weather service to his BlackBerry from a site he referred to as "BlackBerry extras." But ever since he installed the free Accuweather, gets a "-1" symbol at the top of his BlackBerry screen. He even de-installed the utility, but the symbol is still there.
Forum Member Chip Brady responded, asking destroyether2002 for the exact URL of the site he downloaded Accuweather from. Then, Chip added this note:
"I haven't seen this (site)," he wrote, "and the ever up-to-date BB Hub hasn't done a review of it either."
Well, Chip, thanks. The way to a blogger's feed is through flattery.
Thus, feeling honored and duly bound, I "Googled" "BlackBerry Extras," Didn't come up with anything relevant to the issue.
But then I had an idea: I went to AvantGo, which does offer a free, downloadable version of Accuweather's software, and typed in the term BlackBerry into the AvantGo User Support page main Search Text box.
I then was presented with a AccuWeather-How do I use this channel? link. Clicked to an explanatory article about this issue.
Not sure answered the question directly, but I've included this link directly below this post.
1. Its on the mobile.blackberry.net site - Blackberry Browser only. Click "push services" and there you go. Puts a nice little weather icon on your ribbon menu and changes relative to the weather (angry clouds, a happy sun, etc). Wish it "pushed" more than twice a day and how do you control push alerts. I dont want to vibrated when I get a weather push. Maybe I should ask the Yahoo group. Thanks all, you do a great job.
Posted at 6:01PM on Jul 7th 2005 by Chip