Trackball Discussion

should i go to best buy and get it replaced you think? the guy helping me at the verizon store basically made me feel like an idiot and it really pissed me off to be quite honest.

What about cleaning your trackball? I heard that works on most Blackberries, since you are having problems with moving it, but I am probably totally wrong, I don't even have my Tour yet.

when i put the invisible shild on my tour then I started having problems with the track ball. i took the two stickers aff on the menu and back button and i am good again. I think because th etrack ball is recesed so far it makes it hard to do with the stickers there.

The  ones for the invisible shield. there are ones that go on the call, menu, back and end buttons. I called them stickers because they are so small thats what they remind me of.

some people have had problem with there trackballs and so did i..

i got my phone from a friend that works for RIM so i didn't have any warranty
so i took my phone apart and put a ball from an older BB and it worked better then
original ball did ,even when it was good.

Only thing is that the housing on the ball is a little different and does t fit 100% but pretty close
i orderd a ball with a black edge and blue ball... very sharp

http://cnn.cn/shop/index.php
very good site for BB parts!

Hello
i had an extra trackball kicking around for my old blackberry (8830/World) that's the same ball as curve and pearl are using..

I think the problem is the trackball housing on the tour. I replaced the black ball to start with and i didn't do a hole lot so i replaced the hole housing and it was like new only thing is the housing on the tour go's little higher up around the ball..
I also put the housing from the tour in my 8830/world and same problem that i had with the tour was now in my old phone  

sorry the pic is bad just got a webbcam. I gave the blue ball away to a friend with same problem but i got more coming in the mail so i will upload a pic soon as i get that one installed again.

here is a good video of how you take your phone apart! dont forgette to take memory card out if you got one!!!
Blackberry 8900 disassembly tutorial (Bezel, Trackball, Keyboard replacement)

Wow what a relief. I'm due for an upgrade on the 22nd. Ive heard of a few minor problems that Ive been worrying about before I get my first BB. I figured the crap battery life is an easy fix with an extended battery, I don't mind the extra bulk. And the loose battery door, I guess the electrical tape trick will solve that. But Ive really been fretting over the trackball. Especially if its not something fixable by a software upgrade. After watching the video it looks like switching out the trackball for a curve trackball would be relatively easy.

Ok here's my question, do I need to find someone with an old BB curve so I can get their trackball, or can I order a trackball from somewhere online? I hear you all talking about a blue trackball, that color contrast sounds like it would be interesting on the Tour.