[cwax]

BBCHG25066 - BlackBerry Infrastructure v3.3 upgrade to v3.4 (Americas)
Change Window Date and Time: May 18, 2008, 02:00 to 06:00 (EDT)
Estimated Downtime: up to 240 minutes during the maintenance window
Severity: Critical-S1
% Subscribers Affected: 100%
Subscriber Impact:
BlackBerry subscribers may be unable to send or receive messages during the maintenance. Subscribers may also be unable to register their device, roam in another location, or use other services such as Internet browsing. BlackBerry Internet Service subscribers may be unable to use the BlackBerry Internet Service web site or perform activities such as creating new accounts, accessing their Internet mailbox, integrating third-party email accounts, or viewing email attachments during the maintenance. Devices may not receive new service books during the maintenance. BlackBerry Connect and BlackBerry-enabled devices that require a new PIN may be unable to receive the PIN. BlackBerry Enterprise Servers may be unable to connect to the BlackBerry Infrastructure during the maintenance. Wireless service providers and device resellers may be unable to use BlackBerry administration web sites or perform activities such as creating subscriber accounts or provisioning services for subscribers during the maintenance.

BBCHG35242 – Email roaming connectivity interruption to accommodate Americas BlackBerry Infrastructure v3.3 upgrade to v3.4
Change Window Date and Time: 18 May 2008, 06:00 to 10:00 (GMT)
Estimated Downtime: up to 240 minutes during the maintenance window
Carriers Affected: EMEA/AP customers, all network types
Subscriber Impact:
BlackBerry subscribers using their home SIM card when roaming in another location (GRX roaming) are not expected to be affected by the maintenance. BlackBerry subscribers who switched to a local SIM card when roaming in another location may be unable to use BlackBerry services during the maintenance.

[lucky13mt]

Thanks for the tip .

[jd885]

Think they are upgrading for the impending launch of the Kickstart and BOLD?

[StaceyRVC]

Thanks Chris!

[scottvicius]

Thanks for the heads up.

[j llama]

thanks for the info Cwax!

[MWPatterson]

Thanks alot, letting people know about it now.

[j llama]

So on the 18th, is it 10am-2pm EST or is it 2pm to 6pm EST?
I am somewhat confused by the bottom of the message

[kkwus74]

Thanks for the info

[Hack173]

Thanks For the tip man!

~via BB 8320 (wap.pinstack.com)~

[cwax]

2-6am Eastern Daylight Time

[lucky13mt]

I'll be dead asleep lol.

[cbarth3]

dang glad I found this. sitting at work trying to download some stuff and the phone is not getting emails or nothing. was getting ready to freak out. Just got the pearl and trying to play around with it and than this lol