Got home today--put the phone in cradle noticed it was searching for provider--since then phone does not work at all- I was out and around today--no calls. another phone in house same provider works fine. I just have that icon with the x and when i try to turn on the phone nothing happens.
Any ideas???
Have you tried a soft reset?
Several times--anyone know what flight mode is?
mdbusa_2000 said:
Several times--anyone know what flight mode is?
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Flight Mode stands for "no wireless emision" mode:
- NO phone comunications functions
- NO Bluetooth
- NO WI-FI
This is the usual mode required during commercial flights, where the name comes from. You can use only the PDA part of your XDA while in this mode.
Hope it helps.
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Thanks
Well that explains flight mode.
Still does not explain why i am in flight and how to get out of it. If i try to make a call it says phone turned off-do you want to start. ckick yes and nothing happens--the dialog box goes away but no phone--also cannot see phone trying to connect to anything.
Hi!
Tap your phone icon on the top bar, (it should show an X) then tap "turn off flight mode", it should bring your phone back, and request the PIN. If not, call your phone program from the programs menu, and see what happens.
It is simple, if nothing happens your phone/phone SW might be damaged somehow....
Good luck!
I have been trying all that and nothing happens. Wonder if a hard reset might help or if the sim card is damaged.
A hard reset will answer the question, and at least you can do a backup of your data.
case closed
Did not want to hard reset. Put the sim in another phone and got sim rejected error message. then went to ais and they told me the sim was damaged and gave me another one for 10 bucks--same number.
Thanks everyone for your replies.
Case closed
Flight mode
My T-mobile MDA had same problems very difficult to switch flight mode on and off, had to tap almost 10 times, after upgrade to newest rom, problem solved. works on first tap :wink:
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Hi I recently got a S110 since using it (very basic usage) I have encountered some problems can anyone help?
1.When I plug the mains charger into the S110 and it begins to charge the backlight does not work when I try to turn it on it does turn on as I can see the today screen very dimmly I then have (struggle) to go to the settings/backlight and tick and untick the check boxes there to bring the backlight on. I have to do this every time the charger is plugged in and I want the backlight on.
2. My Phone does not switch off even when I hold in the power button for 2 seconds as the manual says.
3. I am unable to start a new message or create a new contact from the today screen it makes the noise but the application does not open
4. When somebody phones me they hear it ringing in their ear for 20 rings and it only rings so that I may hear it for 8 rings
5. I am unable to use transcriber when writing text messages I write on the screen it beeps as though it has been recognised but does not write the printed text to the screen.
Please can anyone help
Problems Q110
Just received mine this am, generally happy with it although I will look at the problems you listed. I have discovered that it can't be turned off as well as you!
Will post more when I have had a chance to experiment.
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@Duncan.M
the 2 second power hold to turn off the phone is an error in the manual.
holding the power button actually switchs the backlight off/on. which could help with your backlight issue.
can you actually use contacts and messaging at all? can you use the HW buttons to open either function? from your problems it sounds abit like not all the default software was installed the first time you turned your pda on.. well except for the ringling issue, i havent heard of that problem before.
SpeedN
@SppedN
My first question would then be. If I want to how do I switch my phone off if it is not holding the top right hw button for two seconds?
In response to your questions after taking two minutes to rtfm a soft reset fixed my inability to create a new txt message or new contact from the today screen & the issue with the backlight not working whilst connected to mains power
HOWEVER THE SOFT RESET HAS NOT FIXED.....
Problem 4 & Problem 5. (please see original thread subject)
@HeronLen OR Anyone else who has the CD Ver.A 06.2005
I would like to try a hard reset to see if that fixes the problems that still exist with my S110 except MY CD player on my PC will not read the CD that came with the phone would you be able to make a copy of your CD and if you have broadband upload it to an FTP/WEB SITE for me or if not even post a copy to me.
Heelo Duncan! I don't understand problem 4.
Do you mean, that when you make a phone call, your device rings x times, but the person you call's device actually rings y times?
I'd try a Hard reset to fix problem 4... it could be telco related delay possibly i guess. you dont actually need to have your pda attached to your pc to perform a hard reset. all the default software for you pda is stored on your pda in the extended rom. so a hardreset wipes the memory and begins a clean install.
for problem 5 can draw in notes with the transcriber? eg even simple straight lines? if transciber doesnt recognise your handwriting it can take a long time or even not display your writing.
oh and to turn the phone off you tap the reception icon in the middle of the start bar and turn on flight mode.
SpeedN
@helterskelter
Hi no I mean the other way around. When somebody calls me the phone rings in their ear 20 times yet it is only audible to me for 8 rings, which means that a) I have to have voicemail turned off otherwise voicemail picks it up after I have heard it ring only twice or b) with voicemail turned off I have to hope that the person calling is persistent (wait for a lot of rings in their ear) for me to get to the phone and pick it up.
I think it is a telco problem as speedn suggests that combined with slow software of the phone function of the S110.
Any suggestions are still welcome - How does everybody elses phone react?
@speedn
Problem 4. I know that I do not need to have my pda connected to my pc to do a hard reset though I would like to make a backup of my appointments etc onto pc before I do the hard reset this I cannot do without having a sd card (which I do not) or connection to my pc
Problem 5. I can draw in notes using transcriber but as theyre supposed to they stay in my handwriting (I think thats supposed to happen) The problem is that transcriber does not convert my handwriting into typed text. I have configured transcriber start>settings>input and it still doesnt work. I have also gone into word with transcriber as my preffered input method clicked on the letter shapes button selected the way that i write my letters and numbers and it still doesnt work, I write on the screen example, A (UP STROKE, DOWN STROKE, ACROSS STROKE) S110 BEEPS but the letter A is not typed on the screen it is stiil displayed in my handwriting. I really need to try a hard reset.
you can set your divert no answer to 30 seconds via your telco or in the settings>phone call forwarding section. and you can download activesync 3.8 from microsoft website. you can also backup appointments and contacts etc using permanent save in settings>system or xbackup to storage..just the appointments and contacts, a whole backu wont fit.
SpeedN
@speedn
Thanks for the flight mode answer.
We must be insync ourselves I was just reading about permanent save in the user manual. Ill try that
I ve also decided Im gonna go over to my mums house and put the cd in her laptop/share her cd drive and usinq wifi copy the entire contents of the cd onto my hard drive and try the install from hdd.
Ill let you know the results
Thanks for your help
Q110
I am not sure how I can contribute further, it would be good to get a fix for the off thing. I am not sure if many airlines will be happy with 'its off but not really' argument! Having interesting problems configuring gprs, why do MS make it so hard!
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heronlen said:
I am not sure how I can contribute further, it would be good to get a fix for the off thing. I am not sure if many airlines will be happy with 'its off but not really' argument! Having interesting problems configuring gprs, why do MS make it so hard!
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actually funny you should mention that, i was flying interstate here the other day, and i noticed a new comment from the flight stewards. it was about devices that use flight mode...please make sure flight mode is on.
flight mode switchs off all the gsm radio its the same as switching off your mobile phone. mind you there was also a major Imate Jam advertising campaign throughout the whole airport, 2 metre tall Jams everywhere.
Speedn
I decided to see if I had any of the problems you listed. It turns out I had #5. I opened a note, selected Transcriber and tried to write something. It beeped like it recognized it but no text showed up. I then did the following:
1) reselected Transcriber as my input method
2) Selected Letter Shape Selector (didn't change anything here)
3) tapped OK
4) Selected each of the menu options at the bottom (just to see what they were)
5) After opening and closing each one, it started working
It seems there may be a software bug in this version of transcriber that causes it to not work unless a certain variable is initialized (by going to each, or one specific menu item first). FWIW, it worked form me.
@roblyman
no that didnt work for me.
I am a bit of a newbie...
My device was working perfectly. THen I started up AIM this morning and it froze. I reset it, but now when it powers up, it is frozen, nothing works or happens. If I call the device the phone doesn't even ring. NO clue how to fix it and any info would be much appreciated.
Thats very strange. Try pulling out the battery and let it sit for about a minute or 2. If that doesnt work, then try to return it for a new one. If you somehow get into the start menu, go to settings and then the system tab. Click on "Clear Storage" witch will reset the device back to the way it was when you first took it out of the box. Yes, you will loose all info stored in the PDA but its better than not being able to use it at all. But this does tend to fix 80% of problems.
I had a similar problem today... I installed netframework and after that it stop responding.... the only working thing is the power button and when I press it the only thing I can do with the stylus is select yes or not... other then that wherever I type it does nothing!!! have you solve it?
Read this man... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1026999&posted=1#post1026999
Hi All
My Father has an SPV M5000 (HTC Universal). He has unlocked the SIM lock from IMEI number some time ago.
Recently it started going screwy and so he did a soft reset and then it wont turn on at all.
He has let me play with it and if I try a hard reset it comes up with the screen saying "press 0 to restore...", but if you press 0 it says "clearing now" and then appears to switch off. If you press x it also appears to switch off.
You can enter bootloader mode and it displays SERIAL on the screen - when you plug it in to a PC the screen changes to USB. But when I try connecting using MTTY I get no USB port - although selecting COM5 seems to open a command prompt window - but to be honest I dont know where to go from here.
If I try a soft reset it seems to do nothing - although the orange charging light blinks once.
With it connected to a PC in bootloader mode I was able to reflash the ROM and it went through all three stages correctly and indicated it had been successful - but when you finish with a hard reset it appears to turn off.
Before I use it to wedge my living room door open, can anyone offer any advice? I have perused the forum, but cannot find anything which seems to match the fault I am getting.
Thanks in advance
SlipMat
It is possible that the battery had it's day and can't sustain the full on mode. I suggest trying with another fully charged battery.
Thanks Enigma... but it is a new battery and is fully charged - I too have an M5000 and I have swapped the batteries over to check this.
Thanks
Has anyone else had this issue? No matter which ROM, RADIO, Phone Settings, ect... I have tried almost everything. Anytime I make a call OR receive a call, the speakerphone icon is toggled automatically. I can turn it off momentarily but the thing just turns right back on again a few seconds later.
btw- I have done hard resets, clean installs (task29), removed sim card and sd card during flashes, hard resets after flashes.
Please help!!! My wife is the only one that doesn't seem to mind my problem because she's been able to hear my conversations all day. LOL
I've never heard this one before. It's possible you have a bad phone.
If I were you, I'd flash back to stock (including the SSPL) and call customer service and get the phone replaced.
You will be able to keep your phone until the new one arrives, which could take a couple of weeks judging by input from others here.
You've paid waaay too much to not have a phone that works perfectly for you
My HD2 was stuck in "Car Kit Mode". An Update for HTC HD2 Car Kit Mode function enhancement has been released to somehow fix this problem (link below)
Seems the problem has already been identified in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619859
A quick fix is to plug in a usb cable to a computer, and switch to disk mode or activesync mode. Doing this will reset the speakerphone setting. The reason this happens is the phone is stuck in car kit mode.
Samsung hard reset methods
It seems as if there are 3 diffrent methods to reset the focus some in paticular do something diffrent than the others. I almost returned my phone because I messed up the dianostic tool and could no longer get any singnal or 3g data. I hard reset the phone using method 2-3 but the only one that got my phone back was method 1. Use this and it will completely hard reset the phone.
Method 1: Dial ##634# from the phone pad press the call button when the diagnostic screen appears type *2767*3855# to preform a full restore.
Method 2: Hold down the Power button, volume down button, and camera button
Method 3: Go to the Start screen, select Settings. Select the About screen. Select 'reset your phone'
Hmmm, I exchanged my Focus yesterday for another one, cause after I entered the diagnosis app and tinkered it screwed up my accelerometer. My screen rotation was crapped out. I investigated every sub menu in the *#2580# screen looking for a possible firmware reset. Spent several hours before calling ATT and they said bring it in and gave me a new on.
I wonder if this 3rd hard reset option would have fixed it.
Edit: 1st option now
Oh man, I wish I saw this yesterday! I just exchanged my phone because I thought it was defective. Haha, guess that's what I get for messing in the diagnostic tool.
Good information to see. I haven't needed it due to a bad config on my part, but noticed the phone wouldn't completely go to factory defaults. This should take care of it next time.
Messed accelerometer
Does anyone know if this works with a messed accelerometer?
Yea i started messing around with the Diag tool on the phone and ended up messing up my software keyboard. To the point where it would have to think what the word i was trying to press was. I did a standard soft reset and it works like a charm now.
will this unlink the SD card to the phone??!
V DidDy 210 said:
will this unlink the SD card to the phone??!
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Not that anyone has reported. The only way to "unlink" a microSD card is to reformat it in a device that can see it. Some people say Macs can read them, but otherwise your only other hope are Nokia and Symbian phones.
Macs wont read them as far as I know, nor will ubuntu, nor will anything in a vmware fusion virtual machine, would be nice if i could unlock it as i dont really know anyone with a symbian phone
I got a demo mode focus a few days ago. I tried option 2&3 but they did not work.
The device go back to normal when I finish option 1, but I cant go in any app or setting, the phone returns to start interface after loading. Then it shuts down and turn to demo mode again.
It seems there is no way to stop demo mode... what would I do?
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I got a demo mode focus a few days ago. I tried option 2&3 but they did not work.
The device go back to normal when I finish option 1, but I cant go in any app or setting, the phone returns to start interface after loading. Then it shuts down and turn to demo mode again.
It seems there is no way to stop demo mode... what would I do?
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Demo mode is from a Demo firmware. No matter how you reset it, it will still be on Demo firmware. You have to load a non-demo firmware in order to stop it. Unfortunately, there is no known Focus firmware out there.
Besides, any demo mode focus is a stollen property. Good luck with that.
in2chaos said:
I got a demo mode focus a few days ago. I tried option 2&3 but they did not work.
The device go back to normal when I finish option 1, but I cant go in any app or setting, the phone returns to start interface after loading. Then it shuts down and turn to demo mode again.
It seems there is no way to stop demo mode... what would I do?
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You got a stolen phone.
Those are AT&T display phones and they cannot be reset.
They need to be re-flashed and there is not ROM out right now for the Focus.
EDIT: Just noticed Foxbat121's response... doh!
Thanks for the good information....Option #1..