Let's say you're in the bank and suddenly there is a robbery and you're caught in between. You have to empty your pockets and you know you will have to surrender your Magician...you can activate your Magician by saying "don't shoot" as the magic word and say a command like "here it is" and your handheld will automatically run 1-Pass (or security s/ware of your choice). Two hours later, your mini will automatically hard reset and the theives won't be able to see any of your private docs...
Cool huh?
http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...rmId=2&N=4294966998&productId=172265&R=172265
Personally, I prefer PDAKill. Having the Magician listening for a magic word 24/7, means heavy drain on the battery. With PDAKill, you can just send a SMS to destroy all your data, including /Storage and /Storage Card.
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16803
Usually people who don't intend to return lost or stolen devices will not turn on the Phone without removing the SIM card first. PDAKill is therefore rendered useless.
They would have to turn it off first! Since it doesn't really have an off it may take them a while to find flight mode. I don't think they will bother looking as the should be using the time to escape from the bank before the police arrive.....
O2mini_noob: as much as you paint a wonderful picture, I think when you've got a shotgun pointed at your face, password protecting your "must buy can of beans" shopping list is probably not a priority.
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It might be a better idea to consider using it with something like my VJPhoneTools and calling the police. They'll get a call with lots of muffled "I'm just O2mini_noob. Please don't shoot me!" and I'm sure they'll be over sharpish :wink:
V
hahaha.... :lol:
Wasn't someone on here developing a "pdakill" type program that worked more on the IMEI? so if the sim was replaced an sms would still find the phone. Thought I remember reading something a while back, could have been dreaming mind you
You're not dreaming, I'm remembering something like that to from months ago. I belief they worked on the idea too that changing owner name would send a sms too. if only I could remember which thread...it was something with anti theft.
Cheers, M
@marto_martin: What planet R U from? When sending a SMS what is the first or last detail you enter? Right, a phone number. Only carriers know about your IMEI when logged in - but they're all independent (except regarding NSA :lol: ) Thus, this "application" is unbelievable in terms of impossible.
Chatty, I think marto_martin may have misunderstood slightly. I presume he means that it records the IMEI but detects that the SIM has been changed, and notifies the user.
As you say, it would be impossible for most of us to "find" the phone by IMEI on any network and use that information to locate it.
V
Yep, jogged my memory (this is what happens when posting in the wee hours) if there's a different sim put in an sms is sent to a preset number like a mates phone advising them your phones been stolen.
Thanks for clearing that up vijay555
Can also contact your telco to report handset stolen and give the IMEI number so the phone will be practically useless as any SIM will not function in it.
The program to send a SMS if the SIM card is changed is called 'IIWPO_anonymous.CAB'. I found it somewhere on this site a few months back, but don't remember where. A simple search should bring up the answer, though.
For this program to be REALLY effective, you would have to cook it into an Extended ROM. Then a hard reset won't help the thief. But think about it twice: do you really want to receive messages from various buyers of your stolen Magician for the remainder of its lifetime? Because that could well happen, since the police most likely won't bother to look up the scoudrels.
All in all I find PDAKill the best solution. Just fire away that destructive SMS as soon as you find out your device is gone, and (most likely) your data will be erased. Forget about the phone, it's gone anyway...
My phone went missing a few months ago here at work. The dumb smug didn't know how switch the Jam off as he thought when the screen goes off, it is off.
I walked around with another phone and kept dialing my phone and eventually heard it. Found it in one of the cleaners change room. It was just pure luck that he didn't know how to switch it off. He is now fired.
That is very fortunate....sad for owners who have lost phones but never got them back..I'm one of them ...
Solution..!!
Hello,
For all u guys who may need Theft Alert, check the following link..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=212769#212769
Carty..
HBK said:
For this program to be REALLY effective, you would have to cook it into an Extended ROM. Then a hard reset won't help the thief. But think about it twice: do you really want to receive messages from various buyers of your stolen Magician for the remainder of its lifetime? Because that could well happen, since the police most likely won't bother to look up the scoudrels.
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That may be true, but if they send you an sms (to another number) then you will get their phone number and so can easily call them and say "hey, you've got my stolen phone!" If they refuse to give details, just tell them you'll keep ringing and ringing. And tell them that it won't matter if they put a new sim in because the moment they do the phone will send you an SMS.
There wer always better ways for the legal owner..
Hello mitty,
There were always better ways for the legal owner..
Once yr fone is stolen and recieved the sms thru my software, u can contact the police and if they did'nt respond to u properly, there always will be some private detective agencies.. Spending a few more to them can definitely be worthy(u can even claim that later from the thief).. Considering the main advantage of my software to keep the thief unnoticed that he has been tracked down..
Visit the link by me in the above post or directly to my thread and read the posts over there on page3 & 4..
Regards
Carty..
It really depends on who stole your phone. If it's just some punk, you could get lucky by threatening over the phone. But a lot of organized theft is going on, where the phones are send in loads to other countries, so maybe it's best just to leave it to the police.
Hiring a private detective seems a bit overkill to me, since it could easily cost 10-20 times as much as the phone is worth. But to each his own...
HBK said:
It really depends on who stole your phone. If it's just some punk, you could get lucky by threatening over the phone. But a lot of organized theft is going on, where the phones are send in loads to other countries, so maybe it's best just to leave it to the police.
Hiring a private detective seems a bit overkill to me, since it could easily cost 10-20 times as much as the phone is worth. But to each his own...
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If you live in South Africa, the police doesn't even come when you phone and say you have been shot or hijacked. So it leaves, a baseball bat and a couple of big friends to go and wack the oak. :wink: "If you know where he is.
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hi there ,
a question came to my mind. How I can change the IMEI Number for my stolen XDA after been banned from network. The phone found but became useless
please help
Cheers
Nasoor, you'll be well advised to search the board before asking questions asked far too many times. In this instance, there's surely no excuse for asking this question.
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/streetcrime09.htm
The new law:
The new law means that:
changing or interfering with a mobile phone handset IMEI number is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE
Possessing, supplying or offering to supply equipment for that purpose is also a CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
The new offences carry a maximum penalty of 5 years' imprisonment, or an unlimited fine, or both.The police will actively enforce this law.
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You're in the UK. Best to ask this question quietly, privately, or not at all.
It's not that it cannot be done. It's just that it's a criminal offence to offer the service
V
**** the Police!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=XDAmanipulator
lutzs - I'm a lawyer. I don't really have that privilege!
V
For all who don't know, **** the Police was a song original by NWA i think and covered many times :lol:
Thank U guys but I don't need it anymore coz I returned the XDA back to the company
Nasoor
Dear All ,
I don't recommend use any programs or connections by any means to change the IMEI as it a criminal offense by the LAW of U.K
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Sorry , but Law is Law
no worries the program called XDAmanipulator dont work on your device
heck it only works on walaby devices with a surden radio stack
nasoor said:
hi there ,
a question came to my mind. How I can change the IMEI Number for my stolen XDA after been banned from network. The phone found but became useless
please help
Cheers
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Pls clarify ... XDAmanipulator and XDA IIi
Scanning this forum it is hard to know if XDAmanipulator works for XDA IIi or not? Does any one know pls ??
Just out of interest, if the phone was found after being stolen why dont you call the service provider, provide your proof of identity and ask them to release the IMEI from the Blacklist. It takes between 2 and 24hrs to update on the network.
If you own the phone why would you want to change the IMEI.
Just a thought
Your interest is not technical..
You raised a very good question for which I am sure there is a perfectly plausable reason... However since this is a technical forum I would not attempt to clutter it with Other issues... Meanwhile if you do have a technical response then I would love to hear it..
Technical question. Whether tool which exists number IMEI permits to alter.
For Wallaby it exists - XDA Manipulator
For Wizard - iWizard.
It does exist for Wallaby ? This is good question.
XDA Manipulator does exist
not sure if it was removed though
it required a serial cable as in subD8 connector cable to the pc
and it supposedly only worked with some radiostacks
but changing the imei is not really legal most places
and unless it's used in some way to sim block a phone the
only reason to change it would be
1 one stole the phone and it was blocked
2 one bougth a stolen phone in which case one can compail or try to get the network to unblock it
yes some countries don't have that law...
if symbian powered cp can be changed then ms maybe yes...
if someone invented it...then what next?
though changing imei is not recommended...obviously some people want it because they stop paying there bills...some stolen.
Just like what charliebrown888 say...call your sp if it is yours...simple!
now can i recommend this thread close or continue the endless asking of imei?
regards,
xda2jojo
IMEI Turkey. For information
I monitored this thread because there was no way to get my phone's IMEI registered for use in turkey.
Now, that is since 2007 the law has changed. If you are a foreigner in turkey and have a 2007 entry stamp in your passport then go to Turkcell and they will mobilize your phone. Any foreigner now can take a new phone from outside turkey every year.
I hope this help few expats over there.
Regards.
I interrogated bad. It walked me whether exists tool for Himalaya.
My question it is not after you IMEI would alter. The programme wants to write to service the diagnose of car in order to he acted on PDA.
Wins over licence on only PDA. You buy my programme > you will give me your IMEI > you will receive working programme on your PDA only.
I do not it want to he was on torrent or donkey for free
If tool exists to change IMEI on Himalaya - my plan died. I have to think differently.
What are all the possible ways for WM5 to startup programs.
With windows I know you have the startup folder, run keys in the registry and services.
What are all the possible locations a program can be launched from within WM5. The only one I know of is the startup folder but there obviously are more.
Thanks
dannyoneill said:
The only one I know of is the startup folder but there obviously are more.
Thanks
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Oh Yeah ?
U really got me worried about 'em locations now!!
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[XDA2,O2MiniS,P900i,]
Say NO 2 Pirated S'Ware,Illegal Cracks
A BIG :"NO" TO WAREZ
Regardless of what others Preach & Practise.
Believe in urself And Just DO the Right Thing.
All the un-employeed comedians in the world and we find em on here :roll:
Could be in the notification/event queue, launched by services, drivers and today plugins amongst others.
V
There is also the HKLM\Init key which is the equivalent of the run key.
Hey Danny......
dannyoneill said:
All the un-employeed comedians in the world and we find em on here :roll:
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Hi Danny,
On the contrary I am paid for the comments.
The payment is Not recd. in Cash or Kind;
But some nice ppl (no pun Intended) sometimes just feel nice...
after all it's a small world
it's a short life....
I always make it a point to feel a bit on the lighter side once in a while.
No Illl-feelings here buddy.
In case u felt Offended, I did NOT MEAN it that way..
In Fact I meant was that though a very innocent question from ur side, it set me also thinking.... about another way the items can be added to startup.
Do let me know when something crops up here....
And once more..
I MEAN IT THAT I DID NOT SAY THIS To offend your query in any way Cos it was something I too wanna learn.
And when I get the answer to this, I shall be One step ahead of where I am Today (thanx to u Danny)
I am simply an newbie and learning daily;
Even When I am 10,000 posts old ( i hope they lemme stay here that long :wink: ) still whenever I shall log in, : i know I shall keep on learning new things here..
Its a great Forum And I am proud to be a part of it here With you beside me....
One more thing u don't know
Your Posts about the Wireless Networking here were very helpful to My Friend who had problems, a few days back. and I even forwarded ur links to him by e mail...
He got so happy ..... Thanx again for that Danny :wink:
Regards,
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Microsoft Certified Proff.
[XDA2,O2MiniS,P900i,]
Say NO 2 Pirated S'Ware,Illegal Cracks
A BIG :"NO" TO WAREZ
Regardless of what others Preach & Practise.
Believe in urself And Just DO the Right Thing.
No offence taken or meant.
Ive only had my jamin a week now and as with everything in my job I like to know how it works, the ins and outs. I think ive pretty much got the jamin figured even to the point ive made my own CABs to help when I hard reset (done one a day so far while I figure it out.)
The only thing left is understanding what runs when I turn it on. Like its nice to know what runs when you turn windows on Windows Mobile is the same, even more so given the limited memory. For example I have the built in CA antivirus installed, but I set it not to run on startup, dont want it remnding me im out of date. Its just finding where teh startup locations are.
You should really get rid of the antivirus. Uninstall it completely.
One day in the (not so near) future, viruses for Windows Mobile devices may become a problem, but for now any anti virus software for these devices is a pure waste of system resources.
totally agree. I actaully hard reset again (yup, more fiddling) and removed it from my Ext Rom.
At present there are only 2 virus's. one is a proof of doncept (Wince/duts) and the other is still pretty lame.
The chances of running such a program is slim but both are detected by desktop virus's scanners. so unless your downloading software direct to the PPC your pretty safe. Even then you still need to launch the file.
dannyoneill said:
No offence taken or meant.
Ive only had my jamin a week now and as with everything in my job I like to know how it works, the ins and outs. I think ive pretty much got the jamin figured even to the point ive made my own CABs to help when I hard reset (done one a day so far while I figure it out.)
The only thing left is understanding what runs when I turn it on. Like its nice to know what runs when you turn windows on Windows Mobile is the same, even more so given the limited memory. For example I have the built in CA antivirus installed, but I set it not to run on startup, dont want it remnding me im out of date. Its just finding where teh startup locations are.
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Hey Danny
U can try installing the MemMaid (attached)
It has a great interactive user friendly interface and tells u all the hidden apps running and u can deselect a few ones(coz it tells u which ones are taking the Most memory)
Do take a full backup, in case u delete a system file and the device does not boot up.
I hope some seniors here would advice more on this..
SORRY I HAD TO ATTACH PICS THIS WAY.
My Image Store site was down
Regards,
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Say NO 2 Pirated S'Ware,Illegal Cracks
A BIG :"NO" TO WAREZ
Regardless of what others Preach & Practise.
Believe in urself And Just DO the Right Thing.
Cinemo is an application I wrote to provide showtimes for movies in your area. It uses the KListControl (written by gingercat and modified by myself) to provide (hopefully) easy to use controls.
Update - Beta 2 Release 3
I have just finished testing the new build which features a reworked interface as well as a few more features including:
Lost some weight
Critics Scores from Yahoo Movies
User Scores from Yahoo Movies(when available)
View movies by theater
Better source for movie showtimes(Yahoo Movies)
Overall faster interface(I think)
-Release 2:
More reliable movie posters
Should not crash when showtimes are unavailable
Canadian showtimes are available but you must enter the postal code into the text box via the QWERTY or copy and paste.
-Release 3
Fixed an issue where the application would crash if Yahoo Movies had no information for a zip code.
Coming in the next update:
1. GPS Location
2. Cinemo Scoring(Vote if you liked a movie or not + See average score from other people)
3. Send showtimes via SMS/Email/MMS to contacts
And long term goals:
1. View Trailers
2. Metacritic Scores(waiting on approval from them)
The new Interface:
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Theater List:
Viewing movies by theater:
Movie details with critics and users scores:
Download here:
Looks like a great prog - does it require .NET 3x? Or is it a standalone app?
Would it possible to set "preferred" theatres? There are some theaters I would always like to see listed first.
will this only work in the states?
So I'm assuming this here is an example of the stereotype of People who call themselves 'American', but actually mean a citizen of the USA, and forgetting anything outside its borders? Or Canada if prompted by someone else.
Aside from that,
which cinemas does it work for? only sepcific chains of cinemas or all?
suggest IMDb would be a better rating if possible?
suggest a favourite cinema search?
EDIT: I just noticed that you have two threads for this app which will be a bit difficult to keep track of, also I would suggest it goes into the General forum area and not the diamond or raphael as it's not specific to either device.
bbobeckyj said:
So I'm assuming this here is an example of the stereotype of People who call themselves 'American', but actually mean a citizen of the USA, and forgetting anything outside its borders? Or Canada if prompted by someone else.
Aside from that,
which cinemas does it work for? only sepcific chains of cinemas or all?
suggest IMDb would be a better rating if possible?
suggest a favourite cinema search?
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It currently works only in the United States and Canada. A good way to check to see if it works for you is to visit http://movies.yahoo.com and enter your postal code. If it returns movies in your area, this application will work for you.
As to the griping that it doesn't work anywhere else...feel free to write your own app if you feel this one is beneath you.
danielgary said:
It currently works only in the United States and Canada. A good way to check to see if it works for you is to visit http://movies.yahoo.com and enter your postal code. If it returns movies in your area, this application will work for you.
As to the griping that it doesn't work anywhere else...feel free to write your own app if you feel this one is beneath you.
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I was simply making the point that you're reinforcing American stereotypes, and suggesting that a little more info in the first post would be helpfull. Such as saying- 'it simply reads the data from http://movies.yahoo.com and is USA only' which would be helpfull to would be users. After posting I noticed in the other thread someone asked the question - 'is it USA only?'
I have only one cinema within reasonable driving distance, they send me a weekly email. I have no use for your app. I was just trying to be helpfull by suggesting a more user friendly thread and app.
looks like a great program. i've installed it on my touch diamond but i can't bring up my on-screen keyboard to input my canadian postal code :[
orange_crush said:
looks like a great program. i've installed it on my touch diamond but i can't bring up my on-screen keyboard to input my canadian postal code :[
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If you need to get a canadian postal code into the app, I suggest writing it in notes or a text, copy it, then paste it into the box by holding the stylus on the textbox til the context menu pops up. I know its cumbersome, and I am working on a different input method...but that should do it.
An alternative method, if you are feeling adventuresome and have a text editor. You can open up "Program Files\Cinemo\Cinemo.exe.config" and edit the location in there.
I know its inconvenient for Diamond users at the moment. I hope to come up with a better solution soon.
ah! the first method was a no-go, the context menu doesnt show up for the text box. editing the config file worked fine though
UK
I like the look of this so I am moving to America, But seriously can the functionality be extended? maybe the link below could be added as a source for us folks in the UK that would like to use this.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/
or even http://fr.movies.yahoo.com/
Movie Description
First off I think that this is a great program. It does exactly what it should and quickly. I was hoping that you could add some sort of brief movie desription for each movie. This would be the only thing that I would like to see added. Thanks again for a great little app!
This is a GREAT app.
Quick, minor suggestions:
Some minor plot or other general info might be nice
Would love to have rotten tomatoes numbers
For some reason, it won't pull in all the theaters in my area. Is there a number limit on theaters?
Would be very cool to integrate with GPS to tell local theaters depending on location (i know this is hard)
Great contribution to winmo community!
uniqueboy said:
I like the look of this so I am moving to America, But seriously can the functionality be extended? maybe the link below could be added as a source for us folks in the UK that would like to use this.
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/
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I'm working on something similar for the UK actually. It's early days, but I'll throw up a test version when done. Unfortunately my development for today is stopping due to a small bug i'd put in meaning my pc made too many requests to Yahoo while debugging and they have banned me with a 999 error for a few hours!
jmbillings said:
I'm working on something similar for the UK actually. It's early days, but I'll throw up a test version when done. Unfortunately my development for today is stopping due to a small bug i'd put in meaning my pc made too many requests to Yahoo while debugging and they have banned me with a 999 error for a few hours!
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That is some interesting news I am glad to hear of your development and sad to hear yahoo are pissing you off. I for one will definitely make use of your app. Roll on.
Do you have any plans to support other resolutions (QVGA, WVGA)? Looks like an awesome app as far as I can tell on my Titan. (Yeah, I know what forum I'm in )
there is a way for italians users? thanks for great application my friend.
any chance to get support for the HTC Touch? The buttons are too big and the right one isn't accessible for me.
thanks man this app looks promising... i look foreward to more updates in the future
Anyone know why this app no longer works?
After several problems with my HD2 which i first got in December last year, i sent it back to HTC for the third time. The main problem was a defective touch screen and the other wwas the haptic feedback stopping all the time.
I spoke to a customer service rep on the phone and explained my annoyance that my phone had been sent to HTC twice to repair the same things and i still had the problems. The guy on the phone assured me that the screen would be replaced and the haptic feedback repaired.
HTC had my phone for a week and a half and i got it back yesterday and guess what???? They sent me a replacement HD2. WAHHOO!!! Its about bloody time!
Looking at the installed applications, i noticed that it came with a few hotfixes installed and i don't know what they are. Does anyone out there know?
They are
Hotfix LEO08570
Hotfix LEO08604
Hotfix LEO08787_1.0
Hotfix LEO08491
LEO08491 - Hot fix for LEO wrong task behavior.
LEO08570 - Hot-fix SA for LEO Audio Booster issue.
LEO08787_1.0 - Hot-fix for screen sensitivity
LEO08604 - I think this is the album hotfix
pablo11, your a star, thanks mate
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Please try Googling for answers, this took me 0.20 to get an answer, and I didn't even have to click the first link to get the info you were after.
Kalavere said:
Please try Googling for answers, this took me 0.20 to get an answer, and I didn't even have to click the first link to get the info you were after.
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Hey
im with you on the search 1st thing, but if you look closely at the answer you got from google, its the answer posted by pablo11, so your search wouldnt have been so easy had the op not posted!!??
And yes i know... this post was as useful as yours
why use google when this forum is for passing on knowledge amonst other things?
I asked a question and I received an answer from a senior member who is willing to pass on his knowledge. Again, thanks to Paulo11 for replying and not saying "try searching" like i read in many other posts. Why does every member of XDA forums have the function to post a new thread if they weren't meant/allowed to ask questions.
Kalavere and Kam333, if you are bothered by people asking questions to which they don't know the answers, then please don't bother replying. It probably takes more effort you complaining about it then actually answering the initial question
Why have XDA if we can't ask questions??????????
hatchie said:
why use google when this forum is for passing on knowledge amonst other things?
I asked a question and I received an answer from a senior member who is willing to pass on his knowledge. Again, thanks to Paulo11 for replying and not saying "try searching" like i read in many other posts. Why does every member of XDA forums have the function to post a new thread if they weren't meant/allowed to ask questions.
Kalavere and Kam333, if you are bothered by people asking questions to which they don't know the answers, then please don't bother replying. It probably takes more effort you complaining about it then actually answering the initial question
Why have XDA if we can't ask questions??????????
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hatchie
My only guess is that English isnt your 1st language so maybe some of my post was lost in translation???
I was actually Defending Your Right to post, i could spell it out but that might seem a bit patronising & i dont want to drag this out, hopefully you will read it again & get the point.
All the best!
Kam333,
i sincerely apologise
i only read the first part of your post seeing that you agreed with Kalavere and got annoyed without reading the rest of your post. Again, i do apologise, please forgive me!
hatchie said:
Kam333,
i sincerely apologise
i only read the first part of your post seeing that you agreed with Kalavere and got annoyed without reading the rest of your post. Again, i do apologise, please forgive me!
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Hey hatchie
Dont take it so seriously, there's nothing to forgive, glad you got it.
p.s. it maybe a pipe dream but forums should be a friendly/ productive place & useless unnecessary digs at new members asking legitimate Q's shouldn't be encouraged IMHO.
Pablo11/kam333
Do you know where i can get these hotfixes from? I want to flash a custom rom but want these hotfixes in case i want to go back to the stock rom
Is it possible to extract these from my phone somehow?
Thanks
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Pablo11/kam333
Do you know where i can get these hotfixes from? I want to flash a custom rom but want these hotfixes in case i want to go back to the stock rom
Is it possible to extract these from my phone somehow?
Thanks
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Hey
most of the hot fixes are listed on the HTC support site http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=297&act=sd&cat=all
but you will find that most chefs are aware of these issues & almost all of the fixes are incorporated into the new roms.
if you want to be extra safe, invest in a decent backup app such as SPB or Sprite backup & backup before trying a custom rom, then if you decide to revert back to stock you can restore your setup using 1 of these tools. i personally use SPB which has saved a lot of time when going back to a previous rom.
Hello!
I have just received my phone back from HTC yesterday. I too had the twitchy screen problem and they agreed to sort it under warranty.
They told me they had replaced the mainboard as this was causing the problem. I booted it up and it did seem better, though when I looked I realised they have just installed the hot fix that slows it down and desensitises it. As soon as I reflashed the phone the screen problem is back so I’m not too happy.
People seem to say new HD2’s don’t have the twitchy screen problem. Is there a new screen part in the more recent ones? or if not what is the difference that means some people ahve twitchy screens and others don’t. I have had mine since day of release and HTC told me there was only one part number for the screen.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello!
I have just received my phone back from HTC yesterday. I too had the twitchy screen problem and they agreed to sort it under warranty.
They told me they had replaced the mainboard as this was causing the problem. I booted it up and it did seem better, though when I looked I realised they have just installed the hot fix that slows it down and desensitises it. As soon as I reflashed the phone the screen problem is back so I’m not too happy.
People seem to say new HD2’s don’t have the twitchy screen problem. Is there a new screen part in the more recent ones? or if not what is the difference that means some people ahve twitchy screens and others don’t. I have had mine since day of release and HTC told me there was only one part number for the screen.
Thanks in advance!
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maybe its your rom's fault?
Well it does it in all ROMs. It was only because they installed the hot fixes. and as people say, hot fix LEO08787_1.0 makes the phone a bit unresponsive.
Its hard to understand if ti is a hardware fault or just works differently based on the individual. if i literally hover my finger over the screen within a hairs width it starts jumping all over the place. Some people here say its a fault that needs returning, others say its just normal.
what do people think?put up and shut up or send back to HTC and nag for a new screen. it makes typing things very annoying.
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what do people think?put up and shut up or send back to HTC and nag for a new screen. it makes typing things very annoying.
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It's a ROM issue, the screen responsiveness can be tweaked, I use Energy ROM and a few releases ago NRG tweaked the screen responsiveness so it was really awkward for me to use my keyboard SlideIT, as I moved my finger across the screen the line was oscillating everwhere. As soon as I flashed an updated ROM it fixed the sensitivity issue.
alexpatrick86,
that was exactly the same problem i had with my first hd2. The first time it was sent back, they said that they had to reconnect a connector on the back of the screen......it came back exactly the same. The second time i sent it away, they reflashed the rom (seems a bit useless if you ask me, seeing as we can do that ourselves), and yet again, it came back exactly the same.
The third time i was told the screen was going to be replaced, however they sent me a new device. The new device did however, have the sensitivity hotfix (among others) installed. I have since flashed a custom rom (duttys) and the phone is working perfectly.
I would say that your screen needs replaced or the device replaced. give HTC a ring and complain until they get sick of you and send you a new phone!
Hi, thanks for the reply. I'm too using the Energy ROM v10. I have used Duttys ROMS too but they were the same.
I have had the problem through out ownership of the device. It’s annoying buying such an expensive device and it having such a poor screen. I get the button flicking people demonstrate on YouTube where you press the backspace button and it selects U's, B's and all sorts. Or in notepad u press lightly and can see it draw a pretty scalagmite LOL.
HTC replaced the mainboard in my handset for me, so they must have thought something was wrong with it. So now my call timer is back at 20secs lol.
I just dont want the jitters, and i dont want reduced sensitivity as a substitue. Especially when some say they had it on devices bt susequent replacements didnt have it. Hmmmm
Thanks Hatchie! Thats what i will do! I can handle it been very sensitive and I can adjust, but having it jump every where and press buttons over an inch from my thumb makes it unusable and it just cant be right! And if ti is, then what were hTC thinking?
THIS SHOULD WORK FOR USA, I ACTIVATED LIKE 4 HD2'S WITH THIS METHOD...IT ALSO WORKS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES, SURF THROUGH THIS THREAD TO FIND OUT WHICH ONES
JUST ACTIVATED MY SECOND FOURTH HD2....
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_selector_chat?ws=support#
CLICK ON Product Sales, General Inquiries and Genuine Advantage Questions
TELL EM YOU GOT A HD7(IMPORTANT)
PROTIP
YES GIVE THEM YOUR REAL INFO
NOT LIKE THEIR GONNA SEND GOONS TO YOUR HOUSE TO CHECK IT
THEY ARE JUST REGISTERING YOU
ALSO FIRST TIME I ACTIVATED BY CALLING EM...THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VIA CHAT(HURR DURR)
PS: You need to edit the registry of your phone to make it an HD7.... their are a lot of other threads about that(Xap Touch Explorer etc...)
LE PROOF
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The reason he is like "I'd be happy to assist you with your WP7 phones is cause I filled out the little before chat questionnaire about my problem".
Nooooo my hd2 died =[, time to RMA(3/11/2011)
lol, I already got my code but something is bothering me, What is the word you scrambled at the 9th line from bottom ?
"Did the product key work on your end, ***** ?"
Nope, Just curious
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Got it, your name
kawazaki said:
lol, I already got my code but something is bothering me, What is the word you scrambled at the 9th line from bottom ?
"Did the product key work on your end, ***** ?"
Nope, Just curious
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Got it, your name
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bingo -> name
hmm did you chat with them while their call support was open?
Because ever time i try to get my key they just tell me to call their support. As the person i talked to didnt have the tools to generate a key.
Also what reason did you choose for contacting microsoft?
Can confirm that this method works for other countries too. Got my key through US chat and was not asked where I'm from. You also don't need to say the model name of your device, "htc" will be quite ok.
What reason did you choose for contacting microsoft as they keep telling me to call their phone support
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What reason did you choose for contacting microsoft as they keep telling me to call their phone support
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I only wrote that my phone asks for an activation key when I'm trying to connect to the market. The agent was quite happy about helping me activating my phone and asked for my name, phone number an device brand. After a short time i got my code and the agent disconnected.
worked for me on my first try, keep trying
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JUST ACTIVATED MY SECOND HD2....
I also mistakenly posted this in the HD2 general forum, anyways thats already like page 3 so w/e
IDK about other countries so for right now this is for USA only....
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_selector_chat?ws=support#
CLICK ON Product Sales, General Inquiries and Genuine Advantage Questions
TELL EM YOU GOT A HD7(IMPORTANT)
PROTIP
YES GIVE THEM YOUR REAL INFO
NOT LIKE THEIR GONNA SEND GOONS TO YOUR HOUSE TO CHECK IT
THEY ARE JUST REGISTERING YOU
ALSO FIRST TIME I ACTIVATED BY CALLING EM...THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VIA CHAT(HURR DURR)
PS: You need to edit the registry of your phone to make it an HD7.... their are a lot of other threads about that(Xap Touch Explorer etc...)
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The reason he is like "I'd be happy to assist you with your WP7 phones is cause I filled out the little before chat questionnaire about my problem".
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Not only for the USA. Also for Portugal
Told them that portuguese microsoft support could not generate the key and BAMMMM, got one
I've used the dutch chat support, literally took me 1 minute to get my activation code.
This process worked perfectly for me. It did take three attemps before I got an agent that would provide a key but now I have an activated WP7 phone.
thanks 4 this guide! works for me just fine <--- germany
i've took my code without problem by calling Microsoft France
if don't work the chat you can copy the link in google translate!
anyone tried for italy?
EDIT: they gave it to me without any problem
Just got my key via Livechat.....good stuff
Scored a key from UK.
I found when selecting the reason for contacting if i selected product key they wouldn't give one out, but when i selected general inquiries i got one first time.
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Scored a key from UK.
I found when selecting the reason for contacting if i selected product key they wouldn't give one out, but when i selected general inquiries i got one first time.
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UK worked for me. I asked 'To use LIVE services please enter activation key. How can i unlock these features?'
Worked for me
So they dont even ask you for a serial number or phone-key or anything?
They just give you a code?
I can't see how they can tell its a genuine WP7 phone just by your SIM phone number?
Why do you need to change the registry then?
Do you need a SIM in your phone to activate this?
I don't have a SIM in my at the moment...
Where do you guys go when you chat with MS?
I've tried the link as described in an early post , but there's no chat available...
I have no way now.Since they don't gave me the code.I got hurt when they said Please contact the reseller or the phone manufacturer.They knew that there is no way of getting the code from phone manufacturer or reseller.They had ask me that Are you located in Cambodia? I said sure.
Windows Phone 7 sold world wide and should get support world wide.Poor me.