Help again please.
How do I set the ring time, or number of rings before answering on my xda mini s. I have looked in phone settings but can't see anything that relates to how long it should ring for before I answer or it diverts to answering machine.
If its in my pocket, I have trouble getting it out before its diverted to answer machine. Is there a setting that I'm missing somewhere as I would like to double the short ringtime to a more reasonable length.
I also read somewhere about a newer rom than the o2 release rom. Anyone know where this is and what it does.
Thanks in advance.
This can be found under Setting-> Phone-> Services-> Call Forwarding
The maximum you can set it to is 30 seconds, but I'd like it to be longer as I seem to be missing calls!
I've noticed that the phone icon in the task bar comes on for about 5 seconds before it rings, has anyone else noticed this?
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I contacted o2 about this as it eluded me for so long. They said:
Go to phone screen, type **61*901*11*, followed by the time in seconds and finish with # and click the green talk key.
I could get to 30 seconds and no more despite o2 saying I could set up to 60 seconds. What a lot of messing about. I agree (as does a friend) that it would be nice to get a longer delay as the preset time is too short and the maximum of 30 could be better. I suppose 30 seconds is something to do with the network.
Ah well. Nothing is perfect even when its close. Maybe in time.
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I have the german T-Mobile MDA-Pro with D1. (whytf can't I specifly that in my profile ?) I experience some strange thing with it. When I pick up the phone when someone calls me (by pressing the green phone button) it takes a while until the other side can hear me.
So whenever I answer a call (by pressing that green phone button) I will have to wait 5-8 seconds after the buttonpress until I say something or else the other side wont hear what I say and still thinks I havent answered the phone yet.
Yes! indead...I've got the same problem. is it a software bug?
I too have the same problem, and sometimes it hangs up the call even when I press the green button.
I've posted before and everyone has said 'Use the search'...I have and can't find anything relevent (don't think the search facility of this is very good).
Can someone PLEASE point us.
I really do miss the speed and efficiency of my XDA2s!
I have had some experience of this, it does delay mine was worse before I got rid of all th O2 tat, it is now liveable with, however it is cutting off when I press the answer button !!! OR IS IT after conducting tests using another mobile I found out that
1) the phone does not take very long before O2 divert the call to Voicemail
2) the phone starts ringing long before you know anything about it (its worse if the phone is asleep) it can be a good few seconds before it makes any indication noises
3) it carries on playing the ringtone after the call has been diverted which gives the impression that pressing the answer button is futile.
I have talked to the technical suppport of t-mobile germany and they told me they era aware of this issue and they will be releasing an update in Q12006 that will resolve this issue.
I have talked to the technical suppport of t-mobile germany and they told me they are aware of this issue and they will be releasing an update in Q12006 that will resolve this issue.
I too have this problem and for the moment while i await any future fixes from O2 or others, i am using the following short-term fix; Under phone settings I have changed the delay period before calls are forwarded to ansafone if unanswered (this works on O2 anywa). One problem with this is that callers may give up before they are diverted to ansafone if you set the delay too long
did this really resolve the issue I was talking about in my initial post ? (that when I pick up the phone by pressing the green button the caller can not hear me for the fist 10 seconds )
I have XDA Exec and kept getting confused why my GF always sounded confused and puzzled when I answered the phone, Id say "hello" and she would wait a while, then say "Hello? you there?"
I never realised it was MY phone that was cutting off my voice at the start of the call.
In regards to the delay ringing, and answering etc, I am giving all my friends instructions to bloody well keep ringing! I turn answerphone off normally as my phone is always on. If you want to speak to me, keep ringing till i answer, if I dont want to talk, ill reject the call.
Why ring twice and hang up? I could be doing anything that takes more than 2 seconds to get that damn phone out of my pocket, get it out the case, open it, see who is calling, press the button, damn, missed call.
Same problem here. I am seriously thinking about using this as just a PDA. I don't think it's practical to use a phone that only works some times. Somebody on HoFo said that the Universal isn't meant to be used as a phone, it can, but it isn't meant to be. I'm starting to agree.
I just like the idea of not having to carry around a phone AND a pda. I kind of hoped that's what the universal offers. But it kind of looks like it doesn't ...
Its a great phone when used as a hands free device, answers almost straight away, and has great volume unlike most hands free - my callers also comment that the line quality is excellent even if a few metres away from the phone.
I do always feel stupid though when using the phone as a standard phone, would feel more comfy putting a brick to my head.
I use the old phone ringer as my incomming call notifictaion and I hear my phone in plenty of time. The standard o2 incoming notification sound was useless. I don't know what T Mobile have but might be worth trying a different notification sound.
Cheers
I will have to wait 5-8 seconds after the buttonpress until I say something or else the other side wont hear what I say and still thinks I havent answered the phone yet
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Did anybody found a solution for this? this is very annoying.
Agreed, its just ridiculously slow - I worry whether or not I've hung up on people too, it takes a good few seconds before the line is actually dropped, let alone for the interface to update.
I've stopped using the "suspend" option and the phone seems to work like you'd expect (even on a cheap cell phone!). But the battery life is suffereing. Hopefully my new spare battery should be here soon.
I've stopped using the "suspend" option and the phone seems to work like you'd expect
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You mean I should walk around with some spare batteries in my pockets. :wink:
I think my pockets are too small for so many things.
Does anybody knows if this problem is known to HTC? Is there going to be an update?
It isn't possible that a phone doesn't act like a phone in these features that are already working 100 years. I want to pick up my phone and talk immediatly
By the way how do I switch off the "suspend" mode?
What is the "suspend" mode and how do I switch it off?
Look at Settings>Systems Tab>Power>Advanced Tab
Uncheck to "Turn off device if not used.."
This will stop the "suspend" mode
eeek ! Now I know why I would need an extra battery ....
HI all
Hoeping some one can help me,,, If my xda exec is switched on and an incoming call comes in it starts ringing stright away as you would expect. However if the xda exec is in standby mode, it takes 3 or 4 rings before the xda wakes up and starting to make the ring tone sound. Is this a "design feature" or is there somthing i can do to resolve it, As most people seem to hang up after 6 rings and my xda only rings after 4 I am missing lots of calls.
Hope you can help
Paul
You can try and install the Radio Upgrade 1.06.00. It doesnt require a hard reset (loss of all data), and appears to fix up that problem from everyone who has tried it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38954
You can alter the duration the phone will ring for before it goes to voice mail or divert (depending on how your set-up is arranged) Go to Settings/ Phone, select the "Services" tab, highlight Call Forwarding, then press get settings, the phone will retrieve the data, in the midle of the screen is "Forward after" and a drop down box set this to "30 Seconds" - you might find it rings for longer now as the default is 10 seconds I think - Mike
Thanks for your replys, I have already put the 1.06 radio upgrade onto the device..
I will change the voicemail pickup time that should help thanks
I have found that if i turn of the power management settings so that the device does not go to sleep after 3 minutes then this problem is fixed, Calls come though to the xda within 1 ring,,, However I dont know if this is going to cause the battery to drain to quick, as the screen is on still (although backlight goes out)
isnt there a registry hack for this?
So I upgrade from an 8125 to my 8525, and at one point I found this article in the Wizard forum about how to INCREASE the time before voicemail picked up. I was able to set it to something like 40 seconds. My 8525 seems to send my calls to voicemail after like 20...I've searched everything I can think of and it's not bringing me the result i want. Does anyone know how to do this. Thanks!
I asked my provider (orange UK) to lengthen the ring time + they gave me a code to put into the phone.
worked fine, maximum 30secs though
On t-mobile uk, I think that these settings are in the voicemail settings, ie you ring the voicemail number and it gives you a list of options.
I actually called Cingular and they said they can increase the ringer length on their end, but only to a maximum of 30 seconds. Kinda stinks, I would love a 40 second ringer. Oh well.
Cingular, several ways to change
1) In phone, under options, setting, call forwarding, there is an option to forward calls only if no answer, and you can set it to 5 to 30 seconds (in 5 second intervals).
2) Setup speed dials for changing.
*61*xxxxxxxxxx**yy#, where xxxxxxxxxx is the phone number that showed up in the forward if no answer above, and yy is the number of seconds to wring before going to voice mail.
I use method 2. When going into a meeting, I have a speed dial for going to vm after 10 seconds so that it does not vibrate and keep someone waiting for the phone to answer, when I won't be answering. When out, I speed dial to reset to 30 seconds.
I love stumbling across a post that answers a question I forgot about!
Nice!
temoore said:
1) In phone, under options, setting, call forwarding, there is an option to forward calls only if no answer, and you can set it to 5 to 30 seconds (in 5 second intervals).
2) Setup speed dials for changing.
*61*xxxxxxxxxx**yy#, where xxxxxxxxxx is the phone number that showed up in the forward if no answer above, and yy is the number of seconds to wring before going to voice mail.
I use method 2. When going into a meeting, I have a speed dial for going to vm after 10 seconds so that it does not vibrate and keep someone waiting for the phone to answer, when I won't be answering. When out, I speed dial to reset to 30 seconds.
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Nice one!
I kept missing calls by the time I'd sruggled to get the thing out my pocket, then out its pouch!!
Was originally set to 15 secs, used method 1, now i have twice as long to answer!
right now, when an incoming call happens, it will ring about 3 times before it drops to voicemail... is there a way to extend this to 6 or 10 rings, so i can at least make a feeble attempt to answer or see who it is before it goes offline to voicemail...?
I beleave 30 seconds is the longest you can set the ring for. Go to >phone>menu>options>services>call forwarding>get settings.
Depends on your carrier. AT&T is 30 seconds max but you will want to set it for 25 seconds as setting it for 30 seconds costs a minute worth of airtime if they don't pick up. AT&T uses a piece of software called Snooper to set this length on your account. You can just call customer care and they will fix ya up in a jiffy. I'm not sure about other carriers but I assume the process is similiar.
The nice thing about this is you can cut your own ringtones up to match the length of the rings so they either loop properly or end right as the rings end. I will say though that for whatever reason the ring time changes back for me from time to time and I have to call back up and have them change it again. Not sure what causes this. I haven't done this in ages so they may have fixed that issue.
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I beleave 30 seconds is the longest you can set the ring for. Go to >phone>menu>options>services>call forwarding>get settings.
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well, that just sucks...
Hi, I'm currently with Orange, UK. Normally, my rings beep 4 times then diverted to Voicemail, within this time, I usually not able to reach my phone in my pants. So does anyone know how to increased the number of rings before a caller is diverted to my voicemail?
Thx a lot.
The way to do this is to go: Start/Settings/Phone/Services, then tap Call Forwarding then Get Settings. The phone will connect to the network and retrieve your settings. In the Divert if Unanswered section is a choice box for the delay (up to 30 seconds); make your selection, then Send the settings back to the network.
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The way to do this is to go: Start/Settings/Phone/Services, then tap Call Forwarding then Get Settings. The phone will connect to the network and retrieve your settings. In the Divert if Unanswered section is a choice box for the delay (up to 30 seconds); make your selection, then Send the settings back to the network.
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Thanks for that!
Correct. Thx so much for the answer.
number of rings
thanks, I've been looking for an answer to that.
cheers
Thank you, that was quick and easy.
Wouldn't it be nice to solve all problems so well.
Cheers
Limmited to 30 seconds?
Hi all.
Anyone know if there is a way to hack this 30 limit to something slightly longer, say 45 seconds? Or is this a network imposed limit? Cheers.
30 seconds is the maximum as defined in the GSM specs, so applies to all networks.
You can also use the standard GSM code to set delay before voicemail...
**61*+mailboxnumber*11*delay#
The delay is in 5 second increments, max 30 seconds.
Cheers dog, what I suspected. Damn...time to crop the remixed ring-tone down further then, again.
Regards.
handsomedog said:
30 seconds is the maximum as defined in the GSM specs, so applies to all networks.
You can also use the standard GSM code to set delay before voicemail...
**61*+mailboxnumber*11*delay#
The delay is in 5 second increments, max 30 seconds.
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