Hi everybody,
This is my first post. I would like to thank in advance everyone taking the time to reply to this post or any other in the future.
I have just purchased a Qtek 9000 and have a problem with the phone feature. Before this device I used an I-Mate Jam and Pda2k and both allowed me to use the right and left navigation keys to enter speed dial and recent calls. I can't seem to find a way to do it with this one. Microsoft claims the new, for me unnecessarily space consuming, softkeys are especially for one handed use so eliminating such a nice feature would be against their current intentions. I would like to know if anybody else has the problem or the solution.
Thanks.
Akif
Have a look at VJPhoneShortcuts, on my webpage.
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I've gone through all the pages in the Prophet part of the forum I can't seems to find answer for the (probably) very simple questions that I have. I'm guessing that just about everyone (except me of course) knows the answers to these questions so here goes:
1. Upgrading ROM, why?
I'm guessing that the main reason to do an update is the same a running updates for a normal PC? Old problems and issues are resolved with a new rom?
2. Different versions?
Going through the forum you run across various versions; Dopod, I-mate, S200 (and some I've probably missed). Is there any page or guide that shows the differences between the various versions?
3. Phone company info?
If you update the rom, will all phone company info be lost? Can you enter the stuff that needs to be entered manually? I'd hate to do an update and then not be able to use my phone anymore.
4. Warranty?
Any idea if messing with your rom voids the warranty on the phone?
1. Upgrading ROM, why?
I'm guessing that the main reason to do an update is the same a running updates for a normal PC? Old problems and issues are resolved with a new rom?
Yes.
2. Different versions?
Going through the forum you run across various versions; Dopod, I-mate, S200 (and some I've probably missed). Is there any page or guide that shows the differences between the various versions?
Mainly due to some of the goodies attached to some of the ROM, e.g. the splash screen some of the Today's plugins.. and mostly on the Ext ROM.
3. Phone company info?
If you update the rom, will all phone company info be lost? Can you enter the stuff that needs to be entered manually? I'd hate to do an update and then not be able to use my phone anymore.
Yes. Yes. You can still use your phone if you know what you are doing.
4. Warranty?
Any idea if messing with your rom voids the warranty on the phone?
Yes, it will void your warranty in most cases.
thanks for the quick reply..
2. Different versions?
Any idea if you can see somewhere what the differences are? And does it really matter if I use the Dopod rom on my Qtek S200?
3. Phone company info?
I was suddenly wondering if you really need to enter any info at all. Isn't it enough to set Network to automatically select and the info on the SIM will take care of the rest?
Hi cobra25.
In the future I recommend you don't restrict your browsing to the Prophet part of the forum. There is a lot of interesting stuff in the general forums for everyone and then there is the WiKi.
Now to your questions:
1) Yes, it's just like updating your desktop windows and device drivers, but while a certain update may fix some issues, it may cause others.
Example: AKU2 update gives you push mail and A2DP (BT stereo) but it removes clock from taskbar and makes the date plugin 2 lines high. This really annoys some people.
2) This are versions from different brands. Ordinarily you can only upgrade to the same brand you bought the phone under. To change brand you need to CID unlock you phone or use a special updater that doesn't check for vendor ID. All this info can be found in the WiKi.
Unfortunately, I don't think there is a comparison page for Prophet (someone posted a doc file for the Universal a while back). I do remember a couple of month ago someone on this forum written a comparison after flashing several different ROMs.
3) Settings for MMS and internet (I assume that's what you meant, since everything else is stored on the SIM) will be lost unless the update was issued by your phone company (like Orange or O2), but it is not difficult to recover. You can set it up manually (your phone company is obligated to provide the setting on their site or through customer support), or you can unlock the extended ROM (simple registry tweak) and save the settings cab file to the PC.
4) If you use an official update from the OEM or the phone company, it shouldn't void the warranty. However it is best to check with who ever sold you the device on the exact policy.
Thanks for the answers. The weekend is just around the corner so I'll take your advice and take a look in the general forum.
As for point 3:
Can you believe that I haven't even looked at MMS & Internet yet. I've got my normal PC for internet. Currently using it to play games, use the calendar, contact and mainly the normal phone.
Next thing I'm going to take a look at is push mail, that certainly seems interesting..
Ok, well to set you off on the push mail thing:
If you have an exchange server available, it as easy as entering its info in ActiveSync on the device.
If not look up mail2web. It's a free service, but you do need to create an account.
But heed my warning:
Push mail uses a lot of GPRS traffic and as a result shortens battery life significantly.
It is not recommended if you have limited data plan or can't recharge your phone every day.
Oh and one thing I forgot to mention:
When you update the ROM all data in your device is deleted so back it up!
Have a nice weekend!
cobra25 said:
Next thing I'm going to take a look at is push mail, that certainly seems interesting..
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Another disturb factor is SPAM. It is push mail killer.
Hello All,
I'm relatively new to the forums in terms of posting but I have been to the forums a lot over the past 2 - 3 weeks searching for tweaks and hacks (which I've done a few already - THANK YOU TO ALL WHOM POSTED TWEAKS, HACKS, HOW-TOs, ETC. YOUR INGENUITY IS MUCH APPRECIATED!). I'm still debating on whether or not to 'update' my phone to WM6 and when I do - which 'variant' I should go with (I'm leaning towards LSVW....comments, suggestions, etc.).
But the main reason for this thread is to ask two questions in particular (I've decided to combine two threads into one to help make looking at replies much easier).
I have a question regarding the Phone Application - particularly the Call History option:
1) Is there a way to delete a select group of calls without deleting all of your calls from the call log/history (i.e. instead of selecting one call, select several calls by dragging and holding down on the screen until the context menu appears)?
Are there any registry hacks that will give me more options for when I tap the Menu option while in the Call History?
On my old Treo 650 - you could delete the last 10, older than two weeks, or all calls by default and I miss that capability on my Cingular 8525.
I've tried filtering out calls and when I went to delete all calls - I thought that it would only delete the filtered calls and not the entire call log/history. I've attached a screen capture just for FYI.
2) I need to know how to edit the Category listing on Windows Mobile 5. I know how to create a new one but I need to know how to delete an existing one.
Any & all tips would be greatly appreciated (even if they are to software that may be of use. I'm probably going to get SKTools - it looks like a good app to get)
Thank you.
Any tips can be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, I have been a member here for about 1 month now and after much browsing, searching and lots and lots of reading I think it is time for my first post to ask for help . I have searched for and found 2 previous threads which spoke about this issue, but I never saw any definite answer in these threads on how to solve the problem (as far as I could see anyway). As both of these posts have since been closed, I have no other option than to start a new thread .
I am currently running Dutty's 3.6 (Manila 2.1) ROM and have loaded the YOTA phone app, as I love the black look, which blends in so much better than the Topaz dialer. The problem however is that whenever I receive a call, the phone merely vibrates but does not ring at all (and yes I have checked the settings to ensure it is set to ring). If I uninstall Yota, the ringtone plays again, re-install Yota and again no ringtone .)
Please, I know there where some other members with this problem - if you have manged to solve this, or if anyone else has any other ideas on how to fix this I will be very grateful.
Hi guys,
Apologies ahead of time if this is not the current forum to post this thread under. Please let me know and I'll post accordingly.
I recently rooted and installed a new ROM on my SG5 - Blisspop ROM. Awesome ROM with more features than I know what to do with!
One minor problem I found is that when you hang up a call or get disconnected for whatever reason, there is no follow option that occurs like it does in the stock dialer app - message/call back/add to contacts. This can be a huge headache when dealing with work related conference calls as I would have to go back to the dialer and edit call before dialing + add the respective extension.
I was looking around for a dialer that does this but all I could find is links to auto-redial apps which is not what I am looking for - I was not sure what to even call it - "call back feature". Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe I am missing a setting but it does not seem like there is such an option.
Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you