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I have had my XDA 2 for about 4 months now and I have re-built it (software) about 8 times now!
Having got the new system, I tended to download all sorts of rubbish to test it out. This just ended up cloggin my xda, making it go really slow and frequently crash.
I currently have installed
Pocket Informant
Calligrapher
Resco File Explorer
With these three the system still runs smoothly.
I am considering putting KANE autopilot on though.
Gone are the days of batter/journal/weather bar etc. They all hoard memory.
What software do you guys/gals have which still allow your XDA to run smoothly.
I have installed quite a bit of software on my i-mate and am still quite pleased with the stability and performance. I have:
Zendrui Pocket ZenPhone
Sprite Backup Premium v.3
SPB Pocket Plus
Mobimate WorldMate Pro
Laridian PocketBible
Laridian DailyReader
Illium Software eWallet
Adobe Acrobat Reader
A.Kohgo tAgenda
HP Mobile Printing
HTH!
Browsenow -You wanna try Pocket Informat.
The calendar that comes with the xda2 is pants!
I agree with you (though my American English does not include the word "pants" as a derogatory term - only as a garment worn to cover your abdomen and legs :wink: ) that the WM2003 calendar app is not very good. What I want the calendar for is to show me my upcoming appointments, and I use the tAgenda app to do that - it does a GREAT job of displaying my upcoming appointments on my today screen.
Sorry, I should have said,
"The Calendar that comes with the XDA 2 is Donald Rumsfeld"
Never heard of that software you mentioned though.
How much does it cost?
Digressing into a political discussion would most likely be counter-productive as we throw stones in both directions across the pond - lets keep it to a professional level.
tAgenda is freeware and is available at http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kohgo/index_en.html
It is fully configurable and works well with WM2003 even though that OS is not explicitly listed.
Give it a try!
I will thanks.
But I wasn't trying to get into a political dicussion as there's nothing much to discuss. Besides, I cant throw that far!
Hi. I currently have the WM2003 rom. I use my XDAII mainly for medical programs but some of them, especially the UPTODATE medical program, which is a very large one, takes TOO LONG to open and even to search for topics in it. I've read that newer roms make applications run faster. Do you think i should upgrade my XDAII. Shall i install WM2003SE or WM5. I want my rom to be stable.
Thanks
UpToDate and WM5
Hi,
I know that this post has gone unanswered for a long time, but -- being a med student -- I know many health professionals that have encountered these exact same issues.
I have tried UpToDate 15.2 using three devices: An hp hx4700 (WM2003SE), an hp rx1950 (WM5) and a Treo 700wx (WM5).
UpToDate loading times (first load) with Sentry 2020 were as follows (I did the test multiple times on clean devices):
hx4700: 2-4 seconds
rx1950: 6-8 seconds
700wx (312 MHz): 10-15 seconds (Yipes!)
700wx (520 MHz): 9-13 seconds
The Treo 700wx struggles with this application, even when overclocked. I also noticed that it struggles with Skyscape applications as well. After it loads, it's really fast, but gosh -- why the long loading time? For this, I miss the hx4700. I should add that the hx4700 was still speedy with UpToDate, even after installing numerous applications (Wisbar Advance, SPB Diary, Skyscape etc.)
However, notice the huge gap between the rx1950 and the Treo, despite the fact that both of them run WM5. This leads me to believe that WM5's architecture is still capable of running UpToDate really well. RAM doesn't seem to be an issue, either -- The rx1950 has a pathetic amount of RAM (11 MB free), compared the Treo and its 46 MB of free RAM after a hard reset.
I tried to test with the Samsung i760, but the Verizon rep kindly told me not to install anything... (Geez, what's the big deal? I could just hard reset the device when i'm done!)
Perhaps I'll sneak into the store again, and give it another shot with WM6. I'm beginning to think that UpToDate depends more on the device itself (i.e. SDreader/RAM/ROM speed), rather than the OS itself.
with wm5 programs are typicaly present in flash rather then real memory
and reading from flash is slower then mem
so chances are that wm5 on himalaya would run it slower then wm2003
sure running progs in flash would mean that all 128mb ram is used for apps
but i suspect that it's not a mem issue that cause this slow start up
i suspect that it's because alot! of data needs to be loaded
in which case having more memry will not help a bit
Updates with "UpToDate" WM5/WM6
Hey Rudegar, thanks for the feedback. I agree with you 100%.
In case any users stumble upon this forum, I wanted to add that UpToDate performs quite well on both the Samsung i760 and HTC TyTn/Verizon XV6800 (WM6). Loading time is about 6-7 seconds. I also experienced the same results using an HTC TyTn with WM5. UpToDate is very usable on these devices
Looks like the 700wx is the odd one out... It's also interesting how the 700wx has a really low file index score using SPB Benchmark. I wonder how the Treo 750 would perform with UpToDate. Testing with a WM6 Apache (via Helmi's WM6 ROM) would be interesting, too...
But wait, there's more!
After speaking with my colleagues, I've decided to add a bit about issues with medical programs in Windows Mobile.
UpToDate + Lexi-Comp:
If these programs are running at the same time, loading time for Lexi-Comp books will drag. The only workaround I can think of is to not use these two at the same time.
UpToDate + SPB Diary
I think Diary affects the loading time of UpToDate. But maybe it's just me
Lexi-Comp after using Live Search with SD card cache
As you may know, The LiveSearch folder on the SD card has a lot of folders in it... Enough to cause havok when Lexi-Comp is searching for books. With Live Search, I leave the SD card cache option disabled. All devices I've tested load the list of Lexi-Comp books in 3 seconds, even the 700wx.
Skyscape Stuff
No issues here! I've heard rumors of impact on system performance, but I have found no effect so far.
hx4700 with Kozhura WM6 ROM
I just had to try this. Impressive! The loading time for UpToDate is longer (7 seconds), but -- as Rudegar mentioned, that's expected with persisent storage on WM5/6 devices.
So, there you have it. If any physicians out there are having issues with WM UpToDate, Lexi-Comp or Skyscape stuff, hopefully their Google searches will take them here.
any one here switched to wizard from a Symbian device like Sony Ericsson P800, P900 ,P910 ? I would like to know how you feel with the new Wizard
any CONs and PROs to the Symbian device? Thanks for sharing
rookery, I don't have the wizard, (I've got Magician and Universal), but I used a p900 for a year:
I think the p900 is ergonomically a better designed phone, particularly with the keypad. The 5 way rocker switch is a work of genius and I spent weeks getting anywhere near that level of usability out of my phone's hardware buttons.
Sony stuff works better out of the box as a phone, whereas Microsoft's stuff is better as a PDA then a phone, although the Sony is worse as a PDA then a phone. However, the p900 is a good enough PDA, particularly for contacts and PIM stuff.
Lack of Outlook categories on the p900 PIM was horrifying.
I miss popontop, although I use bigkeys as a fairly good stand in (not an issue on the wizard)
Tracker was and is great; Wisbar desktop advance is only just beginning to get close to the same functionality.
My two pence's worth :wink:
V
HI vijay555, thanks for sharing,
Yes Tracker is Great, the only think missed is Chinese support.
I have my P800 for nearly three years, I am happy with my P800 in the first two yesr, but the way it sync with outlook, less memory, without Wi-Fi makes me consider to switch to PPC.
I have QuickOffice Installed, I am happy with it too, wonder if the Word and Excel Mobile work better or not,
with 64MB Ram, did your Universal respond smoothly with multi application running in the background, say with E-mail, Calendar, Contacts and Notes running, is it slowly when switching between them ?
and did you move you SMS to your Magician successfully ?
Thanks
Let's see:
SMS from Magician. I don't think I moved them across, from memory I don't think SMSi are stored on the SIM with the newer phones (because of the 10 sms limit). But if you're moving to pocketpc, search for an app by a guy called ToeNailed to do this.
Yes, I liked the p900, and think it's form factor is still great. It's nicely landscape: I gave mine to my missus to use, and I'm quite surprised how much brighter the Magician's screen is (particularly with my program VJLumos, which no one seems to use!) but i never noticed it at the time.
I used to use smartplayer and that was fine, although I have to say that SD card compatibility is a very big issue for me. Mini SDs are still not cheap or big enough I think, so full SD was important to keep a whole film on. Most of the time I'm only using 200mb of files, + 700mb film on occassions. The magician's screen was fine for this, and the universal's bigger screen is even better.
I'm not sure how the wizard is for film playback because it has a slower processor, although reports say that it's fine.
Wireless syncing: that's great, although be aware that WM5 doesn't allow wireless syncing. If I need to, I bluetooth sync (the bluetooth adaptor is around £6 on ebay) which is convenient. A wifi+keyboard (universal) is very nice and usable for browsing the net from bed (I can also do that with bluetooth syncing, but through the wifi router I don't need the main pc to be on, as for bluetooth)
From memory, quick office is better than the pocketpc equivalents. WM5's pocket office stuff is quite good, but frankly if you're doing word processing, get TextMaker for a true mini-Word, full compatibility. It's hefty but works well (not sure if it's WM5)
I've not encountered any speed issues on my Universal, although I never installed anything from the extended ROM and always use SmallMenuPlus. I've not installed too much, for me it's just a test system and not my main phone. However, you may know the MS OSs don't close tasks, just minimize them, so it's a good habit to close apps properly using a task manager like small menu every time you're finished. As I say, I've never had speed issues, it's fast enough. I'd kill for a graphic accelerator though! (Quake III!)
I've been quite cruel to the Universal, it is big, but not enormous, and for what it packs in it's great. But the wizard is a great compromise on size. I'd have bought one, but I really wanted full SD. The Magician is still my baby, and that stay in my pocket.
The universal's VGA screen is great at full VGA, but will make me blind:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
so I'd like to specify a VGA screen on any future system, but then the Magician/Wizard form factor makes a VGA screen unnecessary I think. It's already too small on the Universal's bigger screen.
Tracker is still great. I'm working on something similar to use on my PPC one day.
Programming for the operating system is very important to me, and I've been getting into this over the last month or two on the PPC, and I never considered it on the p900, so that's a big plus for me.
V
symbian and wm5.0 is two diffrent os types. wm5.0 gives ya alot more then those stupid symbian phones doesn't have
q-biq: WM5 is good, Wm2003SE was good enough for what it was, and UIQ has it's good bits.
If you're thrown at the operating system for whatever reason, you'll make the most of it. There's a hell of a lot of things that aren't intuitive on the PPC, but likewise on UIQ.
PPCs have the benefit of hefty CPUs, basically because they have a fairly bloated OS, but the benefits of the OS from a programming point of view is that you can go coding from windows to PPC quite easily.
But there are benefits to UIQ, and certainly to the design of the p900. But I would still certainly go for the MS phones over the p900 if I had to choose again. The Hermione looks cute though, but there is definately a difference between phone+pda and pda+phone.
V
vijay555 said:
The Hermione looks cute though, but there is definately a difference between phone+pda and pda+phone.
V
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I have watch some demo video of the P990i, well the interface just basically slow, and I have tried the UIQ3 Emu and found that I like the UIQ2.1 more,so I will go for a PPC Phone like Wizard or something better with the same size. I just wondering the CPU of Wizard is powerful enought and the NEW WM5.0 is stable enought to replace my life with my P800, Mpeg4 playing, Word and Excel Editing, Web browsing, taking Email with attachment always with me, and all day battery life.
and i heard that P990i will work with Activesync, hope it is true.
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Rookery,
I have been following up with Hermione for about a month now. The slow interface that you mwntioned about is cause it is a alpha test device. They haven't even gotten into the beta development stage. Wait a min, I think they are into that now, if SE wnats to keep their promise of launching their device by Q1 of 2006.
I started of with the Imate JAM, my first ever PDA device. But looking at Hermione, I am thinking of moving to that, probably will. Whats enticing me into buying it is cause of the ability to have one handed usage. I miss that very much on the JAM.
I know there are lots of softwares out there that makes you do one handed usage, especially Vijay's Dialer and SMS. But still I would like to be able pres the button's and actually feel them, while having an option of touch screen
Also I think the symbian devices have a lot more out of the box. Like now with UIQ3 you get an interface like what you would get if you were to install SPB Pocket Plus. Also there's a voice dialer. You wouls say,why not be happy with the 3rd party apps that you can install, well that eats into your internal memory or storage card space. But when you have apps built in out of the box, you have the internal memory for other use.
MS does a lot of things, but they take ages to get things right. And moreover they use us as test dummies!! Hwne you think about it, you pay a lot of money to get a fully functional device, not one where you have to spend more on apps to get it functioning to how you would like it.
But like I said one handed usage is one thats going to make me buy the Hermione and the other is the accessories available. Thats one thing I found lagging in the Imate. Accessories are made by other companies, while SE has their own.
Ah well, to everyone, their love..
Regards,
James
Really hope that the UIQ3 will release on Q1 2006 with smoothly interface, while there will be new Wizard with 3G called "saw it before in the forum but forgot"?
but the P990 using the same CPU as P800,900 and 910, I don't think that CPU is powerful enought for the new interface.
Did you remember you will have a faster P900 or 910 when you use a empty theme(UI falllback to P800's)? I think the same case will on P990 or even worst, by only using theme will slow down the phone, i don't know why not Sony consider to upgrade the CPU. :?
I have waited almost a year for a device which better to my P800 in every way, well, i still cannot find it. :roll:
haha, if someone can make the UIQ run on the Wizard hardware, it would be nice. :lol:
UIQ is alright, but it's the hardware and software combination that make the px00 work well. The rocker switch, and optionally the keypad are a good combination. I imagine at some point sony will move to a landscape keyboard like the wizard anyway to compete with blackberry.
The cpu was an issue. I used sman, installed the default p800 theme and then used Tracker all the time. Like that it was nice and fast. But loading more than a few apps always took you too close to the edge on the p900. p910 is better, but they all need more ram and a faster cpu.
However, I can now use my magician perfectly well with one hand. I miss the 5 way switch, and managed to emulate it fairly well with buttonmax and the record and camera button with the volume slider on the magician, but now I just use SmallMenu plus assigned to one hardware button, and ProgramMenu assigned to another. That way, I can launch most apps etc with one hand and the direction pad very easily.
But, the px00s are a different technology; they are fine as phones, but don't have the cpu to do stuff like watching highres videos in native formats. First, Memory stick is too expensive, and second, the conversion of the high res/bitrate video to a smaller size is just not worth the effort. You might get away with it, but not without dropping some frames.
So, it depends what you want. If interface is the problem, I'd still get an MS based phone and work on the interface. Complaining about out of the box experience is a little short sighted: the whole point of the MS phones (as far as I'm concerned) is that the out of the box phone is minimal, and I can doctor it to my heart's content. Not everyone will do that, but shame on them
I use my ToggleToday and VJDialer on my Today screen all the time. I can dial and see appointments etc no problem. SmallMenu means I can do full task management and launching without ever touching the start menu or program menu. It's less intuitive then the rocker on px00, but that will always be the case until someone sticks a 5 way rocker into an HTC phone. And that's not going to happen, so we have to live with it.
I'm planning/working on a considerable number of new UI developments going forward, so for me I'll get the phone working how I want it to, one way or the other. But again, not everyone wants to do that, but for them, Wisbar Advance Desktop should meet most needs.
The Sony's cpu etc will be a limitation going forward because they make it a phone first. Hermione might be faster, and needs to be really (I find all symbian stuff too slow), and it'll be nice hardware, but if it's the same cpu,
Whether WM5 is stable enough? That's a relative question. I've never had WM5 crash or hang or go slow, but although I hack mine up a lot etc, I haven't overloaded it with o2 interface etc. It works as expected, or better. But then, my Magician has always been sound as well, only hangs when I do something dodgy. It's not like the old days with the SPV, where bugs made some things entirely unusable. The OS is now stable and developed enough to "work": whether that is enough is down to preference and your propensity to tinker.
Phew. That took some typing!
Oh, and I never used my p900 with the keypad. Although hardware keys and feedback are nice, it made it too chunky. Personal taste though.
V
Well, I personally had a Nokia 6600 - it's a classic already, though its's not one of the deviced mentioned above :wink:
A couple of days ago I switched to XDA Mini S from O2 Germany (a.k.a. HTC Wizard). For me that was as huge as moving from 6100 to 6600 step. I'm going pro with the pen, though it's much easier to use the "phone" functions with buttons. Yeah, not just once I've seen P800/P900 and I can say Windows is muuuuch better (apart from the fact that I've been using Windows for 10 years now ).
Yeah, Symbian is nice, good support but Microsoft just rock for the UI. And all the extras that these small "guys" provide - I haven't seen a Symbian device that powerful yet. And Nokia's 9 series - just too big to fit in my pocket
So, you've got a thumb up for the WM5. And I think it's just starting to get better
Hi,
I recently switched from my 2 year old P900 to the HTC Wizard (mda Vario).
It is surely a big difference to handle with the new Phone. But within 2-3 days i learned how to find out the new functions. Before i bought the phone i expected to miss the Keypad from the P900. But i don´t. The Qwertz Keypad is a great thing. What i definetely miss is the clear overview of all programms in a row from the p900. But i don´t care, windows mobile is like Windows Xp and thats why it is easy to find out the functions out of the Menu. :wink: I´m also active in the biggest German Sony-Ericsson Board: www.se-community.com since 2003. The Board with first SE Previews next to mobile-review. But the Wizards beats the P900!
You should change!
hi there, wonder where you got that home screen on the picture you posted on your reply. i am reffering where you have a few pictures/ weather info/ and all the small icons for the different programs. help much appreciated.
cheers
ragu
Who you talking to rags_999?
V
hi vijay,
it was you i was adressing regarding the picture of the screen you posted in one of your earlier replies in the same subject. i am reffering to the one with the weather info/ pictures/ and lots of other shortcut icons on the today screen. which software is this.
cheers
ragu
this is the today screen i am reffering to. could u please tell me the software you used.
cheers
hi vijay 555. wonder where you got this today skin from. please let me know
cheers
hi vijay 555. wonder where you got this today skin from. please let me know
cheers
Hey Rags, I get the message!
Have a read about my plugin, VJEphemeris, here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=32486&start=7
It's a continuous work in progress/testbed for me, so it's not really for release.
The rest of my setup from top to bottom:
ToggleToday to remove startbar and newbar (updated soon)
My phonealarm skin available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27331&highlight=vjephemeris
AlarmToday (has been resource hacked to suit my theme, but not shown on that screenshot)
Weather panel
VJTodaySpacer (not released yet, coming soon)
VJEphemeris, including VJQOTD, VJAudioNotes, a today launcher, clock and some other stuff.
V
hi vijay, thanks for that. what about the weather panel. where do you get that
cheers
Is there anybody who can't find his/her Universal veeeeryyyy veerryyyyy sloooow????
If yes, which 3rd party softwares installed?
I'm really thinking about selling it.
I really love VGA, 3G, and other things, but I feel I have 286 PC with a MacG5 hardware chances.
If I want my VGA PDA to run well, I should not install most of appications written nowadays.
I'm really really sad.
What to do?
Who is the hero who finds his toy acceptable?
And HHHHOOOOOWWWWW????
I'm not an amateur - very very not -, but I'd like to use the abilities of the Universal, but it seems, it can't give me its capabilities. I have to chose which app I want very well and which not.
HEEEEEEEELP!!!
SOMEBODYYYYY!!!!
As I said already in other thread, my Exec is running very fast, screen orientation change is very quick, I have no delay in answering phone calls, always over 21-22 Mb memory and it doesn't freeze at all.
I soft reset it every 4-5 days.
Applications that I have now installed (all of them in phone memory) after trying many others are:
- MohairSofa Calendar+ Today PlugIn
- Insignia Solutions JeodeRuntime
- Vijay555 VJOkButt
- Softick Card Export II
- Softatics Corporation xConverter Pro ( great software!!!!)
- Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX
- Handmark Monopoly
- Kasuei Hitchhiker
- Microsoft .NET CF 2.0
- TCPMP The Core Pocket Media Player
- PHM Registry Editor
- GreenSoftware GSFinder+
Everything is running absolutely flawless.
I have UMTS connection avaliable 95% of the times, I'm using Orange UK 3G Sim
My radio is the 1.04 version and I see absolutely no reason for update.
I had many problems before, which seemed to dissapear after a careful selection of software installed.
Thanx the answer.
"I had many problems before, which seemed to dissapear after a careful selection of software installed." - You wrote
Yes, you are right, but I don't want to be careful to select which software I can use.
I WANT TO USE ALL THE SOFTWARES I USED WITH MY O2 XDAIIi !!!
Why is it a big wish?
It is the same if you buy a laptop, and you can use just WindowsXP with Opera Browser, a 3rd party calculator and some ActiveX plugin.
If this device can use just these few apps without freezing or crashing and with acceptable speed, then this is just ten pence a schilling. ( ) (I just learned this in english)
In this case I'd rather buy a stable, fast and old Nokia phone.
OK. I'm trying to write what I'm using:
With the Storage:
- SBSH iLauncher 2.2
- SBSH Pocket Breeze 5
- Marsware WeatherPanel
- AlarmToday
- DKtoday
- PocketZenphone
- WisbarAdvance2
- Wisbar Desktop
- Dinarsoft HandyMenu
- Dinarsoft MemMaid
- Double Launcher
- Macromedia FlashPlayer
- Spb GPRSmonitor
- XCPUscalar
- PDAmill Topkey
- RescoExplorer
- Novosec SmartFilter
- Sunnysoft BackupManager
- PhatWare PhatPad
- Microsoft VB Runtimes for PPC
- RescoViewer
On Storage Card:
- Resco PocketRadio
- MobiMate WorldMate 2006 professional
- SKtools
- OmegaOne 1-Calc
- Astro WinCE
- PocketMusic
- Cash Organizer 05
- ListPro
- Bryht FlashPlayer
- Opera
- TomTom Navigator 5
- Aeromap VR3
- CheckNotifications
- Tweaks2k2
- PocketMechanic
- System Monitor Pro
- eWallet
- VITO MobileDownloader
- VITO SoundExplorer
- WiFiFoFum
- OutlookCleaner
- PocketEarth
- PocketWorldInfo
- SpbImageer
- XnView Pocket
- PocketArtist
.........and many more with a lot of games in 2GB SD
I know this is not a small list but I used all of these on my 2020i without any problem. I used PocketInformant too but I found it really slow on Universal so I decided not to install it.
Maybe You have a question: then why do not use 2020i?
Simple answer: I really hate HTC showing me what is a VGA PDA with 3G.
That is why. I fuc*ing love it and I feel I cannot live without VGA and 3G.
So, if somebody has some experience in upper softs and knows errors or bugs with using them on Universal, please write it to me.
Sorry, but I will never believe that you need and are using all of these applications. And this is definitely the list to slow down your universal.
I like to keep my PC and Pocket PC clean and install only what I need, not what I MAY USE ONE DAY. Clutter is not good in any situation!
And so far it works for me.
And another thing is that many of the applications you have installed are enormous in size: Pocket Breeze, SPB Pocket Plus, Wisbar Advance, MobiMate World Mate Pro,Wisbar Desktop. And there is plenty applications doing the same things which are not only many times smaller in size, faster, and free. Like for example Pocket Breeze and Calendar+ or SPB Pocket Plus and VJOKbutt and VJTrayLaunch.
And don't you think that you sound silly and childish when you say that because you don't want uninstall few of these applications you will stop yourself from using all of them and buy a Nokia. :lol: Go for it, in the meantime I will enjoy using my fast, reliable Exec with all the applications I need...
In one part you have right in other part you don't have.
If you believe or not I'm using almost all of these applications almost every day.
Maybe I can find some which I really don't need but which you wrote in your slowapps-list I really love and if these are forbidden softs with a PDA I'm not sure I'd like to use them.
BUT!!!!
I've been using PDA-phones for years!!!!
I have not any problems with speed and stability before.
I used all of these applications.
WHY IS IT PROBLEM FOR THE NEWEST AND MOST EQUIPPED PDA??????
I'm not able to accept this.
(Spb PocketPlus I'm not using, I found it slower than other slow applications)
Tuningszocske said:
I'm not able to accept this.
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Is that a threat? :wink: :lol:
Good night/morning...Enjoy your new Nokia :lol:
Yes, this is a threat.
Real problem is I'm in a special relationship with my Universal: Hate&Love.
I can't live with and without it.
Maybe I should find a specialist?
Is it a psychic problem now? :roll:
been smoking something? :twisted:
Frankly I understand your angst and kind of feel cheated myself after spending so much money on the Exec. Right now I am down to barebones in terms of the s/w that I have installed on it and inspite of that, it is really slow. One realises how slow the Exec is after having used the XDAII which was blazing fast with at least 3 times more s/w installed. I still have the XDA II and just checked it again... boy it is FAST!
Understandably, I too am dissapointed with this device.
Cheers, Vikas.
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Yes, this is a threat.
Real problem is I'm in a special relationship with my Universal: Hate&Love.
I can't live with and without it.
Maybe I should find a specialist?
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@Tuningszocske
Same here. love and hate.
With my Nokia 9500 I never worried about how much s/w I installed (especailly with 80mb of user storage) but with my Exec I now only use Agenda Fusion, MS Reader (which is buggy), Opera & Mobireader.
Personally I don't think the problem is from the device itself, but the software. WM5 seems to run a lot slower than 2003SE, and even with faster CPUs and more memory, it's kinda like trying to run Windows XP on a Pentium 500... In other words, we'll need to wait for the hardware to mature and specs to be much more advanced to run WM5 at full speed. The hardware manufacturers also have to learn to use the new functions of the new OS, and learn to work around its quirks, but this can be solved by firmware updates.
So yeah, the Universal is great, as long as you keep things relatively simple with it.
Answering your question is a bit of a personal preference. But for me, I am very happy with my EXEC. This is my first Pocket PC coming from a TH55/E1 Palm OS. Anyone who owned a TH55 knows it only can run applications at 144 MHz, with tons of applications installed it was very slow in opening applicaions, but once opened it runs smoothly. So for me, coming from a slow device to my EXEC is like a blessing. PLUS, as mentioned above, I only install applications that I really use and tend not to clutter my 2GB SD card which I use mostly for keeping my MP3s and Movies. I have no complaints so far. I never had any of the problems described in some threads like being slow, delayed rings, bluetooth problems, etc...
more than happy with it, only a few gripes, but that is towards the 3rd party applications with exception of the lack of a backup function, in general it is fast enough, considering it is a pda phone.
for speed, I just whip out my Sony VAIO laptop not as portable nor as light, but each has there uses
this however looks very interesting
http://www.dualcor.com/photos.php
Blue Angel and V3i
Hi all,
Yes - despite having an SPV for over a year (Palm os Treo 600 before that), I must say I'm still forced to draw one conclusion:
Bloated OS on an underpowered device.
I had hoped that after the CE days they would have sorted this out, but had so many problems with my BA being slow and hanging (how cool is it to say "sorry, my ohone just crashed?!"), I did look at the M5000 (wizzard).
I may be wrong on this but I believe the main problems with the BA - namely battery life, memory and cpu speed - weren't upgraded for the wizzard. And, unfortunately, I had to decide that the Wizard is just TOO BIG.
IS it me, but does anyone actually NEED the h/wkeyboard?
So, am going on with a barebones BA, and have bought a motorola V31 as a "propr phone"! Hopefully when i come to replac my phone in 12 months time, things will have got much faster and better in PPC phones....
Yes, I know they can do some very cool things, but I really didnt find the BA a very reliable phone.
Perhaps it's too cumbersome for a phone, and too small for a laptop?
Right idea - keep going - lets see where we are in a year!!
man how people complain...
dont like it, sell it, simple
i dont have a hate relationship at all, i just love it all the way...
i use lots, but again selective, even my existing configurations can make the device run slow, so i just dont use them for a while and switch them back on when I want to change it.
I have the perfect, fast efficient machine, and if I want to make it look pretty, make it do more functions simultaneously, I accept that it will slow down. Try loading any computer up with 60% - 80% drain on its available ram and its gonna slow down.
The issues are nearly all with the third party applications, the bare bones machine with minimal extended rom installs means I also dont miss a call, rings on the second ring, screen rotation the first time is sub 2 seconds, and subsequently sub 1 second.
I love the bluetooth, keyboard, vga, 3 g, I also like the clam close to protect my screen so that I dont need a case, it just fits in the pocket if I am not wearing tight jeans....
Device is SPB PP (beta), SPB Diary, SPB Weather, SPB Backup (Beta), Resco Explorer, M$VC, KSE True Fax
Card... TCPMP, Resco Audio, Resco Radio, Resco Pictures, Wizbar 2 and Desktop (to play not use), 1 Calc, MS Reader, Bluepoint world and earth, and games
Yes you have to be choosy on your apps, but these are the software developers fault for not correctly utilising and keeping upto date with the change in technology, the permanent storage rather than pure RAM, and thus calling permanent storage information into RAM whn it is in storage.
We wanted permanent storage, but the developers have written applications for the the 2003/SE system and "adapted" to the WM2005 system, and it isnt that adaptable.
They must catch up , they will catch up, but dont whinge about your phone, it works, it works well, the apps are the are that screw it up.
Again, dont like it, sell it, stop whinging, some of you guys sound worse that my missus....
This is not a whinge forum, it is a help and contribute forum to share and develop knowledge.
@simon_darley, okay a balancing view. But lets not promote the Universal as being fault free because this is not true: SMS causing freezing, delayed call alert and loss of data after soft reset. Not making this up, I have suffered these problems.
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@simon_darley, okay a balancing view. But lets not promote the Universal as being fault free because this is not true: SMS causing freezing, delayed call alert and loss of data after soft reset. Not making this up, I have suffered these problems.
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Hello,
I have a QTEK 9000 and:
1. SMS never froze
2. Call Alert always rings in my phone mid-first-ring (i use a 50k mp3)
3. data loss after soft? not sure what this is about
What ROM are you using BTW? Just curious.
@Jorgee, suggest you have a quick look at this forum. There are lots of threads about the problems I mentioned. Regarding the call alert, I have now installed the new Radio ROM and there are significant improvements for finding a weak signal and call alert is also much better. The SMS freez was with my JJ which I have now sold. The loss of data - again the architecture of the Universal does mean this can happen. If RAM data is not written to ROM because of a fault. Again lots of posts on this here at this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...s=0&postorder=asc&highlight=sms+freez&start=0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=34724&highlight=sms+freez
Many many moons ago I initiated a thread telling all of the impending sale of my Ameo, and my reasons for doing so. Since then I have owned umpteen handsets including a Toshiba Portege G900, Nokia E90, Tytn ii, HTC Touch Diamond and finally (to my own surprise) an Iphone 3G.
I recall an overbearing distaste for the Iphone and its supposed lack of a software scene, however it seems that times have changed: the iPhone, for all its flaws now has a huge modding scene and an almost limitless array of applications to cover all of Apple's oversights. For what it's worth the iPhone is the most enjoyable handset I have ever used.
Now here's the thing.
I've been offered a very good price for my Iphone and have recently acquired an INCREDIBLY cheap HTC ADVANTAGE. From the quick look at these forums I've had there seem to have been some great developments and I WANT to fall back in love with the Advantage (though I accept that the device is in itself a completely different handset!)
I suppose on a deeper level I want to know if windows mobile can offer me the solutions that I have on my Iphone and enjoy every day. Obviously each device has HARDWARE differences that can never be changed - the Advantage will never have multitouch just as the iPhone will never have a VGA display; but considering the HUGE software library Windows Mobile supposedly offers can it provide solutions to the following tasks....
Google Contacts OTA sync - with Gsync I can synchronize my contacts every day and ensure I never lose a number. This also updates my contact photos stored on Google's servers. I don't use Outlook, never have never will and want a simple over the air solution.
Podcasts. With Mobilecast on the iPhone I can search for an download podcasts which download in the background and update as and when new shows arrive. It supports both video and audio podcasts.
YouTube downloader - allows the download of high quality YouTube videos to keep and supports multiple simultaneous downloads.
Email with properly formatted HTML support. I recall the Windows Mobile html email client displaying weirdly formatted and ugly messages, shifted to one side/ I will happily pay for a replacement email client if it is as beautiful and useable as the Iphone's.
Browser - the iPhone's browser is far from perfect, but I'm able to happily type out a new thread on Safari right now. I recall many problems with the Touch Diamond's Opera browser - most irritatingly the cursor moving back in the paragraph you're typing for no reason. Have most of the flaws with Opera Mobile been resolved? Is it now better than the iphone's Safari browser?
That's pretty much my list. They might seem pretty banal but they make me enjoy my iPhone, and if I can get the Advantage to do all those things then I'll probably sell up. I'm not worried about the size of the Advantage.
Hi Leoni,
Good to hear from you again after such a long period of absence.
I still give the same advice: define your requirements first, and be comprehensive in doing so.
- Do you need navigation software? If yes, iPhone is out, Athena is in.
- Do you want hugh screen and not mind the size? If yes, Athena has a tick.
- Do you do word, excel, and power point, or at least often receive attachment of such and want to read them on the device? If yes, iPhone is out, Athena is in.
- Could you tolerate weak signal strength? If no, iPhone is out.
- Do you have the habit of using handwriting recognition, or write Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters? If yes, iPhone is out.
- Do you want to use the GPS for traking, or prolonged use without access to power source? If yes, iPhone is out, as you can't swap in spare battery.
- Do you a extremely fussy person in wanting really really smooth video playback? If yes, consider iPhone. However, if you'r willing to wait, Coreplayer is going to address this issue very very shortly and poor video playout is likely to be history.
- Do you placed lots of value in internet browsing wihtout having to zoom in and out? If yes, nothing beats Athena. But Opera Mobile would never be as smooth as Safari. As to your questions on typing using Opera, it depends on which version you use. You need to try out all of them to see the difference.
- Are you a fashion conscious person who want to be "cool". If so, iPhone is a cool looking phone, but so is HTC Touch HD (Which I have just bought).
- Do you do presentation as required by your work? If yes, HTC Touch HD is out, and Athena is in, because HD does not have TV-out. Although iPhone has TV out, it does not have presentation software, so iPhone is also out.
- Do you want FM radio? If so, consider Touch HD.
- Do you want good camera (say 10MP camera) and video recording? If so, consider Samsung SBH B600.
You get the idea... You need to know what your requirements are, then gather information to see if your target phones meet your need.
Yes, a lot has changed for the better in Athena since you last left it, but there are still many areas which are unchanged. You could post all your specific question after you've considered your requirements, and we'll be very happy to answer your questions. You have already posted some of those question, but it's a good idea to think more comprehensively to make sure you cover all aspects of your needs.
I may not be able to answer some of the questions as your needs are different from mine, but I'm sure others would respond to your questions.
Cheers.
Hi Eaglesteve - I had a feeling you'd be in here - good to hear from you.
My circumstances are that I already have an iPhone and have an Advantage coming in the post today. I'm not after turning the Advantage into an iPhone, simply wondering if there are one or two bits of software which would sell the idea of keeping the Advantage to me.
I'm surprised you'd go for the Touch HD Eaglesteve as its screen is quite a bit smaller than that of the Advantage. The device does interest me, although its price is more than the combined costs of my iPhone and Advantage! I wonder if I'd just be better off keeping two devices once again. What are your feelings on the HD versus the Advantage? How does the overall responsiveness and also audio and video performance compare with the Advantage?
Regards
Check this out: http://www.goosync.com/
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Check this out: http://www.goosync.com/
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Hi thanks for that. Unfortunately you have to pay, and 20 quid seems a rip-off considering I'd only be syncing my contacts. The solution I have for Iphone cost me £1 or something like that.
I'm seriously thinking of just throwing my Advantage straight onto Ebay. Windows Mobile doesn't seem to have the scope of free software it once had. I don't think the idea of free (or very cheap) Google contacts sync software is that ridiculous an idea - certainly it's enough of an issue for more than one iPhone developer to come up with free or cheap solutions. I bought the Advantage because it was cheap and i thought it would be something fun to play around with but I seem to have made a poor decision.
If every little solution costs me £20 then I'm going to be severely out of pocket by the end of the week!
It don't sync with google but....
Sync = www.dashwire.com is the best over the air sync up I've used. Photos, videos, contacts, photocontacts, emails and txt for free! Also snap2face (free) facebook app can sync up with your facebook contacts images too.
Rss video and audio = Beyondpod 3.0 (free) brilliant software. Use this in conjunction with Mort's Player and the Mypod skin (free). You won't look back with a 16GB SDMicro (w/adapter) in your advantage.
Browser = Netfront or even better Skyfire if you can get it. Netfront has so many different configs that you should be happy with one or two.
Email = I get by with outlook as any major media mails I get tend to need my home pc!
I don't download youtube vids but do use vTap as the wikipedia side of it is cool.
I tried to replace my Athena with an iphone and failed by a long way. I'll be using this Ameo for a couple of years I think. (Unless the 4g HTC Max kicks ass)
The one thing I would recommend is putting MichyPrima's 5.1 rom it as it is so damn rock solid and just works so good. All the sensors work with the new 'G' software knocking about and I have only hard reset once to clear out a couple of programs.
Long live the X7500. Best comms device I have owned, by a mile.
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Hi Eaglesteve - I had a feeling you'd be in here - good to hear from you.
My circumstances are that I already have an iPhone and have an Advantage coming in the post today. I'm not after turning the Advantage into an iPhone, simply wondering if there are one or two bits of software which would sell the idea of keeping the Advantage to me.
I'm surprised you'd go for the Touch HD Eaglesteve as its screen is quite a bit smaller than that of the Advantage. The device does interest me, although its price is more than the combined costs of my iPhone and Advantage! I wonder if I'd just be better off keeping two devices once again. What are your feelings on the HD versus the Advantage? How does the overall responsiveness and also audio and video performance compare with the Advantage?
Regards
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As for software for Athena, you should always have FtouchSL, Wktask and the like. But I'd strongly recommend SPB Mobile Shell as one of the most transforming software IMO. Not only it is finger friendly, it will also enhance the camera function, puts all the Opera mobile history and favoutries on the launch menu, but also give you lots of useful tools. Don't forget the latest Resco File Explorer and Registry editor. Of course Opera Mobile is a must, but you need to experiement with the various version to find out which is suits you. I find surfing with Opera mobile on Athena to be way way better than using Safari on iPhone, primarily due to the large screen and not having to zoom in and out. Try out FL3 and directly play youtube using Opera 9.5, something which was impossible the last time you had your Athena. When using Opera Mobile, go to the configuration to make minimum overview zoom 85 percent to allow you ability to activate links in zoom out mode if you so wish.
Don't forget youtubeplayer 1.0.0.10 which allows you to either play directly or download youtube videos.
I can't remember if I had already posted this info in my previous entry, so please excuse me if there's any duplication.
Regarding my using the Touch HD, it's the closest replacement available in the market today. I'm not sure if I could get used to the near 4 inch (3.8 precisely) screen or not, but would give it a try. I think 4.5 inch would be real nice, but let's see..
It has many things that I thought an Athena replacement should have: smoother rounder form factor, embedded ear piece, more dated 7.2mb/s download speed, FM radio, better camera (hopefully), and no keybaord (always much prefer without hardware keyboard).
I'm still waiting for my unit to arrive when I make this post. It is too soon for me to comment on performance, etc. I'd want to make sure that if I make a review it is going to be honest, truthful, and helpful.
I never let cost to influence my decision too much. I just want to the best available, if you know what I mean. Actually while considering HD, Mackaby influenced me to give iPhone a serious consideration, which I did. iPhone would have cost me nothing with a plan, but as you already know, it was a frustration and disappointment for me, so I chosed the HD, which cost me AUD1225, which is much cheaper than my Athena, that cost me about AUD1600.
I'd still keep my Athena, in case I could'nt get use to the small size in HD. Won't know until I try it. Unfortunately nobody in Sydney is selling HD, so the only way to try is to buy.
Enough rumbling. Will let you get back to your Athena. Welcome back, my friend.
Lioni,
Forgot to mention podcast. I've never used this myself, but there should be two ways of doing this in winmo devices. You could do it in Opera mobile
In the address bar, enter the URL address of the web page that contains the RTSP link to the desired *.3gp, *.mp4, or *.sdp file, then click on the RTSP links.
Another way is to to use the Streamin Media program. The media is sent in a continuous stream to winmo devices and is played as it arrives, along with the audio. You could play 3GP, MPEG-4, and SDP files. To use this program, go to start/program and start the streaming media program (I think most of MiChy's ROM has it, if I'm not mistaken), then click connect. On the next screen, enter the URL for the website, then tap connect. You can play/pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.
Hope this helps and hope it satisfies your need.
Cheers.
Regarding Opera mobile versus Safari, my opinion is that Safari is still better in terms of being fluid and smooth. Opera tends to be jerky and unsteady in comparision. However, speedwise, there is probably no difference. Safari tends to require some waiting for the blurred webpage to turn clear before you could take control of it (during this time, it is temporarily frozen). Opera also has this pause. I would rate Safari the better browser overall. However, Opera on Athena clearly triumph over Safari on iPhone in my honest opinion, because of the big screen.
I'm currently using my athena again, as my x1 developed a serious flaw yesterday. It jumped under the wheels of a lorry!
Awaiting replacement device from Vodafone as their insurance department is a bad joke.
Anyway, I'd got used to the comparitively tiny screen of the X1, but having gone back to the athena there's a couple of observations.
Both Screens are fantastic, the X1 is noticeably sharper (small screen hires), but using the athena again I can't see how I can cope with the X1 when I eventually get the replacement. It's like using realvga on a screen half the size of the athena, yet I have been coping with it, it's amazing how much you adapt really quickly.
There's a massive speed difference, the x1 does things nearly instantly, all that memory does it I suppose, it's like running an XP machine on 256mb then sticking 1gb of memory inside instead.
Gps is near instantaneous, screen rendering is the same,opening applications don't bring up the spinning wheel of doom, the athena crawls along in comparison yet it didn't feel that slow when I was using it before. It's all relative I suppose (it's not really that slow, maybe 1/4 of a second or so).
But having said that I love the athena, I mentioned before that I don't find it too big to use as a phone, and the screen is amazing. It's a pity we can't squeeze a newer motherboard in there ;-)
When I get my replacement X1 through I'm not certain what to do, I'm very tempted to sell it and get a touch HD, the form factor certainly works better. But then I could keep using it and have the Athena as a wifi tablet for websurfing.
As for browsing speed (noticeably this forum), I find Netfront on simple browsing to be the fastest there is especially across gprs, not very pretty but who cares about the backgrounds when the info is so important!
to throw a spanner in the works, I had a decent play with the blackberry storm while waiting for Vf customer service and their insurance & repairs dept to sort out my x1. The hardware is the best I've seen, not sure how long the funky screen would last, but the form factor is great and build quality looks good, but the OS doesn't look amazing, and I'm not sure how much you can get access to change stuff, plus there's no wifi !
how stupid is that?
Sorry to hear about your SEXXI mishap.
Are you using MiChy's ROM? His ROM should be noticeably faster.
The screen size is the thing that I would miss most about Athena. No doubt about that. A larger screen with the same resolution would off course appear to be less sharp. I hope just like you I could adapt to the tiny 3.8 inch screen in HD.
You should be able to get almost instant GPS signal with Athena. There is a thread that I started on this on how to get that result.
Talking about speed, Asus has just released a 800 mhz winmo phone. This is the fastest on a winmo phone. But sadly it has only 2.8 inch VGA screen, which I would never be able to live with.
yep im running michys latest, and with gps ive never been able to get less than a 35second fix, usually its much more like 5 mins, despite all the tweaks
Beyondpod 3 looks to be EXACTLY what I'm looking for - well done Arctic Matt!
Now here's a stupid question....
I've relied on my iPhone and 'sync in a blink' (a Google OTA contacts sync application) to back up my phone contacts. Now I know that I can back up all my contacts to my Windows Address Book with Itunes, but does anyone know how to put my contacts from my Windows Address Book OR my online Google Contacts onto my Athena (just as a one-off)? I feel stupid even asking this but in the past I've always relied on having my contacts on the SIM card but a few weeks ago I got a new sim and threw the old one away. I don't use Outlook or anything like that, wondered if perhaps I could just do it with Activesync.
Thanks in advance.
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does anyone know how to put my contacts from my Windows Address Book OR my online Google Contacts onto my Athena (just as a one-off)?
Thanks in advance.
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I have an account in Live.com, when I setup Windows Live in my X7510, there is an option to use another email account. I am not sure though if it can use Google (GMail), but to make the story short, upon setup, it will ask you if you want to syncronize your email and contacts to your device.
If Windows Live won't work with GMail, how about creating an account in Live.com. They might have an option to copy your contacts from GMail to Live.com then use Windows Live from your device to syncronize.
Just some thoughts...
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yep im running michys latest, and with gps ive never been able to get less than a 35second fix, usually its much more like 5 mins, despite all the tweaks
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Which GPS Navigation do you use???
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Which GPS Navigation do you use???
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eaglesteve said:
- Do you a extremely fussy person in wanting really really smooth video playback? If yes, consider iPhone. However, if you'r willing to wait, Coreplayer is going to address this issue very very shortly and poor video playout is likely to be history.
Cheers.
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what's the core news?
Don't forget to....
leoni1980 said:
Beyondpod 3 looks to be EXACTLY what I'm looking for - well done Arctic Matt!
Now here's a stupid question....
I've relied on my iPhone and 'sync in a blink' (a Google OTA contacts sync application) to back up my phone contacts. Now I know that I can back up all my contacts to my Windows Address Book with Itunes, but does anyone know how to put my contacts from my Windows Address Book OR my online Google Contacts onto my Athena (just as a one-off)? I feel stupid even asking this but in the past I've always relied on having my contacts on the SIM card but a few weeks ago I got a new sim and threw the old one away. I don't use Outlook or anything like that, wondered if perhaps I could just do it with Activesync.
Thanks in advance.
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Go into the advanced settings of Beyondpod 3 and access Beyond Scheduler! You can automate so much stuff on your Athena without having to program in Mort Script. Via this software my x7500 goes into flight mode at 11pm, wakes up at 6am, connects to my home wifi, downloads all my podcasts, downloads all my emails, syncs with dashwire, switches on realplayer and wakes me up to live BBC radio (I live in Norway - NRK would send me back to sleep.).
Oh and
Once you have all you contacts on your phone I really think you should give Dashwire a go. It is rather spiffing.