Is anyone else finding that their phone takes so long to turn on sometimes that they miss a call? On average my phone takes 2 full rings to start ringing itself. When it's 4 rings to voicemail, that halves the time I have to pick up the phone!
I find it takes 2-4 seconds to turn it on normally.
Anyone else with this issue? I'm running the latest LVSW.
If you go into the phone settings you'll see that you can adjust the amount of seconds the phone rings before forwarding to voicemail. The default is 20 seconds, but this can be increased to 30 seconds.
Also, you don't have to turn the phone on to answer a call, just hit the green phone button.
Another thing to do is to get a bluetooth headset, then you won't have to worry about having to fiddle with the phone to answer a call.
Doom Tints said:
If you go into the phone settings you'll see that you can adjust the amount of seconds the phone rings before forwarding to voicemail. The default is 20 seconds, but this can be increased to 30 seconds.
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I would like to do that as well - but can't find the setting within my phone's options, can you give details how to do that?
Thanks
Barney
Go into Phone options ---> Services --> Call Forwarding and choose get settings. This should then give you a dialogue box where you can tell it how long to ring for before going to VM
Cheers,
Smiffy.
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
Excellent - Thanks, mine was set to just 15 secs, now set it to 30 secs - much better.
Cheers
Barney
j0dan said:
Is anyone else finding that their phone takes so long to turn on sometimes that they miss a call? On average my phone takes 2 full rings to start ringing itself. When it's 4 rings to voicemail, that halves the time I have to pick up the phone!
I find it takes 2-4 seconds to turn it on normally.
Anyone else with this issue? I'm running the latest LVSW.
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It's a common WM6 (and WM5?) problem that the Hermes has a few seconds startup delay when receiving a call. Don't think anyone has a solution yet.
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Is there a way to lock down the touchscreen during a call? A lot of times when I am done with a call there are numerous applications that have been opened with my cheek.
Thanks
Try phonealarm it can turn off screen
I think you can actually just press the standby button once you're in the call, and it doesn't affect the call, just switches the screen off.
Perhaps I am a blockhead but I do not see a standby button.
Standby button = power button
It works - just press the power button after you start the call, then it locks down all the keys for you.
Both the standby button and PhoneAlarm work to blank off the screen. The problem is when the screen is blanked off or in other words the PDA is switched off the call timer stops recording the call duration. For example make an outgoing call and blank off the screen and when you have finished the call check your call history. The outgoing call length will show only the duration it took you to blank off the screen. This can be a problem if you are keeping a record of your outgoing calls for billing purposes.
Regards
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The problem is when the screen is blanked off or in other words the PDA is switched off the call timer stops recording the call duration.
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Not on mine! I can hit standby to run the screen off, then simply hit it again to turn the screen back on to see how long the current call has taken.
But even if your's doesn't offer that option, WM6's call history is seriously beefed up - with the option to review individual call details, and to delete individual calls.
The standby button works great, thanks. As to paying for an application like phonealarm for this, I was about to borrow a line from caddy shack:
"I ain't payin no fifty cents for no coke"
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The problem is when the screen is blanked off or in other words the PDA is switched off the call timer stops recording the call duration. For example make an outgoing call and blank off the screen and when you have finished the call check your call history. The outgoing call length will show only the duration it took you to blank off the screen. This can be a problem if you are keeping a record of your outgoing calls for billing purposes.
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I've found that it all depends:
1) You put it in standby when it's ticking already and another patry ends a call - you get only the time between start call and going to standby.
2) You put it in standby when it's ticking already and YOU end a call by pressing the red hangup button - you get the real call duration.
3) You put it in standby before it starts ticking and another patry ends a call - you get zero duration.
4) You put it in standby before it starts ticking and YOU end a call by pressing the red hangup button - you get zero duration.
5) If you turn the screen on during a call for some reason and then turn it off again - you get the time when you turn off the sceen for a second time if the other patry ends a call, or you get the real one if YOU end a call with a red button.
comments anyone?
I'd like to find a solution to turn off the screen during a call but be able to see the real call duration.
Hi all,
I know it can be done but don't understand how? I want to extend the ringtone length before the call is dropped as my deaf father never gets to answer his Vario II before the call goes to answer machine.
Can somebody point me in the right direction/link or explain how to.
Thanks
not a techie so keep it simple!!
check the voicemail settings
I believe the voicemail carrier is where you need to make the change (ie tmobile, or whoever).
With Rogers in canada, mine picks up after 3 rings. Without voicemail- the phone will ring about 15-20 times before an automated message says "user unavailable" or so.
For AT&T you call tech support and they'll adjust it for you in (I think) 30-second increments....I found it a necessity to do for my parents who aren't in the habit of carrying their phones on their person.
Extending ringtone
Can't do it through my voicemail unless I'm missing something.
Have just found this on another forum.. somebody is having the same problem!
My Dad was having trouble picking calls up in time. He keeps his XDAIIs in the standard pouch and can never get the phone out in time to answer calls. If any others find themselves with the same problem then here's how to get your phone to ring for the maximum allowed - 30 seconds: ( I think providers set it at 20 by default)
Press the following numbers/symbols into your phone:
**61*07973100123*11*30#
If you then press the Call button (Green) that will
forward all non answered calls to your voice
mail. If you want it to go elsewhere change the number in
the middle (07973100123).
The number at the end is the number of seconds (*30#).
You can check your settings afterwards with the command:
*#61#
Then press the Call button (Green)
07973100123 is the Orange answerphone. Change this to your own provider's number.
Can somebody advise - if I just change it to my T-mobile voicemail number it should work - wouldn't mind somebodies advice before I give it a go! Any T-mobile Vario II experts out there?
Thanks
Thanks for the tip; works great with Cingular; do the *#61# first to note the correct phone number for your voicemail, then make the change as noted for 30 or however many seconds you want. If successful there will be a 'succeeded' message received
I'm on T-mobile and I keep getting "failed" error msgs. The *#61# works, but when I set the T-mobile number in place of the orange number I get the error msg.
the solution:
both your solutions are provided by the service provider.
extend the voice mail waiting time(ask you service provider for the
maximum time available - they can change it for you).
use the GSM command quoted here by "backtap", this command will change the waiting time is some providers that allow the customer to change the waiting time.
In some networks, canceling the voice mail can allow a longer waiting time.
the longest I know of is 45 sec.
most voice mail system default to 30/25 sec.
25 sec are 6 rings
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
I recommend changing the title to
"How do I change waiting time for the voice mail system?"
Doom Tints said:
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
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Thanks that worked. My default was set to 25 seconds. I was able to change it to 30 ... 'preciate that very much.
Thank you all
Great stuff, great post.
Slightly different way of accessing the last suggestion (Start.Settings.Phone.Services.Call Forwarding) on my UK TMobile Vario II but got there in the end.
Hopefully this will help to convince my hard of hearing father that he should keep the Vario!
Thanks again....
now does anyone know why the keyboard stops working when you really need it most, and why the buttons don't pick up a call as well as the screen, and why the battery keeps running flat......and...and...
Anyway I'm developing a fondness for the Vario II but it taking some work!
Doom Tints said:
There's a much, much easier way to do this.
Tap as follows:
Start | Phone | Menu | Options | Services | Call Forwarding | Get Settings
You'll get a popup about the phone retrieving the settings from the network.
For the "No Answer" selection, adjust it to 30 seconds (the maximum). The default, I believe, is 20 seconds, so you should be able to get 10 more seconds.
Then tap OK.
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@doom tints: Thanks for the cool settings tip! Just upped mine from 25 to 30.
AT&T w/ Voicemail Ring Length
Just FYI, I had mine adjusted today via tech support. I was told the default was 20 seconds and the max they could bump it to was 30 seconds before voicemail picked up. With the lag between the caller's phone and my cell, you lose a few seconds, but 30 seconds is working out a lot better.
Anyone know how to change the in-call screen timeout? I think it's like 5 seconds right now. Maybe like 10 or 15 seconds would be a little more practical.
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Anyone know how to change the in-call screen timeout? I think it's like 5 seconds right now. Maybe like 10 or 15 seconds would be a little more practical.
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Not sure but it times out so you can put it up to your face while your talking on it without the touch screen freaking out on us so i sincerely doubt there is any way to change it.
stats555 said:
Not sure but it times out so you can put it up to your face while your talking on it without the touch screen freaking out on us so i sincerely doubt there is any way to change it.
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yeah but trying to navigate voicemail is a PITA... I did find the button that keeps the thing "live/on" while plugged into power... that at least is nice.
--M
daveknights said:
Anyone know how to change the in-call screen timeout? I think it's like 5 seconds right now. Maybe like 10 or 15 seconds would be a little more practical.
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I'm not having this problem at all so I wasn't sure what people were referring to. However, I discovered that my sister was having the same problem described here and on other forums. Her phone would timeout within a second or two and it was extremely annoying to her. So off I went trying to help her.
Short Answer: Reboot the phone via the red/power key.
Long Answer: After several hours of troubleshooting with no luck I had her reboot the phone by holding down the red key and choosing to "Power off". Then hold the red key again to turn on the phone. After that it seems the problem went away. I've had her do other things but I'm not sure it was relavent so I'll stop here and see if this helps anyone else.
Huh? This is not a bug that you can simply do away with. The phone is supposed to time out.
On the other hand, I would like the option to adjust the timeout
Screen Backlight Timeout during a call
Is there a way to adjust the screen backlight timeout during a phone call? My timeout is set for 2 minutes, but during a call the screen shuts off so fast it does not let me dial extensions etc, and then pressing menu to light up, then menu to unlock then menu to bring up the keyboard, its kind of annoying. I just measured the time, its about 10 seconds.
This question is NOT ABOUT: Screen/Setting/Sound&Display/ScreenTimeout (that one has its own issues too, but this thread is specific to one issue)
Lol I have the same prob when I do phone banking. By the time I've pressed menu
Then flicked the dial buttons back up iam to late to press the button and have to start
Over again. Its really pissing me off now lol.
Adam
Amen... hopefully one of the developers can make this adjustable
Yes, it's one of my main gripes about the phone function.
They really should have made it adjustable independently of the standard timeout time. Because even voicemail prompts are a pain in the rear.
Power Manager
You can pick up the Power Manager application off of the Andoird marketplace. It allows you to modify the amount of time the screen is on during a phone call.
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You can pick up the Power Manager application off of the Andoird marketplace. It allows you to modify the amount of time the screen is on during a phone call.
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Really? Must be the new version I don't have. I have the first version and it lacks that function.
Thanks for the tip.
I know this thread is a bit old, but I'm having this problem and its really annoying!
I have the touch pro, and the display timeout while talking is like 5 seconds, and then I have to press that top button to get the screen to come back on, and I have to press it like 3 times till it comes back up. Really annoying when I'm pressing numbers with an automated system like voicemail.
Download power manager from the app store. allows you to change in-call time out and a truck load of other things.
If you want to find it on the net here - http://www.cyrket.com/asset/-5688572614148254173
That was driving me crazy - I changed mine to 30 seconds for in call.
Mods, please merge these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=458981
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=439369
when a call comes in, i either push answer on the screen or hit the green button. however, it takes a few seconds before the my phone actually picks up the call. has anyone else run into this problem?
i just tried calling myself and the phone just keeps ringing the extra ~3 seconds before the phone picks up.
Here's an article on how to fix that, but it involves a registry editor and adjusting a setting
http://www.wmexperts.com/wm-cdma-phones-have-delay-when-answering-call-data-connection-read
I actually have this problem but the registry fix isn't what's wrong ...is there any other ideas?
i'm pretty sure it has to do with WM - I have a coworker with the Mogul and he says he has the same delay that i have both with answering calls and hanging up calls.
mjchoi824 said:
when a call comes in, i either push answer on the screen or hit the green button. however, it takes a few seconds before the my phone actually picks up the call. has anyone else run into this problem?
i just tried calling myself and the phone just keeps ringing the extra ~3 seconds before the phone picks up.
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Try this one
It is not a fix per say for what you wnat but it will make your phone ring soner.
Get into your msl settings by pressing ##778# on stock rom (you will need your unlock code) and then click on edit, then click your left soft key (should be view info) then go to modem settings and change the slot cycle index to 1. What this will do is make your cell phone check the tower for incomming calls every 1-2 seconds instead of every 5-7 seconds.
thermus said:
Try this one
It is not a fix per say for what you wnat but it will make your phone ring soner.
Get into your msl settings by pressing ##778# on stock rom (you will need your unlock code) and then click on edit, then click your left soft key (should be view info) then go to modem settings and change the slot cycle index to 1. What this will do is make your cell phone check the tower for incomming calls every 1-2 seconds instead of every 5-7 seconds.
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I agree that this works. It helped my pickups be a little quicker and more consistent. If you don't know your unlock code, google for an app called "getspc"
Ok well I have to confess Im a newbie with this, my 1st windows mobile phone.
So I installed TF3D then I had no MP4 playback so I removed it and now on my today screen there is nothing and also I still can't play MP4's
Please someone help me, is there a factory reset or something I just want it back to how it was when I took it out of the box.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance
To get it back to factory defaults, you have to perform a hard-reset. This is an easy operation.
1) Turn off your unit
2) Hold the two (silver) buttons below the screen
3) Turn on the unit while holding the buttons
4) Follow on-screen instructions
5) It's done!
TF3D installs so much crap, it's better not to install it if you intend to uninstall it again. Just leaves too much behind.
install advanced config
choose more options out of the menu
edit file type extension
search fpr mp4
change it to "WMPlayer.exe"
problem solved. not sure if it works as workarround for tf3d too.
So I did factory reset and got everything back, but one minor poblem.
When I answer a call my phone goes into sleep mode in 10 seconds but I'm still on the call and when i goto into settings and power and over to advance and set back light to turn off in 1 min and phone turns off in 2 mins it doesnt keep the phone on. I found out when I get short calls and lok at my screen after 5 secs and its off already. But my phone is set to sleep in 2 mins and backlight off in 1 min. Is there something else that needs to be done?
So my problem is when on a call i goto start-settings-system-power-advanced its says backlight is set to 10 seconds so ill change itto 1 min but when i hang up and call again it reverts back to 10 seconds so evverytime i change it its only applies the change for that one call. So is there anyway of fixing this?
Another update about my problem, while usig all other phone functions backlight shuts off at 1 min as programed, but on call it still goes into sleep mode in 10 seconds. So I tried staying on a call with my bluetooth headset and surf the net and problem still exists while on call... there must be a fix to this...someone pls help I have tried hard resetting to factory settings twice to no avail.
I think there is automatic screen turn off while on the call.
Yes your right, but mine is stuck at 10 seconds and when i click on the battery icon and click on advanced its set to 10 seconds so i change it to 1 min then make a phone call and it reverts back to 10 seconds by itself. Im trying to find a way to keep it at 1 min. Anyone have an answer for me?
Called Sony Ericsson support and their phones are going into sleep mode after 10 seconds too, so its not just my phone and asked them to put in a trouble ticket to be fixed for next firmware upgrade.