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MDA Vario 2 - Busy tone issue and Windows live contacts

Hi,
this is my post so go easy Ok I have, despite my reservations I purchased a smartphone. I went for the MDA Vario II and already I am running into problems:
Issue 1:
When I try and make a voice call and the no is engaged I hear a very offensive tone that always plays through the speaker, on top of this following the tone all my sounds go off so I cant hear any ringtones etc or play mp3s, the only way round it is to go to the phone dialer and press a button. Is there any way to resolve this? I see some other people have been having this issue,i think this issue might apply to making voice calls as well i.e. it seems to turn off all sounds unless you go back to the keypad tones :-(
Issue 2:
I have just installed Windows Live and it seems to have hijacked my contacts, I now have all my messenger contacts mixed with my phone contacts i dont want this! How do I hide them without having to delete everyone from my messenger contacts...
Sigh...I shouldn't of strayed from nokia......(battery life is horrible)

chaz_redux said:
Sigh...I shouldn't of strayed from nokia......(battery life is horrible)
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If you set the phone to GSM only the battery life is pretty great, had mine on for 4 days now and with some use battery is at 70%. I switch the 3g on when I really need it, doesn't take long.

I switch the 3g on when I really need it, doesn't take long.
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how do i actually do that?
plus are you having any of the similar probs with your handset when making voice calls?
cheers for the tips

chaz_redux said:
how do i actually do that?
plus are you having any of the similar probs with your handset when making voice calls?
cheers for the tips
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No problems with voice calls, although I'm using the latest HTC firmware. To change the connection the phone is using;
From the dialpad screen press the Menu button, select Options, then Band. In the drop down for network selection type choose GSM for, well GSM only, auto will revert to using GSM or UMTS.
You have to close the data connection before doing this or it won't let you.

Ahh i thought as much, i was looking at a way of turning off 3g but keeping gprs no wants GSM!
Hmm could i upgrade my firmware on my Vario II to the HTC one, also where is the best place to get official software updates for devices...do I go to T-mobile?

chaz_redux said:
Ahh i thought as much, i was looking at a way of turning off 3g but keeping gprs no wants GSM!
Hmm could i upgrade my firmware on my Vario II to the HTC one, also where is the best place to get official software updates for devices...do I go to T-mobile?
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Setting it to GSM in the menu I said still lets you use GPRS and EDGE (GSM dialup for data would be horrible).
No idea about official updates, but there's no file on the wiki for an updated firmware from t-mobile.

ms voip support working?

hi,
i can't seem to get it working. people can hear me, but i can't hear them
Anyone got this working?
Thx

it should work, i have not tested it but it should work, the files and registry entryes are taken from a hermes rom for which i am sure that it work and it is the same core and build as ours

i was able to launch the setup earlier... and decided to do it later on..
but when i tried after 2 days ... it just crashed...
did uninstall... softrest... install.. routine few times... and gave up.

I successfully connected to my Hungarian Voip provider (megafone) but no sound at all. Dialing is okay, but I cannot hear it ringing out, cannot hear the other party, they can't hear me. However the connection is there and the connected seconds are charged.
GSM phone, Skype and Fring are working well, only the Ms Voip has problems.

My settings look like this. The 'Dial plan' tab is empty. Is this normal?

Also noted that it didn't terminate the call normally as I pressed the red button, it kept charging on for 15 minutes of talk...

well now i think that something is missing, maybe audio encoders and decoders on which VoIP is dependant, i will look into this and will keep you posted

My tip is also codec-related.

Is it normal that via ActiveSync the voip says No Service? With WiFi it says Available, I think it should also with ActiveSync.

are there any news?

I don't have an issue with VOIP working on my SX66. In fact, I was surprised by how easy it was to get going.
-Chris

You were lucky that your provider uses the same codec as this WM6 build does.

Since I don't use something like Vonage, or Comcast VOIP, I just went out and found a VOIP provider online. VOIPCheap.com works great with this build.
-Chris

Many of us prefer a local VoIP provider though.

VoIP Incoming RTP
Some additional info on the problem with receiving audio. (same is on my phone). I checked which codec this SIP stack negotiates.
Apparently, out of all available, MS VoIP settles either on PCMA or PCMU depending on the other end availability, and refuses other most common ones.
Well, it encodes and sends RTP which I receive on other non wm6 phones and I am sure it receives RTP, and may even decode it, but by the look of it, not a squick is sent to the hardware/speaker.
Cheers
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Sorted by installing Voip support from (ftp://xda:[email protected]/WM6VoIP.CAB)
and installing on top of the existing (from voip.cab - can't remember the source).
Although the dialplan tab is still blank (requires ipdialplan.xml, I guess) but the SIP settings are remain intact after this 'patch'.
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I've just tested the MS voip with 3 different VOIP providers, and I also have the "sound" problem with it.
When I use an other VOIP application (like SJphone) all is working fine, so it must be a codec problem that is missing.

I just looked at VOIPCheap.com website. It's sounds interesting. Never tried VOIP from BA. Can someone tell me what i need to do to use VOIPCheap.com on BA to make VOID calls apart from creating an account with VOIPCheap.com? Thanks guys.

Never Mind. Please ignore my last msg. I think i got the answer on there website in FAqs. I'll create the account and see how good it is.
Anyone have any good/bad feedback for VOIPCheap.com service?
Thanks.

There are a lot of threads for VoIP problems in the forums many issues are solved there, i suggest al of the VoIP users to search and read there. Also i understood that difrend providers use difrend encoding-decoding so thats why it works for some and not for everybody

did someone find a fix for the muted audio issue?
i've read many threads about many voip issues on the other forums available here, but it seems like the small amount of ppl who had this problem was left quite alone..
I'm trying to place calls via my asterisk 1.4 box.
thanks

No ringback on VoIP calls

Hi all,
I've been messing around with the VoIP capabilities on my Dopod 838 with Pandoras Kitchen built ROM...
I've selected the VoIP options and making a call works perfectly as well as having incoming calls work ok. What I have noticed however is that when I make an outgoing call, there is no ringback to indicate that the call is ringing. I get silence from when the dial command starts until someone answers the phone.
Is this a known issue? is it related to Pandoras ROM? a generic issue? something else?
EDIT: \Windows\ringback.wma is present... I can't find much else to check :|

Use a registry editor and go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\DialingVoIP
Check that the <Sound> string is set to a valid sound file.
I'm using Midi2Wave_079_4098.wav and is works fine.
Good luck!

Ahhh ok - I shall try this when I get my unit back. At the moment it's in for repair as I've only ever managed to get ~8 hours battery life on standby. They've had it 3 weeks at the moment, and it doesn't look like I'll get it back for at least another week, maybe 2

Another Bluetooth question...

Sorry to ask I know bluetooth has been covered but I cant find anything relating to my problem...
I received my HD today and so far Im well impressed with it, bar a few niggles.
Biggest problem is that when Im trying to send music & pics from my old phone to it, the old phone will find my HD but will always say that the connection has failed. I have tried paring them and they will pair but I can not send files still, always fails.
Is there a setting I should be changing? Only Ive looked and cant see anything obvious. Im just hoping I have not got a faulty HD.
Thanks for any helpful replies guys.

Check your phone is configured to recieve incoming "beams". Which is a throwback from the old days when Infra-Red was the standard way to receive a file from another device, but this also applies to Bluetooth transfers.
Start > Settings > Connections Tab > Beam > Check "Receive all incoming beams."
Also, your Touch HD will not begin to receive a transfer if it is in standby, so make sure it's on as it will not wake up when something is sent to it.

Ahh thanks for that, I was going off the old days with the infra-red beam and disabled that to conserve power, Im sure thats gonna be what it was. Thanks for the help

Incoming beams-just a little more info
Hi, I posted this on the Raphael forum but I guess still applies for the HD.
Hope it helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3516015&postcount=680
I'm searching for the mod to make the phone wake up by itself on receiving files. If anyone knows will appreciate the help, or if I find it I will post it here if you guys are interested.

VOIP today plugin

I just cooked a rom with voip builtin. I created two tpad accounts to test with and entered the account information. I then set it to default to voip whenever its available and to use 3g. If I dial its tpad number it will now ring and answer the call over both 3g and wifi. So far so good. While it will only use the rear speaker,I found that if you connect a bluetooth headset and choose handsfree mode from the dialer,it switches to the bt headset and works perfectly. I havent gotten it to dial out yet,but I think thats just the dialplan (and I havent really worked on that yet).
The big problem I have had is getting the today plugin to work. Its listed in the today settings but I check the box and even reboot but it does not appear on the today screen. Ive searched and searched but found that others have had the problem,but not found a solution.
I dont mean to be rude here,but reading the other threads,someone allways chimes in and derails the conversation by suggesting their favorite VOIP software. Im not interested in Fring or Skype or Gizmo. I know all about them,and I dont want to use them.
If I can get the today plugin to work,VOIP seems very usable.