T-Mobile Residue after unlock? - Wing, P4350 General

I hope to getting my device from a relative in US.
I am wondering how strict they are with waiting for 3 month to unlock the Wing. My relative is coming here like a week after getting the T-Mobile account. Any chance they will unlock it early?
The second question is will the Wing have any residue from T-Mobile after unlocking, anything annoying?
This is my first smartphone, so thanks for this great forum!

usually the unlock the phone within a week or so if you request them. i have got my phone unlocked in 15days. After unlock the phone will have the residue of the t-mobile softwares.

welcome to the forums.
to get the "residue" off, hard reset and soft reset before the "customizing starts"
however, memory will still be taken up by the cabs. also, it won't run as efficiently as possible.
To remedy this, it is recommended that you install a new rom. Read the tutorials.
I suggest the touch-it 2.0 or the 2.3 Beta for wings.

Thanks for the replies.
Things may change in a few weeks in relation to which rom to change to.
I hope there is a version that has bat stat and page whatever pp preset to optimal (6 mb, I guess).
Last PDA i had a was a clie around 3 years ago, so this will be very new for me.
I will check up again when it is in my hands on the latest optimal rom and installation...
Thanks for the info about early unlocking. Anything specific to make them do it early? Is it a simple procedure that will allow me to use the Wing in Europe with a SIM from Wind cell service?
Also, what is the best option for a 1-2 gig memory card. Most economical, best deal...
My laptop has an SD/SDIO/MMC card reader, so what is the best option for me?
Also another question, is there a case that protects the screen while allowing the use of the screen at the same time?
Thanks!!!

The Wing from T-Mobile USA came with a clear screen protector film, a leather case w/ belt clip, also I've seen people got clear plastic shell for the Wing from ebay.
The Wing takes MicroSD card so such a card and a full size SD card adapter (usually comes with the MicroSD card) are your best choice. A 2GB MicroSD card will be great for you if you can get it cheap.
Enjoy your Wing!

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Micro SD not recognised on insertion!!!

Hi All,
Wonder if this is common or should I return the unit now. Had my Dopod 838 Pro for a week now. Great phone/PDA but since new, it does not always recognise a Micro SD card at first insertion. Tried 1x512 Sandisk and 2x1gb Ultra II cards with same issue. Phone has latest ROM from factory, 1.03.707.4. The insertion seems "clunky" too, that is, it doesn't go in smoothly like regular SD and Mini SD devices I have got.
What I have noticed is that if I only insert just enough to lock the card in it seems okay, but if I push it firmly home, it is more likely to remain unrecognised.
In every case, once recognised, it runs, saves, reads from the card flawlessly so it does seem like this is a hardware issue. But if all the Hermes phones are similar, it may be just one of those characteristics of the phone and nothing too much to worry about. Just like to know so I can relax or act as the case may be.
Thanks for any feedback guys...
John
Yes, I have found a similar issue. If I remove and re-insert the card a few times it eventually gets noticed.
It's the only glitch I have had on the device after 3 flawless months
MarkD said:
Yes, I have found a similar issue. If I remove and re-insert the card a few times it eventually gets noticed.
It's the only glitch I have had on the device after 3 flawless months
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Quite a few seem to take a few goes before recognised but usually seem to work fine once recognised.
Might be a bit concerned about jpfe8851's clunky slot and if it seems to go past the normal stopping point - Have not seen reports about this and mine does not do this.
Mike
I've noticed that it works everytime for me if I insert the card with the device turned off.
Martin
If you use your camera application to save the pictures on a memorycard, try to run the camera after inserting the card if it doesn't detect it. The camera app. then informs you that there's a new memcard inserted and do you wanna use it to save the files on.
Not so much of an hasle, considering how often you really remove/insert memory cards and the hermes has the camera button just opposite to card slot. And the application doesn't stay on the process list if you close it from the X (cross on upper right corner). The OK button doesn't completely close the application.
Inc said:
I've noticed that it works everytime for me if I insert the card with the device turned off.
Martin
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Same with me I turn it off to remove and then turn it off to insert and it will pick up the card
y2whisper said:
Same with me I turn it off to remove and then turn it off to insert and it will pick up the card
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This sounds like good practice and I'm sure for most folks this works. I think though there some people that struggle to get Hermes to recognise the card even when inserting it when off. Generally it does recognise it in the end but there could be a few reasons for these issues (formatting, fragmentation, poor physical contact and so on).
I think your advice is good though and should become routine whenever the card is removed/inserted.
Mike
I've used a 1GB PQI, a 2GB normal Sandisk, and a 2GB Sandisk Ultra, and all have worked fine. Except one of the 2GB doesn't like my card reader
i found formatting the card help. Originally it would only be detected if the phone was turned off.
Unfortunately I didn't have a card reader, so used an adapter to format it in my digital camera and have no idea how it formatted it. But it now works everytime without fail!
Thanks Guys...
Sounds like this is fairly common. I've found even since I posted the original question, that provided I just push the card until it clicks, it starts up every time. With my old Axim x50v and Atom, I had to really push the SD cards as far as possible to engage the lock whereas the Dopod clicks just after the edge of the card is past flush. Gently does it seems the rule.
Mike, I appreciate your concern but the clunkiness I think is more related to the card design, having the bumps along one side, than the slot. Also, these things are all rated as hot swappable, so we should all not have to turn off just to change a card. I don't change cards that often, but when I travel, I swap cards a bit as I take a couple cards with music on to listen to while flying.
For all with the issue, I suggest you do as I said in the first paragraph as that seems to be the clue, just press the card until you feel it engage the lock and see what happens.
Thanks all for your feedback. I'll carry on without a visit to service as the phone is terrific and the keyboard (my reason to replace the Atom) is superb.
Best regards,
John
*Solution*
I've also had the same problem, but I think I've figured it out and it's a hardware issue.
If you don't pay attention to how you put the card in, it will go in "crooked". The problem is that the little notch on the side of the microSD won't activate the switch inside the phone that tells it that "the card is in".
The solution is to watch very closely how the card goes in. If you make sure that the side of the microSD card with the notch, goes in straight and flush with the side of the slot, it will recognize it every time.
i've done all the suggestions given on this topic but i still can't get my JasJam, which is about 13hours old, to recognice my microSD card. I've tried a 512mb and a 1gb and no luck... i'm leaving tomorrow and i'm worried if the service center will want to repair it rather than exchange it.
hi fone_fanatic,
if its a fault with the jasjam, you will receive a replacement if its under 30 days old. but the replacement procedure sucks.
Are you in Australia and a Telstra customer? If so, telstra calls imate support to obtain a service reference number, then they will send your pda to mobile phone solutions (MPS) in QLD, they will inspect it and then return a new jasjam to your retail outlet. once the retail outlet receives it they will give you a call to come and collect it.
the warranty is Imate, not telstra, so once it leaves their stores, imate are the ones who do the replacement through Mobile Phone Solutions.
Turn around time, 1 week for my replacement to be couriered to QLD from Melbourne, 5 days turn around time from MPS, 4 days for the new replacement to be couriered back to melbourne, 1 day for me to pick it up. so around 3 weeks.
Now, MPS is closed from Dec 22 to Jan 3 and they are out of JASJAMS, they are awaiting more from imate for warranty replacements (my friend is wating for his replacement) so turn around time could be longer.
life sucks sometimes......
Thanks for that info Jasjamming. I'm in saudi arabia visiting family and friends for the holidays, and the process you just described soounds very similar to the one that was described to me today. BUT... turns out the device is fine, the cards i tried were both Nokia MicroSD cards that came with nokia phones and for some reason the jasjam won't read them. So i bought a 1gig Sandisk and it works fine!
Im having the same issue with my Hermes and a Sandisk 2gb card. It worked fine for a few weeks, but now wont detect at all. Interestingly the screen comes on when the card is inserted or removed - I'll test the card in a reader to see what shows...
A soft reset always seems to work for me
aprmike said:
Im having the same issue with my Hermes and a Sandisk 2gb card. It worked fine for a few weeks, but now wont detect at all. Interestingly the screen comes on when the card is inserted or removed - I'll test the card in a reader to see what shows...
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There's a thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294324 which gives some fixes to this problem. The thread is a bit long so it may be best to read from the end backwards.
Also, I believe this problem has been taken care of in the cooked WM6 roms. My SD card hasn't disappeared since upgrading to WM6, but did all the time when with Vodafones UK rom.
broken microSD card?
I have a Sandisk 2GB microSD card, that after a few days stopped working. Whenever I insert it, the device hangs completely. It doesn't matter whether I had turned off the device before inserting. The device stays unresponsive when I eject the card again, I always have to do a soft reset to bring the device back to live. I tried to insert the card carefully (as someone here mentioned the issue with the little notch), but it doesn't make any difference. The card is never recognized, not even after a soft reset. This is obviously very frustrating, as I had just installed a couple of useful apps on the card.
Do I need a new card or is there anything else I could try? ( I do not have a card reader....)
ROM: 1.23.78.3
ROM date: 08/01/06
Radio: 1.06.00.00
it must be the sandisk 2GB microSD cards as i have one to worked great for a week, then stopped working....i formated using the pc and now it is recognized as a 1 GB card, in both phone and pc..
QuachMD said:
I've also had the same problem, but I think I've figured it out and it's a hardware issue.
If you don't pay attention to how you put the card in, it will go in "crooked". The problem is that the little notch on the side of the microSD won't activate the switch inside the phone that tells it that "the card is in".
The solution is to watch very closely how the card goes in. If you make sure that the side of the microSD card with the notch, goes in straight and flush with the side of the slot, it will recognize it every time.
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Quoted for truth.

MicroSD taken out, Backlight pops on.

Hi guys,
When i take my MicroSD card out of my Herald and Kaiser, The device turns on.
I need to turn it off manually wich i hate to be honest.
Is there any program/development to disable this feature..?
I thought i post this thread here since i think more people have this problem.
Thanks in Advance,
ElProempie
happens on every WM device, it turns on, when u insert and remove ur sd card. Doubt theres a way to stop it without effecting how/when the device recognizes the card...
It only does that since i got my new 8GB microsd card. When i had a 512 MB rolleyes card, it didn't do that..
That's why i made a thread about this.
I never knew this was a problem. So it might be a problem with "Some" people!
I've not heard of anything that would stop this from happening. Doesn't it act like Plug and Play devices for PC? Like when I plug in my memory card reader, the PC wakes up...
You mean automatic playback on XP..?
Yeah i know but i use my Herald now on holiday as a photocamera, So i need to swap between phone and PC.
And my battery isn't that good anymore, i want to switch this off so i can use my battery much longer.
buy a new memory card
A new one again.. I allready have a new 8GB MicroSDHC card
Those things arent cheap here..
yeh, my hermes does this samething with any microcard...
Don't take it out...
I hot glued mine in place. A little bit of hot glue then a hair dryer to smooth it out nice and pretty. Hot glue works great and can easily be removed with out hurting anything. I have most all my addon programs installed there so taking out my sd causes problems. Not to mention all email sync'd from my exchange sync. I had a couple 1GB cards go bad after being removed at inoportune times. I just use my active sync and USB cable to write to it. My 2GB card has been in the phone for about a year now with no problems. I only take it out to flash the phone, and then only when it's powered down.
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IPL/SPL: 2.26/2.26
ROM: TNT.19199 Series (Professional) WM 6.1 Real Port V2
Radio: 2.19.11

Inserting Sim Card

Hi There,
I'm new so apologies if this has been asked before, I did try a search but to no avail.
I received my HD2 yesterday and when trying to put a Sim Card in it is really really stiff, I managed to snap one in the process (thankfully Virgin are sending a new one out). I then tried with an old Vodafone one which I got in but it took a bit of force and even then the phone didn't recognise it, upon removal it seems to have scratched the simcard contacts fairly badly.
Am I being a complete idiot or do you think I have a problem with my HD2?
Many Thanks
Ben
possible problems could be
inserted the wrong orientation!
trying to insert into the SDcard slot!!!!
SIM card usually comes in a bigger card, maybe there is still some excess plastic on the edge of the sim when you removed it!
Possible that there is something jammed in the SIM slot!
Or maybe there is something wrong with your phone.
only thing id say is the cut off corner goes in last.every phone i've seen beforethe cut corner goes first, but im sure it won't be that cos of course we all read the manual cover to cover before putting the sim in....didn't we? hehe
Thanks for the replys. I am fairly renowned for not reading instruction manuals (like all men i guess!!) but for once I actually did.
Defo tried to put it in the right way but it just wouldn't go in, i've tried this morning again with an old disconnected sim card and it seems to have free'd up quite a bit, it still feels kind of grindy (apologies for the made up word) and nothing like inserting a sim card into any phone i've had in the past but i'm keeping my fingers crossed it'll be fine.
Just got to wait for the replacement virgin sim now which is annoying because i'm itching to get using it, it's a beautiful bit of kit.
If you are in any doubt, get the phone switched out for a replacement. If there is a fault with the SIM socket, then it may well reappear when you least want it in the future!
You are trying this with the battery removed aren't you? It can be done with battery in but it is a lot more difficult to get the SIM card properly under the locating lugs.
I've switched SIM cards a lot, and there is absolutely no problem- it is as smooth as you'd expect from a snug-fitting slot!
Hi Neil, thanks for the reply, yes i'm trying it with the battery out and it definately couldn't be described as smooth so I suspect there may well be a problem with it.
I shall give virgin a call and arrange for a replacement.
Thanks again for your help.
p.s This is an awesome forum, i've been studying it all week in anticipation of receiving my HD2 (first winmo phone), looks like i'll have to wait a little longer before I get to properly use it though
I would get it replaced!
would be epic, is he tries to put it in the sd card place
I do have my moments but not even I could do that!!

T-Mobile UK another provider to let the side down

I made a big big mistake, just before Christmas...... I moved providers from o2to T- Mobile UK.
In my haste to be one of the first to own the HD2 I abandoned o2 because they were not getting thier stock til later on.....what a mistake!!!
T-Mobile customer service is pants....they have an automated service that takes about 10 minutes to get to where you want to be and then you get some bird who hasn't actually got a clue about the problem that you are enquiring about and then says she has to ask someone in tech support (when she is supposed to be tech support) she goes away for 10 minutes and then comes back and says that she can't help.
Now if you XDA chaps can assist
T-Mobile tech support say that they are currently testing a ROM update is this true or False?
T-Mobile instant messeging doesn't work....Why?
Sound is very crackly during calls... Why?
Cannot stream video....Adobe flash player for mobiles doesn't work and everytime I try to run a youtube video it says that it isn't available...should I be able to play streaming media on this phone?
Keyboard is hyper sensitive and often double taps...any way to prevent this?
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
Hotmail account won't configure
Takes ages to connect to a contact....Why?
I read the post that Vodaphone are not issuing an update for this phone.... are T-Mobile? and if not, is it legal?
The staff at T-Mobile were very unhelpful and quite brusque...as far as they are concerned they have got me locked into an 18mth contract and thats all they care about
Timax_50 said:
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
Hotmail account won't configure
Takes ages to connect to a contact....Why?
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Sounds like your a train driver, and my windows live has a problem too! Poxy thing!
MOst of these issues have LOADS of threads about them, so i'll be brief,
1 - many people have reported sms problems, read the LOTS of threads about it. I dont have this problem so cant offer any help, though tere is an update on the HTC website which could be your first stop.
2 - As above with sound, , read the threads
3 - TMobile set the hd2 up with a proxy server set. Go to the settings tab, click menu, all settings, connections, set up my proxy server and untick this connection uses a proxy. (again, dozens of threads about this)
4 - Lots of threads about the sensitivity, have a look at, for example, BSBtweaks, it can reduce the sensitivity, amongst other handy things.
5 - Sounds like the case is pressing against the power button, have a look and see if this is the case, maybe adjust the positioning of the hd2 in the case?
6 - Again, loads of threads about this.
7 - Not sure what you mean about 'connect to contact'
Sorry if i'm not answering very well, just wanted you to know there are loads of threads about most of your issues.
Happy reading!
Timax_50 said:
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
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Obvious answer, but set the phone to silent before you turn it off. That way, even if it does power on and ring, you just won't know.
Timax_50 said:
I made a big big mistake, just before Christmas...... I moved providers from o2to T- Mobile UK.
In my haste to be one of the first to own the HD2 I abandoned o2 because they were not getting thier stock til later on.....what a mistake!!!
T-Mobile customer service is pants....they have an automated service that takes about 10 minutes to get to where you want to be and then you get some bird who hasn't actually got a clue about the problem that you are enquiring about and then says she has to ask someone in tech support (when she is supposed to be tech support) she goes away for 10 minutes and then comes back and says that she can't help.
Now if you XDA chaps can assist
T-Mobile tech support say that they are currently testing a ROM update is this true or False?
T-Mobile instant messeging doesn't work....Why?
Sound is very crackly during calls... Why?
Cannot stream video....Adobe flash player for mobiles doesn't work and everytime I try to run a youtube video it says that it isn't available...should I be able to play streaming media on this phone?
Keyboard is hyper sensitive and often double taps...any way to prevent this?
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
Hotmail account won't configure
Takes ages to connect to a contact....Why?
I read the post that Vodaphone are not issuing an update for this phone.... are T-Mobile? and if not, is it legal?
The staff at T-Mobile were very unhelpful and quite brusque...as far as they are concerned they have got me locked into an 18mth contract and thats all they care about
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It also sounds like you have a crap phone! I would be screaming the house down and quoting the sale of goods act etc to initially either get a replacement or if that doesn't please you cancel the contract. Saying that I have been with them for my 3rd 18 month contract now - I upgraded in late December - and everything worked fine and I have none of your issues. I also recently upgraded the ROM to one on here because to be honest the "official" ones are crap anyway!
I will admit their customer serice is shockingly ****e, although I had similar experiance with O2 and Vodaphone. You would not believe the conversations I had when I was enquiring about upgrading to the HD2! Eventually I got hold of someone who could not have been more helpful and I had the device within 24 hours. No regrets since...
3 - TMobile set the hd2 up with a proxy server set. Go to the settings tab, click menu, all settings, connections, set up my proxy server and untick this connection uses a proxy. (again, dozens of threads about this)
I use T-mobile UK as my provider and, after checking the connections -> proxy tab the connection settings already installed does not have the use proxy server box ticked.
Old versions of the HTC connections setup utility used to install the wrong settings the stock uk T-mobile rom (version 1.43) doesnt have this problem.
If you have connection problems I would put them down to poor signal strength or the radio rom used.
Timax_50 said:
Keyboard is hyper sensitive and often double taps...any way to prevent this?
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Did you apply the protection screen on ?
In my case it reduced the screen sensitivity
You can find sth with good quality for 3 pounds (set of 3). Check in HD2 Accessories section on forum, I`ve seen about 3 topics about protective screens (films).
Kris
TonyJ999 said:
It also sounds like you have a crap phone! I would be screaming the house down and quoting the sale of goods act etc to initially either get a replacement or if that doesn't please you cancel the contract. Saying that I have been with them for my 3rd 18 month contract now - I upgraded in late December - and everything worked fine and I have none of your issues. I also recently upgraded the ROM to one on here because to be honest the "official" ones are crap anyway!
I will admit their customer serice is shockingly ****e, although I had similar experiance with O2 and Vodaphone. You would not believe the conversations I had when I was enquiring about upgrading to the HD2! Eventually I got hold of someone who could not have been more helpful and I had the device within 24 hours. No regrets since...
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So Tony, I guess you Gold carded your phone to be able to use an XDA ROM?
I am a little worried about doing this as it would invalidate my warranty if It screwed up.
T-Mobile tech support say that they are currently testing a ROM update is this true or False?
No idea.
T-Mobile instant messeging doesn't work....Why?
No idea, I don't use it, sorry. There are workarounds tho, there always are.
Sound is very crackly during calls... Why?
Turn the volume down.
Cannot stream video....Adobe flash player for mobiles doesn't work and everytime I try to run a youtube video it says that it isn't available...should I be able to play streaming media on this phone?
I can, install the youtube youtubewvga.cab for full access.
Keyboard is hyper sensitive and often double taps...any way to prevent this?
Practice !
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
As advised, switch phone to silent or put it into flight mode before going to work !
Hotmail account won't configure
It will if you follow the instructions given here abouts.
Takes ages to connect to a contact....Why?
Signal issues ?
I read the post that Vodaphone are not issuing an update for this phone.... are T-Mobile? and if not, is it legal?
Quite legal.
The staff at T-Mobile were very unhelpful and quite brusque...as far as they are concerned they have got me locked into an 18mth contract and thats all they care about
Quite reasonable given the erratic nature of your questions here ! Imagine you on the phone
Calm down, get into the phone, use the forums, read them a lot, section by section and you'll see that most of the issues with the phone are in fact user error !
Timax_50 said:
So Tony, I guess you Gold carded your phone to be able to use an XDA ROM?
I am a little worried about doing this as it would invalidate my warranty if It screwed up.
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no need to gold card. install hspl through pc, this then lets you install any rom, official or cooked. should you then need to revert back to stock rom just copy the nbh file to sd card (no need to be gold) and it will not only flash back to stock rom but overwright hspl to default too, thus restoring the warranty.
the important part is making sure there is a stock rom available for your phone + network as backup.(go read the "official roms"thread to see... i don't think theres a t mob stock rom up there yet, but im sure there will be before long, or you could be the hero who dumps a stock tmob rom and be hailed as a god by all the tmo users!)
also since there isn't a t mob up there, gold card still wouldn't help because there is no official one to flash back to for warranty purposes.
With regards to the youtube issue, you may find you have to phone up customer services to get content lock turned off.
They put this on to stop children etc watching inappropriate content.
It took me a few mins on the phone to get this done.
I have found the T-mobile Customer support to be very good. If ever you've been with Three you will have nothing but praise for T-mobile staff.
samsamuel said:
no need to gold card. install hspl through pc, this then lets you install any rom, official or cooked. should you then need to revert back to stock rom just copy the nbh file to sd card (no need to be gold) and it will not only flash back to stock rom but overwright hspl to default too, thus restoring the warranty.
the important part is making sure there is a stock rom available for your phone + network as backup.(go read the "official roms"thread to see... i don't think theres a t mob stock rom up there yet, but im sure there will be before long, or you could be the hero who dumps a stock tmob rom and be hailed as a god by all the tmo users!)
also since there isn't a t mob up there, gold card still wouldn't help because there is no official one to flash back to for warranty purposes.
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Thanks for the info Sam
I am still only 50% the wiser...you say that hspl would enable me to use an Stock or cooked Rom but you say I have to use a stock Rom but there isn't one so what benefit is there to me if I can't install one because there isn't one? I might have some of the terminology wrong so please don't be too hard on me
compact_bijou said:
T-Mobile tech support say that they are currently testing a ROM update is this true or False?
No idea.
T-Mobile instant messeging doesn't work....Why?
No idea, I don't use it, sorry. There are workarounds tho, there always are.
Sound is very crackly during calls... Why?
Turn the volume down.
Cannot stream video....Adobe flash player for mobiles doesn't work and everytime I try to run a youtube video it says that it isn't available...should I be able to play streaming media on this phone?
I can, install the youtube youtubewvga.cab for full access.
Keyboard is hyper sensitive and often double taps...any way to prevent this?
Practice !
I have an HTC leather flip case for this phone but whenever i turn off the power (required for my job) and slide the phone into my inside jacket pocket...it always turns itself back on....I am worried that it will ring....it could cost me my job.
As advised, switch phone to silent or put it into flight mode before going to work !
Hotmail account won't configure
It will if you follow the instructions given here abouts.
Takes ages to connect to a contact....Why?
Signal issues ?
I read the post that Vodaphone are not issuing an update for this phone.... are T-Mobile? and if not, is it legal?
Quite legal.
The staff at T-Mobile were very unhelpful and quite brusque...as far as they are concerned they have got me locked into an 18mth contract and thats all they care about
Quite reasonable given the erratic nature of your questions here ! Imagine you on the phone
Calm down, get into the phone, use the forums, read them a lot, section by section and you'll see that most of the issues with the phone are in fact user error !
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Thanks for the feedback Compact, you are right I do tend to lose it a bit on the phone because the staff are obviously not trained on this phone and as they say time is money and I don't have hours to while away on the phone getting nowhere.
Timax_50 said:
Thanks for the info Sam
I am still only 50% the wiser...you say that hspl would enable me to use an Stock or cooked Rom but you say I have to use a stock Rom but there isn't one so what benefit is there to me if I can't install one because there isn't one? I might have some of the terminology wrong so please don't be too hard on me
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Installing a HardSPL will unlock your phone so that you can install any ROM onto it - that includes stock HTC ROMs, cooked ROMs, or anything else.
Using HardSPL and/or installing a ROM other than the type was designed for (e.g. from your carrier if it's a carrier-branded phone) will void your warranty.
However, if your phone does develop a fault, then (assuming it is still functioning well enough that you can still flash it) you can use a stock ROM of the appropriate type to put both a legal ROM and a legal SPL back onto it, and leave your phone in a state where they can't tell it was ever flashed with anything naughty, and will thus have to honour your warranty after all.
hehe, its a minefield of confusion.
you can run any rom you like if you instal hspl (I'm) currently running a cooked rom on my o2 locked phone.... BUT ...should I need to send it back I have a copy off the official o2 rom as backup.
if I flash the o2 rom from the pc, it doesn't remove hspl, but if I flash it from the sd card it DOES remove hspl.
your problem is that there currently isn't a tmob rom for you to keep for backup to remove hspl (flashing from sd card the phone does id checks on the rom, hspl it doesn't)
with a gold card it lets you flash any official rom BUTT of course that doesn't help either because there still isn't a tmob for if you need to send it back.
hope that explains it better !do ask again if still confused.
samsamuel said:
with a gold card it lets you flash any official rom BUTT of course that doesn't help either because there still isn't a tmob for if you need to send it back.
hope that explains it better !do ask again if still confused.
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I believe there are two official t-mobile roms to download - links can be found in the ROM forum.
I downloaded
RUU_Leo_TMO_UK_1.43.110.2_Radio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship
as a backup before flashing. I think the other version is 1.43.<something else>
I've not actually tried it but i'm pretty sure you can trust it is what the uploader says it is.
josep54 said:
I believe there are two official t-mobile roms to download - links can be found in the ROM forum.
I downloaded
RUU_Leo_TMO_UK_1.43.110.2_Radio_Signed_15.26.50.07U_2.04.50.22_2_Ship
as a backup before flashing. I think the other version is 1.43.<something else>
I've not actually tried it but i'm pretty sure you can trust it is what the uploader says it is.
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Ahhh I didnt look that hard, my o2 one is in the first link, never had to, , hehe.
@Timax_50 - there you go, to see if it works, download that, extract the exe file to a folder (dont run it) find the RUU_signed.nbh file (about 200 meg size) copy it to your sd card (fat 32 recommended) rename it leoimg.nbh, reset your phone to boot mode (vol down + tap power) and IF its the correct one, it will let you flash back to factory default. If it fails, its not the correct stock rom and it will stop.
If its good, you can hspl and if you ever need to remove the hspl, just do that sd card flash with that file.
If you run the update from the pc, even though it is a stock rom, it will NOT remove hspl, only if you do it sd card.
My O2 HD2, setup with t-mobile UK has the proxy setting ticked and works fine....
strange.
Yeah as someone else said... stick with the phone... as you get into it you'll find ways to do things. I still have the 1.43 ROM on my T-Mobile HD2 but I now have the phone doing most of what I want.

T-Mobile HD2 MicroSD problem (Sovled)

Hi guys
I got a wired problem today that my T-mobile HD2 cannot find my microSD after one soft reset.
This is the first time I met this problem and I tried soft reset several times but still had the same problem. But if I take the card out and put it back after booting, the card does show up for a minute and then drops off again, any ideas? During that short time, I actually can access and use the program on my card and the system does show the right information for recognition.
I am quite sure the content of the card is fine since I can read and write in my laptop with adaptor.
Anyone got the same problem and konw the fix? All help appreciated.
P.S. I use a SanDisk 8GB microSD, not the one in package......
after struggling for nearly two days, I finally got the fix. Actually it is due to the bad sectors in my card. Although, the general read and write is not affect with PC, about may recognize by HD2 and reject by HD2. After a soft recovery for bad sectors, it is OK now without affecting the data on my card.
Titicaca said:
Hi guys
I got a wired problem today that my T-mobile HD2 cannot find my microSD after one soft reset.
This is the first time I met this problem and I tried soft reset several times but still had the same problem. But if I take the card out and put it back after booting, the card does show up for a minute and then drops off again, any ideas? During that short time, I actually can access and use the program on my card and the system does show the right information for recognition.
I am quite sure the content of the card is fine since I can read and write in my laptop with adaptor.
Anyone got the same problem and konw the fix? All help appreciated.
P.S. I use a SanDisk 8GB microSD, not the one in package......
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First, have you tried a different card? I realize that since it worked with the adapter on your laptop that the card is probably fine, but I'm just suggesting what a TMo assistant would ask.
Second, have you recently flashed a new ROM and if so, did you hard-reset after the first boot? If so, I would recommend two things (1)Task 29 before installing a new ROM and (2) find a different ROM.
Third, assuming you are under warranty (stock ROM, no HSPL), I would definitely get with the TMo support desk and let them know whats going on. You may qualify for a new phone. Mine came in 3 days and I was able to keep my old one until it arrived. It only cost me $19.99 for express shipping and handling.
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First, have you tried a different card? I realize that since it worked with the adapter on your laptop that the card is probably fine, but I'm just suggesting what a TMo assistant would ask.
Second, have you recently flashed a new ROM and if so, did you hard-reset after the first boot? If so, I would recommend two things (1)Task 29 before installing a new ROM and (2) find a different ROM.
Third, assuming you are under warranty (stock ROM, no HSPL), I would definitely get with the TMo support desk and let them know whats going on. You may qualify for a new phone. Mine came in 3 days and I was able to keep my old one until it arrived. It only cost me $19.99 for express shipping and handling.
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Thank you! I finally got it back.

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