VeriChat's gone, which causes problems for me! I have a hermes without a data plan, but unlimited text.
Does anyone know of an AIM and/or MSN client or multi-protocol client that uses SMS instead of data to send IM's? I've been out of luck with searching and getting a little desperate. Before I had service on my phone, I used IM+ after Agile, but without data I don't dare use them unless I'm in wifi with GPRS disabled. I've heard of IM forwarding, but I'd rather have a client with a buddy list.
Any help would be appreciated! I tried to search the forums, but my queries were too small with just AIM, IM and SMS.
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The OZ app from ATT.
I've heard generally bad things about OZ's speed since it isn't hardcoded into the device, with IM delays of sometimes two minutes or more! Harsh.
I'm new to using messengers on the phone, as I've only recently gotten service (It'd just been a PDA for seven months until my CDMA contract expired) and I was really hoping to get some kind of AIM or MSN client that uses solely SMS for connecting and sending messages.
Is there nothing I can use? I'm getting slightly desperate.
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Hi,
Just got an MDA-Pro, and found the following PIE irritations, does anyone have any solutions:
- When I run PIE, I always get a box saying "You are about to go online..." and have to accept. As I've an unlimited data SIM I just want to go online. Anyone know how to get rid of the box?
- Although I configure my PIE homepage as something useful (ie. Yellow Pages), when I always get a T-Mobile page. I don't want my MNO to keep burning my bytes with this, how do I get rid of?
- When I connection to Exchange OMA, I authenticate OK and get the Home page, but when I tap "Inbox" (or whatever), the link won't display, and PIE reports it's as a result of "security settings". This works fine however from my PC and cellphone so it's not my Exchange server.
Appreciate all you know.
br
I agree - very annoying! I have the same problem on my MDA Vario. If I hard-reset and skip the T-mobile customizations, I can avoid this - but it's not really a solution. It's really bugging me now because I've installed Spb Pocket Plus so I can have multiple browser windows. When you open a link 'in a new window', instead of getting the URL you chose, you get the T-mobile pop-up and it automatically takes you to their home page. Pretty outrageous presumption, really.
I've sussed it! Delete this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\PIEPlug
Ta da!
Thanks! Just tried it and now I have a spam free PIE - nice one.
Hi bosseye,
I am very interested in your unlimited data SIM. How much does it cost per month and is it still available?
Also, if you are using Exchange, why not just set Active Sync to Sync with Exchange, which is what I have done? Then you won't use PIE for email, jsut for browsing. 8)
Hi Melty,
The T-Mobile SIM is in fact their TM Communication Centre which is an unlimited 3G/GPRS SIM (1GB fair usage) and integrated WiFi/3G/GPRS PCMCIA card through their business sales group and currently on offer at £45.96 per month. It also includes 5000 mins per month Hotspot access (both T-Mobile and BT-Openzone). In short, it's exactly what I needed as I'm more data centric than voice. And its a winner if your laptop hasn't got WiFi too (although mine has).
I currently switch this SIM between my MDA Pro and PC as required, simply because the MDA Pro is truly woeful as a voice device (I won't rant further!), so the Web'n'walk SIM that I got with the MDA Pro is now in a Nokia handset for my voice calls. I'll shortly experiment with the MDA Pro as a 3G modem for the PC over Bluetooth to save moving the SIM.
In respect of Exchange, I do indeed use the MDA Pro to activesync to Exchange over 3G/GPRS, and this is where the 3G of the MDA Pro really scores (it rather becomes a laptop replacement some days of the week). It is an awesome data device once you're not bothered about data volumes, so FTP and Telnet become really useful in a systems environment (but I'm struggling with the VPN as Connection Manager befuddles me). It's just strange that it cannot display the OWA pages, not that I'd use it much, but I'd like to understand why not (thereby having a backup if I get messed up with EAS).
What we really need for the MDA Pro is the AKU2 ROM upgrade, that should provide real-time messaging, and hopefully a much needed performance improvement, and stops the damn thing crashing so often. I particularly like the one where it still flashes its little green "GSM" light when it has in fact crashed hours ago and is not receiving either voice or data!!!
Prior to AKU2/MSFP, I have experimented with Scheduled Sync over-the-air to Exchange, but this seems unreliable. Perhaps its OK if there's always a network when it tries to connect, but gets upset when there's not. Would be interested in any tweaks to it error handling in this respect, or indeed some hints on VPN.
Hope this helps.
Has anybody been experiencing probs since yesterday on msn services, keeps failing
" Pocket MSN sigh-in failed"
cheers peeps I hope its not just me.
Try the free Agile Messenger, its better than Pocket MSN anyway
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Try the free Agile Messenger, its better than Pocket MSN anyway
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I use to use a year ago on my dell axim, however at that time blocked contacts, be came unblocked.
May check it out again.
However does ur msn service work and is there any1 else experiencing this.
I am having the same problem with mine I am running the 2.17 custom rom I downloaded from the forums.
Pocket msn can sign in but when I sign into messenger I get to my buddy list then I get the error your getting and it hangs for a bit then signs back out.
btw I have tried agile and its unacceptably slow on my wizard. IMO its a resource hog and I only want msn messenger as I don't use the others.
My Pocket MSN has been playing up a lot this week too. Keeps droping out, or can't even connect in the first place. Is there anyway to confirm the problem is with the Pocket MSN servers?
Same for me too, and this is whether I'm using a GPRS or Wifi connection. As such, this leaves me to believe that this is more likely an MSN problem rather than T-Mobile. I might give Yahoo, Google or ICQ a try and see if their servers are any more available than the MSN ones.
same for me either thru gprs or wifi it fails. just manged to log on for 30 secs then it bombed out
mine has only ever signed in successfully once :roll:
not just me then mines been playing up all week too
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not just me then mines been playing up all week too
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ditto here
this might be the problem
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/09/t-mobile_bans_voip/
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/11/t-mobile_voip_ban_responds/
And the irony of it is that the TMo USA ship ROM includes Mobile MSN and Messenger as standard.... ROFLMAO
thats a ****er, thats the main thing i use mine for msm instant messaging! uses hardly any data atall??? can understand the skype voip, but i have no problems using skype im?????
There's still confusion in other forums whether the MOIP and VOIP restriction applies only to WnW Pro or also to WnW standard. It sounds stupid I know... why would more expensive WnW Pro be restricted rather than the cheaper WnW right? However, no T-Mobile staff have confirmed it either way so no one as of yet knows for sure.
I believe its a MSN network problem.
I am using it here in Canada on the FIDO network (through Rogers) and it too has been failing alot. Maybe it will come to the point that they will have to release a patch like they did on the WM2002 and Wm2003 when they started making changes. That is the risk with them updating messenger all the time I guess.
i'm having the same problem. might be msn's server
Amazing! After weeks of random "...can not establish a connection to Pocket MSN..." etc., for 3 days now I have had a rock solid connection to Pocket MSN! Only dropping out when I've lost phone signal for more than a few minutes (i.e. when on the tube).
Definitely the best reliability I've experienced since I began using it at the beginning of the year. That said, on Monday I did upgrade my ROM from my original T-Mobile UK (01.04.10) to CUSTOM_RUU_Prodigy_2170702_217_20710_TMO_US.exe. I've gone from 10 random re-boots a day to zero! And everything feels a lot faster and more reliable even after loading it up again with all my old tools and apps etc.
So I guess I'm none the wiser as to whether the flaky Pocket MSN was the fault of MSN servers, the T-Mobile network, or my dodgy ROM, or all of the above. Regardless, here's hoping it lasts!
how do i install the hacked version of aim 2.0. Help me plz im newb. I don't see any file that i can install or transfer to my mda.
In my opinion, u are wasting your time with it. There really isn't a good TCPIP based AIM solution for WM5 in my opinion. All of them drop the connection consistently and if you are using GPRS/EDGE you are automatically disconnected when you receive/make a call. From what I understand, this is normal with GPRS.
The closest thing I have found that works most of the time is Verichat. It will use SMS (when needed) to somehow make things work when the Verichat app is not open. I have discovered that even that app is not 100% reliable because I have missed many IM's that vanished into thin air literally. Not to mention they charge a yearly fee.
Still waiting for the ultimate IM application but in the meantime, I have found Verichat to be the best. And I have tried all I could find including AOL 2, IM+ and Agile. Maybe I am expecting too much.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get unlimited texting?
thanks for cross posting :roll: :roll:
Hi,
I'm using a Magician with WM2003
I have a GPRS connection setup for with t-mobile using a proxy.
If I'm not connected it works great- I press send/receive for my e-mail it connects and gets my messages just fine.
If I do it again 5 minutes later also fine.
The problem is after a long time the connection is still active, but when I go to do a Send/Receive-
I get an "unable to connect to the incoming mail server" message. All my other internet apps also will not work. If I turn on flight mode and then turn it off (to disconnect from my GPRS connection) and then try the internet again- it will work fine.
I think what triggers this is going into an area with no service. The GPRS connection stays active- and when I try to use it (even when I'm back in an area with service) it won't work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Daniel
I found this, may help ....
Look for "KeepAliveTime" on the right side of this page
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa915651.aspx
It may help, good luck!
I have this same issue with the htc touch. Not sure what to do about it. I see the keepalivetime but it isn't a hack or a reg edit (that I can tell).
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anyone having this kind of an issue on your htc touch?
HI guys, having th same problem here with my Hermes. Strange thing is, this has only started to happen over the last few months. I am on T-Mob (UK) as well... Any one have any ideas, because my push email is driving me crazy (drops the connction and cant connect again, this includes the interent as well.
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HI guys, having th same problem here with my Hermes. Strange thing is, this has only started to happen over the last few months. I am on T-Mob (UK) as well... Any one have any ideas, because my push email is driving me crazy (drops the connction and cant connect again, this includes the interent as well.
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Exactly the same here - issues with push mail and when using messenger have to turn flight mode on and off to reconnect to the service - only been like this for few weeks now - never used to be a problem before
So it looks like T-mob have changed something recently. I have been searching various forums trying to find an answer but no luck. TMob reckon nothing has changed when i called them.
I too have the same problem and I am also on t-mob UK.
I will call Tmob again tomorrow and hopefully get through to someone in their tech dept. I knew it had to be Tmob, I had changed nothing on my handset, but they refused to acknowledge that anyone else had a problem.
I use cingular/att with these issues so it's not just tmobile.
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You are not alone here....... nearly every day a soft reset
Also the same with my trinity - but not so often
Having spoken to T-Mob UK, the general thinking is they are imposed restrictions on usage for the basic walk and web service. This includes IMessenger and push e-mail (I knew about IM bit not Push Mail!)
The engineer seems to think the connection will be frozen if the network detects
a IM service (the heatbeat of push mail mail looks to be included in this).
Solution: Upgrade to Walk and Web Plus (extra £5) per month.
I have been given a free month to try and see if this solves my issues. I will let you know how it goes.
Now this could be T-mob fobbing me off and trying to get an extra five quid off me, lets wait and see. Any of you guys on the plus service already??
I was guessing that might be the case, let know how it goes if I need to upgrade
I use the mediamax bundle with cingular/att. I wonder if this is indeed the case. I would need to upgrade to the pda plan, which would be pricey. Mabey that's the case?
Well, I'm afraid it was a nice story that Tmob told me, but it hasn't sorted the problem! I will keep an eye on it over the next few days just in case it takes a few days to set their end, but as of today I still loose connection.
OK, finally got it sorted....! I have GPRS connected all the time now without loosing connection.
Looks like T-mob were telling me the truth. After talking to a T-mobile engineer, he confirms that they now have the network infrastructure to detect and block services that are not covered in certain WnW packages. This went live just over a month ago.
The basic WnW package does not allow Push Email & IM, if detected the network will block your IP. Turning off and on the radio will give you a new IP, so will work again until detected.
For Push Email you will need the WnW plus service. Now the interesting part is if you add on the plus service (a bolt on) it will still not work. You will need to add the package onto your contract not as a bolt on.
Many people have just paid extra for the bolt on but the T-Mob system doesnt recognise this and still blocks Push Mail & IM.
It doesnt cost any extra or change your contract length, its just a different way the customer service people upgrade your account.
Unfortunately the customer service rep that upgraded my account did not know this, but the engineer new straight away.
Hope this helps people.
Thanks for the info.....I use ATT/Cingular. What are the odds they started this same thing a month ago? I've been noticing this problem for about that length of time.
Hi all!
It´s the same for me
I´m using Eplus with Cortado email push in Germany
Every morning a soft reset
Any solutions possible within the registry
Greetings
Gregor
Ive had my Wing for 3 months now, i just this week became interested in further developing my phone into something more of a useable device worth the 100 dollars i pay monthly to keep it running.
one of my only gripes about the standard software has been the lack of alternates. im looking for a program or hack that functions closer to the ichat of the mac for AIM. has any one seen this? If so, please let me know
thanks a mil.
this is where the Wing lacks big time. I came from the Sidekick which had excellent instant messaging and stayed connected well and was instant as the name implies. The IM software that comes with the Wing uses SMS so it is slow and unless you have unlimited text messaging you are in for a rude awakening. I have tried a few of the program out there including IM+, Palringo, agile, and imov and none of them come close to the functionality or the reliability of the sidekick. IM+ is nice but it constantly disconnects and drives friends nuts because you sign on and off all the time. Palringo is better for this but you can not switch users without losing everything you just typed to someone. even if you go to the contacts list you lose your conversation with whomever you are talking to. Agile would not stayed connected for more than a minute or two and constantly lost connection. imov just flat out didn't work well and would freeze so I didn't get to try it out much. And on top of all this. if you are using a cooked rom like touch it. you will not be able to use these because something required by the programs has been removed and no one here knows how to correct it or at least from what I've encountered. I will be waiting impatiently for my contract to end in a couple months and will be switching to a phone better suited for messaging. as far as PPC phones go the Wing is a good little phone even though slow and lacking memory big time it is not a good phone for those wanting to stay connected. I never thought I would miss my sidekick 3 but by oh boy was I wrong.
Here is all IM....
did me just a sec to search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=315654&highlight=bible
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Ive had my Wing for 3 months now, i just this week became interested in further developing my phone into something more of a useable device worth the 100 dollars i pay monthly to keep it running.
one of my only gripes about the standard software has been the lack of alternates. im looking for a program or hack that functions closer to the ichat of the mac for AIM. has any one seen this? If so, please let me know
thanks a mil.
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well i just got my t-mo wing and i like it i just dont like the aim client on it.disconnects and cant recive aim messages while off-line.is there anywhere i can download the aim client the the sidekick 3 has? witch i thinks is best aim client ever.can recive messages offline,can set away messages,and stays connected,the wing aim client that it brings is very bad. so if anyone knows where i can download the aim client that the sidekicks have plz tell me thank you.