Okay, so I've been lurking for ages and trying to make my mind up between the Xperia and the touch HD. I got fed up waiting and went for the Xperia (free with unlimited internet £35/month) from Carphonewarehouse.
My initial impressions were:
-lovely screen
-keyboard useable (better than on-screen versions on touch HD & iPhone)
-SLLLOOOWWWWW touchflo3D
BUT, since then I have noticed appalling reception at home (I used to have an XDA atom which had far superior reception)
I have also noticed that the sony ericsson writing on the front of the phone is falling off (I've had the phone 5 days)
I can't receive 3G - I'm probably doing something wrong here!
I can't send emails (I'm on O2 and trying to send emails using my lineone.net account, now part of tiscali) - I've tried every permutation I can think of but to no avail!
Sorry for the multiple groans/incompetences but if anyone has any ideas I'd be grateful as the phone has such potential, its just not as amazing as I'd hoped for..........
Oh, one positive note today, I installed the SPB mobile shell which is superb - super quick and really easy to use with fingers not stylus!!!
about reception of 3g then if you see a 3g or h in your reception bar you recieve it some
operators require special sim for devices to recieve it though
about mails there there seem to be a bug with imap in some versions of wm
and not all phohe companys have the correct ports open to alow normal imap and pop3 and smtp mail
and about touchflo3D being slow then if you use both panels and touchflo3D which is not native to the x1 the 2 compeating ui interfaces is bound to take it's toll on the power of the hardware and the memory in the phone
First, TF3d is not build for X1 and you should not expect much from it.
Second, you should try some cooked roms (e.g. mine or itje) in the rom sections and you should found they runs a LOT faster than stock.
Thanks
Rudegar,
Thanks for the prompt response. I got sent a new 3G sim today but it still doesnt work - I'll phone CPW again tomorrow when their O2 helpline opens.
Jack,
Yes, I've seen the cooked ROMs but was a little apprehensive to run them for fear of bricking my Xperia. For now I'm sticking with the mobile shell interface which suits my needs (near) perfectly.
gasdoc said:
I can't send emails (I'm on O2 and trying to send emails using my lineone.net account, now part of tiscali) - I've tried every permutation I can think of but to no avail!
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You should set your outgoing mail server to smtp.o2.co.uk
yep, tried that first - no joy!
Thanks for advice though.
tflo3d works flawlessy, check what you have installed
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After experiencing numerous bugs with my XDA mini S, I'm considering the move back to my Nokia 6021...
Anyone else got fed up of buggy s/ware and/or hardware and done the same?
Issues I've had:
Device hanging/slowdown after sync.
Messaging displaying the same email in all messaging accounts (Email, MMS, Texts and Outlook mail - the heading changes, but the email inbox remains active).
Poor voice dialling.
Not able to hear busy tone.
Si.
you might try using the imate K-Jam rom... very stable, and with the registry tweaks to speed the device, works fine for me...
My device used to be a MDA Vario... ;-)
I'm using a K-Jam with the original ROM (waiting for the official update in March) and apart from sometimes not being able to hear the caller the other end because they're clipping it's been really stable - none of the slowdowns etc I've seen mentioned for some of the other devices.
I'd say hang on until the new ROM if you can, and have a look at my list of woes here.... I found once I broken it down and went looking for specific solutions / apps (mostly here) all my woes where managable (for a few $ on shareware!)
Hi guys, recently I picked up the O2 UK Trion aka Hermes. On the whole I am quite pleased, however I'm missing one very essential application (which I've got used to on my previous Sony Ericsson K800). Namely, the ability to monitor how many text and picture messages are sent, how much data is being trafficked, and how much outgoing call usage has been made. The beauty of my previous phone is that I could reset the counters each month, when my bill had come through and my monthly allowance was re-started.
Does anything like this exist for this phone? Is it built in or does it require separate software installed?
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated as at the moment trying to remain frugal in my use of this phone is going to be difficult if I can't monitor how much of each type of communication has been happening each month.
Anyone want to help me out here? Even just an opinion would be nice...
DKToday will sit on your home screen and show your call times for the month, the day and how many SMS you've sent, and reset automaticly each month.
SPB GPRS Monitor will monitor your data connection for you.
Ikarus's battery status will do just about everything you need it to, its a great app and its one of my personal favs that i cant live without..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=270751
and please be patient... most of us dont live here so it may take some time to get an answer..
Thanks guys, sorry if I seemed impatient, it was just really bugging me.
Gonna try out the Battery Status plugin, looks like it will do the job.
I installed Flexmail and love it ( way better than outlook)
Is there way to have the new message/SMS in HTC home plug-in
to work with Flexmail ?My Flexmail is set as default email/SMS client
but the message indicator on Home plug-in doesn't work
Thanks
Sorry to interrupt, but why do you like Flexmail better than Outlook? What is the benifit(s) that make it better?
Super user friendly more configurable features when you use more than one account.
Download and see your self
lifeisfun said:
I installed Flexmail and love it ( way better than outlook)
Is there way to have the new message/SMS in HTC home plug-in
to work with Flexmail ?My Flexmail is set as default email/SMS client
but the message indicator on Home plug-in doesn't work
Thanks
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According to the FM developers there is not integration. If someone here knows how I would also love to know.
The new version of Flexmail (Flexmail 2008 aka Flexmail 4) has a simple Today plugin that shows message counts. This version is in beta for more beta info see: http://www.pocketinformant.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=12006
I use FM and love it. My number one reason for switching is that it supports IMAP IDLE (Push) and does it well. Thats saves a lot of battery juice and gets email quicker the pocket outlook ever did for me.
Alex (developer) said he'll work on implementing the counter for the new version. It isn't in the beta builds yet though. I found a related registry key that corresponds to the number on the screen, so it shouldn't be too hard to implement in the final.
Great !
Thanks
outphase said:
Alex (developer) said he'll work on implementing the counter for the new version. It isn't in the beta builds yet though. I found a related registry key that corresponds to the number on the screen, so it shouldn't be too hard to implement in the final.
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I tried out the release version and it was a bit flaky, not properly syncing & sometimes crashing. I have installed beta 4 (build Jan 22) and it doesn't work at all. When I run the app it switches to portrait mode (when sat on keyboard) and shows the error "Can't find wismllng.enu.dll"
Any clues ?
(I have emailed Alex as well).
mymegabyte said:
I use FM and love it. My number one reason for switching is that it supports IMAP IDLE (Push) and does it well. Thats saves a lot of battery juice and gets email quicker the pocket outlook ever did for me.
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Would that interfere with me receiving calls? I am in a 1RX area and I know some of the push programs prevent me from receiving calls since it keeps the data connection active.
cottinghamm said:
I tried out the release version and it was a bit flaky, not properly syncing & sometimes crashing. I have installed beta 4 (build Jan 22) and it doesn't work at all. When I run the app it switches to portrait mode (when sat on keyboard) and shows the error "Can't find wismllng.enu.dll"
Any clues ?
(I have emailed Alex as well).
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I haven't heard of any bugs like that. I would definitely submit a formal bug report via their tracking system (fogbugz) they are pretty good about getting those resolved within 72 hours.
fowen said:
Would that interfere with me receiving calls? I am in a 1RX area and I know some of the push programs prevent me from receiving calls since it keeps the data connection active.
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To my knowledge it should not interfere with receiving phone calls. GPRS has the ability to preempt data sessions, put them on hold in the background, so that voice calls can come through. My experience seems to indicate that if the voice call is short enough the data session will automatically be resumed when you end your call. Otherwise it may be up to some piece of software to re-establish a data connection.
Of course none of that applies to 3G data connections because they can be held simultaneously with voice calls.
If something is interfering with you receiving calls my only guess is that you may have an exceedingly slow radio version on your phone. The slowness + trying to keep up with a data connection keeps it from processing the incoming call before it goes to voicemail. I've had one radio on my hermes that caused me to miss a lot of voice calls because of that scenario.
cottinghamm said:
I tried out the release version and it was a bit flaky, not properly syncing & sometimes crashing. I have installed beta 4 (build Jan 22) and it doesn't work at all. When I run the app it switches to portrait mode (when sat on keyboard) and shows the error "Can't find wismllng.enu.dll"
Any clues ?
(I have emailed Alex as well).
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The same has happened to me. I am using Hyperdragon III. Are you using this ROM? maybe he forgot to add a dll? *Blink*
Thomas
I got my phone and am quite happy with it so far. I am on the Rogers network in Canada. Everything works great except that incoming msg are showing up 5 hours behind on the time stamp which throws off my sms threads as my msg time stamp correct on the way out.
So if I sent a msg at 9PM and they reply it shows there reply the same day but at 4PM of the same day? Any ideas why this is happening? It's happening from any number I get a txt from.
Thanks
Anyone having this issue or is it just me? I know this has been an issue in the past on various WM units but I'm not sure what the fix is with 6.5?
Anyone help please?
Hi.
Not sure how this connects to your problem, but usually (always) when i send text messages everything is datestamped correctly.
But when I use Phonelog to log my calls to calendar it is 5 hours off.
I have been bugging the developer for years now. But I am the only one who this happens too.
sad face.
My timestamps are exactly 5 hours behind. What developer are you trying to reach? What do you think the issue is? I think it must be a WM 6.5 issue or an network time issue? I've read about this before with other devices, just not 6.5 devices yet.
Anyone?
I'll do some more google research.
This app.
Every update he makes it still is 5 hours off.
Maybe u could give this app a try.
Great app. Barely works when it;s 5 hours off every time...
http://www.infinityball.com/phonelog
Somewhere there is a post on his site with me asking him to fix it.
It would be cool if there was a solution for all of us.
No other app does the funky time stamping...
Maybe this link will help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527587
i dont have timezone diff but i got this issue
1st sms (i send him) my time show 12.00
2nd sms (his replY) his time show 11.50 on my mobile
mea his sms is infront of my sms as i only can sort by time or by name
end up if i sort the thread by using "sort by time" the whole thread went message..
as u know which is my send sms with his sms reply
no fix for this?
Got a friend from Starhub who had this issue on his Treo Pro. I'm not certain if the fault lies with Starhub or WM!
cannot be network as this is very standard.....
sms time stamp should use mobile owner time as timestamp..
i dont have this issue when i use on htc diamond
banton56 said:
I got my phone and am quite happy with it so far. I am on the Rogers network in Canada. Everything works great except that incoming msg are showing up 5 hours behind on the time stamp which throws off my sms threads as my msg time stamp correct on the way out.
So if I sent a msg at 9PM and they reply it shows there reply the same day but at 4PM of the same day? Any ideas why this is happening? It's happening from any number I get a txt from.
Thanks
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Hey, I have the exact problem, I am also using Rogers, and I also got the 5 hrs off. That makes all the msg received on the top.
Hope someone could help.
try this
it may work
Usually...
More often than not, SMS time stamping issues are something to do with the network provider BUT sometimes, it can be how the phone's SMS software is talking to the network provider.
I had a Nokia N96 be +6hrs out while a Samsung with exactly the same SIM card in it and thus on exactly the same network/account setup etc, the time stamping was perfectly correct.
I updated the ROM on the Nokia to a newer version and the time stamping was perfect again.
I highly recommend anyone experiencing SMS time stamping issues to apply the HTC SMS hotfix that became available in the past few days.
i applied the latest HTC sms hotfix but it dont work for me..
already email HTC to see they have any suggestion a not.
my friend clock is faster/slower than my by few min but it euff to mass up the whole chat as u dunno which is your ans with his reply... (to what i know is basic on friend mobile clock not the network as i tested with 2 mobile)
but it actually shouldn't work in this way as it should basic on our clock to go
i had email to HTC and herre is their reply (i havent try yet.. later than try)
Thank you for contacting HTC.
With regards to your query, please be advised to try:
1) Go from settings->menu->all settings->connections->connection setup->select country and operator->ok to reconfigurate the SIM card service
2) press call key->menu->options->band->select the network connection type and GSM/UTMS mode according to the network provider's settings
If still no avail, we are quite sorry that you will have to backup all the personal data you have on your device though synchronisation or backup tool and perform a hard reset to re-install the whole system for your phone.
After a hard reset, the device is restored to its default settings-the way it was when you first purchased it and turned it on. Any programs you installed, data you entered, and settings you customized on your device will be lost. Only Windows Mobile software and other pre-installed programs will remain
To perform hard reset,
setttings->menu->(all)settings->system tab->clear storage
Thank you for your continuous support of our products and services. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us again.
We look forward to be of service to you again.
Best regards.
HTC
Hotline: 1800 238 7788
Service Hours : 8 am - 8 pm, Monday - Saturday (except Public Holidays)
i tested.. it not working
i give up.. i decide to disable htc messages
im also on Rogers with the HD2 but i found a fix for this.
I was having my SMS come in with -5 hours on them as well, but after applying this registry change everything is working out (You also need to Soft Reset before the changes kick in)
Just edit the registry and set the value to 0
HKLM\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting\TrustTimeZoneField = 0x00000000(0)
Sorry i cant find the original thread where I got this fix, so dont account me for the credit!
Hope this helps!
**EDIT
i found the thread, it was in the Kaiser forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374956&page=15
Thanks/Credits to Dangerously.
Talking to HTC support by e-mail is like talking to babies or monkeys. I recently tried to report 3 bugs, the answer I got back was ridiculous, the support person obviously was not able to read, only giving one-line answers, that were totally beside the point. Replying did not make it better. Maybe they are using children in the countryside in China posting random standardized answers.
I have since sold my HD2 because without reliable SMS I cannot conduct business, and a company that are so incompentent that you cannot even file bug reports is not worth any of your money.
Also, the description to the SMS "fix" that has been published on their website, completely ignoring to tell what problems it fixes, makes me think they have employed some pretty incompetent people. Any company with the slightest bit of self respect knows that when they issue a patch of fix, they must tell what was wrong and what it fixes.
i dont have -5hr but the timestamp which send by friend is not match with me.. it seen like all reply sms from frienz are using their mobile timestamp rather than my...
Bakedbread said:
im also on Rogers with the HD2 but i found a fix for this.
I was having my SMS come in with -5 hours on them as well, but after applying this registry change everything is working out (You also need to Soft Reset before the changes kick in)
Just edit the registry and set the value to 0
HKLM\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting\TrustTimeZoneField = 0x00000000(0)
Sorry i cant find the original thread where I got this fix, so dont account me for the credit!
Hope this helps!
**EDIT
i found the thread, it was in the Kaiser forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374956&page=15
Thanks/Credits to Dangerously.
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Hi all. Bad news for a first post. I've been reading and reading and researching to get a better understanding, as the most experience I've had with altering phone software is modding a Samsung Blackjack 2 for awhile.
I have the US AT&T HTC Tilt 2 (Rhodium). I will be as specific as possible - I cannot access the internet (no web access, no email access, etc.) I can send and receive sms messages and send and receive phone calls. The strange thing is I can send and receive mms messages (I thought they used 3G?)
Here's the specifics BEFORE I had the problem:
WinMo 6.5, latest framework, no mods of any sort. No problems of any kind.
AFTER:
I installed the HARDspl with the hopes of soon putting a ROM on my phone (I liked what you folks have to offer). I installed Opera Mobile 10, set it as my default, installed cleanRAM, ran it twice. I installed LockDevice. I installed mobilematt's Crystal Clock, and an HDWALL cab. I did the three background regedits to get the HDWALL to work properly by using the Mobile Registry Editor.
I properly soft reset and restarted along the way as prompted. I have no other extra programs that weren't mentioned.
The error message told me it couldn't connect, with the option of checking my settings or dismissing the error. It told me to reset my device specific to my manufacturer... etc.
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FUNNY ENOUGH, I just restarted the phone to try again... and it worked. The error is not there, and I can access the internet on IE and Opera 10, check my email, etc.
A FLUKE?
Did you just get the phone? When I got mine I had the same problem, I upgraded from a Tilt to a Tilt2 and I had to get a new sims card, my sister also had the same problem when she upgraded to the ATT Fuze from the Pantec matrix, everything worked but no 3g internet connection