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HTC P3300 ARTE100 hangs up

Hello, sorry for my english, is not the best.
I've BIG problem with my P3300. originally it came with WM5, after some time I got update from official site for WM6. Had WM6 maybe for 4 months, everything was just perfect while one day my HTC started do funny things like go off it self (white screen when using navigation). It was a once in a week. After some time it started to be like this few times in a day. I thought what I need to do hard reset. Did. Didn't helped. Than I tried to flash my phone to WM6.1. Phone went mad, was constantly switching off it self, screen just freezes and after that you even can't start the phone around 5-10 min. it just want do anything, even if you plug in the charger, indicating orange light want come up. Than I tried to flash with original WM5. Did that, everything was fine for a day, but after the day it went off, i restarted, and than gone wireless and screen started move to the left and to the right aprox 2 mm. When is connected to computer it want connect to ActivSync, it's coming up message: Can't find IP address, try to disconnect phone and connect again... I did manual configurations in network cards and computer, so when you're looking in network connections looks everything fine, but it's still not recognized by ActiveSync :/ Than i send the phone to recovery mode, connected to the computer and updated to WM6. Same thing, screen shaking, wireless not working, goes off. Is strange thing too, in aprox 24 hr memory is filled up to maximum - than is coming up the message: Storage is full, please delete some programs. :/ Hard Reset have to do every single day... Any idea what's can be wrong with my phone? Tried already a lot of things, no more ideas. I think it's software problem... :/
If anyone have any ideas please share with me... Thanks for everyone.

Anyone any ideas? Please, someone... i don't really wanna put phone in to the bin...

Its a hardware isue
Sorry, I have same problems and try same thinks, finaly I send to service and they say its a commone hardware error on electrical micro connections inside cosed by droping the phone down. Before I send it hangs up 2-3 time at day, now its hapen 1 in 10 day if I accedentaly drop the phone

Hardware issue
I think this is hardware problem..., I have some experience with repair HTC smartphones. Freezing, restarting, problem with screen..., GSM etc,,..
In all cases helps Hot air soldering station, find right chip or module (gsm , proc..) and reheating this.. A frequent problem is BROKEN tin joints BGA chips , after impact of equipment. .. sorry for english...

I'm facing the same problem with my old Artemis.
Since I upgrades, I gave it to a friend. It was working perfectly fine months now, until last week.
The phone keeps freezing, doesn't always boot, many times won't even respond to charger pluged in.
Randomly resoldering the board's chips, sound like a long & hard solution :/

Radio fault? or Radio ROM fault?

Having strange problems with my Hermes. It has problems maintaining connection to the network, sometimes it will go for days without issue and then won't connect at all. It then takes multiple battery removal/reboots to get it to work again.
It is a Hermes 300, originally from T-Mobile, now unlocked using Vodafone. I am running Schaps_WM6Pro_Hermes_4.31_WWE_Full using radio 1.41
I do occasionally get the NO GSM message on startup but not always and sometimes it works, despite the NO GSM error. I think I solve the problem by trying a new radio rom, but the problem creeps back in after a few days.
Any ideas?

Same issue with mine - I think its hardware related not software. Tried disassembly, reassembly - sometimes works for a stretch then dies. Leave battery out sometimes brings it back for a short time. Question: does your front dPad work - the front directional keys - phone pickup/hangup? Tried reflashing a new ROM but this can get tricky because the rom update will hang if the NO GSM error is encountered upon bootup during the flash - as it can't flash a radio where it think it doesn't exist. This seems to be a bug in the update flash software - it should see if it can find a radio then flash - not try to continue to flash when it can't find one. This fix would probably prevent a bricked phone although if it can't find a GSM radio the phone is probably toast anyway.

Yeah, my dpad works just fine, only faults are with the radio. I have been trying different things that I think work for awhile but then see to not be the case like turning off 3G or HSDPA..... in the end the same fault returns.
Problem is, I don't know when it happens if it's in standby. Miss calls and get no SMS to tell me I have a message.

I started sensing problems when my bluetooth headset was on. While driving I would start hearing beeps indicating a loss of signal. Sure enough I looked on the screen and saw the ! with .... hunting for a signal. Turn the phone off and one and the NO GSM message popped up. Fortunately my housing and screen are in mint condition so I'll search out for a really beat up but working donor and swap the board. Unfortunately on eBay even the really destroyed HERMES are even pretty pricey. If it weren't for the driver problem on the Kaiser I'd spring for one of those being that the Hermes does seem to have its problems. Hate the Fuze as it looks and feels very cheap = not that durable.

Htc wizard with wm6.1 won,t find sjgnal

i have a htc wizard with window mobile 6.1 and it won't find a signal it just says searching all the time. also the connection icon is on beside the signal icon but the connection icon has a "x" below it. PLEASE HELP! my sim card is fine it works in other phones. i don't know if it a software or a problem with the antenna .
ipl 2.26
spl 2.26
gsm 2.25.11
os 6.1.0.0

Help Please!!
I have read for hours hours on this forum and can't find a solution PLEASE HELP ME. I love my new wizard and want it to work right.

It sounds like you have an unlocked G3 (or else you wouldn't have WM6.1).
Before I flashed it, though, I would recommend just opening the battery, removing the back cover (it's not too hard), and checking the antenna connections to make sure they're still contacting the foil antenna on the inside of the back cover. Shut the phone completely off (press and hold power button). Open, and lift the foil carefully with a hobby knife and flatten it a bit, before laying it back down. Verify the two spring-loaded contacts are able to compress and extend fully without any coaxing from you. If they stick, flex them a few times to see if you can loosen them up. If they still stick, you could try using Isopropyl Alcohol to clean them, but you must wait until it is completely dry before reassembly. Reassemble and power up.
If it still doesn't pick up a signal, you might consider flashing GSM to either 2.19 or 2.69. Most Wizard owners end up on one or the other. A few find success with other versions, but they are exceptions.
Collection of Radios inside (ALL Radio ROMS) - xda-developers

I tried you solution but same problem . I've tried flashing a new radio but i have vista and the rom updater just crashes, i've read and tried a lot of the fixes the forum has told me to with no luck.

This may not be that helpful, but make sure that the SIM card is completely inserted. At first I didn't realize that it had to slide under the small metal things, so mine didn't work. =P

that was the first thing i tried. i even tried someone else sim cause i thoght it might of been my sim card nope not it.

I would recommend you flash the original ROM back into your phone and see if you get any signal that way.

Have you tried a hard reset? If your hardware checks out, then this might work. Also, did you or any previous owner ever have failed unlock attempts?

Issues like crazy

Ok first off im a total noob when nit comes to Windows mobile. Ive been using a Palm treo for 2 years and was given an att 8525 for free i just have to see if i can fix it. i have searched for my issues in other threads and found some but not all of the issues, so here goes
~Screen fades to white and if squeezed on the left side will come back but then fades out again and it seems to be worse when slid open. (i believe this is the flex cable issue that ive read about)
~Radio drops out one min i have full bars and the next nothing. i havent found any patterns to it.
~When send sms it will send a few but then i will get a few that come back saying phone not ready.
~Power button has a almost exact 23 second delay from the time you push it to the screen comming on ( i noticed that after i did a fresh install of wm6 it went away for a little while and then came right back)
~Wifi wont connect to secure network (i enter the PW and it will connect then as soon as i igo to a website it says cannot connect and then asks me for the PW again)
~SD card inserted and phone doesnt show any signs of recognizing it including when you go to setting/system/memory it says card not installed, doesnt even light up when you insert the card
Thank you in advance for any help even iif its direction to a forum that has answers that might help.

Damn, your 8525 has alot of problems, iam guessing it was dropped??. There may be a chance that all these repairs will cost you the price of a working used hermes. Anyways, I had the same radio problem as you, and it was the most longest, and stressfull thing ever to get it to actually work. I was opening up hardware, flashing radio/roms, using mtty, numerous of times. Trust me, its not worth it. And if your flex cable is damaged its gonna cost $30 or more to fix. And if wifi or SD card slot is broken too, the device is practically an PDA of the past. You could try to fix it(With the possiblitiy of killing yourself from all that stress), or sell it on ebay for parts(sells for a decent price actually).

Thank you for your response. was kind of afraid that was the response i was gonna get. damn that sux. the $30 for the flex cable i could swing, but from what your saying it sounds like majority of my issues are hard ware and not software (like i was hoping) and ive priced most of that out and might as well buy a new one i agree. thanks though ill keep playing with it. but now i know not to get my hopes up.

For sd card problem, you might be able to get it to recognize the sd card if you insert then do a soft reset, others have had this issue. I'd also check to see if the sd card is registering on the pc with a card reader because if its not, you may need to get a new sd card.
Wifi, Might be a rom problem... Read up on the thread if others have this problem, might have a fix or might need to find another rom...

Here are Some of the Fixes that i have found and some of the issues i am still having~~
~Screen fades ---fixed Kinda, i have disassembled the phone checking all the connections and putting tape tightly over all connections, i still get the white screen on occasion but its %90 better and i can always press on the bottom ov the screen and bring it right back
~Radio drops out one min i have full bars and the next nothing. i havent found any patterns to it. (still an issue but am trying to update radio ROM to one that i read in the forums that is supposed to be better for my carrier. If i can get the RUU issue corrected)
~When send sms it will send a few but then i will get a few that come back saying phone not ready. (i have found it is realted to the radio issue above)
~Power button has a almost exact 23 second delay-- i have found it seems to be correctable if i make sure there are not alot of stuff running. (found a program that actually closes the apps with the x button instead of just minimizing them)
~Wifi wont connect to secure network--didnt really do anything but seems to be working again (who knows)
~SD card inserted and phone doesnt show any signs of recognizing it including when you go to setting/system/memory it says card not installed, doesnt even light up when you insert the card... still an issue but now it will on occasion recognize the SD Card.
Thank you in advance for any help even iif its direction to a forum that has answers that might help.

Dopod838pro NO GSM problem

i have my dopod 838 pro running on Schap's WM6 Pro 4.30 ROMs. it had been all right for pass 5 month since i upgrade the original WM5 to WM6. and since then i never flash it.
Yesterday afternoon, i can still use it to receive call. but at night. i found out that the phone doesn't have any signal on GSM network. when i double check it, it asking me to key in sim card password and said "unknown sim status"
if i key in the wrong password, it will state that my password is wrong. but if i key in the correct password, it still asking me for password. and stay on the same page no matter how many times i key in the password.
i already do hard reset. but the problem still exits. these were info when i start the phone.
M 05
S 04 NO GSM
B 06 D3.62
and these were info from bootloader
HERM 100
IPL-1.04
HERM100
SPL-2.10.Olipro
i very confuse with a lot of help over internet in thread for those no GSM problem. but i can't seems find any similar problem with mine.
WIFI and bluetooth were working fine. i can still goes into the Today screen and access every other things normally.
Please help me.

Do you know what Radio was on the device before the no GSM?

If you try to update your radio more than likely it won't update and freeze at a low percentage of completion. Sorry to say the radio on the motherboard is dead or dying. Happens frequently on the Hermes and the only way to fix it is to get a new motherboard. Happened on mine - would work fine then the GSM would start dropping out and reconnecting during the day. Upon reboot it would get the NO GSM message. Turn off leave battery out then try again - sometimes would start up then it would just die. After replacement of motherboard it just works.
No amount of flashing of ROMS including or not including the radio will fix it - the chipset in the HERMES is the weak link and they eventually just go. Either the solder has developed cracks from charging (heat) or flex.
Sorry.....

Wam7 said:
Do you know what Radio was on the device before the no GSM?
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i not pretty sure . but it was original radio. i didn't flash radio before.
but i had downloaded the new version radio. successfully flashed it. but still no GSM.
STIM141: i think you are quire right. i had inquiries some shop of phone repair and have describe them my problem. since my phone die without me doing anythings to it. they pretty confirm it's the mother board die. they said the only way is to repair it and replace motherboard.

The best way to fix it cheaply is to find a donor phone thats confirmed working with a guarantee on eBay. Something that beat up, maybe the screen has problems and swap it out yourself. Its pretty easy to replace and you can do it in about 10 to 15 minutes tops. Need a couple of tools but they can be found locally. Should cost no more than about 30-35 dollars if you are patient. Next would be to scrap the phone for parts - but if the motherboard is bad you probably won't get very much unless you part it out and just wait for individual buyers.