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Dear technically gifted people,
I have recently purchased the Wizard (i-mate k-jam) and have the following three problems:
1. Sometimes the phone does not receive calls and they go directly to voicemail, even though I am in an area where all mobiles work and the phone shows full reception.
2. If reset the device or turn on/off flight mode, the device has no problem connecting to GPRS/EDGE (provider MTS/Russia), but after some time it drops the connection and cannot reconnect until next reset.
3. Flight mode switch does not always work. Have to turn it on 2-3 times before phone responds and turns the phone back on.
If someone would be kind enough to help me resolve them I would greatly appreciate it. I recently upgraded to the new ROM (the one posted on the clubimate site in March) but it did not seem to help the issue.
Regards,
egrib
i have the same problem! Have to turn it off and then back on again, very annoying!
Do you think turning the voicemail off will sort it out? I dont really have any need for it anyway
could be SIM related.
My wizard showed the same instability. I needed to reboot every night otherwise i would get dropped calls (straight to voice mail) no GRPS access, and the charging wouldn't work. I changed roms etc. What finally did the trick for me is I got my service provider (FIDO in canada) to change my SIM from the 2001 card i had to a current one.
It seems to have done the trick.
From my own experience and from seeing all the posts on this forum it seems like this device is full of bugs and is just not worth the time and money.
As there a similar device out there that actually works and people have no problem using?
Thanks.
egrib said:
1. Sometimes the phone does not receive calls and they go directly to voicemail, even though I am in an area where all mobiles work and the phone shows full reception.
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did you have the same problem with previous handsets in the same area? such problem are quite often caused by network issues not mobile and you should try reporting it to your operator's customer care. however, if such problem persist only on wizard and in various areas, then it's probably problem with mobile...
egrib said:
2. If reset the device or turn on/off flight mode, the device has no problem connecting to GPRS/EDGE (provider MTS/Russia), but after some time it drops the connection and cannot reconnect until next reset.
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you mean [G] icon on top of screen? well, this is a feature of this model, that after some time it detaches from GPRS, so [G] icon disappears. however if you'll try to connect to internet through GPRS, it will attach again and connect, so i wouldn't be so much concerned about it.
egrib said:
3. Flight mode switch does not always work. Have to turn it on 2-3 times before phone responds and turns the phone back on.
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i've had the same problem, but i noticed that it just needs a bit of time for phone to switch on again. so when you're trying to switch off flight mode, tap it once and wait a bit. it should turn on after a while. at least it works this way with me..
eva_d,
I think you are entirely correct on point 3 - flight mode switch takes some time.
As for the other points, I don't think they are as easily resolved. When the phone does not receive phone calls (and calls go straight to voicemail) it does not seem to be a carrier problem since 1. i never had this problem with the same card in a different mobile and 2. once it stops receiving calls it continues to do so until a reset, regardless of where I am located.
The GPRS issue - i know what you are referring to with regards to the [G] icon (I have it all the time) but once i receive or make a phone call, I cannot reconnect to the internet until i reset the device. Also not a carrier problem. This seems to be an issue with all MTS users in Russia. So far unresolved.
Anyone other ideas anyone? Thanks
It's well known issue (GPRS on MTS Moscow; is your mts is in Moscow?). It was fixed in new ROM, that just was released week ago. Russian version is available.
eva_d said:
egrib said:
1. Sometimes the phone does not receive calls and they go directly to voicemail, even though I am in an area where all mobiles work and the phone shows full reception.
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did you have the same problem with previous handsets in the same area? such problem are quite often caused by network issues not mobile and you should try reporting it to your operator's customer care. however, if such problem persist only on wizard and in various areas, then it's probably problem with mobile....
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I have a kindoff similar problem. Just got my Qtek yesterday and I tried latching to cingular. What happens is when I switch on the phone, it takes forever to latch to the network. I see the
Y.
Y..
Y... going on for ever. In my old phone, just switch it on and there it connects to cingular. I tried doing the manual/automatic network selection and everything but it just takes too much of time to latch on. It finally latches (thank god !) but still its annoying. But once connected, itnever drops off or goes to voice mail. Looks like it has a starting problem
Also, reception wise, it shows less bars then my old phone when I am sitting on the same chair :?
Did anybody face the same problem, or am I the blessed one. Any tweaks or something that can be done ?
I also have problems sometimes connecting to edge/gprs, I think it might have something to do with handshaking accross towers.
I noticed that this happens when I enable TOMTOMTRAFFIC, it will get the traffic the first time I start tomtom, then 15 minutes into driving when it trys to get a traffic update it will not connect to gprs, it will keep dialing and eventually disconnect. Then after a rest, it will connect again but again after about 15 minutes of driving it has the same problem. Pretty annoying.
Vishny,
I am indeed on Moscow MTS. You mention a new ROM that fixes this - are you referring to the ROM that came out early this year (2.16.9.1) ? If so, I did the upgrade (english version) and it did not seem to help. If there is something more recent that fixes the MTS problem, please let me know where I can download it.
Also, are you having and problems with receiving calls? Thanks.
egrib said:
Vishny,
I am indeed on Moscow MTS. You mention a new ROM that fixes this - are you referring to the ROM that came out early this year (2.16.9.1) ? If so, I did the upgrade (english version) and it did not seem to help. If there is something more recent that fixes the MTS problem, please let me know where I can download it.
Also, are you having and problems with receiving calls? Thanks.
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It's 2.18 ROM with new 2.20.11 radio rom. I'm having no problems with calls or GPRS. Now my device is perfect, I love it. Just try it, you can find it here:
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/HTC Wizard/ROMS/
Thanks vishny - if that will indeed solve the problem.
Few questions, are there any other places to get the files (i am having problems logging into the one you provided).
Also, is this only for a Russian OS or do they have the same for english? Thanks
Guys, could you please advise me how can I download from FTP? It asks for username & password, but my profile's username and passwords wont work.
fmraven said:
Guys, could you please advise me how can I download from FTP? It asks for username & password, but my profile's username and passwords wont work.
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user/pass: xda/xda
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fmraven said:
Guys, could you please advise me how can I download from FTP? It asks for username & password, but my profile's username and passwords wont work.
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user/pass: xda/xda
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Great! Thanx a lot.
And another question. Would QTEK ROM work for K-Jam, or should I wait for official K-Jam ROM update?
fmraven said:
And another question. Would QTEK ROM work for K-Jam, or should I wait for official K-Jam ROM update?
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it will work, but you need to unlock your device first with Lokiwiz or aWizard. search forums, there are lots of posts regarding this.
Thanks for all the help.
One question to Vishny and others - i see the new 2.18 rom update in Russian - does anyone have any idea where I can get it in english?
I assume the GPRS/calls problem lies in the Radio ROM - so another question may be how can i keep my english ROM but update my Radio ROM to one that would work with MTS in Russia?
Many thanks
egrib said:
Thanks for all the help.
One question to Vishny and others - i see the new 2.18 rom update in Russian - does anyone have any idea where I can get it in english?
I assume the GPRS/calls problem lies in the Radio ROM - so another question may be how can i keep my english ROM but update my Radio ROM to one that would work with MTS in Russia?
Many thanks
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There is no english 2.18 rom, because 2.18 solves specific problem with one of operators in Moscow. Some guys make hack, they flash 2.16 i-mate or 2.17 qtek english roms, then flash 2.20.11 "russian" radio rom and then install additional RadioDriver_GPRSStall_Wizard_Mar24.CAB they extract from extrom of 2.18 russian rom.
Look at this:
http://www.qtek-mobile.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2131&start=30
vishny,
i installed the new radio rom onto the latest english i-mate rom and thw wizard finally worked with MTS in Russia without any problems. For that I thank you.
Unfortunately now for some reason once in a while the screen goes dark (as if the device is sleeping, the light is still blinking) and the only thing I can do is reset the device. Any ideas?
Thanks
p.s. why does this thing always have problems and as soon as i solve one, another arises :?
I have the t-mobile wing with the $30 total internet unlimited plan, it's so annoying when my GPRS/EDGE connection disconnects itself after a few minutes when i'm on aim or browsing the web, i know there's a patch or hack to make it stay on as long as i want it to, can someone please link me to it, i've been search the forum for 20 minutes already....... THANKS
download at this link
hello,
try this application, it work s for me to turn off edge automatically, but there is an option even for always turn on edge data connection :
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm
it wotks fine for my p4350
early81 said:
hello,
try this application, it work s for me to turn off edge automatically, but there is an option even for always turn on edge data connection :
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm
it wotks fine for my p4350
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hey thanks! this is EXACTLY what i'm looking for, i used to use it on my windows mobile 2003 device, i hope this one works for wm6 smoothly without any issues...
HI don't know if will work on windos mobile 6 , i'm sure about wm5 it works perfectly on it , i saved up 60% battery every day !!!
Hey this is also what I was looking for. Only I also want to give my premission to make a connection and thats not in this program.
early81 said:
HI don't know if will work on windos mobile 6 , i'm sure about wm5 it works perfectly on it , i saved up 60% battery every day !!!
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anyone know if this works for wm6? i really want to install this if it doesnt mess up anything in wm6 THANKS
early81 said:
HI don't know if will work on windos mobile 6 , i'm sure about wm5 it works perfectly on it , i saved up 60% battery every day !!!
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i don't think having GPRS/EDGE connected all the time would result in such a severe battery drain(-60%) if no data is actually being transferred, meaning if no internet applications are running in the background.
hi,
i too thought that, but try to believe, now i charge herald once 2 days and over, before i was charging once at day ....
early81 said:
hi,
i too thought that, but try to believe, now i charge herald once 2 days and over, before i was charging once at day ....
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lol well... i'm sure there is a battery drain, but not as severely as 60%! if you don't believe me, charge your phone to 100%, then connect to GPRS/EDGE, turn phone off and leave on your desk for a few hours... the battery will probably still show 95% or 98%
Hello,
I have recently gotten myself an HD2 and i am very happy with it (apart from running into bugs every day)
the problem i have is the following, every other day i need to soft-reset my phone in order to get my syncing working again. The weather and windows live mail wont update unless i reset the phone, this is bothering me a lot and i havent been able to find a solution to it. Does anyone here know how to fix this?
Greetz,
Mega
I have exactly the same problem..
Weather and email won't synchronise. Phone tells me that I can't be connected to the network. Than I turn the data connection on and off, and than it works for 30 minutes or something. And than the phone refuses to synchronise automatically until I do the same thing again.
ROM: 1.48.404.2 NLD
Sorry for my poor english
i have the NLD Rom as well, another thing is that MSN instantly tells me i have no or poor connection.
anyone knows something for this?
Chaps,
Have you checked to ensure your SIM cards in your phones are 3GS compatible, ie the latest version Sim cards?
WB
in my previous phones (Touch HD and Touch) the syncing worked without any problems with the same SIM card. but even with HDSPA it does not sync
*bump* anyone?
i found out that the connection was permanently lost after going through a zone known as one without data reception
3g and hdspa all have trouble connecting in and near these zone
for dutchies: train amsterdam sloterdijk to haarlem spaarnwoude has this issue (vodafone)
*bump again*
Sim card is all ok
connectivity butts out after a while idle time
- MSN Messenger not signing in
- Weather not updating
- Mail not syncing
Please, anyone? solutions found here did not work for me...
Hi!
I have a HTC maple from Wind mobile, unlocked and running in Bangladesh.
Using WM 6.5 (One of those 3vo custom roms)
So basically the phone uses the GPRS/EDGE data connection, to do god knows what, and in the process uses about 15 megabytes per day.
Now I am using a prepaid Sim, and this phone has bled me dry.
I recharge my account and then I find that I have no balance remaining 11 hours later.
I tried to disable the data connection using Comm manager, with no effect.
I also tried some other data disabling programs, such as NoData and stuff but they dont work properly on the Maple. (It runs but the program freezes on my phone.)
The phone keeps on using the GPRS/EDGE connection even when im using wifi.
The worst part is that my service provider sends out an SMS stating that you need to recharge your phone (if you try to use their services without any balance) and since the phone tries to access the internet like 18 times an hour I get SMS'es all day and night. I cant even sleep properly because of this phone.
I really like this phone, but this thing is driving me crazy.
Can anyone help me?
maybe u should use " Modaco No Data "
u can find in kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=5203789
i hope can help
solved the problem
Hi!
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post.
However nodata does not work. (Screen issues makes it impossible to use)
I found a solution, and ill post the solution this summer.
Thanks!
Akash434 said:
Hi!
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post.
However nodata does not work. (Screen issues makes it impossible to use)
I found a solution, and ill post the solution this summer.
Thanks!
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please let me know the solution as well !!
Ever since the new year, the clock on my HTC has been advancing too quickly. Its normally an hour at a time, although once it was 30 minutes or so. At worse, it has been around 12 hours too fast. Ocassionally it will correct itself, only to switch back later. I havent had this connected to the net via wifi or directly to my pc and I havent been roaming. I have tried a soft reboot with no luck.
Ive disabled the automatic sync for now.
Anyone heard of this problem - cant seem to find anyone experiencing this recently via forums or the net?
Thanks
spikeyl said:
Ever since the new year, the clock on my HTC has been advancing too quickly. Its normally an hour at a time, although once it was 30 minutes or so. At worse, it has been around 12 hours too fast. Ocassionally it will correct itself, only to switch back later. I havent had this connected to the net via wifi or directly to my pc and I havent been roaming. I have tried a soft reboot with no luck.
Ive disabled the automatic sync for now.
Anyone heard of this problem - cant seem to find anyone experiencing this recently via forums or the net?
Thanks
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You're not alone! We've got the same problem on most of our work HD2's on Orange (Same network as you effectively now Orange and T-Mo have merged networks into EE).
HD2's with Android on them aren't affected, but HD2's with stock WinMo 6.5 ROM's are.
EE have suggested installing the latest firmware (not sure on version number at the moment) from the HTC website which is a daylight savings fix, but doubt this will make much difference seeing as the UK switched to GMT months ago! I'll try installing this at some point, don't hold out much hope though so for the moment we've been disabling automatic timesync.
I suspect it's something EE have been doing with their network that has affected WinMo 6.5 on the HD2 somehow.
Same problem in DK
zaphy42 said:
You're not alone! We've got the same problem on most of our work HD2's on Orange (Same network as you effectively now Orange and T-Mo have merged networks into EE).
HD2's with Android on them aren't affected, but HD2's with stock WinMo 6.5 ROM's are.
EE have suggested installing the latest firmware (not sure on version number at the moment) from the HTC website which is a daylight savings fix, but doubt this will make much difference seeing as the UK switched to GMT months ago! I'll try installing this at some point, don't hold out much hope though so for the moment we've been disabling automatic timesync.
I suspect it's something EE have been doing with their network that has affected WinMo 6.5 on the HD2 somehow.
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We have the same problem her in Denmark on HD2 and I have seen the problem reported for other HTC devices with WinMo 6.5
I am on Vodafone in the UK with a totally stock HTC 1.66 ROM, WinMo 6.5
Twice in the last 48 hours my clock has advanced by exactly 1 hour sometime during the day. Today it was around midday but I did not notice the exact time.
Glad I'm not alone on this. I thought I was going mad!
I'd forgotten about the time sync option. It was on so Ijust turned it off. Will wait and see if the problem persists tomorrow.
Thanks
Thanks for all the replies - I thought I was the only one! Looks like its a Winmo6.5 problem with handling 2013 date updates rather than a specific network? - unlikely to get a fix then I would have thought...
Things have been fine with the sync turned off for a day, so looks like its not the device itself.
Yeah, mine did not advance an hour today with time sync switched off.
Its being reported on the O2 forum too: http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Android-Devices-Samsung-HTC-Sony/HTC-HD2/td-p/378652
One of my work colleagues has an HD2. I will check with him on Monday.
problem fixed by workaround...
So far my problem is fixed with sync turned of:
Start-Settings-Menu
all settings
Personal
phone
GSM/UMTS
select Time synchronization - get settings then untick Automatic time zone, then ok
Have been OK since friday 4/1
But as we have 2400 devices (HD2 and Touch Diamond 2 (yes - I have users reporting the same problem on WinMo 6.1 devises))
Is there an knowledge of a "central fix" from either operators or HTC?
Thanks in advance for any reply
Soren
turned off time sync, still getting issues
Hello,
we've got this problem too on the majority of our corporate HD2s. I've tried turning off the time sync but having monitored this, the devices are still changing their time. O2 are saying it's not their end doing anything.
has anybody got any further with this or is turning the time sync off for you working?
thanks
Jack
GrayFrost said:
Hello,
we've got this problem too on the majority of our corporate HD2s. I've tried turning off the time sync but having monitored this, the devices are still changing their time. O2 are saying it's not their end doing anything.
has anybody got any further with this or is turning the time sync off for you working?
thanks
Jack
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Strangely the workaround (turning off time sync) worked from saturday 5/1 and until today 9/1.
From today my 1100 corporate HD2's is advancing with 1 hour again.
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GrayFrost said:
Hello,
we've got this problem too on the majority of our corporate HD2s. I've tried turning off the time sync but having monitored this, the devices are still changing their time. O2 are saying it's not their end doing anything.
has anybody got any further with this or is turning the time sync off for you working?
thanks
Jack
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Just spoken to HTC, they have assured me that the daylight saving fix on their website should fix this. I won't hold my breath as it says it's not applicable to the T-Mobile devices, which we also have the problem on
GrayFrost said:
Hello,
we've got this problem too on the majority of our corporate HD2s. I've tried turning off the time sync but having monitored this, the devices are still changing their time. O2 are saying it's not their end doing anything.
has anybody got any further with this or is turning the time sync off for you working?
thanks
Jack
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Thats odd - havent had any problems since I turned the sync off. Havent switched it back to see if its fixed yet - can anyone confirm?