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I saw a thread about the a guy changed his wizard after using it for 5 months
What do u think mates?Is this a phone that just seems good when you firs got it?
My review about this phone is(cingular 8125)I've been using it for a month now.
keyboard got a lit' bit loose..
Poor battery life.(1day at most)
and it keeps dialing the last call while in my pocket in case i forgot the lock itlol(btw is there any autolock program for wizard)
Cheers :lol:
Hi Mate,
I have it just for 3 days now , but I wanted to ask you, how can I lock the keypad when I put it in my pocket to avoid dialing by itself by accident ?
i'm using the regular wi5 lock button at the today screen but there are some programs that allows you to choose a hard button and use it as a lock
but im looking for an autolock
Thomas1234 said:
Hi Mate,
I have it just for 3 days now , but I wanted to ask you, how can I lock the keypad when I put it in my pocket to avoid dialing by itself by accident ?
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Well, since its going into your pocket and you won't need the screen, can't you just hit the power button once to make it go into standby mode. Two benefits, you save battery, and lock the phone (only a press of the power key unlocks it again). In standby, you will still receive phone calls and get email (if its set to poll every XX mnutes, dunno about push email). The only downside to using the power button as a keylock is if you're using the wizard as mp3 player or something becuase standby causes the app to stop.
There's a cab out there that allows you to map the key lock to a button, I forgot what thread its in. I've got keylock mapped to the voice record button (hold). It works well.
Thanks Edyhan, I thought that this Lock is to lock the PPC and give it a password so that nobody can use it without knowing the Password well I am very new with this Pocket PCs, I am still figuring out the beauty.
KINetics, thanks for your reply, I know about the Power button, but it can b pushed - accidently - too then your PPC gonna do some jobs while it is in your Pocket, this is why Locking the buttons is the best solution.
But I really don't need any other apps just to lock the keys, as long as there is a Lock already in the WM5.
I wish the Wizard owners answer the main question of the Thread Starter
Edyhan said:
I saw a thread about the a guy changed his wizard after using it for 5 months
What do u think mates?Is this a phone that just seems good when you firs got it?
My review about this phone is(cingular 8125)I've been using it for a month now.
keyboard got a lit' bit loose..
Poor battery life.(1day at most)
and it keeps dialing the last call while in my pocket in case i forgot the lock itlol(btw is there any autolock program for wizard)
Cheers :lol:
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I got the tmo mda the day it was available in the US and I like it a lot more now than when I got it. I can't say my keyboard has come loose but it does seem to close with less than a snap now and then. Still, it seems to work fine, as does the phone, so I'm not concerned.
The custom 2.17 rom available on this site seems to work wonders for battery life. When using the stock tmo rom, battery life was a couple days. With the 2.17 rom, it takes 3 days to hit 50%. Your mileage may vary, of course, but it added a couple extra days for me. I've since gotten a battery that's about twice as large (needs a custom backplate for the phone) and it seems to last forever but I haven't measured the time.
Finally, I agree with the above. I hit the power button before putting it in my pocket and it's never once dialed on it's own. I also discovered the secret of hitting the power button after I call or answer the phone. That prevents random screen frenzy from your face as you talk.
I had a Blue Angel phone before the mda and I really liked that phone a lot. It had a larger screen and was much faster but...the mda had WM5 and the BA was 2003SE. Eventually I learned that there's a different "rhythm" to using the mda and once I found it, I stopped overclocking and now I think it's an awesome phone.
For locking the Wizard I normally use a combination of both lock and standby, ty hat way if the power button does get pressed in pocket (which has happened on a couple of occasion) the screen comes on but the pad is still locked.
I've owned mine since January and have been more than happy with it, sure its bigger than my old Orange C500 but it does way more too! only got around to hard reset it the other day to wipe off the T Mobile due to having so much installed on it, tis faster now tho. Overall a great phone, even my stylis still stays in tho it doesn't extend when u pull it out anymore.
Thanks for reading.
I'm currently using WM6.1 on the phone, and loving everything about it.
Since day 1, I've used a phone lock code, along with PIN1 code.
When unlocking the phone for after say an hours inactivity, the keypad will show, then the screen will go blank only showing the top bar of the phone.
Any press of buttons and screen will just make a beeping sound, and so far nothing I've done will restore the keypad to unlock the phone.
Is there anything wrong with the ROM i have, and is there anyone who can suggest how to correct this?
Please remember, the top bar still shows, and a reset allows the phone to work as normal (once logging back into it of course).
Thank you,
Hi guys,
Sorry to bring this back up, but this problem is still going on.
Not sure how to resolve it, so hoping someone would know how to solve this.
Thanks,
Posted twice for some reason.
Maybe is a sw failure,(50%) try to reflash with this fw: RUU_Hermes_CINGULAR_WWE_3625023_6275_1540700_108_UOOS_SVN05_Ship.exe
if your hermes its from att/cingular. after flash open and close the tap of hermes, if the blank screen continues or return this, the failure is hw (the flex component broken,bus, pcb) in this case you need to buy the spare part or send to sat.
good luck
other possible solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321163
Hi there,
Its not white screening, or anything else, I think the next time it does this, I'm going to have to take a picture, to make sure it can be understood clearly.
Basically, when bringing the phone out of standby (from pressing off/on button) and attempting to enter my pin into the phone the phone will allow me usually to press at least one number of my pin, and then it'll black screen, where the start bar still displays, but no response.
The handset isn't problematic when being opened for use, or anything else, its just annoying to have to reset to load the phone back up again.
I hope this helps?
Further to the above, here is what i've been talking about...
Happened last night, typically as I was bored, and had to wait till morning to take the photo...
Still no movement on this post...
Would it be suggestable to upgrade the install of WM?
If it is, how easy (will read guides beforehand) is it to do (reasonably, hard etc).
Just this is now my only phone, so don't fancy my chances bricking it.
Thanks!
Sorry to be posting yet again, but this has now happened 3 times a in row since last night. I wouldn't mind knowing if a rom fix would sort this, and if so whats the best rom to go for...
Just keen to get this sorted now...
Thanks.
If it helps, I've nothing running when this happens. The exception of last night, where I was using Audio Manager when walking home, and had to soft reset once in the door.
Hi
I am almost certain you have a software fault here and need to reload a new ROM - take your pick - my preference is schnaps - it isnt that hard to do and should solve your problem
Just go to the Windows upgrading section on here and follow the process - you will be happy
John
I just bought a second hand Touch HD apparently running win6.5 + with additional software on. At present the phone appears to have a number of software "issues". Texts don't always send or get received, I cannot access the deleted messages folder, it appears to run quite slowly, and has frozen a couple of times (there are more but cant remember them all).
Unfortunately I am not in the slightest bit knowledgable about how to flash ROMs etc. I have read many of the threads but simply do not understand the instructions or often even the jargon.
All I want from my phone is for it to run as quickly and reliably as possible without any glitches. The only additional software I need is the TomTom which is installed and if possible it would be good to be able to download some of the available apps if I wanted (though not vital). I also use it to send/receive emails, as a modem for the laptop occassionally, and for simple web browsing.
Is there anyone out there who can sort a phone for customers - anywhere I can send my phone and pay someone to wipe the phone clean, install a decent ROM, and reinstall the TomTom?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated
While I would love to say, "I'll do it for you" I think the expense of posting stuff wouldn't be worth it in the end. It's really not hard to flash as long as you do a bit of reading. And it's a rewarding experience. May sound odd but it feels good to make a device your own, even if it's for someone else.
Theres are only one step I recommend to everyone to ge them started and that's to HardSPL a device. This basically makes your device so that if you make a mistake on it, 99.999% of the time it's fine and can be re-done and sorted out.
If you havn't tried another sim card in it to see if its unlocked or not, then best to do that, or ask in a phone shop.
From what you describe about the phone, it sounds like someone has already flashed it before so you will need to check if it is HardSPL'd already or not. To do that hold down the bottom volume button on the side of the phone then press the power button on the top. It says SPL-something. If it's 1.56.OliNex you're good to go. If not, go here. Then I would recommend flashing a rom from the "roms" section, there are many to choose from there, but I recommend Topix 3.5.5. Then just install Tomtom and you're set.
While it looks like a lot of reading, there are some great guides there, and it's definitely worthwhile and very easy. Just run through them in the order I listed and you'll be laughing after you've done it, wondering why you were so hesitant before.
Good luck.
Cheers stuntdouble,
At the risk of sounding totally incompetant, I tried what you said but holding the volume down button and pressing the power button appears to do nothing except turn the phone in and out of standby. I also tried it with the phone off and it simply turned on again.....
The previous owner has installed win6.5 and the interface from the HD2 (apparently) but it doesn't appear to work properly. Hence my wanting to sort the phone. I will hold out hope I can find someone who will do it for me.
lorin616 said:
Cheers stuntdouble,
At the risk of sounding totally incompetant, I tried what you said but holding the volume down button and pressing the power button appears to do nothing except turn the phone in and out of standby. I also tried it with the phone off and it simply turned on again.....
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In order to check your current SPL version, you need put the phone into Bootloader mode. To do this, you need to press down on both the bottom volume button and the power button simultaneously for a few seconds, you will see a tri-coloured screen - the red section at the top tells you what SPL version you have. To exit this screen, just remove the battery cover from the back, remove the battery for 3 seconds, and then re-insert and power on the phone again to return to normal.
The previous owner has installed win6.5 and the interface from the HD2 (apparently) but it doesn't appear to work properly. Hence my wanting to sort the phone. I will hold out hope I can find someone who will do it for me.
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I suggest you follow this guide, it tells you exactly what you need to do step-by-step when flashing your phone.
I have to say, I am real close to getting rid of my HD2 and going back to the basic Samsung Comeback in my drawer. I had the AT&T Tilt a few years ago and loved it but just couldn't afford the bells and whistles package that you needed to fully enjoy it. I've since switched to Tmobile and now am able to afford the full unlimited everything package to enjoy this new HTC HD2.
However, over the last few weeks, this phone has gotten increasingly worse. I installed the Cookies Home Tab only to uninstall it a few days later cause it really slowed the phone down. I also installed BSB Tweaks which also did nothing but slow the phone down as well.
So for the last three weeks or so, the phone has been ok speed wise. Upon turning the phone on, it takes almost four minutes for me to be able to open the phone and make a call. I can open the phone, select a contact and hit send, but it won't actuallyt dial for about 3-4 minutes. Very Very annoying. Now as of ten minutes ago, when I wake up the device and slide the unlock, it goes to the start menu...well sort of.. This is kinda hard to explain so I'll do my best....
Instead of the phone going to the normal HOME screen, it says START in the upper left corner and has an X in the upper right corner, however, it still displays the lock screen wallpaper and the slider to unlock is stuck either left or right (whichever way I slide it.) If I tap the X in the upper right, it brings me to the HOME screen. Now if I push the windows key or tap START, it does the same thing as when I try to unlock it only I have an unresponse HOME screen displayed. If I tap the X in the upper right, it closes the START menu that it thinks it has opened and I can use the HOME screen again. Basically now I can't use my programs!!! WTF. The only programs I have installed other than what came with it are CHT editor and Visual GPS. Sorry for the long post but I'm really frustrated here and hope someone can help. I tried SOFT reset a few times and I don't want to do hard reset because I can't back anything up right now being unable to access any programs at all. Thanks in advance.
Joe
Did a soft reset one more time. It seems to be now, that the area where the battery indicator, signal strenght and volume adjustment are, are now unresposive. Everything else works fine except that one tiny little spot of the screen. I can now access programs again. If I use Opera and rotate the screen, that top portion, which is now the side, works fine. So it has to be something related to the notification bar. Any ideas????
Joe
Backup what you want to keep and do a hard reset. I've had my HD2 since the first week of April and have been using Co0kies Home Tab since 1.7 came out without the problems you have. Start fresh and see if you have the same problems.
Try to disable Sense to see if you can access your apps so you can back up what you need.
hard reset time.
install a custom rom man, my hd2 was exactly like that and that fixed it up good!
edsonbarron5 said:
install a custom rom man, my hd2 was exactly like that and that fixed it up good!
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Have a browse over at the custom ROM forum, look up how to install HSPL onto the device, pick a ROM from the many threads and flash a new one. They are far far faster, they have no unnecessary programs on them and they go like a rocket.
If you get stuck come back here and I or someone else will endevour to help you out.
I would post some links to the downloads but I am on the HD2 on an EDGE connection at the moment.
Let us know how you get on.
If you are going to flash a custom ROM, you might want to go to the T-Mobile USA HTC HD2 section of the forum as you probably have a T-Mobile USA HD2. All the ROMs in that section should be compatible with your device while some in this section will brick your phone.
you dont need a costum rom to have a smooth hd2...
i've got the stock 1.48 rom..and i'm pretty happy with it..
i think a hardreset will redefine your htc-experience
and yeah: i'm running cht since 1.6 and had never such problems...
DN41
Thanks for the everyones input. I don't get online to much because I work two jobs so I just checked this thread today. The screen completely went out on me 20 minutes ago. The touch doesn't work at all. I tried soft resetting it and leaving the battery out for a while to no avail. I am going to the shore tonight and plan on checking out the ROMS when I get there tonight. Im willing to lose whatevers on the phone at this point just to get it running properly again. I'll post back with my results or if I have any questions. Thanks again to all who responded.
Joe
Ok so I got impatient and didn;t want to drive to the shore without my phone just incase there was a problem. I did a hard reset and my screen is still unresponsive. Im guessing the phone is shot???? What the heck could have caused this. The last few days when it became unresponsive I just removed and reinstalled the battery and it would work for a few hours. I figured it was software related but I guess it must be hardware related. Any ideas????
Joe
try it for a few hours WITHOUT the sd card plugged in...see how that fairs and lets us know.
I left the battery out of it all day (about 17 hours) and when I put the battery back in and turned it on I still got no response fromn the touch screen. All the buttons work though. I'm gonna take the SD card out and leave it on overnight tonight and try it in the morning. Im really upset that this phone has started to slowly fall apart on me.
Joe
beavisboots said:
I left the battery out of it all day (about 17 hours) and when I put the battery back in and turned it on I still got no response fromn the touch screen. All the buttons work though. I'm gonna take the SD card out and leave it on overnight tonight and try it in the morning. Im really upset that this phone has started to slowly fall apart on me.
Joe
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What the other poster meant was to try and use your phone without the sd card in it.
If the sd card is failing then it will cause problems on the phone.
Left the SD card out of the phone with it on for over 24 hours. Still no response from the touch screen. All the buttons still work. My only guess at this point is that the Digitizer must have failed. Anyone know where I can get a OEM digitizer for a good price? It looks like ebay is around 60-70 bucks.
Joe
​Had my vega for just 3 days, i left it on charge on the first night and when i tried to use it the morning after the touch screen was more or less completely dead, only a 1" stripdown the left side in landscape mode was responding to touch so i couldn't even unlock it without using the wake then press the back button method - even then the screen was non responsive.
I did a reboot hoping this would solve it but no change, anyway after leaving it off for half an hour and rebooting the screen started to work again and I had no further issues that day.
that night i let it go to sleep again and had the same issue again this morning, the screen was non responsive after a prolonged( 6hour ) sleep
this time i decided to see if it was software so put it into nvboot mode and flashed the modaco rom, - after getting the new rom up and running the screen was still lazy, serious dead spots in terms of touch, i let it go to sleep for a few hours in the afternoon and tonight the touch is not working again.
I bought it online from dixons, and tbh the box appeared to have already been opened when i got it.
I'm starting to think its a faulty unit with a serious hardware fault - has anyone else experienced the same - did you find a fix?
Have you tried running the screen calibration tool, i think it is included in the modaco rom. I have not had anything as serious as you seem to have (only a slight dead spot in the bottom left corner of the screen, which the tool fixed) might be worth a go, if you have not tried it, before getting a exchange.
thanks Ganjaman, cant get the darn thing past the accept terms and conditions screen after a fresh install of stock rom because i cant press the accept button because its in a non responsive part of the touch screen.
dont think i have any option but to return it
jimsey said:
thanks Ganjaman, cant get the darn thing past the accept terms and conditions screen after a fresh install of stock rom because i cant press the accept button because its in a non responsive part of the touch screen.
dont think i have any option but to return it
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Bad luck! Hope you can get a exchange in-store.
Have flashed the new 1.09 rom and it seems to have fixed the screen issue.
What was interesting. Was that if I warmed the tablet up slightly near a heater the screen would slowly start working again. Ganjaman, will your 1.08 update add market to 1.09
I am going to remake it for v1.09 shortly, i need to remove flash change the build.prop and i am going to add usb switcher. Glad you sorted it.