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hey everyone.. just signed up and wanted to say hi.
i just ordered my new MDA, and should be here in a few days! ive had the SK3 for a month after upgrading from the SK2, and its just not what it used to be. Im looking for something with way more functionality other than being cool. Not to mention a more mature phone.
anyway, i just wanted to see if you guys could help me. seeing as how i dont have the phone yet, i wanted to read as much as i can about hacking it up. im aware that the stock phone (USA Tmobile MDA) rom isnt very well, so i need some pointers on where to start...
ive tried searching already, but theres only so many "newbie" threads i can sift through... basically can someone point me into the right direction of everything i need to get started? it would be most appreciated! Wink i guess which rom, how to update, which apps, where to go... lol, basically everything!
ill obvisouly be reading until the day the phone comes (and charged for 12 hours) so i should be more knowledgeable by the time the phone arrives.. but i really appreiciate any help!
thanks!
banky said:
im aware that the stock phone (USA Tmobile MDA) rom isnt very well, so i need some pointers on where to start...
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The first thing to check is that your MDA has the latest ROM (2.26) - intalling this solved a lot of my problems. I have no other "hacks" on the MDA and am now happy with its performance.
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone with lokiwiz (free and available on this forum) if it has a 1.X and not a 2.x rom (if the comm manager screen has 4 icons not 6...), because once this is done it is permanent, and once you upgrade it is MUCH harder to do.. if you need specific directions let me know.
I would then upgrade to the T-Mo 2.26 rom as suggested above, I am using it now and I really like it.
I personally use Registry Wizard to tweak the wizard, at least for the basics... Some good tweaks to start with are disabeling the go online and unsigned program warnings, enable 802.11g, Enable Indicator (lets you know when CAPS and symbol are on), Different GPRS/EDGE icon, and personally I always enable the IE 4-way nav, engineering mode (type string *#*#364#*#* into phone and hit send to show cool technical info...) I also set GPRS always on... (probably not a good idea unless you have unlimited data, like I do... (if not you also may elect not to disable the go-online warning, so you know when its doing stuff...))
Agile messenger is a good program, total commander is more or less essential, and I have recently been using a program called Hubdog ( I think it can do more than I do with it, but I just use it as an rss reader...) All are free. Novii remote also works well (however with limeted 2-3 meter range) but is not free...
If you want any more info on programs I use, where to get them, ect..., or any other tweaks please just let me know.
i appreciate the help!
ill definitely be coming to you for questions
when you first got your phone, did you charge it for the whole 12 hours before using it?
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I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone...
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I upgraded to a custom 2.24 ROm without SIM unlocking. If I want to SIM unlock now should I downgrade to 1.8, SIM unlock, then upgrade to whatever ROM I want (probably xelecin's custom 2.26 when it's out). I don't really care about the SIM lock since I'm in a contract with Tmo, I'm not changing any time soon. I just don't want to have problems if I upgrade the ROM later on.
Sorry not trying to hijack...I swear
bittermormon said:
Starcruiser1229 said:
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone...
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I upgraded to a custom 2.24 ROm without SIM unlocking. If I want to SIM unlock now should I downgrade to 1.8, SIM unlock, then upgrade to whatever ROM I want (probably xelecin's custom 2.26 when it's out). I don't really care about the SIM lock since I'm in a contract with Tmo, I'm not changing any time soon. I just don't want to have problems if I upgrade the ROM later on.
Sorry not trying to hijack...I swear
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no problem
so, did everyone here charge their phone for the full 12 hours before using their phones?
also, another question, on the sidekick there was an app called "money clip" where it allowed me to keep track of different accounts such as my checking, savings, and credit cards... are there any apps like that available for the MDA?
i tired to use exel right now to see if i can just do it the ghetto way, but its not really letting me.. ;x
hey good job man (i donno about money clip) about returning the sidekick 3 for the MDA. i did that too. and i upgraded from a sidekick 2 too.
i can tell you the MDA is at least 9 times better (random number?)... but the only thing i haven't gotten to work is setting up outlook email... hopefully you have better luck. (but it is because the free yahoo doesn't support it).
hmmm, i charged phone for maybe two hours out of the box, did the cid unlock and sim unlock, and have been flashing the rom ever since (remember to thank all the folks here who cook up all these lovely roms)
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hmmm, i charged phone for maybe two hours out of the box, did the cid unlock and sim unlock, and have been flashing the rom ever since (remember to thank all the folks here who cook up all these lovely roms)
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haha.. cool, so i dont need to do a full charge on the it?
where can i find the instructions on how to flash the ROM? and also, which ROM is recommeneded?
I'm a newb waiting for my MDA too. I dont see why one should SIM unlock if he/she already has the MDA (US). Can't I just upgrade to the 2.26? Or are there some feautures that I would be noticably be missing?
Starcruiser1229 said:
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone with lokiwiz (free and available on this forum) if it has a 1.X and not a 2.x rom (if the comm manager screen has 4 icons not 6...), because once this is done it is permanent, and once you upgrade it is MUCH harder to do.. if you need specific directions let me know.
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What version of lokiwiz would you recommend using? I noticed there are two different threads, one for 0.2 and one for 0.3. Do they do the same thing? The steps for 0.3 seem to require a second SIM, is that true? Thanks.
Ok, first, the reason to SIM unlock is because then you can swap to a different providers SIM later on, for instance if you dump T-mo or you travel to Europe or something. For me, it simply seems like a good idea to do it now, because then I know I have it if I need it.
CID unlock is for using other providers ROMS. You can just upgrade to the 2.26, but then what happens when you decide you want to upgrade to the cingular 3.xx b/c of some amazing feature... Once you are in a 2.x rom it becomes much harder to do this. It is sooooo simple, why not just do it now? again, your phone, yor decision, and I think flashing an unofficial rom will void the warranty if they can prove it (personally I don't care, some do)
As far as Lokiwiz, I used Lokiwiz 02b, downloaded from this forum. The newer version, .03, is only needed if you have already upgraded to a 2.x ROM.
As far as SIM unlocking after upgrading, I do not know if it is possible to downgrade from a 2.x to a 1.x, especially if you haven't CID unlocked already... I think you may be stuck using the .03 2 sim card method (this is required as the phone dosen't know it needs to prompt for unlock code untill you enter a 'banned (ie from another provider)' sim... get a cheep prepay (NOT T-mo prepay if you have T-mo) from the local drug store/Walmart... This may be easier than downgrading and then upgrading anyway, and since ( I am assuming) you have already CID unlocked, I do not think you will have any problems...
.02 does not need the second sim as it changes the setting directly by accessing some part of the memory on the device, which cannot, apparently be done in the new roms...
O. Brown... SIM, as I mentioned above, is different from CID. You are thinking of CID. I would do it simply b/c you cannot do it later, yet once done it is permanent...
Bittermormon, same idea...
As far as chargeing, I am notorios for taking it out of the box and hitttng the power. If it turns on, well then why should I charge it...? Plus, you can turn it on plugged in, so if you are worried, plug it into the wall and then start playing... but I don't want to promise this won't have some negative effect, do what you feel safe with, all I am saying is what worked for me...
As far as financial software goes, I checked out the PocketPcMag Nominations for best software 2006, in the financial category... Cash Organizer '05 Premium, Pocket Quicken, PocketMoney, Spb Finance, Stock Manager... I have not used any of theese. I do not know if they are what you want... I do not know how much they cost, but it is a place to start at least.
As far as pocket outlook, no problems here, except with gmail pop access, which always seemed kinda... messed up... to me... So, I did something even better... I setup a free exchange account with mail2web.com (I think they call it mail2web live or something...) and my gmail forwards a copy of all incoming mail to the exchange mail address... THis allows me to use PUSH email for my gmail acct (which is my main acct.) If you have a corporate exchange, you can use that instead. The only "Problem" with this is that deleting messages on the phone does not delete them in gmail... I personally like this as I cna then use gmail on my pc to its fullest to label, archive, ect... On the ppc I delete all of the newsletters ect... and only really read personal mail or important stuff. This lets me keep my phone inbok clear, and I can still read all of the other stuff later on the desktop... Or you can always just switch to using the exchange email address as your main...
And as far as the best ROM, well, that is as much opinion as anything else... I am running the T-mo 2.26 with the extended rom installed... I have noit seen any cooked versions of this yet, although I believe someone on the HOFO is working on one... I gotta say, I like this rom. I have a few small glitches, but I think that it is installed software, not the ROM...
A few other tips... I recently discovered microsoft voice command, and I am enjoying it very much... First of all, no setting voice tags, and secondly, for me, I could never remember exactly what the voice tag was for someone, especially when I had one for the house and cell... Now I can just say ther full name ie, Call John Doe on Mobile, and the phone does it... as with any other software, your mileage may vary... PM me if you want me to email the cab...
Also, buying a large miniSD is a great idea, I have a Sandisk 1gb and I love it. Watch out for 2gb cards, a small minority may be valid, most are fakes, and all are probably lower quality...
Any other questions, feel free to ask, or even PM me (especially if I do not seem to be responding fast enough....)
And Uh, SORRY about the length... just trying to answer everythng...
Hey. I'm a new user
Bought an elf bout a month back, but the phone has big problem. Randomly, it doesn't ring when someone calls! Shows no missed calls either. Messages don't come as well.
And all this is very random. Some calls do come through. some don't.
Googled and found that a lot of peeps have the same problem. Supposedly, the phone doesn't ring when it is in sleep mode.
But i've had the problem even when i've had the phone constantly on and just locked.
I've tried soft reset but it doesn't work...
Should i get the phone replaced or repaired
Or is there any other solution.
I tried searching this forum but couldn't find any threads related to this problem. There was no information in the wiki either. Can someone help me???
I have htc home customiser, slide to unlock and a picture viewer installed. Original rom
Try hard reset, but remember to backup all your data before. Contacts, appointments, files etc. And better remove SD and SIM before doing it.
Well. Tried hard reset.
Unfortunately did it before i read your reply and did it with the card and the sim in it
I did back up all my data and contacts though
But the problem still persists
I guess i have to make a visit to the sevice centre after all...
Dubudhi said:
Well. Tried hard reset.
Unfortunately did it before i read your reply and did it with the card and the sim in it
I did back up all my data and contacts though
But the problem still persists
I guess i have to make a visit to the sevice centre after all...
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hey evn i ve d same prob got it replaced from d servic centre bt it exists evn now..wid d new piece lol...its a prob wid d radio rom version...cant help it dey r helpless bear wid it..don hard reset no use mate... !!!
Problem after Upgrade
Hey I have a similar problem...
I upgraded my ROM and since then I cannot turn off my Phone cus if I do when i turn it on the Radio (as in Network) WON'T WORK! Even after I insert pin # it just says there are no networks available although every other phone in the house has network... I've tried rolling back to my old ROM (Blue Elves) but the problem persists...
Do you think maybe another Radio version would help?
The new ROM I installed had the latest Radio version and still, same problem... I'm stuck with a phone that has no signal...
Can anyone help?
Thank you!
even am having this problem of not receiving calls.....i even tried a radio ROM upgrade but still the problem exists...damn irritated....any solution for this?
Similar Problem
Maybe CPU don not support. All functions well, but when I connect wireless, Bluetooth and GSM (long call), mine friezes. I have no solution.
Same problem for me too.
I even took my phone to my provider and they messed around with the IPL, SPL and ROM but still could not figure out what's wrong. I get txt msgs (didn't bother trying outgoing) and I can connect EDGE and GPRS but can't make or receive any phone calls.
I did notice sometimes the phone searches for a network but can't find it (even when locked to my provider).
This has to be a common problem. All other functions on the phone works fine.
Please if any of you find a solution, share it with the rest.
Thanks
Onix Light Version Rom Cooked by myself.
FOR ELF/ELFIN
This version cooked by myself solve the problem of unexpected shut down on 50% and 30% of the battery. A ONYX JR. 4.1.4 (Lighter) was cooked with the last radio IPL & SPL.
I have tested about 20 different Roms and I found some stability in a HTC Touch ELF with this cooked ROM. Similar problems occurred with various IPL & SPL and radio versions.
I supposed the hard code for this OMAP850 with speed of 201MHZ is too heavy for all the functions working at the same time. With some rom versions the battery goes down like 20% in 10 minutes with All radio functions (wi-fi, BT, GSM). I supposed it´s solved.
Mine is working for 3 days without reset.
Please feel free to try. Mail me to [email protected] , because I don´t know if I could post a link here.
Notes:
REMEMBER YOUR HTC ELF/ELFIN MUST BE SIM AND CID UNLOCKED. (FIND THE WAY IN XDA DEVELOPERS AT THIS LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408637 )
ELFIN: Free Storage Memory: 171.27MB; Free Program Memory: 79.23MB (Version 4.1.2 with only M2D running)
ELF: Free Storage Memory: 54.22MB; Free Program Memory: 22.91MB (Version 4.1.2 with only M2D running)
We are not responsible for any bricked device.
Ps: I have sent mine to HTC, and the solution was changing the mainboard for 179€. Bahhhhhh no away.
Hello to the forum !
I've updated my new P3300 to WM6 and now i've a problem: the battery goes down very quickly.
My mobile operator is TIM (Italy).
Could someone help me ?
Thanks in advance.
which ROM? Which radio do you have?
ROM : 3.13.408.1.ITA
RADIO : 02.94.90
This should be the original HTC WM6 for Artemis P3300 !
Thanks for your help !
I'd like to help but what can I say..How long does your battery last in "normal use"?WM6 may be a little more consuming than WM5 but not to knock down your device in a couple of hours. Maybe your battery is coming near to its endTry to install BatteryStatus to monitor the Power drain.Roughly should be at around 75mA in Stanby and 150-170mA with screen on (only gsm on).Actually my battery is getting old too and I am looking for a good version of BaterryStatus (even older versions) that refreshes values faster. If we find it,we could exchange some data about our Artemis' behaviour. Try also to change radio, to see what happens.
My P3300 is new. I've bought two of these devices few days ago by TIM (one of these was for my wife and she still use branded TIM WM5 without any problem).
The retail price was very low due to the long device stock time (now i'm supposing)...only 99Euro for each device.
I think that the battery was very old (more then 3yo) but in any case i've found this problem after updating to WM6.
Where I can find the RADIO updating ?
I see the WIKI on XDA but in ftp the server ask me the password that i don't know...could you give me this password (if it is pubblic password) ?
Could you give me some information about batterystauts monitor ?
Thanks a lot.
Radios can be found here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_RadioUpgrades. Notes:by installing another radio you won't loose any device data but you have to unlock it first (read posts!!!). As you have an original ROM, you probably did not do it before..
BatteryStatus is a small freeware app that sticks on today screen and shows some of the device's parameters, including the power consumption (in mAmpere). By observing this value you can make sure that you don't have any excessive draining, for instance if windows is not closing some devices (gps,wifi..) correctly after use. As you have 2 artemis, i suggest you to install it on both; even if they have two different WM they should drain battery in a similar way (not one the double than the other). Would be also interesting to exchange batteries between your two phones.
I've already phisically exchange the two batteries and reallineate microSD card and SIM card with phone contacts, now power consumption seem to be good.
Now I try to install BatteryStatus on both devices.
What about the XDA ftp password for download ?
Thanks you're very kind.
Ciao.
Marco
Ciao,
no ftp password needed for the radios, just click the one you like and you'll be redirected to the related trhead.
Ciao Marco,
No processor overclocking, correct? (+speed= -battery)
Radio Version is Low (generally means less consume), so this shall not be the reason, anyway it was the same as my old one, I've upgraded it to 3.18.90 working better in reception now, I've downloaded it from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397939
I've tried many WM6 ita edition and WM6.1 ita, but at the end I went for a Pure edition
WM6.1 Pro ITA - Ver 3.13.00 - Radio 02.94.90 Prot 4.1.12.44
Light edition, then on it I've added just few fixes and what I wanted...
Personally I advice you to go for an ufficial ROM,
Maybe this is the reason of the problem!
cooked bad = battery eater (maybe you have so much useless stuff running that asks the processor to run fast even when you're not using it!)
Till now the higher official ITA rom is 6,00, works fine but doesn't have Threaded SMS option...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Upgrades
Good Luck!
After another hardware reset (and microSD and SIM repositioning) the problem seem to be disappeared.
Thanks for your help.
Marco
HI EVERY ONE!
i have HTC HD2 TAIWAN MAKE My Serieal Number is >> HT03ANW01078 recently HTC Launch UPgrade for HTC HD2 O2 Network but unfortunatly that upgration is for NON TAIWAN HAND SETS. whenever i try to enter my ROM VERSION Number which is this 1.66.405.2 (76641) WWE
Htc System's says this upgrade is not available for this MAKE. any one can help me.
and MY MAJOR PROBLEM is ....MY HAND SET reception problem. in 1 MIN my dozen of Times my HAND set disconnect from O2 Network. please if there is any solution so please find out for me thanks.
If you want so bad to try other radios in order to see if you can get better reception, you will need to install HSPL and flash several radio roms to see which one gets you the best results.
All the info you can find in the sticky threads in the HD2 > Rom Development forums section
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HI EVERY ONE!
i have HTC HD2 TAIWAN MAKE My Serieal Number is >> HT03ANW01078 recently HTC Launch UPgrade for HTC HD2 O2 Network but unfortunatly that upgration is for NON TAIWAN HAND SETS. whenever i try to enter my ROM VERSION Number which is this 1.66.405.2 (76641) WWE
Htc System's says this upgrade is not available for this MAKE. any one can help me.
and MY MAJOR PROBLEM is ....MY HAND SET reception problem. in 1 MIN my dozen of Times my HAND set disconnect from O2 Network. please if there is any solution so please find out for me thanks.
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If the update is for rom version 1.72.xxxx WWE i wouldn't bother. It's the same as 1.66 except it's sim locked and branded. Your better off staying with what you have or if you are desperate to do an update have a look at the custom roms in the rom dev board.
ephestione said:
If you want so bad to try other radios in order to see if you can get better reception, you will need to install HSPL and flash several radio roms to see which one gets you the best results.
All the info you can find in the sticky threads in the HD2 > Rom Development forums section
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Agreed but i'm on O2 right on the edge of the HSDPA area on my local mast and radio 2.11.50.20 gives me perfect HSDPA signal, brilliant call quality and reasonable battery life (2 days max without a charge on a mixed usage cycle)
I have tried the new 2.12.50.2_2 but that caused my phone to stop sending and receiving text messages properly and also caused some major issues with the rom i use (see my sig) but the signal was better allowing me to get 3G signal in the none 3G capable area a short distance down the road
M3PH said:
If the update is for rom version 1.72.xxxx WWE i wouldn't bother. It's the same as 1.66 except it's sim locked and branded. Your better off staying with what you have or if you are desperate to do an update have a look at the custom roms in the rom dev board.
Agreed but i'm on O2 right on the edge of the HSDPA area on my local mast and radio 2.11.50.20 gives me perfect HSDPA signal, brilliant call quality and reasonable battery life (2 days max without a charge on a mixed usage cycle)
I have tried the new 2.12.50.2_2 but that caused my phone to stop sending and receiving text messages properly and also caused some major issues with the rom i use (see my sig) but the signal was better allowing me to get 3G signal in the none 3G capable area a short distance down the road
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i think its for USA T-MOBILE HTC HD2
i am from UK and i have O2 HTC HD2. is this Radio software is compatible with that?
M3PH said:
If the update is for rom version 1.72.xxxx WWE i wouldn't bother. It's the same as 1.66 except it's sim locked and branded. Your better off staying with what you have or if you are desperate to do an update have a look at the custom roms in the rom dev board.
Agreed but i'm on O2 right on the edge of the HSDPA area on my local mast and radio 2.11.50.20 gives me perfect HSDPA signal, brilliant call quality and reasonable battery life (2 days max without a charge on a mixed usage cycle)
I have tried the new 2.12.50.2_2 but that caused my phone to stop sending and receiving text messages properly and also caused some major issues with the rom i use (see my sig) but the signal was better allowing me to get 3G signal in the none 3G capable area a short distance down the road
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HI M3PH
i try to install new RADIO update which you gave me in your last message.
but before install i have to instal HSPL which is very risky and i do not know how to install and how to do.........can you tell me easy way OR any other WAY OR simply tell me the procedur. Thanks for your reply
Many guys have the same trouble as me.
We try many methods ，but our HD2 Still can not get on the Internet with our SIM card.
HELP!!
Yes, I have the same problem, anyone could help? Thanks.
Now I'm using NDT MIUI Stable V5.1, it just works fine.
But I still miss the WP7 Mango.
what a pity~
I Have the same problem!!!
Guys, it's a big relief to know that I am not the only one facing this problem!!! My radio hardware version shows 0.0.0.0. I have detailed the problem on my post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443520
If you can go through it & add your experiences on this GPRS problem. Incidentally, is your mobile also a T-Mobile make?
Thanks,
Aaron
aarmath said:
Guys, it's a big relief to know that I am not the only one facing this problem!!! My radio hardware version shows 0.0.0.0. I have detailed the problem on my post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443520
If you can go through it & add your experiences on this GPRS problem. Incidentally, is your mobile also a T-Mobile make?
Thanks,
Aaron
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Yes，T-mobile
Hi Yjliang01,
My theory is that the radio version on a T-Mobile HD2 could have a different implementation as versus the Universal Euro version of the HD2.
But then again in Android, I have no problem of GPRS, infact it works fine. Maybe the driver implementation is different?
What are your thoughts?
Hi, new here so please bear with me. I've got WP7 Mango running nearly fine (odd seizure and reboot, some slow responses, sd card locked) am happy so far, had same problem as you guys re internet (ok on wifi though). Re-flashed radio with 2.15 rom, then set up the apn - access point name for T-Mobile UK - general.t-mobile.uk and all was well!
If not in UK on T-Mobile then I can only suggest you Google for your provider and apn to try to find out yours - good luck with that.
J.
Thanks on the update mate!
Is your HD2 a T-Mobile specific one?
Thanks
Hi sorry for taking so long to reply, yes, my HD2 was originally a T-Mobile specific one but having flashed about 4 or 5 WP7 roms it no longer displays any T-mobile stuff. I'm using pdaimatejam rom and it seems pretty stable now. It took about a week of adjusting settings and a lot of battery-out resets to get it here, miles better than Win 6.5 and from what I can see I would prefer WP7 over Iphone and Android. I'd like to hear from others on this.
Does anyone have this solution for this bugs ?
Regards
Symon