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newbie user - not impressed

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

HTC Friends Matches

Every few days my phone shows a list of Friend Matches - typically random contacts from my address book. I keep having to ignore them, only for the same contacts to reappear a few days later. Is there any way of suppressing this behaviour?
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Jep me too.. it is a little weird?
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I was getting fed up with Sense Friends Matches, so emailed HTC.
Reply was nothing can be done, so I deleted Sense account.

Same here
The same contact got 20+ request notifications, at least the last time it was only once, what a crap.

Hum, seems like the request themselves are for other random users, but they are only shown as someone in your contact list, so, if you go to htcsense.com -> people -> HTC community -> matches, you would see all the people being suggested.
In my case there are 118, but all appeared as a friend of mine,
seems that there is no way to turn this crap off

I just disabled HTC Sense > Sync HTC Sense to disable it. Not a proper fix but at least you don't get the annoying message to link to the same friend over and over.

HTC Sense + Facebook Sync = Epic fail?

Hi Folks
Don't know if i have found major flaw in the HTC Sense and Facebook sync software.
Here is the story, i have all my contacts stored on my phone with the correct phone numbers. And you know how you can link your contacts in your phone with there facebook profile so that you get there profile picture showing up and there latest status update scrolling along the screen when they call you? So that is all very pretty and cool but......
I have just discovered that if the persons profile has there phone number added to it, HTC will decide that it knows your contacts better than you and CHANGE the phone number you have stored in your phone for that person to an INCORRECT format.
Here is what i mean, the numbers in my phone book are stored as 07 or +447 as the start digits (I'm in the UK and all mobiles start 07). When i link the contact with there facebook profile and the profile has a phone number stored, HTC Sense will automatically change the number in my phone into the following format: 447*********
Now if you note that number has no + at the start of it and this means that i CANNOT phone that person! It took me about a month to work out why i couldn't call half the people in my phonebook, everytime i phoned someone it would say 'the number you have dialled has not been recognised!' and i eventually worked it out the HTC and Facebook have effed up my phone book.
Now this wouldn't be such an issue if you could edit the number to the correct format but you CAN'T!!! When you go to edit the number it shows the number in the correct format that i had originally entered it! ie. either 07 or +447!
So for the now i have had to unlink all my contacts from Facebook and have ended up with a pretty boring screen when people phone or txt me.
Anyone else had this issue? Or know how to fix it?
If HTC read this can you issue a fix? Because i don't think that you or facebook knows better than i do!

no problem here i have linked to facebook and my numbers work
I have both 447######## and 07######## type numbers they work ok
my 447 numbers are facebook contacts i did not have thier numbers previously and my 07 numbers are mates I already had their numbers and linked afterwards
Hope this helps

Well must b something to do with my network (o2) or whatever. Cos i certainly can't dial a 447 number.
But the main point i think is why does HTC think its knows what your stored number should be? lol
Cyberdyne systems are certainly starting to take over now surely! lolol

fail
epic fail i think

Indeed epic...
I got exactly the same problem with Polish operator Plus GSM -> cant call contact which was synchronized with Facebook...
HTC Sense shows all contacts which were synced with Facebook without leading "+" or "00" which ends up with message like "The number you have dialed has not been recognized"
Any one know how to fix it...??
BR
Greg
P.S. Hope HTC will read this topic.. .

Same problem with me in Georgia.
only workaround, I've found is begging all my friends, not to specify phone numbers on facebook
If anyone has a solution, I will be very grateful.

Yep same here, definitely a bug. I will research this one....
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Hi,
I contacted an official HTC Support to help in this case.
They confirmed that this bug exist, but they also pointed Facebook and the Facebook Phonebook as a bug source.
I was also recommended to use "Prefixer" from Android Market to temporarily solve this problem.
BR
Greg

Wow! thanks,
will try Prefixer as soon as I can

Yep it's a flaw, I used a little workaround but it would change back when receiving a text or something. Edit facebook number set it to home rather than mobile then let it save go back into out then save the homer number as mobile. I think that's how I did it. I use aosp rom now.
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Foxy are you saying the AOSP ROM has this bug fixed out of the box? If so I can investigate that ROM and maybe make a patch
Prefixer works for calls but not for text
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Hi,
It seems that they fix this problem.
Can anyone confirm..??
BR
Greg

I heard htc will soon by releasing the latest sense ui v3.0 to all froyo models including wildfire.
Is it true?
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jonusc said:
Foxy are you saying the AOSP ROM has this bug fixed out of the box? If so I can investigate that ROM and maybe make a patch
Prefixer works for calls but not for text
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Yeah, I'm sure you can reverse engineer HTC's crappy phone dialer/messaging/contacts.
AOSP works out of the box because it uses AOSP apps.

Facinate Froyo release notes

OEM: Samsung
Model: I500 (Fascinate)
New Software Version: i500.ED01
Approval Date: 04/14/11
Available in Stores: TBD (Available via FOTA in stages starting 4/20)
Symptoms Resolved:
Addressed an issue found in Google CTS testing which could cause some applications to Force Close when opened due to a memory buffer size issue.
The Media Hub application was added as a preload
The Madden NFL 11 stub application was added as a preload
Enhancements to the "Nuance" voice command application to improve response time
A software change was made so that the device will not require users to go back through the Set Up wizard after completing an OTA software update
A software change was made to address the way the puzzle lock key is displayed when in the desk dock so it is not distorted
You can now set the city for weather when using the desktop mount view
Addressed the Exchange e-mail policy enforcement issues that was preventing user from setting up there exchange e-mail accounts on the device
Addressed an issue that was requesting users to update their camera firmware after the device was upgraded to the latest software. This is now done in the background without user interaction
Addressed an issue were customers were seeing that their calendar was sending out old meeting cancellation notification after they upgraded to the latest software.
A software change was made to keep the buddies now users data after the upgrade
A software change was made so that the device now transmits TDMF tones when connected to the Desk Dock
Addressed a issue were the clock could drift off and would not be accurate over time
Added support for the VCast App Store
Addressed an issue seen when interrupting a VOD stream with a call resulted in the player crashing in some cases
Addressed an issue seen in some cases were users would get a message saying "Could not process you request" when starting an application when WIFI was turned on
The auto refresh time will now be maintained after a reboot so that Daily Briefing and Feeds and widgets update as expected
The battery charging icon was changed from a Full Bar icon to a animated icon to better reflect the correct battery charging level
Addressed an issue were the e-mail icon was not correctly indicating the number of unread e-mails in some cases
Addressed an issue preventing customers from sending text messages to numbers that had a +1 in front of the number
Addresses an issue were the green puzzle unlock key was not always responding to presses during incoming calls
The message "Disconnect SD card from computer before disconnecting USB Storage" was changed to "Stop the USB Storage before disconnecting the cable" which is displayed when you plug in the USB cable.
Addressed a battery drain issue that was found when GPS was turned on preventing the device to go to sleep
Addressed an issue with the screen orientation not changing when removing the device from the Desk dock in some cases
Updated to support the Google Froyo 2.2 software
Added support for SMS Delivery acknowledgement
Addressed an issue seen in some cases were users would lose their data connection and have to either power cycle or turn on and off airplane mode to recover
A UI change was made to correct the spelling of "Dialled Calls" in the dialer app.
Addressed an issue where the speaker button was not working when connected to a Bluetooth device.
A software change was made to enhance the reliability of the syncing of IMAP and POP 3 e-mails accounts
You can now move messages between folders in the exchange mail client
Addressed an issue found when connected to the car dock and you turn off the back light the connection defaults to the speakerphone when you turn the back light back on
Addressed a "force close" error message seen when you select "delete all" in your sent or trash folders in your exchange e-mail account
You can now save a contact you found using a Global Address Look up.
Addressed an issue found when using Bing Voice search causing the device to give the error message "thinking" and "make sure you are connected to a network and try again".
When using the Voice Command application it will not display duplicate names and numbers for the same contact that was found from multiple sources.
Addressed an issue when using the Desktop dock which in some cases was causing the idle screen image to appear to be burned into the screen
The color scheme in the calendar has been changed
Enhancements were made to improve the update consistency of the feeds and widgets
Protected Media licenses are now stored on the memory card so if the device is factory reset these protected content licenses will not be lost
The Swype application will no longer capitalize letters inappropriately

That's a nice list... Many issues that I've been annoyed by and forgotten about - and a number of recent bugs since eb01 are allegedly fixed.
Even the "+1 sms bug" that bit me repeatedly is supposedly squished .
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"A software change"...
As opposed to a downloaded hardware change?
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Sounds as if samsung and verizon owe us all some money fit happily rooting and testing all this ourselves and giving all the info up for free.. Your welcome only took 9 months
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ilprobu2 said:
Sounds as if samsung and verizon owe us all some money fit happily rooting and testing all this ourselves and giving all the info up for free.. Your welcome only took 9 months
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+1 on that comment. Our developers have put a lot of time to give us what verizon is just pushing to us. My wife downloaded the update and after comparing, I still love my 2.9.2 better. She gets jealous cause I still have a better theme and several other options.

Anyone know if there's any reason to get the OTA update if we were already on the leaked release?

Wheres my Phone

Would anyone be able to tell me if there is an app like HTC Sense online that lets me see where my phone is at any time?
Cheers

Where's my Droid
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Try
samsungdive.com

redesignni said:
Would anyone be able to tell me if there is an app like HTC Sense online that lets me see where my phone is at any time?
Cheers
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Try Android Lost

digi_fort said:
Try Android Lost
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+1
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The best & free solution is already on your phone. On your SGSII Go to Settings>Accounts & Sync. Create a Samsung account there if you haven't already. Then go to samsungdive.com to track your device, lock it, make it ring if lost.

what if it is stolen and the ROM has been changed?

Cerberus protects even starting without a Sim or a different one, and capture photos if wrong screen lock, call logs and SMS, remote wipe, tracking with GPS, phone wake and scream, popup message, apply extra lock, call phone even if you don't know the number, record calls, hide app, etc. can be SMS or Web activation, Cheap lifetime license and can be installed on 5 devices. Vendor built Sim checker before then two years ago and I can confirm that service is still running. can be moved to /system/app and survives factory reset, Basically only new flash ROM will kill it.
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With remote lock applied from Web site

Lol just saw can take photo on demand and email it, or if phone finder dismisses a popup request to return the phone.
Used push notification unlike Samsung solution which I found was battery killer
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You can give a try to
- Watchdroid
- Phone locator
- Lost Phone
- Wheres my Droid
- SMS remote control
....
I didn't still find the right one ;-) and still searching....

Guys,
I have lost my Galaxy S1 earlier this year; had Samsung dive setup while the phone was lost, but did not help me.The phone was switched off by the time I realized the loss.
I guess, folk who get their hand on some ones phone, kinda know what to do with the Samsung beasts/beauties. Handovers to someone to wipe and flash, would be their best bet, I reckon. I am sory, not taking about all honest folks who would have return the devices to the actual owners.
Since then, have been searching for solutions which are wipe proof / flash proof but not successful. I have even checked android feature request sometime back ,found none.
Since then I have been thinking of this crazy idea that Google needs to implement as part of android OS.
Since we are registering phone / market app on the phone with Google with a gmail id, why can't Google associate the IMIE of the phone with that gmail id ?
If the registered user decides to sell / transfer the phone to someone else the registered user, the register user of the phone initiates the request for transfer with another gmail id / approves the request from another gmail id, without which all/most to the Google support Android features like maps, browser, market ,emails would not work.
i am not finished yet.., android should have a feature to re-confirm the ownership regularly every after a fixed duration of time, which can be user defined. As long as he/she is on data connection, the renewal is a silent process with the cached credentials on the device. If not, provide some window of time time reconfirm the ownership, failing which the lock the features down to just phone calls / limited set user defined and basic android operations. This could be a optional feature, rather than losing the phone and would opt for this feature and i wont mind reconfirming my phone ownership at regular intervals
If someone lost an android phone , he/she has to just change the registered gmail account password which would make if difficult to renew the ownership.If the phone has a data connection, using the registered Google account on the lost device,one should be able to push a message to displayhttp://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gifed on the lock screen and home screen. Similar to ChromeTohone / SendToPhone feature.
Mandatory reconfirmation on every flash which are not Non -Wipe. On devices with NFC/ similar chips with writable memory, the ownership details can be written to it and will not be wiped off by wipe or flashing.
Also I would make a humble request to all devs and ROM chefs to keep their busy hands off this feature, if implemented. Ethical stuff
We all love/hate our android phones but won't want to loose them, please let me know you feedback.
PS : I have moved on since my SGS1 only after mouning the loss,but now owns a SGS2

androidlost is the best