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[Quantum General] JVH3:
Thought I found something that I could not do

Thought I could not accept an appointment from Outlook.

In the email, there is a link that takes you to your calender. You accept it from the tentative meeting. I like this better, because you can actually see what your day looks like when accepting it.

Have not found a free twitter program with a live tile.

For weather, the only free one with a live tile update seems to be The Weather Channel. Weather bug does not show anything on the tile. AccuWeather is not updated live.

As plain as the tiles look, they are clear too read. And everything scrolls so fast and smooth. I'll take plain with function for that responsiveness any day.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
I had no idea that you could control the caller id being sent on a per contact basis with the Tilt 2. I imagine it was just inserting *82 or something before dialing. Ultimately the carrier needs to handle the *82 since they do know your number when sending from the tower to the rest of the phone network.

Still early in the testing.
[Quantum General] GT247:
I don't know WP7 settings, on the tilt2, to control caller id setting, I go to start menu>settings>personal>phone>services and then from there I can select "call barring" "caller id" "call forwarding" "call waiting" and "voicemail and text messages"....once an item is highlighted I can click "get settings"...once "get settings" is selected it checks the network settings and then displays the current setting on the network...on the TP2 caller id settings they can be changed on the network from the device...I'm hoping this is possible on WP7
[Quantum General] GT247:
Another question I have is if pinch to zoom works in emails and other apps, not just the browser
[Quantum General] JVH3:
pinch to zoom works when reading emails, but not when replying or text messaging.

found the setting about sending caller id on the Quantum

Settings - Apps - Phone. You can pick send to everyone, no one, only contacts
[Quantum General] GT247:
when the device is on a call does the lockscreen lock the buttons and touchscreen? ie: is it a waste of time to try to lock the device while on a call? lol
[Quantum General] JVH3:
The exchange server that I use for work pushes a policy forcing the phone to lock.

Pressing the power button on the top not only shuts off the screen but it also locks it.

When I answer the phone, it is easy to unlock, if I want. Just slide up, and enter the code. Then I can do anything while on the call.

The proximity sensor disables the touch screen when you have it by your ear, so you don't actidentally hang up.

Something the phone does not have is physical talk and end buttons. But, I honestly have not had a need for them.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Custom Ringtones and Alert Sounds

Although it's real eay for a developer add ringtones to their device or for anyone that has unlocked it. It is annoying that they have locked this down.

Mango is supposed to allow custom ringtones, so just need to wait.

Supposed to be on September 15th.
[Quantum General] GT247:
Wow...ringtones are locked down? Amazing....really. Please don't think I'm knocking them for doing it, I'm sure there's a reason for it, I just find it surprising is all. Have you examined the GPS Capabilities?
[Quantum General] JVH3:
GPS works great.

Good news is that the LG Quantum has a built in reg editor. Kind of clunky. Nothing like the good old Total Commander or Dot Fred Reg Editor.

And the location of there is an app the runs on your computer to make a xap files for ringtones.

And you can then sideload the xap onto the device and the ringtone remains.

First you need to unlock the device.

I have not unlocked mine yet. I should be able to unlock with just a few reg ediits. Haven't done it yet though.

On the 15th Mango officially will be available, and that allows custom ringtones without any hacks.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Some Good threads

Use your Windows Phone as a thumb drive.

Registry mods for WP7 - NoDo

Custom Ringtones

mp3 files work just fine, at least with the NoDo 7392 update.

All the built in ringtones seem to be mp3 as well

Lot of good links here
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Unlocking was easy. Deploying my first WP7 app that I made was easy.

I didn't change the settings to keep it unlocked or upp the max unsigned apps.

Resynced with zune.

Ran my app. Got error and was forced to uninstall it.

I expected the error. Just wanted to see it first hand.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Ringtones

It was pretty easy to add the ringtone.

1. Download the Windows Phone Development VS 2010 Express. It has a deploy utility. It also will let you write Windows Phone 7 software.

2. Download the Chevron Ringtone xap file creator.

3. Make a ringtone. (With Nodo, mp3 files are fine.)

note: less than 30 seconds and less than 1 MB.

4. Use the ringtone xap file creator and make a xap file

5. Enable the MFG app. ##634# then press call

note: the keypad letters are ##MFG#

note 2: Once enabled, this app stays enabled.

5. Connect with Zune.

6. Run the MFG app. Password is 277634#*#

note: the keypad letters are APPMFG#*#

7. Select Item 7. Engineer Menu

8. Select Item 6. Other Settings

9. Select Edit Registry.

Now you see the clunky registry editor.

10. Fill in and selct data

Select ROOT_PATH: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Input SUB_PATH: \Comm\Security\LVMod

Input KEY and Select data type: DeveloperUnlockState DWORD

Input data (Just needed in Set): 1

11. Press the set button. Normally, I use Query first to make sure I entered everything correctly. Then afte a value is retrieved, I verify thevalue on step 4 and press Set.

Now your device is connected to Zune and unlocked.

12. Use the Windows Phone SDK App deployment app to deploy the xap.

13. On your phone, run the new app that it installed.

You now have a new ringtone that can be selected.

Disconnect your device and shut down zune.

reconnect your device.

Run the app again. Click the install button. You still have the ringtone.

Note: I do not know how to remove a ringtone.

Note 2: Don't do anything stupid, like try to make ringtones out of DLLs. Note 3: Make sure to use a name that does not exist in the windows folder or it will probably be overwrittten.

Might want to add a rpefix Custom_Ring_ to the filename.

Keep in mind that this is all irrelevant after Mango.

Note: Got alot of info from here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/lg-quantum/142477-hacks-using-mfg-app-debrand-update-unlock-relock.html

Google found it as the first result to: Enable MFG app on LG phone
[Quantum General] GT247:
I imagine when Mango comes out you're going to be having a lot of fun coming up with things for this OS...that is, if it even needs it.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
I was just reading earier today about all that Mango will offer.

Dictation for text messaging

Turn by turn navigation

developer access to many more apis for access to hardware

multiple pins to start for the same app, but different states in the app

live agents (apps that run in the background)

custom ringtones.

ability to disable camera shutter sound.

contact groups for text

twitter integration

organization for the list of programs

WiFi Hot Spot.

Possible Skype Integration (Microsoft Owns Skype, if anyone was unaware)

Supposed to be 500 new features.

Something that I really like that is already in NoDo, and even possibly the original release of Windows phone 7. Streaming BlueTooth Audio to my Car Stereo automatically stops playing the music when I shut off my car.

Back in Win Mobile 6.5.3, the music would start playing out of the handset.
[Quantum General] GT247:
It doesnt stop a call when a headset is turned off does it? lol
[Quantum General] GT247:
how's the keyboard quality in comparison?
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Keyboard is good. Wish it tilted.

Shift and function are a little odd but easy to get used to.

The on screen windows phone 7 keyboard bytes compared with Swype. You actually have to hit the exact key (or at least release when on the key you want). And there are no optional keyboards.

Figuring out how to edit what you typed is kind of interesting. press on the word. Then hold. Now you can move the cursor to where you want it.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Trying to figure out how to find a contact on the exchange server to call with Windows Phone 7.

It was very easy and intutive with 6.5 and 6.5.3.

[edit]found it. You need to start to search, then the options appear.
[Quantum General] GT247:
So, youve had more time to use it....is there much to miss at this point?
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Up until today, I've realy like it.

But, after clicking an address in an email, which takes you to it on a map.

Then zooming in, the phone rebooted, and then kept rebooting over and over.

AT&T insuranceis sending a replacement, since it has been less than 30 days.

I didn't find a way to restore to before the nodo update.

Press and hold Power, Camera.

Then while holding them, press the home button and then the back button.

Now connect the device to the computer.

I didn't restore it, since inurance is already sending a replacement. If I got it to work, then I might have to pay something for this replacement.

So, I am using an old Fuze until Monday or Tuesday when another Quantum should be coming to me.
[Quantum General] daveb673:
JVH3, thanks for starting this thread and continuing with the updates. I still own and use an AT&T Tilt, but am considering upgrading to the LG Quantum. I like having a slide out keyboard, and this is one of the few phones AT&T offers that runs WP7.

--> I was surprised to already find the Quantum in the low activity area.

I have been using rlToday and TodayAgenda recently. Are the WP7 tiles set up in some sort of xml file/format? Can you see one or two appts on the home/today screen?

May I ask how long your insurance policy was, and how much it cost? Thanks.

[edit] will this, or any WP7 phone, sync with MacOS?
[Quantum General] JVH3:
With AT&T it's about $5 per month. Then there is about a $50 deductible.

It shows at least 2 appointments. Pressing the tile takes you quickly to an agenda view that shows everything. On that view, there is a soft button to see a month selector. That takes you to any day fast.

Using my Fuze today while I wait for a new Quantum. I have been very happy with the Quantum. A keyboard is a must for me, even though I don't use it that frequently.

Not really sure how behind the scene, the tiles are configured, but they are easy to move around.

The integration with Sky drive is great. Even though my phone is getting replaced, all the pics I've taken are already there.

Not sure if it changes with Mango, but tasks don't sync with exchange. Not sure why they skipped this.

Really miss having multiple snooze levels. (I used to use Digital Outcast's cab to get multiple levels.

I really think the reboot loop problem was some software glitch that won't be present in Mango. But, the insurance just wanted to sendme a new phone instead of trouble shooting it.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Still waiting for my replacement LG Quantum.

The initial replacement worked great until Saturday morning on September 17th. Then, I clicked on an address in an email, which displayed it in Maps. I zoomed in. Then it rebooted. Then it kept rebooting.

I called AT&T whcih redirected me to the Insurance, since it was a replacement that was still under warranty. On Saturday, they told me that a new phone would be sent out and should arrive within 1 to 2 business days.

Now, On Tuesday, 9/20, I called, to find out that it was just apporved, but still has not been sent. Funny how this time I was not asked if I would like to paticipate in a customer satisfaction survey.

Considering that ebay buy it now is only $200 for a brand new phone, I might cancel the insurance. $5 per month plus a $50 deductible. 1 claim in 3 years. So, I paid $230 and to get a refurbished phone.

Funny thing is the deductible for my Tilt 2 is $50, but if I had still been using my Fuze, the deductible would have been $125.

Once I get my replacement, I'll start posting more in here.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Got the email saying that it has been shipped and it should arrrive today at 3PM.

Hope that it does. The display on my Fuze is so small.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Replacement arrived and is now nearly fully setup.

Replacement phone has arrived. Just about everything is setup.

linked up accounts

Live.com

Exchange (pin lock policy pushed to it)

Comcast.net

my domain hosted by go daddy

Uninstalled:

the AT&T apps, except myWireless

Installed:

4th & Mayor

Adobe Reader

Facebook

Foursquare ( redundant since I installed 4th & Mayor )

moTweets (Free)

Twitter ( redundant since I installed moTweets )

The Weather Channel

Adjusted Settings:

Made it so Facebook does not add all the contacts, but only adds facebook info to existing contacts.

Made it so camera includes location and uploads to my SkyDrive shared only with me.

Pinned Alarms to home and set my work alarm. (Remember there are no good pre Mango alarm apps, since no developer apps can run in the background.)

Changed Ringtone to classic phone ringer.

Moved hotmail to the bottom and put Alarms there.

Things to do:

Sync with Zune when I get home from work after softball tonight. (Probably 11 PM or midnight tonight before I get to this.)

Enable Mfg App.

Differences:

This replacement does not have a green ring around the camera lens. No time right now to research if there were different issues between them, but this has no visible green.

Mango is supposed to be coming within 2 weeks according to Microsoft!

Feels good having a fast phone with a big display in my hand again.
[Quantum General] GT247:
Glad to hear the replacement arrived, also glad to hear you don't have a green trim around the camera lense...I mean, "eww, green?...really?" (haha jk)..I hope if there's a difference between builds regarding the trim, that yours in an improved model
[Quantum General] brokenman:
Thanks for this topic. I have been waiting until Mango was confirmed before picking up a Quantum. My tilt2 died a few months ago and I picked up a Samsung Captivate (Android) from Ebay in the interim. I need a keyboard too badly so I am glad the time has come.

Your tips are going to make things a little smoother. Thanks.
[Quantum General] jlott069:
I had the Tilt 2 - and it was awesome in its hey day, but it doesnt really compare with the LG Quantum, which Ive got now. Yes, its open, but I always had problems with it. Update to Mango, you'll be impressed. A lot of things have been added and changed, you are right, but the Tilt 2 in comparison was a pain to use. You almost HAD to use the stylus. There are trade offs, but the Quantum is much more reliable and responsive.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Forced update to Mango through Zune

Thanks to wpcentral.

http://www.wpcentral.com/force-mang...ne-software?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter

It didn't work for me last night, but this morning it worked.

I'm guessing Zune caches some information on when it checked to see if you are elligible. And waiting until moring made the cache stale, so it worked.

It first updated to 7.0.7403.0 and then it automatically went on to installing 7.10.7720.68.

I have Mango now !!!!

Still no tethering or visual Voicemail. <sarcasm>Thanks AT&T</sarcasm>

<Side vent>

Really hoping the T-Mobile / AT&T merger really does fail, so next year I can dump them. T-Mobile - $49 per line for unlimited everything.

With a discount, I pay over $50 just for voice with AT&T. Unlimited data is $30, which new customers can't even get. I pay $5 for 200 text messages, which is not available to new customers. I get the A-List for 5 numbers where the minutes don't count, which is also no longer available to new customers.

When they dropped the unlimited data plans, they should have dropped the additional charge for tethering and creating a WiFi hotspot. And why is it that they think a user should pay more if connecting to exchange at work. Did each bit of data cost more to send or receive. It's pretty common knowledge that you don't need the enterprise data plan to connect, so why even try to charge extra for not providing any additional value.

</Side vent>
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Settings I've changed with Mango.

Disable camera shutter sound. Now I can take a picture without making noise.

Like the list how you can get to anything quickly now.

Adding a ringtone was trivial. Just added a folder Ringtones in a folder that is syncing with Zune. Modified the mp3 genre to be Ringtone. Next sync it was available.

Really like that app developers can now start to take full advantage of the hardware. This should bring about about a desire to create programs for it.

I will likely be forking out the $100 pretty soon to dev for it officially.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Things I miss, but not often / Things I am really liking

Ability to record a conversation. I really only used this to make copies of my voicemail, so hopefully visual voice mail will come to AT&T soon and there will be an option to get an mp3 of it.

WiFi Router. Apparently this is possible with the chipset, but some driver is not included. In any case, I think if you switch to the 2GB per month plan, AT&T should not restrict you from sharing those bits with your laptop. I can understand restircting this for those with the unlimited plans. On a technical side, it is different to accept connections verses initiating a connection. But, I really would be interested in knowing what savings LG had by not including the driver.

Other than those 2 things, the expereince far surpasses the basic Windows Mobile, even with Sense 2.5 and Cookie 2.0.

When using bing to find a business, you can pin it to the start menu.

Love the dialer. Nice big areas to press to do anything you want.

Speed and smoothness are excellent.

GPS is way faster. Using 4th and Mayor, a four square client, it is generally only about 1 second to find you.

Love that when i connect my phone to my computer, it always connects. Unlike Windows Mobile Device Center and Windows Mobile requiring a computer reboot.

Love the automotic upload of photos to my SkyDrive.

Although, I liked the ability to remove my SD card, I never actually used except when tinkering between phones.

One thing I do kind of miss. Since everything just works, I kind of miss trying to solve the little problems that would peek there head in Windows Mobile.

When I first saw the tiles when Windows Phone 7 came out, I though the looked way clunky. But they work great. They are easy to press with big thumbs. They are clear to read.

And although multi tasking seems like it should just be there, can you really come up with an example of something other than music that needs it. And with Mango, you actually get managed multitasking which is better so apps can't just drain your battery.

Unless you absolutely need tethering and conversation recording, this phone is a great replacement for the Tilt 2.
[Quantum General] kuklei:
How about syncing with Outlook for the contacts and tasks? I read elsewhere that it was not that easy or straightforward and you actually needed to use MyPhone sync method.
[Quantum General] JVH3:
Not sure. I haven't synced anything that way since 2008. I do everything over the air. Not sure why anyone would want to do it any other way.

There are plenty of free options available.
[Quantum General] DebbieNY13:
I, too, use a Tilt 2 and have recently purchased a used unlocked Quantum from Ebay, so I'm posing my question here...

I've always used ActiveSync to sync my Rhodium, as that is what my work PC uses and all of the data is stored at work (calendar, contacts, tasks), as I am unable to sync at home because that machine uses Device Center. Every time I attempt to sync at home, I get tons of errors or am completely missing information. Previously, both machines utilized ActiveSync, so my home & work world was perfectly in sync, but DC & AS seem to absolutely hate each other, hence my limitation to only syncing at work.

Anyway... I've installed Zune at work and, was going through the motions of setting up a Windows Live ID, etc. on my work PC, only to find out that they've completely blocked access to it. So, syncing via that route is totally unavailable to me.

Is there another way that I can transfer all of my data from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone, which will actually work, without errors? Is there any other way that I can sync by connecting to a PC, so that my data will be up to date all the time?

I have never been in the habit of utilizing Hotmail, Google, etc. for managing my data in the past, as syncing directly with a PC has been so easy. I can totally see the advantage of being able to do things via the Internet, but for Microsoft to completely remove the ability to sync with an actual computer just seems to be ridiculously stupid. :(

Thanks for any assistance, guys!

Debbie
[Quantum General] JVH3:
If you are wanting to sync with Outlook directly, there is not a way.

But, if you start putting your calendar and contacts in your live account, then your phone will get them over the air.

Set your phone to get the email just like you set Outlook up to get the email.

At home, my laptop syncs my Comcast email.

My phone also gets emails from comcast.

I also created another email address which is the same, but @gmail.com instead.

When I get email that I want to keep on my phone after Outlook on my laptop syncs, I forward the email to my gmail account.

For contacts and calendar, I sync with an exchange server at work.

But, you could also set Outlook up to sync that with your live account. Set it to leave messages on server, if you want them to stay on your phone.

Outlook can sync with multiple accounts.

If you are not wanting to use the data, just shut that off and only sync when on WiFi.

It's a little upfront work, but simple once it's setup.
[Quantum General] DebbieNY13:
Thanks so much for responding, but I failed to note one very important aspect of my work Outlook (my fault)...

I do not get emails on my phone, as my company doesn't require me to receive work email on a mobile device. If they did, they would issue me a Verizon Blackberry. My company will not allow any personal device to gain access to their Exchange Server. I am only able to sync my contacts, calendar, tasks, notes, etc. I can sync what emails my PC has received through the Exchange Server, but I cannot have email pushed to my device. They have completely locked down any access to all outside mail services, like Google, AOL, Hotmail, etc., so that is why when I tried to set up the Live account, it failed.

This is why removing any access to syncing directly with a computer is extremely frustrating, asinine, and is keeping me from moving on from my beloved Windows Mobile. :mad:
[Quantum General] JVH3:
I'm not sure why what I suggested won't work.

Comcast is my personal email address.

Or are you trying to replicate data that is already on your work computer?

You won't be able to keep the Outlook data that is on your work computer syncronized with your phone very easily.

But, you can sync your phone with other email services, such as your ISP or Google or Live.

You can easily get all the non email data (contacts, calendar, tasks) from Outlook on your work computer to import into Live, Google, or Outlook at home.

Just do the following in Outlook.

File

Import and Export

Then Export to a file.

Pick the type of file, such as Tab seperated Windows, csv, or pst

Pick the folder, such as contacts

Follow the rest of the instructions it provides.

Now import this into Outlook at home.

Set Outlook to sync gmai with this data.

Now gmail will be syncing with your phone.

You computer will sync this with gmail.

If you update the info from your phone or computer, gmail will be updated.

The other will get updated on the next sync.

If you are trying to get work email on your phone, try setting up a redirect rule. Many companies don't allow redirects or redirecting all.

You probably can create a forward rule though.

From work, can you not even send email to hotmail, gmail, etc.?

Or do you mean you can't check it at work?