[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] phony:
There are several little annoying things that prevent the Wizard from being a perfect phone for me. Here is a list of all the annoying things I don't like the solution to them, if I have found one. If people post more solutions that work I will update this list.

1. The unit is way too slow.

Solution:

Install Omapclock and omapclockplus.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=271012

Download that speedup.cab

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=261638

2. Insert Pauses in Dialing

Solution:

You can, in your contacts insert pauses in the number using a comma:

i.e. 123-4567 , 123

Does anyone know how to insert commas while dialing normally?

3. Lock the phone (to password screen) with a button combination (unsolved)

I mean lock as in the sense where you are at the enter code screen to unlock the phone to be able to use it. Normally I set mine to auto-lock after 15 mins, but what if I want to lock it right away?

I think I have done this by accident, as I pushed some buttons accidentally, and come back a few minutes later to find the device locked at the password screen.

4. Answering Machine (unsolved)

Some software to answer incoming calls and record a voice message. Though, this seems impossible due to what I read in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=277314

"Due to a hardware limitation of the Wizard, WM5 does not have access to the incoming GSM Voicestream. WHat this means is that you cannot use a software answering machine on the HTC Wizard."

5. Windows Media player key mapping

Windows Media player works fine for me, as I use Windows Media player 11 on the desktop to create perfect playlists that are all converted and copied automagically on the device, Ipod style. I just select my playlist and go. The only problem, as most of you are aware it the inability to retain button mappings when the player is not on screen, and also the ability to only map the directional keypad.

Solution:

Use Pocket Player. It can successfully emulate the look, feel and functionality of Windows Media player, while adding all the missing features like the button mappings, crossfading, visualizations, equalizer. It even prevents the device from locking (to password screen) when you are playing a song.

5a. Windows Media player key mapping Headset button (unsolved)

Use the headset button to skip to next song and perhaps turn off the screen too.

6. Wifi while connected to USB

I want to have Skype logged in and running on my Wizard but still have it plugged in charging from my computer, as the wifi + skype drains battery like mad. The problem is that when I connect via USB, the wifi disconnects and reroutes from the computer. Skype, for some reason, cannot connect this way.

Solution:

In Activesync 4.5 go to File>Connection Settings>Allow wireless connection on device when connected to the desktop.

A Workaround: Install a USB mass storage driver such as Softick Cardexport

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/

or wm5torage

http://www.modaco.com/WM5torage-t238545.html

and set it to USB drive mode when you connect

7. Repeating Notification upon missed call or SMS

I currently use PhoneAlarm and it does the job.

8. Assign SMS tones to different people (unsolved)

How is this possible?

9. Simple Task Management (worked around)

I want to be able to access the control panels running programs list. Also, I want to kill all programs but WITH an exception list. I also don't want to have to install a whole other task manager with any more features than that.

Current workaround: Pin a shortcut in your start menu to the task manager

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=276385

10. SMS chat

The Treo has a great feature in while all chats to and from one person are organized into a sort of "chat box" in a style like MSN messenger.

Solution:

http://www.trianglepowers.com/ppc6700/ViewApp.aspx?ID=37

While the program does it's job OK, it often crashes and you need the bloated .Net Mobile Framework installed as well. It also does not have the smart lookup function of the regular messaging program.

11. Use the unit as a USB drive

Solution:

Like mentioned above use

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/

or wm5torage

http://www.modaco.com/WM5torage-t238545.html

12. Start a new calendar item and it changes focus after one letter typed. (unsolved)

When you try to type a calendar item, you type one letter then you lose the focus. You then have to click on the blank again.

13. SMS notification on top of any application (Unsolved)

I want, when I recieve an sms, for it to display a notification on top of whatever application I am using without clicking the mail icon.

Windows mobile 2003 had a cool bubble that popped up on top of whatever app you had. I think I had something like this working before, how can we do it again?

14. Loose stylus

After a while the stylus silo becomes loose and starts losing styli like they are going out of fashion.

Solution:

1 square inch of shopping bag plastic shoved in the hole or see this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=247497&highlight=stylus+loose+wizard

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Here I will add other people's annoyances and fixes:

1. Store Email on the Storage Card

Qmail will run on the card and store all your emails there, as will npop. See http://xdaforums.com/show...highlight=npop and other threads.

2.Prevent T-Mobile customization

You can prevent the installation of t-mobile customization after a hard reset. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=272613

4.Purge Deleted items easily (unsolved)

In Messaging, it takes EIGHT key presses to empty the deleted items folder. This is my second most frequent item pressed (to delete mail from the server) after send/receive.

5.The software keyboard pops up even when the regular keyboard is open, at least until a key is pressed.

Stop the software keyboard from popping up in Landscape mode:

Download this cab file and install it from the wiki.

6.The symbol X doesn't mean close

Fixed by smartskey