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[HTC Excalibur] louie101086:
with windows 6.1 is wifi free?

before when i had windows 6 i had no data plan and could not even use my wifi but when i updated my dash to 6.1 wifi works and i am now able to browse internet but i wanted to know if i will get charged for this
[HTC Excalibur] futureshock:
this depends on wich wifi access point you are!!!
[HTC Excalibur] louie101086:
i am using my own wireless access point but i was scared because before they told me that in order to use wifi i needed a data plan
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Yes, It's free because you are using your own "access point". Data (GPRS) and Wi-Fi are completely different and for GPRS you pay through your provider for an "always on" connection wherever you are whereas if you use your own WiFi, your fine but there are some hot spots (Wi-Fi) you need to pay for.

Hope that helps.
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
They must have assumed you didn't have your own wifi access point at home for some reason. The T-Mobile etc. Wifi access points in airports and hotels do need a data plan which is what they meant, but it can be a one off payment aswell, only business users who are in airports daily would pay monthly for wifi hotspot access. However, if you had a GPRS data plan you would unlikely ever go and find a wifi hotspot. The main use of them is people who have laptops which the majority of only have WiFi cards internally, not GPRS. When the next generation of laptops all of 3G cards internally and the 3G iphone comes out, we will likely see very cheap unlimited 3G data plans and I think that will spark the decline of WiFi hotspots ran by cellular operators.
[HTC Excalibur] lubs:
Wifi + Incoming Call = Shutdown

When using Wifi and surfing with Opera Mini, incoming calls seem to make my phone freeze shortly and then turn off. I'm running Kavana's 0408 rom. Anyone else experience this?
[HTC Excalibur] satru:
do you have the :eek: phone overclocked?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Ummm well see if upgrading to the rom below helps out. I have the latest 6.1 of Rickys rom which is version 23... try that and see if it will work...
[HTC Excalibur] thedoctor1:
WIFI problem

hey am i the only one having problem with wifi loading at start up?

for example: i will reboot my phone and wifi option is there, then at other times ill have to reload my phone like 5 - 10 times just to get teh drivers to load at start..if i dont then the option to turn it on is not there and in the connection settings it says driver is not loaded..then i have to restart again and hope it loads...the wifi.int is in the startup floder..i checked

wifi isnt brick because when it load at start up and i turn it on it works fast and fine..the problem i have is that sometimes..welll not some but most time i reboot my phone it doesnt load..anyone experiencing this problem or can help me

i have a tmoble dash andnusing ricky rom v23 with opera...i just hate having to restart the phone so much time to get it to show up in the com manager...especially when sometimes i give up as it never ends up loading

thnx in advance:confused
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
I have your Fix

I will sent you a link for the software fix that you need tomorrow.........!
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1\Parms

In that folder, there will be a D-word value registry key, called "HTCPreloadWifi". You will need to edit this value, or if it is not there you will need to create it. Set it to 1 to preload WiFi on reboot or 0 to disable preload on WiFi on reboot

shortcut in your startup folder to WiFiInit?

and

HTCResumeWifiAfterReset 1
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
Correctomundo, Mikey
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Good Try Mikey!

No, No his drivers need to be reloaded! I will send him the software he needs to fix his problem.........!:D
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Just Sent You The Link

Also if your wifi drivers have been bricked, I have software that will unbrick your wifi, if you should need it. A must got to have, if you have a 6.1 ROM on your mobile device.................!:D
[HTC Excalibur] GJSmith3rd:
WIFI OK but!

My WIFI on Kavana v23 WM6.1 works fine but I have noticed that frequently the Comm Manager will not load and I have to reboot or access the WIFI or connection settings another way.

Also settings in Active Sync can be configured to remove the WIFI option from Comm Manager if you are connected.

2 cents!
[HTC Excalibur] thedoctor1:
thanks for the help guys ..i tried both of u guys help but same thing...its liek what he said above.... the wifi works its just that most times the drivers dotn load on startup...even tho the wifi.int is in the start-up folder..and you need to keep rebooting (its like ur forcing it to load)...but other times it loads perfectly..it just not consistant...

...but thanks anyways ...ill search around the net some more...:(
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
All The Other Wifi Repair Tools You Need!

All the other tools you need are in jockyw2001 thread at the top of the board listings in the sticky section. You have all the software you need for restoring the wifi drivers, it takes about 5 minutes do the job.......!:confused:
[HTC Excalibur] aarif_ziaee:
wifi issue please help

hi there

i am a new to excalibur at my house whenever i switch on my wifii it shows me 3 networks whenever i try to connect them it asks me for wep password

the network which it shows it may be the of the internet cyber cafe which is just opposite to my flat

now my question is is there any way through which i can connect to wifii through any of the network....

please help
[HTC Excalibur] thedoctor1:
if u see a "lock" icon/symbol on the 3 internet that shows up then it means that the wifi acess is not open but is secured by a pass...the only way to acess it is to ask them wat is the pass loolo
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
HTC S620 no sign of wlan/wifi device - doesnt have it?

hi, i just bought a t-mobile branded (mda mail) htc s620

i have added rikkys rom 14 and i have no option anywhere for wlan.

i have another htc s620 which is with the BT broadband package, and that wlan/wifi options are present, although the wireless doesnt work for more than 30 seconds. - thats another story.

but on this t-mobile unit, the comm manager only lists bluetooth and phone.

its as if there is a faulty or missing wifi device - or did certain models not have the wifi?

i have reset and reset and reloaded etc, same thing always. do i need to find a driver cab for it possibly, if so where would i search, as google yields nothing.

thanks for any pointers. :)

ps. its unlocked, but i dont have a working sim in it during all of this, could that be the issue?
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
did you check in settings -> connections -> more
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
hi,

indeed i did :(

thats where i configure my other 'working' one with ssids and settings etc

but its knowhere on this t-mobile one. - its has all the same options there, GPRS PC TO usb etc but no wi-fi or wlan equivalent.
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
i know it has it cause i went thru all his updates and he made them.

Although i finally decided on his Vanilla Version. :)

Stripped of most of the programs, i dont use or need.

Maybe it was a bad flash. might be a hassle but you MIGHT have to reflash.
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
yeah no worries, a reflash is not a problem at all, as i said, i have already done that (my bad, i said reloaded = reflashed)

i will try a different rom altogether though to see if that helps.

tah!
[HTC Excalibur] mar11974:
MDA MAIL is not the S620, it is the S621 and does not have WiFi.
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
:eek:

aaaahhh ok - i c

tut tut - the ebay seller was a bit naughty, he stated it was s620.

ok, i have got an s621.

thanks for that golden nugget of info. seriously. that has stopped me trying to make it have wifi :p (would have been hard)

you live n learn!
[HTC Excalibur] Empel1960:
MMMmmm Hi, I'm from Mexico and I got an HTC S621 and it has wi-fi, I don't know if that special version has no wifi.....:rolleyes:
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
I don't think it matters if it is 620 or 621. The point is it is the T-Mobile branded model and they decided to remove the WiFi chip from it. The reason is to force you to pay for cellular data. Orange do the same thing with some devices in the UK.
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
I've Got a Couple Questions

Hey wassup everybody.

I have 2 questions.

1) When I have my wifi turned on it is constantly making a beep. I have deduced that it it is turning itself on and off when my screen goes black. Every time I press a button and my screen becomes active it accesses the wifi and connects to it, implying to me that it disconnects temporarily when my screen is inactive. That sucks to begin with, if anyone know how to keep this from disconnecting if it is TRULY disconnecting, pleas tell me how. Here's my question: What registry key do I need to kill or disable in order to kill this beeping sound when it disconnects or connects. Maybe it's a finding networks beep. I don't know, but I definitely want to kill this beep for wifi.

2) I am using SmartToolkit. I want to assign a hotkey to something. I know how to assign the key. My problem is say I assign the "alt" key to a program, whenever I use the "alt" key, instead of it functioning, it opens the program assigned to it. How can I remedy my situation?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help.:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] Willmaster:
can someone make Pics of the Inside of an S620 with wlan?

then i can Compare with my MDA Mail which Part is missing
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Hey Outerdepth,

1) I get the same beep, so far I haven't come across how to get rid of the beep but if i do, i'll let you know and yeah, i find it pretty annoying and i dont think my wi-fi disconnects but i'll look into that.

2) I just assigned a key and it works fine on mine. Let me try the IE shortcut and see if it works.

EDIT: Ok, I tried the IE Shortcut, Celetasks open and the program i assigned to it opens. Hmm, Sorry I know this isn't of much help. If i bump into something, I'll let u know. Gluck
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
In reference to your 2nd answer:

I can make the hotkey open the program, what I AM SAYING is that when I open notepad or anything that requires I use the alt key, it opens my program assigned to that hot key, instead of the "alt" function working like it is supposed to. I only want the hot key to function when my screen is on the homescreen, and on the homescreen only.

Thanks in advance.:D
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Yeah, I ran into the same problem. I used the delete key and now it behaves like a hot key in all situations. no problem but sorry I couldn't help.

Not to jack your thread or anything but On a different note, do you see in technology's thread? he has two screens, one that's crappy quality, another outstanding quality? Any idea how he did that? Codecs, I know - do you know which ones? I don't get his documentation, there's so many players and so many links, it doesn't make sense to me. I tried one and it works but crappy quality. Thanks in advance.
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
I'll go through his thread and check

I had the same problem. I ended up with the correct one, though.

I'll check it out and see what I have, but if I am correct, just install the FlashVideo.cab and his technology player.cab and all of the codecs you need should be there. Mine works fine. I will check into this further and ask Tech what's up with this.

Also, I have tried my Tzones key and it opens up the Celetask instead. If someone know where I can edit the Tzones key to something else, that would be fine too. Actually that's what I would prefer.

:D:cool::D
[HTC Excalibur] showaco:
For your sound settings, check HKCU\Control Panel\Sound\. There's lots of settings for different system sounds, of course I'm on a blackjack but I think it would probably still be same location. I couldn't tell you about which is wi-fi because I don't have any but I do have 3g.:D
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
3G sucks anyway !!!! ( saying that as i turn green with envy) lol as far as the hotkeys, they are global in smarttoolkit!
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
Didn't Know That...

Thanks for the heads up. I was unaware that these were global. Guess, I should have looked around at some documentation.:rolleyes:

Wish, I knew that earlier, and I wouldn't have spent all that time looking for a solution. Guess, I'll try to figure out something else. Maybe, I can figure out how to reroute the TZones key on my Dash.:D
[HTC Excalibur] DMC78:
For the beeping issue with the WIFI, I had this as well, and its easily fixed. Just go to WIFI Settings, and then to power mode, and there you can check off not to turn off wifi when it goes into powersaving mode. Good luck
[HTC Excalibur] mar11974:
Link removed - no longer valid

This should have everything you need.
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
Tried to, but no success

I've searched all over my Dash for what you are talking about, but I cannot find it. When I go to my wi-fi settings, there is no power mode choice. Maybe you're running a different ROM than me.

If you have any more ideas, please let me know.:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Hey outerdepth,

Go to Settings > Connections > WLAN Settings > Power Mode >

Auto

Best Performance

Best Battery

I think you leave it to Auto but Uncheck Auto turn off WLAN...

Gluck !
[HTC Excalibur] tlogix:
I guess it's depend on the operators because I have a Rogers S621 with Wifi enabled.
[HTC Excalibur] DMC78:
I have mine set to "auto" and then the box is checked, and my time setting is 5 minutes. I havn't had an issue with the connection dropping.
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
worked like a charm, GRACIAS!!!:)
[HTC Excalibur] sirix3:
In windows mobile 6.1 I had to go further into that registry directory you listed, into the "params" folder. In there there was a HTCResumeWIFIafterreboot (or something to that effect) and it worked to get wifi loaded as soon as i turn on the device. That's all I changed.
[HTC Excalibur] GJSmith3rd:
There are pictures of the inside in the Service Manual. Link removed - no longer valid There may be a link in the Wiki too, i'm not sure.
[HTC Excalibur] es_bih:
Yeah the British version of the HTC S620 has wifi disabled on it, the NAM version has wifi.
[HTC Excalibur] gabby:
Can The T-Mobile Dash Be Turned Into a WIFI Phone?

Hello, long time lurker, first time poster.

I searched for this and I cannot find the answer, so I will ask if you do not mind. :)

I have now received the unlock code for my phone from T-mobile, no clue how to use it yet, :D but I do know that even though I no longer have service with them the WIFI still works great with my home internet WIFI connection. I have no carrier service whatsoever on this phone, it still has the T-Mobile original SIM card inside.

The mobile version of SKYPE works on my phone for messaging purposes through the WIFI connection, and SKYPE actually sells WIFI mobile phones now, so the next thing I am going to try is to use skype credits to try to make a call. If that does not work, I will try GIZMO? If it is an OS problem and neither work, does anyone have any modification suggestions to make it work?

Also, I have seen from many of the instructional posts here that a new SIM card has to be installed to "unlock" the device with the unlock code, which I have? What I want to do is get rid of all of the T-Mobile branding screens and menus and be able to install the software of my choosing. :confused:
[HTC Excalibur] gixxum:
from what i understand, the dash cant be used as a voip phone. someone please correct me if im wrong...i also think i read you cant even use it as a voip phone using tmobiles hotspot@home service.

as for the sim. just throw in a friends/families sim thats on a different network and it will ask you for that code.

the only way to get rid of all the tmobile branding is to switch to a non tmobile rom..htc,rogers, kavana, rickwyatt etc... sim unlocking the phone will not get rid of all the tmobile branding. all sim unlock does is let you use that phone on networks other than tmobile
[HTC Excalibur] Bupahs:
This might help you out http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=299950
[HTC Excalibur] gabby:
Now I understand why I wasn't finding anything here on the forums on this, I was not searching for VOIP :o I was searching for dash wifi phone.

I guess voip is the same as skype? I love the way this phone has no carrier service but I can do anything I want with the wifi on it, like surf the net, message in skype, etc. right now, everything except make calls.

So the key now is to find a sim card, an HTC one? There are no other carriers in my area except for verizon and they do not accomodate the dash phone. Finding a new card to put in should be easy enough.

I have been reading the link on voip and the ROM changes, thank you very much.
[HTC Excalibur] RussianSolja:
Slow Wifi Connection...

Well Once Again Ricky's Rom LOL!... Upgraded to his rom and my wifi connection is slow as hell. my signal is strong but when i go browseing its slow as hell any ideas? or anyone having the same issue?:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] lucasmarnaudo:
i guess is the radio, update the radio to the older version and try
[HTC Excalibur] satru:
check how free memory you have, go to celetask close all program , free memory and try again.
[HTC Excalibur] lucasmarnaudo:
i instal Skype and it works good. it is just a soft that use your smatphone LIKE a wifi phone if you have skype credit, if you have gizmu you can upload it

download the lastes version of skype from here:

http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-smartphone
[HTC Excalibur] RussianSolja:
how do i do thaT?:confused:
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
wifi wont auto start up after reboot on rikkys rom 14

all working great

one minor annoyance is that i have to enable wifi manually via the comm manager after a restart or shutdown.

shouldnt it auto start, its like it doesnt remember from the previous session it was enabled and working fine! :confused:

can i put a shortcut in the startup folder or similar?

thanks for any info.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yes that is the case with the new roms, however, I believe that if you edit some registry keys you can enable it everytime you turn on your phone. I will look into this for you and get back to you asap okay.
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
wow - that would be great if you can find any info on this regedit.:)

thanks very much.

p.s its rikkys rom version 14. so its not that new ?

edit: found it, thanks anyway: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1\Parms\HTCResumeWifiAfterReset = 1
[HTC Excalibur] Xunil2006:
Try SK Tools lite, its free: http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?sktools/m_lite.html

I had have an MDA Pro (Jasjar) before and something in the WiFi Hardware was broken, first it took ages to connect and later it didn't recognize the WiFi hardware anymore.

Try SK Tools, if it doesn't help, try to hardreset your device.
[HTC Excalibur] florentp:
Ok, thanks for the tool, I didn't know it. A hard reset did the trick.

It now takes around 5 seconds to connect.

I'm also wondering if the number of wifi AP that have been memorised has an influence on this point.
[HTC Excalibur] :
wm6 wifi refuses to auto connect

I cannot get my dash to automatically connect to my wifi network when I turn wifi on via the connection manager. Wifi turns on and then it just says "Wifi: Available" on the home screen, and I have to go into the list of wifi networks and choose my network and press connect.

I have WEP encyption on my network, but the key is saved in the dash so that shouldn't be a problem. It used to automatically connect under wm5.

I've been using the wm6 beta since its release, and it works great aside from this problem.

Any ideas?
[HTC Excalibur] :
Wow, so I think I posted too soon. I just found a solution to this problem.

In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> ContrlPanel -> Wifi there is a registry entry called PreferAutomaticKey that in the wm6 beta is set to 0. Setting this value to 1 makes my dash autoconnect to my protected network. Hopefully this helps someone suffering from the same problem.
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
This is bugging me too but that didn't fix it.

If you want wifi on at start change this to 1:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\TNETWLN1\Parms\HTCResumeWifiAfterReset
[HTC Excalibur] Henchman:
Any programs that auto connect preffered Wifi connections?

Are there any programs that allow you to have a list of prefferred access points, that will auto connect when they are in range?
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
whats the prob with the built in one?
[HTC Excalibur] Henchman:
It's not auto connecting in WM6
[HTC Excalibur] Henchman:
WM6 dropping Wifi connection

Anybody else noticed that WM6 seems to keep dropping it's Wifi connection?
[HTC Excalibur] j_simon208:
It seems to do it only after the screen has gone dark..then it reconnects right away.
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
There is a preference to change that.
[HTC Excalibur] j_simon208:
ive looked but dont see anything, do you know where it is and what value it needs to have?
[HTC Excalibur] gujudude:
I know you asked of wm6 but I dunno if this will help or not, in wm5 its comm manager,settings soft key, wlan settings,power mode, and uncheck the turn wlan off based on lcd/ user activity or you can change the time the wlan turns off after the screen turns off.
[HTC Excalibur] Henchman:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.I knew I had seen that preference somewhere before.

Why do they spread this stuff all over the place anyway?

This should be under the general power menu.
[HTC Excalibur] oplitic:
it seems like a good place for me. but I like to have my wireless settings together, lcd settings together, power settings together, etc. but everyone's different.:)
[HTC Excalibur] hexepeth:
MAC address

Hallo,

How do i find out the mac address of the phone. Need te register it for work access ;-)

Thanx.
[HTC Excalibur] omaralt:
hey, i went crazy trying to find it too...

go to communication manager, click on settings, and then wifi settings

click on connection status, and go down and you'll see it

good luck

omar
[HTC Excalibur] hexepeth:
Thanx. Found it!
[HTC Excalibur] mar11974:
turn on wifi first

turn on wifi first, otherwise it will just show 0.0.0.0
[HTC Excalibur] Clymmer:
I've noticed this too with my home wifi network. The weird thing is that the wifi network at work does autoconnect with no problems. That leads me to believe that it's not handling WEP security on my home network well, because we have a wide-open free wifi network at work (it's outside our firewall, so it's okay).

c.
[HTC Excalibur] sunycheeba416:
How to print via WIFI network printer?

I've been looking all over for an app that lets you print docs, appts, notes, tasks, etc. JetCet and PrintBoy don't work for smart phones, just pocket pc's. I tried ActivePrint.net, but that requires you to install software on a desktop computer, then your phone connects to the computer via wifi to send the print jobs.. So the computer has to be on for the whole printing from the smart phone works. Does anyone know of one that works via wifi without the need for a computer? At this point I don't care if I have to pay for it.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
I doubt it. For that to work you'd have to find some software with builtin generic printer drivers that can be installed on the phone itself! Can't say I ever came across that yet... And I've been around...:)
[HTC Excalibur] otakutrevan:
Wifi Help

I just got upgraded to windows mobile 6, but i dont think my wifi works because it wont stay on...it will act like its searching then the damn x will appear on the wifi icon.but i can get on the internet...but i never could before unless i was on Wifi. And i dont have a data plan yet i can get on the internet fine. Im afraid i might get slamed with a $$$ bill because of this. Any info guys?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Try to update to the link I have posted below its the new 6.1 and see what happenes once you update. Let me know if it fixes the problem?
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
ALSO.......

You might also want to try this:

Go into your wifi settings, and make sure your you sign into your wifi signal with the correct user id and password. These must be set, they don't just automatically find them if there are in fact passwords.

Hope this helps.:cool: