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[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsinkhan47:
I bricked my phone again. It would not get passed the g1 reboot screen. The only thing I could do is thumbball and end button. The red and green LED is blue. That is all I can do. Can someone help me
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insanedrunk:
VK question?

is there a new vk (non HTC)? cause my virtual keyboard does not have a button to hide the keyboard like this ---->
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tru2malice:
stock apps

I was wondering if I were to go into jfv1.51 could I remove stock apps and it not affect my update or does it follow over from the last update any info will be appriciated
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IOmega666:
Well i'd like to ask some things .

Im gonna get this phone but i got may questions :

1st : There is a T-Mobile G1 Version and a HTC Dream version ? 'cause i saw in phandroid, that there is a HTC G1 and a HTC Dream, and the Dream has different buttons and can get to 32GB of memory by an SDHC but the G1 only goes to 8GB :S

2nd : If i want to put some Custom ROM's i have to Root the phone right ? but for rooting the phone, the phone has to have ( sry if this is wrongly spelled, im from argentina lol ) a spescial firmware for rooting it ? there is some sorta firmware that doesnt let the phone to be rooted, or for all phones is just equal ?

wel there are my questions for now, hope someone can answer me, and btw, yeah sry for my bad english u.u
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turboyo:
That keyboard is from the app Better Keyboard

http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.betterandroid.betterkeyboard
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insanedrunk:
I actually have better keyboard, it doesnt have that extra button, or is there an option to turn it on?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
Yea what he said
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondf13:
Do you not believe that I have it or is this post already everywhere?

I have pics
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
No thats not what I meant. Someone asked how I got it and I said "what he said" since you replyed saying that people do have it.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondf13:
oo sorry. Did you go to Jersey or New York? What market? Store SAP number?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
Nah I am not a employee just forked over a mint
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NetApex:
Well since you guys have it and all that, I have a few things I am interested in knowing. First of all, have either of you had the "pleasure" of using the previous WM phones (starting at PPC-6700 forward) to do some comparisons to? I don't want your average "this was heavier, this is faster" type of thing. I want to know the stuff that matters at first use. For example, I have the 6700 still and when the 6800 came out I constantly kept pushing the keyboard open the wrong way (if you've used the two you understand.) Nothing that a little time didn't solve, but still a first touch annoyance. Don't get me wrong, I am not "looking for something to complain about" I just want to more so prepare myself for little changes so they don't catch me off guard and leave me looking dumb when I go show off phones to people. Another questiong now that I am thinking about it.. how does the keyboard feel compared to previous ones? The way the keys look staggered already seems like it would feel different, but that could be an illusion, or even an improvement.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
I just got rid of my Touch Pro

The keyboard is OK. The only complaint is the keys do not come out far enough so that you can really get a feel for them.

This device will be very very easy to sell if that is what you are asking.

The shop savvy app sold my wife immediatly

The compass street view is killer

Lack of on screen keyboard is really bad(But they are fixing this.

The copy and paste is great

The translator app should win a Noble prize

Be more specific on your questions since I dont want to do a full on review.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondf13:
touch pro dissapointed me. its really small but thick.

is your IM client sluggish like mine? they really need to fix it by launch. aim dosnt show buddy icons either.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagentooboy:
I posted on another thread so I know this is a duplicate

my questions are a little more technical... if you have the SDK installed and the phone connected to your PC you should be able to run shell commands through ADB (in the tools dir in the SDK)

can you change the kernel or load modules?

can you use route to change the kernel routing table?

what is in /lib/modules?

what is the output of lsmod?

what is the output of ps aux?

what kernel version are they running?

can you run a 'server' in the background and use a java GUI to control it (I hope this doesn't show off how bad at java I am ) ?

what is the output of ifconfig with the wifi, bt on and USB connected?

can t-mobile send me a demo unit till I get mine (yeah I know they can't but it doesn't hurt to ask right)?

Thanks for the help...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikealder:
As you have the device could you list the actual Bluetooth profiles the device supports, one would assume this should be in the manual? - Mike
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NetApex:
Oh man don't say that!! I am looking at picking up the Touch Pro! Must stay strong!!

Ok, I can live with that. I mean Treo still wins the keyboard feel as far as I am concerned (and I haven't owned one since the 600).

Yeah, I am not super worried about software faults. Heck, I might even try my hand at creating some software for this puppy. (If ever I can find something that someone else hasn't already thought of.)

I think you answered more than you realize simply but not having anything really negative to say about it. Usually the small annoyances are the first things that pop into your head. You didn't even complain about the keyboard being far from your right hand due to the design of it, so that to me means there is no problem there either. Have you hooked up a bluetooth headset yet?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagentooboy:
I know that was pointed at someone else but if it is a true linux filesystem you should be able to create symbolic links.... so yes... and if it makes you feel better I did see ln (for creating symbolic links) in the files on the emulator.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshtheitguy:
Since you work for tmobile maybe you can answer my question.

My HTC Wizard is a not informing that me people have called, not informing me of voice messages, not retrieving texts etc. I've missed two job interviews, one job offer and a date because of the piece of crap.

If I tell them that my phone doesn't allow me to actually utilize my contracted service might they take pity on me and expedite my order?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvanx:
Guys if I see any more flaming-style posts then this thread will be done with, simple. Lose the negative stuff and just discuss nicely.

@RussianSolja: I see no reason to report this thread at all, if a member has the device then its up to them wether or not they show proof.

Regards.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buggybug0:
GlobalM3,

Is your phone a pre-production as well (i'm am asking the software), does A2DP work for you? androidcommunity claims that the official ROM doens't support but the pre-production ROM supports it and it was only broken after an OTA ROM update.

Mod Edit: Apparently my request was not clear enough, stay ON TOPIC please.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvanx:
Stay ON TOPIC now people, no more of this "show me proof" stuff.

Regards
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
Their is 2 threads lets keep it to 1.

I have the official release phone with box and everything. If you can tell me how to check if A2DP works I would be more than happy to report back to you.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvanx:
I have already stated that they have no obligation to provide proof, if they dont provide proof then so be it.

Leave this unhealthy obsession at the door please as it serves no purpose but to inflame the topic.

Regrettably I will have to say this is strike 1 for you sir.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussianSolja:
okay.....:(
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
The app store doesn't have allot of the apps that are shown on android community. Like the app that reads your eye for security is not on the site. No apps are for sale as of yet in the market.

Also when you go to buy a MP3 on amazon it ask for the login. So I went on and tried to buy a song logged in with a account I have purchased things from amazon on and it says no credit card found..... It is not very clear on the device how to add the credit card.

The process for buying a MP3 is a little long and annoying.

Also noticed something very very interesting:

I went on to buy the MP3 and it said you need a wifi connection. I was at home and the only wifi signal around is locked with a password. It still let me go as far as logging in and telling me no credit card on file...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black93300ZX:
People like you are the reason there are few that want to come out with a pre-release device and give information. It brings nothing but trouble, everyone doubts you and then even when you prove it you're told how it could be fake or photo shopped. You can find plenty of pictures of the G1 online, look at it all you want.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothyjok:
I had same question so I called them and was told that you pay 25.00 not 35.00.

There is also no family plan for G1
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshtheitguy:
Speaking of WiFi how is the WPA2 support? I'm sure it is capable but, I have to ask someone whom actually has the device.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
I have no idea what WPA2 is.... are you referring to encryption?

I havent even turned on wifi since the battery is so terrible.

Thanks
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshtheitguy:
Yes, wireless protected access 2. Linux support for WPA2 has sometimes been a bit lacking and since android is a linux variant I have to ask.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black93300ZX:
Ew, it told you you needed wifi? Then it's probably just like iPhone, need wifi to buy apps and download things... Is that how it works with the market? :|
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
For everyone's info: There are quite a few different build versions that have been distributed on the devices, so as more people get a hold of it before the launch, there will be conflicting reports... I mention that because undoubtedly people with different versions who don't know there are different versions out there will argue to no end thinking they're right. I have a preproduction G1 that is not T-Mobile branded/locked, and it has access to different things then later models reduced.

WPA2 is works perfectly. The guy who wanted a PPC-6700/PPC-6800 if u private message me your specific questions I'll give you the info. Actually, just private ur questions specifically and I'll give you what I can to a certain point.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rantrav:
is there anyway of downloading a mp3 straight to the sd card...i mean take the card out install to computer and then reinstall to device??
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
Yes - when you connect the device to your computer the SD card shows up as a drive on ur comp, it's drag a drop for your own MP3s
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanmo5:
Right on you asked and got the answer to my main question :D

I was gonna say that would be extremely lame if you could only buy mp3's from amazon! So guys about street view, could you explain how it works in a little bit of detail? I know it relies on satellites, is it slow to pick up signal?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlp99:
round 2

I did not have much time today to play with the G1 again, it was a busy day.

I did nto have enough time to get a second feel for the battery life. I should before the weekend is over though.

I will try to answer some of the questions.

Dagentooboy,

I know next to nothing about Linux so your guess is as good as mine.

Hatiandkid4lyf,

There is no onscreen keyboard, I would like to see one just to use for short messages and to have an option. The only way to enter text is to use the slideout qwerty.

I have not tried video recording, or the camera for that mater. Ill try and give it a whirl soon.

I have not paid much attention to the accessories, there is a case but I have not looked at it closely, a usb cable, and headset. Yes it uses the same ext usb style headset as most HTC phones. Ill look to see if there is an adapter.

There is no file manager like in Windows mobile, no way to manually close apps that I could find.

Mikealder,

ill check BT profiles

Joshtheitguy,

Sorry about your wizard, but I would not expect expedited orders. I work in a Corporate store and we do not even have stock yet. We just have 2 demo units. These are what I have been using. Employees can not even order the phone yet.

RussianSolja

I will not post pictures on an open forum of a phone that is not released yet, If it is that big a deal to you then don't believe me, double check what I am saying.

This site has been a great resource to me with my dash, wanted to help answer some questions about this phone and give something back. I know Windows mobile and Blackberry well but not well enough to write programs.

Feel free to post questions and I will answer them as well as I can.

Bryan
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
the above poster answere allot questions.

you can buy apps with no wifi

i have about 300 mp3s on my sd card and they play on g1

i have 3000 photo on my card and they load slow on the device (i dont like this)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidnamedAlbert:
got two questions.

compared to the T-Mobile Wing, how much thinner is it?

can i use this phone for like 8 hours of continuous music? or will battery be dead?(i use little to no data so data connections will be off)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lou0611:
They tell you upfront you need google, dont buy it if you dont what to use google, IMO Gmail is the best mail online by far, yahoo and hotmail suck.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
no, it's not slow at all. It uses AGPS to gain a fast lock, then switches to GPS satellite. The street view thing is just you open the "Maps" application - Change view to Street View and turn on "compass mode." It's pretty cool but I'm not totally sure about the usefullness.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
It's fairly thin for an HTC phone with a keyboard, it looks pretty slick. I'd say the battery life is just fair. It seems to be even below average but that could be because I have a preproduction model. I can, unfortunately, confirm that you have to download the MP3s over Wifi :( When I go to buy it says: "WiFi not enabled: Music downloads must be completed over Wi-Fi. Are you sure you want to complete this purchase?"
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
I hate to say the battery sucks but mine is a production model and you can naver on the best day get more than 3 hours of music on the phone.

It is thin and heavy(solid) it feels like a peice of paper against my pro that was super think
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
Those of you with G1

*I get an error sometimes when trying to connect to app store. (a network error has occurred...)

*I dont have allot of apps :(

*Battery last about 5 hours (yes playing with it all the time but less than average)

*I read on one the sites that they liked the external speaker.... mine is not loud at all

Anyone else?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
That sucks :( I really wish they had done something with the production model to increase the battery life, because it's as bad as my HTC Mogul (for Verizon peeps that the XV-6800) with the original battery :(
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
I very rarely get the Network Connect error - I check it all the time to see if they've added new apps.

I don't have anywhere near all the apps they have online, but I'm not surprised about that.

The battery time even on standby is kind of weak imo, 24 hours with below average use

The speaker is actually really loud for me.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black93300ZX:
Weird, the G1 is 17mm, maybe 17.1 but I can't remember the spec... The Touch Pro is 18mm.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
Does the Gmail software on the device have spellcheck when you're composing a message? If so, are you able to add words to the dictionary?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
I'm assuming you're referring to importing your contacts into Gmail on the web? If so, I ran into the same issue and found a solution by searching GoogleGroups.

There's an option in the upper right of the webmail Gmail screen to switch to 'the older version'. Click that, and you'll have the previous version of Gmail -- then do the import, it all comes over correctly. Birthdays, anniversaries, spouse, assistant, and catergory names all go into the 'comments' field; everything else winds up where you'd expect, including addresses.

After the import, you can click that same link to get the newer version of Gmail back.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
You can browse the Amazon MP3 store, and purchase, over 3G -- but you can only download your purchased tracks via WiFi...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
Sounds like this is definitely a 2-battery device, if anyone is interested, BoxWave, a reputable online vendor, has a 900mAh one in-stock: http://www.boxwave.com/products/stdcapacitybattery/standard-capacity-battery-t-mobile-g1_3283.htm

Seidio is planning a same-sized battery with a higher mAh than the one that ships, but no estimated shipping date -- you can sign up to be notified by email: http://www.seidioonline.com/

Haven't been able to find any other G1 batteries, just the 2. The 900mAh BoxWave combined with the one that ships just might get us through a day of normal use?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black93300ZX:
Why would they make a battery smaller than the one that came with the phone? I don't think I've ever seen that, it comes with 1150mAh and they made a 900 for it... Weird.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
Couldn't tell ya... if you're curious, email them and ask.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzzard:
How quickly does the screen rotate from Portrait to Landscape? it has always been a bugbear on my Vario and Vario III.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
The g sensor does not work. The only app it works in is the video player you can download free from the market place.

I have not been able to find spell check anywere on the device.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
To the poster above that commented that the thickness of the pro and G1 are simular....

This maybe true but when it is in your hand since the G1 is so long it just feels better and thinner. I dont have my pro anymore or I would put them side by side and tell you. It feels allot thinner but I dont know if that is the case.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
No spell-check in email? :eek: Ohoh -- I'm about to become a whole lot dumber :confused:
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
AGPS is a feature offered by the carrier, which I wasn't aware T-Mobile was yet offering -- I know AT&T recently began implementing it. Are you sure you're not referring to how your location is triangulated based on proximity to cell towers in Google Maps? With the large 'mesh' circle around your 'dot' until the GPS kicks in?

It is my understanding that AGPS is a service where the carrier's towers 'know' the current location of GPS satellites and send this info to it's customers AGPS-equipped devices as they connect to a tower. Does anyone know if T-Mobile offers this yet?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
I can attest to the GPS signal being really quick (BUT!! BUT!!! when I am at my house or in my office I cannot even get a triangular of my location)

Matter a fact I dont think that even exist on the phone. It has a MY LOCATION button and when you select it it says something like "looking for your location" and if im inside it will say "unable to locate will keep looking"

In the car it is very quick to find your location but does not place it on the map exactly right.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
You know I don't know the answer to that. Here are the options under "My Location sources:"

'Use wireless networks: Location determined by Wi-Fi and/or mobile networks' and

'Enable GPS satellites: When locating, accurate to street level'

You can enable one and not the other or both at the same time.

The G1 really does feel thinner, I don't know why, I think it's the larger flush screen and length.

You can download apps OTA. I don't really understand why you would want to look for and buy music on your phone just so you can go home to download it? Weird....
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr2:
Do you have a "real" digital compass on G1 ? Does it really measure the

direction of the local magnetic field ?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlp99:
The screen only switches when you open the keyboard but it is fast.

Much faster that any other sliding qwerty phone I have seen. 1 second at most to switch.

The settings have a spell check under settings.

Settings>Text>Auto-replace (correct mist-yped words).

I have not seen it correcting anything so far.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey:
Have you tried to misspell anything??
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
I will try the spell check since I cant spell for ****.

As for the compis yes it works great! I had it glitch up on my but I closed the app and opened it and it worked fine.

I may have figured out a cure for the battery I will report back as soon as I am sure that it works.

I have to say if this phone gets exchange and the battery life gets better I will surely forever dump my blackberry addiction. O yea on screen keyboard as well is a must.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey:
That so does not read right lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
That's great that it's quick. I don't believe that T-Mobile offers AGPS yet, but once they do, the G1 will use it.

I could be wrong though, maybe they do. I haven't read anywhere of it being offered, and it's not listed on their website as a service.

When AT&T started offering it, there were press releases, etc...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] statixchaos:
changing the radio on a kaiser or wing can improve battery life even if its just for a few hours; do you think its possible to change the radio on the G1 to improve the battery? or are there any functions that can be turned off to increase battery power?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
I found that in the user guide, it's not spell check -- it's more like the auto-correct feature of MS Office, except you can't add to the pre-defined list of common typos :(
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benjimen:
I think they just had to get it out the door before the on-screen keyboard was ready, though I could be completely wrong... It appears though that we're just a ROM update away from getting one (and it looks pretty slick): http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2728481&postcount=1
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlobalM3:
The battery update: I turned (Enable GPS satellite off) and I get about 10-15% better battery life.. I did even know it was on until I looked at the settings..

T-Mobile does have A-GPS since I have used it on many other phones. For some reason it does not work with the G phone yet.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valicore:
I'm pretty positive that you can turn off some things, like GlobalM3 said, GPS, and also there is a setting to turn off 3G and use 2G only. The other things is turning down the screen brightness: it's beautiful when it's high but it seems to eat a lot of the battery life. You can also turn off automatic sync for Gmail/Contacts/Calendar. If all you wanted was music you could put it in airplane mode.