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[Touch Diamond CDMA] commander5555:
yes and No my friend. you won't screw-up your phone as long as you follow the tutorials for unlocking & flashing. WM6.5 by itself can't do any harm to your phone.

but you can damage your phone if you flash a ROM( 6.1-6.5) from other device. specially with the diamond people may get confused because there are two different models (gsm/cdma). ie if yoy flash a gsm rom into a cdma phone for sure you'll brick it. both are diamonds but there are totally different hardware.

this forum is for diamond-cdma models also call Victor so you can unlock/flash a 6.5 rom into your phone without any problem if your phone is a diamond-cdma phone (without sim).

read this great tutorial:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36062

regards
[Touch Diamond CDMA] cjcamilla:
Another thing, it might seem difficult at first, but it will become easy as time goes on. I have Windows Mobile 6.5 on my HTC Touch Diamond, and I'm on Sprint, so I just want to let you know yes, it's possible. =]
[Touch Diamond CDMA] bonmotwang:
My phone is BELL HTC TOUCH DIAMOND (CDMA). My only question is: can I go back?
[Touch Diamond CDMA] oliverr871:
Yes, just unlock your phone.

You can go back to the Stock ROM if needed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=578478

6.5 on Diamond
[Touch Diamond CDMA] madinho:
My phone is UK T-mobile MDAC diamond will 6.5 roms work init

?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Jamie White:
Hi!

I just got my new topas and I am wondering if there is a possibility to reduce the brightness of the screen when needed. As a biologist I often observe wildlife at night and look for a way to keep the screen so dim that I can just barely use it in the dark. This would help me keep my visibility down and my night vision up.

Is there any way to do this?

Best regards

Jamie White
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] fighter7139:
Use this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=548402
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Jamie White:
Hmm, doesn´t look too easy to use, but I´ll give it a try. Thanks for the quick reply!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Pete_S:
The simplest way is to "turn the backlight off" which, with the Topaz, means a very dim backlight. You might find a small app to do that, for which you can put the shortcut in the start menu.

Alternatively, if the dimmest setting of the backlight when it's on is dim enough, you can make a shortcut to take you straight to the wm power settings page. I think the shortcut is: "20#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,3" (without the "", just save the plain text file containing the characters as a yourname.lnk file and put it in \windows\start menu\programs folder.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Jamie White:
Thanks Pete!

I just made the Lnk-file you suggested, but it´s still opened by word when I run it. I might have to make the file on my pc at home and see if that works out.

I think if I use a red and black desktop theme instead of the blue one I could do with the "backlight off" - option, although I have to try it out in the woods. I´m alway amazed how bright even a little light seems when you´ve been in the dark for some hours.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Pete_S:
That's probably because WM file explorer is hiding the true extension (.txt), all you're doing is adding ".lnk" as part of the main filename. Get another file manager, I recommend Total Commander, which shows all files and their true extensions. It's even got a built in text editor, so you can modify and save your file without using Word.

The other thing I've realised since posting my reply, is some of the Control panel shortcuts don't work quite how they used to in previous versions of WM (although they won't do any harm if wrong).

I also came across this the other day http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=485141 which I haven't tried yet but sounds just what you're looking for.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] subhramani:
Hi,

Is there anything such as the BEST custom ROM? I'm a super n00b and I rooted and installed a custom ROM for the very first time without screwing up my Hero.

I seem to have a few minor issues with Modaco custom ROM.

I was just wondering if there are any other ROMs which are available for the HTC Hero and where I can get them.

Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] naenee:
Instead of looking for a different ROM for your Hero, consider posting in the Hero Modaco rom thread (sticky at hero.modaco.com), describing your issues to work towards a solution.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] subhramani:
That is for sure. But I was wondering if there was anything apart from modaco.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Sallcho:
HERO Kernel came out couple of days ago... so basically chefs started to make hero ROMs just now, so we'll have to wait :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] A.Bagatov:
So bascially right now there is no alternative to the MoDaCo ROM?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] thecastlefordkid:
V2.8 Modaco is by far the best especially when you install the latest radio and the 1.7 Kernel available on the Modaco website.

http://android.modaco.com/content/h...-with-tun-ko-ext4-cifs-and-compache-ramzswap/
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] foxhsu:
Hi!

My second 699 connector is broken again. I wonder does anyone try to modified it to a USB connector? Is that easy to do? Thank you.

Fox
[HD2 General] DinoZ1:
Do you think the HTC HD" will be the first iPhone killer?
[HD2 General] Teneka_Khan:
Think its a different beast - but yes for me it does what I need to do better than the Iphone. Iphone is good for toys but not for business and multimedia
[HD2 General] Shasarak:
No, they're targeting different markets. Windows Mobile is for technology geeks only; the iPhone is aimed at normal people. I think some of the coming-soon high-end Android devices might be a better match for the iPhone - things like the Motorola Droid, Acer Liquid and (perhaps especially) the HTC Dragon.
[HD2 General] precsmo:
this is very personal, at least to me, from the start, iPhone is just not for me, it is kinda gadget to me more than a proper phone and it has apps restriction for me but HTC with WM gives me everything I need. HTC Touch HD has already been iPhone killer to me. I know I'm giving comment too personally, but here are my preferences that why iPhone never been too good for me:

1: iPhone can't switch battery, very often it will run out of battery in the middle of something really busy

2. less display resolution and smaller even though the display look stunning

3. doesn't have Garmin and no support for the best map (Garmin format) in my country

4. I prefer expandable memory cards

5. front camera even though HD2 doesn't have one too, what a huge disappointment, but not a deal breaker to me

6. HTC has great support and great fun with many cooked roms to play here, what about iphone?

7. smaller screen with iphone which make me find it difficult with lot of errors when entering texts as multi touch require finger flesh instead of nails pin- pointing with resistive screen. Though multi touch feels real awesome and ultra responsive. Now the HD2 is with multitouch too and with bigger screen!

8. I prefer WM OS as it supports more apps and has lots more settings to play with
[HD2 General] DinoZ1:
good point

I feel pretty much the same way indeed...
[HD2 General] JontyJonty:
I hope not. Would not like to have anything that resembled the iPhone.
[HD2 General] niknik76:
Yes, when the Leo comes out the iPhone will be killed, and will die.
[HD2 General] Pantaloonie:
^^^ What he said.
[HD2 General] techdave:
As good as I think the HTC Leo is, it's not going to kill the iPhone (I've preordered a Leo btw).

Still a long way to go .... just ask the average joe ...and I think 7 out of 10 would have never heard of HTC, let alone HTC HD2 (well...it's like this in Australia at least).
[HD2 General] audscott:
why does the iphone need to die anyway? Completely different market and significant difference in usability.

iphone, lots of downloadable apps for just about anything, viewable screen in sunlight, locked into mother apple. No multitasking or customization (unless jail broke).....oh, and did I mention you get what apple says you get?

Leo (or any Winmo smartphone) Strong Windows base, tons of flexibility (esp thanks to xda), tons of apps, many free/donationware (esp thanks to xda), hugo-montenagro screen, (hopefully) viewable in sunlight, multitasking galore (esp with 320MB RAM)....and did I mention the excellent support here at xda?

iphone will not be going away soon..and who gives a crap?
[HD2 General] DinoZ1:
HTC HD2 reviewed, “… makes Apple phone suddenly look very old.”

related article: http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=9399
[HD2 General] DavidMc0:
For goodness sake! Not all this 'IPhone killer' nonsense again!

Every time a new phone comes out (HTC Touch, Touch HD, HD2, Hero, whatever!) some people think that the existence of the new phone will 'kill' the iPhone... ridiculous!

They will COMPETE with each other, not kill each other.

Some people may get an HD2 over an Iphone due to bigger high-res screen, or some other feature they appreciate, others will prefer the Iphone because they like stupid games or something.

The TP2 is serious competition for the Iphone, though the devices do appeal to differing markets, with significant overlap. The iPhone will probably still be a better toy, and the TP2 a better productivity device.
[HD2 General] niknik76:
Leo will kill all iPhones. The iPhone as a phone will DIE. This is final.
[HD2 General] sammurai:
Guys, what you mean by iphone killer?

- if you mean "much better performance&****" - then yes is an iPhone killer. Even HTC HD is an iPhone killer. You must be blind not to see that or fanatic (brainless). Of course other phones were HD Killer and so on.

- if you mean "after HD2 no one will buy an iPhone" - then is wrong. iPhone have a different target - people who what to be fancy and who were not able to have a personal point of view - they think only what the masses think.

In my country we saying "if fox does not reach the apple it says it is sour".

Stay for a second and think - your opinion must represent your desire or must represent manufactor desire? In first case you have brain, in second case you have brain only if you gain somthening from manufactor, otherwise your are stupid/fanatic.

Think about that!
[HD2 General] Pantaloonie:
I assumed that was sarcasm...
[HD2 General] mr_Ray:
Sorry, but someone's got to say something here and it might as wek be me. You're never going to be a proper fanboy for either side if you insist on using all that logic and common sense nonsense.

Ignore the facts, put on the blinkers, drink the kool-aid, and then you're going to fail as a clueless fanboy. Pick a side, spout as much biased tripe as you can, and join in the fun!
[HD2 General] DinoZ1:
I don't fully agree with that because I know quite a lot of WinMo users that have moved to iPhone because of the "poor & complicated" interface.

Multitouch capacitive sceen, and TF3D last generation, power of the snapdragon, ability to read divx video without re-encoding might bring them back on track to WinMo.

It is true that there is at leat one PDA that match every user needs, but there are some that could match alomost all.

Leo surely is one of them,...
[HD2 General] twisted-pixel:
ffs, why does anyone even care????????

if you like the iphone..buy it!!

if you like a WM phone..buy one!!

why spend hours debating which one will 'kill' the other one. seriously, who gives a crap!!

some people will ALWAYS say that the iphone is the best...some people will ALWAYS say that WM rocks....those people are basing their decisions on what they want from the phone....it's an emotive issue, and a complete waste of time and effort.
[HD2 General] DinoZ1:
Finally

After all that have been said in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=580981

I think we have an answer :D don't you think?
[HD2 General] Dr.Sid:
I say hell no, but it is pretty close. If you want to go WM for some reason, then any WM device is iPhone killer. But this WM device is first which has similar wow-effect as iPhone, when you take it in your hands.
[Touch Cruise 2 General] newera:
Guys

I want to use my XDA Orbit II to use it as a barcode reader. I found out a barcode reader that reads from an image but it is tool slow. Now I found this http://www.socketmobile.com/products/handheld-computer/accessories/series3/ but this works only on SD. Now the HTC has a microSD slot. Can I use something to use this device in my O2 XDA Orbit 2?????

Thanks
[Touch Cruise 2 General] pikarin:
I use in my iolite this one and it works fine:

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-i-nigma-barcode-reader-v1-4.html

Ciao!
[Touch Cruise 2 General] newera:
Ok Thx

However I would need to run an application after the barcode is read.
[Touch Cruise 2 General] pikarin:
I dont know what you say ... If you read a barcode and it goes you to a website (for example), you follow your "work" at this web or other app, but ... why do you want read other codebar? :confused:

At any rate, i think that the app run under the browser or the new open app.

Regards!
[Touch Cruise 2 General] newera:
What I need is the following.

I would have a ticket with a particular barcode. The PDA will then be used to read this barcode check whether this barcode is valid, by connecting to a database, and then returning whether the code is valid or not.

I will develop the application myself on .NET compact framework that will interact with my database.

I am trying to find several solutions. For example there are bluetooth barcode scanner that scan the code and then send them to the paired device, or else I use an SD barcode reader. But in this case I would have to buy another PDA that has an SD slot.

Thanks
[Touch Cruise 2 General] pikarin:
Bffff, it is more complicated that i known ... then i think that i cannot help you, sorry and good luck!
[Touch Cruise 2 General] torrentonly:
newera: You said that you want barcode reader. But you also said, you want that barcode reader to trigger another external app. This might be a problem and you must use some reader with API, for example QuickMark Barcode Reader. Maybe it will help you.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kosmiq:
Swedish android site swedroid.se published a little snippet from a members communication with HTC about 1.6 for HERO.

If we get 2.0 not to far from now I really won't miss 1.6 either really. Kernel sources + 2.0 in a not so distant future is acceptable if 1.6 is not released. Thoughts? :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] DanPratt:
Really????

I was looking forward to the release of 1.6 for my Hero!:(

Ah well, roll on Android 2.0, Hopefully this will be very soon.

:D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] minty1978:
I wont miss 1.6, i'd rather get 2.0 and skip donut all together.

2.0 gets free google nav software :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] culturelol:
Hmm - i prefer small incremental updates.

2.0 will be atleast 2(?) months off?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] minty1978:
maybe, i think by christmas...wouldn't that be nice :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Scottland:
1.6 was a nice to have, but 2.0 looks like it's going to improve quite a few. Lets hope they get it out soon, looks like the Moto Droid is already running 2.0 - released Nov 6th.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Tintifax79:
Thx for this update. I was in contact with HTC via email recently (about 2 weeks) and at this time they told me they don't know yet if an updated ROM based on 1.6 will be released (and when).

Today I wrote them again regarding 2.0 (before I saw this thread), so I'll keep you up to date here as soon they get back to me ...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] HCSC:
...then I waiting Android 2.0

Is good.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] indovina:
This is also confirmed on the HTC Twitter feed.. http://twitter.com/htc
[Hero, G2 Touch General] lawsofpower48:
is this going to be for gsm again and no cdma?! :mad:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jank0023:
Intersting article...looks like google has a beta for Android 2.0 with turn by turn navigation. Mentions this could get rolled out to other platforms as they are already working on an iphone option.

I just hope they include WM..I'm worried they may drop support for WM (see Google Voice app, or lack there of)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10384544-265.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RojasTKD:
Very interesting!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] htckaiseruser:
yep, its on the way.hopefully also for us WM users. btw, tomtom stocks already dropt 16% since the anouncement:eek:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] buffalosolja42:
yeah I searched was about to post this

turn by turn would be awesome for wm, I hope they do it!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Andehh:
+1 for Google bringing it over to WinMo.

Please! :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jank0023:
Yup, Garmin too from roughly $38 to $31 in last two days.

My only concern is if Google stops new development for WM such as Google Voice and now this.

Strategically it could make sense for them....eliminate the weakest link ...continue to support Blackberry and iPhone and try to replace WM to gain a greater footprint with Android be essentially stopping support/development for WM.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] lovingHDTV:
This echos my concern also. I hope we can get it for WM . . .
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] californiarailroader:
It doesn't work without cell service, that kinda kills it for me right there. We have several dead areas here in NorCal, and across the west, I'll stick with my CoPilot Live 8 thanks :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] lovingHDTV:
I thought the article said that it would cache the maps for a given route. Though that does not help you if you need to change your route at all.

The way I look at this, is a much improved Sprint Navigator type program as they are both tied to the net, but provide more up to date information than standalone programs.

Kind of a trade off.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Xebec:
Bing already does this.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deleted member 1154637:
With voice directions?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dkb218:
Nope. Bing don't do dat.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] buffalosolja42:
I was like wow

I need to explore bing lol.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] peste19:
Has anyone been able to get this program to work on their phone?

http://lowcaller.com/en/index.php

I can never get it to reroute my call, i just get the message from my service provider saying that the international call is not allowed
[G1 Apps and Games] joners:
Worth noting this one, not really out for the dream yet, more of something to look forward to.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-adds-free-turn-by-turn-navigation-car-dock-ui-to-android/
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
Cute, but unfortunately, it required a data plan -- at least for rerouting (if you stay on route, it uses cache), which is the most important use-case for GPS nav.
[G1 Apps and Games] nick_karstedt:
Official post by Google including pictures and videos: http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
If you don't have a dataplan (or some other way to give your phone internet connectivity) there's no way Google Navigation will be able to perform voice search, street view, real-time traffic, or anything else that differentiates this from a standard nav device or nav software.
[G1 Apps and Games] LinkinX:
lamo

and +1
[G1 Apps and Games] Paging Dr B:
im just waiting to read about how our wonderful dream wont be able to run 2.0

once again, F*** verizon and the horse they rode in on. ;) Tmo shoulda done everything possible to get the moto droid.
[G1 Apps and Games] G1-evolve:
lol words right out of my mouth..
[G1 Apps and Games] pentace:
Exactly i was just trying to be good and keep my mouth shut
[G1 Apps and Games] xavier6303:
While I agree that its pretty pointless to have a G1 without a dataplan, I will say that TMO's network is not equal in all areas. I can barely get edge where I am so while this will be great for those fortunate enough to stay in 3g, people without 3g or travel frequently to non 3g areas may need an offline solution.
[G1 Apps and Games] xavier6303:
I use CoPilot and I've been happy since day1. Everything happens/is stored locally so its great for those with limited/no data coverage. I did notice that it refuses to find Burger King though. Haven't tried McDonald's though....
[G1 Apps and Games] Paging Dr B:
after seeing tomtom and garmins stocks take a tumble i cant shake the evil feeling that crept down my spine. its cool that googs is giving us these cool things but competition is good for consumers to have.
[G1 Apps and Games] julez456:
Well being that your location is Lancaster, PA, there's no wonder why you barely get edge signal. That's damn Amish country..u know them people don't have running water, much less cell phones. I used to live in Allentown, PA and my uncle lives in Lancaster. I used to hate them trips to Lancaster. Move into civilization then maybe you can enjoy the wonders of 3G! :D
[G1 Apps and Games] f4phantomii:
Ditto here....use and was happy with CoPilot, however, have said on here and other forums that Google simply needed to man-up and take that last step to provide realtime navigation and they'd put everyone else out of the market.

Looks like that just happened.

However, I will be keeping CoPilot as I do often travel into areas with *zero* coverage. Driving between north Edwards AFB, CA and Las Vegas at night is a bit hair raising. No signals out there, much less even EDGE.
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
Or you could say that their stocks were overvalued to begin with? This is competition at its finest, if you ask me.
[G1 Apps and Games] axlastro:
They are playng some shady games with them stocks if you ask me.:D

It's kinda pointless having a navigation that requires data connection, I mean - it's GPS - you might want to go offroad and loose 2G/3g or whatever GSM signal. You'd also consider to go abroad not paying attention you are roaming (you know, being an average user) and when you come back - SNAP - a 10000$ bill... Oh, and I don't have a data plan, I'm crying in the corner.

The presentation video was amazing and really got me wow-ed. However, if you are somewhere in the woods, without data coverage, you might wanna shake the dust off that old NUVI you are keeping, just in case...
[G1 Apps and Games] xavier6303:
Well, I just moved to Lancaster in July. Before that, I lived in Atlanta and was enjoying great 3g speeds. My wife is from this area so...we are here now. :)

True True and native and free (relatively speaking) is always better

I saw that they have Lancaster listed as a 3g area on their coverage map but I still have yet to find it...the ever elusive 3g! I get pretty good edge when Im out and about though so Im not really complaining. I would just love to have 3g while Im in bed for those... "I wonder..." moments.
[G1 Apps and Games] julez456:
Sorry to hear that..don't run into any horse-drawn carriages out there..lol
[G1 Apps and Games] reuthermonkey:
TeleNav does just fine on GPRS. With the map caching, I don't see where TMO's network would make navigation in Google Maps an issue. As long as you're not using satellite view, or zoomed waayy out, I doubt it'll be much different (bandwidth-wise) from TeleNav.
[G1 Apps and Games] gophergun:
Hehe, well, to be fair, turn-by-turn navigation as a whole is pretty useless for any area without roads or places to go. We still have our compasses, though...
[G1 Apps and Games] jay652:
I'm surprised people aren't making a bigger deal out of this. I'm extremely excited. Not only is this a free, seemingly top-quality GPS app, but it's tied into the phone quite nicely, and it's way more innovative than anything Garmin or TomTom have put out, ever.