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[HD2 General] kivine:
yeah, I got f-****ed by the alarm clock twice .

blame myself for not testing out.

Funny, that I do not seem to have your problems in the even no. of your points 2,4,6,8,10
[HD2 General] romani87:
A question of each piece of HD2?

I gotta feeling you have totally different device man :) Seems this is really a question of each piece of device:confused:... E.g. I've no bugs with screen, keyboard, calls, alarm clock... Also after the official fixes and some additional patches (DAMIEN's camera fixes) the photos and video in mpeg4 is awesome:cool: (you can check out my photos on forum).
[HD2 General] shingers5:
sorry for stating the obvious but maybe you actually still want an iphone. sell Leo and get an iphone 3GS mate as you clearly still stuck on iphone.I have many annoying things on mine but i am sure that customs roms will fix all these issues when we can flash them. its the same with most new devices mate, they are just not perfect and patience is needed. the raw power under the hood of this thing has not been tamed yet dude so hold tight. it took the HTC Rhodium to finally get a good blend of touchflo 3D and winmo. it will get better dude
[HD2 General] seed_al:
OK, so let's try to help a bit, shall we? :D

Yes, that is a problem that Windows Mobile has had from the beginning. I've got no idea why they don't get that fixed, but whatever...

...there are good replacemet alarm programs, like G-Alarm and others, that are much better that the built in alarm. Try one of those.

Sorry, I can't help with this. Maybe it's a problem of the phone's radio firmware that doesn't work well with your carrier's network.

Watch out for radio ROM upgrades!

In Outlook, press Menu --> Select Messages --> Several ;)

Download 'BSB Config' and reduce the screen sensitivity.

BSB Config is a must-have anyway.

I don't have a problem with it and I don't know a solution. Sorry.

Yes that happens to me also. This is radio firmware related for sure. As said before: Watch out for radio ROM upgrades.

No problem with that. Sorry can't help.
[HD2 General] wacky.banana:
I agree with you. However windows mobile devices are not as "simple" as the Iphone that I believe you have just come from. I know I risk opening up world war 3 by merely mentioning iphone in this post so let's move on quickly.

Regretably, as an early adopter, you will have to invest some considerable time tweaking the device to get it to what you thought you had bought. Most seasoned winmobile owners are used to this, hence the existence of XDA-Developers.

Once innovations like SPL/Hard SPL are with us then you will, if you wish, get the opportunity to change your roms at will and customise your device ad-nauseum. If this is not the journey you wish to take then you will have to reconsider your purchase and go for something else.

I'm definitely not being arsey, just being a realist.

Hope you make the right decision for you.

Cheers

WB
[HD2 General] onkeldunkel:
@Seed_al: This is really good stuff - thank you very much for taking the time to answer my post. I will give BSB Config a try and also G-Alarm (I really depend on the alarm to wake me up :))

The tip for selecting multiple messages is also great. Another n00b question - how do you enable push for an Outlook account?

Thanks,

Jacob
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
Sigh, just one another of those "I hate my HD2/The worst phone I ever had, etc. threads. It is just getting boring. I does not contribute anything, so I would like to ask the mods to have a close look to these kind of threads and judge/act on them them as demmed necessary.
[HD2 General] Archer:
In fairness, he's getting (mostly) constructive responses, so if he gets answers to problems then isn't that what this whole forum is about?

I do actually agree that there are too many "slagging off" threads, but as long as something good comes from it then it's worthwhile. If someone reads it and fixes issues they have with their phone, then who cares about the people that simply agree and flog their phone. That's 1 less person whining on the forums! lol
[HD2 General] onkeldunkel:
Excellent answer and you are right - the unmentionable (is that a word) puts much harder restrictions on what can be done and by whom.

You are also spot on with the earlier adopter - I'm always doing that, not only with phones :) Maybe I should just see this as a new opportunity to explore the WM world :) I just need to sort out the most basic issues, like alarm, keyboard, mail etc. I got a 6-month contract with the phone, so I definately keeping it and I really like the hardware side of it...

Thanks,

Jacob
[HD2 General] onkeldunkel:
Have you read my 1st post in this thread? I'm not saying that this is the worst phone I ever had, because that was my Qtek 9100 :) I'm saying it had some flaws IMHO and as John says I actually got very good answers that already helped me...

Best regards,

Jacob
[HD2 General] seed_al:
Well, with a bit of luck, you'll get to see a lot more within those six months... maybe we HD2 owners will be among the first to be able to try out Windows Mobile 7 :D

But yes, I fully agree with wacky.banana. There is a relatively high learning curve with Windows Mobile and it can't be denied that there are/were issues with the first devices/software versions that we early adopters have/had to deal with.

On the other hand, we get some great advantages over the unmentionable phone, but of course also disadvantages - there is just no perfect phone - but I personally love the HD2, think it has a lot more advantages than problems. In the end, there probably will never be a perfect phone, and it will always be a personal decision.
[HD2 General] wacky.banana:
Disagree. He has the right to say what he wants. Besides he is asking for help, not whinging.

The whole thread was constructive before you jumped in. Please don't act in such a way as to get this thread closed. The OP has the right to say what he is saying whether you agree with him or not.

That's democracy and is what free speech is all about.

WB
[HD2 General] Archer:
In fairness mate, you should have just not commented if you felt like that. You can't promote the free speech of the OP whilst telling someone not to post what they think. It's gone already, and not many people took any notice. It's no biggie, so don't make it one ;)

Edit:

I just re-read that post and want to make it clear that I wasn't trying to tell you what to do. I just want to keep the forums as friendly as possible, so offered an opinion.
[HD2 General] seed_al:
@onkeldunkel

Tap the notifications bar to bring up the notifications screen, then tap the network icon to open the comm manager. There, make sure 'Microsoft Direct Push' is activated.

If yes, then go to Start --> Connectivity --> ActiveSync (or wherever ActiveSync is in your Start Menu). There, tap on Menu --> Schedule.

This is where you can configure the Schedule for syncing with your Exchange server.

If this is set to 'as items arrive', then every change on your phone should immediately be synchronized with the server.

Let me know if it works.

@those people arguing above

I also hate all those 'I hate/sold my phone' threads, but this one here is not of that kind!

This one is not a troll thread for whining/complaining, it's a constructive thread asking for help, so please stop the fighting and don't destroy it.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
John, you're absolutely right. I have read this post to hastily and thus reacted that way. I apologize to the OP for that.
[HD2 General] Archer:
Hey, mate, I've been guilty of the knee-jerk before now :)

I'm trying to learn from my own experience lol
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
you see why your reaction is, to say the least, out of line. I have also freedom of speech so there is no need to lecture anybody
[HD2 General] mskip:
Glad you sorted out alot of your problems. I dont know if some of the problems are down to the 1.48 operating system as I have heard quite a few people complaining about problems with that OS running. I still have my original 1.43 OS and am relieved that I have had absolutely no problems so far but then again I came from a kaiser so a sponge with a screen would have been a step up :rolleyes:

The 2 main things I would recommend to do (which im sure you already have by now) is to read through the vast amount of tweaks in the Hints and Tips thread by tboy2000 in the Leo forum and install BSB Tweaks by Makeveral.

Hope you get it working to an acceptable level because when everything comes together then its simpy amazingg.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
apologize to you Jacob. Read your post too hastily and thus reacted that way.
[HD2 General] wacky.banana:
@Kuzibri,

Just seen your apology to Jacob. Takes a big man to do that so let's all move on and help the guy.

Peace.

WB

@ Jacob - Whilst you are working on tweaking your phone you might want to consider an application called Memmaid which will help you manage your memory and applications. I mention this as lockups and low memory are likely to be the next things that hit you.

PM me if you want more info.

Cheers
[HD2 General] onkeldunkel:
No harm done and apology accepted :)

Best regards,

Jacob
[HD2 General] onkeldunkel:
Thanks!

I'm off for bed now - it's 1.00 am here i DK :)

Just want to say thanks for all the constructive feedback and advice. So far I've downloaded BSB Tweaks 1.5, G-Alarm (trial) and the hack for getting the alarm clock on the front page. I have to study all the settings in BSB tweaks, but it seems to have a lot of nice tweaks and I'm looking forward to trying them out. The power save mode in G-Alarm where it automatically turns flight mode on/off sounds really cool too.

@seed_al: Thanks for the help. It actually already had the settings you mention (I just did not know where to find them). The issue might be the flag for "Use while roaming" - it was not set and at home my 3G coverage is very bad and when it switches to E it is actually roaming (at no extra cost for me), so now I've set the flag and will see if that helps (it probably does).

Thanks to all of you,

Jacob
[HD2 General] Biffy:
My 10 are:

1. Phone doesn't lay flat on a table, so it's not so good to type with this way.

2. No lanyard hole, so have to worry about dropping phone more than I did with kaiser with strap.

3. It's been turning off by itself - 1.48 Rom.

4. MP3 message tones can't be stopped (Might be WM limitation)

5. Red camera problem: hotfix doesn't fix, it half solves it, so luke-warmfix.

6. I'm quite happy with Touchpal for the keyboard, but I do miss my Kaiser's. Which is making me consider the LG Expo.

7-10. Can't think of any more really. :)
[HD2 General] precsmo:
most of the items you have complaint are fixable in the very soon future, or it is just non issue to the others, or it is not entirely to be blamed to the phone itself. The way I see you complaint, the main problem is windows mobile device just not for sure, stick with iphone.

I'm not trying to bash you in any way, but I find this to be quite true that you must understand how much flaws Windows Mobile might be, but how much work around it can be too. Most of the complaints are really just to personal I would say and it can be fixed in the future.

It is still the most awesome phone to me. Trust me, it is not the Leo, it is you and most other people who complaints here that, you will bash out other complaints on other Windows Mobile phones. It is not entirely the problems of Leo.
[HD2 General] dlotters:
I'm happy with my HD2, but that's primarily because I expect to be able to tinker with it soon and flash it with some custom roms. I've been using Winmo devices for about 6 or 7 years now and generally prefer to play around with them and so forth - that doesn't mean that I'm an average user though, which is what HTC should be focussing on.

HTC is moving ever further in to the mainstream market, historically it's been a predominantly business-user focussed brand or winmo power user brand. Winmo has never done a particularly good job of marketing itself and if we're to be honest, there is a certain stigma to whole 'Windows Phone' O/S by a lot of users out there, particularly amongst our iPhone toting bretheren.

The thing is, HTC have done quite a lot to improve the overall user-experience and hide what a lot of people would consider design flaws within winmo. This was always going to be a necessity on their part if they wanted to crack the mainstream consumer market whilst still run on a windows o/s.

They haven't gotten it 100% perfect as the threads in here can attest. The thing we're probably going to see more of is people wandering their way over here and expressing dismay at certain bugs/features within the phone because that's exactly what they are.

A consumer looks at a phone and sees it's all powerful and pretty and expects it to work. Most consumers, with you power users being obvious exceptions, don't care whether the phone is bleeding edge; they want it to work and not to experience slow downs or drop outs or crashes or freezes. If it can't do that, people are going to complain - and bleeding edge or not, they have every right to.

It should never been accepted that because something is bleeding edge that any issues are acceptable and indeed normal. A rush to market may seem like a great opportunity to get the jump on your competitors but it can only serve to frustrate your customers and create further arguments against the use of winmo as a mobile platform if the device has flaws which make it through to production.

I'd imagine that to most consumers the idea of 'customising' simply means downloading a few of their fave apps from an app store. It doesn't mean re-flashing radio roms to improve performance and get better network coverage. And frankly, for those users, it never ever should've.
[Off-topic] psolunke:
Thanx and same to u bro
[Off-topic] mgorman:
AndroidSPIN has released a guide to root the Motorola CLIQ. Head on over and check it out

http://www.androidspin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=232&t=123
[HD2 General] eradicated:
Hi, I just updated to 1.61 Tur rom ytd and realized that I am unable to view chinese character from SMSes. Is there any way I am able to view it ? I used to be able to view it with the 1.48rom

Thanks in advance ...
[HD2 General] kivine:
god...didnt u noticed it from the name of the rom itself; before u flash?

yes, I'm a troll :D
[HD2 General] Archer:
What he means, is that it's a Turkish ROM, so it probably won't have any chinese fonts in there. Until there are official 1.61 ROMs available, you're not gonna have 1.61 with Chinese. (Unless there's a fix that I haven't imagined)
[HD2 General] mouki_9:
not sure about smsses, but you can install a chinese font. Like the ricky chinese support. With that i can view chinese in file explorer and the htc audio player. Look @ screenshot.
[HD2 General] peredenoel:
try some fonts files like .cab . you can find it by google with keywords yahei for wm6, good luck
[HD2 General] eradicated:
Thanks. Will try it out. Appreciate it
[HD2 General] avicoh12:
hi , any success? i also want to add Chinese , also thous the keyboard "gets" Chinese options too?
[HD2 General] skippinshanghai:
CE-Star?

I used to use CE-Star on my TyTN II... thought I'd just reinstall it on my HD2 when I head back to China next.

That should work, shouldn't it?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] avivot54:
hey,

until recently i was able to connect to my shared files on my computer running win-XP via wi-fi connection with my magic. i used programs like es explorer and such. after i upgraded to win7 i cannot longer connect via wi-fi. the massage says something like: "smb://..... could not find the server". i checked everything i can: parameters of my router, shared options in win7. driver updates etc.

i gave up, but today i saw somewhere that linux systems have a problem to connect to win7 systems because of a problem with the smb server.

pls, does anyone know how to fix it?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] avivot54:
pls if anybody is able to access their windows 7 shares with android' could help me do this?

the strange thing is that i could do this with the win7 but after the first updates of the sys' it stopped working.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] woodrave:
Hello,

i bought myself a Pro 2 about 2 months ago. I'm very happy with the phone, but I noticed the upper part of the phone is quite wobbly. When I press the screen I can feel the whole upper part move down. It's only about 1 or 2 mm, but it's quite an unpleasant feeling. In the upper right corner of the screen (where the VGA camera is located) I can feel and hear a little click when I press the screen in that corner. The strange thing is, my dad bought the same phone last week, and his Pro 2 feels a lot more tight! So my question is, does anybody have the same problem, or should I send it back to HTC?

I already contacted HTC by mail, and they said I had to call to make an arrangement. Has HTC got a good service reputation? Or is there a chance I get a worse phone than I have now...?

grtz
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ridolfo:
Yep, "some" people have the same issue.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] vertex--uk--:
Hi all i am looking for a nice win 6.5 Rom that will work ok on my Blackstone,

something simple that look's like win 6.5 standard

can you help? please

With thanks

Mick
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MasDroid:
Hi vertex,

i would suggest you take a look at the following link before choosing a ROM as it lists different builds and explains what each one offers:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=569715

If you want something close to your stock 6.5 version, then you may want to consider Miri's or Dutty's ROMs (although Dutty has now stopped developing ROMs for the Touch HD i believe) if you want more of a customized version. For more information, check this link for a list of Miri's, Dutty's, and other cooks ROMs:

http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-blackstone-rom.html

Else if you want some raw performance boost, choose Topix ROM especially the vanilla ones.

Fact is, choosing the best ROM is a matter of preferences. Taste of yours may vary from thousand others with the same device. Hence, before choosing a custom cooked ROM, forget the positive reviews people give on the ROM and instead, test them yourself personally. Probably have each of the ROM running in your device for atleast one day to analyze which one performs better and finally choose the best one for your taste.

But I’m pretty sure by the time you find the best ROM, a new cooked ROM emerges, hence the testing continues. You get addicted :D
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Braveheart1980:
I am also looking for a 6.5 rom , but a "naked" one

No Manilla, no apps, just the wm 6.5 as small and as fast as possible.

I downloaded the Miri WM 6.5 21885 :: Premium without Manila :: V 33.0 for testing

If anyone else knows any other rom that fits my requirements,please tell me!
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] MasDroid:
Hi Braveheart1980,

try visiting HTCpedia.com as there are many ROMs listed here which also explain what each one offers and some versions that do not have Manilla:

http://htcpedia.com/soft/htc-blackstone-rom?page=1

Regards.
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
Hi Volks !!

I need a new mobile for myself !! but i cant make my mind which one should i buy !! The Phone should have everything like : fast internet, WLAN , Memory, big display, Adobe player and great camera !! So i mean it should have almost everything !! Its not important that the phone should be based on android , it can also be smt. else !! I am willing to spend 400 € !!

So help me to find a new phone !!

THX
[General Topics] orb3000:
Go for Rhodium (Touch Pro 2)!!

I´m sure you can get a good deal for that amount of cash

Good luck,
[General Topics] galaxys:
Try to get a used HD2 with Snapdragon CPU power :cool:
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
where can i by this online amazon ?
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
what do u guys think about Sony Errcison Satio it has 12 MP camera !!
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
HTC Lep and HTc Hd2 is the same isnt it ?=
[General Topics] Nick14:
bad choice , it's been having alot of problems

I'll recommend HD2 with snapdragon , Iphone or some Android device :)
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
HTC Hd2 is quite expensive over 600 €€ i just wanna spend around max 450 € !!!
[General Topics] Kuulthag:
Which one should i pick HTC TOuch HD Blackstone or HTc touch pro 2 ?
[General Topics] diamondX04HT:
Touch HD is nice...I have used it...never used TP2....

I have upgraded to HD2 jus to get a taste of 1GHz power :D

I have my HD which I want to sell off....PM me if you are interested...we can workout a deal...
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] GaelForce:
Hi all,

Hopefully you can help me, i have just installed the latest radio and Modaco ROM (this isn't the first time i've did this).

After installation i got what looked like an image of a drive and an arrow, i assume this meant it couldnt find the boot image. I then tried a couple of times to reboot holding the home key but now i cant even switch it back on... even on charge the light isn't coming on :(

Any help would be gratefully appreciated

Thanks

GF
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] BTaylor927:
When the arrow and drive comes up, you're meant to leave your phone well alone, it means it's flashing something (usually something important!)

If your phone doesn't turn on, sounds like you've made a full hard brick, nothing you can do but see if you can get it repaired.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] GaelForce:
Gutted, cheers :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] Breakthecycle2:
Can you pull the battery and get into fastboot?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] GaelForce:
Not sure what that is? I've tried the various power+key sequences

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] docsamsom:
Sometimes, if the Hero does not switch on, taking the battery out and reinserting it might reboot it. But if the charge light is not coming on, then it might not work. Worth a try though.

Did you get the phone through a network? If it is under warranty, you can just play dumb and return the phone. They probably won't even know that you have modded the phone. My battery stopped holding charge and would not switch on unless it was plugged in to the mains. When I returned it, they changed my battery and the main board!?! When I called them up, the service centre told me "there was some dust on the main board, so we changed it".

Not smart enough to figure out that I had rooted the phone and was running Modaco at the time.

Samsom

PS I am with T-mo BTW.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] GaelForce:
Worked a treat, got a doorstep exchange today :D

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kalinovsky:
The main goal of the service is to provide users the ability to exchange geodata (geo positions and map marks) in real-time.

App's features:

- map caching (google (map, sat), yandex(map, sat), some others, can be extended in future);

- setting marks on map (local or shared);

- sharing own position;

- GPS feature;

- chat;

- routing and address search (internet connection required);

- PC-client available;

- english, russian localizations

PDA Requirements:

- WM 5-6, .Net 2.0

- GPS-receiver (recommended, but not necessary)

PC Requirements:

- Win XP/Vista/7, .Net 2.0

Software and service is in beta-mode, so sorry for possible lags and bugs)

Any feedback will be appreciated)

Project's website - www.glpos.ru (in russian, i can create english speaking users thread in forum by demand)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kalinovsky:
reserved for future use
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckrest:
Is there a way to run mkbootimg in cygwin.. I can extract the ramdisk from boot & recovery images but cannot rebuild.. each time it fails to /usr/bin/mkbootimg: /usr/bin/mkbootimg: cannot execute binary file

Thanks.