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[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Ra:
1) There is a way, but I am not sure how as I do not have the phone.

2) There is no active sync, You need to get the outlook connector and link your outlook to your windows live.

3) You need the Zune Software installed, that is how you transfer pictures, music, videos, podcasts etc...
[Windows Phone 7 General] janemanno1:
Please see my replied in RED. Damn, Omega Ra got it before me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blanket:
also, it's not wm7

it's Windows Phone 7
[Windows Phone 7 General] sameerabedi:
Thanks for the responses. I can't find the option for the FB intergration and how NOT to sync the contact!

I'll try getting Outlook Live Connector and see if that works.

Apologies for the wrong abbreviation, I'll try and change the title of the thread.

Thanks

EDIT: Actually how do I change the title of the thread?
[Windows Phone 7 General] pikacz:
don't forget to post some feedback regarding the phone, i'm also planning to get this one ;) i'm especially interested in widgets, if you find a nice on/off toggle for wi-fi that can be pinned to the start screen, share it please :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Monty Burns:
Here's an interesting one for you (or maybe not!). I've heard from rumours across the interwebs that you cannot upload and use your own ringtone, is this true?

If so, I suspect I will have a lot of happy people at the office but I will be very unhappy! :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] sameerabedi:
This is a very worrying rumour! At the moment my laptop doesn't recognise the phone at all when I connect via USB.

Presumably the Zune software will allow you to move ringtones across? I'm at work at present so I don't know, but if that's not possible that's a huge backward step!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] sameerabedi:
Found out how to cut down on the number of Facebook contacts:

From the microsoft website

By default, all of your Facebook friends appear as contacts on your phone. If you have lots of Facebook friends showing up in your contacts list, you can choose to only show friends who are already contacts on your phone. (So, if a Facebook friend is also a contact in Windows Live or Google, their Facebook information will still show up in your contacts list. All other friends will be hidden from the list.)

1 From Start, flick left to the Applications list and then press Settings.

2 Press Applications and then press People.

3 Under Include Facebook friends as contacts, press Only add Facebook information to existing contacts to filter out Facebook friends who don't already have a contact card on your phone.

Note

This option only filters Facebook friends from your contacts list in People. It doesn't change whose social updates you'll see in What's new.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
I'm not due to get my upgrade till next Wednesday, but had a theory on the ringtones situation.

Firstly, I'm assuming that you can see music stored (or at least all compatible sounds) on your phone when sellecting ringtones. Where all your music is on your laptop/desktop create a directory called ringtones and put all your ringtones there. Then sync with Zune and see if you can see it.

Probably not as easy as this but worth a try.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Monty Burns:
Kind of what I was thinking as well. My tone is actually a song so I'll just sync it....

however, my Dell doesn't arrive until the 9th so I'm sure you egg heads will crack it by then :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
Sweet!! Nice one
[Windows Phone 7 General] mictho100:
Hi guys, I received my HTC HD7 about an hour ago and been playing around with it. I ran into an issue with the wireless configuration and then starting looking for solutions on this forum. Wish I hadn't! =/ I just read some of the issues affecting WP7, and I am sooOOOooo hacked off. I feel like I bought a blimmin brick now. I "upgraded" from an HTC Desire. And boy is the Desire *SO* much better in features and configurability. I really didn't think that WP7 would be so bad.

So,.,. rant over, breathe in.... the issue I have is the following. My Wifi is configured with static IP's. I've disabled DHCP on the Wifi router and I would prefer to leave it that way because otherwise it will cause a great deal of issues, because I already have a number of machines on the Wifi network using static IP's and a firewall configured only to allow those specific source addresses out to the internet. So changing all that would be a bit of an issue.

In Android its perfectly possible to configure a static IP for a Wifi connection under the Advanced settings screen. WP7 doesn't appear to have understood this concept yet... :mad: I am really quite pissed off about this oversight!

Its proof yet again that Mad Microshot, in their quest to 'simplify' life for the 'normal' users decide to cripple the OS and hide or do away with advanced features. I just feel like punching whoever decided to take that 'decision' ... hmmmppfff...

Do you guys know any way around this?

Oh, and don't get me started on copy/paste or file downloads in IE... I can't even set the start page in I.E. How Draconic is that??!! :mad:
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
I hope I'm not getting the wrong end of the stick here as I don't get my HD7 till next week (starting to wonder if I should bother) I can't work out what you are going through. Sorry if I have misunderstood.

Regarding your WiFi... I have static IPs here at home and 5 PCs (plus PS3, printers, phones etc) and all the settings regarding the setting of the IP's I did on the router itself. When my gf's iPhone and my WM phone connected to the wireless network all they did was put in the pass key and they were connected. The router pushed forward the settings to the device. Was very little hassle.....Is this not the case with WP7?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Jim Coleman:
You do realise that with DHCP you can set specific ip addresses to be handed out to specific MAC addresses, right? So you can enable DHCP and still keep all your devices' ip addresses static except the ones you want to leave as dynamic.

As Steve Jobs would say, "It's not that big of a deal". In fact, I do this at home - certain hardware like our daughter's laptop and our 4 wireless webcams all have hard-coded ip addresses and everything else is dynamic. Works like a charm.

Try it, you might like it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mictho100:
Hi guys, sorry for the rant earlier... having a bad day today...

The reason I cannot use DHCP on my wireless router is quite obscure and specific to my setup here at home. I had actually forgotten about it until I tried just now to get around the problem. I'm using a T-mobile ADSL Router and Access Point from Germany as an Access Point only. I have a separate ADSL router and a proper firewall to secure the internet gateway. Some will probably think this is overkill but I work in Internet Security so I am sadly a bit paranoid by nature.

Now, my 'DSL' router from T-Mobile... its a bit of a weird one. It was a freebie and works a treat as Access Point and has loads of coverage... that's why I like using it. But it is useless as a DHCP server if it is not connected to a telephone line. Sounds complicated? It is!

Basically, I can get it to supply an IP address to a computer or the WP7 phone just fine, but it doesn't supply the crucial DNS server details. So I'm on the network but I cannot resolve any DNS names, so I might as well not have a wireless connection. So. I'm still pissed off. I understand that Apple don't do static IP's either on the IPhone, so I must be spoiled from the Android.... hohum.

There's only two solutions for this minor dilemma; Configure a static IP AND DNS on my HD7 or get another Wifi access point....... I think I know what I'll be buying next......... :rolleyes:
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Ra:
yeah, go get yourself a cisco WAP. make your life a little easier lol.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
Man after my own heart. :D Not overkill at all sir, in fact mine is probably very similar. Thomson ADSL modem, Watchgaurd hardware firewall and then the wireless access points by Linksys (changing them soon). Even have ftp and terminal server set up.

Most machines in the house have fixed IPs but some are just dynamic. Suppose I'll just have to wait till I get mine to see what problems I encounter :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] sameerabedi:
For number 2, I've downloaded Outlook Hotmail Connector. How do I use it?

Do I need to configure Hotmail in my Outlook and then start transferring the contacts/calendar appts?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Ra:
After you install it I believe if you open outlook it asks about connecting it or something...haven't actually used it so not positive.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mictho100:
Quick update: I feel quite embarrassed to be honest, because of my rant earlier. I have to admit that I didn't give the phone enough time to grow on me. Apart from the static IP thing I now actually quite like the phone. There's some minor things that I would change, like the home screen with all those uncreative square boxes... but hohum, I can live with that. Its just a nice to have. Apart from that its fast, snappy, web browsing is very nice and I even got used to the interface. I suppose one has to approach this phone with a blank mind and no expectations, because they decided to do things differently from everyone else. The features and interface of Android is a copy of the IPhone in a way, so everyone knows what to expect. Whereas this one is different... can't quite put my finger on it yet...

So. I apologize and eat humble pie. And I'm getting a new Access Point delivered tomorrow!! :rolleyes:
[Windows Phone 7 General] sameerabedi:
Transferring contacts with Microsoft Outlook

I managed to successfully transfer my contacts from Outlook to my phone. As advised I downloaded Outlook Hotmail Connector from here and installed it.

It didn't make any noticeable changes in Outlook.

I then set up my Hotmail account in Outlook which synced with all my existing Hotmail contacts (all 10 of them!)

I then proceeded to copy all my Outlook contacts to my Hotmail contacts in Outlook and then synced the Mozart with my Windows Live ID (ie my Hotmail) and all the Contacts that I copied synced across as well!

Long and inconvenient for my liking, but saves having to enter them all individually one by one.

I initially thought it didn't work, because when I logged into my Hotmail on the web, it doesn't update the Contacts on there, but after syncing with my phone, it was fine.

I'm now going to try the same for the Calender as well. EDIT: Works for Calender as well!

Hope that helps.

My next query is about the Ringtones, I've downloaded the Zune software, it allows you to move individual songs/albums/playlists, but it doesn't let you create a folder on the phone for Ringtones (for example).

The songs transferred are not then in the Ringtone section either. Looks like it's not possible!??!?!
[Windows Phone 7 General] tdcgolf:
I just got the samsung focus and to start the screen is great, camera & video seem to be ok. The issues I have are 1- you CANNOT use personal ringtones. 2- I like to use a moto s9 bt headset to listen to music and watch videos or movies, but it kicks out to phone speaker when you watch videos!!! 3- the fact that your computer cannot see it when attached bites! They pretty much just said forget any 3rd party apps! I really hope they put out a update to fix some of these or its back to HD2 for me!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sylux:
well i received a message from t-mobile (my cellphone provider) and im wondering about this new update. My question goes to all of those people who updated it and i want to know how does your device now responds after the update.....anything new? more quicker? or are there bad thing about this update.....?

Reason asking this and not doing it myself, cause last time i updated and my htc hd2, updated from 2.08 to 2.10 (if im right) and my screen sensitivity went to hell...(no joke it used to be very sensitive and easy to touch on corners..but after update it was horrible sensitivity and i found no cure for it.....) So please leave comments about this update and at least ill see if this update sounds good or just a way to mess your phone...:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juggs:
You can always go back. I flashed this to my wife's a couple months back when the leak was posted here and it's been running far better than the 2.13 that it came with.

Try this for your lack of sensitivity. I didn't read it nor did I try it, I just found it with a quick search.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edanajo:
Are there any videos or how to guides on how to replace the LCD touch screen digitizer on a Samsung Captivate Galaxy S SGH-I697 phone? Thanks for any info on this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnerb123:
So has anyone had the problem where when playing a voicemail from google voice it ends up pausing automatically after ever 30 second increment of a voicemail? No matter what I change, it always pauses after every 30 seconds.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
i have seen this happen with the screen timeout. The screen shuts off after 30 seconds and so does google voice. I changed my screen timeout to 1 minute as i manually push it to standby all the time anyway.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnerb123:
I thought google voice was supposed to stop the phone from sleeping? I don't want to have to change the setting that i have juts to keep the app working. Thought there might be some setting I am missing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcpremutico:
OTA update froze my phone on the Vibrant screen so I Odin'd the JI6 update and re-unrooted the phone again...got rid of the bloatware...now when I go to Settings/Locale and Text all I see is the Swype keyboard and the Samsung keypad...how do i get the Android keyboard back and where do I put it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chichu_9:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UQC37DJC

This will install the 2.1 keyboard with voice to text working (on any text input that uses the default keyboard).

You need to be rooted

To install the keyboard apk, unpack the file and put the VoiceSearchWithKeyboard.apk on your sdcard.

Use rom manager
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcpremutico:
Awesome thank you very much!
[Vibrant Accessories] Sir Incognito:
I have IS, it works as it should thus far. Does the one you use, tetain its shape after its ben scratched or dented by something like IS. I like the way IS feels, everyone else hates it though lol. Guess it doesnt matter since it is my phone lol.
[Vibrant Accessories] quest4fire:
Invisible Shield is a ***** to install. Its very sticky and kept sticking on my fingers and flapping up. It took me a while to get it right. Other than the install issue, I am very happy with IS. The shield is already scratched up but it is very strong material and I know that my vibrant glass underneath is unscratched. I am thinking about sending the scratched IS back for a replacement but since the install is a ***** I will wait until it is really scratched up.
[Vibrant Accessories] bigragu:
I've used both and IMO RealLook is superior by far. It doesn't look like I have anything on the screen. I haven't personally noticed any glare issues. I hated InvisibleShield. It looked like I had a covering on my screen, it smudged easily, and was hard to wipe the smudges off. With RealLook, I just use my shirt and it looks sparkling new. I had a go of it getting all of the bubble around the edge to come out, but once they were out, it was flawless.
[Vibrant Accessories] Pneumatic:
I have also had both screen protectors on my Vibrant and the Realook beats the InvisibleShield hands down. If you are looking for a screen protector that is invisible in every way... The Reallook is the one for you.
[Vibrant Accessories] Duce HD2:
Realook all the way. I had IS on my HD2 and hated it, it's thick, sticky even after install around the edges and kept peeling up.

Realook is easy to clean, looks like there's nothing there, as very low glare, and your fingers glide over the screen.
[Vibrant Accessories] metalfan78:
I just got mt real look yesterday, I love it. It looks like nothing is there, easy to put on too. I was surprised how fast I got it. I ordered it thursday and got it monday. Awesome
[Vibrant Accessories] shalom24:
*Bump.. (hopefully it's not a problem resurrecting this thread :o)

Firstly, I want to thank DarkAgent for the very comprehensive review. Props to you! The review is intelligent, thorough, and very sensible.

And on that note, I have been a 'long-time' user of the BestSkinsEver (or BSE) products ever since they became more main-stream; I believe one of my first orders dates back to 2006. I have personally put more BSE/IS skins on devices than I can remember, literally dozens. And I must say the main reason I switched/used BSE's products in the first place was for that of their low cost, especially in consideration to InvisibleShield. With that said, I will have to admit that perhaps the most annoying thing about the skin in general I have found is its ability to attract dust/dirt/junk on, and along, the edges of the skin. This is often not only upsets the look of the device, but it in turn starts to gum up the adhesive of the skin and ultimately separates the skin from the device.

A rather long way to get around to saying that while I am quite happy with the product, and that I can now quite consistently get good results, I am open to other options.

The Realook has me tempted, if for nothing else it will help me in my own personal knowledge and for future recommendations to others.

Thanks again for the review/comparison, it was thoroughly appreciated!
[Vibrant Accessories] nhakosuka:
I'd say Realook is look. I do get glare sometimes, but more of the time my screen is sharp as can be.
[Vibrant Accessories] buru898:
I love the phantomskinz screen protector. You don't even know there is one on it and it self heals itself.
[Vibrant Accessories] civicvx94:
Here's my problem..I love IS bc it really feels like it adds a layer of protection to the screen, it applies great and I've never had a single issue with bubbles, peeling, scratches, or the application process. I've used IS on at least 5 devices. What i dont like is the friction you experience with the protector and the screen quality has always been negatively affected in terms of brightness and clarity.

Now I've also used many hard protectors and have issues with them too, mainly its that they always get scratched up, begin to peel and quickly look terrible. So does RF have these issues? If I'm spending $10 on screen protectors I'd rather buy 10 $0.99 protectors and just swap them when they're scratched up. So is RF actually scratch resistant or only a screen protector? I'd rather stay with IS and not have to worry about ever replacing it due to scratches or peeling if RF is just like every other "dry" protector out there.

Thanks for the review, perfect timing for this too since I plan to order some accessories this weekend :)
[Vibrant Accessories] Br1cK'd:
Bodyguardz does the same thing, scratches get buffed out with normal use, and fade away.

Ginger Clones of the World Unite!!! via the XDA App
[Vibrant Accessories] LHBC:
I've tried both, first iS then Realook.

I teared off iS the same day I put it on. That sticky feeling simply kills! It reminds

you constantly that there's something on your screen. Yes it is visually invisible, maybe. But mentally, it's NOT. And that sticky touch feels nasty as well.

Realook is a total different story, after putting it on (yes, I managed to put it on without a single dust getting between), I almost don't feel any screen protector there. It's smooth and responsive. All the way hands down.
[Vibrant Accessories] Blown 89:
I've used both and Realook is miles better. The IS yellows over time and distorts the screen too much. The friction on the screen is also annoying and is a constant reminder that you have it on. Finally, over time the edges will attract dust and dirt and start to gum up which eventually causes it to peel off. The only upside is that the stickiness (friction) is nice when you're holding the phone if you have it on the entire body.

I've had my realook on for almost a year now and don't have any problems. I've used it heavily and it doesn't show a scratch. The best part is that it's completely invisible both by looks AND feel. There is absolutely no comparison, the Realook is the superior product.

My advice for anyone putting it on is to dust your area with a damp rag and clean the phone off well. Once it's dry and polished pat it down with scotch tape to get the dust off before you apply the protector (also works on the underside of the Realook if you need to take it off).
[HD2 General] Blueightytwo:
i just purchased my hd2 two weeks ago. I hear now that hd7 is coming out. I am in the 30 day window for buyers remorse. should I return it and wait for the hd7? or should I wait for a rom? Hd2 is a great phone, but I really am excited for the Hd7. I don't know what I should do.
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Chances are the HD2 will get some kind of custom WP7 ROM, chances are the HD7 will never run WinMo or Android. My vote=keep the HD2 and be patient.
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
If you want to run windows phone 7, get the hd7. Even if the hd2 gets a port of wp7, it will probably not have access to the market or any Ms cloud support, as each wp7 device has a unique identifier that is needed for cloud and marketplace support.
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Thats what they said about the Android market...
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
When did they say that about android market? This is something new Ms has embedded in every wp7 device. Da_g, the dev who was working on porting wp7 with cotulla, clearly stated that he doesn't think there will be a way around it at this point. He said we can expect a port, but one without cloud support... which will include the market probably.

I'm just don't think you should advise someone to keep their hd2 expecting a full functional wp7 port when he still has a chance to return it. If someone definitely wants wp7, they shouldn't be advised to keep the hd2 instead of the hd7. There is no certainty that the hd2 will get a wp7 port, let alone a fully functional port.
[HD2 General] Blueightytwo:
even if i did the ota update will they still take it back?
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
I think so. That shouldn't matter. Wait, does the hd2 have ota? Or do you mean you updated it manually? As long as you did the official updates, it should be fine to return. But if you put hardspl on the hd2 so that you can put custom roms on it, you will have undo the hardspl before returning it.
[HD2 General] djflmmbl:
Even with a custom Rom there will be other markets available like on WinMo, I wouldn't sweat it.
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Way back when in 2008 when the first Android ports where first being started, the devs told everyone that the market would be off limits, because each device has some sort of embedded key that identifies said device to Google's servers...and yet here we are, nearly functional Android ports for a slew of devices with full Market support. I am adviseing this person on my personal experience, if you want to run Android as well as WP7, I would get and stay with the HD2 as the HD7 is more than likely never going to run Android.
[HD2 General] Blueightytwo:
I did have some cooked roms on it but then I did a flash of the latest 3.14 from tmous I extracted the exe and took the nhb file or whatever its called and put it on the sd card and did a hard flash instead of using usb, that changed the hspl from coutlla to the stock. They said they wont notice the difference.

I think im deciding to keep the hd2 because I know that wm7 will have lots of bugs. Until Microsoft fixes those first bugs I might consider. who knows they might make better phones within a year or even a few months.
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Yes, if you flashed a stock ROM via USB your SPL has been changed back to stock and T-Mobile will not be able to tell the difference, or that you ever flashed HardSPL in the first place if you do indeed decide to return it.