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[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
I did a search for ringtones in the market place and found hundreds there (some in compilations) although IMHO pretty crap or at least not what I want or had on previous phones. At least I haven't found what I'm looking for

However........I do understand that come Jan this facility maybe available. Also I've read that there was an app that allowed the creation of folders on the device but don't take my word for it, have a search on here and some of the other forums. :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Tasks were managed by outlook in 6.5 unleas the manufacturer modifies the OS.

I've had like 2 vanilla 6.5 devices. I know this for a fact. Outlook did pretty much everything, including sms, unless the carrier/manufacturer modified the os.

That is why office mobile 2010 did not update outlook. It was deeply tied into Windows mobile.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Nope. I have a $300+ router. All my computers use static IPs and I can set my phone to use a static IP ny putting the MAC in and assigning it an IP address. I can do this for any device for which I know the device's MAC address.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
Tell you what would be good... the ability to set the device to have the screen permanantly on when on charge (mains or usb).

Also, fast switching of settings (in abscence of automatic profiles) so being able to switch BT/WIFI etc on and off without having to constantly diving into settings
[Windows Phone 7 General] mbamenra:
That is the dumbest statement I've ever read. Because Google was not in the mobile business before, it made sense for early G1 adopters to fall in love with Android back then when it looked and operated like crap, but because MSFT has been in the business, then early adopters to slick looking WP7 with stated commitment to addressing deficiencies are disingenuous idiots?

Early adopters to Android had know certainty as to how robust the platform would become, but that did not stop them from jumping on the wagon. With WP7, MSFT has jumped in feet first and is committed to taking the OS to another level. Early adopters may have even more comfort in taking the plunge as well.

Your argument should not even be classified as logical, and I should be shot for even letting myself getting baited into responding.
[Windows Phone 7 General] efjay:
Well that was purely the context under which my statement was forumlated. So you took part of my statement out of context so it doesnt apply as you are interpreting it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
Let me try to inject some sense into what vetvito said and label it what vetvito should have said:

When what we now know as iOS first came out it lacked features. When Android was first presented to us on the G1 it lacked quite a few things as well. Now both OSes have become mature and feature-rich (Android at quite a fast rate).

So are we being unfair to Windows Phone 7 for lacking features in its initial offering? My answer is yes.

But here is the real problem:

When Apple came out with its iPhone, all the non-business consumer had was crappy Symbian with all its freezing and crashing. Apple paved the way for the Smartphone / PDA to have mainstream appeal.

Android filled in the gap of the consumer that wanted to have a choice in their device and still have a smartphone with mass appeal. Or the consumer that did not like Apple.

Where does WP7 fall? That is the problem. WP7 is now in a saturated market fighting for space. Someone asked a good question in another thread and there is no easy answer. Why choose WP7 over Android? I think it is for some to be different. I love the hubs, the email, and the gaming possibilities but I do not want to be a guinea pig. I will probably wait until version 1.3 comes out.
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
Interaction between apps and services needs to be introduced.

I want Last.FM to be able to scrobble music I play in Zune. I want an app to be able to view my SMS messages and back them up somewhere etc etc
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
No you should not be shot, but seated like a child. As I do not understand your response at all.

Apple, and Google were never in the mobile business. Their 1.0's were truly 1.0, they didn't change the name, change the looks, or even have a previous blueprint to go off of.

I will not sit back and accept mediocrity, and neither should any of you.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
Name-calling never furthers a discussion so let us start fresh.

vetvito,

I think some of us do not fully understand your point of view I am am hoping you would be able to explain it to me. I will go through the things I have gathered from your posts and feel free to correct or clarify:

You do not like what you see from WP7 so far. You think it is a mediocre mobileOS offering from a company that has been doing mobile OSes before.

You think that it was at least understandable why Google and Apple came out with a mediocre OS because it was a first attempt.

That is what I have gathered. But you are looking at it too black and white.

Windows Phone 7 is nothing like the pocketpc of old. So because Microsoft was very experienced at writing iterations of WinMo for phones does not mean that they should have magically made a complete first offering of WP7. You are suggesting that coding is all the same. This is not like Vista to Windows 7. This is from the ground up. Which I read they did in less than 2 years.

Yes they had experience to build on but we are also talking about Google and Apple. They make software too. And if coding is coding is coding then Apple and Google also have the infrastructure and people to put out a mobile OS too.

It is all about the foundation. Some people here believe WP7 has a very solid foundation which they can build on. Michael Dell said a WP7 phone is very easy to build. Easier than Android. It will get there and could be better than the others.
[Windows Phone 7 General] paulrockliffe:
I don't really know what point you're making? 6.5 syncronised Tasks, 7 doesn't. Whether Microsoft calls one or both systems 'Outlook' doesn't seem relevant to the fact.

Information synced by Active Sync in 6.5 was available to third party applications if necessary and there were third party applications capable of managing Tasks other than the Outlook Tasks application, which itself was a stand-alone application compared with the rest of what you refer to as 'Outlook' on the device.

I asked why Microsoft aren't supporting Tasks on the device anymore, which seems to be a common complaint (without answer) over on the Microsoft forums. I've not seen a good reason other than that the iPhone generation don't use tasks.

Hopefully features like this that are clutter to the general user, but important to business users will be added through the Marketplace, so the individual can choose whether they want the feature there or not.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Almost right, but we are not being unfair to WP7 initial offering. Its BS to consider this a initial offering from MS. If Ford or Chevrolet made a new vehicle, and it lacked cup holders there would be an uproar.

This is not about Android or Apple, its about MS and their ridiculous policies.

No one should accept this mediocre OS. They could've EASILY included those missing features and removed some of those stupid policies for us so called geeks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
I received the following answer on another forum which may go a way to explain some of the issues here.

Gash answer me thinks but an answe none the less
[Windows Phone 7 General] lqaddict:
What you are describing is a dhcp static lease reservation, some ppl do not run dhcp server in their environment

Sent from my bionix powered Vibrant
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Ra:
but a lot of people have your typical cisco/linksys wireless routers, which are set up for DHCP automatically, and can be configured easily for static ip.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lqaddict:
I understand that, and it is good for home use since you can control that, some people have strict IT policies at work and have hidden SSID's (oops did I just hit another WP7 obstacle, sorry) and statically assigned IP's (weird, but true) for their wireless clients, and when you bring your phone with you to work and try connecting to such networks you will be hard pressed with WP7.

I am not saying Android is without issues in the Wi-Fi front - the one and only Wi-Fi proxy support (even though Samsung kinda lift it in their Galaxy S series, but it is so damn awkward); but come on MS, at least implement connectivity to hidden SSID's.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrew-in-woking:
Which of these features are missing in WP7?

Hi all

I am currently using a HTC Touch Pro 2 which I am generally still happy with. I am on the brink of upgrading to a WP7 device and have decided to wait until the HTC 7 Pro comes to the UK market (supposedly before Christmas 2010!).

For me, it's not just about buying a smart phone which has certain capabilities or apps for things you want. I am taking a very broad view of communication and other information technology. As far as I can see, there are two competing options that look good from my point of view.

I have a Windows Live email account which I now use for my primary calendar and contacts store as well as email. I use a Windows 7 PC with MS Outlook and sync this and my HTC Touch Pro 2 to my Windows Live account. I use MS Office for producing/editing other documents and this whole package seems to work very well together. So, option one is simply to replace my HTC Touch Pro 2 with a WP7 device (hopefully the HTC 7 Pro).

The second option for a unified communication & IT solution is to migrate over to Open Source software. Ubuntu 10.10 runs very well on my PC, the HTC Desire Z looks like a good replacement for my HTC Touch Pro 2, Gmail offers almost all the same features as a Windows Live account, Thunderbird runs in Ubuntu and can be set up to sync Gmail email, calendar & contacts and of course there is Google Docs and Open Office for producing documents, etc.

So, my questions about WP7 are aimed at helping me make that decision.

In WM 6.5 when using Windows Live via EAS the following features become disabled:

You can not flag an email for follow up as you can when using a regular Exchange Server email account.

You can only receive email messages as plain text and not formatted in HTML.

Are either of these features addressed in WP7?

Thanks

andrew-in-woking
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Ra:
I agree that not being able to connect to hidden SSID's is problematic. But it was stated that in the initial release of WP7 they were concentrating on the consumer market before the enterprise/work market. I am sure that things like this will be remedied in future updates, but right now they are trying to get something that appeals more to the masses before bringing in features like that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] paulrockliffe:
Ahh, I see where the confusion is and why I didn't understand the last response. I use a hosted Exchange solution (www.mail2web.com) so when I was talking about syncing to Outlook, I meant Exchange. I understand why there are issues syncing to Outlook and why that would mean no Tasks as they can't be synced to Hotmail. But from Exchange they *should* be there.

Now I've had a few days to play with the phone I really like the OS and I'm prepared to forgive MS the various missing parts so long as they are committed to regular updates and get these things added eventually.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Can't connect to hidden SSIDs? WtF!!! What year is this?
[Windows Phone 7 General] VelJharig:
Umm.... 2010? The problem's not exactly unique to WP7:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-issues/61706-cant-connect-wifi-non-broadcast-ssid.html

http://www.htcdesireforum.com/htc-d...n-ssid-is-hidden-only-when-ssid-is-broadcast/

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=670e46135cadce1e&hl=en

Unless you were joking, and I missed it?
[Windows Phone 7 General] lqaddict:
Besides Wi-Fi proxy connectivity there are no known bugs filed with google regarding Wi-Fi connectivity using different settings, if you look at the posts there if the feature is missing because the provider failed to package it, there are "workarounds" (I know we are all idealist, and workarounds not cutting it).

I connect to my company's hidden WPA2 Enterpise with PEAP wireless network just fine on my phone without the use of any workarounds.

Another notorious Android 2.2 issue is the BT and rSAP protocol missing - a total bummer when you cannot integrated with your car's BT.
[Windows Phone 7 General] burnblue:
That is a very bad analogy if you were trying to refute his point. Your analogy better suits a situation where WinMo 6 has SMS notifications and WinMo 6.5 didn't.

I still see your point, though I'm not as unimpressed with the new product they've created as you are. I'll wait to see how many new features are in the January update.
[Windows Phone 7 General] burnblue:
I believe they expect you to use OneNote for your list of Tasks. If it's something with a date, perhaps you'd be better served by entering it into the Calendar (not that I don't think a robust Task solution is a good idea... but this seems to be one of the things they believe third party apps can handle just fine, and I would agree).
[Windows Phone 7 General] burnblue:
Well Bing Maps is a real GPS program.. If you meant voice-guided navigation program, then it will become one in January (like it is on WinMo6) and in the meantime there are plenty of apps from carriers and 3rd parties for this.

You won't see task-switching in January though, they didn't promise that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] paulrockliffe:
Tasks in Outlook lets you have start dates, completion dates and reminders. You can also categories and use custom filters to produce some very useful lists that go far beyond a simple list. For example at work I have some lists setup for certain categories that display current tasks and tasks completed in the previous month which is part of a simple monthly report to management. You can't do this with OneNote and you can't do it if you put the item in the Calendar either, besides the clutter that would cause in the Calendar. One Note won't give you the reminders, which are effectively automatic custom alarms when on the device.

The thing is that MS want you to sync with Exchange rather than your PC it seems, yet Exchange syncs Tasks in a really straightforward way. I don't see that it makes sense to not have this included.

Third party applications can't provide a proper Tasks solution unless they include their own sync to Exchange solution because the data simply isn't on the device. My example above shows why it isn't practical to use a third party application with Tasks only on the device for a lot of people.
[Windows Phone 7 General] paulrockliffe:
I'm sure he meant a GPS programme with maps on the device and not dependant on the data connection, eg TomTom or Garmin etc. Though that's up to TomTom et al, rather than Microsoft. I'm after this too, as at the moment I can't ebay my HD2!

I'm hoping Google Maps and search becomes an option eventually too.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
I'm in the same boat as you. Still need to get on to the whole OneNote bandwagon. The problem is that MS didn't really aim this OS at users like you or I. They are going for that large piece of Apple pie with lashings of Android cream. We, business and power users, by their very own words are secondary at the moment.

This is I feel a massive oversight as I don't think they truly realise how many people are actually using Outlook in their home lives (lets face it they use it at work as well and it's what they know).
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Don't know if this was a joke, but Android connects fine to hidden SSID's. It's not auto. Every Android device I've played with connected fine to a hidden SSID, so any problems are more than likely user errors.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoInc:
sorry when this is written

but i got big problems with downgrading the 2.1 firmware to old 1.6 now i´m not able to bring the phone back alive. if some1 can help please do it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marice22:
What is the problem? be more specific pls..

what did you do etc?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoInc:
ok i resolved the problem with the nordic flasher this one is working.

the problem was i tried to downgrade my x10i with the global generic 026. and after rebooting the phone hangs up and vibrant much. and when i tried to reflash with 2.1 and after that it doesn´t reboot either. but now it works fine. thx anyway and hi
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnislash:
not very helpful dude... what did u do to make it work again ... pls share.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoInc:
Idk what exactly removed the problem. Like I said I used the nordic flasher I found in sea and this worked for me. Oh and I removed the memorycard. I think they was broken.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zebmirza5000:
Experiencing Same problem righ now. and downloading nordic flasher. Hope it will work for me too :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitalemontea:
i have a problem updating it to 2.1...

i manually did it on my computer and it said i have the latest software when my phone still says 1.6
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zebmirza5000:
Download 2.1 Flash Tool availabe on this website. Binary Flashtools are easy to use. Just Download them and run the batch file. 2.1 will automatically be installed on your Device.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zebmirza5000:
My problem has been resolved by Nordic Flash Tool. Anybody ever facing this problem will have to simply flash their phone using this tool. And Thats it!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tony_C:
Follow the directions on the flash thread. Some of the firmware packages do not include the loader.sin file. You need to add manually if use GUI. I think the non-GUI version still adds it for you. Bin4ny also provides the loader.sin files, the link is right below the link for the GUI version.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitalemontea:
can you link me?! please
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tony_C:
Go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=827065
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gervin:
OK, I think I did some thing stupid.

I ripped off the black vinyl like sticker on the back of the phone.

(Had an OCD moment). Too late I realized that the sticker led to the vent holes on the back of the phone.

Now my GPS won't work.

Was that black sticker part of the antenna, or shielding?

(Did I screw up my phone?)

Or is my lack of GPS signal now a complete coincidence?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhu_camry:
i ripped the sticker below the battery just like you :( , now i'm getting very low signal .......... i think we're screwed !
[XPERIA X10 General] nc1tc6:
5 項最近的軟體更新

1/11/2010: Xperia™ X10

1/11/2010: Xperia™ X10 mini

1/11/2010: Xperia™ X10 mini pro

27/8/2010: Vivaz™ pro

27/8/2010: Vivaz™
[XPERIA X10 General] jerrytea:
That's actually not true. It shows the same info on every language/country of the Sony Ericsson website you select. I doubt HK has released the update already as they mentioned on Facebook that the HK version will come mid November.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puntc:
Is there any phone on/off toggle program good for HD2?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InfX:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633590

In addition to letting you configure many aspects on your home screen, it enables you to put a tiny "on/off" widget on it for the phone, bluetooth and wifi.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puntc:
Thanks. Unfortunately, the version of Manila in my HD2 is 1.0.19211620.0. I suppose this is incompatible with CHT.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hulmeman:
Read the thread dude, the definitive answer lies within?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puntc:
Isn't true that the CHT requires Manila 2.5?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hulmeman:
Here's the link for the latest version of CHT. Seek and you WILL find? Ask without searching, and people will quickly get tired of doing all the searching for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=792303
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] unkn0wnz:
I have the latest fresh evo rom and the wifi hotspot is not installed in the rom but the apk is provided, i try to install it but I get application not installed, how can I install it?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kamasi36:
You have to remount the /system partition as RW. You can do this one of two ways:

adb remount

or from the shell:

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

Then you have to copy the APK into the right folder which is:

/system/app

So try:

cp /sdcard/fresh-removed-apks-3/HtcFMRadio.apk /system/app

navigate to fresh folder and type those commands above. Just use WifiRouter.apk instead of FM Radio.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] unkn0wnz:
Thanks for your reply but I just tried this and still get the same thing...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] chas123:
I had the same problem with OMJ's rom. I zipped it up and flashed it from recovery.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] unkn0wnz:
Worked first try.....thanks
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] milk10man:
sprint hotspot application not installed

Hello I'm getting the same thing as well, I'm running the lated version of fresh also. I am very new at this and do not understand any of the steps you all just mentioned other than the part about zipping up the file and flashing it from recovery. I did try that method and it did not work. I would like to know if there is a much more user friendly method of doing this. I would appreciate any help.

thanks
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] honeyBfly:
Click to download the wifirouter.zip file from chas123 (a couple of posts up)...put in on the root of your SD card...Nand backup and flash.
[General Questions and Answers] ohwarumbloss:
Hey all,

I have been around here for some days now and got almost every Info I was looking for but now there is something...

I downloaded a Rom (Shipped and rebuild I think) and opened it with the HTC Image Editor. There I took the "os" and there the "imgfs"

There I found all the files, some where already known (the weather xml i.e.) and some I just messed around with after I extracted the files.

My Question now is : If I modify any file in this "imgfs" will it still be possible to flash this Rom ? And, is there a file that tells the Rom what to install ? Like a Autostart File or something ?

The Point is that I downloaded many very nice Roms from here and so on but every Time I find things I don´t need or I don´t want. So it would be nice to build my very own, small Rom just for me :D

I am 100% sure those Questions were asked already but I searched and searched... I really hope that someone here will grab his time and help me poor dummy out :D

Nice, very nice Forum !!

Thanks for any constructive Answer :D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Bin4ry:
Hi,

i modded the flasher it should work now for Minis too.

so please somebody upload the 3!!!! Files from Seus DB Folder of the 2.1 Nordic Rom for X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro.

If you do so i can decrypt them an upload it together with a flashtool for you.

Best Regards

Bin4ry
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] siddharthsai:
With the new SEUS update , those 3 files are impossible to take ( correct me if im wrong )... can you tell which files exactly ? I'll upload..

Thanks a lot :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stillka:
Just let us know where exactly are files located or names of files...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] cocker80:
The files should be in "C:\Program Files\Sony Ericsson\Update Service\db"
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Bin4ry:
You can directly decrypt with this tool too!

After that take the new 2.1 Flasher from X10 Forums and put Mini loader.sin and firmware sin files in "firmware" Folder!

Regards

Bin4ry
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] stillka:
There is lot of files, around 122MB of space..I will zip it and upload somewhere...