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[Windows Phone 7 General] janemanno1:
I tried the outlook connector but it doesn't sync the Anniversary field from outlook to the live contacts, everything else does get synced.
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
did you remember to resync and make sure you're modifying the contact card that is on the live account?
[Windows Phone 7 General] chubnut:
You might also want to look at alternative methods for syncing Outlook back to your phone. Personally, I'm very anti Live for so many reasons. I've gone for a hosted exchange method for the time being so it's all Outlook back to the phone.

Remember though, that whatever method you choose, the phone doesn't have the same complement of fields as Outlook but it has more than Live
[Windows Phone 7 General] janemanno1:
Most of my contacts are full of information and I have gone through with all my contacts to get the list of fields that I use, i.e. within Outlook.

Anniversary is the only field that I want is not there in live contacts, rest are all there. Doesn't matter where I sync it from, if I don't have a hosted exchange account mentioned below, I will not be able to get that field through live contacts.

I have 3 domains that are hosted and between them I have around 10-15 accounts and at the moment the email service is done free due to hosting service agreement. Exchange accounts are not cheap and I am not sure I can afford to move all of them to exchange. And many Exchange providers I have looked also changes extra for ActiveSync kinda functionality.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyanoid:
My first day with this new battery. Bought it off eBay, it's a 1600mah (instead of the Desire's 1400mah), but not HTC brand.

I let it run dead the first time, by accident (forgot to plug in the charger). But then I charged it for 8 hours. It works, but I've been getting some really weird readings all day. ie. One minute it's at 21%, a few minutes later it's at 47%... while not in the charger! One app tells me the battery's at 7%, another says 21%? What the fuh? :eek: Wait, there's more. The percentage slowly decreases... while it's in the wall charger! Then I realize.... there's a big battery icon telling me that I should plug my charger in! What the hey-hey?? :confused: I figure maybe the power bar's off, because I *know* this thing worked yesterday.... So I try different outlets to no avail. Battery is still declining. Then I pop in the HTC battery, charger works fine in the power bar!

Also... I don't know if this could be related to the weirdo battery problem, but I have had great difficulty all day, getting the Connect To PC options to show up in the Notification screen when the USB is plugged in. They just wouldn't come in, whereas they always have before on my system. It'd start to work only after a reboot, but even so, not always. Any of this sound familiar to anyone?? :confused: I'm worried I might have screwed up the battery by letting it discharge on the first go... but, I consider that it might have been pre-screwed already.
[myTouch 4G General] jaydc393:
Has anyone experience their Mytouch 4g crashing strait into reboot without a force close and coming back without any applications???

This actually happened to me on my G2 so I replaced it and it happened again on my new Mytouch 4g
[Touch 3G ROM Development] vivek74:
:confused: some one help me in opening the photos using file explorer in my HTC Touch 3G. i get this message when i try to open - "thefile cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found. if the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file"
[Epic 4G General] egotek:
It appears that I'm not able to update anything at all through the Market. I'll select one and it'll go to Starting Download, then Downloading, then immediately to Download Unsuccessful! I can't figure out why.... I've tried through 3G and WiFi, same thing. there's plent of space both local and on the SD.

Anyone have any tips for this?
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
The Market seems to be having difficulties for some users tonight, give it a few hours.
[Epic 4G General] egotek:
oh, heh....well that makes me feel a little better. thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow.
[Epic 4G General] irwinm:
I don't know why this works, but I had the exact same problem on my Evo and it was driving me crazy, and someone told me to open the Google Talk app and then it worked! Not sure why but that did the trick for me so you may want to try it.
[Epic 4G General] dennistpm:
Try starting Google Talk then it should start downloading.
[EVO 4G General] westicle:
Wow man, quite a story. Lol.
[EVO 4G General] apristel:
lol thats crazy.

I seriously doubt HTC ran out of serials.
[EVO 4G General] dadoc04:
Well damn.....

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G General] looneylu:
Sprint's customer service sucks... No credit, no nothing? Damn... They have great prices, but tmo trumps all the carriers with their customer service imho. SMH...
[EVO 4G General] redkloud:
Agreed! I plan on going back to T-mo after my 2 year EVO contract is up.
[EVO 4G General] campchi:
U should make some international calls, load up the account and have sprint to suck it up.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Hahah. What fing idiots. I love how no one cares anymore - at the least they should have come up with a semi-believable story for you, and made sure the guy's account that you're on isn't totally screwed over.

Spring has great prices, but you pay for it when it comes to 3g service, dropped calls, and CS!
[EVO 4G General] envoykrawkwarrior7:
815 is northern mchenry county illinois, thats out by me, poor fellow. guess thats asurion for you though.

you could always try to *cough*cdmaworkshopit*cough*
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
Sprint reps are idiots. I get annoyed having to call in because I know I'll bee in for it.

Sent while sitting on the toilet.
[EVO 4G General] iam87x:
haha, I love sprint. *rolls eyes*. I have been with them for roughly 6 years now, so I know all about that "Customer Service".
[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
Are these people randomly plucked from the streets? Hey ill go be a cs! If I feel like being an idiot one day, ill get away with it. Lol

Sent from my Evo
[EVO 4G General] latoso:
Is not sprints fault the samething happen to me. This is because you idiots trying to root their phones and they brake something and returned it ti sprint. I got a phone from craigslist I called sprint to swap my phone everything goes fine and than she tells that I have to get a new line for that phone because a have already five lines. After an hour on the phone no matter what we did we were unable thw guys profile. I called the giy since I had his information and ask him if did root the phone and he said yes but didnt work. Just look at the forums how many habe broken wimax or bricked phones and they blame the guys who made that metod to root..
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
lol Of course you wouldn't expect Sprint to give out working phones, what a ridiculous idea. It's all the fault of people who root their phones.
[EVO 4G General] Jetdr:
HEY!!!!!!!!!! I'm Mr Nelson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow sounds just like something that would happen to me.
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
Fool. I had to call in my phone b/c it was lost/stolen, not b/c it was rooted.

And it has nothing to do with the new phone being rooted. As I stated in my first post, IT IS A BRAND NEW PHONE.

BTW, Mozilla has a built in spell-checker.
[EVO 4G General] 12MaNy:
Dude....that's poopy. Thankfully, I've never had this issue and for me Sprint is always nice and resolves my issues quickly. Sounds like you got dealt a bad hand that day bro.
[EVO 4G General] latoso:
im not saying you rooted the phone for someone else info to be in the phone has to be activated. Just look at my brothwr in law got his phone on thursday tryed to rooted didnt work he got another one today and the phone he return is new where you think that phone is goin to. Asurion.
[EVO 4G General] notasimpleway:
Rooting does not break a phone. And I would have asked for the manager's boss. It was their fault. They should have arranged a store pick up or overnight you one. A dishonest person could run up a huge phone bill for that guy to pay. I am sorry this happened. Hopefully everything is worked out.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
That should have been a red-flag right there. Why would you continue anything if they were calling you the wrong last name?

I think this whole situation is largely your fault.
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
He called me the right name the first two times. Then the last 2 times he called me the wrong name. I've worked c.s. jobs and understand that sometimes you're working on so much, slip up happens. So I let it pass.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
How is this Sprints fault when ASURION (a completely separate company) sent you that phone? By the way there is no possible way to "port" your ESN from one phone to another, so you're as big a fool for believing there is.

Also, sorry it's not as simple as taking the phone to the store and swapping it out. Again, this was sent from asurion so it must be replaced through asurion, not Sprint. Sprint has their inventory and so does asurion, so why on earth would Sprint give you their perfectly working phones for some piece of **** asurion gave you? Makes no damn sense....

Nonetheless, I hope asurion reimburses you for the trouble you went thru
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
It *is* as simple as going to the store and swapping it out. A good friend of mine is a rep for Verizon, and that's the first thing he said. He said in screwed up situations, they do it all the time when the phones Asurion are giving out are brand new. They work with the customer, and essentially they eat the fact that they don't have one phone in stock for a day or two. They take the screwed up phone, issue the customer a new phone, and when the new phone from Asurion arrives, the customer has to bring it in. Otherwise, they don't give back the crap phone, and the customer has to eat the $300 or whatever that Asurion charges for not sending the defective unit back. Makes perfect sense to me.

And I never said this was Sprint's fault for the whole scenario. That falls solely on Asurion. The fact that no one at Sprint told me not to use the phone, or turn it in to a store, or anything like that, yeah, that's a Sprint related issue. What you're basically telling me is that if you were Mr. Nelson, and I was calling on your line, you'd pretty much say to them that it wasn't their fault they didn't let you know this was going on, that they were letting some strange person use your account to make calls? Didn't think so.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
There's only one problem with your last statement, this is not Verizon. Verizon charges $40-80 more a month, they have the money to give people new phones and constantly have bogo deals. Sprint is cheap for a reason and it's not because they give crap away - well, they used to give crap away, not anymore if you want to keep your cheap service.

Let's put it this way, they had more activation's this month and quarter breaking profits but still managed to hit net negative. Too much crap being given away

Phones are cloned through a hack, there is no screen on a representatives computer to bring an ESN from a phone and place it on another, so all the *****ing and screaming you did was for no reason, because it can't happen.
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
Grow up, no one *****ed and screamed like your g/f or wife, I'm not a child. I was completely civil to everyone I spoke to. Some of us know how to be adults and not shoot the messenger.

I work as a Network Admin for a small non-profit. I'm on call 24x7 through that phone. All my servers are programmed to SMS *that* number. I *could* have been an ass, but I was not, nor have I been. I just find it completely illogical that they would knowingly let me keep a phone programmed to someone else's account and run up all kinds charges if I felt so inclined.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
The caps on your first post would say otherwise :). Not trying to start a war here buddy, just letting you know how crap get's handled at Sprint not Verizon.
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
Then truce. I understand that you get more with honey than with vinegar. I know that this issue goes farther up the chain than these reps. Like I said, I've worked c.s. before, and I used to hate getting chewed out for things *way* out of my control. So even in situations like this, I'm careful not to harangue these $8-$10/hr folks. I know it isn't their fault.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
True, you have to remember, while this may be your first or second call in to complain, this is the representatives probably 40th or 50th call and everybody has their bad days. Same goes for rep while it may be their 40th call it's always the customers "first" so.... it's kind of a double-edged sword. Having to deal with 40 people's personal problems while dealing with your own sometimes isn't very pleasant. Rep's at Sprint literally have no "magic" wand anymore... everything is handled at stores now because Sprint gave away too many phones and $ with their "never say no" policy from a few years back and they have lost millions and continue to lose millions a month.. things must change unfortunately and a lot of customers will be unhappy
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
That's our friendly XDA Sprint rep for you, you do a fine job representing them. I agree with you on your previous comment that Sprint shouldn't be liable for Asurion when it is a service you pay Sprint for. I mean, if I'm paying someone money to take care of me why would I expect them to take responsibility for it?
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
Have you tried leaving him a voicemail explaining what's going on? I'm sure he would be interested to find out about this.
[EVO 4G General] DomSim:
^this

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[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Would you prefer paying Asurion directly? You're paying Sprint for the ability to have insurance, your insurance is Asurion, the reason you're paying Sprint is for the convenience of not having to pay another company. I get it, there will always be something to complain about but it's complaining to the right people that matters.
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
I've been weighing this exact thing all day. But if you got a call like this, wouldn't you think this was someone trying to pull a fast one on you? *lol* I mean, I can barely believe this myself.....
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
not if the voicemail says it was left by his phone number lol. I'm pretty sure there is a way to do it, you may have to call another sprint voicemail box and I think # will let you go to another mail box. From there it will act like it is just another voicemail.

That's how it use to work at least, it may be different now.
[EVO 4G General] latoso:
Ok here is my story is close to his.. I wanted the evo so bad and it was sold out back than. So made a local search is craigslist and found a brandnew evo for 500 I got it activated right in front of the guy everything goes smoth the sprint rep tells im gonna be with out data for a few hours ok no big deal the time goes by still no data I get home I call sprint and she starts callimg me by other name and tells me that I need a new plan for that phone because i have already 5 lines. To make the story short no matter what we did we could not erased the guys profile it always was comming back so at least made my phone to work no texts no data nothing xcept outgoing calls. I ask for a replacement they cant give it to me because they had no evos so I had to wait a month and a half for a new phone I cant even put my older phone i will loose the evo forever so I had to wait until they had some in stock at least I had a nice rep that understoos my problem that even I got the phone from someone else they give me a replacement. Is tot sprints fault is my fuault for buying someone else phone at least sprint made it right took a long time but I have my evo
[EVO 4G General] whats77inaname:
^Close, but

1) everything about my phone and account are legit

2) the phone I received was brand new in the box, everything was still sealed

Dunno what the hell is going on, but now I only have 36 hours until I get another phone.

Yay.
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
Sprint = fail IHO.. nice phones, with crap service and cs. Will easily change provider when I see a better phone. Also, even though some providers are little more expensive.. id pay for it just to have better cs...
[EVO 4G General] thlinx:
You and your whole family should be deleted from the gene pool. My phone fell and my screen shattered, yet I was able to unroot the phone and got a new one. Rules rules rules to everything but by god I paved good money for this phone and in gonna get the very best out of it.
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
Deleted other post, its that one guy. I then agree with the above statement.
[EVO 4G General] latoso:
I'm sorry guys . I'm not saying rooting is bad is your choice I was just putting an example why some people should not root I did not want to say something the wrong way. You see people asking to root or not to root. My brother in law tried to do it because he saw mine and thought it was cool and easy broke his phone got another and someone else might get that phone that might not work 100%. It happen to me and can happen to you. What devs say root only if you know what are doing.
[EVO 4G General] skantman69:
Since you are sending that phone back I'm sure there are a bunch of people on here that would love to get their hands on those 4g keys... help someone out at sprints expense.....

Sent from your Moms EVO using 4G speed
[myTouch 4G General] BrooklynAvi:
Well, guess what? My MT4G is about five hours old and there is already a spec of dust under the screen. On the phone with T-Mobile right now to do a swap. Why can't HTC figure out this dust issue? How hard is it to glue a phone together?

Update: T-Mobile had no problem swapping it for a brand new device because it was so new. Even after that dust under the screen is covered under the one year warranty.
[myTouch 4G General] Arcadia310:
I would just return it, I doubt that many have this problem.
[myTouch 4G General] BrooklynAvi:
A new one is on the way. I'm hoping this is not like my Nexus. Either way, that's what warranties are for.
[myTouch 4G General] DarkAgent:
Are we talking about extended warranty here? If so, sorry to burst your bubble, but the regular one year manufacturer's warranty will cover this also -- without having to shell out that extra $6 a month :p
[myTouch 4G General] surfnhawaii808:
I had grey specks under my screen and I made her the exchange the phone.. the sales girl (a teen ager!) said she didnt see anything, but when I showed it to her in the sun she said "I would never notice that" (like I as being anal! LOL!)

It was the WHITE version...
[myTouch 4G General] lghorn:
I've seen other reports of this too. Best to inspect well upon receipt or in store before leaving.

Mine appears to have an issue with the FFC - it looks to be off center to the right. Works fine, but a QC issue for a phone the caliber of this and not impressive for HTC.
[myTouch 4G General] jdallac:
I had a single spec of dust under the screen, upper left corner. the girl in the store saw it as soon as I showed a white screen. exchanged it for a new one right in the store, no questions asked.

manufacturing defect? I guess. hope the screen doesn't have some gap that allows in lint because I carry the thing in my pocket all the time.
[myTouch 4G General] `Ghost`:
yep...got a mytouch 4g/hd today aswell. didnt get a chance to play with it until now, about 6 hours later. Smack dab in the middle was what i thought was a dead pixel. upon further inspection its a particle of dust or whatever. super super annoying. i have to exchange the phone and hope this one doesnt have this problem.

any way of removing this foreign particle w/o voiding anything?
[myTouch 4G General] toby4059:
Mine is the same, but it doesn't bother me.
[myTouch 4G General] DarkAgent:
I got my mt4g yesterday. First thing I did was look for dust under the screen. Had another mt4g on the way within an hour of getting my first one. The bad part is I got my phone direct from Tmobile so I have to wait for it to arrive. On the brightside they did free express this time.
[myTouch 4G General] typedink:
Anyone got any images showing this? I dont see anything on mine but its only a few hours old and I got it late at night and I'm so tired I'm not even inspecting it that much at the moment. Will go over it tomorrow.
[myTouch 4G General] Trump:
i use to work on LCDs. Basically the clean room wasn't that clean when they were putting on the polarized layer. There is not anything practical you can do to fix it.

Anyone know who the OEM for the LCDs are?
[myTouch 4G General] colin253:
never had that problem with any of my htc's
[myTouch 4G General] BrooklynAvi:
I never buy the extended warranty but I do get insurance. Considering how many times I've used it, it's been worth it.
[myTouch 4G General] $pitacular1:
No this is a QC issue. There are gaps between the metal bezel that surrounds the glass and the rubbery material that covers up the sides of the phone. The dust/lint that got under my screen was definitely from the device being in my pocket.

I solved this by getting a nice case from T-Mo ($35 but it's sexy) to cover the exposed area. Haven't had a problem since.
[myTouch 4G General] shep211:
I was going to get a mytouch 4g to play with until the nexus s came out. I played with one at t-mobile store and nothing really impressed me. After reading the mytouch 4g thread it sounds like HTC is still making crappy phones. Sounds like the same N1 issues all over again. We used hairdryer to heat up the glass then press the screen back down. I had to do this will all three of my N1's.
[myTouch 4G General] DADDYDC650:
Crappy phone? It's one of the best Android phones out right now. There are a FEW people having issues. Happens with every cell. Guess the MT4G isn't for you. I'm loving it!
[myTouch 4G General] zValor:
I also have found a spec of dust it doesn't bother me but I'm worried that it'll get worse over time
[myTouch 4G General] VontaelP:
I have the tiniest, most annoying lint particle underneath my screen. As of now it is located far left. Seems as if it could make its way to smack dab in the center of my screen though. Kinda sucks but its so tiny you only notice it in full contrast to a white background if you really focus.
[myTouch 4G General] alex9025:
a single grey speck of dust in the top right corner, near the clock. Thought it was a dead pixel, but its there even when the phone is off. can only see it if I look really hard into that spot
[G2 and Desire Z General] joebobjoe:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/05/alienware-m11x-hinge-issues-yeah-dell-knows/

Dell acknowledges their hinges, now why can't HTC?
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheMan42:
Nothing is wrong with mine