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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGibbage:
Hey buddy, I don't know how to help you other than tell you that you are going to get flamed here for 1) cross posting and 2) posting questions in the development section. Sorry, but people that break rules here don't usually get too much help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a1cshowoff:
Get the torches, I'll get the pitchforks!

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Sent from my mobile, pardon the typos.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
I went to the AT&T store last night for two reasons: 1. To play with WP7 on a live device so I could reject it with authority; and 2. to resign myself to replacing my iPhone 3G with an iPhone 4 and a package of prayers for an unbroken back.

What I found surprised me. Now mind you, I'd played with the emulator so I knew the basics of how the OS operated, but man...in person on a real device is a whole other ballgame. I was so surprised at how fast, responsive and intuitive the device was that I began to think I might actually buy one. "But the app store sucks, I hear!" so I took a look--and discovered that all but ONE of the apps I use on my iPhone were already there (minus a couple of specific games titles like awesome solitaire, but meh, it's solitaire, who effing cares?).

So I bought the phone. Today I found via techbargains.com that AT&T is offering $75 off any smartphone, with free activation (iPhone excluded,) so I called and got them to apply that, crediting me $93. Effectively I bought a new focus for $125, which seemed pretty damn good to me.

So far, I really think the device is fantastic, and side by side with iOS...it really makes Apple's mobile OS seem rather antiquated.

So basically that's it: I've switched back to Windows Mobile, and I'm not looking back :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Aturayd:
kudos for the actually going to the store to play before making a judgment and double kudos for buying one over an iphone 4. Did you get the Focus or the Surround?
[Windows Phone 7 General] microhaxo:
I hear that the focus is a really great phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Got the focus, as I wanted the larger screen. Plus, truly, I wasn't impressed with the surround's speakers enough to warrant the extra bulk :). I'd read that the focus "felt cheap," but to me it seems solidly built--just not heavy. But frankly, I like that--the device is incredibly comfortable to hold and operate.

I'm sure everyone here already knew about this, but I just found out about an hour ago: Voice command. It works REALLY well. I'm a Systems Engineer by trade, and my coworkers are all geeking out at the new phone. I think it may have caused spontaneous nerdgasms in half a dozen people so far today, LOL.
[Windows Phone 7 General] b_u_d:
What is the battery life like... is it better than say a hd2? Will it go 2 days without charge?
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Haven't had it long enough to comment intelligently on the battery life :). I can tell you that with HEAVY usage today (read: 6 guys passing the thing around, loading apps, web surfing, downloading apps, trying out Xbox Live games, etc) it got down to 30% battery life as of 4:00PM; it's been off the charger since 7AM, and being played with extensively from 10AM onward. I've downloaded over 1GB worth of stuff just this afternoon.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mei_liberi_fatali:
Note, the battery life will get longer after a few charge/discharge cycles (and when its not played with as much)

I'm not sure how different the Omnia 7 is in hardware specs, but during a 'work day (8 hours)' i dropped to 3/4.

I have had it for a week, so I'm still fiddling often, but not as much.

My friend got his Omnia 7 2 days ago. yesterday he had the battery at critical over the same time period (so it does improve)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
So check this out. Met with a buddy of mine for lunch, and mostly spent the hour with him playing around with my focus. He runs a small consulting firm with about 30 techs, mostly on a mix of iPhones and Blackberries. I just got a call from him:

"Hey, loved your phone today. I just got in touch with my AT&T rep, confirmed I can get the $75 off promotion. I'm moving the whole company to Windows Phone 7 effective when we take delivery of the new phones next week. Thanks for letting me get my hands on it!"

I'm shocked, but not *too* shocked. Personally I'd still wait awhile before moving over my business entirely (mostly for the first update and maybe the app store to mature a little more,) but he's a tech genius, so if it's good enough for him, I see no reason to argue :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Good to hear, thanks :). I'm now on the prowl for a decent class 6 32GB MicroSD for the sucker. I've never used more than 8 (even when I had a 16GB iPhone) but I think with the Xbox Live games, I'm likely going to!
[Windows Phone 7 General] martoto:
Probably it is a good idea to wait a bit for WP7 certified memory cards. Microsoft says it is not all about the speed class.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
why do you need to go two days without charging your phone? You do have electricity don't you?
[Windows Phone 7 General] f1restarter:
Also nice to see the WP7 app count now over 2000+. :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Yea i've never understood the 2 day thing
[Windows Phone 7 General] tai4de2:
Buying a Windows Phone 7 is *not* switching to "Windows Mobile."

WP != WM

But it's all good -- glad you're liking the phone! I like my HD7 too.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
That's my sentiments too. That's why I made a thread about WP7 (on the HD7) being like a high-end Lexus or Infiniti...very, very sophisticated and elegant.

Hahahaha...they must have been very sticky by day's end.

I turned off the GPS, like I do on my HD2 (using WM or Android) and it makes a significant difference in BL.

I hope you are aware that changing the MicroSD card will wipe the system. You basically are doing a hard reset to upgrade to a larger card.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
And the card isnt guaranteed to work. I personally wouldnt risk it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kamizuki:
buying the phone on att website is only 100.00 before tax, free overnight shipping.
[Windows Phone 7 General] seattlecard:
This is a great thread. I agree with the original poster - the Focus is a fantastic phone. Once you start to actually use WP7, and get a feel for the UI and how it operates, it's like a whole new world, and the iOS/Android icon grid system seems archaic in comparison.

I also agree that at this early stage, I can still find a relevant app for almost everything I have previously needed on Android.

Really liking WP7 overall. I think if people give it a chance and start to use it, they will see the difference as well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Chalup:
Arg, the Dell Venue Pro is becoming more tempting with each day. Damn you for this thread, my better half is going to leave me if I drop another $500 on an unnecessary toy
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Where do you find that info? I have noticed that on each of the two days I've now had the phone, new apps have appeared. So far I'm only missing really two apps from iPhone: a turn by turn GPS and Wordpress. I'm sure both will be along before long :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Fair enough :). It's definitely not the old Windows Mobile--it's several thousand steps up!
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
True on the no guarantees, but I'm not too worried about wiping the system. After all, everything's in the cloud, so syncing back is cake :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Hmm, says $199 for me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
how did you turn off GPS ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
It's in the Location menu in Settings....a little slide-looking switch.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
that kills all location info , wifi , agps

Is it possible to only kill gps ?

I got this information from Windows phone Privacy Statement "location services"
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Hmmm...my wifi still works. I don't know of any other way. The ony time I use GPS is when I need it, which isn't too often. I used it just yesterday for Bing Maps and it did an outstanding job. The rest of the time the GPS switch is off.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ceesheim:
wifi is working here to , but not for location service .
[Windows Phone 7 General] ohgood:
before we say 'focus for $125', what is your contract commitment ? there are a few folks in the US that are becoming aware that a free/cheap phone tied to a $3000 contract isn't so cheap or free. ;-)

glad you like your new phone. hope it's still 'new' to you a 6-8 months down the road. reguardless of the speculation of what -might- come to wp7 in apps, ios4 still owns it there. interface customization - android owns it. and other bits...

how about a full review of the phone's features (HARDWARE FEATURES) and how wp7 exploits them:

gps

wifi

tethering

usb usage

and anything you find along the way ?

i <3 me some reviews by owners instead of press releases ;-)
[Windows Phone 7 General] alan7467:
Here's a great way to see the apps that are available for WP7:

http://www.bing.com/visualsearch?g=wp7&ve=dataset-(0005)&qpvt=windows+phone+7+apps&FORM=Z7FD3#
[Windows Phone 7 General] swake457:
Thanks for the URL! Nice...

My thoughts so far on WP7, now that I've had the Focus for a few days.

- The hardware is really good. Fast, responsive, never seems to hang or freeze. The screen is smooth like butter :-) The shell could be more durable though. It's literally slippery, it can slide right out of your hands easily.

- The OS is buggy. Not necessarily big bugs, depends on your hardware I think. But plenty of them to be problem. I get involved in plenty of beta and release candidate testing, and this OS seems to be beta quality, release candidate at best.

- No Zune EQ? Seriously? Isn't this platform based on the Zune, at least partially? My old Zune 30 has EQ settings!

- Camera button doesn't work. Shouldn't I be able to jump right to the camera from the lock screen?

- Can't connect to hidden wifi SSID networks. No excuse for this problem.

- Zune Wireless Sync doesn't work. I've ready many other reports from Focus owners on this too so this might be a hardware vendor specific issue.

- Limited Bluetooth connectivity (headset only).

- Lots of little things too.

No 2G/3G toggle​

No quick wifi on/off​

music controls at the lock screen only appear for a couple seconds​

No ability to have a separate lock screen timer vs. turn off the display. I'd like my screen to turn off in 30 seconds, but the lock should be 5, 10 or 15 minutes after that (at my option).​

Shouldn't need to disable bluetooth or GPS just to barely squeak out a days worth of battery life. Not even really. I can't get more than 16 straight hours so far without a recharge.​

As annoying as some of these are, none of them are show stoppers for me. I know this will only get better and better. But I really want to see an update package from Microsoft ASAP. I keep reading January, but I can't see how they can afford to wait that long. If that's true then the product group doesn't appreciate the gravity of the situation they're facing with this mobile market. They're trailing far behind Apple and Google. They need to at least fix some of these "low-hanging fruit" problems urgently, e.g. before the holiday season. Don't worry about copy and paste - fix the problems with this first! They should release updates by early December as bug fixes, then release a larger update package in Q1 for new features.
[Windows Phone 7 General] addicus:
Great thread title. I am glad you actually gave the os an opportunity to wow you before denouncing it. I hated it at first (FEB 2010) when they were showing it, but the more I looked at it, the more I was impressed with the maturity of the system and it's ability to grow expansively and encompass just about everything our lives encompass.

I have never been an early adopter (except my TMoUS HD2) and won't be in this case but I still expect to have one of these phones by August next year. I know it didn't sell like gang busters from day 1 but I expect it to be like a music group that has been out for a while then finally gets a song on the radio. The popularity will grow from word of mouth by the experts such as you and your tech friends then grow to the masses (clones). It would be nice if the media was giving it all the free pub that they tend to give Apple.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Zedox:
I can vouch for the slipperyness, it doesn't slip out my hand but if it's on my lap, yea, really slippy.

ZuneHD didn't have EQ settings (I have a black Zune 30) so I wasn't expecting the phone to have one since it's based off of ZuneHD for the most part. I don't think the other Zune models had manual EQ either, unless you're talking about the preset ones.

Are you HOLDING the camera button? That's how it works (think about if you just pressed it, it would be a little bit of a problem) Now for the camera, I wish it would save my settings, that annoys me that my flash keeps coming on when I don't want it to.

Not a bug but an annoyance for some (not me but I do understand). Is it possible to make the wifi visible, then connect, then turn it back to hidden to see if it will still connect (cuz it keeps the settings)

Worked for me but I guess it may be a hardware problem. Oh well :( Pretty simple too. It said it needed to charge AC for 10 minutes, mine didn't take 3 minutes to find it. Pretty awesome.

I'd rather them have it out well tested than rush it out and have it fail hard. At most you are waiting 2 months for the update (end of Jan). I don't think it will be that much of a problem since people know that's it's coming and will be pushed out to everyone at the same time.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kamizuki:
theres a holiday100 promotion going on right now.

att.com/shop/wireless/deals/100savings.jsp
[Windows Phone 7 General] dbG33K:
Love seeing these types of threads. It's quite refreshing to see someone actually trying out the device before bashing. That's something I experienced WAY too much with Zunes. All the Apple fanboys hating it and putting it down, having never even tried or researched it. Glad to see Windows Phone 7 is so loved! I can't wait until I get my HD7 tomorrow! XD
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
WHOA, that's frickin' awesome.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Fair enough, my contract is 2 years. I wasn't looking to swap carriers anyway, since I'm on an unlimited internet plan that I'd rather not lose by carrier hopping :). Sure, the service is expensive, but I'd be paying the same whether I'm using this device or the same old iPhone I already had, sans contract.

I think all your points are entirely valid and accurate (though Apple does inflate its app numbers rather egregiously), but I'll say I'd rather have the UI in Windows Phone 7 than the inconsistent UI's of the various Android devices (the lack of unity on Android is probably its most major problem, I believe).

Wifi is fast, as is USB syncing to the Zune software. And although I don't really love the Zune software, it poops all over iTunes, which has got to be the worst app ever written.

GPS works well and finds my location and stuff around me *crazy* fast. Everything--and I mean EVERYTHING--about this phone is fast, fast, FAST. Easily the fastest OS I've ever seen, even among Androids and iPhone 4 running on similarly spec'd hardware.

I've enabled tethering through the code hack, but haven't actually tried using it yet. I expect I'll give it a try sometime soon though.

The camera, physically, is great--once you adjust the settings in the app. And there's my biggest ***** of all: having finally sussed out the settings I feel work best, I can't save them, and the camera goes back to default every time I close it. What.The.Frick? That's just stupid. I'm not sure if it's a glitch or an oversight, but I sure hope they fix it with the first big update in January.

Probably the thing that stuns me the most is the Super AMOLED screen. Dear god, it's *beautiful.* It embarrasses the iPhone, including iphone 4. Side by side, it's just plain more beautiful to look at. Deeper blacks, more saturated colors--simply gorgeous.

Some of the button placement on the focus is irksome. The position of the power button is such that when playing Xbox games in landscape mode, I've pressed the off button several times. Flipping the device over is no better--then my thumb presses it. The capacitative buttons are OK, and I see the appeal they have for the geeky and non geeky alike, but sometimes they're a bit TOO sensitive.

And I think that's most of what I have to say about that :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Agree on the minor bugs of the OS. The only weird one I've encountered, though, is that sometimes the marketplace will lock up and necessitate a reboot to get it working again.

Camera launches fine for me via button, even when the screen is locked and off. There's a setting for that in the settings app, but it's disabled by default.

I'm able to connect to a hidden 802.11n WPA2 network without problems, so I can't really comment on that other than to say, "it works for me."

Haven't tried Zune Wireless Sync, but that sounds like a test for tonight :)

As for the rest, I agree: they're annoying, but not show stoppers. The rest of the OS is SO frickin' good that I'm willing to overlook those items, particularly as many of them are already said to be fixed in an upcoming update.

Let's just hope it arrives earlier than January :)
[Vibrant General] Singhman:
I've been having issues for the last few days. At work i have low signal, but in the areas where the signal is good, data and voice have been good. But lately, even in good areas, my data just kicks in and out. The phone has 4/5 bars lit up, but it doesn't say 3G or "H" next to it. What does that mean? Data suddenly starts working sometimes even in areas where 2 mins earlier it wasn't. I did a factory reset , but still same issue. Any ideas why my internet has been wonky lately? Thanks
[Vibrant General] MrGibbage:
Cross posted to the Development board. That's one way to get banned from the board.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] p_razzi:
Has anyone seen an extracted Samsung tablet email client? Thinking it would look good on the Streak.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] JWallstreet:
I extracted them and posted them in the Android Development section...maybe i should put them here...

EDIT: I have attached the files to this post... the odex file has the apk extension added to it, you need to remove it if you to use it.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] p_razzi:
Thanks but doesn't look like the app shown on the Engadget demo video?

That one has a landscape interface somewhat like the ipad client with the inbox on the left and content on the right.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] ipguy:
Got a screenshot ?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shigga:
Does this work?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] p_razzi:
It does work but isn't dramatically different from the stock email client. I was hoping for the app from the tablet - think this is the phone version?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shigga:
How did you install I couldnt get it working. Im running dj steves rom.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] p_razzi:
To run this on my Steak, I use Astro file manager. Click the email application entry, open in application manager, then click the launch button.

It's not sufficiently different from the stock email app for me to make a switch. I was hoping for the client from the Samsung Galaxy tablet, not the phone.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shigga:
I installed the one from the tab that looks like the ipad one in landscape but to many force closes for me to keep it. Looks great on the streak though.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] p_razzi:
Where did you get the tablet one? I'd like to try it just to see what it looks like.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shigga:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=810454

tab email client
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] yokuoh:
Does it replace the email app or the googlemail app?

I use gmail but the galaxy tab email looks superb.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shigga:
Replaces the email not gmail app.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] cue_32:
is this a newer file? Cause the last time I tried this, it would FC everytime I try to compose or reply. Can anyone confirm it works on the Streak properly...and if so, what ROM are you using?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vikend:
Hello.

I searched the forum a bit if there is a similar thread as mine but I haven't found one that would help me out.

I was clumsy and my Xperia X1 fall on the floor and now my uper slide part of Xperia lost connection. So my screen and buttons (PANEL, OK, take the cal, reject the call...) on it don't work. I will take my Xperia to a repairshop but first I would like to download all my stuff stored in it. But... there starts the real problem. I locked my Xperia so when I connect my Xperia to computer, with ActiveSync, it gives me the "Your device is curently Locked. To connect to or to synchronize with PC, please unlock your device.", but I can no type the password because my screen is broken. I tryed to type it with keyboard (the lower part of Xperia works) but there is no "Unlock" button like it was on the touch screen. I know that the keyboard works because the Xperia makes sound when I press enter and the keboard lightens up when I slide the uper part to open it. I know what my password is but can not confirm it... I tryed enter... ok... but nothing works... does anyone know wich button on the keyboard works? Can people that have Xperia X1 try wich one works... because I am working blind here :)

Is there a programm that maybe displays the screen of the Xperia on the PC screen so that I can type the password on the PC?

I don't want to hard reset because then I will lose all my data. And I also don't want to take my phone to repairshop before I duplicate my data.

Please help. If there is help :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altae:
You could use mymobiler to display the screen of the xperia on your pc but I fear it won't work while your device is locked. Nevertheless you could try it.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stonent:
I know not a specific technical question, but since I don't know a lot of people outside of the Eris forum I figured I'd post over here.

I'm really interested in the guys who make the roms for us, what they do from 8 to 5 every day.

Right now I work at a Pharmaceutical company and support their Sales Force. (Not phone support) I'm the guy who gets their laptops when the problems can't be fixed over the phone.

I also have a second job fixing computers at an electronics retailer.

I've owned a computer since I've been about 5 years old and am well versed in Windows 3.1 through 7 and most server versions. I'm also pretty familiar with Linux, Solaris and some of the BSDs.

Having a phone with a command prompt to me is just about the greatest thing ever.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmo97:
Interesting thread! It's been bookmarked.

I don't work, I'm 13. ;)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
I work at big lots and I'm 19, but I look 13 lol.

Sent from HTC EVO 4G via xda app
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bwyan Benton:
Anyone happen to know where I can find a clock widget like the one on the HTC HD2? I used to use Fancy Widget but "AndroidDoes" recently updated it and now it has been completly changed...still kinda nice, but not the same anymore. I have "Beautiful Widgets" but there arent any clock skins in there either. And I would prefer not to have to buy "Weather & Toggle".

Thanks guys!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bwyan Benton:
:-) nevermind guys, I got one.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] curious_yellow_eyes:
What did you choose? I'm using fancy widget too but I'm not keen on the look...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mschwanke:
I use beautiful widgets warez removed
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bwyan Benton:
I actually came across an old .apk for fancy widget. I installed it and it works PERFECT!

PM me if you want it....not sure if I can post .apk files like that.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bwyan Benton:
What is that? I have Beautiful Widgets to and I have never seen the clock skin I was looking for in there.