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FM Radio signal verry bad

Hallo,
I now have my device for a week and i'm verry happy with it.
But yesterday i tried to use the FM radio in the train and i was verry dissapointed with that.
I can't get a normal signal from any radio station.
I first toth it was because i was in a train..but when i arrived at the trainstation andn walked outside my signal still was verry bad.
I tried a couple of settings in my FM radio but nothing helped.
The only thing i tould worked, was to turn down the volume till 10% en turn the volume on the headset down.
Then i got some signal..but still it was verry bad.
Are there other people with the same problem..is it just a bad FM player in every device..or is my device broken?
Or is it just the headset that can give this problem?
Please can somebody give me some tips to make the signal better so i can use my device in the train as FM-radio.

I have the same problem : very bad signal on FM radio .
Is it a hardware or software problem ?
The radio is useless in this circumstances
Note : a simple "mini player" radio FM bought $3 (there are 6 years) is better than Touch Cruise (Polaris).

It,s not the radio it,s the headphone,try with other (3300's headphone or HTC E100)and u will c.

My radio seems to work fine, not as good as my old Sony Ericsson, but good enough for me.
I know it seems silly but have you tried moving the headphones wire around; don't forget it acts as the antenna for the radio.

Yeah tried that before.
Didn't change anything.
But i will try to use a other headset..maby this will work.
Otherwise im going to give a call to the helpdesk of HTC

My signal is bad as well, i had an old nokia 6610 before the polaris and his radio was way better in signal quality, if someone tests with different headphones please let us know so i`ll change mine.

Called the helpdesk today and they said it is probably the headset.
Tomorrow they will get my device incl. headset back to the factory and will find out wath the problem really is.
So its back to the factory after 1 1/2 week!
Thats really the fastes return i ever had with a device.
Hope this will solve something otherwise it's never a HTC device again
After the disapointing video playback and the rest of the problems with the drivers and now the problems with the fm radio..this is really pising me off.
Well i let you know if the problems are solved when the device is returned to me.

>I complained to HTC about having a lot of interference some time ago and >here is their response!
>It appears that you have to buy a better headdset if you want to listen to radio
Good Morning,
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We are sorry for your disappointment, we do understand how frustrating it is. However, the only thing this device has is a radio receiver. It receives FM frequency waves but in other to be able to listen to it you need to add more features to it.
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Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/csbyphone.html

the isn't any piece that we can put in the pda to increise the sinal?
thanks

yorgos00 said:
>I complained to HTC about having a lot of interference some time ago and >here is their response!
>It appears that you have to buy a better headdset if you want to listen to radio
Good Morning,
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We are sorry for your disappointment, we do understand how frustrating it is. However, the only thing this device has is a radio receiver. It receives FM frequency waves but in other to be able to listen to it you need to add more features to it.
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Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/csbyphone.html
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Is anyone knows through experience what headset work better with TC?

i think i would have to agree with others to try another headset. fm radio is just pretty much a extra so i wouldnt complain too much. if it would be so good the athena and other devices would have it. it is just there for using once in a while etc.. also i bet though this is htc's work bc if they used a internal antenna instead i bet it would be much better than using the headset

Top Mario said:
Is anyone knows through experience what headset work better with TC?
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HTC Touch Cruise E100 Wired Remote Control

giannis42 said:
HTC Touch Cruise E100 Wired Remote Control
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Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried? what about that driver, is it TC friendly? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
I lost my original TC headset three days after I bought it.

Pawel062 said:
i think i would have to agree with others to try another headset. fm radio is just pretty much a extra so i wouldnt complain too much.
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Why is it a extra?
Thay say that it has FM radio in the device..so it's not extra.
Otherwise the phone function is extra to :S..and if that doesn't work i complain about it also..wouldn't you??
If they say its has FM radio than i think that it has to work good..even if i use i a couple of times.
Btw. my device is being sent back..so it's now waiting for a answer from them.
Keep you informated!

Top Mario said:
Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried?(YES)... what about that driver, is it TC friendly(YES)? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
I lost my original TC headset three days after I bought it.
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Description
Keep your phone in your pocket with the HTC RC E100 Music Remote Control. The Music Remote Control lets you easily answer and make calls and play back your music by simply pressing a button. Clip the stylish Remote Control to your clothing and you have music playback and phone controls at your fingertips. Also, with the built-in FM antenna giving a signal boost, listening to FM radio stations is crystal clear (see note below).
Key Features
- The E100 includes 3.5mm stereo earphones or use your own!
- Voice dial support
- Last number redial support
- Volume buttons
- Music control buttons
- Play/Pause button
- Forward/Backward buttons for music playback or FM channel selection
- Phone buttons
- Send button to answer calls, call waiting switch or redial last number
- End button to end a call or use voice dial
- Mute button to silence ringtone when an incoming call comes or mute the microphone during an ongoing call
- Hold switch to lock/unlock the remote control
- Two colours: Black or white
Note: Only applies to devices with integrated FM Radio function

I have the wired remote (w100) that i used with my tytn II.
Just a heads up, it's only works with audio manager and windows media player (and htc radio obviously).
My cruise should be here soon hopefully so I will test it out.
HTC seems to take shortcuts with their devices. Antenna should not be in headest, should be in chip, plain and simple.
Also their wired remote is not perfect. It brings audio manager/windows media player to foreground of your phone whenever you press any of the buttons.
Also if you have suspend power on or screen off and you change volume of music via remote, the wakes up the device etc.. but i think if you lock it it might go back to sleep, can't remember.
Also keep in mind that it has a good length cord, from pocket to neck or so, but remmber your headphones you have to attach are long so you have a lot of extra cord! I have to wrap my head phones cord up and use twist ties! If I could find a pair of short wired good head phonesi would be happy but the ones i bought wer normal long wired ones to go with my remote.

Top Mario said:
Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried? what about that driver, is it TC friendly? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
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I have a Nevada personal DAB/FM radio which I use on the train. The Orbit 2 + E100 is at least as good as the Nevada for FM reception.
The only problem is, as mentioned elsewhere, if you press any of the controls on the E100 when listening to the FM radio the screen comes back on.
Cheers,
Paul

briggs81 said:
HTC seems to take shortcuts with their devices. Antenna should not be in headest, should be in chip, plain and simple.
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I've seen several people saying something similar to this but I just don't see how it's possible.
FM radio stations use a 3 metre wavelength. What signal level are you going to pick up with an aerial that's max 10 cm long?
I admit I'm no expert on aerial design etc but I have never seen a (useful) FM radio with an aerial less than about 40 cm.
Cheers,
Paul

i have a wireless bluetooth headphone but i can't put the radio working with this device, is there any solution? by the way is there any change of put an internal antena on this device?

The O2 xda ORBIT 2 comes with the E100 and even then the reception isnt that great.
Nogs

[request] Personal Locator Beacon program

Hi...
I am into bush walking and had an idea -
They have standalone devices to contact the emergancy services via GPS(called EPIRB's or PLB's) - my phone has all the required hardware right?
Has anyone developed a program (WM6.1) to turn a Mobile phone into an EPIRB???
If so please send me the link.

Thing is, the phone doesn't have a powerful transmitter, or even a transmitter that can use the emergency frequencies.
So you have half the hardware, ie a GPS reciever.

I, for one, think that easily and cheaply (under $300) available PBL would be a very bad idea. Too many morons would use because they are hungry, or just to see how it works, etc. and that would defy usefullness of the very important devices.
Otherwise, phones cannot be used as PBL due to lack of transmitter hardware.Good (for reasons I stated first). When I (G_d forbid) use my beacon I don't want USCG dude think "Oh, another one of those "testers"" and not act on it because he is buzy picking his nose or something.

[Q] Ryzmedia IR device universal remote dev???

Anyone hear if there's any development going on for use with the Ryzmedia IR device?? I'd find it much more useful on my Eris than my itouch. Here's the link to the device webpage, and some technical information that might be helpful:
ryzmedia (dot) com
compendiumarcana (dot) com/iraudio/
From MobileCrunch:
You could go to Radio Shack right now and build one for $5. $10 is very fair, especially for the time and love put into it.
Basically what it is is two IR led’s connected to the right and left polarities of the headphone plug. Those LED’s are actually flipped opposing each other. This is needed because the standard headphone output only does 0-20k per channel and the normal IR remote operates at 38k. By putting one side to each of the functional channels and having that built in modulation gives you the ability to generate a 40k signal.
So how you do it is:
1: Record the IR behavior using a IR detector connected to the ground-single channel at as high of bit rate as possible (usually just 41k or 48k on a normal lappy – may be up to 192k)
2. Clean signal to get pure digital square wave
3. Reassign the signal to play back at 19k on a single channel
4. Invert that same single channel and assign that to the other channel
5. When played through your headphone port using the appropriate equipment it will show up out of the LED’s as a properly modulated 38k signal just PERFECT for controlling your TV!
I made a learning version that basically had a 4-pole plug and used the Mic port for the IR detector. The hard part is in getting the signal, turning it to 1/0′s, changing to 19k, and running inverted signals on each channel. I haven’t actually gotten that far and made it to test some things, but recording off the mic port does seem to be good enough to clean up on a PC and have it work. Though hope that the App Makr for Android will at least help me get an actual interface instead of a playlist….
Got any android audio experts in the house?

Odd request/question

so... I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this... I picked this thread because ultimately it will become an accessory for my g2, but if its in the wrong thread, please move thanks
anyway I have an idea, but I do not have/cant quite comprehend the programing skills, electronic hardware productions skills that I would like for this project of mine
here's a rough schematic (ok, very rough) of what I'm looking for
http://flickr.com/gp/kamontryst/U815H6
basically, I want to take the key less entry fob for my car, and essentially merge it with something (adk/Arduino), make an app to control my doors/ignition via wifi or bluetooth. I'm pretty sure this is possible, all it needs (according to my comprehension) is a few electronic switches to attach to the key fob main board, and have a chip that interprets the signals received by the phone... Am I correct in my assumptions? if so, how could I go about doing this in the simplest fashion?
i tried googleing, but alas, as this is not my forte, I do not really know where to start/what to look for
thanks for everything

That's actually not a bad idea, but I can't help but think there's too much potential for abuse (what's stopping people from changing their version of the app with smali/baksmali to hack into your car?).

blackknightavalon said:
That's actually not a bad idea, but I can't help but think there's too much potential for abuse (what's stopping people from changing their version of the app with smali/baksmali to hack into your car?).
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that is true yes... but at the moment, I'm pretty sure id be the only one in my immediate area that would have the knowledge of/capability to control said device... I'm sure if something like this does go mainstream (i.e. Gm's new on-star app) then it can become secure... but for now? proof of concept works for me

Interesting but close to impossible. Most of these devices use coded radio waves to commubicate with the car, which the phone cant produce. So using it as a remote itself is out of the question.
But from what i could understand you want to use the remote through your mobile connecting eachother with BT? How is the remote gonna handle BT connections? Also connecting eachother and making the phone send commands to it means you have to decode each function for evey single car out there.
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dumraden said:
Interesting but close to impossible. Most of these devices use coded radio waves to commubicate with the car, which the phone cant produce. So using it as a remote itself is out of the question.
But from what i could understand you want to use the remote through your mobile connecting eachother with BT? How is the remote gonna handle BT connections? Also connecting eachother and making the phone send commands to it means you have to decode each function for evey single car out there.
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I apologize for not being specific/clear... I want to build a device (basically a Bluetooth/WiFi receiver of some sort) that can interpret commands sent to it from an app from an emitter (my phone or other Bluetooth/WiFi device) that in turns controls a series of switches attached to the main board (would take some hardware modding) of the key less entry. so basically, I want a middleman device I can leave in the car attached to the key less remote. For my remote the contacts of the rubber buttons wear off extremely fast (3-5 months) and I feel this would be an elegant (if not over-complex) solution.

Key fobs are made with specific radio waves, when you get a new one, the car has to be reprogrammed to accept it, not the key fob. Last I checked, the fobs do not have any sort of jtag or input at all. This wouldn't be possible to the best of my knowledge. This is to prevent theft, and crossing of fobs. I believe they use rolling codes also.

I would check out how those remote controlled wifi drone planes work... im sure something like that would give anyone alot of needed info.

ok, here is a clearer schematic (i think)
So I want to basically solder several electronic switches to the remote key fob (the fob buttons can be controlled via rerouted switch)which in turn are controlled by an micro controller chip that interprets/relays signals received by an android phone over WiFi/Bluetooth with a custom made app (not necessarily put into the market)
what I need help with is building/programing the controller board that receives signal "a" (unlock doors) relays signal to switch "a" which would "press" the corresponding button on the key fob, etc.
I know that it is a complex hardware modification, and a very long round about way to just replace the rubber keypad/contacts for the key fob, but hey, I'm a geek and I like to make things complicated, just to make things easier
does that make better sense?

So this wouldn't touch the door locks yet, but it would be a start.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/the-diy-10-prepaid-cellphone-remote-car-starter/
basically, instead of an app, you can call the phone that you've wired into the ignition system. this would be your remote start. now, if you had a phone with a host app that could link with your main phone app to send the appropriate signals via the vibration motor circuit, could that help at all?
you would have to find the correct fuses and connections for the ignition and locks, but a cheap phone with wifi would be better than soldering or modifying your current fob, right?

[Q] Pairing Tablet as Bluetooth Receiver?

This topic is pasted all over the net and it doesn't seem to be getting much attention, however I think it should be brought to a better light.
The idea is simple: Enable your Android Phone or Tablet to become a bluetooth reciever(to replace a headset or bluetooth speakers) and broadcast audio to the device and broadcast microphone from the device.
This could be used in several different applications:
1. Using an Android Tablet as a Car Stereo Interface
(Connect Phone to Tablet Via Bluetooth and use it as a hands free speakerphone, or aux out to your stereo)
2. Multiple Android Phones
(Have a business and personal phone? Answer all your calls from one.)
3. Phone or Tablet as Bluetooth Speaker/Mic
(Skype, PS3, Xbox 360, TV, Google Voice)
I would use several of these options on a daily basis, and would most definitely pay good money for an app like this.
So my questions are:
1. Is this possible?
2. If it is, how hard would it be?
3. If it isn't that hard, why hasn't someone done it yet!?
Bump if you want this too!

Just wanted to bump this because we need to put our heads together here and get this done. I need this capability for number 1 on your list of potential uses. I also would pay good money for an app that enabled this. Phones and tablet are rooted and ready to modify whatever is needed. Ii've bumped a couple other threads today as well.

I would also pay for this!

I have been looking for this for a while. I use an old LG Eve in my car and my Captivate's Wifi connection for GPS but I would love to have it work for calls and music too.
I would pay as well.

bumping this just to say that I'm going to research the rules and process for starting a bounty. obviously the smart people we need to work on this need motivation lol
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Hi there,
just wanted to leave an incentive kind of post to say that I've also been looking for exactly the same thing.
My hunting on Google play just stopped after finding this post on XDA.
It's a kind of confirmation that there isn't a solution yet.
Since our rooted androids are more than capable of acting as a Bluetooth receiver, whether they may be based on new or older hardware, this seams like a very logical step in their lifecycle instead of getting forgotten in a drawer full of old and unused electronic waste.
Some doubts:
is a2dp required for this?
Is a2dp hardware related or simply a software feature?
Personally, I could live with a simple one way communication from a phone with mobile network (sender ) to the receiver. The used mic could still be the one on the sender side.
Wouldn't even need to have the receiver in a visible place as I would just connect a stereo cable from its headset output to an aux input on a hifi or a car stereo to hear music or acting as a hands-free system.
Hope this gets some real attention.
Cheers

In one year, nobody found a solution??

I can't beleive there is STILL no progress on this. Maybe I'll try asking a dev that has made similar apps the feasibility of this. There are so many practical uses for this that I cannot beleive no one has capitalized on it.

This would be a killer app if done right. Who here doesn't have an old phone laying around gathering dust? This could start off small; simply enabling the phone/tablet to be essentially a Bluetooth speaker, but then gain features and an interface using A2DP, which would evolve it into a killer way to make any car (with at least a tape deck) able to have full Bluetooth integration and control. I really hope someone can do this!

Bump

Bkb -> p -> PC (either wifi/blu/usb)
yeah so a spare bluetooth phone that connects between a keyboard and PC. Acting like a BT dongle. No way I'm spending 10 bucks for that. if an app...maybe a buck but would prefer free.

looking for this too. Wanting to turn this old phone into a bt audio receiver

Wow, endless searching and now this thread and still nothing :/ i need it for the first idea you listed, did you ever find something?

https://android.googlesource.com/pl.../java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothHeadset.java

Currently the Android Car Multimedia receives Bluetooth Stereo Audio from Phones (Andoird/Apple), how they do it?

Any news?

So many years and still nothing?

May be this is not the right way to do.

I know this is a crazy old subject but others have commented so I don't feel so bad.
I want to make my own android system for my car. I have everything I need for it (hardware/software-wise) except for this one thing.
A few years back there used to be an app called Tablet Talk, it's not exactly what we want but I'm still willing to settle for something like that. The way it works is phone->tablet->handsfree Bluetooth speaker. You could make and receive calls (including seeing the contact names/phone numbers on the tablet) from the tablet itself, then the audio/microphone goes to the handsfree device. Another added feature was when a call is happening the app stops all audio coming from the tablet until the call is done.
Like I said before, it's not perfect but at this point, I don't ever see it happening any other way. I found the app a few days ago, it doesn't exist on the app store anymore, unfortunately, I could get it to run. It just kept crashing.
If anyone knows of something then please let us know.

Years later, found just this thread: I want to do similar thing: Use a private phone (for my sake rooted with custom fw) as a hands-free bt device with an unrooted business phone (non-rooted and secure managed with company tool). I also don't want call forwarding or similar. Just do and answer calls, use phone book and call list via bluetooth like my car radio do for years.
Is there still no solution?