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Some questions on QTEK 8300 / WM5.0

Hello; I have a Qtek-8300 since a few days ago, but have a lot of experience with PocketPC because of my Ipaq 4150.
I have some questions about the WM5.0 and ActiveSync:
1- Is it possible to establish an order in the preferred connection method to internet? I would like to set: first: ActiveSync; second: Wi-Fi; Third: GPRS. Presently, when I have both GPRS and Wi-Fi, I don't know which one is being used !! Is it a way to discover if I'm using GPRS or Wi-Fi on a given moment?
2- I'm seeing several different icons about GPRS, at different times, but with the phone in stand by (not being used in any way): a) the signal indicator to the right sometimes has a "G"; b) Sometimes in the middle I have a solid triangle (according to the manual means 'roaming'), and sometimes that triangle has also a small "G". Is this correct? Why are the signaling changing?
3- Is it possible to sync the "notes" items of Outlook?
Also, is it possible to sync files under "My Documents"?
4- In ActiveSync I can't access to the option "Program" (it is grayed out); I think that is the way to set if I want to sync continually or manually (like when I sync my PocketPC). Or a SmartPhone is allways synced??
5- I don't fuly understand why incoming calls are not found on my contacts database, since it is fully loaded; perhaps it is because of a local numbering issue. Is it possible to set the number of digits (right-to-left) that WM will use to report the name of the incoming caller? I think that if I set this number to about 6 digits, my contacts will be found.
Thank you very much for your help!

paggps said:
Hello; I have a Qtek-8300 since a few days ago, but have a lot of experience with PocketPC because of my Ipaq 4150.
I have some questions about the WM5.0 and ActiveSync:
1- Is it possible to establish an order in the preferred connection method to internet? I would like to set: first: ActiveSync; second: Wi-Fi; Third: GPRS. Presently, when I have both GPRS and Wi-Fi, I don't know which one is being used !! Is it a way to discover if I'm using GPRS or Wi-Fi on a given moment?
2- I'm seeing several different icons about GPRS, at different times, but with the phone in stand by (not being used in any way): a) the signal indicator to the right sometimes has a "G"; b) Sometimes in the middle I have a solid triangle (according to the manual means 'roaming') and sometimes that triangle has also a small "G". Is this correct? Why are the signaling changing?
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Maybe the triangle (i haven't seen it yet) is a roaming between local operators (ie if your operators gprs signal isn't high enough or has no coverage, they allow you to use another operators gprs with(or without) extra charge). The big G means availability of gprs (or big E availability of edge) and little g (or e) on the right means you are using it ..
,3- Is it possible to sync the "notes" items of Outlook?
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Yes - look for "smartphone notes 2.0" at smartphone.net
Also, is it possible to sync files under "My Documents"?
4- In ActiveSync I can't access to the option "Program" (it is grayed out); I think that is the way to set if I want to sync continually or manually (like when I sync my PocketPC). Or a SmartPhone is allways synced??
5- I don't fuly understand why incoming calls are not found on my contacts database, since it is fully loaded; perhaps it is because of a local numbering issue. Is it possible to set the number of digits (right-to-left) that WM will use to report the name of the incoming caller? I think that if I set this number to about 6 digits, my contacts will be found.
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have you set the phone numbers in ur database (outlook) in the form of:
+44-xxx-xxxxxx ? In outlook you should use the country code (it adds automatically the +44 or whatever). I have over a 1000 numbers set as country code, area code, number, and they are all recognised just fine.
Try with a couple of numbers - if it works, then I gues u got some work to do .... :lol:
Hope I helped

Thank you very much for your help, muppet_65.
I'm now trying SmartphoneNotes; installed fine, and sync ok with my Outlook. Very nice solution.
Respect to the problem finding the numbers in the contacts database: yes, the probem is that there is something weird in Argentina's numbering system: when you dial a cell number, it is (xxx) 15+6digitNumber. But when you receive a call from it, the CallerID is (xxx)+6digitNumber, without the "15".
The only solution I see is to configure (registry?) the number of digits WM uses to report the name of the caller. If I can set it to 6 digits, it would work fine (in most of the cases, at least).
Thank you again.
Anyone with some help on the GPRS/WIFI issue? How can I set the preferred internet access? I don't want to use GPRS if WiFi is available...

Anyone else got their GPRS to be dead when upgrading to Faria's ROM?

No GPRS for me Even upgraded Radio ROM and still no dice.... is there a fix for this or am I doomed?

Actually - i can send texts so seems like this is some sort of a WM6 bug... anyone?

VanFanel said:
No GPRS for me Even upgraded Radio ROM and still no dice.... is there a fix for this or am I doomed?
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Mine works. Where are you? Which provider? Which phone? etc etc.
--M

GPRS worked straight away for me after installing this ROM. Did you select the right provider when you setup your phone? You can rerun that (to verify) by going to Start > Programs > Accessories > Operator cfg (The phone will have to do a soft reset after this runs).

if u use T-Mobile change to wap.voicestream.com

My GPRS died as well. I had to flash the rom and the radio multiple times. I am using T-Mobile US. Radio 2.19.

MaciejN said:
My GPRS died as well. I had to flash the rom and the radio multiple times. I am using T-Mobile US. Radio 2.19.
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I have Cingular with an MDA (unlocked); I selected the right provider, checked all my settings... the "G" or "E" icons do not even appear; i just have two arrows and an "x"

Check your settings here for GPRS:
https://www.cingular.com/support/deviceConfig.do?content=KB56475.html
Check here for MMS:
https://www.cingular.com/support/deviceConfig.do?content=KB56044.html

T-Mobile US
Radio: 2.25.11
No problems with GPRS here.

trojan9x said:
Check your settings here for GPRS:
https://www.cingular.com/support/deviceConfig.do?content=KB56475.html
Check here for MMS:
https://www.cingular.com/support/deviceConfig.do?content=KB56044.html
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They've all been triple checked; the GPRS icon doesnt even appear - period.

VanFanel said:
I have Cingular with an MDA (unlocked); I selected the right provider, checked all my settings... the "G" or "E" icons do not even appear; i just have two arrows and an "x"
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The two arrows and the "X" means your Wi-fi is on, but cant find any wifi or hotspot connection. Go to comm manager and turn of the wifi.

here is a silly question.
Go into your comm manager and see if your Phone icon is on or off. (look to see if it has an X on it). If it is on, turn it off.. wait a minute... then turn it back on and see if that helps. Sounds like your phone is stuck in flight mode.

Mr Rulas said:
The two arrows and the "X" means your Wi-fi is on, but cant find any wifi or hotspot connection. Go to comm manager and turn of the wifi.
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Wifi was off at the time - I made sure it was. I rebooted the phone multiple times with no avail...

did you try what i mentioned?

VanFanel,
Yes, I had the same problem with Faria's AKU3.3 rom. I'm using Tmobile and for some reason, nothing would allow it to reconnect to GPRS after about 1 day of use. Tried soft reseting, pulling the battery, disabling wifi, disabling and re-enabling the phone, making new connections profiles, disabling push, disabling activesync OTA, etc. You name it, I looked into it. I did a hard reset on the phone and it worked again for about a day and then just refused to connect again. Finally, I just installed the MB WM6 rom and everything has worked for the past week or so. The GPRS connection did pop up with an X for about 1/2 a day, but I have a feeling that was actually caused by Tmobile's network being down or unreachable in the area (thunderstorms), because GPRS was connected again in the morning. I never did figure out what exactly was wrong but I feel your frustration.
Doc

trojan9x said:
did you try what i mentioned?
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Yessir did that - nothing.
Doc_lee - excatly but i did not even have connection period. The funny thing I tried the mUn WM6 ROM and that worked just dandy, then I upgraded to Farias - and no dice, then I downloaded to Farias AKU 3.3 and it works just dandy.
Blah - I'll wait for the next revision

Solution!
I know why!
If you use "registry Wizard" you need to reenter your password, which is "tmobile" for your internet gprs connection.
Easy solution for a simple problem

Not sure what you are talking about. I don't see any option for a GPRS password within "Registry Wizard". Can you clarify or provide a screen cap?
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If you use "registry Wizard" you need to reenter your password, which is "tmobile" for your internet gprs connection.
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GPRS Fix
Hey, I was experiencing the same problem with my orwells rom. I tried something but it's only been tested for one day...so far i have not experienced a drop out in my gprs connection like before (same as urs). create a new gprs connection with the exact same information as your previous one, just name it differently. go to settings-connections-add a new modem connection-put the same info as your current gprs settings - in "enter name for connection" put a different name.then under advanced- select networks select that "connection" as "program that automatically connect to the internet" then reset ur fone and see how it goes...just make sure u name ur connection differently compared to the old one - like creating a whole new different connection, only with the same gprs info

joecruz said:
Hey, I was experiencing the same problem with my orwells rom. I tried something but it's only been tested for one day...so far i have not experienced a drop out in my gprs connection like before (same as urs). create a new gprs connection with the exact same information as your previous one, just name it differently. go to settings-connections-add a new modem connection-put the same info as your current gprs settings - in "enter name for connection" put a different name.then under advanced- select networks select that "connection" as "program that automatically connect to the internet" then reset ur fone and see how it goes...just make sure u name ur connection differently compared to the old one - like creating a whole new different connection, only with the same gprs info
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So let me get it straight - you also had the "two arrows and x" icon instead of the big G/E for the GPRS connection, then you tried a brand new connection and it worked fine?

Auto disconnect of GPRS after email check

Hello,
I just found and test on my vox, the way to autodisconnect from GPRS after the mail check. I was very unhappy with this feature because my battery was drained much faster then now.
The way to autodisconnect is:
Edit registry with a registry editor:
go to HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\
Create a new DWORD value: CacheTime with decimal value of 60
This is the amount of time in seconds your smartphone will wait before ending the packet data connection.
Under SuspendResume, remove the string "~GPRS!" and replace it with "GPRS_bye_if_device_off"
This change tells the device to obey the time set in CacheTime and sever connection, vice the default setting of leaving the connection all the time.
I tested that settings on HTC S710 and Samsung i600 and it worked.

thanks for the great tip
Thanks a lot for the tip. Has been looking for it for a long time. Because my previous handset (Nokia E50) used to automatically disconnect after checking mails. Looks like Microsoft gets a cut money from operationrs for GPRS usage

hi,
this method will only cut gprs connection after mail sync or all connections ?
60 second after the end of sync or after the start of it ?
a lot of question ;-)

fbp2k said:
hi,
this method will only cut gprs connection after mail sync or all connections ?
60 second after the end of sync or after the start of it ?
a lot of question ;-)
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this setting will close all GPRS connections immediately after they are not used.

Don't work! (Samsung Omnia i900)

Also when you might have been busy browsing the internet or using a chat application for instance Mxit, and someone calls you the GPRS Connection gets dropped but it does not continue after the call has ended.
I did some testing on my own and made a thread about it, but still haven't got an answer to my question except for not changing the registry and leaving it on default, the session will continue after the call has ended and using the Com Manager to end the connection manually when you are done.
Here is my link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412789&highlight=GPRS
Hope it helps answer some questions...

EDGE not disconnetcting

After using EDGE (e.g. to send mms or using google maps) the "E" icon on the right of the screen doesn't disappear. Does it mean, that the phone is still sending/receiving data?
There are no programs runnig when I check in my Task Manager.
The only way I found is to turn phone off and on in the ConnManager.
I'm using Dr. Martin's Windows Mobile 6.1 v1.1, XIP 20202 and only additional apps i have installed are Google Maps, and CHomeConfig
also, is there a way to see the actuall state of the net connection i.e. the amount of bytes sent and received?

You could also check your phone credit.
BTW if I'm not wrong the E simply indicates that your are connected throu EDGE like G indicates my network has only GPRS available...but as i have not congifured it i have no data transfer but the G letter is STILL always on.

once you have connected to the EDGE you will still be connected. No data is transferred unless some application is using connection.
There is a trick how to automatically disconnect everytime when application ends. Use your favorite registry editor and navigate to:
HKCU - ControlPanel - Comm - ConnMgr - Settings - Planner and edit value "SuspendResume". Delete ~GPRS! (practically leave the value empty). that's it.

The E on top of the screen only stands for the availability of EDGE. You can check if it is still connected. Go to CommManager Dr. G's CommManager) and there you should see if it is active or not. In WinMo's CommManager you have to push the right soft button and if the first line is grayed out it is also disconnected.

For the amount of bytes sent over the internet, you can use GPRS traffic monitor from efficasoft.
Using this program you can also see if you are still connected or not.

I am not talking about the big E in the middle of the top of the screen, but the small on right (above the signal strength indicator). This onecertainly means "EDGE in use".
@trizzo - so once the EDGE is connected it stays idle, and doesn't send or recive anything?
There's no such registry location you're talking about. The only one with "SuspendResume" value is HKLM - Comm - ConnMgr - Planner - Settings, but changing it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Does EDGE use more battery power while it's connected and idle?
@frauhottelmann - i only have the default commManager , and it seems that, the "data Connections" stands for the EDGE and GPRS, turning it off disables the "EDGE in use" icon
@georgetarbuc - i'll try the program you're talking about

leszekM said:
@trizzo - so once the EDGE is connected it stays idle, and doesn't send or recive anything?
There's no such registry location you're talking about. The only one with "SuspendResume" value is HKLM - Comm - ConnMgr - Planner - Settings, but changing it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Does EDGE use more battery power while it's connected and idle?
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Once the connection is idle - no data is transfered in/out form device.
Sorry I made a mistake. You a right. You have edited the right value. I do not know why it is not working on your device. I am using it almost two years and no problem with that. Also I am using the latest Gonzo ROM (Rose 1.0a) and it is still working. Maybe - restart your device. This could help.
Not sure. I have never checked that.

sorry, my mistake - i was too impatient
after a few seconds the EDGE indeed turns off
thanks a lot
...still i will try efficasoft traffic monitor

leszekM said:
...still i will try efficasoft traffic monitor
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try it. you will see your consumption and data transfer

one more thing you have to do s change the cache time to your desired value in seconds.if you cant find this go to settings-connection-press right key select advanced then select option there you can c idle disconnect after.set a value and then repeat the registry edit

I have a similar problem with a stock rom (VDA V, latest). I am using the GRPS Monitor and it works very well. However, after disconnecting the GPRS connection (in VDA V ROM is is done with a long press of the HangUp button) it looks ok (the "E" topright is gone and GPRS Monitor does not show an IP assigned), but after "some time" the "E" comes back. Strange is that no data are exchanged and GPRS Monitor is still showing no IP assigned. No programs are active in the BG as well which could activate a connection. I have not yet found the reason for this, but as I am pretty sure that no data are transferred it is not bothering me much (except the optical annoyance).
BTW good (and free) programs to handle GPRS connections are:
- Modaco Nodata
- ToLuSe ConnTweak

leszekM said:
I am not talking about the big E in the middle of the top of the screen, but the small on right (above the signal strength indicator). This onecertainly means "EDGE in use".
@trizzo - so once the EDGE is connected it stays idle, and doesn't send or recive anything?
There's no such registry location you're talking about. The only one with "SuspendResume" value is HKLM - Comm - ConnMgr - Planner - Settings, but changing it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Does EDGE use more battery power while it's connected and idle?
@frauhottelmann - i only have the default commManager , and it seems that, the "data Connections" stands for the EDGE and GPRS, turning it off disables the "EDGE in use" icon
@georgetarbuc - i'll try the program you're talking about
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How is this different than changing the value to "GPRS_bye_if_device_off", which is what ConnTweaker does?

Manilla: How to switch off GPRS after Send/Receive?

Hello all,
can anyone tell me how to automatically switch off GPRS (or any connection) after an automated send/receive?
The reason I'm asking is that I set my interval to check for emails every 15m, but after the first time it connects, the GPRS just stays on and this kills my battery!
I would just like to know if there's a way for manilla to switch off any connections automatically after downloading emails.
Many many thanks,
iCE

Just go to connectivity option in menu and find GPRS connection...Then choose turn off option.

OP is looking for an automatic way of achieving this.
I have found that my battery life is dependent on signal strength, a good GRPS connection, over a day, poor GPRS and it struggles. HSPDA and just under the day depending on useage.

deedee said:
OP is looking for an automatic way of achieving this.
I have found that my battery life is dependent on signal strength, a good GRPS connection, over a day, poor GPRS and it struggles. HSPDA and just under the day depending on useage.
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You alright bloke?

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Just set the disconnect time, after it stalls of 2:00, have it disconnect.

Paul_Days said:
Just set the disconnect time, after it stalls of 2:00, have it disconnect.
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Thanks for that Paul,
But how do you do that?