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Help me choose my new phone

Sorry for this but I've been using my i-mate *xda 2* for almost 6 years now and i've not been following up with new phones
It is about time for me to change my faithful friend and I am looking for advices here
What I am looking for is
1. BIG screen (I hate the new small screen of imate jamin etc...)
2. NO Keyboard (I love typing on the screen )
3. GPRS
4. Wifi
5. GPS
6. good battery life time
Nothing else really :wink:
I am considering the new HTC advantage but it looks a bit over priced for me. any suggestions are highly appreciated

Sums up the iPhone
You could wait until its globally released.

I WISH the iphone has no gps

Then you mean GPS, not GPRS...

nadegda said:
Then you mean GPS, not GPRS...
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Actually I need BOTH sorry I forgot to add GPS to the list.
I just edited my previous post
thanks

Get an O2 Flame+BT GPS
Also, take a look at HTC P6300(avaliable as O2 Aragon), with which you'll be more comfortable as you're already 'quite' familiar with the himalaya design

kdskamal said:
Get an O2 Flame+BT GPS
Also, take a look at HTC P6300(avaliable as O2 Aragon), with which you'll be more comfortable as you're already 'quite' familiar with the himalaya design
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the HTC p6300 doesn't have a GPS receive built in right?

No such thing at this moment.

ArcticCat said:
the HTC p6300 doesn't have a GPS receive built in right?
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Yes, it does not have it. Well, you cannot get everything in a single device
Just get a BT GPS and you'll be a happy chap
edit: p6300 uses full size SD too(flame uses micro-SD)

Touch + BT GPS is the best choice

Slow device (small fix)

Hi!
I recently got my Polaris, it is great! everything I ever wanted, but
....IT was PAINFULLY slow sometimes (a lot slower than S730, TyTN II and even the Touch Dual. ) (no this is not related to videodrivers, although they are needed as well!!)
So I spent some time figuring out why, and I found it!
The swedish rom is packed with stuff, like opera, and other things. Among this are the well known "Big start menu" and "Task manager"
Not sure which of these are the bad guy, but I disabled both and what do you know, the device is A LOT more responsive! (now it is a fast (well everything is relative) as a TyTN II and the other 400mhz devices)
Still need the videodrivers though for hardcore gaming and videoplaying (although coreplayer does a great job here!)

How do you disable the Task manager?
Kind regards,
Svante

You know what? I think you're right! Tested on a french "SFR/Vodafone" ROM.

SvanteH said:
How do you disable the Task manager?
Kind regards,
Svante
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You go to "Settings -> System -> Taskmanager"
Go to "Button", unckeck "Activate fastmenu on today screen" (or something similar since I am on a swedish rom)
again, not sure which of the two that makes your device slow as hell...but it sure does make a difference.

The appearance of the cube is much faster than usual!
Very strange but that works, folks!

I strip mine down to the core - nothing loads up apart from PocketPlus.

The culprit is definately the Large Start Menu thing I never use the Task Manager as I prefer WKTask. Thanks for the tip

victoradjei said:
The culprit is definately the Large Start Menu thing I never use the Task Manager as I prefer WKTask. Thanks for the tip
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ok, thats great news that my little tip can help so many

I have the O2 Xda Orbit 2 and dont have the taskmanager option in settings......any thoughts?

Yes you do... Check that out!

Thanks for trying to help but really, I don't.

Thanks..seems to work on the dutch HTC rom also.
My device is a lot faster when i uncheck both applications.
Really usefull tip!!!

dib_uk said:
Thanks for trying to help but really, I don't.
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But the taskmanager exists, means you get the dropdown-menu in the standby screen?
Weird... :-/

Good Phone....crap Software
schaggo said:
Yes you do... Check that out!
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I don't have taskmamager either...my phone is a O2 Orbit 2 UK ...although there is some kind of O2 app running in the lower right of the screen in the home page....maybe thats the culprit...because my phone is running crap and slow...compared to my brother's Orbit 1....
This is one retarded phone !
I have installed absolutely nothing at all....everything is factory.
GOOD PHONE......CRAP SOFTWARE.....ESPECIALLY O2 BRANDED...This really needs sorting.

worked great, i got rid of the large start menu only
i kind of like the task manager thing..
if anyone knows of a replacement that is less of a resource hog i'd love to test it.

surgex0 said:
if anyone knows of a replacement that is less of a resource hog i'd love to test it.
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Try WKtask. It's different from the HTC Task Manager, but really worth (at least) a try!

schaggo said:
Yes you do... Check that out!
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I also have a (UK) XDA Orbit 2 and (sadly) it does not have the Task Manager icon that you show in your screen shot.

For those of you that have a UK 02 Phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368836
The normal HTC apps that everyone else got, we didn't get so you either manually install them or not. The O2 task manager applet is the biggest memory hog, I got rid of it. Those that do want the Task manager, there is a post on tweaks in the Polaris upgrade section with cabs - get em there and install em.

qwasdenn said:
Try WKtask. It's different from the HTC Task Manager, but really worth (at least) a try!
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thanks, seems to work really well.
I can see a small white line above the task bar, which is a shame, but I'm only being extra fussy!

BadTasteUK said:
thanks, seems to work really well.
I can see a small white line above the task bar, which is a shame, but I'm only being extra fussy!
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It is the battery meter. You can disable it in "preferences" by long-pressing on the X area

How Can install Mobile 5 or 6 into a GPS?

I have a Navman S50. It comes with a very simple Windows CE version. I would like to install a version with more features like internet explorer, messenger etc. Can I install any of those mobile Rom versions into my GPS?
How? Any tutorial around?
Need I to make a backup from the ROM por posible warranty issues?
Thanks for advanced.

I´m asking for an imposible? Please, tell me something.

Sure...GPS, phone. They are all the same thing, right?
By the way, can anyone tell me how to load a ROM for my calculator so it can be a portable television?
lagoausente said:
I´m asking for an imposible? Please, tell me something.
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I do not know if you are kidding, but I have heard about a guy who has Tv on his GPS. I hope I will can chat with him in next days. A friend saw it, and have internet and wifi.

My mother got a navigo satnav cheap from ebuyer, and I got tomtom and memory map running on it using instructions from this site: www.navsoon.org

lagoausente said:
I do not know if you are kidding, but I have heard about a guy who has Tv on his GPS. I hope I will can chat with him in next days. A friend saw it, and have internet and wifi.
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You may be able to find a pda rom that would work with your Navman but not a smartphone rom because your Navman do not have the hardware that makes it behave like a phone. You could try a pda forum instead of trying to find help here. It would need to be a rom for a device that has the same specification as yours and even that may not work. It needs to use the same update method/bootloader at least!

lagoausente said:
I do not know if you are kidding, but I have heard about a guy who has Tv on his GPS. I hope I will can chat with him in next days. A friend saw it, and have internet and wifi.
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i have tv, gps, and phone/data cababilities all on my xv8600 (Titan). So what? Why not just get a ppc6800 and be done with it?
i use it wil tomtom gps software, watch my home DVR/TV via slingbox software, use it to make/eceive calls with my blutooth headset, as well as send corporate and personal emails that sync up with my mail server....the xv6800 is the most powerful and expandable device on this entire forum, so just get one, and quit trying to ghetto-rig a GPS to make it what it cant be

have tv, gps, and phone/data cababilities all on my xv8600 (Titan). So what? Why not just get a ppc6800 and be done with it?
i use it wil tomtom gps software, watch my home DVR/TV via slingbox software, use it to make/eceive calls with my blutooth headset, as well as send corporate and personal emails that sync up with my mail server....the xv6800 is the most powerful and expandable device on this entire forum, so just get one, and quit trying to ghetto-rig a GPS to make it what it cant be
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Hello crobs808, I had a look to the ppc6800 at looks very nice, interesting the onboard keyboard. It´s an option but an extra investment I´m not sure if it´s worth. What I don´t like much are the 2.8" tft, seems quite small.
I´ll try to contact that guy that has his GPS working as a complete PDA. The good point it that the navman S50 has a 4.3" screen that seems more confortable to my eyes.
You may be able to find a pda rom that would work with your Navman but not a smartphone rom because your Navman do not have the hardware that makes it behave like a phone. You could try a pda forum instead of trying to find help here. It would need to be a rom for a device that has the same specification as yours and even that may not work. It needs to use the same update method/bootloader at least!
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wovems, do you know any forum you would recomend? I think It will be no easy to find the correct forum. The doubt I have is; if the rom doesn´t work, could return it to the original? or is the risk of damaging it? That it´s the only important. If there is low risk, o no risk, can look for a rom, and try it, but if I would be on risk, so It wouldn´t worth to try nothing.
The Navman allows to intall some little programs on the Flash card, or the Storage card, but I couln´t find no internet browser that can be opened. Maybe the Windows Ce version is missing some dll files (have read something about), but I don´t know, and it´s dificult to find info about how to install that optional dlls.

crobs808 said:
the xv6800 is the most powerful and expandable device on this entire forum
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just looking at specs, the kaiser seems wayyyy more powerful then the titan and seems like it can do a lot more as well. what does the titan have over the kaiser? and why did you point out just the verizon version, as far as i know they're all the same?

auto3251 said:
just looking at specs, the kaiser seems wayyyy more powerful then the titan and seems like it can do a lot more as well. what does the titan have over the kaiser? and why did you point out just the verizon version, as far as i know they're all the same?
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nah, no way...they have the same processor and all, but you cant get a CDMA version of the Kaiser, and EVDO/CDMA data rates are much faster than GSM model phones. I get 1600/800 on my verizon CDMA phone, so for that alone it's worth it...sure, if there was a CDMA Kaiser, then they might be on the same playing level, but I use about 8 email accounts with my phone, and need that speed to push/pull email all day long on all 8 accounts...cant be waiting.

Blackberry

I use to have a Diamond using BBConnect with no problem. Now I change to HTC Diamond 2 and can´t use the program. Blackberry don´t fix (the message is no Pin no Conexion).
I suppouse is something that have to be with the Radio (I am using the version 3.44.25.27) but I really need Blackberry.
Any one can help? Any suggestions will be apreciated...

v1zca1n0 said:
I use to have a Diamond using BBConnect with no problem. Now I change to HTC Diamond 2 and can´t use the program. Blackberry don´t fix (the message is no Pin no Conexion).
I suppouse is something that have to be with the Radio (I am using the version 3.44.25.27) but I really need Blackberry.
Any one can help? Any suggestions will be apreciated...
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Any help? Nobody there?

hy
unfortunately I havn´t got any experience with this prog... but you are not alone with this problem... try to find a solution with the htc touch hd... the hardware-architecture is nearly the same like on diamond 2
I found some links for you:
http://www.sems.org/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=338#idc-ctools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444952
good luck and greetings from germany

matze09 said:
hy
unfortunately I havn´t got any experience with this prog... but you are not alone with this problem... try to find a solution with the htc touch hd... the hardware-architecture is nearly the same like on diamond 2
I found some links for you:
http://www.sems.org/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=338#idc-ctools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444952
good luck and greetings from germany
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Thank you I link every question to this anwsers....

In my experience, the network or manufacturer has to set up a licence with bbconnect to allow the service. You cannot just buy a copy or use an old copy to get it to work. The rhodium has bbconnect working this is probably due to it being aimed at business where as the topaz is aimed at the casual user who won't need it.
I hope this helps.

v1zca1no,
Did you get BBC working with your Diamond2. I have tried contacting HTC and got rather useless answers....

v1zca1no,
Did you get BBC working with your Diamond2? I have tried contacting HTC and got rather useless answers....

bbc diamond
could you guys direct me in how to install and access black berry connect on my diamond. (not 2)
thanks in advance,

i works on mine
just need a little prog to fake an htc raphael (under licence with rim)
ad a line in your registry
install the working version of bbconnect and it's ok
don't worry i'll work
just have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4446407#post4446407

tsetse_fr said:
i works on mine
just need a little prog to fake an htc raphael (under licence with rim)
ad a line in your registry
install the working version of bbconnect and it's ok
don't worry i'll work
just have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4446407#post4446407
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sorry msfd, did'nt saw the not 2 ...
but i let it here as it may help others ...

Awesome G-sensor animated lock application

Can anyone port this to the HD2 ????????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdbQAnPN4jU

wow this looks awesome !

Yet another toy... if you like this kind of fetish get an iPhone. It is the best in that area. Do not forget what PPC means.

You just can download it here: *CLICK*
Tried it and it does not work. Getting an error when I want to apply anything in settings...

Yes this looks great ,but how to download it? on developers site there is no download link ...
Ups got it

click on the title of the post.. then it will forward to the download

Hmm doesnt work.Error.....

This is what the site says about S'Skin Lock
S’Skin Lock Application has 1 setting menu to set locking time and screen backlight.
Currently they are working on Samsung Omnia only, I have tested them on HTC HD2 too but they aren’t running. If any of our readers got them to work on their devices let us know.

it's on
http://www.wmskins.com/blog/sskin-lock-new-animated-lockscreen-application-for-windows-mobiles

must have hardware detection inside, even on samsung it only work on certain model.

i would like to have that 2

i checked and it requires the flashlite_mmi.dll
it is available in Omnia2 dump OS.nb.
Dont know if it uses any more sensors from Omnia. I would like also to use this one on HD2. Any more advance ppl could help maybe?

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has anyone contacted the developers regarding a htc compatible version?

We can try to install the adobe flash lite 2.1. Now I can swtich on the setting button in the startMeun. But the srceen lock still can't run. >_<

NoNe said:
Whether I have sent an e-mail having asked there will be a support of other phones. I look forward to hearing. And program YellowMan, Butterfly I have started on the HD2 but G-sensor does not work in the program.
But the blocking picture is displayed also an unblocking works correctly. In Butterfly the butterfly flies at a touch to the screen as is shown in video, but the back background is static.
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Which steps have u taken to make it work till now?
Maybe we could trick/hack the G-Sensor or smth.

I really don't see anything impressive in that. Actually useless to me. Just as a a guy at the begining of post said: Iphone like fetish... Nice, but useless.

Joker2206 said:
I really don't see anything impressive in that. Actually useless to me. Just as a a guy at the begining of post said: Iphone like fetish... Nice, but useless.
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Why can't we have something nice, even if it's useless?!
I completely understand: The iphone is a toy, the HD2 is a powerful device with endless productivity possibilities... But why does that have to mean that the opposite is also true - Only the iphone can have cool toys? Never understood that argument...

darfri said:
Yet another toy... if you like this kind of fetish get an iPhone. It is the best in that area. Do not forget what PPC means.
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totally unhelpful waste of a post .......... twat

Tung_meister said:
has anyone contacted the developers regarding a htc compatible version?
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Yes, I have. They won't be doing any other versions