Hi All,
I am assuming that the Vox is the Xda Atmos under O2's branding (it looks identical minus the much better original styling).
We use these for the majority of our company phones. I am really getting sick of them though and wondered if anyone else who uses one frequently encounters any of the following problems:
- Dropped calls (mid conversation)
- Calls not being received, despite having signal
- Complete loss of GSM signal, despite another phone on the same network having a very good signal
- Random crashing
- Incredibly poor battery life despite the battery being brand new, power settings to max out the battery life and all but GSM connections turned off.
I am getting the above issues on most, if not all, of my Xda Atmos. They are all from O2, and mainly on the O2 network. But as the phones themselves are unlocked, I have also tried them on a variety of other networks with the same results.
I am thinking that it's an issue with the O2 ROM. WinMo smartphone edition cant be that bad can it?
Any input is appreciated, along with your own experiences of the phone.
Thanks.
Yeah, just try another rom, i use wm 6.1 v1.4.
ikke008 said:
Yeah, just try another rom, i use wm 6.1 v1.4.
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you'd try another radio-rom!
the wrong radio causes exactly your problemes!
so just search and try butbe sure you've the devie the raido for if not and you install it anyway you brick your device!
NO do not try Vox stuff on it! It has 3G, a 400MHz processor and a second camera...it's the Wings! http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=413
lol thanks for that.
It was a toss up between the Vox and the Wings - Vox looked closer to it.
Will repost in the Wings forum.
LOL Frahottelman back again as A*s-Saver
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I have just upgraded to the XDA IIi, but have found the phone reception to be much worse than my XDA II. Particularly at the start of a call, the audio breaks up a lot and then seems to settle down, but sometimes it remains poor. Last night, my phone had a full signal and I tried to make a call but that failed then the xda said something about my data stream not working and to disconnect and reconnect.
I was wondering if anyone has experienced this, or whether they can report that their XDA IIi has good phone reception - in which case I am still within my 14 days to take the phone back to O2.
Thanks
Allan
ps what is the name for the XDA IIi? is it the blue angel?
Hi there, i also noticed my Signal strengh is lower than usual phones but nevermind.
If you have an SD card inserted, try removing it while you talk it seems to improve things for me.
Also look to upgrade the the latest ROM version, theres a post in the Himalaya & Andes section that has a info on the latest ROM.
The XDA 2i is known by a few names : - XDA2i, Qtek 2020i, PDA2 etc...
Hi!
I'm soooooo damn tired facing thousands of radio issues day in and day out
I'm using radio rom 1.15 and i find it extremely buggy . I looked through the forums and noone seems to be complaining, so i wonder if i'm the jinx here :/
The problems i face are -
1. All of a sudden i cant make calls. It throws a notification popup saying "The call has failed". Thanks! The only way out....restarting the radio. And yea, thats a nightmare too....going to comm manager, switching of phone, and switching it back on....the damn thing doesnt work right AT ALL! I switch it off....and push the button again to turn it back on, nothing happens....i push it again and again and again a million times....it gets too painful. So what do i do instead? soft reset
2. My gprs connectivity goes for a toss every now and then. again, the same ordeal....it never connects until i soft reset or restart the radio.
3. The worst part, when the phone module has taken a crap....i.e....reached a state where no calls go thru (refer problem 1.), i cant even receive incoming calls! The person calling me gets a ringing tone, but my phone's a dead corpse here. All messages sent to me are "apparently delivered" but nothing shows up here....
Is it just me?
Is there a better radio rom?
I restart my phone roughly 5 times a day, once in the morning when i wake up WITHOUT FAIL....and all this is getting to me really bad :-/
San
Well i see you are from Banglore,im from Hyderabad,i have been using the 1.15 radio for ome time now with the pdav latest rom(.09) sometimes my phone acts a little strangely like when receiving a call sometimes the incoming call icon stays there for about 10sec before the screen comes on the call status one.I switched over to radio 1.09 which i found the most stable on my O2 exec,but in my experience radio roms also behave differently depending on location,and also the os system try to use 1.09 as i found it the best for me in India.
Radio versions works differently depending on your location.
Try other radio versions.
Or better yet, just use the radio version that came with your device.
Do not upgrade your radio unless your having problems with it.
Like our friend here at xda-developers said, "If it's not broken, don't fix it."
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Well i see you are from Banglore,im from Hyderabad,i have been using the 1.15 radio for ome time now with the pdav latest rom(.09) sometimes my phone acts a little strangely like when receiving a call sometimes the incoming call icon stays there for about 10sec before the screen comes on the call status one.I switched over to radio 1.09 which i found the most stable on my O2 exec,but in my experience radio roms also behave differently depending on location,and also the os system try to use 1.09 as i found it the best for me in India.
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well, i've reverted back to 1.09, lets see if its any better!
i feel sooo sick sometimes, i think of buying another normal phone! But hell, i love my universal so much that i cant do it....i'd rather put up with all the $hit it throws at me... !
cheers, and thanks for ur help everyone! i'll post back and let u knw if its still coughing up!
San
Radio Rom?
If you are still having issues, also post back your OS Rom that you are running, this may also have some bearing on the underlying issues.
Cheers,
Beast
Using radio 1.15:
With Ivan's base it causes my device to experience problems with the phone and GPRS\3G
With Midget's base everything seems to work fine
(btw I have an O2 Exec - Just suggesting that it may be the differences in hardware...)
dreamtheater39:
Same problem here.... Since I (sim) unlocked my MDA-Pro I'm experiencing EXACTLY the same problems as you have.
I posted several items on this forum, no success till now.
I'm thinking of reassembeling my old MDA-Pro, which is sim locked but screen broken. replacing the screen with my new (sim) unlocked MDA-Pro and see if the radio problem is still there. Just to exclude if the problem can be (sim) unlocking the phone...
But it is VERY anoying, I must agree...
regards
arjan
Also,.. I've tried almoast every Radio rom!! still no success.. even te Original T-Mobile rom (ROm and radio) give me problems...
So can it be the Sim unlocking (V1 by Buzzdev)?
A.
adonker said:
Also,.. I've tried almoast every Radio rom!! still no success.. even te Original T-Mobile rom (ROm and radio) give me problems...
So can it be the Sim unlocking (V1 by Buzzdev)?
A.
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Hi,
I doubt it is the SIm unlock.
I used Buzz's too, originally many Rom flashes past that.
I have Exec with Radio 15 and customised Rom with Midgets as base and no issues at all.
I would advise finding out what the latest Radio Ver offered by Manufac for your model and try that one for a bit.
Perhaps we should start a poll as to what each user is using and record Radio and OS Rom info with a comments section for any issues noted. It would at least help stablise WM6 builds.
Regards,
Beast
That damn radio issue!
I think it is time to stop discussing whether there is an issue and start looking for a fix!
First off: basically all HTC-phones have had a similar probblem, going back to the MDA 2. The key problem has been, that the data connection does not properly switch between mobile cells when you are on the move.
My device loses data connection every time I go into the parking garage, where there is no reception. Also, when I'm sitting in an area with very poor UMTS-coverage, the MDA-PRO loses connection after a few successful switches to GPRS. BTW: You can see you have a problem when Active Sync on the MDA says "Waiting for Network".
This wasn't such an issue as long as we didn't have the data connection constantly on. But, latest with the MS-Pushmail this has changed - the data connection is always on.
HTC and the operators have seemingly been working on this issue for quite some time. The only ROM on the MDA-PRO that was quite stable on this was actually the last T-Mobile WM-5 ROM.
With WM6 we are back to the issue. I no longer believe it is a problem with the Radio-ROM. Most likely is that there are differences in the driver dll. THis might explain why Midget's ROM seems to be better than IVAN's.
So, guys start troubleshooting!
Yes dreamtheater, are you running WM6? It is WM6 that seems to display these problems, regardless of the Radio. If I roll back to the official T-Mobile Rom (WM5) or Orange Rom (WM5) my problems disappear
HA!
Finally some usefull information. But very strange, buying a very expensive devise, but not being able to make a proper phonecall with it....
a.
YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I installed Radio 1.09 and so far sooooooooooo good!!!! None of the issues i mentioned, it works like a charm!!!
The only noticable issue i've found a couple times is, the gprs automatically disconnects once in a while, but i can ask it to reconnect and it does so without a fuss! Wowwwweeee!!!!
A BIGGG thanks to Arvind09 for this!!!!
So guys, i guess you got to try all radio roms and find which one works best for you, no other go as i see it
Cheers!
San
OH CRAP!!!!!!!!! I SPOKE TOOOOO SOON
Woke up early morning and the damn things crapped again :-/
The sobbing continues
If you tried different Radio Version and still does not work, it is time you change a service provider, provided you are sure that your hardware never had problems before.
Bangalore is a big city, coverage should be good, could it be the part of area you are in has bad coverage, try asking you friends about service provider other than your current one in that particular area.
If changing provider still does not work, make a complaint to the providers, it nothing improves, its time you need to move somewhere else.
I have the same issue when I keep the Radio Band in Auto mode (GSM/3G) I change my phone to GSM and it is better.
Ye, I did the same too. only switch manually to 3G when needed. I almost forgot about this point.
Furthermore, GSM mode makes the battery last more days than 3G mode.
encountered the same probs, 4 me radio 1.12 is the most stable one (I believe it's an exotic/not commonly used version)
I have been struggeling with this since the first WM6 Pre-release ROM came out on this forum. Tried all the radio ROMs available, without succes. As said, the only ROM that does not suffer from this, is the latest WM5 ROM.
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OH CRAP!!!!!!!!! I SPOKE TOOOOO SOON
Woke up early morning and the damn things crapped again :-/
The sobbing continues
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Ok could you tell me which provider are subscribed to? I use Airtel and hutch on both my pocket pc(universal and orbit)Ive noticed that airtel tends to loose its signal whereas hutch has never given me a problem.for this reason i use hutch on the Uni,though i cannot say that im very happy with their service,they are any day much better tha Airtel and Idea both.Also try to change the rom and see if the problem still persists.
I have upgraded my device for about 3 month ago with a WM6 pre-release from Palm. Everything worked fine, but (and of course) I was waiting for the official release. When I found the link in this forum (Generic Rest-of-world - English
http://palmone.r3h.net/downloads.pal...topUpdater.zip ) I had downloaded it and flashed my 750.
Unlike a lot of people the upgrading process was perfect. Now my software on TREO750-2.23-RWE and the Firmware on 1.54.00.00.
I have only on big problem: the operating time (standby and in call also) was dramatically decreased. Broadly speaking it was halved. And of course my calling habit does not change.
Is there anybody who was found the same thing?
Thanks.
I am having the exact same problem. Battery life is absolutely miserable with 2.23 ROW.
I have considered flashing to this ROM. I will probably try it this weekend....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=345748
zone_hun said:
I have upgraded my device for about 3 month ago with a WM6 pre-release from Palm. Everything worked fine, but (and of course) I was waiting for the official release. When I found the link in this forum (Generic Rest-of-world - English
http://palmone.r3h.net/downloads.pal...topUpdater.zip ) I had downloaded it and flashed my 750.
Unlike a lot of people the upgrading process was perfect. Now my software on TREO750-2.23-RWE and the Firmware on 1.54.00.00.
I have only on big problem: the operating time (standby and in call also) was dramatically decreased. Broadly speaking it was halved. And of course my calling habit does not change.
Is there anybody who was found the same thing?
Thanks.
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I think I will give it a try also! Than I will write down my impressions.
How Bad is Bad?
I have upgraded to WM6 and mine still lasts for about 9 hours or so. What are you getting? (I'm a heavy internet, email, and text message user as well.)
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I think I will give it a try also! Than I will write down my impressions.
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Any luck? I actually have not made the jump from this ROM. My girlfriend is using the phone. We probably had time this weekend, but things just kept coming up. Maybe next weekend...
FWIW, my battery life/use actullay IMPROVED after upgrading to the 2.23 Unbranded ROM. (Using an AT&T 750, upgraded from out of the box WM5 Rom. With XpressMail push enabled)
FWIW, my battery life/use actullay IMPROVED after upgrading to the 2.23 Unbranded ROM. (Using an AT&T 750, upgraded from out of the box WM5 Rom. With XpressMail push enabled)
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Hmmm. It's strange, because I think it is not a hardware issue. (or the AT&T 750 different modell -has minor changes- than the unbraded ones?)
Nope. I have not enough time for it on the weekend.
Bear in mind you are now "true" 3g. Even with the HSDPA hack in WM5 you still didn't achieve "true" 3g (or 3.5 g depending on your school of thought). So now that you are sending those 3g packets you will be using up more battery life. With that said, depending on your voice usage and how consistently you are connected to 3g, you should still get about a business day out of your 750.
Cheers!
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Bear in mind you are now "true" 3g. Even with the HSDPA hack in WM5 you still didn't achieve "true" 3g (or 3.5 g depending on your school of thought). So now that you are sending those 3g packets you will be using up more battery life. With that said, depending on your voice usage and how consistently you are connected to 3g, you should still get about a business day out of your 750.
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As I wrote it above I have used a pre-release WM6 on my Treo of course with 3G (HSDPA). So it is not the case.
Hi ther. newbee really to all this but i looking to change my phone, i have the o2 xda exec.... getting on my nerves now, TO BIG.... but anyways. i like the look of the E650 - S710, have a few questions tho so im hoping someone could help me before i go and buy 1
1.just to confirm... this phone does support A2DP. and does it work well.. you know. like it should. not lagging or jumpin.
2. if i do get 1 im getting the SPV E650. not the htc s710.. (just for insurance purpose) but what do you lot think is the best rom to put on it..... keep the orange 1 on it. flash with the htc 1 ect....versions..... but if changing away from orange rom.. please let me know it is not going to be a pain putting the orange internet/wap settings on..
3. whats the typical battery life like... i like to listen to music alot so dont want a phone i could kill in 2 hours just for listening to mp3's
thats about it really, only 3 questions, and hopefully easy for anyone to answer
thanks you guys'N'girls (brillient site tho)
1. Don't know, but I think it is!
2. The best ROM is the ARA ROM and it's derivatives. It is just the fastest.
3. With Wifi on and heavy use one day, with music at least 8 hours (I've never used it longer than this)!
ok, thanks for that
1. i do hope someone can confirm this
2. sounds ok, but i have ssen a few roms out there so when you saw ARA rom, which one is that, (sorry for sounding a bit thick on that)
3. thanks, sounds like what i already get from my o2 xda exec.
if anyone else has different views, or more info to add, please do!!!
[size=+3]so. dont anyone else have there opinon !!![/size]
No need to use angry smileys and capital letters thanks..
1. I can't answer this one I don't have a bluetooth headset.
2. the ARA rom with the latest official rom released, named ARA because it includes support for arabic language. You find it here
3. I don't have a correct answer for this one, but I know too that it must be longer than 8 hours. The only thing that really drains the battery a lot is having wifi on.
ftp logon
do you need credentials to logon to the ftp site ?
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do you need credentials to logon to the ftp site ?
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generic credentials:
ID:xdaupload
pass:xda
as you can notice from Dr Gonzo link in his New Guava thread
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ok, thanks for the info. (and i got a smiley face this time)
i guess i'll go and get me one of these phones, be alot better than the brick that i have (xda exec), nothing wrong with it, just fed up of the size.. but was a great phone
The SPV E650 has been discontinued by Orange so you would be better getting a HTC S710 as it is sim free so you can still use your O2 Sim. I can not help you with the best ROM as I am not brave enough to flash the ROM on my Vox. This phone does support A2DP but you have to edit the registry to get the best out of Bluetooth audio as the default settings do not show
A2DP at it's best. Easy to get Orange settings on your phone with the HTC network settings wizard off the HTC site, but you have to have an official HTC IMIE number to register with HTC to get to the downloads so rules out the SPV unless you register with Modaco and download the app from them. Battry life varies, if you use a Bluetooth GPS reciver with Google Maps for mobile then the battery will start to drain pretty quickly as you will have the Bluetooth radio switched on aswel as having an active data connection. To get the most out of the battery you will have to mainly use it for making and reciving phone calls and sending and reciving SMS as that only uses the cell radio. If you want to listen tomp3's then you are better off using the supplied wired headset as you do not need to have the Bluetooth radio switched on. If you want to drain the battery fast then switch Bluetooth and wifi on and connect to Orange World as you will have the cell radio switched on, the Bluetooth radio switched on, the wifi radio switched on and the cell radio will be in data mode.
Roland
ok, thanks for that. 1 question for you tho. there did you hear that the SPV E650 has been discontinued, as i went in to town a few days ago and seen the SPV E650 in the orange shop (nottingham)
just to clarify tho, i am on orange, not o2, just had the o2 xda exec as i got it cheaper than i could the orange version, but because of that i have ended up missing orange insurance..... i am a bugga for breaking phones. toilets, windows, cars etc.... as i mean, i had 8 spv m500's already. (thanks to orange insurance).
i can say 1 thing tho to the people out there that like the o2 xda exec. its hard to brake, (windows and stairs dont seem to bother it).
Hi Guys,
I am having a strangle problem with my VOX. The phone's radio is getting turned off every now and then.
The phone will show full network signal and the very next second the signal bar becomes empty followed by an automatic turn off and turn on of the phone's radio. Sometimes it keeps on restarting the phone's radio for 5 to 6 times. It is driving me crazy as most of the time when someone calls me, my phone is in the switch off mode and I never realize that unless I am staring at my phone. And it is happening at least once or twice an hour.
I upgraded my phone to the latest ROM version 1.34.405.1 but still getting the problem. Actually I feel the problem has become worst now after the upgrade.
Any thoughts on what could be causing it?
Thanks!
that doesn't sound familiar
did you try with the original radio version too?
What radio version do you have? There are updates on the ftp! ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Smartphone/Vox/Radios
The radio version I have is Radio 4.1.13.54_03.10.90.
I had the same issue (not so frequent) with my previous radio also. I guess it was 4.1.13.41. That came with the phone when I bought it.
But one thing I noticed; when I am in the office I am not encountering this issue (at least not for the last 8 hours) but when I am at home, this issue appears very frequently. Wondering whether there could be any network parameter trigerring this behavior.
maybe its the networks issue
you should try to compare the readings you get from the service menu at the office and at home, and give them a call
>>you should try to compare the readings you get from the service menu at the office and at home, and give them a call
What reading are you talking about? Also, how can I collect that?
Thanks again for all your thoughts.
he means that you should check the network strength at your workplace and your home.
Hi Guys;
Slightly OT, but hopefully someone can help.
I have recently upgraded the GF from a Nokia 6230i (about 2 years old) to a Orange E650 (Vox) running Dr Martin Gonzo's ROM, which is very nice... The E650 was a refurb that i bought from the Orange Store on ebay.
The issue is that reception at home is far worse than it was on the nokia - and is almost unusable at home... I did a check last night and the radio installed is a very old radio (doesn't appear on the FTP..)
Can anyone suggest what is the best Radio to use that will work with Dr Gonzo's ROM? (and is it a simple job to upgrade )
Cheers
SF
I am using Radio 4.1.13.54_03.10.90 on win 6.1 from Dr Gonzo. I works like a charm.
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I am using Radio 4.1.13.54_03.10.90 on win 6.1 from Dr Gonzo. I works like a charm.
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Thanks Secosan.
Will give that a go!
SF
Same problem, even with all Radios all ROMs....
Goes to searching mode all the time...i don´t know what to do...my unit is still on warranty period...can i do something ?
HELP !
My issue seems to be network related. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am encountering this issue only when I am at home and everywhere outside the phone is working nicely.
It is kind of making me think whether the network reception capability of the phone has gone down slightly and hence the no network issue when the network is slightly weak.