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Treo 750 ring repeat delay

So I have just purchased an unlocked 750 and love it, but the rings are...interesting. I have scoured here, Google and xda-dev but searches brought up nada....so, here it goes. The stock ringtones as well as the .mp3 files I loaded seem to have like a 3-4 second gap between when they play...i.e. if there is a call coming it, the phone will play the sound for 1 second (or however long it might be) and then wait 3-4 seconds before playing it again. This doesn't seem to be an issue with my friends' 650 or 700w/wx. This is really fairly annoying as it tends to make me miss calls...
I have a Cingular branded phone running WM5, if that means anything.
Thanks!

You don't say whether your Treo is running WM5 or WM6 - which may or may not have an effect on this suggestion.....in either case, you'll need a registry editor installed to make the changes (try PHMRegedit from HERE).
Here's the information ("borrowed" from the XDA Wiki ) you need:
Change ringtone/vibrate/LED flash characteristics
If you would like more control over how your device rings/vibrates/flashes its LEDs on events, you can can change the Script values of these events. For example, for an incoming call performing 'activate device, play ringtone, wait 3 seconds, repeat':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "apw3r" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
For performing 'active device, set volume to 33%, play ringtone, set volume to 67%, play ringtone, set volume to 100%, play ringtone (no repeat)':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "ac33pc67pc100p" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To have the device 'Vibrate and Ring' simultaneously:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "av0pw3r" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
The following are the full codes available to you. Please note that all the codes are executed simultaneously except after a ringtone play / wait code. E.g. 'v1p' will vibrate and play at the same time, while vibrating for 1 second. But 'pv1' will play the ringtone through all the way first, then start vibrating for 1 second.
a = activate device
cN = set volume to N in percentage max volume
fN = flash notification LED for N seconds
p = play ringtone. Note that this will play the ringtone all the way through before continuing with the next code.
r = repeat. Note that this should be the last code in your Script string, if used at all.
vN = vibrate for N seconds
wN = wait for N seconds. Note that the device will wait this long before continuing with the next code.
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Hopefully, you can make sense of all that - I'm guessing from what you said in your post, your device currently has the "w3" value to make it wait for 3 seconds?
Hope this helps,
Mark.

Slow Ringer Response

Anyone have Slow Ringer Response problems? It takes 2-3s before a call registers and the phone rings.

Vibrate before ring?
I was missing a lot of calls with like you say a 2-3 second delay before I heard any ringer, then i realized I had phone set to "vibrate BEFORE ring" rather than "vibrate AND ring"
Could it be that?
Good luck.

speakerphone said:
Anyone have Slow Ringer Response problems? It takes 2-3s before a call registers and the phone rings.
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Well, maybe a second or two at max, but yes there is a delay.
What you can do, depending on your provider, is go into the phone settings, and call forwarding, and adjust the delay before it forwards unanswered calls to voicemail to 30 seconds.
I've made this change on my wife's phone as she always takes 29.9 seconds to find the phone in her handbag!

BadTasteUK beat me to it. This will not solve you delay issue, but should allow you sufficient time to answer the call.

same here. main prob that most people i know only allow 3-4 rings before hanging up.

same here.
i have a regular Phone anf it Allway rings a few seconds B4 the Polaris.

i remember having the same problem with previous htcs. maybe someone has found a way to resolve this. i ll search in the fora for previous models. hopefully we ll find somthing.

the same for mine with China mobile Chinese Version

I have dozens of 'missed calls' that don't ring, due to delay

I think it is connected in two ways:
1) Getting from standby mode is slow, takes a while to start again some services
2) Loading mp3s or wav files(ringtone) takes a small amount of time
Solution:
Find a way to cache sounds and/or have certain call services running all the time(which would drain battery faster)

This is an inherent windows mobile problem, and has been around for ages...

With little effort it could be done.

are all WM affected, or some brands worse than others?

I have found that I always get a delay of one ring before my HTC starts to ring. but it is worse if I use an mp3 rather than a mid or even wma. I also found that if I cut down the mp3's size to around 30 secs then it loads quicker

Try this solution :
Go to "HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script" in registry
normaly, you have this : apw3r
Replace by : apr
Explication :
A = Activation (??? i'm dont know)
W3 = Wait 3s
R = Ring
You can add "v3" if you want vibrate 3s !

No, it doesn´t work... only wait n seconds to repeat playing ringtone
24. Change ringtone/vibrate/LED flash characteristics
If you would like more control over how your device rings/vibrates/flashes its LEDs on events, you can can change the Script values of these events. For example, for an incoming call performing 'activate device, play ringtone, wait 3 seconds, repeat':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "apw3r" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
For performing 'active device, set volume to 33%, play ringtone, set volume to 67%, play ringtone, set volume to 100%, play ringtone (no repeat)':
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Script = "ac33pc67pc100p" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
The following are the full codes available to you. Please note that all the codes are executed simultaneously except after a ringtone play / wait code. E.g. 'v1p' will vibrate and play at the same time, while vibrating for 1 second. But 'pv1' will play the ringtone through all the way first, then start vibrating for 1 second.
a = activate device
cN = set volume to N in percentage max volume
fN = flash notification LED for N seconds
p = play ringtone. Note that this will play the ringtone all the way through before continuing with the next code.
r = repeat. Note that this should be the last code in your Script string, if used at all.
vN = vibrate for N seconds
wN = wait for N seconds. Note that the device will wait this long before continuing with the next code.

erf, sorry

3 second delay
There is a software program called "tweaks 2k2.net". Under the heading of Phone tweaks there is an option to disable the 3 second ringtone delay (it works fine for me). So I think the delay has been put there for a purpose. The only downside is that you have to purchase the software. Hope this helps.

3 second ringtone delay is set and unset in the control panel already
my machine uses sktools, and under "option to disable the 3 second ringtone delay" it was already disabled but still slow.

Increasing Vibrating Time

Whenever my phone is set to vibrate i find that if i receive a text message it will only vibrate like 3 times (in a pulsing way, one after another) then stops and if i have the ringer on it vibrates one time for like 5 secs....is there any way to increase the vibrating time, such as to have it vibrate like until i open or dismiss it?? also the speaker volume is very low even when i try to answer a phone call its so low that i can barely hear the person on the phone although the volumes all the way up.....any help is appreciated and thanks in advanced

Does anyone know how to make the SMS single vibrate notification *shorter* (e.g. same length as the phone connection notification)

I also am intersted in figuring out how to do so. Please help.

vibration duration?

I'm Running NATF v4.7 on my fuze and everything works great nice and speedy. The only question I have and this really isn't ROM specific I don't think, is there a way to change the duration of the vibrate when you get a new sms? I keep my phone on vibrate most of the day on my desk and the way it is now it's about a 8 second vibrate and its more of a ringtone then a quick alert.
~Thanks

have you looked into the sms notification in sounds and notifications in settings
to see what you can do with the settings there?

I have , all you can do from there is turn vibration on and off but not change how long it will vibrate.

I was also wondering the same thing. I just got my fuze the other day and first thing i did was flash NATF's 4.7 so i thought it was the device.. Do other roms not vibrate as long for a sms?
Also there are registry keys to edit the script of rings and alarms etc.. if we can find the one for sms we can tell if its fixable or not.

theres actually an app for this....its called VA alert and you can find it on blownfuze.org

Thanks for recommending that site, got some interesting apps on it. BUT VAlert (i think thats what you were referring to) only edits the ringtone script.
blownfuze.org said:
For incoming calls you definitely want VAlert1.21 (updated) by this guy which will let you customize down to the millisecond the pulsing patterns of the vibrator so that it gets your attention better than it otherwise would. I don't know if there's a similar thing for text and email but get this and subscribe to the thread for updates.
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I searched through the registry and could not find a script for text messages.
Anyone that has used NATF's 4.7 rom and another rom, is the text vibrate duration the same, or shorter on other roms?

fone_fanatic said:
Thanks for recommending that site, got some interesting apps on it. BUT VAlert (i think thats what you were referring to) only edits the ringtone script.
I searched through the registry and could not find a script for text messages.
Anyone that has used NATF's 4.7 rom and another rom, is the text vibrate duration the same, or shorter on other roms?
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I've used about ∞ roms and so far with all of them they all have a long vibration for if you have the phone on any setting above just vibrate, and then have a three pulse vibration for if you have the phone set on just vibrate. I've also wanted to change this too a different setting, but unfortunately the closest thing thats ever came up is VAlert, and that doesnt deal with SMS . I've also looked in the registry, but I couldn't find anything

if you go to [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ringtone0\] You have the String Value "Script" By default it is av0pw3r [a=activate, v=vibrate, 0, p=play, w=wait, 3 seconds, r=repeat]
So this tells the device when you get a call it should activate the device, vibrate 0 (continuoulsy, if it was 1, it would only vibrate for a second) play the ringtone, wait 3 seconds, then repeat.
I'm pretty sure VAlert is just so you don't have to edit the registry manually.
NOW to our situation, since "Ringtone0" is for incoming call ringtone, maybe we can manually add a new key that refers to the new message sound and manually add a script and see if that works? ANyone have any ideas what the device refers to for new messages?

fone_fanatic said:
if you go to [HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ringtone0\] You have the String Value "Script" By default it is av0pw3r [a=activate, v=vibrate, 0, p=play, w=wait, 3 seconds, r=repeat]
So this tells the device when you get a call it should activate the device, vibrate 0 (continuoulsy, if it was 1, it would only vibrate for a second) play the ringtone, wait 3 seconds, then repeat.
I'm pretty sure VAlert is just so you don't have to edit the registry manually.
NOW to our situation, since "Ringtone0" is for incoming call ringtone, maybe we can manually add a new key that refers to the new message sound and manually add a script and see if that works? ANyone have any ideas what the device refers to for new messages?
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Ringtone1? Ringtone2? Maybe the numbers are used to designate different types of incoming data

[Q] ring & vibrate

Now,ring plays after vibrate . vibrate again until the ringtone is over.how can I make ring & vibrating as the same time ?

I've noticed this too. It's quite irritating.
I own a HTC Mozart.

I have this same problem
There was another thread about this but the answer was to edit the HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\RingerOnVib\rateOn\Script key to "v0p"
Unfortunately, on my phone this has a DWORD value of 13897104, nothing that resembles a String. Even if you change the key to a String with that value it won't work. So, anyone knows if it's possible to fix this? For those with the same problem my "fix" is to use a very short, 4 second or less, custom ringtone. That way the phone will vibrate every 4 seconds, better than nothing.
BTW, using a LG Optimus 7 with the Mango update.