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best "stolen phone" program?

what do you guys recomend for one of those "stolen phone" programs, and tracking your phone if it ever gets stolen?

SPRITE TERMINATOR or WIMP ..... but the programs are only good as long as you don't hard reset the device..... Once the device Hard reset EVERYTHING GONE

Thanks for the tip

There is always possibility to cook program with your settings inside ROM... so hard reset won't help... but cooking with settings - that's not easy.

_mike_ said:
There is always possibility to cook program with your settings inside ROM... so hard reset won't help... but cooking with settings - that's not easy.
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Now we know that we can cook a program into ROM.. Although i am aware of the fact that there are so many Cooking Guides available here in the forum and that also become a problem for me to choose a best step by step guide for cooking ROM and adding a program into it.... could some one translate this for me....

I use mobile justice. So far haven't had to use it, so I really can't comment on it to much, I did play with it a little and like it.

max621 said:
SPRITE TERMINATOR or WIMP ..... but the programs are only good as long as you don't hard reset the device..... Once the device Hard reset EVERYTHING GONE
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thanks, i did have WIMP on my phone before, then after many rom flashes its gone, ill try the sprite one.

mikeeey said:
thanks, i did have WIMP on my phone before, then after many rom flashes its gone, ill try the sprite one.
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You must try it Mate... since i myself using Terminator and its quite good.. BTW have you tried to cook any of the software into ROM with required phone numbers ?

On a somewhat related note, generally what happens to stolen PDA/Phones?
The reason for this question was that I was looking at "Ultimate Theft Alert v3" after seeing a link in someone's signature. I thought it sounded like a good idea, but I was aware that a hard reset would kill any protection that the program would offer.
So I was wondering what would happen. If the want the data from the phone they would be hoping it wouldn't lock, because if it does you can't get in to get the data easily. If it does lock and the SIM is still in (or it is taken out and not replaced), I assume there is some way to get round it (like auto-run from an SD card and copy off the data) and it won't have dialled home. Once that is done they can ditch the device....
If they do want the device, they will try and use it and, if it has a lock on it, they will have to hard-reset to get it in. If they had used a similar device before, they might hard-reset anyway.
So this means that most likely the device will not get the chance to dial home given most of these types of software don't auto-cook themselves.
If it is cooked into the ROM it would stand a much better chance of being able to dial home, but if it was not automated I would wonder if it was all worth it. By this time your data is safe (I am assuming you encrypted your SD card and the hard reset will have wiped the device ASSUMING the thief didn't manage to get data off while it was locked) and insurance will no doubt get you a new one.
So.... has anyone managed to use this type of software to retrieve their stolen phone?

GPS
Do any of these programs turn on your GPS and let you know the location of your phone as well as sending out an SMS? I thought I heard there are programs out there that do that.

yeah i heard about a program that would that i dont know if the ones they were talking about above do that thouhg. it was cool u send a text message with a code in it to your phone and your phone kicks you back the location of the phone

umvagia0 said:
Do any of these programs turn on your GPS and let you know the location of your phone as well as sending out an SMS? I thought I heard there are programs out there that do that.
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The one I referred to (Ultimate Theft Alert) claims it. I don't use it, so I don't know how effective it is.

umvagia0 said:
Do any of these programs turn on your GPS and let you know the location of your phone as well as sending out an SMS? I thought I heard there are programs out there that do that.
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As i mentioned before, i am using SPRITE TERMINATOR and i do throughly test it. It do send me the GPS coordinates on the given mobile number and i also try the WIPE command from the other mobile phone for Data deltion and that command successfully delete the whole data including the Storage card... But after the deletion it locked the device..... But for GPS the device must be outside otherwise u have to send the command again....

gps fix quickier with q-gps?

Hi Friends!
At the beginning, sorry for my bad english!
From the advent of wm6.1 I've found many problems (using quickgps) to fix satellites .
Yesterday I've tried to use this little program http://www.avaricum.net/qgps.cab.
You know it?
Now the fix is much more better (like wm6.0)
Can you try it and post your suggestions?

Will give it a try

dolphin17571 said:
Hi Friends!
At the beginning, sorry for my bad english!
From the advent of wm6.1 I've found many problems (using quickgps) to fix satellites .
Yesterday I've tried to use this little program http://www.avaricum.net/qgps.cab.
You know it?
Now the fix is much more better (like wm6.0)
Can you try it and post your suggestions?
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Good find bro, i just switched from tom tom to iGO, an i'll have to say the latter is much quicker, so this software should speed it up a treat!!

program seems to freeze up my device requiring a soft reset.
oh this is also in the wrong part of the forum it should be listed in software.

redbandana said:
program seems to freeze up my device requiring a soft reset.
oh this is also in the wrong part of the forum it should be listed in software.
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I 2nd that. I'll also be trying sft later.

quicker gps fix is something to do with your radio not your windows os
the q-gps freezed my friends kaiser too his radion 1.65
the q-gps worked well with me i have neon radio 1.58

peterfnet said:
I 2nd that. I'll also be trying sft later.
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well it was freezing because I was attempting to connect using wifi opposed to using data considering I am at home.

Gahh! IS there an easier way to update the RADIO?

GAHH!! That's it I'm SICK of not being able to send and receive texts from my office since I got my Diamond!
Is there ANY way to update the Radio without re-flashing to a hacked ROM?
I really don't wanna have to re-do all my settings and install my apps again

blackjones said:
GAHH!! That's it I'm SICK of not being able to send and receive texts from my office since I got my Diamond!
Is there ANY way to update the Radio without re-flashing to a hacked ROM?
I really don't wanna have to re-do all my settings and install my apps again
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I don't think so. If there was, we'd all be using it, don't you think?

?? what do you mean where do you live?
I have no problems at all sending and receiving things with original rom and the radio came with this 1.93 version.
Which connection is not good enough for you?
Grtzzzz

tha_rami said:
I don't think so. If there was, we'd all be using it, don't you think?
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Hey, this place moves pretty fast I've been away for 2 weeks so it never hurts to ask...

baraata said:
?? what do you mean where do you live?
I have no problems at all sending and receiving things with original rom and the radio came with this 1.93 version.
Which connection is not good enough for you?
Grtzzzz
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I don't have the 1.93 ROM, my Orange branded beast came with .37 tosh.
Ah well. Looks like its time to take the plunge...

1) do full backup of your diamond using for example SPB Backup.
2) do whatever you need to update radio firmware
3) flash back hacked/cooked ROM you are using now
4) restore backup made in (1)
after that u will exactly the same settings and installed software as before. but with new radio.

blackjones said:
GAHH!! That's it I'm SICK of not being able to send and receive texts from my office since I got my Diamond!
Is there ANY way to update the Radio without re-flashing to a hacked ROM?
I really don't wanna have to re-do all my settings and install my apps again
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Updating RADIO does not alter any settings and does not remove any apps.

Hey, this place moves pretty fast I've been away for 2 weeks so it never hurts to ask...
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Pretty fast? This place is like a rollercoaster on steroids. By now, TouchFLO3D can have custom themes, landscape mode in the Diamond is confirmed and working in Bepe's bElite ROMs and they're working on getting TV-out on the Diamond.

chand4u76 said:
Updating RADIO does not alter any settings and does not remove any apps.
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the process itself does not, but the installation of the needed HARDSPL does.
or isn't it necessary?

Trust me mate, just do it, and you'll have no worries.
I have the same orange phone as you on a .37, and I was apprehensive about flashing the Radio. I understood from this forum that it was ok to do this without upsetting the main ROM, but I was still worried I'd need to start again after all the time I'd spent setting up this little thing.
Anyway, I backed it all up on Sprite just in case, and chucked in hardSPL 1.24. I then flashed in radio .05, and I needn't have worried, it went smooth as silk, and my main ROM was untouched. The procedure seems quite invasive as you're doing it, but don't let it put you off. The ROM Update Utility is not totally clear about what it's doing just as you're about to hit the go button, but if you follow the procedure to the letter, it will all go swimmingly.
I'm now on Dutty's .07 radio, and can say it is an improvement on .05, and it's streets ahead of the old one it came with, especially for GPS.
You have nothing to lose...

GPS Question

I know this has been asked before but im getting frustrated i cant get it to work >.<
I bought the tytn II for the gps mainly and for mine not to work its just annoying,
Ive tried all sorts of different roms and radios combined and all end up with the same result.
My GPS does not lock at all no matter if i leave it over night with the power plugged in, when the using gps test program it doesnt lock it always says "GPS Starting UP" the lights near the speaker flash from green and then to the orange and red on either side. So the gps is turning on but it will never lock.
Has anyone got anything, anything at all i can try? Or will i have to wait for HTC to make a fix for it?
If you can help me id be extremly happy =D
Many Thanks,
Kyon

Might want to try "GPS Tuner:" http://www.gpstuner.com/download/index.html. It shows the number of satellites received and strength. COM 4 is also the magic number to set for the phone's GPS to operate.
I usually activate it whenever I think a satellite mapping program like Garmin XT or Google Earth isn't working only to find I got weak signals or too few.
Mack

Awsome ill give it a try and then see what happens and report back =]
Thanks tho,

Hmm i tried the gps tuner and got nothing,
It said fix invailid and never picked up any sats or nothing im starting to wonder if my gps in the phone is busted, >.<
Shame if it is i have no idea how to tell if it is broken or not and if its replaceable or repairable v.v
If anyone has any other ideas to try lol =]
Many Thanks,

All sorts but not the right sort
Kyon147 said:
Ive tried all sorts of different roms and radios combined and all end up with the same result.
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Then unless you're in a lead lined room with no windows and in a place on the planet with little GPS coverage, you've not tried the combination in my sig.

You mentioned that you left the GPS on overnigth plugged in??? Any chance you are forgetting it has to be outside with a clear view of the sky to work in most situations? I have found if I accidently turn it on and it cant; find any satilietes in my plac,e then I try to use it outside it takes FOREVER to lock in.... How long are you waiting while outside somewhere with a clear view of hte sky (not inbetween soem buildings or anything like that)
Kyon147 said:
Hmm i tried the gps tuner and got nothing,
It said fix invailid and never picked up any sats or nothing im starting to wonder if my gps in the phone is busted, >.<
Shame if it is i have no idea how to tell if it is broken or not and if its replaceable or repairable v.v
If anyone has any other ideas to try lol =]
Many Thanks,
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Teej53214 said:
You mentioned that you left the GPS on overnigth plugged in??? Any chance you are forgetting it has to be outside with a clear view of the sky to work in most situations? I have found if I accidently turn it on and it cant; find any satilietes in my plac,e then I try to use it outside it takes FOREVER to lock in.... How long are you waiting while outside somewhere with a clear view of hte sky (not inbetween soem buildings or anything like that)
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I have tried outside for over a hour and got nothing >.< I'm at the point thinking it might just be my kaiser and go out and buy another lol but so many people have the same issue i also think it may not be my kaiser. Im just lost on what to try lol.
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Then unless you're in a lead lined room with no windows and in a place on the planet with little GPS coverage, you've not tried the combination in my sig.
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Hmm i could try your combination lol could you give me links to the rom and radio please =]

"So the gps is turning on but it will never lock."
sorry, what u mean "never lock"? ...I try Google Earth mobile ... some time can see detected 6 satellites sometime 2 ... the figure keep up & down .... is that mean "never lock"??

Most likely your Kaiser is defective.
To tsfatt: Him saying the GPS never locks means that if he did what you say the figure would always stay 0.

yeah looks that way, i bought it second hand and i think it may of been dropped and damaged before i bought it
When using GPS test the sateillites show up sometimes they dont have any signal but they show up for a couple seconds then dissapear >.< so i dont know where i stand.
Think ill just buy a brand new one and see where that takes me lol but i wont give up just yet may opent he phone up and see for a lose connection.
Thanks,
P.s Keep the ideas coming guys =] more the merrier X3

kilrah said:
Most likely your Kaiser is defective.
To tsfatt: Him saying the GPS never locks means that if he did what you say the figure would always stay 0.
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oic. .....

Mine works perfectly from the window sill but it's a big window!
Kyon147 said:
Hmm i could try your combination lol could you give me links to the rom and radio please =]
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The Radio is built into the RUU (ROM upgrade package) so if you already have a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on the device, all you'd need to do is flash hardSPL 1.0 onto the device and then run the official HTC RUU which is avail at the HTC Kaiser ROM section of XDAs wiki near the bottom of the page. If you later want the HTC original SPL 1.93, pm me as I got mine from one of the mods here.

Flying Kiwi said:
The Radio is built into the RUU (ROM upgrade package) so if you already have a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on the device, all you'd need to do is flash hardSPL 1.0 onto the device and then run the official HTC RUU which is avail at the HTC Kaiser ROM section of XDAs wiki near the bottom of the page. If you later want the HTC original SPL 1.93, pm me as I got mine from one of the mods here.
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Okay cool ill give it a try and just hope it works >.< lol
Thanks for the help =]

Kyon147 said:
Okay cool ill give it a try and just hope it works
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I suggest that loading the basic GPS software (such as TomTom 6.032 or Google Maps) and testing it is the first thing you do after the post ROM flash hard reset. That way you can be sure that nothing else is interfering with the GPS functionality. If it still doesn't work then as already mentioned there's probably a hardware issue. If you have a compatible HTC GPS antenna, plugging that into the socket near the camera cover, while not necessary, may help. Let us know what happens.

GPS Not working...Need help...

Hello All,
I have been using my HTC tilt since a long time now.. everythign was going good until one day i suddenly was unable to use the GPS the satellite ar no longer foung the gps link jus glows but nothing comes up as such... the GSP jus doesn;t work i search all over and changed all the com port and all the baudrate... but not helped.. I am jus flashin rom ever since at random to get my gps workin but nothin has helped... Kindly help me so i can carry on using the GPS on this phone....

vikasraj said:
Hello All,
I have been using my HTC tilt since a long time now.. everythign was going good until one day i suddenly was unable to use the GPS the satellite ar no longer foung the gps link jus glows but nothing comes up as such... the GSP jus doesn;t work i search all over and changed all the com port and all the baudrate... but not helped.. I am jus flashin rom ever since at random to get my gps workin but nothin has helped... Kindly help me so i can carry on using the GPS on this phone....
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brick if not try hard reset then flash stock rom
Hope it works soon.

Zac.Santer said:
brick if not try hard reset then flash stock rom
Hope it works soon.
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not sure what that line means..
my advice, flash to a 6.1 rom and see what happens.

ChumleyEX said:
not sure what that line means..
my advice, flash to a 6.1 rom and see what happens.
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I have tried the Shifuz Rom but didn;t help.... Also the stock rom doesn;t help wondering what could suddenly happen... and the GPS stopped workin it used to work like a chic....

What are you doing to test it? You used to have to run a program to jump start it for some reason. Quick gps maybe? All it did was measure the satelite signals.

I test if from the Mio map application and also turbo GPS app.. Quick gps is jus used to update for faster sat tracking..
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What are you doing to test it? You used to have to run a program to jump start it for some reason. Quick gps maybe? All it did was measure the satelite signals.
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Ah then it's not quick gps that was used for this. let me do some digging.
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try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=373107
and/or this app
http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/

GPS Test
hi,
no need to flash ur rom. just use whatever best for u. just do one thing go in to the open area or at top floor of ur house and use google maps and check the use gps option it will find automatically ur location, sometimes it often not work in room. try this. i had same problem before but when i use in open ground or on top of my roof it work great......
Good luck

Thanks janak.. Well bro those are basics of usin GPS.. there is an issue with the com port or the broad rate.. and hence i am unable to use the gps in an open envirnoment as the gps signals don;t show up... Can any share the setting with me so i could try my best again.....
janak1586 said:
hi,
no need to flash ur rom. just use whatever best for u. just do one thing go in to the open area or at top floor of ur house and use google maps and check the use gps option it will find automatically ur location, sometimes it often not work in room. try this. i had same problem before but when i use in open ground or on top of my roof it work great......
Good luck
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