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I like many of you, love to upgrade my phone. New apps/Roms every other day. But I am having trouble with this process and I was wondering if any of you have experienced the same.
I live in an area with poor Coverage and O2 gives my about 2 bars at home where as my girlfriends network (Orange) has zero coverage.
She often borrows my phone when at home (or when out and about, if hers is on charge / left in the car etc. etc.)
The problem I am having is that every time I add a new app or flash a Rom (recently Dutty V4, PocketCm and S2u2) I get nagged with, "what have you done that for?", "you've changed you phone and now I can't use it".
Any problem with my phone, no matter how little or unrelated to the software it is always my fault for filling the phone full of crap. "Why can I leave it alone?" she asks. - She just doesn't get it.
My current solution is http://www.hackaday.com/2007/10/23/cell-phone-taser/ . Does anyone else suffer from similar problems. If so can you please post you less violent suggestions here...
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P.S. I am not sexist, anyone who complains about what you do to your phone counts.
Oh man, my missus ALWAYS moans when I change even so much as a plugin on my today screen! Really annoys me!
Simple solution. Tell them (spouses and girlfriends) to buy there "own" phone. I kind of like mine all customized, once someone asks if they can make a quick call, they never ask again cause they cant figure out how to use it most of the time.
Does anyone know which GPS software has lake maps? I'm looking for an interface that would be on a Lowrance or Garmin.
Thanks for the responses.
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I'd like to know this too but I'm not sure about taking my preciouses out on the water.
Ziploc..baggies....hehe...that how us techbillies do it.*Said as I am spittin some chaw*
Arlop said:
Ziploc..baggies....hehe...that how us techbillies do it.*Said as I am spittin some chaw*
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Hey, I resemble that remark.
My buddy just fragged his Tilt yesterday. He had it in a Zipp Lock baggie and it was in the center console of a SeaDoo. His girlfriend went out on the ski and managed to flip it over. By the time they got it righted and back on shore about a half hour went by before he went to put the key in the console and found the zipp lock half full of water with his Tilt in it. He's trying to dry it out now and see if it'll work enough to get the important info off of it, but it's not looking good.
I just wish Otterbox will make a case for it. You wouldn;t be able to use the keyboard, but it would protect the TyTN II/TIlt. They make one for the iPhoney.
By the way I did find a .cab some time ago that had waterway maps on it, but I can't seem to find it.
You could use a Offroad-GPS-software that can display scans as maps.
I use Kompass ( http://www.bb-eng.com/Index.htm ), which a german freeware software. I save a Google Earth satelite picture to the TyTN2, calibrate it with GE and Kompass and use it as a map. I can also scan any card, save and calibrate it. I have already used this succesfully for watersports on the baltic sea.
The software is english, but I only know a german description.
There are many types of offroad-GPS-software. And most of them can use self-scanned maps. If you have a papermap of your desired lake and a scanner, you´re done.
Yakman said:
My buddy just fragged his Tilt yesterday. He had it in a Zipp Lock baggie and it was in the center console of a SeaDoo. His girlfriend went out on the ski and managed to flip it over. By the time they got it righted and back on shore about a half hour went by before he went to put the key in the console and found the zipp lock half full of water with his Tilt in it. He's trying to dry it out now and see if it'll work enough to get the important info off of it, but it's not looking good.
I just wish Otterbox will make a case for it. You wouldn;t be able to use the keyboard, but it would protect the TyTN II/TIlt. They make one for the iPhoney.
By the way I did find a .cab some time ago that had waterway maps on it, but I can't seem to find it.
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Funny story, my buddy dropped his Tilt in the loo(pre dump out). He quick grabbed it and washed it off in the sink, then took the battery out. He let it sit for a couple of days then put the battery back in and BAM it started working again. He said his reception is kinda ****ty but oh well....J/K...No really everything is still working fine.
hey guys
have been a reader more than a poster on this awesome site..
but i have run into some trouble :/
within the past week, everytime my phone gets slightly hot, the screen alignment goes totally out.. like really out..
for example i manage to open the notes app..
if i tap the extreme left side, the draw tool will draw in either the center, or even far right.. its extremely frustrating.
Happens mostly after a phone call, using gps, or plugging phone into usb/charging..
im using Panosha's 2.2 full
Radio .05
I have tried loading the original HTC rom that came with the phone... no difference..
any help would be greatly appreciated
oh, and i do re-align... 10-15 times a day..
when the phone is cool, it runs like a dream
eyetac said:
hey guys
have been a reader more than a poster on this awesome site..
but i have run into some trouble :/
within the past week, everytime my phone gets slightly hot, the screen alignment goes totally out.. like really out..
for example i manage to open the notes app..
if i tap the extreme left side, the draw tool will draw in either the center, or even far right.. its extremely frustrating.
Happens mostly after a phone call, using gps, or plugging phone into usb/charging..
im using Panosha's 2.2 full
Radio .05
I have tried loading the original HTC rom that came with the phone... no difference..
any help would be greatly appreciated
oh, and i do re-align... 10-15 times a day..
when the phone is cool, it runs like a dream
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...sounds like a hardware issue!
really? :/
damn
its only 2 months old..
wouldnt have anything to do with cooked roms right?
i really cant afford a void warranty
eyetac said:
really? :/
damn
its only 2 months old..
wouldnt have anything to do with cooked roms right?
i really cant afford a void warranty
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When you have the same probs with the htc original rom, then it has nothing to do with a cooked roms :-(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-IUzerAT0s
exactly what mine does
even right after a screen re-align
sigh
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When you have the same probs with the htc original rom, then it has nothing to do with a cooked roms :-(
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ok, thanks dude
will take it in and hopefully get a replacement
another example of what mine is doing pretty much to the T
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhQIyqnTkS4&feature=user
if anyone may have a solution.. please let me know asap.. as i will try taking it in on saturday
thanks guys
damn, mine does the same from time to time!
does anybody have a solution?
did a replacement fix the problem?
unfortunately i havnt had a chance to take it in yet, but i have logged the problem with my service provider..
the problem occurs alot more when i used panosha's rom/s
with the default (and now alphazero) the problem seems less frequent, but definitely still happens..
happened badly yesterday when i used gps to get my girlfriend to a casting, but switched on car A/C and after 5 minutes it was cool again *shrug*
its really annoying though
will let u know when i finally get to taking it in, unless u get there first
Hi there, I have the exactly problem what you had. Whenever the machine is hot, it becomes mad. Any solution could be reslove the problem?
It really sounds like a hardware issue... When you return the phone to the store please flash back to the original stock rom (for warranty purposes )
same problem
i am getting he same alignment problem.i do it many times a day but still tapping somewhere on screen taps the other way.very difficult to dial phone numbers
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i dont think its an hardware issue,as after i align it works fine for few hours and then i have to align again to make the taps work acurately.........i have heard there is a cab file for it.if any one can post it here.........................or make a cab file so that clicking it makes the alignment as it was default with the new phone
It is a hardware issue. the screen somehow (usually when carried in front pants pocket) will get pressed and SHIFTED. Then screen pushes against the side-cover and this fools the touch-sensitivity of the screen. Try yourself - try to shift screen to one or other side, and directly after it will be better. it's still a service matter though. Send it for repair.
This is a known issue. You need to exchange the unit for a new one.
hey guys...
so late last year i took the phone in and it spent 3 weeks at leaf (HTC distributer here is south africa)
i got the phone back, turned it on in the store.. and guess what... still screwed..
i threw my toys to say the least and got a brand new phone..
the new phone was 110% up until 2 weeks ago..
it started doing the same damn thing (to a lesser extent)
i have found that its a connection problem..
the touch pad is very all over the place if used normally (so basically its unusable)
but if i hold down the top left of the phone(pushing down just above the start menu) with my left hand and use my fingers on my right.. the phone works perfectly again..
does anyone know how to fix this?
its so frustrating, especially knowing im going to be without it for 3 weeks or more again
hmmm ...
i heard that the radio-part is for managing the curcuits.
try an other rom.
but i cant give garanty, i hard it only.
I live in Australia, and have a Telstra branded Diamond, although it is unlocked ( i use Optus Sim card) anyways i was hoping to install unbranded cooked rom found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422417
I didn't know I needed to install HardSPL, i tried but it failed so i continued on (i know I'm retarded) so i tried using the Diamond Unlocker.
I hit Next, Next, Next until it got to progress bar it stayed on 0% then jumped to 100% and said that my device wasn't compatible or something like that, at that point the image on the diamond faded to black screen. I This happened when i tried Hardspl but i just hit reset and it turned back on alright.....this time it didn't, it doesn't react to the power button at all, iv tried hitting the reset button, booting into boot loader even though I'm pretty sure it doesn't have one, and tried MTTY which I'm pretty sure it pointless because my diamond doesn't turn on.
Please share any knowledge or ideas you have on how i can fix my Diamond, or where i can send it to be repaired (I have no warranty with Telstra by the way)
Is my diamond bricked for life?
EDIT: In the hope that my Diamond will return to life by holding the power button, i have noticed i can still feel the vibration it usually makes when turning it on although NO DISPLAY
chaos-zero said:
I live in Australia, and have a Telstra branded Diamond, although it is unlocked ( i use Optus Sim card) anyways i was hoping to install unbranded cooked rom found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422417
I didn't know I needed to install HardSPL, i tried but it failed so i continued on (i know I'm retarded) so i tried using the Diamond Unlocker.
I hit Next, Next, Next until it got to progress bar it stayed on 0% then jumped to 100% and said that my device wasn't compatible or something like that, at that point the image on the diamond faded to black screen. I This happened when i tried Hardspl but i just hit reset and it turned back on alright.....this time it didn't, it doesn't react to the power button at all, iv tried hitting the reset button, booting into boot loader even though I'm pretty sure it doesn't have one, and tried MTTY which I'm pretty sure it pointless because my diamond doesn't turn on.
Please share any knowledge or ideas you have on how i can fix my Diamond, or where i can send it to be repaired (I have no warranty with Telstra by the way)
Is my diamond bricked for life?
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Why you don't search the repair centre address from the HTC Australia pages?
I found this: http://www.htc.com/au/supportcontent.aspx?id=22104
Fonebiz Repair Centre
Address: 370 Whitehorse Road,
Nunawading,
VIC 3131
Tel: +613 98777688 (Australia Wide & International)
Fax: +613 98787988 (Australia Wide & International)
Business Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm (Australian EST)
Weekend and Public Holiday – Closed
Please ensure that you bring your Proof of Purchase and
all fault related accessories when you come into Fonebiz.
Thats the only problem, i have already thought of this, although i don't have proof of purchase anymore, can i still get it repaired without proof of purchase?
ANY Replies or ideas are appreciated, please HELP
I would contact them without a receipt you may have to pay for the repair
but I don't see why they should not make money of you repairing your broken device
Thanks for the reply, my question is, i bought this phone off a friend and knowing him he got it from someone else who probably has stolen it, so if i take it in for repairs and it is stolen I'm screwed....right?.....are they able to I.D a stolen device?
Thats what you get when you buy a stolen device. You'll pay it back one way another.
I guess but for $250 who wouldnt take it. I guess i should have read ALOT more instead of rushing a flash. So last question, does anyone know if its physically possible to fix the phone, if it be replacing a bit or get a technician to hardwire or something......is it possible? or am i stuck with a nice new paperweight?
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I guess but for $250 who wouldnt take it. I guess i should have read ALOT more instead of rushing a flash. So last question, does anyone know if its physically possible to fix the phone, if it be replacing a bit or get a technician to hardwire or something......is it possible? or am i stuck with a nice new paperweight?
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I think its a case of what goes around, comes around.
Hey
I have a similar problem. But mine is bought and original and I have a receipt. Anyways, there's no way around the sending, is there? Because, I think, it'll take a lot of time and regarding the fact, that the mistake is on my side, the warranty is void, isn't it?
So a couple years ago I had a Kaiser (AT&T Tilt version) go for a swim in fresh water, I was pretty quick about taking the battery out and then I let it dry for 3 days before trying to turn it back on. Now a few years later I have since replaced that Kaiser with a new Kaiser and then an amazing HD2 that we all know and love. I have been tinkering around with the water damaged kaiser for a while now trying to resurrect it and here is my question, I know of all these tricks people say work ( rice, Isopropal alcohol, ect) but this is besides the fact that the phone hasn't been attempted to turn on in over a year, I'm sure it's dry.
I can successfully boot into HSPL any day of the week, and I also successfully flashed the stock AT&T WWE rom back to the phone, but it still gets stuck on the first screen (The white AT&T branded screen) so the real question is, does anyone have any more ideas to try to get the phone to boot, Is it possible some specific component or micro-controller is fried? I would say it's not totally dead since I can get into the HSPL boot loader and flash the Stock rom, however I tried a few WP 6.1 and 6.5 roms and they get an error code when I attempt to flash. I beleive it was error code 274?
Any help or suggestions would be hreatly appreciated, thanks.
chamele0n said:
So a couple years ago I had a Kaiser (AT&T Tilt version) go for a swim in fresh water, I was pretty quick about taking the battery out and then I let it dry for 3 days before trying to turn it back on. Now a few years later I have since replaced that Kaiser with a new Kaiser and then an amazing HD2 that we all know and love. I have been tinkering around with the water damaged kaiser for a while now trying to resurrect it and here is my question, I know of all these tricks people say work ( rice, Isopropal alcohol, ect) but this is besides the fact that the phone hasn't been attempted to turn on in over a year, I'm sure it's dry.
I can successfully boot into HSPL any day of the week, and I also successfully flashed the stock AT&T WWE rom back to the phone, but it still gets stuck on the first screen (The white AT&T branded screen) so the real question is, does anyone have any more ideas to try to get the phone to boot, Is it possible some specific component or micro-controller is fried? I would say it's not totally dead since I can get into the HSPL boot loader and flash the Stock rom, however I tried a few WP 6.1 and 6.5 roms and they get an error code when I attempt to flash. I beleive it was error code 274?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Well, I'm no expert because I got a TyTn but what I can say is that you can check out the wiki fir unbricking options. And also remember that some moisture can still get trapped even after a year. Maybe leaving it under the sun will help evaporate all the water? Anyway, good luck fixing it!
My uncle had one, but he dropped it and the metal but broke; so it became a hazard because of the sharpness. Then he gave it to the insurance company and got an iPhone!