I just bought this Siemens SX-56 used, it's got XDA-developers Special Edition Rom already installed. I discovered this forum and this is my first post. Definitely a newby.
I am in the USA and the only options for auto configure are USA T-Mobile, so I skipped the auto config. and called AT&T to get the correct settings. Now the phone says it is connecting to GPRS, then indicates it is connected. But when I type in ANY URL, it gives an error message "The page you are looking for cannot be found." :x
The people at AT&T said I need to upgrade the ROM to PPC 2003. So I tried doing that and couldn't upgrade because the numbers don't match. Then I tried calling Siemens and they told me I was on my own because the ROM had been changed to XDA-dev. SE. :shock:
Otherwise, everything seems to work fine. It must just be a simple setting problem or something. I read through these forums for a couple hours and couldn't find anything like this. :?:
I thought about trying to use AdaptRom to try to upgrade to PPC 2003, but I don't know if that would work.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Dayne
People that should give support always say this kind of things just to get rid of you...
1. Try provider's web to find out the correct settings (access point).
2. The fact, that the phone shows "connected" doesn't really mean anything.
3. Common mistake is putting "Cellular Line" instead of "Cellular Line (GPRS)"
4. Sometimes it helps simply to erase all other connection settings!
Good luck!
PS: xda-dev. SER is pretty old one, actually...
You can upgrade to WM2003 using sd card bootloader method.
Hello, Thanks for the responses. When I called AT&T, they had me set up a connection we called "Gprs connection". I entered all the numbers they gave me and it wouldn't work. I then went to the AT&T website and retrieved the gprs settings listed there, (they were different), and they didn't work either. Finally tonight I deleted the "gprs connection" settings, and used the "Internet settings" connection instead, and it worked! I don't know why of course. :roll:
The baud rate is listed as 19200. Should I turn that up? (Some of the web pages don't want to completely load, and it seems a little slow, But maybe that's just the way it is?)
Also, would you recommend upgrading to PPC 2003 (is that the same as WM2003?) as someone has posted I can?
Thanks again. Dayne
1. The baud rate I used was 115k. Actually the system should choose it itself, as far as I remember you can't adjust this option at all in WM2003.
2. If you want to make the connection faster you should try tweakers that increase "window size" and probably upgrade to WM2003 to speed up the entire IE (in PPC2002 the system became unbelievably slow when you opened more than one window of IE)
3. Never tried bootloader method - I always run rom.exe (you can cook it at www.romkitchen.de) on my PC (ActiveSync 3.7 + cradle required)
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Has anyone figured out a fix for the GPRS connection with the new T-Mobile ROM 1.60.07? My GPRS used to always be connected and now everytime I turn off the phone, the GPRS disconnects. In addition, I think some of the battery life problems come when the phone turns itself on (screen and all) to check e-mail (as set up in the Inbox settings). It used to check the e-mail silently without turning on the screen and then sound a notification tone.
I wasn't sure if anyone knew if this was a simple registry setting or a problem only solved with a Phone Stack upgrade?
Any help would be appreciated.
JBW
I've just upgraded to 1.60.00WWE (the radio stack is 1.60.01) and noticed the exact same thing. I did a lot af searching on Google and these symptoms are not mentioned anywhere, in general everyone is saying that the upgrade went fine and the device runs better than before, so it seems we are in the minority. Hopfully this is good news, and there's just something dumb that is not configured properly.
I also have the same problem ( and my friends with xda-2 ) all was fine befor the upgrade, But now the GPRS disconets , No good for MSN Messanger
John
I heard this from several users on several forums.. a lot didn't notice, but there was enough who did to make me not upgrade.. once the imate update came out i asked around for people that used that if their grps disconnected.. it didn't, so i upgraded with that ROM instead of the t-mobile one. Sorry for you guys =/
-arebelspy
GPRS Fix
See the post above this one. Apparently if you delete the file TMD_AP_NL.sa.CAB from the extended ROM and hard reset, the GPRS stays on. You do lose the little GPRS timer but who cares!
I'm going to try it tomorrow and will report back.
JBW
Success! Sort of...
Well, I took some advice and changed my Ext_ROM. I took out all of the T-Mobile stuff and put in a bunch of the programs I always have to re-load myself. Then, the Hard Reset!
Bam! Now I have Always on GPRS again. However, apparently, one of the files in the Ext_ROM must also have the Bluetooth Fix with it. Now, I don't have the option of COM4 and COM5 for Bluetooth communications from before.
Does anyone know which of the files in the Ext_ROM this might have been? I am reluctant to try them one by one for fear of messing up the GPRS again.
Any help is appreciated!
JBW
Bluetooth Fix for Serial profile
I believe is between this two
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_AKU1_WWE_4AP.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_WWE_03120301.sa.CAB
Total Success... finally!
Well, thank you thariman for your help. I am very pleased now. I installed the two files from the ext_rom:
OEM_AKU1_WWE_4AP.sa.CAB
OEM_WWE_03120301.sa.CAB
The first gives Bluetooth Settings the option for in and out COM ports. The second assigns these ports to COM4 and COM5.
Now, I have the Bluetooth fix to use my GPS and wireless sync AND the always on GPRS.
I hope everyone figures this out. I guess T-Mobile does not want users to have the always on GPRS connection. In seems to be disabled via there customization. Seems strange though considering their pricing is for unlimited use.
Anyway, I'm happy with my set up now! Good luck to all.
JBW
I upgraded to 6.1 and since then have been stuck in roaming mode. The only problem that this is causing is that some of the auto connect features will not work as they pop up with a warning that since I am roaming additional charges may apply. How can I get the system to realize that I am not roaming. It is recognizing the correct system.
here's a recent thread / posts info which may help u:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360452
thanks but more help needed
Thanks for the thread, it is nice to know that I am not alone, but the problem is not solved there. There is a zip file for a file registry but I can not install it. It does not uninstall as a cab. I can run it on my PC, but it does nothing on my PPC. On my PPC it says that it is not associated with any program. the end of the old thread asked what to do with the file and got no response.
u need to look at all the pages / posts of that thread and the last post #27 ends "Worked for me too! Thanks".
more help needed
Sorry, I went to the bottom of the page and didn't look for additional pages. I went back and installed regedit and used it to put in the file that was supposed to stop the roaming signal. Reset and felt wonderful until the roaming symbol still showed up. Anything else that I can try?
the problem should be in the difference of the provider name and the connected network, is this in your case alos.
I mean; my provider is Telfort, but the connected network is KPN. Therefore the phone thinks he is roaming, but it is his primary network.
Regards RV
Hi all,
Got a problem that I can't seem to find any suggestions on how to fix here on the forums.
My i-mate Jamin's wireless doesn't automatically detect wireless networks, and even when I specify the configuration manually, it won't connect either. So, there is no detection of wireless (the wifi does turn on alright), and the 'wifi on' tower icon appears, but doesn't try and search or connect.
I was starting to think this was a 100% hardware problem, but I found that if I try and create an ad-hoc network with my Jamin, other devices can see it. However, when actually trying to connect to the ad-hoc network, the Jamin still keeps trying to connect unsuccessfully.
This problem existed on WM5 (my original rom) and has still been the same on all WM6.1 roms I've used (ShadoW, iProphet etc).
Any suggestions on a software angle, or what to look for in terms of 'broken' hardware if I were to pull the device apart?
Cheers
try to update the ROM and the SPL, but be carefull
Thanks for the suggestion, but I've done both. I've got the HardSPL on my device, and I've got CloudyFa's WM 6.1 rom (and as I mentioned, I've tried about 3 other WM6 and WM6.1 roms too)..still no luck though.
It does, however, come up with the signal strength icon (like it can almost see the network) if you try and manually configure a network you know exists (eg my home network). It doesn't manage to connect to it though - just comes back and says 'unavailable'.
check if it is encrypted with WPA2. I think that version of cloudyfa is not compatible with that kind of encryption.
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check if it is encrypted with WPA2. I think that version of cloudyfa is not compatible with that kind of encryption.
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Definitely is only WPA here at home. Tried disabling it to no encryption, and likewise it doesn't work at my university (WPA) or at public wifi hotspots (no encryptions) or if you use WEP either. I've tried every setting on my router - and like I've mentioned, tried it in various other locations and routers...
Definitely something wrong with my device..but who knows what it is
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Definitely is only WPA here at home. Tried disabling it to no encryption, and likewise it doesn't work at my university (WPA) or at public wifi hotspots (no encryptions) or if you use WEP either. I've tried every setting on my router - and like I've mentioned, tried it in various other locations and routers...
Definitely something wrong with my device..but who knows what it is
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Try updating the radio ROM.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_Radio_1_Upgrade
same problem here...never found a solution....
thycpt737 said:
same problem here...never found a solution....
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Try a WM5 official ROM with a different Radio ROM.
l3v5y said:
Try updating the radio ROM.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Prophet_Radio_1_Upgrade
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Any suggestions as to the best version? I've upgraded from the base one to 2.20.21.
Also, how does the main memory go during this update (can't remember from last time I did it) - does it get erased / should I back things up?
Thanks
RockDJ20 said:
Any suggestions as to the best version? I've upgraded from the base one to 2.20.21.
Also, how does the main memory go during this update (can't remember from last time I did it) - does it get erased / should I back things up?
Thanks
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Main memory should be fine, nothing is wiped.
As to the best version, I'd suggest trying a few, personally, I think 2.19.21 is the best, but that may just be me and my Prophet...
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Main memory should be fine, nothing is wiped.
As to the best version, I'd suggest trying a few, personally, I think 2.19.21 is the best, but that may just be me and my Prophet...
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Yep, main memory was fine. I've upgraded to the latest radio rom on that page, but still no luck.
So I've tried that one, your one was my original one (2.19.21) and my last one (2.20.21). Doesn't seem like it's a fix unfortunately..
Thanks for the help all the same. Anything else I could try?
Have same problem after I installed :touchflo 3d look.
RockDJ20 said:
Hi all,
Got a problem that I can't seem to find any suggestions on how to fix here on the forums.
My i-mate Jamin's wireless doesn't automatically detect wireless networks, and even when I specify the configuration manually, it won't connect either. So, there is no detection of wireless (the wifi does turn on alright), and the 'wifi on' tower icon appears, but doesn't try and search or connect.
I was starting to think this was a 100% hardware problem, but I found that if I try and create an ad-hoc network with my Jamin, other devices can see it. However, when actually trying to connect to the ad-hoc network, the Jamin still keeps trying to connect unsuccessfully.
This problem existed on WM5 (my original rom) and has still been the same on all WM6.1 roms I've used (ShadoW, iProphet etc).
Any suggestions on a software angle, or what to look for in terms of 'broken' hardware if I were to pull the device apart?
Cheers
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Same problem here
Hey there, as I said befor I had the SAME EXACT PROBLEM (Vodafone S200 initial firmware - flashed several ROMS with no succes on wifi and finally decided to stay with bikertibi's 23102).
I think I somehow came across the solution (or the solution came across me) about the "when I turn on the wifi..."
It does:
1) look like its turned on as the upper icon appears and it says "on" on the display.
2) beeps the green led on the front speaker (or whatever is that)
BUT
It does not:
1) beep the radio signal (two waves) on the "wifi on" icon.
2) Find networks available
warning: my level of knowledge on PDA's is somewhere over the bottom limit so basically my interpretations of the solution will be more of that (interpretations) than it should be. So I beg for someone that knows what he's doing to try it and explain again.
Okay, after searching the unsearchable and MAKING SURE that it was DEF. NOT the USB cable, decided to give it a try to that icon "ADD NEW". That icon appears instead of the available networks, 'cause as I said my prophet wasn't detecting them.
So, I "added" a new one with ad-hoc (that is: tab on "add new", select ad-hoc, put a silly name and say yes to all) and then INSTANTLY and MAGICALLY (yes, Im THAT lamer) it all started to find networks all over the howse.
Other thing that might have been something on the process is that I was having my laptop with the wireless connected. At the first moment I connected the adhoc with the laptop but then tried to connect to another next door network with SUCCEED.
Finally, deleted the new added silly named network and it is still recognizing networks available.
PLEASE, SOMEONE THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS, EXPLAIN IT WITH CLEAR WORDS!!!!
Hope it helps
Re:
Maybe you should check your network to see anything wrong with it...
There's nothing wrong with the network you guys. I've been having the same problem for over 3 years? Couldn't quite remember.
I STILL have my Qtek s200 with me now. Alive and kickin'. I still have a problem with my wifi. I can connect alright, and browse alright. BUT only if I'm 2 feet near my router. The reception is extremely poor 3 years back, still is extremely poor now. This is not a coincidence. I think something's wrong with our devices. Tried doing everything. cooked, uncooked, stock. original radio, ALL radio. Still the same. Same exact distance, the reception weakens after 2 feet. AND 2 FEET is way to short for WIFI browsing.
To add more that there is nothing wrong with my network at home:
1. got no password
2. I have a old Nintendo DS lite. Works Fine.
3. Got a Wii
4. Got an Old Xperia X1 (not quite old)
5. Wifey's on C905
6. Got a China Iped
7. Using an HTC HD7
8. My OLD MSI Laptop has WIFI connectivity.
9. My Sis got an Aino.
that's basically it, an everyday home WIFI activity connectivity. AS for my Prophet. Still looks black good. but still connects no good. everythng else connects fine though, beaming IR things, bluetoothing things. pretty much normal. All except WIFI.
3 years ago, I thought it was just me.
First off - THANK YOU to everyone here and all the help everyone always provides.
To start - I have an AT&T Fuze that I love. I have added a ton of programs and tried out just about everything featured on this site and other WM sites. As a power business user my one main concern has been with the battery life, which seems to not make it through 1/2 of my day without having to go on the charger.
So I decided to try a new rom and radio to help gain some battery life and performance.
1) ROM - I installed NATF_HTC_Fuze_v2.3 (found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444784 )and those files seemed to install perfectly
2) RADIO - I then installed RAPH_Radio_1.02.25.32 from the radio thread. I downloaded the file and unzipped. QUESTION - Inside there were 2 files called Radio1.02.23.32.nbh (NBH file) and RaphealWrapper (application file). I clicked on the file and it automatically installed onto my computer. I have been able to send and receive text messages, etc Is this all I had to do to have the radio correctly installed?
QUESTION 2 - how do i turn the 3G off and on. Which icon and control is it please.
I know these might sound basic, but my head is spinning from trying out multiple roms and trying to learn all of this quicky.
THANK YOU and i look forward to your responses.
RaphaelWrapper is the program to run when flashing any ROM. The way to see if your Radio ROM was flashed is by checking the Device Information control panel applet under the System tab in Start -> Settings.
There are multiple ways to turn 3G on and off (applications that make it easy) but the common, and most time-consuming, way is to go to the Phone control panel applet under Start -> Settings -> Personal, selecting the Band tab, and selecting GSM (which is 2G) or WCDMA (which is 3G) for the network type.
Trancecoder said:
RaphaelWrapper is the program to run when flashing any ROM. The way to see if your Radio ROM was flashed is by checking the Device Information control panel applet under the System tab in Start -> Settings.
There are multiple ways to turn 3G on and off (applications that make it easy) but the common, and most time-consuming, way is to go to the Phone control panel applet under Start -> Settings -> Personal, selecting the Band tab, and selecting GSM (which is 2G) or WCDMA (which is 3G) for the network type.
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1) I have attached a picture of my Device Info screen (PICTURE 1). I think I got both the ROM and the radio installed on the Fuze?
2) While I seem to be able to get online, I still am unable to receive emails for my POP3 accounts?? This is a huge problem. I keep getting the error message that Messages cannot be downloaded to your mobile device. Make sure you are connected and that your email account settings are correct. then, try to download messages again. What am I supposed to have my Communications settings set to. I have attached a picture of that also (Picture2)
ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE - I think I have this figured out. Just had to adjust a few settings. Thanks for the assistance. Seems to be working well now
Great! Have fun with your Fuze
Trancecoder said:
Great! Have fun with your Fuze
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It is amazing how many issues are created by simply NOT READING and thinking you can do it without FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, lol
Quite true. Being a geek, I'm naturally averse to reading manuals, but sometimes it's unavoidable in order to keep my device in working condition
Trancecoder said:
Quite true. Being a geek, I'm naturally averse to reading manuals, but sometimes it's unavoidable in order to keep my device in working condition
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it looks like you have a fuze like i do, in your experience which radio has given you the best battery life. My current phone install are in my signature
I was running 1.02.25.28 and the battery life was pretty good. I just flashed 1.08.25.20M1 last night. So far, I've not noticed any dramatic difference in battery consumption.
Hello all,
I'm having a problem with the click on my HD2.
It is a Portuguese Rom.
It's always one hour before! I tried to change the time and settings to GMT Lisbon/London, and goes fine. When I connect to the internet, and update some stuff, especially the weather, the GMT goes back to Casablanca.... meaning, 1 hour before!
I tried to change the setting in Manilla settings with now sucess.
Can someone help me?
Thanks in advance
I also had this problem some weeks ago... I corrected it by setting in the data connetion settings the option "sync time with internet" in sense settings.
Also in the start menu I had an app/button which was called "Carrier Time". It seems like it syncs it with the carrier or cell im logged in or something like that.
Are you using "My location" feature?
HansiHusten said:
I also had this problem some weeks ago... I corrected it by setting in the data connetion settings the option "sync time with internet" in sense settings.
Also in the start menu I had an app/button which was called "Carrier Time". It seems like it syncs it with the carrier or cell im logged in or something like that.
Are you using "My location" feature?
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Hello,
Thank you for your answer. Yes i'm using my location.
I think I already got it. It's the sync time with the internet. I turned it off.
I think everything is ok now.
Thank you very much.
Time/Location Problem
Hope this is the right place for this question - I have a Telstra HD2 and live in Sydney. However, whenever I do a soft reset/hard reset the default location for time, etc reverts to Brisbane, which is in another state. Creates problems with time, especially daylight saving. I have tried changing all the usual options but with no success.
Does anyone know of any registry setting, etc that might apply. This is my second HD2 (previous one had a GPS problem and was exchanged for a new one - and still the same problem. I also noticed the demo HD2 in the Telstra store today was set to Brisbane as the default location (again, the shop is in Sydney).
Any help???
Ross202 said:
Hope this is the right place for this question - I have a Telstra HD2 and live in Sydney. However, whenever I do a soft reset/hard reset the default location for time, etc reverts to Brisbane, which is in another state. Creates problems with time, especially daylight saving. I have tried changing all the usual options but with no success.
Does anyone know of any registry setting, etc that might apply. This is my second HD2 (previous one had a GPS problem and was exchanged for a new one - and still the same problem. I also noticed the demo HD2 in the Telstra store today was set to Brisbane as the default location (again, the shop is in Sydney).
Any help???
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As suggested above turn of sync internet time and set your time zone manually to Sydney. If you hard reset your phone you will have to this procedure again. Soft resets are fine!
Time/Location Setting Fixed
hardik119 said:
As suggested above turn of sync internet time and set your time zone manually to Sydney. If you hard reset your phone you will have to this procedure again. Soft resets are fine!
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Thanks for the advice, I had tried the above, but with no success. However, I had also posted on the Forum for the Telstra HD2 9193 version and received the answer below from Tmorgan4 which seems to have fixed the problem so I am quoting it here for the benefit of anyone else who might have a similar problem. There are so many places that can cause a problem, the trick is to find the correct one.
Tmorgan 4 says: "I think I used to fix it via Settings Page - All Settings (down bottom right) - Personal - Phone. Under that is a GSM/UMTS Services Tab. Under Time Syncronization disable it."
Ross202 said:
Thanks for the advice, I had tried the above, but with no success. However, I had also posted on the Forum for the Telstra HD2 9193 version and received the answer below from Tmorgan4 which seems to have fixed the problem so I am quoting it here for the benefit of anyone else who might have a similar problem. There are so many places that can cause a problem, the trick is to find the correct one.
Tmorgan 4 says: "I think I used to fix it via Settings Page - All Settings (down bottom right) - Personal - Phone. Under that is a GSM/UMTS Services Tab. Under Time Syncronization disable it."
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The problem is there are three ways to sync the time on the HD2:
1) Sync with Internet
2) Sync with telecom provider
3) Sync with Activesync
The first two options use location. If your location is incorrectly determined, disable the location service and set your location manually.
It is my experience the Telco Provider time is not so reliable
Yesterday My provider insisted it was 6:05 when actually it was 10:25.... (I now Disabled it)
Internet time / Activesync time are more reliable, if your location is correct.
Disable location service if the phone determines your location wrong.
I do not know, but I can imagine syncing through Activesync can cause problems if your computer is in a different timezone as your phone (eg, computer has London as location and phone has Amsterdam as location)
Concluding:
Four settings can influence time on your phone: Activesync, Internet Time, Telco Provider and Location services.
TimeSync2 PPC
I had the same problem. The solution I found is TimeSync2 PPC
Ross202 said:
I had also posted on the Forum for the Telstra HD2 9193 version and received the answer below from Tmorgan4 which seems to have fixed the problem so I am quoting it here for the benefit of anyone else who might have a similar problem.
Tmorgan 4 says: "I think I used to fix it via Settings Page - All Settings (down bottom right) - Personal - Phone. Under that is a GSM/UMTS Services Tab. Under Time Syncronization disable it."
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This post fixed my incorrect time setting issue so BIG thanks for posting it, and not forgetting thanks to Tmorgan n' all
so thanks. It worked for me
Funny thing! cause i turned of "sync with internet" and used option to "automaticly decline location service" and yet, my "hour" seems to be changing RANDOMLY.. sometimes one hour ahead, sometimes two! Which is pretty nasty, cause i may have troubles waking up at the specific hour for work
new problem !!!!
hi, i have a big problem regarding the time changing , my htc hd2 goes 1 hour in front every time i make a restart , please help
I am from the UK
Running energy rom
Internet updates the time correctly but the get carrier time sends it forward one hour. It also keeps randomly going forward one hour whenever it wants! Driving me MAD
massive troubles with time in all Custom ROMs
What is the exectly problem with the time bug
I also use Energy ROM from 19.11.2010 and my time is now 3 hours ago
I disabled the 2 timesync (Provider, Network) but still have the issue
SHould I also turn of AGPS or localisation?
is there a CAB to fix that?
GreeT`s Erich
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832507
Check out this thread
Afte reading these two threads and trying out the cabs and tips...... ITS WORKED
Its been 19 hours and nothing has changed and the time is still correct