I want to upgrade my XDA2 to a IIs but I don't know whether TomTom will let me do this without buying another copy of the TT software. Has anyone done this before? Would I have to send all my TT CDs back to TT to get them swapped for new, unregistered ones?
As far as I know, my copy of TT (and all the maps I've bought) is registered to my specific XDA2 so it couldn't be re-installed on any new machine that I bought.
Thanks in advance.
PS. What would happen if I lost this XDA2 and got a replacement? Same situation, I guess.
For TomTom 3, you can install to a second alternative device after 7 days has passed from initial install and then a 3rd after 6 months.
So if you have only ever installed to the one device and 7 days has passed you won't have any problem.
You can of course re-install to the same hardware as many times as you wish without affecting the install count.
If you had your hardware stolen or replaced under warranty then TomTom will re-issue a new key if you can provide documentary proof that the hardware was replaced etc.
Having said all that, CeBit starts next week and there 'may' be some news on the TomTom front Registered owners of current versions may want to watch our site for news from Mar 10th.
Thanks for your reply, Darren. I bought TT3 itself from PCWorld so that's no problem. The additional European maps my Dad gave me - he bought them off some dodgy geezer on eBay. All original but seal broken. I guess this geezer will have installed them at least once, knowing that 7 days later I'd be able to install them on another machine and all would be happy. :scratchchin: Let's hope he doesn't install them on another machine in 6 months' time. Best I upgrade my phone nice and quickly! My wife will be pleased... NOT! :roll: :lol:
It is because of tomtom and their stringent rules that keygens have been created to overcome this problem, why should you be restricted to one or two changes of phone/pda once you have bought the software? I have a genuine copy of tomtom but I use a keygen to get new codes each time I change phones/pda's, otherwise I wouldnt be able to use legitimate software as I need and it saves me having to go through the process of contacting tomtom and being told I cant have another code for 6 months.
Changing units
Hi guys,
I've just done over 8 weeks in 19 countries without my TT BT Nav3 & TT traffic because O2 replaced my unit (because it wouldn't work with TT) unfortunately they classed it as stolen :?: & gave it a new ID, (in any case I have since read in forums that the problem was caused by Chinese made 1gb SD cards :evil: which won't run with TT and freeze everything!)
Decided to wait until I got home, upgraded to an XDA IIi, but, I've tried several uninstall & re-installs but each time it says 'You have not downloaded voice files, so your TT will not work properly'
I now have FOUR 1gb SD cards (bought from aria.com) which seem ok for anything else but no good with TT, Ye Gods!!!!
After problem after problem with TomTom I hope they sort all this out with TT 5!
Who knows, maybe they'll even manage their maps down from the extremely annoying 9 unmarked disks, OOPS! there goes another pig flying over :wink:
Hell-o @ all!
first, I want to thank you all,this Forum was,and is a big Help for me the past 2 Years ,where I bought my first PPC (a HTC Himalaya)-you´re best worldwide
Now to my Problem....I bought (a year ago) a 4gb SD Card from Sandisk,
(It is the standard blue one...I don´t know if it is a high speed card,because i bought it from a friend)
it was purposed to used on my HTC Himalaya, It was working well after an Upgrade to WM6 (i was using a Rom from Shekkhar )but after I transferred
about ~850mb ,all Data I saved from now on to the Card where corrupted,or didn´t transferred with an Error Message,--allright....I thought maybe the HTC Himalaya wasn´t supposed to handle such great Card
A month ago i bought an Qtek 9000(i tried it with the last Release of Ranju´s ROM)....well I tried the Card ,and the Problem remained the same, I tried everything ,(scandisk on windows,formatting...tried different SD-Drivers)but i didn´t solve the Problem.
I made a deep Surface scan with Pocket Mechanic....after a 1,5 day the Device hanged up...(and it hanged up at 26 Percent,well calculate the MB...)
so my Question ....what can I do to make the Card properly work,or is the
Card maybe defekt,or incompatible ?!
Hi,
my Artemis turns off every now and then and I'm getting a bit pissed off by the phone. Because it happens exspecially when I'm talking to someone. The error occurred first about two weeks ago and i tried to fix wit an hard reset, but that didn't worked out. I also don't think it has anything to do with the battery, since it also turns off while being connected to the charger.
If anyone knows help, I would be grateful.
i had the same problem and the solution is ......
a new battery
My XDA Orbit is doing the same thing - randomly switching off when in use (either phone call or browsing the web). Its being doing this for over the last two to three weeks and I, too, am getting pissed off with it. My Orbit is over two years old so I'm suspecting the battery although the battery meter states everything is OK. I've just purchase a new battery on-line and, when I receive, I'll let you know if it cures the resetting issue.
Alistair
thanx, that is at least a problem with an easy solution.
@ ajmcfarlane: thx, I'll wait for your post.
Received battery on Saturday and early indications look as though it has cured the problem of the phone resetting. If anything changes, I'll keep you posted.
Cheers, Alistair
great, I'll order a battery right away
i also got same problem in my p3300 so did changing battry really solvd problms?
It will cure it.
awesome.. i think most of us have purchase this amazing handset more or less the same time..
all of our devices loosing out on batt.... no bad..
can any one please update the price of a new battery ?
i am in india now.. will be going to singapore this month end to watch the formula 1.. are there any options to buy it in singapore to save some money on it ??
how much is the new batt ??
I have over 200 of these devices in their various guises, and I can tell you that this is a very common problem. If you are lucky you only need change the battery and the device will be fine. If that does not improve matters then good luck as I am yet to find a solution when the problem is not simply the battery. At the moment my best effort is to flash the device with an upto date original ROM and change the battery. It seems to help but I can't say it fixes them as I have not monitored how the reflashed devices perform yet. I will post when I have used the reflashed devices for a few months and see how they go on
radcarash said:
I will post when I have used the reflashed devices for a few months and see how they go on
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Hi radcarash,
do you have any findings? I got the same issue with one Artemis, and it seams the battery change doesn't help at all. I'm just wondering if you found already another solution to cure this world wide problem.
cheers,
gigib
One of the worst smartphones . It doesn't worth its money . I used have other chinese smartphones at a price of 100e and they proved to be much better . Untortunately , i didnt expect that kind of amateur work about their software . I downloaded 3 OTA (ROOT NO ROOT OLD AND NEW )everything . with even worse and worse result . Im sure it is not lollipop problem , because other companies support lollipop with better quality . A great amount of asus customers have to many compaints about this product. You can tell , by looking at their official forum . The Asus company gives no solutions. in the official forum , they posted that whoever makes any complaints , they will ban hims out of the forum, with excuse of propaganda. +I have tried every solutions in forums , once week install ota and every single day reset factory. All these are enough for me!!!!! asus must consider its costumers not just as money or testees on their products , but they should be more respectful. I ve wasted 300+ euro for a piece of garbage and i feel disappointed and fooled .
Who is going to pay us back , for our 300+ euro ??
personally , i dont have extra money to spend. I invested on this ZNF 2 disaster my 300 euro , which i was trying to save them for a few months.
worth its money ???
4 GB RAM ????? --> drain ram
3000 mah battery ????? hahahaha.....full drain battery ( my phone 30% switch off )
Dual sim ??? Sim 1 or 2 slot issue everyday
camera ??? Camera Flash gives yellowish outcome
wifi ????? enable all time (tried to close but ramains open )
asus cover ??? always crashed
charging ??? veryyyyyyyyyyyyy slow
and much more ....
yesterday launched its latest OTA and problem continues
tell me ?? worth its money ???
Why wait months to operate the mobile I buy ?? a problem that is very very many
Skritlaki87 said:
One of the worst smartphones . It doesn't worth its money . I used have other chinese smartphones at a price of 100e and they proved to be much better . Untortunately , i didnt expect that kind of amateur work about their software . I downloaded 3 OTA (ROOT NO ROOT OLD AND NEW )everything . with even worse and worse result . Im sure it is not lollipop problem , because other companies support lollipop with better quality . A great amount of asus customers have to many compaints about this product. You can tell , by looking at their official forum . The Asus company gives no solutions. in the official forum , they posted that whoever makes any complaints , they will ban hims out of the forum, with excuse of propaganda. +I have tried every solutions in forums , once week install ota and every single day reset factory. All these are enough for me!!!!! asus must consider its costumers not just as money or testees on their products , but they should be more respectful. I ve wasted 300+ euro for a piece of garbage and i feel disappointed and fooled .
Who is going to pay us back , for our 300+ euro ??
personally , i dont have extra money to spend. I invested on this ZNF 2 disaster my 300 euro , which i was trying to save them for a few months.
worth its money ???
4 GB RAM ????? --> drain ram
3000 mah battery ????? hahahaha.....full drain battery ( my phone 30% switch off )
Dual sim ??? Sim 1 or 2 slot issue everyday
camera ??? Camera Flash gives yellowish outcome
wifi ????? enable all time (tried to close but ramains open )
asus cover ??? always crashed
charging ??? veryyyyyyyyyyyyy slow
and much more ....
yesterday launched its latest OTA and problem continues
tell me ?? worth its money ???
Why wait months to operate the mobile I buy ?? a problem that is very very many
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I understand ur frustration but can u please tell us which phone model u have as the high end model only supports fast charging... What version do u have and does the flashing of stock rom gives u any problem... Can u provide more info so that we can help u...
Ze551ml. 32gb , 4gb ram . 1.8 ghz .
... and you think that whining on this forum is gonna solve anything?
I'd say send it back and buy another model from another manufacturer. The only thing which is kind of bad (just a little) is the battery draining by "Android System". One can live with it (my phone lasts 2-3 days). But the rest is awesome for this price!
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... and you think that whining on this forum is gonna solve anything?
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there are minions in forym. maybe wake up the asus and fix problem. or someone who wants to buy to the 'look' better .No will let the asus richest kidding customers .
TheSSJ said:
I'd say send it back and buy another model from another manufacturer. The only thing which is kind of bad (just a little) is the battery draining by "Android System". One can live with it (my phone lasts 2-3 days). But the rest is awesome for this price!
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2-3 days ??? for wireless home phone ??
my own, one day, with light use
Skritlaki87 said:
there are minions in forym. maybe wake up the asus and fix problem. or someone who wants to buy to the 'look' better .No will let the asus richest kidding customers .
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hmmmm.... what?!??
Skritlaki87 said:
4 GB RAM ????? --> drain ram Android issue, well known. Will be resolved in future update of OS
3000 mah battery ????? hahahaha.....full drain battery ( my phone 30% switch off ) My battery lasts at least two days with moderate use. Maybe you got a bad phone?
Dual sim ??? Sim 1 or 2 slot issue everyday What kind of problems? I've never had any SIM issues.
camera ??? Camera Flash gives yellowish outcome Maybe you're just bad at it?
wifi ????? enable all time (tried to close but ramains open ) Change your power management, or turn off "Scanning always available" in Advanced Wi-Fi settings
asus cover ??? always crashed That's new. I use mine all day, every day. Maybe check for update? Wipe cache/data in apps for Cover View?
charging ??? veryyyyyyyyyyyyy slow If you have the fast charger (which I imagine you don't), it's one of the fastest charging devices out there. If you're getting a slow charge, I guarantee it's your charger.
and much more .... Maybe you're just bad at it?
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Please see Red in above quote.
Dear Skritlaki87,
Recommend using ASUS ZenUI app called ASUS Support. There are several helpful tips regarding basic troubleshooting techniques for your device including camera troubleshooting, battery troubleshooting, app crashing, how to optimize memory and system performance, and many more.
Another note to help improve battery life, please ensure to turn off 'Wifi Scanning always available.' To do this go to Apps/Settings/WiFi Settings/Advance Settings(menu in upper right corner)/Scanning always available/ turn Off.
Also what model did you purchase? Please note only 2.3GHz plus 4G ram (ZE551ML)" is bundled with 18W adapter, while other spec bundled with 7W adapter and will require longer charge. Please see http://www.asus.com/us/support/Sear...5-480F-AADA-FE49EDD81C01/?keyword=boostmaster
Sincerely,
Frank
ASUS Customer Loyalty
[email protected]
In Germany we say that some devices which are not functioning properly were produced on a Monday (Montagsgerät)
Jokes aside: Maybe you should send in the phone to the manufacturer as you got warranty on the device. The yellowish photos, the SIM issues, the crashing apps, etc.
Maybe your device is just defective on hardware side
I feel I have t agree with Skritlaki87
I've had the above phone fr 5 weeks
everything was fine after I installed the latest firmwares [last 2 May and June]
- network drops: especially when idle or after using wifi: calls get straight to answering machine and no notification; SMS I get them 3-4 hours later or longer
- phone wont even see external SD card. took it out and in but no joy; tried different ones they worked before and they work in my shield tablet [lollipop and ubuntu]; I also noticed in apps that 'external storage' has 0 kb and is greyed out meaning I cant clear cache or disable/ force stop
- can't get it to vibrate: again was fine before upgrades
- I did:, wiped cache after FW upgrades and updated all zen apps and everything else. I have a micro SIM [not cut one]. Yes I did a hard reset as well
- phone sometimes dies in network and people call me and it goes straight t answering machine; most times I don’t get any notifications [SMS] or I get them after 3-4 [many network drops]
I posted these problems in zentalk forums many times but never acknowledged by asus and only tip was to do a wipe cache
useless and appalling support , absolutely not fair; will never buy asus ever again
any ideas please? [oh, I'm on 3 network, bought phone from Italy]
Can't get t use this phone as a phone and losing business
giukas said:
I feel I have t agree with Skritlaki87
I've had the above phone fr 5 weeks
everything was fine after I installed the latest firmwares [last 2 May and June]
- network drops: especially when idle or after using wifi: calls get straight to answering machine and no notification; SMS I get them 3-4 hours later or longer
- phone wont even see external SD card. took it out and in but no joy; tried different ones they worked before and they work in my shield tablet [lollipop and ubuntu]; I also noticed in apps that 'external storage' has 0 kb and is greyed out meaning I cant clear cache or disable/ force stop
- can't get it to vibrate: again was fine before upgrades
- I did:, wiped cache after FW upgrades and updated all zen apps and everything else. I have a micro SIM [not cut one]. Yes I did a hard reset as well
- phone sometimes dies in network and people call me and it goes straight t answering machine; most times I don’t get any notifications [SMS] or I get them after 3-4 [many network drops]
I posted these problems in zentalk forums many times but never acknowledged by asus and only tip was to do a wipe cache
useless and appalling support , absolutely not fair; will never buy asus ever again
any ideas please? [oh, I'm on 3 network, bought phone from Italy]
Can't get t use this phone as a phone and losing business
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Did you flash a whole firmware update or just the ones provided by the Software update app? I'd at least try this as a last resort:
Download the latest ASUS Firmware (not an update, that's the whole pack, also make sure you have ZE551ML model): http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Ze...ser.zip?_ga=1.211888660.1601724807.1432814508
It's not the latest firmware, but I'm running on this one, too and everything is really fine.
Place the file on the root of your internal storage, then reboot just normally. When the Android System started it asks you if you want to flash the file which is located on your internal storage. Of course click yes and see if it works.
IMPORTANT: I noticed, that you need to remove the USB cable from the phone before starting the flashing procedure, otherwise it fails in flashing. Also the flashing take a good amount of time (about 15mins). If it doesn't show an error, just let it work.
Please report back, I'm curious if this fixed your issue
TheSSJ said:
Did you flash a whole firmware update or just the ones provided by the Software update app? I'd at least try this as a last resort:
Download the latest ASUS Firmware (not an update, that's the whole pack, also make sure you have ZE551ML model): http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Ze...ser.zip?_ga=1.211888660.1601724807.1432814508
It's not the latest firmware, but I'm running on this one, too and everything is really fine.
Place the file on the root of your internal storage, then reboot just normally. When the Android System started it asks you if you want to flash the file which is located on your internal storage. Of course click yes and see if it works.
IMPORTANT: I noticed, that you need to remove the USB cable from the phone before starting the flashing procedure, otherwise it fails in flashing. Also the flashing take a good amount of time (about 15mins). If it doesn't show an error, just let it work.
Please report back, I'm curious if this fixed your issue
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thanks for the response
I applied oTA updates
I'll try but my phone model is 550 but i'll look for it, although my Linux mint pc cant mount phone [I'll dl on the phone I guess]
@giukas: then it's this link (I assume you have WW version): https://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE550ML/HelpDesk_Download/
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@giukas: then it's this link (I assume you have WW version): https://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE550ML/HelpDesk_Download/
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Thanks for that link but I upgraded the firmware this morning to WW 2.17.40.7 and on that link or any other country link there's 2.17.40.6 and ASUS states it's not possible to downgrade so I guess I must wait
I'm gonna chime in here. Out of the many tablets and phones I've had over the years, I'm gonna say this ASUS minus a few quirks. Is awesome for the price. No phone is perfect, and never will be. I've had 3 updates since owning this phone. At least ASUS is working on trying to fix bugs and improve this phone vs other manufacturers that just abandon after one little update. If your unhappy return your phone and buy something with diff problems. Cause the people who gripe all the time will find something wrong with anything.
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Please see Red in above quote.
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HANFAIX ???
1 . wait what ?? new update fw from asus ???yesterday install and haha...very worse ... new update lolipop ?? WHAT ??? pay to one mobile worse ?? and a new update few months ?? What will I do until then;
2. screenshot -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/wifi-android-os-causing-battery-drain-t3122883 . 7/10 user have same problem
3. everyday 2-3 times chrashes
4. Change your power management, or turn off "Scanning always available" in Advanced Wi-Fi settings ..... <- tried , look my screenshot (2)
5. asus cover ok fix it
6. charger (I HAVE FAST charger) .. SOME time faST some time fast
I have not just me issues.They do more. See τhe oficial forum (zentalk )
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I'm gonna chime in here. Out of the many tablets and phones I've had over the years, I'm gonna say this ASUS minus a few quirks. Is awesome for the price. No phone is perfect, and never will be. I've had 3 updates since owning this phone. At least ASUS is working on trying to fix bugs and improve this phone vs other manufacturers that just abandon after one little update. If your unhappy return your phone and buy something with diff problems. Cause the people who gripe all the time will find something wrong with anything.
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working on anything. LG , samsung and more.. professonal company abandon ??? I do not think . I give money and I have requirement to work properly.
regret
for nothing ??? read problems. Look better my friend .
I get it. Just saying I don't have any problems that are bad enough to bash the phone. Pretty happy with my ASUS.
Hello. I just made an account here my friend told it is the best site ever made for android users.
My problem starts with that, i own a smartphone called HTC Desire 300, last time i used it was like 5-6 months ago, then it all worked, display and stuff. Then i put that in box because i got another phone and now, today i took it out from there again and saw a weird thing, i have a grey circle around my display, i add a screenshot, and now if i put it on display aint working. Does someone know what can cause it? Do i have to buy new display ( last time it worked, 2 weeks before i ended relationship with that one 5-6months ago then i got a new touchscreen changed ". Does anyone know what is the problem?
So sorry about my English, i hope you can understand.
Much love XDA!
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