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i just got my self an O2 XDA Orbit and i'm wondering what are the best apps and roms to have. i know it's a lil up to preference - i'm interested in the opinions out there. I already picked myself up copies of opera and cardexport 2 (i used the palm version and was very impressed). My main concerns is that i have previously been told that a firewall and a virus scanner were needed. Is this true?
Also i have read a lil bug the sd card issue. how do i know it has struck me? is the fix i have seen good?
i'd also love to be able to play fps games on the device when i am away. goes anyone know of any good review sites and/or shops? i also love playing GPL (general public license) games on my linux machine (no windows machines in this house. may have to, begrudingly, get a cheap laptop if i get problems with the device) so if there are any good free ones i will take a look.
I think that will cover it for now. if i get any more questions i will post and thanks for your thought guys and gals
if you feel progressive you'll start by joining the touchflo club using B&B4 rom (-->here<--). that might be a bit ...well, progressive.. if you just got the device, but hey, you got it for playing around like the rest of us, right?
before you flash a non-original rom to your device, make sure you read this thread. i recommend to ALWAYS use USPL before flashing something.
soardiac said:
if you feel progressive you'll start by joining the touchflo club using B&B4 rom (-->here<--). that might be a bit ...well, progressive.. if you just got the device, but hey, you got it for playing around like the rest of us, right?
before you flash a non-original rom to your device, make sure you read this thread. i recommend to ALWAYS use USPL before flashing something.
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whats the difference between B&B4 and the official wm5 and wm6 roms? i do have the o2 wm6 update rom but i haven't installed it (coz i hadn't looked up how yet). so the phone is pretty much stock.
I bought the phone as a work tool but as i'm a techie and techie's get bored and wanna tweak stuff there is room for tweaking
The B&B4 ROM is WM6 but has extra features such as touchflo: like the HTC touch, certain finger movements make access to contacts, messages, music easier and finger scrolling like the iphone. It also has a much cooler look.
For WM6 and thus probably B&B4 there is a reg hack to reduce CPU usage: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=308792
To put a new ROM on your device, It is recommended to flash with USPL unless it is from your manufacturer and for your country. USPL allows other ROMs to be downloaded without disabling your device. I could describe it as a sim-unlock for ROMs, if you use a sim from your carrier, all is good, if not, you cant use the phone. A little more serious than a simlock though, if you flash the wrong ROM without USPL, it could damage the phone/bootloader so as to make it a 'brick'.
To flash a ROM, make sure device has more than 50% battery. Soft-reset it and wait for it to load. Plug into usb port and wait for activesync to recognise. Run USPL and a command prompt will load, wait for it to finish (~5 mins). A new window will open with a picture of the device, tick boxes, click next then update... A progress bar will let you know how far the download has got to. Once complete, the device will reboot to wondows mobile. It is now temporarily CID unlocked with a SuperCID. Now run the exe for the ROM you wish to flash. The same kind of interface will appear as before, tick boxes, next, update... Watch progressbar eagerly (wipe drool off mouth) and let it complete. Your device will reset with new ROM.
If at any point a problem occurs, aslong as you see windows or a multicoloured screen (the bootloader) you can do this (whole) process again to complete installation.
Hope this rather messy post helps you out a bit. As to applications, somewhere on the FTP site I think is pocket doom. BEWARE: Some files on the FTP site are viruses, not detectable by antivirus software.
Pete
wicked and that leads me on to my Anti virus question. is that any anti virus tools for WM5/6? iirc i have seen some pc side ones that scan the phone if it's connected and the app is setup for it. also is a firewall advised? are there any?
There are a few antiviruses for PDAs, but TBH the only viruses I have heard of for them are proof-of-concept so I doubt anyone really bothers.
If you really want an antivirus, I've tried this before and it seems to be ok http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/airscannermobileantivirus.shtml
When I mentioned viruses on the FTP site, I meant for your home PC!
oh right. i run linux so it's pretty much impossible to catch a virus infection. although i spose caution would be needed if i needed to install windows for something. i'm trying to install stuff straight to the device from the net atm using cabs and i have a tool that strips the cabs out of the exe files so all looks good there.
one question that has just crossed my mind (coz i just tried to do it and couldn't). Is there a way to install cabs once they have been save to the eeprom or memory card? i checked out "File explorer" for an option and didn't find one. "remove application's" seems to be remove only so, i'm a lil lost as to what to use. If i hit open in the d/l dialog in opera or PIE it installs them. Any tips?
You should be able to just tap them in flie explorer and they will run... You'll get a notification asking whether you want to run and then the usual installer screen will come up asking where etc...
i have to admit i didn't try that. i was thinking too far outside the box
thanks for all the help so far btw
No probs, I'm not an expert, computers and techy things just seem to come naturally to me!
same here but i'm known to have moments of thinking too abstractly and after using linux for so long i have kinda gotten used to having to think to get most of the things i do done.
i just saw some screen shots of B&B 4 and i do have to say "how good does that look?" i can't seem to find a feature list. i found it the other day. seems to have vanished in to the depths of the board tho. any clues?
Well I've got B&B4 and I must say It's probably the best ROM you can use on your Orbit... The black and blue go really well with the black and blue (duh) of the Orbit...
Heres the post for B&B4 with some screenies and the programs list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321503
It's basically WM6 based, with TouchFlo making it a bit like an iphone where you can use your finger to scroll through stuff. Other finger friendly interfaces like the new today screen interface (with quick contacts access, programs, weather, time, phone profiles etc), htc audio manager, new skin for wmp, some very useful utilities, etc etc
Like WM6, and in the (edited) post I made earlier, you should carry out the reg hack to reduce cpu usage, other than that, and needing a separate cab for live messenger, it is _thebest_
If you decide to flash it, remember to use USPL...
i may do. i think i'm gonna check out my options first. i don;t wanna mess about with it too much because it is spose to be a tool for work. but seeingas realvnc works pretty well i think i'm pretty much covered for my objectives in the software department except for GPS software. money is no object there. i want the best. i heard tomtom was a bit unstable (from a treo 750w user) so if that's true i'm gonna stay away from it
Tomtom seems to work fine on mine so far ...
As a 'working' tool
I've tried all the flavours of roms out there - but didn't like the touchflo stuff on B&B4... I need my today screen to have my calendar and messages on it, so the big clock is no relevance, and the touch stuff is gimicky.
I'm running O2 WM6 on mine, with a few tweaks. It's definitely most stable, and quite fast, although I run batterymeter to overclock to 240-ish mhz for a bit more slickness.
I also use todayagenda to replace the calendar plugin as its far more useful.
I have a synchronisation with my corporate Exchange server for office mail, and route my personal mail throuh an excelllent free imap service at www.axigenmail.com - simple imap servers, no frills, works excellently.
TomTom 6.02 or 6.03 work absolutely fine, no issues whatsoever.
I've just started using SPB PhoneTools on my todayscreen to give me a decent quickdial in the car... I've just replaced my car stereo with a Sony MEX-BT2500 unit (£90 on ebay) that gives full bluetooth handsfree integrationand streaming with minimal fuss.
Hello everyone I just bought a new Tmobile Dash and I have been trying to personalize it as much as I can but there are some things I cant seem to figure out.
1. When I play a video in full screen I have to watch it sideways. Its not horizontal.
2. I want to take "No upcoming appointments." off of my homescreen. I don't seem to have a "Today" tab under Settings to adjust the homescreen like I read somewhere.
3. And I can't seem to put pictures with contacts for when they call.
4. I was also wondering what kind of ROM I should install because I just bought a not so big 2GB memory card but I would like to make my Dash faster.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have Windows Mobile(R) 6 Standard
Already got the answer to question 3. Any help with the others?...
No help I see...
gabe2555 said:
Hello everyone I just bought a new Tmobile Dash and I have been trying to personalize it as much as I can but there are some things I cant seem to figure out.
1. When I play a video in full screen I have to watch it sideways. Its not horizontal.
2. I want to take "No upcoming appointments." off of my homescreen. I don't seem to have a "Today" tab under Settings to adjust the homescreen like I read somewhere.
3. And I can't seem to put pictures with contacts for when they call.
4. I was also wondering what kind of ROM I should install because I just bought a not so big 2GB memory card but I would like to make my Dash faster.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have Windows Mobile(R) 6 Standard
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1) There's a registry hack which will fix this problem. First you need to download a registry editor. This program will allow you to alter or "tweak" various codes embedded in your ROM (operating system). Believe me--it's not as difficult as it sounds. You'll need to Google the phrases, "T-Mobile Dash+registry hacks+sideways video" (or something similar) and also "Registry editor+T-Mobile Dash". A page should eventually come up explaining how to do it.
2) I have no earthly clue how to do this. Once again...www.google.com is very helpful.
3) N/A
4) If you want your Dash faster, there are several other ROMs which run quicker than the T-Mobile Windows Mobile 6.0. I'd recommend the HTC 1.33 ROM or one of the MANY 6.1 upgrades by Kavana or rickwyatt. A user by the name of Mikey1022 has all of them in his signature.
To answer your #2... I have never seen or found a way to do this. It seems to be a limitation of the OS. Before I upgraded to one of the WM6.1 ROMs I found here, I was using Facade (www.sbsh.net). It is not freeware, but it is a really solid program and there is an active user community with extensive skins available. It also has integration with PocketWeather.
Using Facade, you can customize what is displayed for appointments on the home screen. You can display multiple days, tasks, static launchers, etc. I don't know if Facade is compatible with the WM 6.1 ROMs. I chose to go the 6.1 route because I think my Dash is MUCH faster with 6.1 than it was with 6.0.
Facade will slow the device down a little bit... all home screen programs seem to do so... but it never bothered me. Even so, WM 6.1 is a lot better overall.
I hope that helps.
the "my appointments" ( for WM5 & 6) not WM 6.1. is part of the .xml code in the particular homescreen you have loaded. The homescreen files are located in the /application data/home folder if you locate the homescreen file you have loaded. drag & drop it onto your PC and then open it with notepad. then if your good enough to read quasi-html code then you should be able to locate the one for the my appoinments. all you have to do is delete everything from "plugin" to "/plugin" , then replace the file back in the directory you got the file from then reload your homepage
I did that but it wouldn't save as a xml file, but a text file so it didn't work
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I did that but it wouldn't save as a xml file, but a text file so it didn't work
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when you go to save the file ( assuming you're using notepad) make sure you type the file plus .xml at the end of it then for file type under it select all files in the dropdown. That'll ensure it saves as XML
gabe2555 said:
Hello everyone I just bought a new Tmobile Dash and I have been trying to personalize it as much as I can but there are some things I cant seem to figure out.
1. When I play a video in full screen I have to watch it sideways. Its not horizontal.
2. I want to take "No upcoming appointments." off of my homescreen. I don't seem to have a "Today" tab under Settings to adjust the homescreen like I read somewhere.
3. And I can't seem to put pictures with contacts for when they call.
4. I was also wondering what kind of ROM I should install because I just bought a not so big 2GB memory card but I would like to make my Dash faster.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have Windows Mobile(R) 6 Standard
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1. Use TCPMP instead, it handles more Video and Audio formats and is a much better program, and its free TCPMP
2. As already suggested use Facade. It really is the best for customizing your homescreen if you do not know how to edit xml files.
3. Contacts have to be stored on the phone in order to use Pictures.
Tons of Customizations can be found by visiting my Mods Page (signature), such as watching YouTube and other streaming media on your Dash, Freeware, reg hacks, tips and tricks (yeah yeah, shameless self promotion here).
Ok so I have installed so many different things like pocketnester, different homescreens, different backgrouds and the TCPMP but everytime I download something it says it might not work properly because it was made for an older version of windows mobile...
gabe2555 said:
Ok so I have installed so many different things like pocketnester, different homescreens, different backgrouds and the TCPMP but everytime I download something it says it might not work properly because it was made for an older version of windows mobile...
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Yeah they will do that but the majority of the time they will work.
Hi Gods of Blackstone...
Does any one now of a program that will run on the TouchHD, wich will enable downloading of files from newsgroups?
Im talking mainly pictures (aehm... Flowers and music.
On my PC, I use AltBinz, witch can handle .nzb files.
Any program able to do this of the Blackstone will make my life happy.
By the way...
Thanx for sharing your knowhow.
Im still gazing numbly into the air over the things you make possible on my beloved Blackstone
try this
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Newsgroups/Qusnetsoft-NewsReader-8686.shtml
having played about for the last couple of hours with my new phone heres my thoughts i have never had a WM phone before
screen the best i have seen and the touch is as good as you can get with out it being an i phone a lot better than i expected
love flow3d just need to get things set up to suite me
still have issues with ZA and sync so havnt mamnaged to get anything transfered to phone or pc
memory indicator in top corner say50%
total 188.21
in use 93.38
free 94.71
does this look right at one point it was up to 80%
got my wifi to sync easy,
weather i dont live in a city is there any way of setting my town for the weather i try to search but get nothing
all in all a very sexy phone , that has a great UI and touch screen, keyboard is ace ...ill still be setting it up this time next week
been using all morning and its ace
still some slight niggles which i think will be down to me not having used a WM device before
still cant set the weather for my toen is this possible???
some web pages it displays are mobile web pages like facebook, is there any way to change this
managed to get the phone to conect to pc, but i must being thick i still cant work out how to transfer my pc web favorite to my phone
i tried sync all but nothing
also i want to listen to bbc local radio via the net, i do this on the pc via real player, when i tried it on the phone its asays i need real player but only has the mobile version for pocket pc (is this the one i need)
thanks for any help provided, sorry for all the question i just dont want to much the phone up bu doing the wrong things etc
been using all morning and its ace
still some slight niggles which i think will be down to me not having used a WM device before
still cant set the weather for my toen is this possible???
look in the Kaiser tread, I do not have a Rhodium just yet (doubts about Rhodium vs Iphone (new one to be launched in july). You can edit a file so that the list is updated, don't know the precious way because i just use the nearest town available)
some web pages it displays are mobile web pages like facebook, is there any way to change this
I know with my sync relations I have to edit them using ActiveSync and mobile device center. You can create fav's on you're phone as well right? test some and see in which folder the sync places them.
managed to get the phone to conect to pc, but i must being thick i still cant work out how to transfer my pc web favorite to my phone
i tried sync all but nothing
also i want to listen to bbc local radio via the net, i do this on the pc via real player, when i tried it on the phone its asays i need real player but only has the mobile version for pocket pc (is this the one i need)
see sticky!
thanks for any help provided, sorry for all the question i just dont want to much the phone up bu doing the wrong things etc
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been using all morning and its ace
still some slight niggles which i think will be down to me not having used a WM device before
still cant set the weather for my toen is this possible???
look in the Kaiser tread, I do not have a Rhodium just yet (doubts about Rhodium vs Iphone (new one to be launched in july). You can edit a file so that the list is updated, don't know the precious way because i just use the nearest town available)
some web pages it displays are mobile web pages like facebook, is there any way to change this
I know with my sync relations I have to edit them using ActiveSync and mobile device center. You can create fav's on you're phone as well right? test some and see in which folder the sync places them.
managed to get the phone to conect to pc, but i must being thick i still cant work out how to transfer my pc web favorite to my phone
i tried sync all but nothing
also i want to listen to bbc local radio via the net, i do this on the pc via real player, when i tried it on the phone its asays i need real player but only has the mobile version for pocket pc (is this the one i need)
see sticky!
thanks for any help provided, sorry for all the question i just dont want to much the phone up bu doing the wrong things etc
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think i will leave the weather thing for now founfall sorts of info on how to alter it but not sure if i sure try it at the mo until i learn a bit more
which sticky are you refering to for the radio app?
in snyc im getting very limited options and i dont think the program is running ok i cant access any files in snyc, it give me set up options but i cant seem to browse anything
starting to understand why WM takes abit of getting used to
think i will leave the weather thing for now founfall sorts of info on how to alter it but not sure if i sure try it at the mo until i learn a bit more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408918
which sticky are you refering to for the radio app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356
in snyc im getting very limited options and i dont think the program is running ok i cant access any files in snyc, it give me set up options but i cant seem to browse anything
you do have activesync 4.5? and windows mobile device center? everytime i get my phone connected to the pc WMDC starts up and starts syncing everything i want (contact,appointment etc.)
starting to understand why WM takes abit of getting used to
kevinDullemond said:
think i will leave the weather thing for now founfall sorts of info on how to alter it but not sure if i sure try it at the mo until i learn a bit more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408918
which sticky are you refering to for the radio app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521356
in snyc im getting very limited options and i dont think the program is running ok i cant access any files in snyc, it give me set up options but i cant seem to browse anything
you do have activesync 4.5? and windows mobile device center? everytime i get my phone connected to the pc WMDC starts up and starts syncing everything i want (contact,appointment etc.)
starting to understand why WM takes abit of getting used to
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dont have 4.5 im using vista
not that radio app i mean for listen to my local radio on line via the bbc local radio site
unless im being extremley stupid i think my phone isnt working correctly
im trying to put a couple of files on my phone facebook and fm radio app
but i cant access them, i can get them on there but then cant acces them
could some one be kind enough to explain where to put them and then how to access them
just one of a list of problems im trying to solve
cab files? put them where ever you like, internal memory, storage card. use file explorer to find them, then open them to install?
thanks seems the sd card was not working ok tried a different on and seems ok got the facbook app installed will try the fm radio
cant get the radio or the weather hack to run so i take it i need to change some thing to allow them to run
more reading
well regarding altering the weather seems theres a problem on the pro2
read through this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408918
got the same unable to write error, read further and found that the 1.1 version worked, installed it no probs and entered my town with the code from accu wether, but now every time i go on to the weather it restarts touch flo 3d and i get no weather info
any suggestions please
dont you just a learning curve
lost the weather app completey now
installed 1.2 app to alter cities and it would not run ,removed it and installed 1.1 and it run and allowed me to alter cities, entered my town , went to weather tab and it just restarts touch flo every time i click it, so removed 1.1 and the wether tab is still just restarting touch flo
i have no weather
anyone help please
all i want to do is add my town is it really that hard with WM
i didnt find it too much of a problem adding my town.
not quite sure i did it that same way, i imported a particular file to my pc, changed the name and accuweather code of a town i wouldnt use and sent it back using total commander. took quite a while to actually find my towns accu code on the internet, but once i did it wasnt too much hassle to do. the town appears as a new selectable in the same way as the others.
followed a guide that i found on here.
Jamiewalshe said:
i didnt find it too much of a problem adding my town.
not quite sure i did it that same way, i imported a particular file to my pc, changed the name and accuweather code of a town i wouldnt use and sent it back using total commander. took quite a while to actually find my towns accu code on the internet, but once i did it wasnt too much hassle to do. the town appears as a new selectable in the same way as the others.
followed a guide that i found on here.
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Forgot to add the link?
the file you guys are looking for is 2330fc3c_manila
Using Total Commander. copy this file from the \windows directory to a storage card. from the storage card, uncheck the read-only attribute. and then copy it back to the windows folder. then you should be able to use v1.2 of weather database editor to add your town. *dont* use the link someone else provided above. that contained a guide that was intended for the Touch Diamond. which uses a older version of touchflo3d / manila. it will not work on rhodium. this method worked sucessfully on my Xperia. which is using a custom ROM with Rhodium Manilla.
hamz22 said:
the file you guys are looking for is 2330fc3c_manila
Using Total Commander. copy this file from the \windows directory to a storage card. from the storage card, uncheck the read-only attribute. and then copy it back to the windows folder. then you should be able to use v1.2 of weather database editor to add your town. *dont* use the link someone else provided above. that contained a guide that was intended for the Touch Diamond. which uses a older version of touchflo3d / manila. it will not work on rhodium. this method worked sucessfully on my Xperia. which is using a custom ROM with Rhodium Manilla.
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thanks which version of TC do we need
also found this using slq
will this way work ,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3855860
im using ver 2.51 of TC for pocketpc here.
as for the SQL Administrator method. i tried it going back some time ago and it did work, but it was on a earlier cooked ROM and i don't recall what version of manilla it had. it might have been the one from Topaz (Touch Diamond 2) but anyways, imo the directions i listed is easier than using SQL Admin and can vouch it works for the Rhodium manilla.
hamz22 said:
im using ver 2.51 of TC for pocketpc here.
as for the SQL Administrator method. i tried it going back some time ago and it did work, but it was on a earlier cooked ROM and i don't recall what version of manilla it had. it might have been the one from Topaz (Touch Diamond 2) but anyways, imo the directions i listed is easier than using SQL Admin and can vouch it works for the Rhodium manilla.
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thanks for the help
so as i understand it
i download TC (to my device or pc)?
access and save the file to card
untick the read only then save back to phone
than i should be able to load version 1.2 of the app and add acccu weather details for my town
thanks for all the help i will try this later
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i download TC (to my device or pc)?
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what i did was gooogled for the total commander .cab downloaded and copied it to the device, looked it up using File Explorer and installed.
you can download the .cab file here - http://ghisler.fileburst.com/ce/tcmdpocketarm.cab
anyway, time i went and got ready for work. let me know how you go and i'll check back when i get home.
did as you said but the file already has read only unticked
has anyone managed to mod the weather locations on the TP2 if so how did you do it?
thanks for any help
since getting my TP2 I haven't really changed any settings - mainly because I'm totally clueless about installing new applications and stuff.
I was just wondering what suggestions people would have for a new TP2 user who wishes to get the most out of his new toy?!
I would like to watch films on it, play games on it and listen to music on it. I have heard that coreplayer is good for watching movies but dunno how to go about installing it?! (thats how useless I am!).
Is there a central resource that i should be going to to find applications that are compatible with the TP2, and does anyone have any suggestions for decent applications that I should install, that are recommended and people feel improve the phone?
Also, from what I can tell, I cant just download and install a theme and pick it from a list on the phone? is this correct?
I'd eventually like to get a decent navigation program and some games installed.
I know this sounds like a pretty random post, but i've been reading some posts on here and am confused by how things are installed, and what a CAB is?!
(I also notice that I cannot get this site to load properly on my phone - it just displays a load of random characters? I am using opera, would IE solve this?)
I have an ipod touch and installing stuff on it via itunes is obviously a breeze, so is it as easy on this phone?
thanks for your time
Q99
It's all on the wiki or other posts around here ...
CAB: Install from the phone. Either mail it to yourself and download it from your mobile mail, use your USB-cable or bluetooth it or whatever.
EXE: Install it from the PC with the phone attached in ActiveSync mode.
For all the programs. Sorry, just read. I don't think anyone is going to make a list for you, Then again, everyone has different opinions ...
I can read the xda-site perfectly on my TP2. Same on my TP btw.
CAB is just an extension. Like a word document is: paper.doc
A program for you mobile can be: game.cab
A cab file is always an installation file. running this file, installs something on your pocket pc. So you have to run the file on your pocketpc.
As explained above, .exe extensions are programs ran in windows.
If you have a USB cradle the easiest way is to connect it with your pc and make a connection between those 2. Opening devicecentre (or something similar in some other language) en the connecting your TP2 to you pc will result in a popup asking if you want to set the synchornisation settings. Doing so is creating a link between your phone and your pc that will be remembered. So next time you connect, your pc recognises you mobile phone. When you have done this you have several options in the device center.
To move CAB files to your pocket pc you click on the explorer icon (bar) and it opens up your TP2's storage. After copying the file you execute it from your phone.
For installing .exe files, you also start windows mobile devicecentre and make sure they are connected. Then you run the installer from your pc. at some point the installation on the pc says it's done. Look at your phone and it asks permission to install this particular piece of software.
quasar99 said:
since getting my TP2 I haven't really changed any settings - mainly because I'm totally clueless about installing new applications and stuff.
I was just wondering what suggestions people would have for a new TP2 user who wishes to get the most out of his new toy?!
I would like to watch films on it, play games on it and listen to music on it. I have heard that coreplayer is good for watching movies but dunno how to go about installing it?! (thats how useless I am!).
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Google coreplayer, download the cab file, copy it to your phone using activesync, run the cab file from your phone using windows explorer, installing it to your storage card
quasar99 said:
Is there a central resource that i should be going to to find applications that are compatible with the TP2, and does anyone have any suggestions for decent applications that I should install, that are recommended and people feel improve the phone?
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No there isn't a App store like the Ipod , which means we don't have to suffer itunes \o/
Look around on here in the Rhodium Themes & apps section, also look in the Blackstone, Topaz and Sony Ericsson X1 sections. Most programs that run on those devices will work on the TP2
quasar99 said:
Also, from what I can tell, I cant just download and install a theme and pick it from a list on the phone? is this correct?
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It depends which version of the phone you have. The branded versions may take a bit of work but the unbranded ones should be able to use any themes designed for this device/screen resolution
quasar99 said:
I'd eventually like to get a decent navigation program and some games installed
I know this sounds like a pretty random post, but i've been reading some posts on here and am confused by how things are installed, and what a CAB is?! .
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A CAB file is an executable file that installs a program/theme/registry hack onto your phone. It has to be run on your phone
quasar99 said:
(I also notice that I cannot get this site to load properly on my phone - it just displays a load of random characters? I am using opera, would IE solve this?)
I have an ipod touch and installing stuff on it via itunes is obviously a breeze, so is it as easy on this phone?
thanks for your time
Q99
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Are the characters random when you zoom in?
A windows phone is not as easy as an iphone to install stuff, but it is not too difficult, if I can figure it out anyone can! But your TP2 will do more than an iphone and is a better device so its worth persevering with