So I'll probably get derided for this but whatever. In so much software, particularly Microsoft's, the wording used is extremely proper and unnatural. It's written like a lawyer would write it and isn't welcoming or comfortable to the user. I know a lot of the Zune and Xbox stuff is written in a more "normal" tone but check out the strings I pulled from the WP7 OOBE experience (what happens when you first turn the phone on). It basically sounds like a normal person is talking to you. This may sound stupid and pointless but it kinda goes to show the mindset they're working in. Some may say they're just trying to be "hip" but really it's just about being natural and modern.
!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
.rsrc
Welcome to your
{0}
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get started
Welcome Back
4Now we'll help you finish setting up a few things.
All Done
Have fun!
WINDOWS PHONE TERMS OF USE
kBy tapping Accept, you agree that use of your Windows Phone is covered by the Windows Phone Terms of Use.
WUse of Windows Live services is covered by the <link>Windows Phone Terms of Use</link>
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DATE & TIME
What's the date today?
What time is it now?
1<link>Want to use your Xbox LIVE account?</link>
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CHOOSE DATE
CHOOSE TIME
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LOOKING FOR A NETWORK...
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No networks are available right now. Once we get a connection, we'll bring you back here to finish setting up your phone.
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CHOOSE A LANGUAGE
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>Type your email address so it looks like [email protected].
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:The password you entered doesn't match the email address.
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You've typed the incorrect email or password {0} times. Type your email and password again to make sure there weren't any errors, or try a different email address.
emergency call
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2How would you like your Windows Phone configured?
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CREATE A WINDOWS LIVE ID
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BIf you forget your password, we'll send it to this email address.
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QWindows Live isn't available right now. Please wait a few moments and try again.
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fLooks like someone beat you to it. Try another ID, or tap Show Available IDs to see some suggestions.
!The ID you chose is not allowed.
7The ID you chose uses characters that aren't allowed.
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5You can't use parts of your new ID in your password.
CThe password you entered contains characters that aren't allowed.
qThat email address won't work. If you think there's an error, try typing it again, or try another email address.
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zOops! Your phone is set to the wrong date. Go back and set it with today's date, then come back and try signing in again.
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\A few more apps still need to finish installing. It should just take another moment or two.
'All the apps have finished installing.
(Allow cellular data usage on your phone
4Setting up a new Windows Live ID is quick and easy.
not now
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Have fun!
BEFORE YOU SIGN IN...
Since this is the first time you're adding a Windows Live account on this phone, you'll be doing more than just setting up your email. With this Windows Live ID you can get apps, play Xbox LIVE games, use a Zune Pass, automatically sync Windows Live info to the web, and other things too.
So (and this is important) if you already have an Xbox LIVE or Zune ID, you should sign in with the email address and password you use for that account first. You can always set up another email account later.
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kIf you already have an Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, {0}, or Messenger ID, you already have a Windows Live ID.
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JWindows Live isn't available right now. Wait a few moments and try again.
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ACTIVATE WINDOWS LIVE
There was a problem setting up your Windows Live ID on the phone, and we need an activation code to finish setup. You can call customer service to get the code, then enter it here. If you tap Skip, we'll let you know the next time you do something that requires activation, so you can call then.
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Impressive. It's definitive a new direction, as Microsoft normally would use the classical business way of wording things (lawyer speak as you say).
It's nice to see them being able to renew themselves. But it's not a surprise, as most of their developers are young people
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Hi all,
I've just upgraded to the new HTC 7 Mozart on Orange and having a play around with the new WM7.
I'm finding quite a few teething problems and thought it would be best to start a troubleshooting thread to discuss the problems and potential solutions to them and that way this can act as a central hub for all queries as we get used to using the new OS!
1) Is it possible NOT to intergrate the FB contacts into People? I have too many FB friends and don't want them all in the People section, it's too big! Can't I pick and choose which ones I want?
2) Is there going to be an ActiveSync for WM7? How do I transfer all my contacts/calender appts from Outlook to the new phone?
3) I've connected the phone to my laptop and it's not recognising the phone. How can I access the memory and start transferring music etc?
These are just the first few problems I've been having and hoping that there might be solutions.
Thanks
sameerabedi said:
Hi all,
I've just upgraded to the new HTC 7 Mozart on Orange and having a play around with the new WM7.
I'm finding quite a few teething problems and thought it would be best to start a troubleshooting thread to discuss the problems and potential solutions to them and that way this can act as a central hub for all queries as we get used to using the new OS!
1) Is it possible NOT to intergrate the FB contacts into People? I have too many FB friends and don't want them all in the People section, it's too big! Can't I pick and choose which ones I want?
2) Is there going to be an ActiveSync for WM7? How do I transfer all my contacts/calender appts from Outlook to the new phone?
3) I've connected the phone to my laptop and it's not recognising the phone. How can I access the memory and start transferring music etc?
These are just the first few problems I've been having and hoping that there might be solutions.
Thanks
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1) There is a way, but I am not sure how as I do not have the phone.
2) There is no active sync, You need to get the outlook connector and link your outlook to your windows live.
3) You need the Zune Software installed, that is how you transfer pictures, music, videos, podcasts etc...
sameerabedi said:
Hi all,
I've just upgraded to the new HTC 7 Mozart on Orange and having a play around with the new WM7.
I'm finding quite a few teething problems and thought it would be best to start a troubleshooting thread to discuss the problems and potential solutions to them and that way this can act as a central hub for all queries as we get used to using the new OS!
1) Is it possible NOT to intergrate the FB contacts into People? I have too many FB friends and don't want them all in the People section, it's too big! Can't I pick and choose which ones I want? This was a problem before but I heard that you can set preferences with FB contacts and only get their updates, rest are ignored. I could be wrong but I don't use FB so not too sure.
2) Is there going to be an ActiveSync for WM7? How do I transfer all my contacts/calender appts from Outlook to the new phone? No, you can't sync with desktop Outlook if it is not connected to Exchange or associated with Windows Live account, aka in Cloud. Best you can do is install Outlook Live Connector and drag all contacts and calendar to the live account
3) I've connected the phone to my laptop and it's not recognising the phone. How can I access the memory and start transferring music etc? Use Zune software.
These are just the first few problems I've been having and hoping that there might be solutions.
Thanks
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Please see my replied in RED. Damn, Omega Ra got it before me.
also, it's not wm7
it's Windows Phone 7
Thanks for the responses. I can't find the option for the FB intergration and how NOT to sync the contact!
I'll try getting Outlook Live Connector and see if that works.
Apologies for the wrong abbreviation, I'll try and change the title of the thread.
Thanks
EDIT: Actually how do I change the title of the thread?
don't forget to post some feedback regarding the phone, i'm also planning to get this one i'm especially interested in widgets, if you find a nice on/off toggle for wi-fi that can be pinned to the start screen, share it please
Here's an interesting one for you (or maybe not!). I've heard from rumours across the interwebs that you cannot upload and use your own ringtone, is this true?
If so, I suspect I will have a lot of happy people at the office but I will be very unhappy!
Monty Burns said:
Here's an interesting one for you (or maybe not!). I've heard from rumours across the interwebs that you cannot upload and use your own ringtone, is this true?
If so, I suspect I will have a lot of happy people at the office but I will be very unhappy!
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This is a very worrying rumour! At the moment my laptop doesn't recognise the phone at all when I connect via USB.
Presumably the Zune software will allow you to move ringtones across? I'm at work at present so I don't know, but if that's not possible that's a huge backward step!!
Found out how to cut down on the number of Facebook contacts:
From the microsoft website
By default, all of your Facebook friends appear as contacts on your phone. If you have lots of Facebook friends showing up in your contacts list, you can choose to only show friends who are already contacts on your phone. (So, if a Facebook friend is also a contact in Windows Live or Google, their Facebook information will still show up in your contacts list. All other friends will be hidden from the list.)
1 From Start, flick left to the Applications list and then press Settings.
2 Press Applications and then press People.
3 Under Include Facebook friends as contacts, press Only add Facebook information to existing contacts to filter out Facebook friends who don't already have a contact card on your phone.
Note
This option only filters Facebook friends from your contacts list in People. It doesn't change whose social updates you'll see in What's new.
I'm not due to get my upgrade till next Wednesday, but had a theory on the ringtones situation.
Firstly, I'm assuming that you can see music stored (or at least all compatible sounds) on your phone when sellecting ringtones. Where all your music is on your laptop/desktop create a directory called ringtones and put all your ringtones there. Then sync with Zune and see if you can see it.
Probably not as easy as this but worth a try.
Kind of what I was thinking as well. My tone is actually a song so I'll just sync it....
however, my Dell doesn't arrive until the 9th so I'm sure you egg heads will crack it by then
sameerabedi said:
Found out how to cut down on the number of Facebook contacts:
From the microsoft website
By default, all of your Facebook friends appear as contacts on your phone. If you have lots of Facebook friends showing up in your contacts list, you can choose to only show friends who are already contacts on your phone. (So, if a Facebook friend is also a contact in Windows Live or Google, their Facebook information will still show up in your contacts list. All other friends will be hidden from the list.)
1 From Start, flick left to the Applications list and then press Settings.
2 Press Applications and then press People.
3 Under Include Facebook friends as contacts, press Only add Facebook information to existing contacts to filter out Facebook friends who don't already have a contact card on your phone.
Note
This option only filters Facebook friends from your contacts list in People. It doesn't change whose social updates you'll see in What's new.
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Sweet!! Nice one
Hi guys, I received my HTC HD7 about an hour ago and been playing around with it. I ran into an issue with the wireless configuration and then starting looking for solutions on this forum. Wish I hadn't! =/ I just read some of the issues affecting WP7, and I am sooOOOooo hacked off. I feel like I bought a blimmin brick now. I "upgraded" from an HTC Desire. And boy is the Desire *SO* much better in features and configurability. I really didn't think that WP7 would be so bad.
So,.,. rant over, breathe in.... the issue I have is the following. My Wifi is configured with static IP's. I've disabled DHCP on the Wifi router and I would prefer to leave it that way because otherwise it will cause a great deal of issues, because I already have a number of machines on the Wifi network using static IP's and a firewall configured only to allow those specific source addresses out to the internet. So changing all that would be a bit of an issue.
In Android its perfectly possible to configure a static IP for a Wifi connection under the Advanced settings screen. WP7 doesn't appear to have understood this concept yet... I am really quite pissed off about this oversight!
Its proof yet again that Mad Microshot, in their quest to 'simplify' life for the 'normal' users decide to cripple the OS and hide or do away with advanced features. I just feel like punching whoever decided to take that 'decision' ... hmmmppfff...
Do you guys know any way around this?
Oh, and don't get me started on copy/paste or file downloads in IE... I can't even set the start page in I.E. How Draconic is that??!!
I hope I'm not getting the wrong end of the stick here as I don't get my HD7 till next week (starting to wonder if I should bother) I can't work out what you are going through. Sorry if I have misunderstood.
Regarding your WiFi... I have static IPs here at home and 5 PCs (plus PS3, printers, phones etc) and all the settings regarding the setting of the IP's I did on the router itself. When my gf's iPhone and my WM phone connected to the wireless network all they did was put in the pass key and they were connected. The router pushed forward the settings to the device. Was very little hassle.....Is this not the case with WP7?
You do realise that with DHCP you can set specific ip addresses to be handed out to specific MAC addresses, right? So you can enable DHCP and still keep all your devices' ip addresses static except the ones you want to leave as dynamic.
As Steve Jobs would say, "It's not that big of a deal". In fact, I do this at home - certain hardware like our daughter's laptop and our 4 wireless webcams all have hard-coded ip addresses and everything else is dynamic. Works like a charm.
Try it, you might like it.
Hi guys, sorry for the rant earlier... having a bad day today...
The reason I cannot use DHCP on my wireless router is quite obscure and specific to my setup here at home. I had actually forgotten about it until I tried just now to get around the problem. I'm using a T-mobile ADSL Router and Access Point from Germany as an Access Point only. I have a separate ADSL router and a proper firewall to secure the internet gateway. Some will probably think this is overkill but I work in Internet Security so I am sadly a bit paranoid by nature.
Now, my 'DSL' router from T-Mobile... its a bit of a weird one. It was a freebie and works a treat as Access Point and has loads of coverage... that's why I like using it. But it is useless as a DHCP server if it is not connected to a telephone line. Sounds complicated? It is!
Basically, I can get it to supply an IP address to a computer or the WP7 phone just fine, but it doesn't supply the crucial DNS server details. So I'm on the network but I cannot resolve any DNS names, so I might as well not have a wireless connection. So. I'm still pissed off. I understand that Apple don't do static IP's either on the IPhone, so I must be spoiled from the Android.... hohum.
There's only two solutions for this minor dilemma; Configure a static IP AND DNS on my HD7 or get another Wifi access point....... I think I know what I'll be buying next.........
mictho100 said:
Hi guys, sorry for the rant earlier... having a bad day today...
The reason I cannot use DHCP on my wireless router is quite obscure and specific to my setup here at home. I had actually forgotten about it until I tried just now to get around the problem. I'm using a T-mobile ADSL Router and Access Point from Germany as an Access Point only. I have a separate ADSL router and a proper firewall to secure the internet gateway. Some will probably think this is overkill but I work in Internet Security so I am sadly a bit paranoid by nature.
Now, my 'DSL' router from T-Mobile... its a bit of a weird one. It was a freebie and works a treat as Access Point and has loads of coverage... that's why I like using it. But it is useless as a DHCP server if it is not connected to a telephone line. Sounds complicated? It is!
Basically, I can get it to supply an IP address to a computer or the WP7 phone just fine, but it doesn't supply the crucial DNS server details. So I'm on the network but I cannot resolve any DNS names, so I might as well not have a wireless connection. So. I'm still pissed off. I understand that Apple don't do static IP's either on the IPhone, so I must be spoiled from the Android.... hohum.
There's only two solutions for this minor dilemma; Configure a static IP AND DNS on my HD7 or get another Wifi access point....... I think I know what I'll be buying next.........
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yeah, go get yourself a cisco WAP. make your life a little easier lol.
Man after my own heart. Not overkill at all sir, in fact mine is probably very similar. Thomson ADSL modem, Watchgaurd hardware firewall and then the wireless access points by Linksys (changing them soon). Even have ftp and terminal server set up.
Most machines in the house have fixed IPs but some are just dynamic. Suppose I'll just have to wait till I get mine to see what problems I encounter
Omega Ra said:
1) There is a way, but I am not sure how as I do not have the phone.
2) There is no active sync, You need to get the outlook connector and link your outlook to your windows live.
3) You need the Zune Software installed, that is how you transfer pictures, music, videos, podcasts etc...
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For number 2, I've downloaded Outlook Hotmail Connector. How do I use it?
Do I need to configure Hotmail in my Outlook and then start transferring the contacts/calendar appts?
sameerabedi said:
For number 2, I've downloaded Outlook Hotmail Connector. How do I use it?
Do I need to configure Hotmail in my Outlook and then start transferring the contacts/calendar appts?
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After you install it I believe if you open outlook it asks about connecting it or something...haven't actually used it so not positive.
Anyone here tell me what the actual setting in the Exchange Active Sync profile causes this error? I am working with my IT group to get back access to the Exchange server that is currently locked out because of a missing security setting.
Microsoft dissed me, Samsung blames Exchange, Exchange peeps won't budge with out direction and I love my phone so I won't go back.
Thanks,
Brian
It has to do with security policies... It could be a number of things (I think on the older WM6 phones, sometimes it actually would tell you why)...
Your IT department should be able to look at logs on their side to find out why it's not being passed...
Keep in mind, this could be something as easy as you not having a pin password when you use your phone (phone lock). But if your IT department have changed default settings, it could be something more complicated.
First off, I would set a phone lock password, and try setting up the sync. If that doesn't work, you'll have to wait for your IT department.
Zhariak said:
It has to do with security policies... It could be a number of things (I think on the older WM6 phones, sometimes it actually would tell you why)...
Your IT department should be able to look at logs on their side to find out why it's not being passed...
Keep in mind, this could be something as easy as you not having a pin password when you use your phone (phone lock). But if your IT department have changed default settings, it could be something more complicated.
First off, I would set a phone lock password, and try setting up the sync. If that doesn't work, you'll have to wait for your IT department.
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Thank you for the response. I have tried several gyrations of password before Exchange add, Exchange delete and reinstall, number of things. The real puzzling thing is that the settings they have shown me from screen grabs are all supported by WP7. I posted the error code on the Windows Phone boards at MS and no response yet. I have seen other codes for security issues, this one seems to be a lot more obscure. I was hopping someone could bust out a decoder ring so I could just tell our IT guys what to do (pretty common).
I told them about being able to circumvent the password lock in Win6.5 with a simple registry edit, blew their minds.
IT found the fix, sort of. They rebuilt the security policy as part of an another user issue and the phone syncs correctly. Apparently, importing the security policy from Exchange 2003 into 2010 brings along some baggage.
Still no clue what actually caused it, but if anyone else around the web finds this thread because of the error code, ask your peeps to rebuild the policy. They will have other issues besides yours, eventually.
All,
Why all the fuss to Chevron Unlock or any other hack when you can just register it as a developer phone and unlock it officially for free????
Oh, maybe you all didn't know about the free part, maybe that is the piece of magic everyone is seeking...
Here is how to register your phone as a developer phone FOR FREE....
1. Get and verify a Dreamspark account. Two options here....
a. If you are a student with an email address ending in .edu just go to www.dreamspark.com, register and verify the email address.
2. Create an Apphub account and link it to your Dreamspark LiveId.
a. After Dreamspark is verified, go to http://create.msdn.com/en-US/ register your Windows Live ID and signup as a student. It will ask if you have a verified Dreamspark account, follow the steps to link the two accounts. (I didn't take screenshots but intuitive)
3. Populate your required profile information to the point that "My Dashboard-->My Windows Phone" does not show any more pending tasks.
a. You MUST go through the process to submit a "DummyApp" for Windows Mobile 6.5 to Windows MarketPlace before Geotrust will send you the email to verify your identity. Just put "Dummyapp for id verification" in the notes sections. You will have to upload a .cab and a bunch of icons that all have to be sized properly. Just take a .png file and resize it a bunch of times and upload it. Doesn't matter what it is.
b. Geotrust will send an email requesting you to verify some info. I received it about 10 minutes after submitting my app, but could take 24 hours. I answered 4 questions, and then about 2 hours later Apphub took off the "identity verification pending" alert.
c. I also submitted my bank account info, but not sure if this was necessary.
4. Download the Windows phone developer tools from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=04704acf-a63a-4f97-952c-8b51b34b00ce
5. Run the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool. Sign in with Windows Live ID you registered at AppHub, connect your phone and make sure it is not screen locked, viola, Windows 7 Phone now unlocked. And you can unlock 2 other Windows 7 phones too for a total of 3 phones.
Total process took less than 24 hours due to waiting on Geotrust and MS confirm.
-Paul
This is only for students,so its not really an option for everyone
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Follow the link on 1B above if you are not a student or do not have a .edu email address. Works just fine.
Paul_Hammons said:
Follow the link on 1B above if you are not a student or do not have a .edu email address. Works just fine.
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I assume he ment that Dreamspark is for students that cannot afford the software but can bring in revenue to Microsoft with the program and games they create. So, if you signup under the guise of a student, you can kind of defrauding Microsoft. But I guess that is a moral issue, so most people may not care. But, there are also schools and online classes that do not provide any sort of educational email addresses, so having a way to gain access as someone studying and taking classes, is nice. So, in those cases I think its ok. I personally use a Austraila.edu email since my online classes didn't provide anything. But, this might be a nice way to get an unlock if you are NoDo and can Go(do) back.
I keep getting the following error when I get to step 2a:
WE’RE SORRY. AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED.
We have detected an error while processing the page you were looking for. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again.
View App Hub FAQ
A01/7J9W
Any ideas what that is?
EDIT: weird.... I just tried it again (for the fourth time) and it worked. So if you get the above error, just keep trying.
I live in country that App hub does not support. Can anyone help me please?
AppHub confirmation step3 is disabled and NEXT button not working
Hmmm only have one problem.
You have to submit an APP and does it come up in marketplace ?.
Dont know how to get a "Dummy APP" to put on market for Winmobile 6.5 or 7.
If you can just put in a random app witch does not get in marketplace then i guess its no problem.
*edit*
Made a Winphone 7 app that does not have any purpose, lets check what happens
All this works.
Sadly I failed the geotrust verification, so I have to send a signed document with a copy of my national ID. Let's hope they believe my history about living in the states but having a ID of another country.
All works fine until i had to verify my account after publishing the dummy app. But now verifying failed and i have to send them my copy of id etc. But how the hell could i send them my info when i give them fake ( generated ) info?
FJosep said:
All this works.
Sadly I failed the geotrust verification, so I have to send a signed document with a copy of my national ID. Let's hope they believe my history about living in the states but having a ID of another country.
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I just said im not from the states but im allowed to have a free marketplace account since im dreamspark verified so this is my dutch passport and it was fine, no lies and we dont have a marketplace either. I had to sign it as well its a 5 minute job and if it takes to long you can open up a chat session and they will process it straight away. I think they are not even reading it haha, i started a chatsession didnt say a word, signed off and minute late got the you are verifie mail.
Man please how did you send them that letter? Can you show me some screenshot how it looks like ? x)
imatulo said:
Man please how did you send them that letter? Can you show me some screenshot how it looks like ? x)
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hmmmm ........... APP HUB stops me at create account?
Is the page flawed?
So has anyone else confirmed they have unlocked their phone following this process? I see a few of you working toward it.
-Paul
This worked for me. I can unlock up to 3 devices. Only used one so far.
drkfngthdragnlrd said:
This worked for me. I can unlock up to 3 devices. Only used one so far.
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can you share to me one so i can also unlock mine?lol
moonshines said:
can you share to me one so i can also unlock mine?lol
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Sadly it'd require me giving you my Windows Live ID & password, which I'm not exactly fond of lol. You need to enter it into the unlocker tool installed on the pc the device is connected to. Just folow the information giving by the OP closely with your real information (don't make up a fake ID) & it'll work. It took a couple hrs for me to finally get verified.
Where is 1B?
Removed..?!
imatulo said:
Man please how did you send them that letter? Can you show me some screenshot how it looks like ? x)
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No because it contains my id and autograph.
But its very simple, just print the mail they snend you, fill in everything add a copy of your id, scan it and email it back. Its not even a letter, just add what i said above as your motivation.
Did you received the email from geotrust?
****, I'm stucked again.
The apphub doesn't let me choose my country, so I chose USA and now geotrust rejects my documentation because it's not from the USA.
Ahh, Microsoft, always fu*king the third world.
Hi Guys,
Heres a little warning for you all, I've just been caught out by this. Hopefully you can all avoid this trouble.
Basically my Skydrive account was suspended, which made my Omnia 7 (running Mango) almost useless.
Emails still worked, but contacts wouldn't update, Twitter wouldn't sync, I couldn't access ANYTHING stored on Skydrive. From the Phone or my PC's.
Even now that I've got my Skydrive account unlocked, something is still wrong, as new Skydrive files sometimes don't show up on the phone and contacts added/changed on the phone will show on the web, but not the other way round.
Why did this happen.....
I was at a party, had a few drinks and used my phone to take some 'stupid' photos of my mates doing some 'silly' things.
These photos were then automatically uploaded to Skydrive.
Where Skydrives automatic management system decided they were in contravention with the T&C's and insantly suspended my Skydrive account.
According the the T&C's link on the 'Blocking Page' you'll get a warning first, but I and a few others on the Live/Hotmail forums didn't.
The 'Blocking Page' also has a link to request assistants, but all you get is an automated response. Telling you you've broken the T&C's.
To make matters worse, the Mod's on the Windows Live Solution Centre do not have enough authority to help, so they send you to the same link thats on the 'Blocking Page'
Which gets you the very same automated response, telling you you've broken the T&C's.
It's taken me almost two weeks to get sorted out, but my account (the Primary account on my phone) still isn't working right. As noted above.
So Its a reset and start again with a new Live ID, which means changing the default ID's on both Zune and Xbox.
Hopefully you guys can learn from my mishap and avoid all this trouble.
was your skydrive settings set to private or me only?
havox22 said:
was your skydrive settings set to private or me only?
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I don't think it matters what your privacy settings are. You can't upload stuff that is against their terms of service.
I took quite a lot of nude photos of myself but my skydrive auto uploads is set to private. Havent gotten in trouble yet.
Don't sync your camera roll with SkyDrive.
Problem Solved.
Create a New Windows Live ID and factory Reset your phone.
Yea, it sucks, but if you want everything to work seamlessly that's what you're going to have to do.
If you have similar issues and want to get them resolved pretty quickly, try and contact @microsofthelps on twitter. Takes around 2 or 3 days at max until your account is unlocked again.
I guess calling them, would be faster, though.
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I guess calling them, would be faster, though.
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When I faced the issue that my account was blocked, calling the hotline was no solution as they were not able to help me. At least not the german hotline. The guys on twitter DID resolve the problem though.
I recently had a Windows Phone stolen. I didn't see an obvious "to do" checklist here so I thought I would create one.
Before you lose it...
1. Activate the "find my phone" feature from your windows live settings.
After you lost it... (My Lost \ Stolen Phone Checklist) ...
ON PHONE WITH CARRIER
2. Call your carrier from another phone. Don't deactivate your phone. Tell the rep that you want to limit the purchases from your phone as well as outbound calls and texts from your phone. If you use AT&T explain your situation and see if they will activate "Smart Limits" and credit you for the month. Don't forget to remove this feature later.
3. If you have insurance or a carrier purchased location service you might want to ask about it while you are on. I don't.
4. If you are the administrator of a multi-phone account, you might want to move administrative rights to another phone on the account.
5. You might want to ask about the last calls, texts and purchases on your phone.
ONLINE
6. Login to your carrier smart limits or similar. Allow phone calls to maybe one specific number - a friend maybe. Block all other outbound calls. Block outbound texts. Setup a PIN for charging anything to the phone.
7. If you use any exchange accounts, login to each account web exchange settings and request a remote wipe of the device from each.
8. Login to your windows account. (https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/find) See if the phone's current location helps you locate the phone.
9. Lock your phone and send a message to whoever has it. If you left one number unblocked above, give them that number.
10. When you are sure you can't get your phone back, select wipe the phone.
11. Re-login to the carrier to check the call, purchase and text history for anything unauthorized.
I would attempt most of the above as quickly as you can. I am inclined to wait on the last step since I always have a few kids photos on the phone that won't have synced and I hold out hope that eventually the phone will get to someone who will try to return it. I think once you wipe it the lock message goes away.
ON PHONE WITH CARRIER (LATER)
12. Ask your carrier to block the IMEI from your old phone as stolen and remove the phone from your account.
13. Have the carrier remove "Smart Limits" or similar.
14. If you have a new phone, have it added.
15. Be more careful
Comments? Suggestions?
Hi++
Thanks for tips ! :good:
And sorry about your phone ,hope you find it soon :angel:
Hmmm first set a password for lock screen so no one can access your personal data if they find it?
Password it a defo must, course you will likely only have a few min before its hardreset and the sim removed in which case get that IMEI blacklisted...course its a easy to change that as well, so I guess you have to hope your thief is a complete idiot and doesn't do anything
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