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New Treo 650
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Posted by: povision

hey what's up guys i just got my treo 650 and i love it but i do have a few questions,that i did not find answers to when i searched the forum,i have read about these thirdd party apps for the phone such as ringo how do i get these to the phone will i have to load to my sd card and transfer them over?or do i have to hook my phone up to my pc with the usb cord that came with phone when i hook it into my pc nothing happens. And what do i use to open and install the progams once into the phone? any info to help would be great
thanks

Posted by: Kabuk1

Welcome to the world of Treo! be forewarned- I am a nerd, so if the language I use is too techy, please tell me & I'll explain it more simply.

1. Do not use Ringo. It is terrible. Use mRing instead. People will argue with me I'm sure, but I have tried every ringtone app there is & Ringo just sucks. I tried it once, and it immediately crashed my phone. mRing has never caused ONE reset.

2. Hop over to mytreo.net & download FileZ. That is what I use to install 99.9% of my apps. Put the PRC files on your card via card reader, and then use fileZ to copy(NOT move) them over to ram & you should be good to go.

3. If nothing happens when you hook it up to your PC, check if the Hotsync manager is running & "usb connection" is selected in the menu. If it's running, you should see a little hotsync symbol in the system tray.

4. You don't need anything to open the programs, just tap the icon on the screen.

Posted by: povision

thanks for the info

Posted by: Fatal99

Assassin, I have just used your FileZ method of installing 3rd party apps and want to know what the advantage to doing it this way is as opposed to just hotsync'ing the apps? Does it save space on the divice?

Posted by: Kabuk1

No, its just easier, faster, and saves you the PITA of hotsyncing

Posted by: corel

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Originally Posted by KabukiAssassin

No, its just easier, faster, and saves you the PITA of hotsyncing

how is taking the sd card out, dropping and dragging files from the pc to the sd card, reinserting the sd card, dropping and dragging the files from the sd card to the treo with FileZ EASIER than pressing the hotsyncing wirelessly with bluetooth or a cable that's on conviently on my desk.