The Official HTC S630 (Cavalier) Thread

[brucejr]

The lowest I found was $437.00 , the highest $599.99 from the merchants I looked at on HoFo. From searching the web I saw prices approaching $800 .

[john1027]

will the HTC version work better and with less tweaks for the US market on ATT then the dopod version does?>

With either device, you will need to do some tweaking and you will also have to enter your account settings for your device to work with AT&T. The Dopod brand is distributed in the Far East and has pre-set networks and a couple programs that are targeted to that region. All of those items can be reset or deleted as outlined in this thread.

When HTC releases their version (again there still has been no official confirmation that they will) the rom in that device will have a more western hemisphere flavor. As far as what one rom has and the other doesn't, its too early to say as the HTC official rom is not out. Down the road if the HTC rom proves to have features that someone with a Dopod wants, they should be able to cid unlock their Dopod and flash the HTC rom. Right now, I'd say that the Dopod rom is pretty table though.

[john1027]

ahh ok, I missed that part. I only ran elbow's cab and not the cab from XDA. Let me go see if I can find it. Thanks!!

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost...&postcount=107

Link to the cab at XDA is down the bottom. I suspect that what is lacking in the Dopod rom regarding the BT initiation is the same thing that needed to be fixed in the Hermes, as the cab I found at xda was targerted to a Hermes.

[Mashie]

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost...&postcount=107

Link to the cab at XDA is down the bottom. I suspect that what is lacking in the Dopod rom regarding the BT initiation is the same thing that needed to be fixed in the Hermes, as the cab I found at xda was targerted to a Hermes.

Yep Thanks John, I found it last night and all is working as intended

[kursed]

Download,

Security configuration manager

1) Connect phone to you pc
2) Install Above Application

3) Copy the tool.cab to the device or memory card (Will appear in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Security Configuration Manager) or directory it was installed in.
4) Install tool.cab on device.
5) Open SCM in the drop down menu select security off then click provision takes about 10 seconds you get a prompt once done.
6) Soft restart your phone and now you have an unlocked device

Hope this helps

Hi, I've installed the tools cab on my device but can't seem to find SCM, what is it?

[Sukey]

Folks,

I have a quick question which I didn't see addressed elsewhere:

Is it possible to tether the Cavalier to a laptop?

Thanks,

Sukey

[ngweimin]

How are you guys prolonging the battery life of your Cavalier besides turning off 3G? With 3G on, an hour talk time and some wifi, the battery doesn't last me more than 24 hrs.

[john1027]

That's about as good as it is going to get. With light use you might get a day and a half but it is a device that will just need to be charged almost daily. With 3G selected and nothing else running, it will drop about 20% in an 8 hour period from my experience.

[brucejr]

Have any 3rd party manufacturers come out with extended batteries for HTC and/or Dopod? It makes the device a little thicker but battery life can be greatly increased. Had one with my 8100 and it was amazing how long (with heavy use) I could go without a charge. Can't beat the 3G speed though so that's why I am going for the S630 and WM6.

[Urban Strata]

How are you guys prolonging the battery life of your Cavalier besides turning off 3G? With 3G on, an hour talk time and some wifi, the battery doesn't last me more than 24 hrs.

That seems pretty good to me, to be honest.

New rules of the game: you sleep, you charge.

[john1027]

The HTC branded version has not been released and not even officially announced. The Dopod C730 was only first released about a month ago and its a little too soon to see too much 3rd party peripherals that are specific to the model e.g an extended battery. If the model doesn't get a lot of distribution the peripherals that do come out might be a little limited. Hopefully someone will figure out a way to set-up an extended battery for those who want that option but the stock battery cover design and positive catch/release will make designing an extended cover a little more difficult than it was on some other devices. Personally, I think one of the pros of this device is the design and slimness, and I think you just have to plan on charging it at some point just about everyday.

[dornier]

Hi everyone,

Received a Dopod C730 the other day and have some questions:

1) Battery life? I owned a Dash and I was able to surf the web for at least 45 min using WIFI, talk for about 2-3 hours using a Bluetooth headset, listen to music, and would have at least half battery life before I went to sleep. After 10-20 minutes of phone calls, surfing the web using t-mobile edge service for about 20-30 minutes, the battery is down to 1-2 bars. The only odd thing is that although I only have one battery bar left, if you go to settings and power management it shows 40% battery left. Is this a bug or is the battery really low?

2) Where can I find WM6 themes that have small icons? I personally don't like the large icons, but I can't find a built in theme with a small icon option.

3) Opera Mini 4 beta, have you tried it? I tried it and it locks up almost every time. It's too bad; it worked great on the Dash.

4) I have a USB to 3.5" stereo adapter that I use with my Dash and a regular pair of headsets when I travel. Do you know if it will work with the C730 or will I have to get a new one?

5) By the way, the newest sling player mobile 6 version works great. I also love the way my Motorola stereo Bluetooth headset sounds with the C730. Last but not least, Garmin's Mobile 10 works perfectly with the C730. On the Dash, it worked okay, but would get sluggish at times, but not on the C730.

Thanks,

GP

[monakh]

. Personally, I think one of the pros of this device is the design and slimness, and I think you just have to plan on charging it at some point just about everyday.

I agree with you John, have you seen the extended battery for the Dash *shudder* ?

They should, however, be able to squeeze another 100-150mah of juice in the same form factor so that it fits in phone without resorting to a new cover. I think the best thing to do in a situation like this is to carry an extra battery. So...who sells batteries for the Cavalier ?

[ngweimin]

Does anyone have the problem of your c730 lagging when ActiveSync is running (icon is turning around). The phone becomes almost unuseable for 30 secs or so.

[xxnoelziexx]

Does anyone have the problem of your c730 lagging when ActiveSync is running (icon is turning around). The phone becomes almost unuseable for 30 secs or so.

About 10 seconds max on mine, it is normal activesync is a memory hog, still doesn't put me of the phone.