The Official HTC S630 (Cavalier) Thread

[Raegoul]

is there a way to change the sensitivity of the light meter on the s630. i've found that the keypad backlight doesn't come on until its crazy dark. i've been just putting my thumb over the sensor to fool it into coming on.

[panflute]

is there a way to change the sensitivity of the light meter on the s630. i've found that the keypad backlight doesn't come on until its crazy dark. i've been just putting my thumb over the sensor to fool it into coming on.

Just turn off the light sensor - that way the key backlight will always come on regardless of the amount of ambient light....
I think its somewhere under settings-
I prefer it that way since its easier to see the keyboard in most situaltions.

[samueldruker]

Can someone tell me how to hard reset the phone (cold boot)? I'm looking for a key sequence at power on...my phone is hanging during the boot process at the moment ;/

Update: power on while holding both softkeys....thanks to the poster on page 48 or so!

[Vertigo1md1032]

Hard reset s630, c730.

1. Power off phone. I.E. Pull the battery if you can't do a graceful shutdown.
2. HOLD left and right soft keys and turn device back on.
3. When device comes up with Red, Green, Blue bars, and the prompt, let go of the softkeys and select 'Yes' by pushing the 'Y' key on your keypad. Give it few minutes and you'll be back to factory.

[keiri]

okay so does the softbank model unbranded or there is some softbank/vodafone branding in the software? Since there is no CID unlocking will we able to upgrade the firmwares or even unbrand these suckers?

I ordered mine today CoRupT and it should be here by the end of the week; ordered from Plemix. I'll try and answer the branding question when it gets here.

K

[bocastephen]

I'm glad you guys have enjoyed the fix. I do have one favor to ask in return though for all the work (and I don't know if HF will even let me post this)... Can somebody zip up a bunch of programs for the c730 and MegaUpload it for me? I mean *several cabs for games, others for tweaks (other than my own of course), various programs (weather would be nice), and such. I would really appreciate it. And yes I am sure that it's posted somewhere on some other site, but I had to wipe my c730 several times during testing and like an idiot, I didn't make a backup. Thanks in advance.

Thank you again for your hard work - my Dopod is now happily running Yahoo Go! and MSN Live Search. Is there any news or ETA on a battery fix? This is probably issue number one for this phone. HTC should be paying you for these fixes as you're doing the work they should have done BEFORE the product was shipped.

[panflute]

I bought a 2200mah battery from a ebay seller in hong kong...came with an extended battery door and a quality screen protector all for $20 delivered. A GREAT value and the battery lasts forever. Also got a black silicon case and cut out a section for the extended battery door. All of this has worked great for me.

I have a Plantronics bluetooth, and ever since I applied a fix someone posted, bluetooth only works on outgoing calls....

I am hoping a fix appears sometime so i dont have to reset the phone.
panflute

[Clueless87]

I just upgraded to the AT&T (HTC) Tilt, so now I am selling my Dopod C730 and all accessories as a package on Ebay for $450, if anyone is interested. Great case, screen protector, extra standard battery & 2200mah battery (w/ back cover), phone/battery charging cradle, 2 sync cradles, and wired headset. Ebay #280194856233

[CoRupT]

I ordered mine today CoRupT and it should be here by the end of the week; ordered from Plemix. I'll try and answer the branding question when it gets here.

K

Hey, Did you get the phone?

Could you let me know how its been working and the quality etc.. and if there was any problems working in the US and under at&t 3G?

[keiri]

Hey, Did you get the phone?

Could you let me know how its been working and the quality etc.. and if there was any problems working in the US and under at&t 3G?

Yes, I got it late Friday evening (after I got home from work) and have been fooling with it ever since. In regards to branding; it's very light - only the carrier name on the front, the model name on the back, the Softbank settings regarding data, and Softbank's S-Mail. You will have to manually add the data settings for at&t WAP, IMS, and the Medianet proxy but those are simple.

So far, I think it's perfect for me; provides all the features I liked about the 8525 (Wi-Fi, dedicated push email, and QWERTY keypad) with the things I loved about the V9 (it fits into my pocket without making a noticeable decent, it's not too heavy or bulky, it's highly customizable, and it's sleek and well-designed).

I've only had a few issues with it really; it comes application locked and the MMS system is worthless. The first problem of it being app locked wasn't that big a deal when I first started installing programs to it but when I wanted to install the HTC Home program or something like SRS WOW HD audio enhancer it would tell me I had insufficient rights to do so. A quick Google (and some Babelfish translations) later and I found a guide to app unlock the phone - which worked flawlessly. The second problem isn't so easy; from some reason Softbank uses an MMS system/program which is incompatible with most of the world. So you can't send or receive (I don't really know about the second part...no one sends me MMS) MMS at all. I've tried every hack listed to get an alternative MMS program on the phone (even Asukal's guide for the X01HT) but to no success. One workaround I've begun using is just emailing the picture, video, etc. to the recipient's phone (via the xxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com address where the x's are their phone number).

I haven't been able to drive to Raleigh or Charlotte (the nearest 3G areas in North Carolina until Fayetteville goes online sometime this year) so I can't tell you about it's ability to handle at&t's 3G but I'm quite sure it will. If I get time next week I'll definitely find out for you.

So other than those two niggles I think this is a great phone and I'm glad I bought it.

K

[CoRupT]

I really want to buy it now not like i need anymore phones but i want a smartphone to use other then my iphone. Is the phone CID unlocked so we can flash a OEM HTC Flash or something to enable MMS?

[keiri]

I really want to buy it now not like i need anymore phones but i want a smartphone to use other then my iphone. Is the phone CID unlocked so we can flash a OEM HTC Flash or something to enable MMS?

I have no idea if the phone is CID unlocked but I'm assuming it's not as it was app locked.

But I will look into it further.

K

[shadowrtype]

Yes, I got it late Friday evening (after I got home from work) and have been fooling with it ever since. In regards to branding; it's very light - only the carrier name on the front, the model name on the back, the Softbank settings regarding data, and Softbank's S-Mail. You will have to manually add the data settings for at&t WAP, IMS, and the Medianet proxy but those are simple.

So far, I think it's perfect for me; provides all the features I liked about the 8525 (Wi-Fi, dedicated push email, and QWERTY keypad) with the things I loved about the V9 (it fits into my pocket without making a noticeable decent, it's not too heavy or bulky, it's highly customizable, and it's sleek and well-designed).

I've only had a few issues with it really; it comes application locked and the MMS system is worthless. The first problem of it being app locked wasn't that big a deal when I first started installing programs to it but when I wanted to install the HTC Home program or something like SRS WOW HD audio enhancer it would tell me I had insufficient rights to do so. A quick Google (and some Babelfish translations) later and I found a guide to app unlock the phone - which worked flawlessly. The second problem isn't so easy; from some reason Softbank uses an MMS system/program which is incompatible with most of the world. So you can't send or receive (I don't really know about the second part...no one sends me MMS) MMS at all. I've tried every hack listed to get an alternative MMS program on the phone (even Asukal's guide for the X01HT) but to no success. One workaround I've begun using is just emailing the picture, video, etc. to the recipient's phone (via the xxxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com address where the x's are their phone number).

I haven't been able to drive to Raleigh or Charlotte (the nearest 3G areas in North Carolina until Fayetteville goes online sometime this year) so I can't tell you about it's ability to handle at&t's 3G but I'm quite sure it will. If I get time next week I'll definitely find out for you.

So other than those two niggles I think this is a great phone and I'm glad I bought it.

K

Hi Keiri. Thank you for the review of this model. I'm considering purchasing one too, but have been hesitant with concerns about the keyboard layout and potential system language problems. Does the keyboard have the English qwerty? I couldn't see any detailed pictures to see if the letter and symbol mapping is similar to the English-only language models. Is there any difficulties with the keyboard? Also does it boot up with Japanese or is there an option to pick English? I want to make sure I can navigate to set the language to English if needed.

[bobes]

Hi Keiri. Thank you for the review of this model. I'm considering purchasing one too, but have been hesitant with concerns about the keyboard layout and potential system language problems. Does the keyboard have the English qwerty? I couldn't see any detailed pictures to see if the letter and symbol mapping is similar to the English-only language models. Is there any difficulties with the keyboard? Also does it boot up with Japanese or is there an option to pick English? I want to make sure I can navigate to set the language to English if needed.

look in the first couple of pages of this thread... there's instructions on how to change it to english.

[thessaly]

I've got a Softbank X02HT as well, and there is a bit of an issue with the keyboard mapping where the characters triggered by hitting FN+Z (to get the asterisk, for example) doesn't quite match up or is one button off. Can anyone else with the phone verify this? Otherwise, I've had no problems with using it in English.

Keiri, can you share how and what you used to unlock the phone?