look folks (and the kiddies in here as well); he TP2 is a business tool; intended for one niche of the larger overall market.
A real business person would tire quickly with the iPhones "happy child" interface. And some posters definition of "heavy business use" is laughable.
There's no doubt that in the segment of "multimedia phone"... the iPhone is the clear leader. The TP2 was not designed, nor marketed, for the multimedia genre.
If anyone with a TP2 - ends up favoring the iPhone, then they foolishly bought a device out of their relm. It's akin to a recent highschool grad buying a minivan as their first car ... without being married, engaged, nor with any children; and then claiming that "minivans suk"; or that a two seater is better.
today I noticed after tethering for only about 15 minutes the phone was very warm at the location of the battery. It was not too hot as if it would melt anything, but it was very warm.
I also noticed it again when I was charging the phone (while the phone was off) it did heat up.
So the question is, should I swap this phone out for another one while I am still under the 14 days? or is everyone experiencing this heat?
Before I take mine back to the store (and I might go there just so I can listen to another TP2), does the incoming call sound like it is in a box or just a little deeper than usual?
Those who are used to Nokia or a Wing, let me know. I am used to hearing the other end more crisp, more higher pitched tones. This just sounds slightly muffled or like the person is in a box.
When I am talking and there is a lot of noise around me, it is hard for me to hear. The speakerphone is crisp and the music from the speaker is AWESOME.
Before I take mine back to the store (and I might go there just so I can listen to another TP2), does the incoming call sound like it is in a box or just a little deeper than usual?
Those who are used to Nokia or a Wing, let me know. I am used to hearing the other end more crisp, more higher pitched tones. This just sounds slightly muffled or like the person is in a box.
When I am talking and there is a lot of noise around me, it is hard for me to hear. The speakerphone is crisp and the music from the speaker is AWESOME
Matt:
I find that the earpiece speaker has a more full-range sound than I am used to on any of my previous phones. That means that I hear more low-pitched "bassey" frequencies along with other frequencies. I've not noticed any degradation of quality on the higher frequencies at the same time, so therefore it's all around better to me.
I do recommend trying a different handset before giving up. Sounds like the earpiece speaker may be slightly misaligned with the bezel causing high-pitched frequency waves to be blocked since they are very small in comparison with a low-pitched sound.
I went to the T-Mobile website to look at the TP2, and I saw something interesting. T-MO listed the battery as an accessory. It seems to me that a battery is more of a necessity than an accessory.
I went to the T-Mobile website to look at the TP2, and I saw something interesting. T-MO listed the battery as an accessory. It seems to me that a battery is more of a necessity than an accessory.
One comes with it. However, additional "spares" are most certainly considered an accessory.
Before I take mine back to the store (and I might go there just so I can listen to another TP2), does the incoming call sound like it is in a box or just a little deeper than usual?
Those who are used to Nokia or a Wing, let me know. I am used to hearing the other end more crisp, more higher pitched tones. This just sounds slightly muffled or like the person is in a box.
When I am talking and there is a lot of noise around me, it is hard for me to hear. The speakerphone is crisp and the music from the speaker is AWESOME.
-Matt
I just did that. The one at their store sounded exactly the same as mine did on identical calls (accurate A-B comparison).
Here is the method I used to enhance the sound quality and volume:
Use at your own risk
note: this works only on the T-Mobile version... not the HTC unbranded version.
*First, copy the original AudioPara3_TMO.csv file (located in your T-Mobile TP2 phones Windows directory) to a safe location so you can always restore it later if needed.
*Second, overwrite the original with this file: http://www.ohioccwsign.com/TP2/AudioPara3_TMO.csv
in the same Windows directory.
FYI; I did this via a desktop PC... Active-Sync'd to my TP2. If you try to overwrite the file solely from the phone itself, you may get a "cannot overwrite" error.
*Power off/ then back on again
During your first call after this overwrite, move the volume down... then back up to max. Sometimes with this type of parameter file overwrite, the volume level gets changed from what you had it previously set to during the power-off reset. But this should only happen the very first time after the initial power cycling. From then on it will remember what setting you had.
what this gives you is a higher amplitude volume at the top volume position (only needed for calls where the callers volume is weak. This would be with the volume control at max.)
Then on calls where the callers voice is plenty loud - but bassy and muffled... go down one notch from max volume.
Note: with the phone to your face, you may need to press the down volume button twice to get it to change one increment (it may take one press of the volume down button to "awaken" the function... then an additional press to actually move the volume slider down one increment.)
I just did that. The one at their store sounded exactly the same as mine did on identical calls (accurate A-B comparison).
Here is the method I used to enhance the sound quality and volume:
Use at your own risk
note: this works only on the T-Mobile version... not the HTC unbranded version.
*First, copy the original AudioPara3_TMO.csv file (located in your T-Mobile TP2 phones Windows directory) to a safe location so you can always restore it later if needed.
*Second, overwrite the original with this file: http://www.ohioccwsign.com/TP2/AudioPara3_TMO.csv
in the same Windows directory.
FYI; I did this via a desktop PC... Active-Sync'd to my TP2. If you try to overwrite the file solely from the phone itself, you may get a "cannot overwrite" error.
*Power off/ then back on again
During your first call after this overwrite, move the volume down... then back up to max. Sometimes with this type of parameter file overwrite, the volume level gets changed from what you had it previously set to during the power-off reset. But this should only happen the very first time after the initial power cycling. From then on it will remember what setting you had.
what this gives you is a higher amplitude volume at the top volume position (only needed for calls where the callers volume is weak. This would be with the volume control at max.)
Then on calls where the callers voice is plenty loud - but bassy and muffled... go down one notch from max volume.
Note: with the phone to your face, you may need to press the down volume button twice to get it to change one increment (it may take one press of the volume down button to "awaken" the function... then an additional press to actually move the volume slider down one increment.)
There is also a cab file over at XDA Developers that does that for you. You just run the cab, restart and you're good to go.
There is also a cab file over at XDA Developers that does that for you. You just run the cab, restart and you're good to go.
good !!!
But the file I linked to is not the exact same one on XDA. I tailored mine to help my slight hearing loss issues. But it's great that there is a choice !
but as a caution; audio Para files for the HTC branded version will have no effect on the T-Mobile version... just need to be certain which type of file you're trying to use. They are named different. If you copy over the HTC file (and not the T-Mobile one) the T-Mo TP2 will not even look at it.
Anyone able to get the $9.99 web2go service working? It says "subscription update required" for me when I log on using my other simcard with the web2go plan.
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