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As the title says, this thread should be dedicated to items involving your use of the T-Mobile MDA or similar Wizard class devices. The SDA now has a similar thread and the MDA/SDA Superthread is now 73 pages, most of which are discussing the release of the device.
I have been using the UK version of the MDA since December here in the US. My device is both Sim and Cid unlocked. I am currently running the a test ROM from Qtek, been almost a week now and it is running fine with AKU2 and A2DP, I believe that the end of February beginning of March will see thie official release of this ROM Update that adds this functionality. However, I am not sure what the T-Mo US release ROM will be.
Hopefully we can help each other out, there are a lot of customizations that can be done to this device.
I'll start off with the software I have running:
Tweaks2k2: Is a quick way to improve the device without getting involved with hacking the devices registry.
MS Voice Command: A must have in my opinion, uses true voice recognition vs. voice tags that is the packaged software.
Spb Weather: Neat Today Screen plugin that shows the weather.
Resco File Explorer and Registry Editor: A better file explorer and the editor is must if you want to tweak the registry.
Magic Button: Runs in the background and allows you to close not minimize programs when you are done. Helps keep your program memory as free as possible.
As I have stated in other threads, there are a lot of different software options available. My suggestion is to try as many as you like, some are free, some allow trial versions. Once you have settled on the ones you wish to keep, perform a hard reset(returns the device to factory settings) and install those programs.
Cheers,
Alex
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This is great. Do you have links to the progs mentioned? I'm also interested in alternatives to whatever TMO will bundle as the IM client (e.g., IM+, agile, etc.)
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Anyone just have T-zones with the Wizard? How well does it work? I'm sorry if it has been asked before but there's so many threads out there now that it's hard to locate.
-Does AIM and MSN Messenger stay on all the time like on the Sk2? So if i'm in another app, surfing the web, whatever.. somehow it'll give me notice that someone's messaging me? I've read that this is done through GPRS on the SKII.. I'm hoping the always on option has minimal impact on battery life. i absolutely did not like how the Treo 650 I used to have with Sprint would suck battery life if I had the chat programs on all the time.
-As for e-mail using Exchange... is that an always on connection as well? push email? i love the Sk2's tmail cuz you get it pretty much instantly so it's always on
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HoOn
Anyone just have T-zones with the Wizard? How well does it work? I'm sorry if it has been asked before but there's so many threads out there now that it's hard to locate.
- JOhn
With the MDA you will need the Internet plan, it will not work with the regular T-zones. I think SDA can work with some changes.
With the MDA you will need the Internet plan, it will not work with the regular T-zones. I think SDA can work with some changes.
oh crap, you sure about that? i'm using the $4.99 t-zones on my Jam just fine, with the port 80/proxy settings. can anyone else chime in on this?
strongly hoping and thinking tzones is a go on the MDA, cause its fundamentally no different from the jam as far as possible configurations(ie, not a smart phone or regular phone)
justyntime: I currently don't use any messaging on my device, however IM+ and Agile Messenger are the two big third party ones that people are using and seem to like. I know there is an AIM PPC client that is put out by AOL. It has a cost from the US site, but last I heard you can download it for free from the UK site. I have heard mixed reviews about it.
WRS2k: I believe that the two programs I mentioned above do continually stay connected. Since I have not tried I cannot say for certain. However, they do both utilize your GPRS connection and do not count as text messages. Factory settings on these devices are set to time out GPRS, so this may cause a problem with the continued connectivity. I have a hack in place on my device that keeps my GPRS connection open continuously. This always open connection has not had much effect on my battery life.
WRS2K: In regards to always on email, that is a little trickier. I believe that the SKII works through it's own server which the device syncs with for email, internet, etc over the GPRS connection. With the MDA, things will work a little differently. If you are using an email address that is supplied to you by T-Mobile or Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail for that matter, you would set up the account as a POP3 account on your device in Poacket Outlook. In there you would set the interval for how often you want it to check for new messages.
True push email is available in one of two ways. The first is the email you have is on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with SP2 installed on it. If this is true, then when the update for the device comes that has AKU2 on it, could be with this ROM or at least by beggining of March(hopefully), you will have an Exchange Activesync connection that will push the mail to your device, similar to a Blackberry.
The other option, the one I use since my corporation is working on Exchange 2000, is I use a desktop redirector that runs on my work computer and pushes the mail to my device.
Not only that, but that they don't allow tmail to be transported over to the plan that's $10 more than the Sk2 plan which includes unlimited text. I wish the $29.99 included unlimited text. 300 is good, but totally diff than unlimited.
i'd love to have a sk2 style personal tmail included and deal with my work stuff via Exchange.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bravo261
oh crap, you sure about that? i'm using the $4.99 t-zones on my Jam just fine, with the port 80/proxy settings. can anyone else chime in on this?
strongly hoping and thinking tzones is a go on the MDA, cause its fundamentally no different from the jam as far as possible configurations(ie, not a smart phone or regular phone)
I am positive, I was never able to loaded it on the MDA. It maybe because of the T-mo cabs not sure.
What area are you in? And what steps did you take to make it work. Can you post them, I will try them out in a day or two again.
02-15-2006, 15:01
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