V3 Issues (UK SIM Free Only)

Hi,

I've started this thread in order to attempt to capture as many issues as
possible with this phone. I'm trying to resolve several of those I've listed
with Motorola, Expansys and Orange. This only really applies to those who
have bought the phone SIM free in the UK though I suspect others will be
having issues.

1. Motorola pre-installs 9 Web Sessions and in order to get GPRS working
at all a further Web Session had to be added. In order to get MMS to work
an additional Web Session needs to be added and this simply isn't possible.
According to Motorola Technical Support (useless and bordering on dismissive
when I've spoken with them) the pre-installed Web Sessions cannot be
deleted.

2. For each contact I can have several data items listed e.g. Home
Number, Mobile Number, Business Number, E-mail address etc etc. These are
all listed as separate items in the Contacts list which makes the list
extremely large and unwieldy. Surely it would be better to list each name
and then select that name to view all the numbers etc that are listed for
that person.

3. When searching for a Contact you can only specify the first letter of
their name. So, to select 'Susan' you either select 'S' and scroll a long
way down or 'T' and scroll a long way up.

4. There is no indication on the home screen that an alarm is set and
active. It would make sense to have a small bell symbol (or similar) by the
time to indicate that an alarm is active. Whilst on the subject of alarms,
it would also be sensible to be able to select an alarm on for each workday
that automatically repeats Monday to Friday.

5. In order to free up memory I would like to be able to delete virtually
all the pre-installed pictures and videos. They're locked an cannot be
deleted.

Please add your issues.

Regards

Alan

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From:AC
[email protected]

> Hi,
>
> I've started this thread in order to attempt to capture as many
> issues as possible with this phone. I'm trying to resolve several of
> those I've listed with Motorola, Expansys and Orange. This only
> really applies to those who have bought the phone SIM free in the UK
> though I suspect others will be having issues.
>
> 1. Motorola pre-installs 9 Web Sessions and in order to get GPRS
> working at all a further Web Session had to be added. In order to
> get MMS to work an additional Web Session needs to be added and this
> simply isn't possible. According to Motorola Technical Support
> (useless and bordering on dismissive when I've spoken with them) the
> pre-installed Web Sessions cannot be deleted.
>
> 2. For each contact I can have several data items listed e.g. Home
> Number, Mobile Number, Business Number, E-mail address etc etc. These
> are all listed as separate items in the Contacts list which
> makes the list extremely large and unwieldy. Surely it would be
> better to list each name and then select that name to view all the
> numbers etc that are listed for that person.
>
> 3. When searching for a Contact you can only specify the first
> letter of their name. So, to select 'Susan' you either select 'S'
> and scroll a long way down or 'T' and scroll a long way up.
>
> 4. There is no indication on the home screen that an alarm is set
> and active. It would make sense to have a small bell symbol (or
> similar) by the time to indicate that an alarm is active. Whilst on
> the subject of alarms, it would also be sensible to be able to select
> an alarm on for each workday that automatically repeats Monday to
> Friday.
> 5. In order to free up memory I would like to be able to delete
> virtually all the pre-installed pictures and videos. They're locked
> an cannot be deleted.
>
> Please add your issues.
>
> Regards
>
> Alan

When using a Jabra BT800 headset, the ring tone doesn't chime. You
just get a beep.

2 - can be fixed to some degree by setting the contact list to display
primary number only. You can still find the other numbers in this view
by pressing right & left when you're on a contact.

>From my experience of using this handset for a few days, the software
is terrible. Come back Nokia... all is forgiven.

A.

" Buy data cable. Install free file manager software like P2KMAN. Go to root
of phone's file system. Delete file: "WebSession". Done. Poof."

Am I correct in assuming that the USB cable that came with the phone is
suitable for this? I'll be looking at doing this when I get home from work
this evening.

Regards and thanks.

Alan C

That's the one!

From:AC
[email protected]

> " Buy data cable. Install free file manager software like P2KMAN. Go
> to root of phone's file system. Delete file: "WebSession". Done.
> Poof."
> Am I correct in assuming that the USB cable that came with the phone
> is suitable for this? I'll be looking at doing this when I get home
> from work this evening.
>
> Regards and thanks.
>
> Alan C

I've downloaded P2KMan but simply cannot get it to see my phone (is there a
guide to using this software anywhere?) I've disabled everything, all to no
avail. Is there anyone around the Cheltenham area of the UK that can delete
some of the Web Sessions for me; I'll very definitely make it worth your
while!

Cheers

Alan

"BruceR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> That's the one!
>
> From:AC
> [email protected]
>
>> " Buy data cable. Install free file manager software like P2KMAN. Go
>> to root of phone's file system. Delete file: "WebSession". Done.
>> Poof."
>> Am I correct in assuming that the USB cable that came with the phone
>> is suitable for this? I'll be looking at doing this when I get home
>> from work this evening.
>>
>> Regards and thanks.
>>
>> Alan C
>
>

In article <[email protected]>,
AC <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> From:AC
>> [email protected]
>>
>>> " Buy data cable. Install free file manager software like P2KMAN. Go
>>> to root of phone's file system. Delete file: "WebSession". Done.
>>> Poof."
>>> Am I correct in assuming that the USB cable that came with the phone
>>> is suitable for this? I'll be looking at doing this when I get home
>>> from work this evening.
>>>
>>> Regards and thanks.
>>>
>>> Alan C
>>
>"BruceR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> That's the one!
>
>I've downloaded P2KMan but simply cannot get it to see my phone (is there a
>guide to using this software anywhere?) I've disabled everything, all to no
>avail. Is there anyone around the Cheltenham area of the UK that can delete
>some of the Web Sessions for me; I'll very definitely make it worth your
>while!


http://xlr8.us/hofo
The drivers included with P2KMAN (you MUST use WinXP and the late July
release of P2KMAN) are enough; you don't need MPT or anything else.


>
>

Mike S,

You are the boy! I finally got PKMan to reliably see my phone (so long as
shut down all other programs using EndItAll) and have sucessfully followed
your instructions and deleted most of the useless Web Sessions, many of the
pre-installed pictures and a couple of the videos. Your instructions at
http://xlr8.us/hofo are spot on.

The phone is now fully functioning the way I want it to so I am incredibly
grateful to you for pointing me in the right direction.

Regards and thanks again.

Alan C

Mike,

I've been having an extensive play with the phone and have noticed that the
alarm has Alarm Clock functionality has been lost; I simply cannot set an
alarm. When in Alarm Clock with [New Alarm] displayed I have the option of
'EXIT' or 'SELECT' neither of which work. I haven't knowingly altered
anything in here so do you have any suggestions?

Regards and thanks in advance.

Alan C

On Mon, 9 May 2005 22:37:14 +0100, "AC" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Mike S,
>
>You are the boy! I finally got PKMan to reliably see my phone (so long as
>shut down all other programs using EndItAll) and have sucessfully followed
>your instructions and deleted most of the useless Web Sessions, many of the
>pre-installed pictures and a couple of the videos. Your instructions at
>http://xlr8.us/hofo are spot on.
>
>The phone is now fully functioning the way I want it to so I am incredibly
>grateful to you for pointing me in the right direction.
>
>Regards and thanks again.
>
>Alan C
>

Alan, I'm also in the Uk with a new V3...Where did you get P2KMan from?
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Regards

John [Essex, UK]
Remove the obvious spamtrap to reply

Hi JC,

You need to register with the following site: http://www.motomodders.net/
Once you've done this go to Download that appears at the top of the screen
and ensure you get P2Kman.

Good luck

Alan C


"JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 9 May 2005 22:37:14 +0100, "AC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Mike S,
>>
>>You are the boy! I finally got PKMan to reliably see my phone (so long as
>>shut down all other programs using EndItAll) and have sucessfully followed
>>your instructions and deleted most of the useless Web Sessions, many of
>>the
>>pre-installed pictures and a couple of the videos. Your instructions at
>>http://xlr8.us/hofo are spot on.
>>
>>The phone is now fully functioning the way I want it to so I am incredibly
>>grateful to you for pointing me in the right direction.
>>
>>Regards and thanks again.
>>
>>Alan C
>>
>
> Alan, I'm also in the Uk with a new V3...Where did you get P2KMan from?
> --
>
> Regards
>
> John [Essex, UK]
> Remove the obvious spamtrap to reply

In article <[email protected]>,
AC <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mike S,
>
>You are the boy! I finally got PKMan to reliably see my phone (so long as
>shut down all other programs using EndItAll) and have sucessfully followed
>your instructions and deleted most of the useless Web Sessions, many of the
>pre-installed pictures and a couple of the videos. Your instructions at
>http://xlr8.us/hofo are spot on.
>
>The phone is now fully functioning the way I want it to so I am incredibly
>grateful to you for pointing me in the right direction.

Whoa! Careful with deleting things; you may inadvertently delete a system
file that is necessary for some function. Better to copy files to your PC
first so that they can be restored if deleting them causes a problem.

On Mon, 9 May 2005 23:46:20 +0100, "AC" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Mike,
>
>I've been having an extensive play with the phone and have noticed that the
>alarm has Alarm Clock functionality has been lost; I simply cannot set an
>alarm. When in Alarm Clock with [New Alarm] displayed I have the option of
>'EXIT' or 'SELECT' neither of which work. I haven't knowingly altered
>anything in here so do you have any suggestions?
>
>Regards and thanks in advance.
>
>Alan C
>


Seems you might have inadvertently deleted something important.

When in the same screen on my V3, the SELECT key opens another screen where
you can input details of the alarm!!
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Regards

John [Essex, UK]
Remove the obvious spamtrap to reply

Apologies, I meant deleted from the phone. I have saved copies of all the
files on my computer and have even re installed them all one by one to see
if I can restore the Alarm Clock functionality - I can't. I was exceedingly
careful before removing any file and am as certain as I can be that I didn't
delete anything permanently. The only error I made, that I'm aware of, was
to initially restore the amended Web Sessions file to the wrong location but
that was soon corrected.

Still appreciate any thoughts on the Alarm Clock issue.

Regards

Alan C

"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> AC <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Mike S,
>>
>>You are the boy! I finally got PKMan to reliably see my phone (so long as
>>shut down all other programs using EndItAll) and have sucessfully followed
>>your instructions and deleted most of the useless Web Sessions, many of
>>the
>>pre-installed pictures and a couple of the videos. Your instructions at
>>http://xlr8.us/hofo are spot on.
>>
>>The phone is now fully functioning the way I want it to so I am incredibly
>>grateful to you for pointing me in the right direction.
>
> Whoa! Careful with deleting things; you may inadvertently delete a system
> file that is necessary for some function. Better to copy files to your PC
> first so that they can be restored if deleting them causes a problem.
>
>