[rayshiva]

ok so I did this mod, it was pretty easy- and viola!! the light is on and it seems to be charging... really slow. I searched around and found that the 5v usb power standard output is 100mA. I also found that high speed car chargers for the 700wx run at 850 - 1000 mA. Soooo... I guess this is why it seems to charge very slowly when using the hacked cable, low mA. I hope it doesn't cause any damage running this way, like reducing battery life over the long term.

I am a total n00b at electronics and the 700wx for that matter (had it for a week) so if I am wrong about details don't be surprised.

PS- I am really pissed that the 700wx is a GPS device yet I have to buy an external GPS to use GPS... that BLOWS. I know it can be used too... verizon uses the onboard GPS in their phones to track "chaparone" phones, so I know it can be done. DOn't even get me started about WiFi... my palm pilot 2 years ago had WiFi built in... now I have to buy an external wifi card... what a joke. yay capitolism and proffiteering.

forgive the rant it's 3:30am and I love my phone, and the hackability of windows mobile is awesome.

le tron
Ray