Helmi Apache WM6 verizonguy edition (early devel)

[Robtao]

Anyone having trouble with the in-ROM dialer slowing down the ring for calls? Still looking for a faster dialer or other solution, but found a partial solution:
Quote:
Originally Posted by the18thtee
This is a known issue with the phone but is usually not related to the ROM. You need to change your Slot Cycle Index from 2 to 1 or 0. Do a search for Slot Cycle Index in the Apache forum for instructions.

Actually very helpful. Not exactly my solution yet, but speeds things up. Here is what the search led me to:
Originally Posted by fandi1 (Quoted by setite)
This was originalyy posted by "ELKAY" over on the pdaphonehome.com forums...

VERIZON directions

1. Open up the phone app
2. dial ##778
3. hit send
4. a screen will pop up asking for a code
5. enter 000000 ( thats 6 zeros)
6. click ok
7.You will be brought into the provisioning of your phone
8.From the top left, select Modem Settings.
9.On this page, your Slot Cycle Index (SCI) Your phone should have a 1 in that spot
10. Click edit change it to 0
11. click the ok button then the X in the upper right hand corrner
12. The VX6700 will restart and its all done...

That has sped up the process. 2 Cases:
1. Power off with Dialer closed (off screen) now 4 rings.
2. Power off with Dialer open (on screen) now 1.5 rings.
That is at least 1/2 ring faster in each case. Maybe more.

I am counting rings on another phone until I can hear and answer on my XV6700. Response to manual power up is fast. Power on when called is pretty fast. Recognizing the call, opening up the dialer, or ringing and allowing the call to be answered is slow if the dialer was OFF when the phone was powered down.
I want faster time from incoming calls when phone is OFF and phone dialer is not on-screen when powered down.

[verizonguy]

Thanks verizonguy for your hard work!

I'm on Dev 4 after, running 1 & 2. I am no longer getting email notifications from my DEFAULT Outlook/Wireess Sync account. My two (2) pop3 accounts get notifications, as set in the properties. But, the default account attached to Wireless Sync does not. I've done several hard resets & reloaded the release, still no notifications.

Any ideas what's going on? Anyone else experiencing this issue?

I didn't change anything in any of my versions so far that would affect mail or notification. Sounds like a wireless sync issue maybe? I don't use it so not sure.

[verizonguy]

Originally Posted by Gervy

That's a great solution.
[patient] - "Hey doc, it hurts when I move my arm like this."
[Doc] - "So don't move your arm like that."

I didn't write the task manager app--HTC did. If the person is having problems using it with some applications, they obviously aren't compatible and they have to choose between one or the other. Do you prefer that response?

When I get a chance, I plan on ditching HTC HOME, which I think is the culprit, and loading back in SPB Mobile.
Anyone know a graceful way to stop HTC Home from loading? (If I remove it from the TODAY screen, is that like removing a program from STARTUP on a PC, it won't load at all? Or is part of it still in the background somehow?)


Gervy

It is a today plugin and can be disabled.

[darufryda5]

When I get a chance, I plan on ditching HTC HOME, which I think is the culprit, and loading back in SPB Mobile.
Anyone know a graceful way to stop HTC Home from loading? (If I remove it from the TODAY screen, is that like removing a program from STARTUP on a PC, it won't load at all? Or is part of it still in the background somehow?)


Gervy

it sucks cuz i love the htc home plugin..i just wish it didnt slow down the phone so much...cuz its one of the best today plugins ive seen.

[jacksplat]

so, I fired it up and went to sync ActiveSync with my exchange server and it said there was not enough free memory to complete the sync. But I looked at the memory and it was pretty wide open and nothing else was running. Reverted back to Helmi's for now.

[mlcastro]

Originally Posted by Gervy

Given no changes to what you install/uninstall, why would a phone change it's performance after a few days. It's not like a mechanical device that 'warms up'. As a network tech, this concept baffles me.



Gervy

Yeah, it baffles me too. The closest comparison I can draw is when you boot up a PC and it takes a moment (hourglass) to load any startup programs you have before it becomes responsive.

However, the PDA only improves *slightly* after a day or two.

The really strange part is how sliding out the keyboard makes it behave perfectly...what's up with that?

Oh and by the way, I did uncheck the HTC home page from the today screen options.

[masters]

Originally Posted by darufryda5

it sucks cuz i love the htc home plugin..i just wish it didnt slow down the phone so much...cuz its one of the best today plugins ive seen.

Has anyone installed the newer version to see if it is any better?

[cheesegrater]

is there any way to boost the max volume on this thing? having spent the majority of my life army aviation my hearing isn't what it used to be.......
this is my wifes request by the way.... and she says I don't listen to a word she says...heh

[n32jk]

Originally Posted by cheesegrater

is there any way to boost the max volume on this thing? having spent the majority of my life army aviation my hearing isn't what it used to be.......
this is my wifes request by the way.... and she says I don't listen to a word she says...heh

Huh?????? Whatt???? I know the feeling....Rolls Royce Darts and Garretts got mine along with the CT7......but if you learn how to nod your head properly....not hearing your wife can sometimes be a good thing.[/I]

[mrburns05]

thank you verizonguy for working on this, im using devel4 for 2 days now, no issues, no lag...Seems a lot quicker from the origional helmi release...Everything is working for me. keep up the good work, and thank you to the rest of the users in here for all the feedback to help this development go further..