Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Current rom is "MIGHTYROM" WM6.5

Problem 1:
MP3's skip in Windows Media Player while I press the off button and put the device in my pocket to use as a portable MP3 player.

Problem 2 (Huge!):
Sticky 'Fn' key problem that occurs only in PocketPuTTY. I press FN, enter a symbol as desired, and I have to press Fn three more times to turn off the Fn key light. This is very very irritating!!! How do I fix this? Do you recommend a better Pocket SSH client? I do UNIX/Linux for a living and need SSH on my phone. I will switch to an HTC Epic as soon as I can, but for now I have to make this work. When I'm not in PocketPuTTY the 'Fn' key behaves as desired - it lights up when pressed, I enter desired symbol, it lights off.

Other nags:
Lack of Ctrl Key (Fixed by mapping envelope/email key to right ctrl)
'-' key requires Fn to push (Linux uses the '-' a lot in the command line)

Other than that it has better battery life and a bigger screen than my original TP.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

1) dont press the power off button, use PSSHUTXP to turn off your backlight while playing MP3s..ill attach it below

2) here a keyboard with FN, CNTRL, and F1-12 keys.. i use this keyboard when i boot WIN95 on my TP2...(its VGA so looks fine in portrait, landscape its a little small)) http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=132272


either of those are pretty insignificant reasons to get rid of the #2 winMO device IMO.. easily fixed solutions, so keep your device!

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Soooo you're willing to return the DEVICE because of a few SOFTWARE errors? :angry7:

I don't use PocketPutty, so can't help you there...
There is a kb mod that will allow you to modify the Fn key to serve as a CTRL and other buttons (ALT ect)

The windows media issue can be correct as well... search around before you throw the baby out with the bath water... :(

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

The MP3 issue isnt that bad. But on my original TP I didn't have to run PSSHUTXP, turning off the unit kept the music playing as long as the headphone icon was on the top title bar. I think it has something to do with the zoom sensors, apparently your pocket touches or rubs against them and it skips or pauses or otherwise interrupts the track as it plays. The original TP had no problems.

The FN key issue is really severe. I am typing a linux command (eg "screen -r 12345") then I end up typing "screen -<greek letters start appearing because you forget to press Fn key 3 times to disable it>"

So far the original TP rocked for Linux and Pocket SSH connectivity. It had an onboard Ctrl and - key.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Ok, then I'd also recommend looking into a decent screen locking app as well...

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Rhodium Keyboard Controller will:

-allow you to add a '-' key.. I recommend replacing the mail (envelope) or SMS key
-assign the power key to one-click suspend, two-click screen off, etc..
-maybe even help with your FN key issue in Putty, if you play around a little

Download it at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554240

And for the MP3 issue, have you tried another music player. Slide2Play, Coreplayer, TCPMP, etc etc Hell, even the built-in Sense player might be better than WMP

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

problem 1 can be solved by using .wma professional files instead of .mp3 files I maybe get 1 or 2 skips at the most per listening session.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

try this cab for the music issue. allows you to turn the screen off and keep music playing...
not my cab - not sure who made it but props to them!

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Guys, I ended up exchanging the phone for the Epic 4G. It's about time for a change, I still find WM6.5 on TP/TP2 sluggish and choppy and lacking in quality apps. I took the plunge and for a $35 restock fee + $50 difference in phone cost I am getting the Epic 4G on monday! Another frustration was that Windows Mobile doesnt stream or play Shoutcast streams (EG http://www.etn.fm), it says they are invalid. I tried alternatives to stream - MortPlayer and GSPlayer and they drain the battery very quickly and make the phone very laggy.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

Good luck with the epic. It's irrelevant now probably but if you run cookie home tab, there's a media player built into the home screen. I stopped using windows media player and started using this instead, and it doesn't skip. I guess it's less resource intensive since you're not running a separate app, it's just part of the home screen. It's not perfect, you have to keep reminding it to randomize the playlist. Otherwise it's very handy, you can just slide up to get to it.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

You did the right thing the epic driod phone rocks!!! TP2 sucks 6.5 sucks even more nothing but dissappointment. WM6.5 is so slow compared to the droid tp2 is still full of bugs I have tried so many roms that I am sick of flash this piece of crap. I got 2 of these phones both are going on ebay so I can buy an EVO. DRIOD RULES!!!!

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

people can be kinda silly when comparing phones. I mean your literally comparing a phone that was released May of 2009 to a device that was JUST released in July of 2010. The fact that people still compare the TP2 to any current device and its still considered the second best windows mobile device speaks volumes for the value of it. It should be blown away by any recent top tier device that came out months ago.

Anyways for the mp3 issue there are numerous fixes already released and posted in this thread.

If you dont like WinMo 6.5 then you can still run android on the device till you get something else.

I would be using android for any linux commands anyways since its based off of linux in the first place.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

The Keep_Music_Playing_Registry_Fix.cab totally works. I've been using it since I got my TP2 in Sept 2009, and now-a-days when I flash/update the phone I just do the regedit that's in the cab.

Don't know whats up with that sticky Fn key, but there is a version of Poket PuTTY that was built to be optimized for the TP2. XDA has a thread of good software to install in the TP2 forum. XDA is down right now or I'd include the link.

Good luck with the shiny new phone though, the Epic looks like a nice device. The 1GHz processor and the 4-inch Super AMOLED display sounds like a pretty sweet combo.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

gotta love "JockRiders".. you clearly have nothing to back that up.. just look at my SIG, winMO and TP2 can do a million things Android or any Android Device CANT even do.. if you take 4G away(which takes away vid calls as well) and 720p vids, theres almost nothing an Android Device can do that the TP2 cant do also...

even my Android on my TP2 is almost as capable as a native Android Machine.. i just can use my CAM and MMS rght now, thats about all were missing.. and i never use those anyways... give us limitless access to the Android Market and who knows what we could really get working..

just saying, if winMO,MS,Sense all sucked "oh so bad" to you-then you had no idea what you were doing.. and never really learned how to do the things... your rebutle is going to be "well i should have to tweak my phone out anyways".. arguably true... but if youd of researched winMO before you bought a winMO device youd of seen its a hckers platform, its not a pick up and go style OS at all... so if you failed to know that before-hand, its really all YOUR fault you think winMO sucks

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

correction the HD2 can shoot and play 720p videos too. that's great that the android port can use the cam now that's what I originally wanted it for but because of what this android user at my school subjected me to I no longer want anything to do with android. android users (or wannabe users) seem very immature there's another one in my class who just sits on his droid while in class I mean WTF?! and as for this idiot he can't even spell leave it to the noobs and lurkers to say foolish things like this.

Re: Two huge nagging problems with the TP2 that may cause me to return or sell it...
 

amen brutha. preach it to that inexperienced punk.