Windows Mobile FAQ
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Windows Mobile FAQ
There seems to be certain questions that no matter how many times you answer them they are asked again because the answers get lost amongst so many long threads in the disccusion forums that they are hard to find. If you are new to the world of Windows Mobile to the Treo 700w or to the 700wx, then you might be pleasantly surprised. I hope this helps!
It is too hard to navigate! I want my Palm back!
Believe it or not it is just as easy to Navigate in WM as it is in Palm OS, once you get a little knowledge of the OS and some nifty little utilities:
WM Easy of Use / One Hand Tips
I am new to WM and I want to know what the best resources on the net to find help, software, hardware, etc...
Obviously if you are reading this, an obvious answer is TreoCentral!!!! But there are other resources maybe more specific. If I had to give only two links to answer this question it would be:
Best Sites for Windows Powered Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs, and Smartphones
Great "How To's" and Q&A's for just about everything
Here is another very good resource:
http://www.palm.com/us/support/treo/treo700wverizon/
I cannot find the Delete button, or Copy or Paste in the edit menu, or...!!!
This is a common frustration for some newcomers to the WM world, until you how to look! If you cannot find the button or option that you know MUST be there, then Tap and Hold down with the stylus and there is a good chance a menu will pop up with several options for you with hopefully the one your looking for right on the top of the list! Think of it as right clicking on your WinXP desktop!
Is it possible to download and install 3rd party software directly to the phone? And how do I copy files to my phone?
Yes you are able to install programs from your phone, if they make it available to do so in a CAB file. Basically whenever you want to install a software program, it will end in one of two ways FileName.EXE or FileName.CAB. If it is an EXE file then you must install it from your laptop / Desktop. If it is a CAB file, then you need to either download to your phone via their website, email attachment, etc... or copy it over to your phone with ActiveSync Explore (connect your phone to PC, open up ActiveSync. Click Explore. Open up Windows File Explorer. Then copy and paste or drag and drop as you any other file.)
I set my email accounts, but how do I get it to automatically download from my POP3 account?
If you are logging in you obviously have your account info entered in correctly. Let's double check your settings for auto connecting to get your email......
- Go into Accounts.
- Tap on the comcast account.
- Hit next until you get to the last screen where it has the Finish button.
- Tap options.
- Check "Connect and check for messages every:" and then type in 10 minutes below that.
- Tap Next.
- Check "Outgoing email server requires authentication".
- Check "Require SSL Connection".
- I have "Only Display messages from the last ____ days" check and set to 4.
- Tap next.
- I have mine set to "Get Full copy of messages". That way I don't have to log on again to read the full thing.
- Tap Finish.
How can I push my email to my Treo 700w?
There are several ways, and there is no doubt there are those on this board who are more knowledgeable then me on the IT server side options. So please if you are one of those, please feel free to submit your solutions and I will add them into this FAQ.
But here are some options:
First of all if you have a POP account just follow the steps above and you can set your Treo to pull down emails automatically at set intervals.
If you OWA (Outlook Web Access) through your work then you have a couple options:
If the steps below do not work, a service like OneMail.togo at [1] might not be perfect, but might be your only option. For as little as $2.50 a month you are able to download your emails if your work give you OWA website access to your MS Exchange email. No software is needed to install on your phone or on your computer. You simply set up a POP3 email account to the service and it pull all your emails down directly to your phone.
Try to set up your ActiveSync on your Treo to sync wirelessly with OWA. Here are the steps that has been posted:
If you are not allowed to sync with Active Directory at your work....like me!.....then here is a backdoor way of doing it with your home desktop!
Redirect Software Compatible With 700w / wx
Or try this:
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You can use any number of redirectors (Verizon's own Wireless Sync works great), as long as the PC that's doing the redirecting is able to maintain a stable and persistent connection to your company network. I believe on the 700, there's a small installer app that will start you through the install process. You can also go to the Wireless Sync website -www.wirelesssync.vzw.com - and set it all up there. You'll have real time push capability for ALL your Exchange info, not just email. Calendar, contacts, tasks, notes - all of it PLUS email.
Also - if your company allows OWA access (which it seems they do), you can just use Exchange Active Sync on your 700w to get your mail. You won't have to use anything in between. Go to Active Sync on the 700 (Start/Programs/Active Sync) and hit the menu button. Select 'Add Server Source' - put in the same URL that you would use to access OWA from your PC when you're traveling. Follow the prompts to put in your domain user name and password, etc and you will be be set. You'll want to use an SMS trigger to get your device to have email pushed to you - here's the settings to use there: SMS settings (until AUTD comes out)
Set sync schedule to "as items arrive" in the schedule screen of ActiveSync.
Tap on "Set device up to sync when items arrive"
Service provider: Other
Text Messaging Address: [email]10digit-phone@vtext.com[/email] (i.e. [email]212-555-1212@vtext.com[/email])
Please always remember to verify your companies IT policies concerning email access as going around their policies can be job threatening in some cases.
Voice Commands sounds really cool....what can I say to verbally operate my phone?
Thanks to ebadger, we now have a great reference to all the voice commands that you can use:
Where are the files kept in WM?
Here is a great resource that lists folders with comments on a lot of them:
Windows Mobile 5.0 Directory Structure
How Can I Customize My Treo 700w Myself?
This is on the coolest things about WM....the registry! It gives the user the opportunity to tweak their handheld to work exactly like they want it to. These are fun and cool and very useful, but please read the first post very carefully and take it to heart!
Where can I find software for WM?
There is a WM Apps forum here at TC. That is the place to look. Here are some good threads:
Software Choices for WM03 & WM05
Third-Party prog. THAT WORK on WM05!!
Third-Party prog that DONOT work on WM05!!
Software Coupon / Sales Thread
Please always try to verify if the program you want is compatible with WM05 and can run with a 240x240 square screen.
I want to use my phone for GPS, is this possible?
Certainly it is and I personally encourage it! I have been using my for over a year now and will never have a phone that I cannot do it with! Check it out:
Add GPS, you won't regret it if you travel....
When I plug in the charger/sync chord, my computer is constantly making loud noises. It seems as though it's constantly syncing. I miss my 600, where I would have to push a button to sync. Is this possible?
Yes it is very possible that is happening. There are three settings for Sync:
- Continously -- Whenever anything changes with any of the items you have selected to sync...email, contacts, Splash ID, tasks, favorites, files, etc...it will sync immediately.
- On Connection -- Only when you set it in the cradle. This is the one I use because there is always so much going on and being updated on my laptop that it was driving me crazy syncing every 45 seconds and slowing down my laptop.
- Manually -- You have to start it, but either right clicking on the icon in the tray on your desktop, via the handheld, or from ActiveSync itself.
In order to change this setting to the one you want right click on ActiveSync in the tray on your desktop>>Click Open>>Schedule>>and select your setting. Please note that your phone cannot be actively syncing or you will not be able to access or change any settings.
I would also encourage you to then click on Sync Options tab and unselect anything that you don't care about Syncing. For example, I so rarely use tasks that I have it unselected. This will speed up your sync time with only syncing the items that you really use.
Here is another possible solution that help if you have problems being able to access the sync options because they are greyed out:
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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. open up activesync on your treo 2. Click on menu (right soft key) 3. select "add server source" 4. put anything in the server address field i.e. the letter "f" click next 5. put the same thing in the username, password, and domain 6. click advanced, then under the "If there is a conflict" select "keep the item on my device", click next 7. under "choose the data you want to synchronize" uncheck everything, click finish!
Now you have the fake exchange server set up, now click on menu and the schedule option will be there, click on schedule and then you can choose to sync manually or another time of your choosing!
Now you need to get rid of the exhange server so, 1. click menu, then options, then highlight the exchange server and then click delete. That will get rid of the exchange server, but it will still keep the sync settings that you just set up!
I am migrating from a Palm OS device, how do I get all my contacts, tasks, and other PIM information from my old Palm to the Treo 700w WM05?
This is an easy one. Simply sync your old Palm device to Outlook. Then sync your new Treo 700w to Outlook and you are done.
How can I save battery life to make it last longer during the day?
As with any phone...how long the battery will in a day depends on how you use it. If you are running BT, automatically checking your email every 10 min, with Vision connected so you can constantly browse the net, the screen on full bright, all while talking to your girlfriend for 185 minutes....then Yes the power is going to suck......as it would with ANY PHONE..
Here are some helpful tips:
- Have a car charger and top it off while picking up lunch mid-day.
- Have a spare wall charger at work to plug in when convenient or necessary.
- Have at least one spare battery on had....and charged. Since I travel a lot I actually have 4 spare batteries.
- Turn off IR. Turn off BT when not using it.
- Reduce the frequency of all programs that connect to data plan to download information. For example don’t update your Weather program every hour, but instead just once a day.
- Turn the screen brightness down. I usually always keep mine one notch above off.
I want really Loud Ringtones, Alarms, or System Sounds!
If these to be louder after you have already turned up the volume all the way, then you need to make the sound file itself louder. Below is a link to a thread with two free programs that will give the opportunity to convert any sound file you need to and to increase it’s volume.
I have also already increased the volume in a lot of sound files and uploaded a whole col lection for you to use.
What are the Dial Codes for the 700w?
Please be warned that these codes can very dangerous to your phone. If you do not know what they are, I would strongly reccomend not to play with them.
- #*#33284 Radio debug info
- #*#774 PRI screen
- #*#56672225 Loopback menu
- #*#7738 PREV Menu
- #*#3424 Diag mode screen (Requires your device to reset first)
- #*#83843733 Tethered Mode
If you are with Sprint and you did not write down your MSL# when you activated the phone, then you will need to call them and get it from them.
(thanks Big Calhoun for sending them to me)
The above codes are for the 700w on Verizon. We will need to confirm these and any additional ones for the 700wx on sprint's network.
So if the memory card and an add-on SD WIFI Card both need a SD slot, do I have to choose one or the other?
Yup....and that is the crux of the whole debate for including WIFI in the phone or only supporting a WIFI card at the expense of the SD memory card and all the programs installed on it, extra available cache room, extra space to store email attachments, etc....
Also, only have WIFI support for a WIFI card because not having built in WIFI also forces you to load more programs into main memory reducing the amount of available memory to run your programs, multi task, cache, etc... Because any program you will need to use online with the WIFI card cannot be installed on the SD Card.
