Try this out or use the forum search

http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Tornado-...nguages-on-wm6/

Sorry for the very late reply...
I don't know about a mobile application but take a look to these web apps (they are the same actually), they are very well done:

www.mapmyrun.com
www.mapmyride.com

By the way, I want to take a look to the newer version of the gmaps to see if they added some nice functionality (possibility to load kml files). If they did then it is gonna be easy to draw your ride on mapmyride and then simply import it on your gmaps.

Again... WD40 solved me every problem caused by dirt without opening the device ;-)

Thank you...

Nice homescreens!
Thank you!

I found this solution:

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=...amp;mode=linear

I dunno why when installing a new language the key "Available" in here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\MUI\Languages

is gonna be reset to a single value. Available should contain a comma separated list of the languages you installed. In my case:

0409, 040C, 0410

Those keys can be found here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\LDBs

Hi guys,
I happily upgraded to wm6 following this guide: http://karhoe.byethost33.com/content/view/21/#step1
I still have a small issue, though.

I need to write my text messages in English, French and Italian so I downloaded the t9 packages from here:

http://melgurth.ovh.org/

However when I try to install one of them it replace the old one.
Let me explain: if I have English T9 and I install the French T9 I don't have anymore the choice between English and French but simply French.
With the wm5 when I was holding the '*' button, there was a menu for choosing the input (Symbol, Abc, T9) but also a submenu where you could choose the actual T9 language. Now this submenu is no more present.

Do you guys know where I can find the T9 language choice when I have multiple T9 languages installed?

Hi guys,
as many others here I had problems with the joystick on my tornado.

Now it is almost as new doing these two following things:

- upgrading to wm6: it has been known that somebody solved the problems with firmware upgrade. This helped me too but it didn't solve the problem completely.
- using WD40 product on the joystick. This has done the job. I put a bit of WD40, move the joystick in _all_ directions and also lifted it several times.

Now it is not perfect but almost
I started to enjoy my phone again... finally...

Hope this help somebody else

try this:

http://www.modaco.com/content/Smartphone-S...s-Mobile-GMaps/

take a look here:

http://www.modaco.com/content/Smartphone-S...s-Mobile-GMaps/

Hi there!
I don't know if this is something already well known or not, but I thought it was worth a short guide.

Problem:
I have tried Google Maps for Mobile. Gorgeous. Unfortunately requires a connection and there is no possibility so far of saving maps :-(

Solution:
Mobile GMaps. http://www.mgmaps.com
It's a java application that load maps from different providers (yahoo, Windows live, google, ask.com and some others). It has a GUI really similar to Google Maps and it runs smoothly on my tornado (sp5) even if it is a java application. It has some features that Google does not have but it does not have the positioning system without GPS based on radio cell tracking (whereas Google has it).

Here it's the guide. As always I'm not responsible for any loss of data, for any fees you might pay for air data connection and for any alien invasion.
I do suggest to take a look to the step by step guide.

Quick start
Install Application
1. Install a java virtual machine (j2me) on your smartphone. I used JBed: http://www.winmobiletech.com/092007MidletBible/Jbed.rar
2. Download the application: http://wap.mgmaps.com/mgmaps-signed.jad and http://wap.mgmaps.com/mgmaps.jad and copy them in the root of the smartphone
3. Install the application (signed) using JBed

Download the maps
4. Setup the area of the map you want to download using http://www.mgmaps.com/create/
5. Install gMapMaker on your PC: http://www.mgmaps.com/cache/gMapMaker-setup.exe
6. Download the maps on your PC using gMapMaker and the map file you created in step 4
7. Copy the maps on your smartphone.
8. Setup Mobile GMaps in order to pick up the stored Map ("Settings" -> "Map Browsing", enable "Stored Maps", enter the path to your maps in "Storage Path", enable "Offline mode")

Step by Step
1. You need a java virtual machine. I followed this guide
http://www.modaco.com/content/Smartphone-G...a-MIDlet-Bible/
You can choose among different j2me http://www.winmobiletech.com/092007MidletB...ityAndMain.html
I ended up on choosing Esmertec Jbed. I had no problem in installing on my smartphone (wm6) on the storage card.
Here it's the link: http://www.winmobiletech.com/092007MidletBible/Jbed.rar
On the Mobile GMaps website they suggest the one from IBM but you need to register. If you wanna go with IBM's follow this guide: http://www.mgmaps.com/winset/

2. Now you need the actual application. The generic version can be found here: http://wap.mgmaps.com/get.php?version=13&a...submit=Download
Basically you need the jad file (_signed_) and the jar file. Copy both of them with Active sync in the root of your smartphone.

3. Launch Esmertec Jbed. Select "Menu" -> "Install" -> "Local Files". Then select "mgmaps-signed". Follow the installation instruction basically agreeing on everything ;-).
It will ask to launch the Midlet and it will ask for many authorizations for accessing internet. This is the first time the application is running and it is retrieving all the information on the web. Thus, I strongly suggest to have the smartphone connected with activesync on a computer with internet connection. This will avoid the use of GPRS connection.
The application now should correctly running but it does not have any map saved locally yet. Note that the jar and jad files that you have copied on your smartphone can now be removed.

4. To download the map you are interested in go to this website:
http://www.mgmaps.com/create/
Choose the area that you need to pick up (just click on the map to form a polygon). Try not to exaggerate since the more you pick the more you'll have to save on your smartphone. I chose the downtown area of a fairly big canadian city and it took me 13MB for only the map without the satellite images (not bad at the end).
In this website you can choose how many zoom levels you want (given 0 the view of the world and 17 the closest zoom). Level of detail is nothing related to the detail of the map but rather how is gonna be tiled the area you have chosen.
Click "Generate!" and this will create a file containing the coordinates of the area you have chosen.

5. Install "gMapMaker" on your PC in order to download the maps. You can find it here: http://www.mgmaps.com/cache/gMapMaker-setup.exe
For more informations about the installation refer to this: http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=1116

6. Launch gMapMaker. Choose the download folder (where your maps will be saved).
Operating mode has to be set to "MGMaps mode, use a .map file".
Pay attention that if you are downloading also satellite images your ip might be temporarily banned by google. In this case use the proxy (see guide linked at step 5).
Click on "Go!" and load the file you have generated in step 4.
The maps now are going to be downloaded.

7. Copy the maps with Active Sync in a folder on your smartphone.

8. Launch again Mobile GMaps. Click on "Menu" (left soft key). Select "Settings" -> "Map Browsing". Enable "Stored Maps".
Choose a folder from "Storage Path". The application will ask again for authorization for reading local files. You should give the authorization and tell him not to ask anymore. Note that if you have not installed from the signed application there is not possibility to tell him to shut up ;-)
You might want also to enable "Offline mode": "the phone will use the internet connection only for searches or GPS tracking, and never for retrieving any map tiles" (read second post here: http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?p=3162 ).
You will be asked to restart the application. Done!!!!

Hope you will enjoy it!!!!

[Damn!!! I hoped the guide would have been shorter!!!]

Tried out but strangely it does not work... :-|
mp3 are playing without any problem (also if I click them in File Explorer) but ringtones don't wanna work... :-(

I have found this:

http://greatbal.blogspot.com/2006/01/playl...manager-sp.html

it is free and it allows to create playlist directly on your smartphone

hi guys,
how can I add playlist to the windows media player library without using Windows Media Player for desktop?
Is there a way to save directly the "now playing" as a new playlist?

thx

I got the same problem... but I think my situation is a kind of more messy.
I had some mp3 ringtones and they worked properly.
Then I installed some software (Pocket Music among the other) and it stops playing the mp3 ringtones. If I try to play them explictly with wmp I got an error. Note however that with wmp I can still play plenty of others mp3s. I tried to play the ringtones with tcpmp and it works!
So it seems like wmp have problems with only the mp3 ringtones but not with regular mp3 (it makes no sense!)

[I associated again mp3 to wmp with the file manager but I still have the same problem...

any ideas?

thank you for the advice

but the hump is the only difference? May I buy an SDA and then unlock it and install Imate ROM? sprry for the questions, but i'm a kind of newbie...

any reference for unlocking and install the imate ROM?

I'm sorry but if I buy a new imate from ebay (and I don't have any proof of purchase nor receipt) how can imate give you 1 year warranty? How do they know when the warranty start? Should I register on clubimate for this reason? the warranty is worldwide (I live in Canada)

but when you bought on ebay did you get a receipt or the phone comes simply with the package?

Sorry for the question, but which is the difference between TMobile SDA and I-mate SP5m?
thx

Hi,
I'm about to buy an sp5m from ebay but I got some doubts. They claim that the warranty is given by the manufacturer. How? I mean does it suffice to register to clubimate? What if I don't get a receipt from the ebay seller, how they will be able to figure out for how long the warranty will last?

Thx!