Guest Looby Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 And here, can we expect a GPS Fix-Pack from Paul as having onboard GPS is going to be crucial to many people ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Assuming the handsets in those pics aren't just using a BT GPS ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 It looks like perhaps something has changed as they near production? Both myself and gears have been unable to get a fix, despite being able to successfully get a GPS 'connection' ;) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 In seriousness i reckon it's likely an antenna issue. Either there isn't one and the device is *just* managing to grab a few sats or its not looked after during manufacture and subjected to damaging conditions. I still expect the users of the final version to have little luck getting a fix with the odd lucky one actually managing it! Odd how HTC decided it were more cost effective not to remove the reciever chip than to worry about supporting it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotlips69 Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 It's been 10 days since the last update from Paul. Any news on the handset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MisfitKiwi Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Hi mate, would it be possible to see how smoothly divx plays in landscape? Thanks. Edited November 9, 2007 by MisfitKiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Addic Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 From the lack of updates/answers in this thread (and others) and the reported lack of interest from carriers it seems the HTC Wings/720 is a dead duck in the water, much like the Htc Cavalier (supposed successor to the T-Mobile Dash/Mda mail). Does any one else think the same or have information to the contrary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Looby Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 It seems everyone is disappointed as it appears not to have GPS. There is a new vid on U-Tube seven minutes long showing it (in Italian) that is worth a look, just put htc S730 in search. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotlips69 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 From the lack of updates/answers in this thread (and others) and the reported lack of interest from carriers it seems the HTC Wings/720 is a dead duck in the water, much like the Htc Cavalier (supposed successor to the T-Mobile Dash/Mda mail). Does any one else think the same or have information to the contrary? The GPS was always going to be the icing on the cake for the S730, so for me, it won't be missed THAT much. I've been waiting for well over 6 months for this phone to actually be released with numerous release dates coming & going, so hope that the current official 6th Dec will come true! Expansys have already well over 500 pre-orders for this phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotlips69 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I have a new question about the S730 that I'd like answered asap please. Is the mini USB/charging area (at the bottom of the phone) in exactly the same place as the S710 as I want to purchase a desktop charger stand for the S730 to sit on and be charged at the same time and the only ones around are for the S710. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraboy Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Have some questions too. I now use a htc s710, and I like it very much. Can you compare s730 with s710 and tell us how fast is the new processor? I mean, open the calendar, then press the homescreen. Open for example resco explorer, then switch to another background app. I installed facade to be able to see more appointments on my homescreen, but when I press the home button I have a small delay in drawing it. Is this still happening in s730? PS: I like the new homescreen, can it be ported to s710? :( I found some replicas in this forum, but they all have some flaws. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jerome33 Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) Hope the camera quality could really be better this time ;) Edited November 20, 2007 by jerome33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pdacrazy Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi Paul, This is my first time I am writing under MoDaCo and I really love to read your all logical comments about windows mobile OS. I am planning to buy my new windows device and I am thinking about HTC S730 or HTC tytn II. Personally I prefer S730 but it would be very helpful if you could provide me the answers of following queries. My main motive is email access and IM chat on the device Can I make calls to PC or phones using skype flawlessly under wifi connection on S730 Can I do voice & video IM chat also using skype or any messenger using front camera under wifi connection on S730 Thanks in advance ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pdacrazy Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi Paul, This is my first time I am writing under MoDaCo and I really love to read your all logical comments about windows mobile OS. I am planning to buy my new windows device and I am thinking about HTC S730 or HTC tytn II. Personally I prefer S730 but it would be very helpful if you could provide me the answers of following queries. My main motive is email access and IM chat on the device 1. Can I make calls to PC or phones using skype flawlessly under wifi connection on S730 2. Can I do voice & video IM chat also using skype or any messenger using front camera under wifi connection on S730 Thanks in advance ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraboy Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Hi Paul, This is my first time I am writing under MoDaCo and I really love to read your all logical comments about windows mobile OS. I am planning to buy my new windows device and I am thinking about HTC S730 or HTC tytn II. Personally I prefer S730 but it would be very helpful if you could provide me the answers of following queries. My main motive is email access and IM chat on the device 1. Can I make calls to PC or phones using skype flawlessly under wifi connection on S730 2. Can I do voice & video IM chat also using skype or any messenger using front camera under wifi connection on S730 Thanks in advance ;) . I can answer your first question. Yes you can make calls to pc using skype for smartphone. It works on my htc s710 with windows mobile 6 and with a slower processor, it will work for sure on s730. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Doktor M@buse Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hi Paul. Can you already tell something about the slider mechanism? Is it more reliable compared to the HTC S710? What about the card slot cover? Same question here. What about the quality? I just love my HTC Vox, but the circumstances I've mentioned above are just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraboy Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Hi Paul. Can you already tell something about the slider mechanism? Is it more reliable compared to the HTC S710? What about the card slot cover? Same question here. What about the quality? I just love my HTC Vox, but the circumstances I've mentioned above are just awful. The card slot cover is just to annoing! And I can`t get rid of it because I risk losing my card. How can you make such a stupid cover? <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfer Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Hey Paul, Im on AT&T in the states which uses UMTS1900. I've seen conflicting spec sheets all over the net on which UMTS bands the S730 supports, some say UMTS 850/1900/2100 but the HTC site says UMTS 2100 only. Do you have any way to confirm which bands are supported, and if the S730 will do 3G on US AT&T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cldchc Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi guys, finally HTC S730 in my hand. I have a prerelease version with official HTC rom but with internal GPS ENABLED. I've tested with TOMTOM NAVIGATOR 6 + fakecursor. Satellite work and fixed. I selected com 4 with HTCGPSTool.exe and all is good. I know official rom will disable internal GPS, so if anyone help me to dump this rom (WITH INTERNAL GPS ENABLED) i'll share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cldchc Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi guys, finally HTC S730 in my hand. I have a prerelease version with official HTC rom but with internal GPS ENABLED. I've tested with TOMTOM NAVIGATOR 6 + fakecursor. Satellite work and fixed. I selected com 4 with HTCGPSTool.exe and all is good. I know official rom will disable internal GPS, so if anyone help me to dump this rom (WITH INTERNAL GPS ENABLED) i'll share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wasstoned Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 just ordered mine from Expansys, they have 100 in stock (I hope) will let you know what the full retail one will do....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TruPlaya Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Does the rom include the HTC Home Plugin? That would be nice. The first HTC Home Plugin for a smartphone. Hopefully it will work on the Vox. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotlips69 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Just received my shiny new S730 today and have given it a good 10 hour charge before turning it on to make sure the battery is conditioned correctly. I must just say how bloody FAST it is! Very impressed with the all round speed of the apps. Haven't got a connection for another day or so as my SIM doesn't become active until Vodafone transfers my info from Orange. It's got ROM version 1.31.405.1 if that means anything to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraboy Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Can you please .zip the new htc homescreen? :( I would like to test it on my htc s710, to see if it`s working. You must copy the \Application Data\Home folder. Can you do that? cldchc, how can you make fakecursor work on windows mobile 6? What release do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 That won't work caraboy. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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