No Reminders?

[Guest Brainfire]

Hi all...

I've just got an O2 Xda Mini after using a C500 for the past year - no matter how much I try I can't get reminders to work. Nothing; not a noise or any vibration. If I'm being a total numpty and doing something obviously wrong, can someone put me right please!

Images are of the screens I think I should be using to set up a reminder.

TIA

Oh, and is it possible to get rid of the annoying O2 sidebar on the homescreen?

Edited March 2, 2006 by Brainfire

[Guest fraser]

That is odd! Your screens show not only that you have the correct settings, but that you know what you are doing! ;)

Do alarms work? And does leaving the phone turned on help?

Task reminders are badly done IMHO; they go off at a set time, real early in the morning regardless of the setting on the phone. However, appointments should work; I use reminders all the time.

There is a known issue where the phone does not allow enough time to start up for a reminder. Say you set one for 10:00, the phone will wake up X seconds before that time so that the OS is running. This can be tweaked if it is a problem, I remember reading about it when installing a third-party alarm clock. Google "wake up fix" or something like that.

Finally, these wakeup events exist in a DB, and I remember coming across a util to clean up the database in case there were corrupt entries. This could also cause your problem I guess. Can't remember details, but it may be a pointer in the right direction for you.

[Guest]

I have the same problem with a T-Mobile MDA (usa). Reminders worked fine until I performed a hard reset. Unsure of the cause, thinking it was one of the programs I installed, I did a hard reset again, didn't install any software, and set an appointment with a reminder (actually several). Still no reminders. I'm guessing it occurs after a hard reset. I'll be calling T-Mobile today and asking for a fix or a new phone.

>>>Update, The hard reset did fix my reminders. I had set the time to PM instead of AM and that's why nothing was firing - it was 12 hours too early.

So, I will be re-installing my apps one at a time to determine which one breads my reminders. I'll post if I figure it out.

>>>Update, I have re-installed all the apps I use and my remiders are still working. So, either it was a fluke, or it was caused by an application I tried but did not keep. So back up your data and try a hard reset. (April 8th 2006)

Edited April 9, 2006 by Guest

[Guest travisb]

I've got a similar problem on my M2000, I set up reminders just like above, but it seems when connecting via ActiveSync, the settings get scrubbed. The same thing happens with a soft reset. My alarms still work, it's just calendar events. Weird