Weather Widget that updates every minute or two

[Guest vinokirk]

Does anyone knoe of a Weather Widget that updates very frequently, about one or two minutes between updates? I need it to keep my connection alive when using the RebelSim. Read posts 22+23 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...5339&page=3 for more info

So far I have tried:

AniWidget- 4 hours

WeatherBug- 15 mins

WeatherChannel- no ability to change

Fancy widget- no ability to change

Beautiful Widget- 15 mins

Weather Forecast- Does not work

Looks like:

Weather Display Widget http://www.androlib.com/android.applicatio...dget-jnpBE.aspx

Can be updated every 1 minute!

UPDATE: It actaually can't. I've emailed the Dev.

Edited July 30, 2010 by vinokirk

[Guest spences10]

Beautiful Widgets refreshes every 15min; but you can do a manual refresh quite quickly - why do you need to refresh every one or two minutes? it'll kill your battery

[Guest spences10]

Also found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600959 the GenieWidget which works on 1.6 devices upwards

[Guest burstatron]

Mail droid has an 'stay connect for instant notification' etc. Can also set it to a minimum of 5 minutes to poll your inboxes.

Might do the trick and be more useful than weather to boot?

[Guest vinokirk]

Also found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600959 the GenieWidget which works on 1.6 devices upwards

This is only every 30 mins

[Guest vinokirk]

Mail droid has an 'stay connect for instant notification' etc. Can also set it to a minimum of 5 minutes to poll your inboxes.

Might do the trick and be more useful than weather to boot?

Id prefer a weather app solution as i like to keep all my email on my computer and if I start getting it on my phone i wont have it on my computer

[Guest burstatron]

Id prefer a weather app solution as i like to keep all my email on my computer and if I start getting it on my phone i wont have it on my computer

I haven't been using this app long, but seems to keep everything on the server (option to mark read / keep new) and also replicates phone deleted and phone sent items on the server.

Someone may correct me but definately doesn't seem like an either/or setup.

After looking through both inboxes they are identical whether they have been polled by my phone (new toy gets checked alot) or notified via msn / checked by me in a browser. Items I've read in my browser are read, appear unread on my streak, or the other way round. Deleted/sent messages have been replicated on the server.

This is the closest I have found to the winmo6.1 mail prog.

Can't hurt to give it a look as it seems to support fulltime connection.

HTH

[Guest Loconinja]

Use IMAP if you want to see your mail everywhere in sync.

[Guest MrPokeylope]

Uhm... the weather doesn't actually change every two minutes.

It's quite a gradual process. It takes time...

Like... go stand outside for fifteen minutes and observe. :(

[Guest burstatron]

Use IMAP if you want to see your mail everywhere in sync.

Can't see it on the market, do you have a link?

Cheers

[Guest vinokirk]

Can't see it on the market, do you have a link?

Cheers

IMAP is just a technology used to send+rec email not an actuall app

[Guest vinokirk]

Uhm... the weather doesn't actually change every two minutes.

It's quite a gradual process. It takes time...

Like... go stand outside for fifteen minutes and observe. :(

I dont actually want to check the weather every two mins. Check the link in the OP to see the reason :(

[Guest MrPokeylope]

I dont actually want to check the weather every two mins. Check the link in the OP to see the reason :(

Ah! That IS a good reason! My bad :(

Sorry! :P

[Guest burstatron]

IMAP is just a technology used to send+rec email not an actuall app

Thought so. I just asked in the vain hope I can find a better mail app. First time android user and now the novelty is wearing off I miss some apps from winmo.

clunky as it was the functionality was excellent for some important basics. :(

Edit: sorry for thread drift

Edited July 31, 2010 by burstatron

[Guest vinokirk]

Yeah WinMo is 'Number 1' for me too :( I cant wait for someone to port WP7 to the Streak....but im getting off topic now :(

[Guest Metoo]

Thought so. I just asked in the vain hope I can find a better mail app. First time android user and now the novelty is wearing off I miss some apps from winmo.

clunky as it was the functionality was excellent for some important basics. :(

Edit: sorry for thread drift

Most things you did in WM you can do in Android. You just need to do some research. You need to check with your email provider whether they support IMAP. If not, switch to one that does (e.g. GMail [1]). It's far more efficient than POP3 and means your emails (and their read status) is always kept in sync no matter where, or on what device, you read them. Maildroid gives you the option to keep the connection alive - you don't need to keep polling a weather app. Failing that, try a few good RSS feeds or instant messaging apps. At least they'll provide something more interesting to read than the weather.

Oh, and don't forget to pack a spare battery to support all that polling!

[1] If you don't want to change email address, you can still use GMail to pick up your mail from your original mailbox, and use the original address on replies, while syncing up mail to your phone.

Edited July 31, 2010 by Metoo

[Guest gadjet110]

Hi vinokirk.

Did you manage to get a program that keeps your internet connection live? I to have a rebel sim and it works fine on Orange, great web speeds etc, but I can't get incoming calls just a text notification of a missed call, even in 2G mode to!

I guess we need aprogram that connects/checks something on the web every 1 minute to keep the connection alive.

Here is hoping someone on MoDaCo can help all rebelsim owners..:)

EDIT:

Setup the dell streak e-mail program to check every minute, yipee I can receive incoming calss..

Edited August 8, 2010 by gadjet110