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breeno

Mr E wrote: »

Maybe a meteor user can answer this, but can the radio be upgraded easily on one of their phones? Updating the radio can improve reception and signal quality.

Just out of curiousity, look on your phone (Settings) and find out what version of the radio is installed. It will be on the About screen, and it is called "Baseband Version" I think...

I'm using the latest radio 63.18.55.06ju_6.35.09.26. Had the same problem with any radio I've tried.

Yenwod

Baza210 wrote: »

You might want to mention that you can access paid apps if you use a SIM card from a paid-apps enabled country like an O2 UK SIM. You can then download the application over your home wifi.

Could you elaborate on this please? I have access to an english sim card...what application do I need to download? I may root my phone in the future but for the moment, would like to try this. Thanks!

Proxy

Just wondering if anybody has found a radio app that can play Irish radio stations (particularly TodayFM)? I've found other radio streaming apps, but none that could play the web streams. Ideas? Thanks.

Andrew76

Yenwod wrote: »

Could you elaborate on this please? I have access to an english sim card...what application do I need to download? I may root my phone in the future but for the moment, would like to try this. Thanks!

Just pop in your UK sim card and go into the Android Market place as normal (over wifi), you should be able to search for paid apps or see them under the "Just In" heading. You'll need to sign into Google Checkout using the UK number and a postcode and then you can buy apps, download and install as normal. Then when you switch back to your normal sim card they're still there. Works a treat.

wardie101

Proxy wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody has found a radio app that can play Irish radio stations (particularly TodayFM)? I've found other radio streaming apps, but none that could play the web streams. Ideas? Thanks.

I use "A Online Radio" and it streams Today FM and Newstalk fine

madmoe

I use "A Online Radio" as well but can't find 2FM and some of the others :-(

overthebridge

TuneWiki gets me streams of TodayFm - Great App too By the way !!

madmoe

Using TuneWiki for weeks now and its the business! How do you add the streams??

Yenwod

Andrew76 wrote: »

Just pop in your UK sim card and go into the Android Market place as normal (over wifi), you should be able to search for paid apps or see them under the "Just In" heading. You'll need to sign into Google Checkout using the UK number and a postcode and then you can buy apps, download and install as normal. Then when you switch back to your normal sim card they're still there. Works a treat.

Nice!! Thank you kindly sir

Stench Blossoms

madmoe wrote: »

I use "A Online Radio" as well but can't find 2FM and some of the others :-(

I may be wrong but think the issue is that RTE aren't using ShoutCast which is what most of the radio apps are relying on.

Here is a link to the Irish radio stations available on ShoutCast.

Dave147

Just rooted my Hero and wondering what roms you'd all recommend, was thinking Modaco 3.2, anyone have better idea?

charlie_says

breeno wrote: »

Lads, I'm in the same boat. My phone is completely dropping coverage about 3/4 times a day, pretty annoying if people are trying to ring text me. I got onto Meteor and they said there's nothing they can do apart from sending it off for repair which wont do anything as it's a network problem! I signed up to an 18 month contract in November last, cant have this issue going on like this until then. Do I have any options?

This is worrying. I am considering moving to Meteor tomorrow as they have offered me a free Hero (today and tomorrow only) if you move to the Surf Plan (500/500 mins/texts 1GB data €55pm).

Is there a way like on my nokia N95 (so ahead of its time) to change the radio to different bands ie use GSM rather than 3G and vice versa?

Doc Daneeka

Hi people,

Know this has been asked before but can't find the answer. How can I get my Hero to ring more than 3 times before going to voicemail?

Doc.

charlie_says

charlie_says wrote: »

This is worrying. I am considering moving to Meteor tomorrow as they have offered me a free Hero (today and tomorrow only) if you move to the Surf Plan (500/500 mins/texts 1GB data €55pm).

Is there a way like on my nokia N95 (so ahead of its time) to change the radio to different bands ie use GSM rather than 3G and vice versa?

Ah yeah, you can choose to use 2G networks only through the Menu > Wireless Settings > Mobile Network Settings menu.

Just got a Hero today. HTCSync doesn't work on Windows 7 out of the box, fail.

Where is Android 2.1 and more importantly why isn't it here already if it is on other Andriod phones? Annoying.

ZYB does not support HTC Hero, also annoying.

Having to get used to the touchpad will be intresting for typing stuff.

Meteor is defo faster for 3G than the other networks though, which I like.

The UI on the phone is pretty cool must investigate more. Not able to operate it at speed like my old nokia though.

So far undecided....

Mr E

Doc Daneeka wrote: »

Know this has been asked before but can't find the answer. How can I get my Hero to ring more than 3 times before going to voicemail?

Its in the very first post. Just read it.

neacy69

charlie_says wrote: »

Where is Android 2.1 and more importantly why isn't it here already if it is on other Andriod phones? Annoying.

2.1 update for Hero is apparently going to be here on the 16th april but i wouldnt hold your breath seeing as its been delayed numerois times already

2.1 has been released as part of the custom roms but no official hero release yet

charlie_says wrote: »

Having to get used to the touchpad will be intresting for typing stuff.

I would reccomend Swype instead of the stock keypad very handy once you get used to it

charlie_says wrote: »

Meteor is defo faster for 3G than the other networks though, which I like.

The UI on the phone is pretty cool must investigate more. Not able to operate it at speed like my old nokia though.

So far undecided....

took me a little while to get used to it but love it now....

conorkieran

Mr E wrote: »

Updated 13/3/2010



What is the Android Marketplace?
The Android marketplace is similar to the App Store on an iPhone. Its a place where you can choose from thousands of apps, games and widgets to download for your phone. In Ireland, you only have access to the free applications in the store. The paid-apps have not been made available to Irish android users yet. This is a restriction put in place by Google - it doesn't matter what operator you are with.

Never knew this. Is this a deal breaker? I've had the Iphone for the last couple of years and was about to change to the HTC Desire when it comes out. I'm not a big apps user but i do have a few useful ones that I use a lot like The guardian or a couple of games. Does this leave Irish users at a big disadvantage? Is there any idea as to when the paid apps will be made available?

radiospan

conorkieran wrote: »

Never knew this. Is this a deal breaker? I've had the Iphone for the last couple of years and was about to change to the HTC Desire when it comes out. I'm not a big apps user but i do have a few useful ones that I use a lot like The guardian or a couple of games. Does this leave Irish users at a big disadvantage? Is there any idea as to when the paid apps will be made available?

Never been a problem for me, most of the apps I want are free.

You can always install Market Enabler to make the Android Market on your phone act as if you are on US or UK networks and see everything.

mooman

I wouldn't say it's a deal breaker, most of the most useful apps are free anyway. I moved from an iPhone a couple of months ago and would never go back, I literally find out something about android that's better than OS X every day.

radiospan

Fairly good Android 2.1 ROM update for Hero: http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=40&p=181#p181

Mr E

I'd wait for Villain 5.1 - some bugs in 5.0 (like automatically converting + in a phone number to 011).

99% of my numbers are stored in +353 XXX format, so this is a deal breaker for me.

mooman

The number is a balls alright I flashed 5.0 this morning, its a big improvement on the legend build but I went back to 4.0 until they fix the phone number glitch.

marymc

plazzTT wrote: »

You can always install Market Enabler to make the Android Market on your phone act as if you are on US or UK networks and see everything.

Is Market Enabler only for rooted phones?

Oh wait. Just got an informative google link. It is. :P

How Soon Is Now

Mr E wrote: »

How do I increase the number of rings on the phone before it goes to voicemail?
Key in **61*xxxxxxxxxxx*11*nn# followed by the call/send button and it should update the delay. xxxxxxxxxxx is voice mail number (e.g. 08*5*******). nn is time and can be up to 30. So if your phone number is 087 3333333 and you want a 30 second delay, then the code you enter is **61*08753333333*11*30#. When you enter this code, you'll get a message on screen saying "MMI Code Started", followed by a message that says "Call forwarding - Registration was successful".

Just went and tried this now on my sim free hero and i got connection problem or invalid mmi code

Mr E

I just tried it there, and got the same message (connection problem or invalid MMI code)
I tried it a second time and it worked. No idea why.

How Soon Is Now

After tryin it a few times all the same everytime weird.

Funny though my ringtime is already fairly long would it have anything do with it being sim free?

Mr E

Shouldn't matter (mine is sim free too).

How Soon Is Now

Well its not workin ha so guess leave it way it is just taught be cool see if made a major difference.

Mr E

Installed Villain 5.02 last night.
Quickest 2.1 ROM yet, and worth the effort.

radiospan

mooman wrote: »

The number is a balls alright I flashed 5.0 this morning, its a big improvement on the legend build but I went back to 4.0 until they fix the phone number glitch.

5.02 fixes the phone number bug. This is really great ROM, very fast (seems faster than the 1.5 roms to me), and all the Android 2.1 nice stuff.

Is it just me though, or does the weather clock just say "Ireland" now instead of the city I'm in?

mooman

plazzTT wrote: »

5.02 fixes the phone number bug. This is really great ROM, very fast (seems faster than the 1.5 roms to me), and all the Android 2.1 nice stuff.

Is it just me though, or does the weather clock just say "Ireland" now instead of the city I'm in?

Ya I flashed it last night, mine just says Ireland now too and Friend Stream is missing, but its still the best 2.1 rom so far

Breezer

plazzTT wrote: »

5.02 fixes the phone number bug. This is really great ROM, very fast (seems faster than the 1.5 roms to me), and all the Android 2.1 nice stuff.

Is it just me though, or does the weather clock just say "Ireland" now instead of the city I'm in?

Yep. I've set mine to "Dublin" instead of "Current Location". But since the weather at the coast is frequently the polar opposite of weather in west Dublin, that's not much help!

How are you guys finding the battery vs the 1.5 roms? Mine seemed to take a bit of a hit today but then again I did sync everything up with it unplugged.

BigCon

plazzTT wrote: »

5.02 fixes the phone number bug. This is really great ROM, very fast (seems faster than the 1.5 roms to me), and all the Android 2.1 nice stuff.

Is it just me though, or does the weather clock just say "Ireland" now instead of the city I'm in?

Is this ROM really stable or are there still a few bugs to be ironed out?
I've resisted rooting my phone so far but might take the plunge if this is working fine as I really miss the Bluetooth transfer option between phones and pcs...

BigCon

I think all HTC hero owners should have a read of this forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=655720

Mr E

Yep, I was going to mention that today.

mooman

BigCon wrote: »

Is this ROM really stable or are there still a few bugs to be ironed out?
I've resisted rooting my phone so far but might take the plunge if this is working fine as I really miss the Bluetooth transfer option between phones and pcs...

I'd hold off until tonight if I was you 5.03 will be out and all the small bugs should be fixed. On the battery, I use BatteryGraph and noticed an improvement from 1.5. Did you upgrade the radio?

Mr E

New version of Vanillain due tonight or tomorrow (Android 2.1 with no HTC Sense).

Fresh Pots

All meteor customers having problems with the hero, have a look at this:
http://www.petitiononline.com/hd793jfs/petition.html

flynnduism

squared wrote: »

All meteor customers having problems with the hero, have a look at this:
http://www.petitiononline.com/hd793jfs/petition.html

Last week Meteor launced a new HTC Android phone, the Legend on their network. This phone does NOT drop off the network.

You're wrong, the HTC Legend does experience the same issue! Get your facts straight.

I've had the Legend on Meteor about a week and am experiencing the drop-off issue about once daily. More info in this thread

radiospan

Breezer wrote: »

Yep. I've set mine to "Dublin" instead of "Current Location". But since the weather at the coast is frequently the polar opposite of weather in west Dublin, that's not much help!

How are you guys finding the battery vs the 1.5 roms? Mine seemed to take a bit of a hit today but then again I did sync everything up with it unplugged.

How can I change it from "Current Location"?

mooman

I think he means the weather widget not the clock/weather one

Breezer

mooman wrote: »

I think he means the weather widget not the clock/weather one

Me? I mean the clock/weather one.

plazzTT wrote: »

How can I change it from "Current Location"?

Remove it, add it again, and when adding it choose Dublin (or whatever) as your city.

mooman

Breezer wrote: »

Me? I mean the clock/weather one.

Remove it, add it again, and when adding it choose Dublin (or whatever) as your city.

Ahhh, good thinking. Seems so obvious now you've said it:D

neonman

Mr E wrote: »

New version of Vanillain due tonight or tomorrow (Android 2.1 with no HTC Sense).

Hi Mr E, as of last night I rooted my Hero and loaded the Vanillain ROM onto my phone. Working good so far. Question for you I have the Sycn symbol showing all the time in the task bar at the top. Do you know why this is if not no worries?

Just worried it will eat away at my battery life.

Thanks,
Neon

Mr E

If your contacts/calendar are stored in google, it can take a while to sync them to your phone (depending on how much there is to sync). Whenever I wipe my phone, it takes 10-15 minutes to sync. Try restarting your phone and see if that fixes the issue for you. Have you setup google talk and gmail?

neonman

Mr E wrote: »

If your contacts/calendar are stored in google, it can take a while to sync them to your phone (depending on how much there is to sync). Whenever I wipe my phone, it takes 10-15 minutes to sync. Try restarting your phone and see if that fixes the issue for you. Have you setup google talk and gmail?

Yep I've got everything sync'd now but the symbol still remains, restarted etc. Have google account setup and google talk.

I also tried to reply to a tweet via peep and it is saying my tweet is to long but its within the 140 limit by a long shot.

How are you finding the ROM or are you using a different one ?

Mr E

I'm on Villain 5.02 and its working really well.
I will switch to the new Vanillain whenever it appears (it was due last night).

Just did a quick google on your issue, and found this.

I did have the sync icon on permanently, logging out of Facebook removed it.

Apparently facebook takes a loooooong time to sync up.

voxpop

Mr E wrote: »

I'm on Villain 5.02 and its working really well.

What do you make of the Eclair changes ? Anything to blow your mind or just nicer ? Im still on one of the older modaco roms (3.0) - which is pretty solid bar one incident where the phone took on a mind of its own and needed restarting.

Mr E

Nothing mindblowing to be honest. Villain 5 is lightning fast though.... the fastest ROM I've ever used (and I've been chopping and changing regularly for the last 6 months)

The only issue with Villain is a 3-5 second delay for caller ID to appear on screen when a call is incoming. Not a big deal, but a bit annoying.

Kintarō Hattori

squared wrote: »

All meteor customers having problems with the hero, have a look at this:
http://www.petitiononline.com/hd793jfs/petition.html

Five times a day you say............ is that not a little inaccurate? Sure it happens to me but it's quite rare and so I can live with it.

Are you simply looking for a sneaky way to upgrade to the Legend?