Does anyone know if this upgrade is supposed to fix the random SD card corruption issue which seems to plauge the htc orbit? Yes, I believe it does fix the SD card corruption issue. I had problems with that in WM5, not had any problems with WM6 at all, which is a relief. Even if I still prefer my Psion! Can you post the wm6 upgrade file as the o2 site appears to have a problem with the site at the moment, have been trying for days to get file, but the link to the htc download site doe not work.
I really like German but most of the time I just guess what the system messages are rather than understand them. As I understand English better, I really need to change the language. Or there should be no problem with it. As I mentioned, my XDA Orbit is in German and the reason why I need to perform this upgrade or downgrade, call it as you like is to change the language from German to English.
I also have upgraded to WM6 hoping it will solve my WiFi and SD card corruption problems , and although there is improvement on both fronts, ,y ring tone volume has dropped significantly. Even if I turn the volume control all the way up, it still is very quite, no matter if I use a built-in ring tone or an mp3 file that otherwise plays great via the ear phone.
Has anyone experienced the same problem and have a solution? Or anyone figured out a downgrade path? Any ideas how to get it back? Any ideas on any fixes? Just bought a XDA orbit with wm6 preinstalled; seems to work fine if a bit sluggish,but speed is probably more to do with the speed of the orbit.
Hey, thanks for mentioning XDA-Orbit. I first tried another version of the upgrade I found on google. But it crashed half way through. Can i use this upgrade if i cannot get Active sinc running. I can get it to usb mode. Thanks Terry. Just so you know re above comment, it did work once i got the serial no. I use Microsoft VoiceCommannd 1. Has anyone else had this problem?
Help please …. So I was very unsure about the palaver of having to reinstall all that. In the end, I got brave and went to the update site, using IE7. Hello, just ugraded to WM6 following the info on this site and all seems well. Only when the update window came up my xda disconnected from activsync so came up with disconnection error, but I hard reset as someone mentioned previously on this website and then ran the update program again which then was uneventful.
For those afraid to take the plunge, dont — WM6 seems much faster and reliable. My desktop with Windows XP also not recognising the phone? What am I doing wrong.. Please help…. Seems to be mixed messages out there! With WM5 I had to reboot it two or three times a day. I have CoPilot 6 installed on my Xda Orbit. I had to follow careful instructions.
These were the instructions:. Many thanks in advance…. Can I download any browser on my O2 xda atom exec or upgrade from windows 5 to 6 or more please tell me how…. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Navigation using the Orbit is impressive. Being familiar with the more traditional joystick, we felt some initial culture-shock, but after a while, we came to the conclusion that for web browsing, and more importantly, map navigation, the trackball idea is pretty neat Here's a closer look at some the headline features of this phone:.
On the bottom of the phone is a standard mini-USB connector used for charging, headphones and connection to a PC. Sadly, the only thing this phone doesn't offer, is infrared connectivity.
The device comes with the software you'll need for Internet access , such as Web, email, MSN including Hotmail access and Messenger , or services such as Avantgo or Skype for free calls.
Good news seems to be that the satellite receiver in this phone can be used with other sat nav software. We much prefer TomTom's Navigator software to the Co-pilot package, and we were able to load this up onto our Orbit without problems. The satellite receiver built-in to the Orbit is a SirF III chipset receiver, which offers a faster startup and seek time than many of its predecessors, and can locate a position from the orbiting satellites pretty quickly. The Orbit phone also has a little app called QuickGPS, which can speed up the time taken to find your location by GPS by using a database of positions from the Internet, although we found the first out-of-box lock to be fast enough.
The camera software has a number of modes: photo, video, MMS video, contacts picture, picture theme, Sports and Burst mode. There are various ambience settings and a digital zoom 10x to play with, and some fairly basic options to allow cropping and rotating of images. From Microsoft's Pictures and Videos application, media browser, you can view a slide show, or easily send an image to others. Photo quality is pretty impressive, although as with most devices in this class, it's let down by the lack of flash for those indoor shots.
This phone also captures video x and x Telephony: As a phone, o2's xda Orbit is more than capable, but may take a little getting used to - first off, you need to get used to using a touch-screen to dial phone numbers, as opposed to a standard phone keypad. This isn't a problem, just odd if you've got years of experience with dialling on a traditional mobile.
Creating an SMS is a joy - the touch-keyboard or the handwriting recogniser makes composing text messages easy. As a phone, the xda Orbit is ok - perfectly usable, but slightly harder work than a more traditional phone. FM Radio: Well, why not? The radio has 20 presets, auto-scan and works with headset or on loudspeaker possibly a little quiet. You need to have the supplied headphones connected as the radio uses this for the FM aerial. The radio picks up the name of the station you're listening to, using RDS.
Other apps: The phone is packed with other goodies, such as a copy of Windows Media Player capable of playing a number of audio and video formats as well as streaming audio podcasts. There's also a huge range of third party software applications that are available for the Windows Mobile platform, meaning that there's lots you can add to your Orbit to make it even more useful.
So, what do we think of the XDA Orbit? Well, we're pretty impressed. The ability to use the phone for route planning without the need for a separate Bluetooth GPS receiver is great - it works perfectly well in a car for navigation, as well as on foot. You can also add loads of great Windows Mobile applications. All in a neat size. The downsides? It has a relatively slow processor, meaning it's prone to minor slowdowns when running thirsty apps such as Sat Nav.
There's always a trade-off with processor speed vs battery life, so we can live with this. Overall, as a connected PDA, this excels, and is the smallest and most feature-packed one-box solution we've found. At FileSaveAs, we're a fan of connected devices and smartphones, and this is currently topping our chart. The discs include Microsoft ActiveSync 4. Note re. Navigation software: Sat Nav software is not always supplied with this phone, and you should check to ensure that the software is bundled in when you buy this phone.
At the time of writing, the phone comes bundled with Copilot when purchased online from O2 online and T-Mobile , but it wasn't available free when purchased instore at o2 stores. Our summary? If you're looking for a powerful phone and PDA with just about every connectivity option, this is the one for you Got an old mobile phone handset that you're no longer using? Don't leave it gathering dust - recycle it. You may even be able to make some money for getting rid of your old phone safely.
For a summary of the best deals on making cash from your old handset, try the comparison search tool at www. If you've got a question for this section, please let us know.
One of the advantages of getting an MDA, is that you can sign to the T-Mobile Web ' n' Walk tariff, which offers some of the best data transfer deals at the moment. More on the MDA range at t-mobile. Can't find the above products? There's a huge range of Windows Mobile software available from third-parties, to cater for all interests. Check out www. Here are a couple of our favourites:. TomTom Navigator. Excellent route planning software from mobile navigation experts, TomTom.
In-car navigation is big business with satellite navigation systems running into thousands of pounds. If you happen to have a Pocket PC, you can achieve the same results for a fraction of the cost, thanks to TomTom Navigator.
You can use this software to replace your in-car map books, and as a searchable street directory, but it comes into its own when coupled with a GPS receiver. You can plan a route to your chosen destination, and when your journey starts, see a moving representation of your car as you travel - best of all, you'll get spoken turn-by-turn directions, so you can't make a wrong turn.
For more on TomTom Navigator, see our Navigator page. If you have files on your computer that you'd like to copy to your Pocket PC, there are several ways to achieve this:. For a good range of spares and accessories, we recommend you try Partmaster - Spare styli, cases, Memory cards , leads and batteries can all be found on the Partmaster site for to-the-door delivery. Also recommended for accessories is Dabs. We offer some pages of help on this, as follows:. We've been asked for help showing how to connect a Windows Mobile PPC to a Bluetooth headset, for hands-free voice calls.
It should be possible to access the major social networking sites from your Windows Mobile device. If you're looking for information on social networking on your mobile, or for some screenshots of these applications, check out our Mobile Social Networking page.
If you come across Pocket PC software asking you to pick one of these three options, the one to go for is almost certainly ARM.
These options represent earlier days of Pocket PC development, where an application had to be compiled for a specific processor. If you see software making this distinction, it indicates the software may have been complied a few years ago, and therefore may not run on the latest machines.
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