Ok, the background story is this. I had a Motorola i870 since Nov '05 that was taking a beating from too many drops. I've had insurance the whole time as well, so this is what I did. I made a claim on the i870, it costs $100 to replace it with a new model. I will be selling the new model on eBay for probably $300 with all of my accessories. Then I called to "cancel" my service with Nextel (so they would throw great offers at me) and I proposed a switch to Sprint and the PPC-6700. They waived the $200 termination fee, offered the PPC-6700 to me for $225 + $50 Sprint Credit (Basically $175), and I got a 1000 Fair and Flexible Package + Data Package for $75 a month. I'll probably look into insurance as well.
So besides the fact I'm basically making money for switching services (
), I'm only 19, but I have great use for this phone. I work full time in import/export and use Outlook for most of my emails. I'll be using the Caldenar and Reminders features sparingly, but I'm looking for a little assistance with the features of the phone I am very interested in.
Before you flame me,
I would like to say I have done a ton of research on the board.
I know most of the registry hacks (Camera, Cache, MMS, etc),
I know you need a 3rd Party Stylus to actually stay in place,
some good Grip placement to keep the battery in place,
and so on and so forth.
I wanted to know a couple things before I ventured around with the phone and start fiddling with the registry.
1) I know I need to make a back-up of my registry.
IF MY PHONE DOES BRICK ON ME, HOW CAN I RETRIEVE THE SAVED REGISTRY DATA? I type in the command line when the phone turns on?
What if the phone WON'T TURN ON after I've made a registry change? I'm brand new to the Windows Mobile and PPC world, so I'm a little nervous.
2) The hacks I am most interested in are the MMS, both Cache hacks, disable sent tct msg notifcation pop-up, the annoying keyboard pop-up, Internet always on the Camera FPS hack and other various registry changes.
I've read and read and read and I don't believe there are any problems related directly to these hacks. I know there are problems reported with using PIE off of your memory card or combining the Internet Usage Stats/Internet Always on hacks.
Are there any other essential hacks I have missed?
3) Third, I understand that
Opera Internet Browser is the way to go. Where can I download this at? Didn't see any links for it during my research.
Should I combine this specific program with anything else to maximize optimal performance?
4) Do I need a program to ACTUALLY CLOSE PROGRAMS (NOT MINIMIZE) when I press "OK" or "X", or is there a registry hack? This was one of the issues I was confused with.
5) Are the pay programs that include all of the registry hacks + other features worth the money and avoiding the hassle?
6) What programs should I store on my memory card, and what programs are essential to keep stored into the phones memory?
7) HOW DO I GET SMALL FILESIZED RINGTONES? I saw a post of someone saying they use
.wma ringtones in a certain instance, changing the mhz or something. I can't re-locate the post after I first read it! DOH!
Also, what program can you use to convert mp3's into wma's? I don't think you can with Wavepad.
I am considering buying a USB TV tuner card for my Dell Desktop at home and configuring it with my digital cable. I would be using orb on my PPC for Digital Cable playback, possibly DVR playback, FM Radio playback and the other features Orb allows. I noticed there are other programs you can use besides Orb to stream this stuff to your PPC.
Is orb the best program out? Is the playback quality on the PPC worth the cost of the TV Tuner (upwards of $80)? Any downtime with orb or synchronizing with the digital cable?
9) The internet doesn't seem "blazing fast" as I have seen advertised on the website. Is that because I don't have Opera yet?
10) Is there any way to add contacts to the phone off of ActiveSync?
11) I will be purchasing an extended battery w/ cover, a metal carrying case designed for extended battery, screen protector, 2gb card and an extra stylus.
Am I missing any essential accessories?
I think that's everything, boy that is a lot of stuff but hopefully someone here will be kind enough to guide with their experiences and knowledge. Thanks for reading!
- Joe G.