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« on: 17 January 2008, 12:02:03 »
I need a new power pack - i dropped mine the other day. Still works ok, but not much holding batter in
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I used to drink far too much then. Thats my excuse for not remembering what it was calledQuoteQuoteI remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
How things change
If memory serves me correctly it was something like a 4800X
I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
How things change
Have just seen your post and was about to buy a "cheapo" tech2 off ebay. Could anyone tell me if it will only read fault codes? I do not have eml light on but have a fault when car gets warm and runs really lumpy (see my thread). Will it show a fault ie a sensor that is not covered by fault codes? If I take it to a Vauxhall dealer will they be able to pinpoint a fault that is not an eml fault?It cannot do live data, so fault codes only.
Thanks
I've got a lot of experiance using USB com port and software on laptops, for anyone that understands what i mean try this and maybe the results can help someone less technical,..The way the cheapo tech2 uses serial port, the FIFOs won't make a different. The cheapo tech2 is not using the COM port as a serial port, but simply as a I/O device.
I found that the FIFO buffers were causing the problems a lot of the time, simpler RS232 kit is less advanced in communications and the buffering was screwing up the sensitive timings, reducing the thresholds down to 0, 1, or 2 seemed to help most of the time. results were different on each device though.
The port you describe (15 pin) sounds like VGA output (for connecting an external monitor)My p4 tosh worked with a prolithic usb2serial adapter. Struggled, by did work... ...seesm to be luck of draw though.
I don't have cheapo tech2, but those who have had one, have had no luck with the USB to COM adaptors.
Generally older laptops are best, ones over 4/5 years
All the 6110/6210/6310 suffered that issue, esp if they had been dropped at some point...QuoteQuoteExactly.QuoteQuote... what do I do with it?Reset it. Reset it some more. Send it back for repair. Reset it again. Send it back. Get bored, get an older Nokia which is reliable.
Like my good old business phone NOKIA 6310i, never ever let me down
In fairness, some of Nokia's newer non-Symbian phones are fairly reliable, but even some of them have their quirks.
I used to have a 6310i.....on voda.......it kept turning itself off....after i complained to voda.......the fix, and yes voda told me this......wedge a thin piece of cardboard inbetween the phone and the battery.....amazing advice tho have to say it did fix it
Nah, just basics - tomtom, checkpoint, games, few utils etc. Rest of stuff i use is std wince built in stuffQuoteYours ain't full of junk like my MDA pro though is it?QuoteThe one I have now is pretty good, rarely reset it. Most of the resets are done because something stops, but then turns out to be hardware problem.QuoteTo be fair though Windows Mobile can have it's moments and need resetting fairly often, probably cause I usually fill the memory up with stuff though.QuoteExactly.QuoteQuote... what do I do with it?Reset it. Reset it some more. Send it back for repair. Reset it again. Send it back. Get bored, get an older Nokia which is reliable.
Like my good old business phone NOKIA 6310i, never ever let me down
In fairness, some of Nokia's newer non-Symbian phones are fairly reliable, but even some of them have their quirks.
I would say mine gets reset perhaps every 3 months on average....
Must say I have much less installed on the lobster and its much more stable. Looks ugly but its a cracking robust little work phone.
The one I have now is pretty good, rarely reset it. Most of the resets are done because something stops, but then turns out to be hardware problem.QuoteTo be fair though Windows Mobile can have it's moments and need resetting fairly often, probably cause I usually fill the memory up with stuff though.QuoteExactly.QuoteQuote... what do I do with it?Reset it. Reset it some more. Send it back for repair. Reset it again. Send it back. Get bored, get an older Nokia which is reliable.
Like my good old business phone NOKIA 6310i, never ever let me down
In fairness, some of Nokia's newer non-Symbian phones are fairly reliable, but even some of them have their quirks.
Exactly.QuoteQuote... what do I do with it?Reset it. Reset it some more. Send it back for repair. Reset it again. Send it back. Get bored, get an older Nokia which is reliable.
Like my good old business phone NOKIA 6310i, never ever let me down
As KW says, you'd need to offload the intelliegnece off the cpu (a mobile cpu hasn't enough grunt), and use the phone purely for display.QuoteQuoteIf only there was a cheapo Tech 2 that ran on it.There you go Tunnie. You're the mobile software developer get cracking.
Kevin
Hummm i guess i could be done.
Not a chance on Symbian fones, but might have a crack on a Windows phone.
Again the trouble is the COM port...
... what do I do with it?Reset it. Reset it some more. Send it back for repair. Reset it again. Send it back. Get bored, get an older Nokia which is reliable.
Thought it was ok to do that (Martin Imber post) its been done many times by several members...if its a problem then i slap my wrist..must not upset TB ....I will not sleep tonight
Pm sentdoes it need a public post to tell him that?