Anyone with a HTC P3300 yet? [Archive]

Bman

10-10-2006, 06:28 PM

Does the wifi work?

Do you like the mouse button?

Does it take 2 GB mini SD (http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=1847) cards?

How many hours can you use TomTom on one battery load? (wifi, Bluetooth, GSM, FM Radio, enabled)
(That's 5 receivers!)

T-mobile germany has a P3300 (T-Mobile MDA compact III) on the website. (http://www.t-mobile.de/shop/handy/0,4855,2963-_5899-0-1-1,00.html)

A dutch guy maggoo (http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1153664/4) has a preproduction? T-Mobile compact III, only he is on Holiday now...
His wifi is not working BTW...

Offcourse BengalBoy (http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=630&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0) (King of gadgets) has a preproduction? P3300 since august 2006.

chibajoe

12-10-2006, 10:56 PM

Apparently, Bengalboy has posted his on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Artemis-P3300-Pocket-PC-SmartPhone-GSM-GPS-FM-Radio_W0QQitemZ300037719777QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6435 5QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

acme

16-10-2006, 09:57 AM

Nice Phone and a ugly Woman

fgro

16-10-2006, 07:19 PM

LOL,

i wish i would own such a sweet device for changing it with my Trion or Wizard. The only thing i really appreciate is the FM receiver. Everything else i wouldnt exchange with my Trion. Due the fact that this device is not that perfomant like other PDAs :)

But why not having a small device in the pocket? Fits perfectly to my suit ;)

clustered

16-10-2006, 11:10 PM

I was thinking about the GPS.... Does the GPS work fine?? I really2 like the size ;)

hshortt

16-10-2006, 11:19 PM

That ebay auction looks fishy to me. No recent feedback, bank transfer, no warranties etc etc....

lmf_slacker

19-10-2006, 03:06 AM

guess it has not been release yet still, same here for my country singapore, anticipating it release along with the p3600

paalkr

19-10-2006, 08:25 PM

Hi!

I did actually test the device last Saturday. It was displayed at the Microsoft stand on a Norwegian multimedia exhibit. The device performed very well and the GPS and FM tuner worked perfectly. The head of Microsoft Windows Mobile in Norway confirmed that the mass production started October 13th, and that the device would be shipped to Europe after 15 days (October 28th).

PK

lmf_slacker

20-10-2006, 04:28 AM

nmonger

20-10-2006, 09:01 AM

Does anyone know if it will support Blackberry connections?

BengalBoy

20-10-2006, 05:48 PM

The Artemis Proto is available for purchase. The ebay auction was mine and not fishy.

As for the "ugly woman", I suggest getting your eyes checked immediately, or, should you be at CES in Vegas this January, come introduce yourself to me and say it to my face. Hehe... but we all know you never would..

vijay555

20-10-2006, 05:56 PM

BegalBoy - don't know if anyone else has greeted you, but it's great to have you on the forum! You're a legend! Keep up the exceptional work.

V

BengalBoy

21-10-2006, 05:05 AM

Thank you Vijay555 for the welcome. I visit XDA-Devs all the time. This is the "Site" for operating system development and individual work for improving the performance of the devices we all love. It has been the only place since I got my first XDAII (imate Pocket PC) back in the day to offer assistance and improvement on issues with the operating systems long before solutions are provided by the manufacter. I always have respected the "code warriors" here and the fact that you rarely see any juvenile posts,,, only tech and device related. But I couldn't resist when I saw that unusual comment about one of my girls.

Thanks to all of you for assisting the community, if I can ever be of any help providing ROMs on unreleased devices don't hesitate to ask.

pof

21-10-2006, 05:32 AM

Thanks to all of you for assisting the community, if I can ever be of any help providing ROMs on unreleased devices don't hesitate to ask.

It would be nice if you could dump the roms on your unreleased devices and post them here, if you need technical assistance just ask :)

just out of curiosity, where do u get the devices so early?? I saw that no one bid for them on ebay... but what you have to do if you want to sell them is send the ebay auction link to people at imei-check, they usually buy preproduction devices at any price to have the unlockers ready when the devices are released.

lmf_slacker

21-10-2006, 08:36 AM

was really tempted to bid n buy the item coz its not available in singapore yet, really a neat device after seeing the video introduction on Youtube by none other than bengalboy himself, the p3600 n p3300 are really devices worth waiting for, would choose either one to replace my exisiting O2 mini aka magician which have been serving me well still...

any idea regarding the price over in your country yet?

darky

21-10-2006, 08:45 AM

Zomg it's BengalBoy

hey there bro nice to see you here, yeah this is probably the best gadget forum in regards to wm phones, hope to see ya around more often you could contribute greatly to the community,

p.s. nice site you have :P

BengalBoy

21-10-2006, 04:43 PM

Be happy to dump the ROM for you guys, got some instructions??? Its prototype, but, maybe you guys can help me.... I have this proto rom as well as a new ROM with Tom Tom on board.. Which do you want? Would be nice if someone could help me CID unlock my device to install the new ROM on.. Also have the Trinity if you want that ROM as well...

lmf_slacker

21-10-2006, 04:48 PM

pardon my newbie-ness but just whats the purpose of dumping the ROM here?

vijay555

21-10-2006, 05:51 PM

BegalBoy, this is a good description of how to dump roms the "hard way", so to speak. There are other easier tools, but they've given mixed result on the Treo, so this method is generally sound.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom&action=BackLinks

lmf_slacker: we enjoy taking roms apart to see what's been changed, updated, perhaps incorporate new features that haven't migrated into our roms yet. Not all operators are diligent in updating "obsolete" devices, but we like to keep them alive!

V

lmf_slacker

21-10-2006, 05:55 PM

i can see from the link http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...on=Back Links that u can change the language of the device if u change the ROM, is that all u change?

pof

21-10-2006, 06:36 PM

Be happy to dump the ROM for you guys, got some instructions???

There are serveral methods which might work or not depending on the device... on older devices it was possible to dump the rom to a SD card from bootloader, but seems that HTC has removed this feature on new devices :(

1) Grab_it! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=238945)

2) TestWM5.exe (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=24725&d=1128913652)

3) pdocread (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom) as VJ pointed before

As the dump is done while OS is running, then it is not useful to flash it back to anoter device or to use it as a backup... not "everything" is dumped, just some parts, but be sure that it will entertain us more than a week :D

Its prototype, but, maybe you guys can help me.... I have this proto rom as well as a new ROM with Tom Tom on board.. Which do you want?
[...]
Also have the Trinity if you want that ROM as well...

Do you have the shipped updates in flashable form?? Can you upload them to xda-developers ftp?

ftp://xdaupload:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Artemis/
ftp://xdaupload:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Trinity/

User: xdaupload
Pass: xda

Would be nice if someone could help me CID unlock my device to install the new ROM on..

It's impossible to know how to cid unlock it without having one of those in our hands, but hey... old bootloaders (<=1.04) on the Hermes had a bug, probably the same exists in Artemis or Trinity bootloaders as well because all the newer devices use the same "Common Base".

Put the device in bootloader mode, disable USB connections on activesync settings and try to start the upgrade then.

Let us know how it goes! :D

BengalBoy

22-10-2006, 06:03 PM

I will upload the new TomTom ROM to you fellows tonight. The onboard ROM is a early proto with "Destonator" on board. I also have a ExCaliber ROM for anyone interested in it as well.

BengalBoy

22-10-2006, 06:55 PM

Okay guys, I have uploaded the Artemis "TomTom" GPS ROM for you. This is a "test" ROM but is a work in progress of the commercial ROM that will ship on the Artemis. The Proto ROM on my device is the "Destonator" GPS and although the phone and other features work very well, the "Destonator" GPS application "Will NoT" ship on the commercial unit. You Code Warriors, however, will probably enjoy cooking varients of these ROMs to make a custom Destonator/TomTom hybrid?? Anyway, I will try to dump the ROM from the ARtemis so I can upload it to you as well.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will try to get my Artemis updated using your suggestions. I had already tried the boot loader suggestion as well as the Universal "hacking tool" with no success... but I will double check myself on the boot loader procedure and disable USB on ActiveSynch. I may not have done that originally when I tried. The error I get is "insufficient file size" after upgrade begins.... about 4% through....46.8

The file size should be 46.8 MB on the Artemis ROM. Enjoy your Poking, Cooking, and Improving!! Thank you PoF and others for the warm replies and helpful suggestions!!

pof

22-10-2006, 11:52 PM

Great, I've posted an announcement in the Artemis upgrading forum:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280647

If you can post an Excalibur rom it would be nice to look at too... you can make the announcement yourself in the Excalibur forum, link the FTP file and I will move it to safe heaven.

Thanks so much BengalBoy and keep up the good work!

BengalBoy

23-10-2006, 02:51 AM

Your Welcome, look forward to seeing what you fellows can do with a headstart on the commercial release... should have some cutom stuff ready way ahead of time.

pof

23-10-2006, 03:58 AM

I've been looking at the Artemis bootloader (SPL.nb extracted fom ARTEIMG.nbh) and it seems very complete. It is possible to backup the ROM to sd card:

The SD card size is smaller than the total size you want to backup.
Backup to SD is terminated!!!
Update SD image ?
<- Press this key
to Start Download

It has some other interesting strings too, for any curios minds out there I think it's worth looking at:

Security Level Cleared!
CID match!
G4 Super CID!
G3 Super CID!
DIAG Security Level Cleared!
Do not allow HTC signed DIAG image!
Invalid certificate!
Do not allow Diag cert for other images!
Do not allow Customer signed IPL/SPL/OS/GSM/DIAG images!
Update SD ERROR!
Invalid Customer Image!
Signng BINFS
SimlockGetSecurityLevel 2 return %d
SimlockGetSecurityLevel 1 return %d
SetupSimlockLibrary put %x in %x

mastelos

27-10-2006, 04:10 PM

from today i own a P3300

lmf_slacker

27-10-2006, 05:29 PM

from today i own a P3300

wow congrats... how is it? any reviews?

neptune

31-10-2006, 12:05 AM

Put in the order for my Artemis a few days ago and was told the shipment will be arriving on the 31st. I just sold my XDA Exec for it so I hope i can do without a keyboard. Very pleased to see a thread was started so quickly for this device.

Just one quick question that I have. I wanted to confirm that there will be North American maps available to download. I am downloading a pack as we speak, I just hope its the right one.

NutritionN

31-10-2006, 02:02 AM

Just one quick question that I have. I wanted to confirm that there will be North American maps available to download. I am downloading a pack as we speak, I just hope its the right one.
I'm in the Colorado in the US and haven't been able to access the free TomTom map that comes with the device. I constantly get an error message after choosing my state.

I emailed TomTom got a response that this promo is meant for Europe right now. I got the idea, though, from the reply that this is not a done deal. Stay tuned. BTW, I've read in this and other forums that US owners of the P3300 have been successful in their map download; I have no idea why I can't access mine. I've tried downloading other states with the same error messages.

I'm used to keyboard devices, myself, so I'm getting accustomed to this slowly. Haven't had a non-keyboard phone since my JAM when it first came out. It's tough to hammer out emails quickly, but the screen size and resolution (not to mention all the features of this device) sure are nice.

mikealder

31-10-2006, 09:20 PM

Nice device, initial impressions are good - will wait and see how it peforms over a longer period though. - Mike

neptune

01-11-2006, 06:26 AM

Finally got mine and I love how small this thing is. The RollR seems cool, will take some getting used to. My only beef right now is I am having the same problem as NutritionN where I cannot download a map. It says the page you are looking for cannot be found due to an unknown error 0x80072f78. Guess ill have to get them another way.

NutritionN

01-11-2006, 01:16 PM

More bad news with the North American map downloads. I got a reply back from TomTom support that the free map promo is ONLY for European purchases of this device.

The only way to get TomTom to work on this is the purchase the full version with maps for North America. They indicated that this issue would have to be resolved by HTC. I emailed HTC USA this past weekend with no reply yet. My hunch is that they will not resolve this since this device hasn't been released in the US yet.

Oh well. I've been using Navigon 5 with success in the meantime.

neptune

01-11-2006, 05:40 PM

Thats sucks. I'm using pocket street right now which is a piece of garbage. Im downloading Iguidance, Microsft Streets & Trips 2006, and also a version of TomTom with NorthAmerican maps. Hopefully I will be able to do something with these.

muppet_65

03-11-2006, 01:36 AM

You can also try route66 (http://www.66.com/route66/products.php?cid=US&sec=4&ssec=0&prodid=2185) - it should work with the Artemis
(but you can check that at their site)

docc

03-11-2006, 04:05 AM

Do anyone of you have any complains about the processor? I have read on a few forums that the 200 MHz processor is a real let down. What do you fella's think?

mastelos

03-11-2006, 09:53 AM

until now everything is ok i do not have speed problems and the ppc never crash

lmf_slacker

03-11-2006, 01:06 PM

until now everything is ok i do not have speed problems and the ppc never crash

how about the camera n picture quality? the sound quality? reaction to of starting up programs?

mastelos

03-11-2006, 05:17 PM

how about the camera n picture quality? the sound quality? reaction to of starting up programs?

i,m not using the camera often but i thing is good for 2 megapixel
the sound is excelent and the programs reaction is about 1 second from the hit with about 22mb free memory
i,m very satisfied with artemis ,i had a qtek9000 before with a lot of crash problems but now in one week with no crash no missed calls or delays...

*sorry for bad english

mikealder

03-11-2006, 05:38 PM

The program launch speed is very good, the volume more than adequate, although you would struggle to connect the audio output to anything else such as the car deck Aux in, the audio feed to the earphones is via the mini USB connection! - Stereo Bluetooth is probably the best route for this if required - but the volume levels are fine in use loud and very clear. The camera works OK but to be honest I bought the device as a PDA Phone if I need to use a camera I use a dedicated unit, it is usable but don't expect SLR capability, for the odd snap its fine though.
If its any help Route 66 works fine on the device, the auto set-up for the GPS finds the inbuilt receiver and uses it without any recourse to set-up (good job though because there is no GPS set-up in this application) - Mike

lmf_slacker

04-11-2006, 12:29 PM

seems like a very versatile n smooth device, sound n performance wise, i believe will attract quite a following when it hits Singapoer, thanks for the reviews guys!!! hope to see more comments about the device soon!!!

MasK

04-11-2006, 05:11 PM

Diznario

04-11-2006, 06:50 PM

Hey guys,

Just got mine a couple days ago, so I thought I'd pop in here and post a couple random thoughts, and try to answer a couple questions in the process...

As far as the speed goes, I've had no trouble whatsoever. I know this has been a big concern, so I thought I'd mention it. Apps launch quickly, run smoothly, and I've had no lockups or anything quirky. TomTom 6 runs very smoothly, even in 3D mode, which is actually very cool.

The sound quality is exceptional. Calls are clear and very easy to hear without being too loud. Also, there is no "Sweet Spot" like there is with some phones - If you place the phone near your ear, and you can hear it perfectly. You don't need to know how to hold it in order for it to sound good. The signal strength has been good so far, even in areas that were sketchy with my last phone. The speakerphone is very loud, and totally clear. Not distorted at all. Probably the best speakerphone I've ever heard on a phone. The ring tones are also very loud and clear.

I'm using a 2gb card, and it works fine.

The WiFi seems to work fine. I have a Netgear 802.11G access point downstairs, and I get a good signal upstairs, maybe 30 feet away, through a couple of walls. Better than I would have expected.

The RollR I'm not so sure about, but like others have said, it may just take some getting used to. I actually really like the scroll ring, or whatever that part is called. (The chrome part) It works sorta like the wheel on an iPod. It's very handy for reading webpages, scrolling through long pages, but it's a little unpredictable at times. sometimes it scrolls smoothly, and other times it jumps to the next link on the page, which might be two screens down. Very strange. Perhaps this can be fixed in a patch or something. I'd really like to be able to configure this to work just like the scroll wheel on a mouse, but not sure if that's possible.

The GPS works amazingly well. Even indoors, I get a good signal. TomTom 6 is easy to use, and it runs very smoothly. I love the 3D mode, screenshots do not do it justice. And I like that the default voice is some British chick. =P Gives it a bit of character. Oh, and I'm in the Portland, OR area, and they let me download my free map without a problem.

The screen is clear, and very bright. At 3/4 brightness, it's as bright as my Dell 20" widescreen. At full brightness, it's way brighter. It's been raining here, so I haven't tried it in direct sunlight yet, but I can't imagine that it's going to be a problem at all.

I like the size of the device. I thought it was going to be too big, but it's really not. I think the pictures make it look bigger than it really is.

Another thing I really like, is that it charges when plugged into a standard mini USB cable. So, you can sync and it charges at the same time. Mine also came with an AC adapter, but I haven't needed it. (UK plug w/ US adapter)

As far as battery life goes, I have no idea yet. I've had it connected to the USB cable half the time so far, loading up custom sound files and such, so it's been pretty much fully charged the whole time.

Hope this info helps!

lmf_slacker

05-11-2006, 01:28 AM

Cool.. I believe it's gonna be out before end of Nov in Singapore :)
Those having the device, can ya tell what AKU version it's using?
Settngs>System>About> "Build xxxxx.x.x.x"

And abt that audio through USB. Are there any converters (or provided) to convert the mini-USB to a standard 2.5mm connector?

Have ya tried A2DP.. does it have a wierd high frequency hissing noise like the current WM5 devices?

Have ya also tried the HTC phonepad which is found around here (Atom forums)? Does it work?

Thanks for answering!

hi fellow sgp ppc user! really anticipating the release, hyped up by reading the review from Diznario, seemingless currently flaws free hehe... as you know sitex will is just round the corner so hopefully we will catch its appearance there!

lmf_slacker

05-11-2006, 01:33 AM

diznario> so any problem/s assigning the ringing tone n message tones? can we just use any mp3 or wav files?

what softwares have u installed so far in your device?

MasK

05-11-2006, 04:07 AM

hi fellow sgp ppc user! really anticipating the release, hyped up by reading the review from Diznario, seemingless currently flaws free hehe... as you know sitex will is just round the corner so hopefully we will catch its appearance there!

Yeahhh.. 30th Nov.. Sitex. I think it's a high chance it will be released there, as Cnet stated "before end of Nov".
Still anxiously waiting for someone to try out A2DP on thie device :P
Btw, ya happen to be a member of ppcsg.com?

MasK

05-11-2006, 04:10 AM

Hey guys,

The signal strength has been good so far, even in areas that were sketchy with my last phone.

Bro, thanks for the review! May I know what was your last phone? Just wanna compare performances.

lmf_slacker

05-11-2006, 06:13 AM

Yeahhh.. 30th Nov.. Sitex. I think it's a high chance it will be released there, as Cnet stated "before end of Nov".
Still anxiously waiting for someone to try out A2DP on thie device :P
Btw, ya happen to be a member of ppcsg.com?

yes ppcsg.com, my nick quite easy to spot hehe...

sitex is definitely a must go for those who wanna have a sneak peep as well as hands on at the new devices, gonna not miss the opportunity...

mikealder

05-11-2006, 09:00 AM

Still anxiously waiting for someone to try out A2DP on thie device :PJust been out to the car and tried the A2DP, the volume seems a little low, but no annoying hissing or pops from the device, turn the stereo up in the vehicle and the quality is actually very good.
In fact I had a couple of tracks by ToTo playing at the same time as TomTom was Navigating, all the sounds from the car speakers - works very well - Mike

Hacker@lho

05-11-2006, 11:26 AM

Hi all, i would like to know how P3300 handle voip programs like skype and sjphone? because they recommend a 400Mhz processor, and voip is very important to me...
thanks

Diznario

05-11-2006, 10:11 PM

diznario> so any problem/s assigning the ringing tone n message tones? can we just use any mp3 or wav files?

what softwares have u installed so far in your device?

No real problems assigning rings or alerts. Ringtones can be mp3, wma, mid, and perhaps other formats, and they are located in either the /Windows directory or in /Windows/Rings. I don't know why they are in two places, but I put mine in the Rings folder and they work fine. As far as Alert tones go, it seems that only wav files work, and those are in the /Windows folder as well. I did run into one wav file didn't work, perhaps it's not encoded at a frequency that WM5 can handle. This stuff is probably the same on any WM5 device.

As far as applications goes, I've been playing around mostly with TomTom, which I love, the various browsers, IE, Minimo, and Opera, and some other random shareware apps. All the browsers seem to work fairly well, but I think I'm sticking with IE for now, which kinda sucks, cause I'm a diehard Firefox user. Ahh well. The integration just seems right with IE, and the scroll wheel behaves the best here too.

Bro, thanks for the review! May I know what was your last phone? Just wanna compare performances.

My last phone was a Nokia 6230. Not a bad phone, but it's about a year old, and it was about time to make the jump to Pocket PC. For comparison, I've also used a new Dell Axim X51v at work a bit, and to me the Artemis doesn't really feel slow or sluggish in comparison. I'm probably just not trying to do too much with it. I'm also anal about going into the memory settings page and actually closing apps for real when I'm done with them, so maybe that's part of it. At any rate, really the only noticeable difference for me is the big screen on the Axim, with it's full VGA. Oh, and I've also crashed the Axim a few times, but haven't crashed the Artemis yet... *crosses fingers*

Diznario

05-11-2006, 10:27 PM

Forgot to mention, I'm doing email through the Artemis as well. That's turning into one of my main uses of the phone now. POP3 to Gmail works pretty good, but there are a couple of oddities - It doesn't sync my sent items, and if I send an email from my PC, it shows up in my Inbox as unread on the Artemis. Not sure what's up with any of that, but I'm pretty sure it's either WM5 related, or the way I set it up. I'll prolly look into this more later.

Oh, and here's another tidbit - The battery cover seemed a bit too loose for my tastes, so I sandwiched a little folded piece of paper in there between the battery and the cover, and it's totally solid now. Ahh, the old school tricks.

lmf_slacker

06-11-2006, 01:16 AM

thanks lots diznario for your update, software n applications wise it seems that its running quite, maybe u can tweak and hack the device a bit if u are more advanturous after a while n update us again regarding its prons and cons...

the battery cover is loose already? your device is quite new i believe right? did u drop it or somehow knocked it against something? well yes your ol' skool trick works well for most devices, including other brands haha... n your previous nokia 6230 is a mighty fine phone too...

lsarribanca

06-11-2006, 01:52 PM

Hello There,
I've a hTC P3300. It works fine. Anyway I found somethink I can't put it work.
I'm using TomTom with Poi Warner. I'd try to remap one button using the Poi Warner fast command button settings menu but the system doesn't accept the change. Then I'd try to remap one button using the Windows Mobile buttons settings to call some other aplication and it happens the same, the Windows Mobile doesn't accept the change.
Can any one chek it?
Or can some one help me?
Thanks.
Lsarribanca

lutzs

06-11-2006, 02:14 PM

i simply want to say, that the woman from the picture _is_ ugly

mepearson

07-11-2006, 01:17 PM

Hi, of the two full P3300 reviews that I have read they both mention the lack of the phonepad application. ie the devices didn't have the nice T9 predictive text input application. The lack of this app is the main reason I didn't buy the quanta manufactured devices. Does the P3300 in proper retail release form include the phone pad app?

MasK

07-11-2006, 02:20 PM

Well, the phonepad has been extracted from the O2mini, and has been distributed around :)
I've successfully used it in my Atom and now, on my hp6828.

So.. those bros with Artemis, if you don't mind, could ya try out the phonepad and feedback if it works ok? Just hoping the new AKU3 on the device doesn't conflict with the phonepad.

For yer convenience, I've added the link to the phonepad:

http://www.absolutesurf.com/articles/o2atom/phonepad.zip

Thanks!!

Diznario

08-11-2006, 07:28 AM

Diznario

08-11-2006, 07:43 AM

the battery cover is loose already? your device is quite new i believe right? did u drop it or somehow knocked it against something?

Hahaha... No, I didn't drop it or anything, and it wasn't really that loose, it just wasn't as snug of a fit as I would like. It kinda felt like it might pop off on it's own if I held it wrong or something.

mepearson

08-11-2006, 01:17 PM

I'm not sure if it's the exact same app you guys are talking about, but mine came with a really sweet predictive phone pad. It looks just like this:

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/image/htc/artemis/pc-capture3.png

Is this the phonepad app you guys are talkin about?

Hi Diznario, that's the smart dialer app (it's also a nice inclusion by HTC). The T9 app i'm talking about looks like the pic I have (hopefully) attached with this post.

For info, I recieved my P3300 today so i've kind of answered my own question. It doesn't have the T9 app. I bought it from "Egadgetdepot.com". I was pretty impressed with their service.

I will try to use the cab file posted earlier on the forum and let you all know how it goes.

Does anyone have the cab file for the T9 app from the JAMIN? I think the P3300 is based on the JAMIN so it may work better???

mepearson

08-11-2006, 01:56 PM

All, here's the update, I just tried installing the T9 phonepad app as linked by Mask (thanks by the way Mask). The news is that is works perfectly! Before anyone asks, unzip the file where you will find another archive (this time rar) called "Phone Pad English Only..v1.0_build 2234" and a text file. Use the explore function through Active sync to copy it to your device. Run "File explorer" from your P3300 and double click on the "Phone Pad English Only..v1.0_build 2234" file. It will self install on your device then will ask to reset your device. Once the device has reset go to type a text message and select "phone pad" from the input methods menu. It should now work

Here are my thoughts on the P3300 (as compared to the imate JAM/O2 XDAii mini/etc that it replaced) for anyone that's interested:

The speaker volume and clarity is a 1000% improvement. It's faster and slower than the JAM for various things but nothing of consequence. The screen is really good and lastly the scroll wheel/track ball thing I find to be really good despite the hesitance of some people. Overall I think it's a big improvement especially since I didn't buy the JAMIN because of the poor speaker quality.

MasK

08-11-2006, 05:06 PM

Woohoo!
You're welcome, mepearson and thanks to you for trying that out for us. It's such a relieve. I can't live without that phonepad.

Also thanks to Diznario for telling us that the device comes with the smartDialer. I was abt to ask that question as well :P

Just for confirmation, does the device come with infrared?

Diznario

08-11-2006, 05:56 PM

Ahhh... Now I see what you guys are talkin about. So you can use that instead of the on screen keyboard, for email, text messages, or whatever. Nice.

mastelos

08-11-2006, 06:20 PM

Just for confirmation, does the device come with infrared?

no infrared

raido

22-11-2006, 11:58 AM

Ahqar

25-11-2006, 09:44 AM

i also own P3300. Very pleased with it.

I was concerned about the OMAP850 201mhz processor at first but i must say there is no lag or nothing when opening programs etc - even played Doom with my P3300. TCPMP benchmark showd 30 FPS ( if internet explorer and some other programs running in backround then 25FPS ) .

Haven't tried Skype out yet but will get to it asap.

There is a free utility that lets you overclock the CPU. do a search for OMAPCLOCK or something.

a commercial app is also available : XCPUScalar (http://www.immiersoft.com/index.html) This one dynamically overclocks or underclocks the CPU for performance or battery saving respectively. It detects the load on the CPU and reacts accordingly. I have not tested it but I have read that it improves things like Skype etc.

Svilen

25-11-2006, 01:45 PM

psargent

26-11-2006, 05:48 PM

Dear P3300 owners. Please try omapclock. The procesor is the same like other HTC mentioned before. I am using Wizard (QTEK 9100) overclocked to 280 Mhz all the time. The process for overclovking is explained in the forum. Please do not be afraid. If the procesor don't takes overclocking - the only thing will be self-softreset. Try and shere your experience. If this is o.k. - I'll change my qtek with this gadget :-). Thanks for shering in advance. Forgot to say: it's improving Skype functionality a lot. You will be able to turn on "echo" function, and TomTom is loading much faster.

I have been overclocking my P3300 for 4 days now with no problems at 240mhz. I tried 252, but Tom Tom seemed to get buggy. 240 seems the optimal speed as far as I'm concerned.

I was very cautious before purchasing the P3300 due to all of the bad press on the OMAP 850, but I have to say I have been very pleasantly surprised by the performance of this unit. It felt zippy even without overclocking. The only lag I have seen is a slightly longer pause before Voice Command 1.6 activates after putton press. It plays video in TCPMP quite well (although video is converted).

I haven't had a chance to use the road GPS yet because I can't get a map for Virginia where I live and I don't want to buy the North American TomTom until I see whether Pockemap Navigator will release a WM5 compatible version (since I already own that). So basically, I don't know how well it performs with route calculation and on the fly re-routing. I have used the GPS with my golf course yardage program (Star Caddy) and it works great! I love the fact that the GPS is managed automatically and that I don't have to worry about starting up BT before using the program or forgetting to stop afterward. Just open the app and go - stop and it stops. As far as TTFF, with Quick GPS I was fixed in under 10 sec. Warm fix is under 3! I even get a signal inside buildings (within reason). I can walk around my house and not lose signal!

Finally, to all those who are wondering about Rollr: It is definitely personal preference. I for one love it. Doesn't take long to get used to and is an awesome way to navigate programs like PocketBreeze and playlists in TCPMP. I'm sure the mouse mode will be a help in GPS map navigation too!

After around a week, I have to say I am very happy with my new device - I upgraded from a PDA2k. As someone who has used 400mhz xScales for years, I don't see enough of a difference in performance so far to overshadow benefit of the super compact form factor and unique features of this device.

However, now that the Trinity's GPS is all but confirmed.........;)