Irish Diamond problems

[joe.]

hi there
i have a touch diamond that was got from holland , unlocked and unbranded

rom version 1.35.401.3 WWE

using the Meteor pre pay network

last week the when making calls the person at the end of the line can not hear a thing im saying


anything I can do to fix this ?

step by step guides ?


thanks

Joe

[Dark Fire]

Wooo! Another Diamond user in Ireland!

I'm also on Meteor pre-pay, but I have a Diamond from the UK (1.37.405.1 WWE). I've had no problems with calls or texts or anything...apart from mobile internet.

The built-in connection settings for Meteor are just wrong. They don't work at all. The WAP settings are available elsewhere on the internet, but I've managed to acquire (after confusing Meteor customer care quite a lot, because they've obviously never even heard of HTC) working mobile internet settings. The only problem is that their prices are ridiculous (2c per KB)...but at least I can check emails and the weather if I really need to.

If anyone wants the proper Meteor mobile internet settings, just ask (or phone customer care...and be prepared for a long conversation).

Oh, getting back to the original problem, have you tried your device on any other network? I would really doubt that the problem is Meteor-specific, because I've never had any problems using HTC devices on Meteor. BTW, aren't the new pre-pay deals really cool? Not sure about that magic mobile genie though...

[thehomeofDob]

Alright lads! Where did you get your Diamonds? and for how much? I'm trying to bring one into Ireland, cheapest way?

I would also hazard a guess that it's a phone specific problem, have you tried flashing a different rom?

Meteor Pre Pay here btw... I'm signed up to the 3G test, I get free 3G till the end of August! woohoo! They'll have PAYG deals when they release to the public in October.

[joe.]

i got it from Capti-lux in hollands airport, phone is great like but need to sort out why people cant hear me on it though ! ha

i ever bothered with the internet settings for it as i use the wireless when needed for emails etc , and the 3g will be out in october


@ DArk fire

what bad are you on ? gsm/umts ...

[RavenGirl]

i got it from Capti-lux in hollands airport, phone is great like but need to sort out why people cant hear me on it though ! ha

i ever bothered with the internet settings for it as i use the wireless when needed for emails etc , and the 3g will be out in october


@ DArk fire

what bad are you on ? gsm/umts ...

This may be just me, but I would try upgrading the radio. I've had the same issues with some of my other htc phones and it always fixed it for me.

[catdog]

I am on Vodafone and no problem with HTC DT on 3G in Galway. I have flashed it with a Diamond Project ROM including the latest radio and had to fix the access point to hs.vodafone.ie
Got mine on Ebay this week from all4ustore_lv for €450, paid last Friday, got delivered this Tuesday! Scary part is the insurance, it shipped as a memory module with value of £50. If you are a frequent visitor to Paddy Power then I suppose you can take this gamble too...

[Dark Fire]

Alright lads! Where did you get your Diamonds? and for how much? I'm trying to bring one into Ireland, cheapest way?

I would also hazard a guess that it's a phone specific problem, have you tried flashing a different rom?

Meteor Pre Pay here btw... I'm signed up to the 3G test, I get free 3G till the end of August! woohoo! They'll have PAYG deals when they release to the public in October.

The cheapest way to get a Diamond is probably to get one from eBay or the UK. Some websites don't like delivering to random countries though, so you might have to physically go to a shop if you don't like the eBay. I wonder if they're available in Northern Ireland - I can't see any reason for them not being available there...

3G test! I heard about that, but as I'm only in Ireland erratically I've never really investigated it. I'm here for a while now though - how did you sign up to the 3G test? On 3G do they still charge that crazy 2c per KB? Also, how good is the 3G network (coverage, speed, etc.)?



@ DArk fire

what bad are you on ? gsm/umts ...

GSM, unfortunately.

[joe.]

I am on Vodafone and no problem with HTC DT on 3G in Galway. I have flashed it with a Diamond Project ROM including the latest radio and had to fix the access point to hs.vodafone.ie
Got mine on Ebay this week from all4ustore_lv for €450, paid last Friday, got delivered this Tuesday! Scary part is the insurance, it shipped as a memory module with value of £50. If you are a frequent visitor to Paddy Power then I suppose you can take this gamble too...

how do I go about flashing the phone ? need a good guide if you have it handy thanks

[Elusiv]

got mine from germany 470€ 3 weeks ago and brought it over to ireland.
did someone tried the o2.ie broadband addon with HSDPA?

[catdog]

how do I go about flashing the phone ? need a good guide if you have it handy thanks

Flashing in 2 steps:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408621
hardspl 1.24

ROM of your choice such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407572
Direct download link:
http://duttythroy.net/downloads/index.php?dir=Final%20Roms/&file=Ruu_Signed_DiamProject_V2_5.2.19965_Radio_1.0 0.25.06.zip

Follow the instructions and backup anything important.

[Kalel_k]

Ordered the Diamond from the UK the day it was released. Upgraded the rom to Dutty's Diamond Project and it works a treat. On O2 network and getting a Gig a month for €15 so thats pretty good. After Flashing with Dutty's ROM I have freed up about 20% more memory so it runs much smoother.

[joe.]

ok ill try and do that over the weekend , thanks all

[joe.]

ok iv seem to have got it working now again

[Dark Fire]

On O2 network and getting a Gig a month for €15 so thats pretty good.
Is that on some kind of contract?
1GB would cost €20,971.52 on Meteor. :(

[uniqueboy]

Irish guys, Expansis have some cheap Diamonds as "B" stock, and having just returned from W.Cork visiting me Dad, I recommend TomTom7 to you, the Irish maps are spot on. Wish I was there now.

[Dark Fire]

Irish guys, Expansis have some cheap Diamonds as "B" stock, and having just returned from W.Cork visiting me Dad, I recommend TomTom7 to you, the Irish maps are spot on. Wish I was there now.
Isn't the "B" stock all of those returned grey imports from HK? Thanks for the tip about TomTom7 in Ireland.

[wheresmybeaver]

Hey lads, living in the south and I've ordered the Diamond, should have it in a few days.

Up until now I've been using an old Acer n310 (WM5 and no phone capabilities and linked via bluetooth to a GPS module) with iGo 2006 (for about a year) and iGo8 (for the last 2 months). I've been trying TomTom 6 on and off. My job involves driving all around Munster and the iGo maps are far better to the TomTom 6 maps; more complete in terms of small roads, and more road and townland labelling. Also higher accuracy. So I'll be using iGo8 on the Diamond too. I definitely recommend it.

I'd been connecting the Acer to my bluetooth phone to use the internet and get my emails. I'm on O2 billpay and 250mb is €7.50 a month, which is great value. So the Diamond will mean one device instead of 3 for getting my emails, making calls, and navigating around the place.

Isn't there an issue that using alternative ROMs will cause the AGPS to stop working?

[uniqueboy]

TomTom 6 uses the older navtek maps, TomTom7 uses the latest Teleatlas maps, which for W.Cork anyway seemed to have every little road, if you could call it a road. Some of the little lanes in W.Cork just aren't good for your suspension, I mean they are smaller than the width of my car and rougher than the dark side of the moon!

[Elusiv]

Using TomTom 7 on my Diamond + Uk/Ie Maps been to dublin cork waterford and never had any problems.

[joe.]

ok iv seem to have got it working now again

Right it seams to be an intermittent problem , could it be something to do with the network signal ?

[wheresmybeaver]

TomTom 6 uses the older navtek maps, TomTom7 uses the latest Teleatlas maps, which for W.Cork anyway seemed to have every little road, if you could call it a road. Some of the little lanes in W.Cork just aren't good for your suspension, I mean they are smaller than the width of my car and rougher than the dark side of the moon!

I learnt to drive on the "roads" around union hall and glandore in west cork (lots of family in that area) and the most entertaining times were careening along those tiny roads, coming across terrified looking americans in their rentals and them ploughing into the hedge in fear when they saw my little punto coming. Happy days!

I've been trying out TT7 for a few weeks and I'm a bit confused with searching for Irish-y addresses (with fadas and such); I can't seem to find anything (and should I enter a townland or town or city as the "City"??). And manually navigating around the map is disastrously slow and lacking in detail. iGo, on the other hand, is easy to search with and has great detail. Knackers the battery though; I'd recommend turning off 3d buildings and 3d landscape etc. No need for it.

[Kalel_k]

Was using TomTom 6 on mine and didn't really like it, so got a copy of IGo 8 which I find much much better...Nicer interface and seems to pick up the satelites a lot faster...

[DanGlee]

Oh, good to hear some people in Ireland have the Diamond! I should be getting mine tomorrow and heading back to Ireland with it (I currently on Vodafone PAYG, hope its OK with the Diamond, really don't want bill phone, but still want to be able to check GMails and stuff!

(and and I got mine off eBay too, cost me £340 / €430 - and €579 on Expansys...good site, hiked up prices BIG TIME!)

Fingers crossed Diamond works in Ireland when I get back and that I have no issues... but even if I do, still will always beat being an iPhone fanboy! :)

DG

[Dark Fire]

Good, good. :)
That's very cheap.

I know that Vodafone have no real mobile internet restrictions in the UK, and that they have some pretty good deals. However, I've never been with Vodafone in Ireland...

[wheresmybeaver]

Had my Diamond for the last few days now.. its brilliant. Works very well with O2 billpay and the data addon. Settings for O2 came with the phone so it worked straight away out of the box. All that internet on such a tiny phone! And one of the best things: it's not an iPhone... hope the Diamond doesn't get too popular ;-)

[uniqueboy]

I have a sad feeling it won't be too popular in W.Cork!

[Dark Fire]

I hope it becomes popular next year, so that we can all laugh at the ignorant mimetic desirers, while they know why we're laughing. (They won't know why, if nobody knows what a HTC Touch Diamond is...)