Almost perfect...

[venomf]

I got my Diamond last Thursday and have been using it with my secondary sim whilst I got used to the phone and became used to using it intuitively... I am happy to say I am now completely comfortable with it and it is *almost* perfect!

Changes:

*Bepe 0.97 FIXED
*Diamond Advance Config tool
*S2U2
*Comm Manager advance.

Thank you to all the great people working to made this device all it should be! Donations forthcoming very soon! :D

I have just a few questions with regard to my remaining issues:

*The contacts summary page which comes up after ending a call, any way to suppress that?

*Is there any way to bluetooth contacts, files (pictures/music etc) to and from another mobile phone? I tried transferring a jpg image, an MP3 ringtone and a contact via bluetooth from a Sony Ericsson W880i but all three failed!

*Is there any way to display contacts as FORENAME SURNAME as opposed to SURNAME, FORENAME?

Thank you in advance for any advice regarding the above :)

[venomf]

Anyone?????

[wheresmybeaver]

Think I might be able to help you out there.

1. To get rid of that contacts thing at the end of a call, tap Phone on the Home screen, then tap Menu and then Options. Go to the Advanced tab right at the end and untick "Add new phone number to Contacts at end of call".

2. To receive files of any kind over bluetooth, you have to have Bluetooth turned on in the Comm Manager, but you also need to have the Beam option turned on. If you have the modified Comm manager then you should be able to see the Beam option in there.

3. All my contacts show up as "forename surname" already, I think it might be to do with how you have it set up in Outlook, because I remember Outlook had it "surname, forename" by default and that drove me mad until I changed it. Hunt around in Outlook to change the way they're displayed, then do a sync, and I'd say that should do it.

Dave

[venomf]

Thanks for taking the time to reply Dave!

The contact summary still seems to come up :( I did untick this box a few days ago and maybe its a bug but the screen still appears on finishing a call.

I turned on Beam and the bluetooth file transfer now works just fine, thank you! :D

I will sync up when I get home and have a play around with Outlook, thanks for the suggestion I think that will remedy this problem too. :D

Is there an advanced contact manager or SMS manager out there by chance? Sending and receiving a few SMS today and the whole transition from TF3d to the WM is a bit jarry, and browsing contacts isnt really possible without the stylus... so far these are the only small niggles in day to day use! The latest version of S2U2 really helps usability and allows you to lock the hardware buttons when you get an incoming call... no more calls answered by mistake with this app! :D

[wheresmybeaver]

No bother.

I never manually browse the contacts list because it scrolls very strangely, its impossible to successfully pick a contact.

The best way to select a contact when sending a text, I've found, is to type the first letter or two of their name, eg "DA" and then everyone with a name starting with DA is listed, eg DAD, DAVE etc. Much better than scrolling a list. Its the same behaviour when making a call and you want to select a contact; just bring up the Phone app (the one with the keypad) and start typing their name on the number pad.

I agree though that the process of moving from TF3D to WM6 when sending a text is very clunky. I wonder would HTC consider developing their own TouchFlo messaging software that covers all aspects of sending SMS and email. Unfortunately the iPhone still has the advantage there; you still have to get out the stylus every now and then on the Diamond.

[venomf]

I have most of my most frequently used numbers under the People tab in TF3D... good suggestions as above though.

May give this a try if I cant get along with the SMS...

http://store.xda-developers.com/xproduct.php?xProd=1943

Will have a search to see user opinions :)