Just My Opinion Regarding Kaiser

[superflyboy]

I have a HTC TynTynII or whatever it's called.

I was forced to buy one to keep "updated", with EDGE data capacity, but never wanted to buy a small screen device (this was before the HTC Touch HD was introduced), as I had been using my XDAII 's and forced to use my backups, XDAIIs's...

Now, as the XDAIIs's had pissed me off with various problems and lack of proper speakerphone, these are the deficiencies I find of Kaiser:

1. Speakerphone *totally* unusable (the XDAIIs was bad, but this is *hopeless*)

2. Cannot forward SMS's using EM (WM6.0 or 6.1 limitation).

3. Of course, HTC wouldn't let me upgrade to the latest 6.1 at the time I had bought the device, using my serial number of the unit purchased in Singapore. (Of course, we can use the cooked ROM's, but why??)

4. Touch sensitivity totally sucks with a screen protector, even though I have used these with my XDAII and XDAIIs units. When pressing hard sometimes, it elicits *no* reactions whatsoever, then opens up something else...

5. OS is totally "whacked-out" as compared to WM2003 - I have no idea why they have gone insane with these previously only used menus for the smartphones! One requires more menu/key-presses to execute mail retrieval, etc., as compared to WM2003!

6. Cannot use fingertips for typing entries, nor to close apps. (screen size issue)

7. Processor seems to be a power-saving one, that delays action, as compared to the one in the XDAII, which kicks a**, as compared to the XDAIIs or Kaiser.

8. No blinking SMS light (even though this was selected in the options) when receiving SMS - also no vibration noted.

9. OS is more buggy than WM2003 - sometimes completely stopping the phone, requiring the reboot of the device.

10. To be continued...

I'll update the list with more of my findings above, but welcome feedback....

[tdusen]

Sounds awful. You should just send it to me. I'll give it a good home. :)

[himalayasplaya]

1. Speakerphone *totally* unusable (the XDAIIs was bad, but this is *hopeless*)
I find it works out just fine.

2. Cannot forward SMS's using EM (WM6.0 or 6.1 limitation).
On WM 6.1 you can forward SMS. I use SMS-chat and it forwards just fine. I don't know what EM is, soo I can't help you there.


3. Of course, HTC wouldn't let me upgrade to the latest 6.1 at the time I had bought the device, using my serial number of the unit purchased in Singapore. (Of course, we can use the cooked ROM's, but why??)
There is a stock 6.1 rom out now, and the cooked ROMs have been around for some time as well. Go for it, 6.1 is more stable and faster than 6.0 was.


4. Touch sensitivity totally sucks with a screen protector, even though I have used these with my XDAII and XDAIIs units. When pressing hard sometimes, it elicits *no* reactions whatsoever, then opens up something else...
You have to recalibrate the screen to touch sensitivity after you put the screen protector on. Settings>System>Screen> Align Screen


5. OS is totally "whacked-out" as compared to WM2003 - I have no idea why they have gone insane with these previously only used menus for the smartphones! One requires more menu/key-presses to execute mail retrieval, etc., as compared to WM2003!
Get a better program thats why WM is made to be customizable!


6. Cannot use fingertips for typing entries, nor to close apps. (screen size issue) Vito Technologies Zoomboard


7. Processor seems to be a power-saving one, that delays action, as compared to the one in the XDAII, which kicks a**, as compared to the XDAIIs or Kaiser. Upgrade to 6.1 and you wont see the delay. WM6.0 was slow as dirt. I'm running on the stock rom and its fast!


8. No blinking SMS light (even though this was selected in the options) when receiving SMS - also no vibration noted. Go to settings>personal>sounds & notifications>notifications. Then under event: select Messaging: New Text Message. Then check the "flash light" option.


9. OS is more buggy than WM2003 - sometimes completely stopping the phone, requiring the reboot of the device. FLASH THE ROM!


10. To be continued... FLASH THE ROM!!

[superflyboy]

Sounds awful. You should just send it to me. I'll give it a good home. :)I'll trade it for a *mint* XDAII & a *mint* XDAIIi!

On WM 6.1 you can forward SMS. I use SMS-chat and it forwards just fine. I don't know what EM is, soo I can't help you there.EM = e-mail...don't know if you guys on the board here use PM = Personal Message/Mail, but it's the logical (and should be the more often used) abbreviation.

There is a stock 6.1 rom out now, and the cooked ROMs have been around for some time as well. Go for it, 6.1 is more stable and faster than 6.0 was.Thanks - after I reviewed my post, I went to the HTC site, and found that they offered this - will flash after doing a backup...


You have to recalibrate the screen to touch sensitivity after you put the screen protector on. Settings>System>Screen> Align ScreenI'm not sure I did this again on my last trip where I had to take this very quickly, but I just did it now - thanks!

Get a better program thats why WM is made to be customizable!

Vito Technologies Zoomboard

Upgrade to 6.1 and you wont see the delay. WM6.0 was slow as dirt. I'm running on the stock rom and its fast!

Go to settings>personal>sounds & notifications>notifications. Then under event: select Messaging: New Text Message. Then check the "flash light" option.

FLASH THE ROM!

FLASH THE ROM!!Noted - will do and report - thanks a lot!

[Flying Kiwi]

There is a stock 6.1 rom out now, and the cooked ROMs have been around for some time as well. Go for it, 6.1 is more stable and faster than 6.0 was.You'd think that'd be the case but in my experience running numerous official Kaiser ROMs, the one I have now far surpasses any WM 6.1 official ROM for stability. No broken GPS problems, no screen flashes coming out of powersaving mode, no unwanted pauses out of the blue. Yes it's slightly slower eg in redrawing the screen from portrait to landscape and back again and during boot it takes longer, but it's far more stable! Flashing to the Official WM 6.1 ROM would be like jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire so the o/p needs to consider this!

[superflyboy]

You'd think that'd be the case but in my experience running numerous official Kaiser ROMs, the one I have now far surpasses any WM 6.1 official ROM for stability. No broken GPS problems, no screen flashes coming out of powersaving mode, no unwanted pauses out of the blue. Yes it's slightly slower eg in redrawing the screen from portrait to landscape and back again and during boot it takes longer, but it's far more stable! Flashing to the Official WM 6.1 ROM would be like jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire so the o/p needs to consider this!Flying Kiwi, I gather you are running a 6.0 ROM?

Are you on FT, btw?

[superflyboy]

I want my XDAII (both of them) back...maybe I'll buy a used one - problem is that it doesn't support EDGE or higher data, but in India (where I spend most of my time) it makes no difference - they don't give you the speed anyway!

One gets faster GPRS data in Singapore (StarHub) than on any Indian GSM carrier with EDGE! :eek:

[anagarika]

Yeah, HSDPA, Edge, GPRS, it all boils down to how much your ISP allocating the bandwidth from the base station to it's internet gwy. No point having HSDPA if the base station is linked to their gwy with 128kbps line.

However, most of your complain about Kaiser, I don't find it for me. Perhaps you get a 'lemon'? My touchscreen is great, even the finger close (the corner task manager) works better than my previous Sony Ericsson M600.

[ChumleyEX]

I find it works out just fine.


On WM 6.1 you can forward SMS. I use SMS-chat and it forwards just fine. I don't know what EM is, soo I can't help you there.


There is a stock 6.1 rom out now, and the cooked ROMs have been around for some time as well. Go for it, 6.1 is more stable and faster than 6.0 was.


You have to recalibrate the screen to touch sensitivity after you put the screen protector on. Settings>System>Screen> Align Screen


Get a better program thats why WM is made to be customizable!

Vito Technologies Zoomboard

Upgrade to 6.1 and you wont see the delay. WM6.0 was slow as dirt. I'm running on the stock rom and its fast!

Go to settings>personal>sounds & notifications>notifications. Then under event: select Messaging: New Text Message. Then check the "flash light" option.

FLASH THE ROM!

FLASH THE ROM!!


Yeah, everything he said. I've been using mine for over a year and I don't really have any complaints at all. It's my best friend. SMS, EMAIL etc all work great and I can do EVERYTHING with my chubby sausage like fingers.

[Rpearly1]

I think you should learn to flash roms, I was not happy with my kaiser when I first got it but I started reading more and found how to flash roms and now I love it! find a more finger friendly rom and use it! Hope this helps if not send me the kaiser and I'll give him a good home!

[nerdtaco]

I agree Rpearly1, I was so pissed at my tilt at first because the stock AT&T rom sucked ass. I removed the bloatware and it still sucked ass. I left it that way for about 6 months because I was too scared to brick my phone, but the whole flashing process is remarkably simple, I mean a complete novice who barely knows a computer could do it as long as they read around a bit and follow the directions. Now I'm a flashaholic.

[Flying Kiwi]

Flying Kiwi, I gather you are running a 6.0 ROM?Yes, an original HTC one after reverting.
Are you on FT, btw?If FT = Full Time then yes my phone is usually on all day but I sometimes power it off during the working day and especially in the evening when I reboot it - not because of any problems, just that in my experience with computers, they often work best if rebooted from time to time.

[superflyboy]

Yeah, HSDPA, Edge, GPRS, it all boils down to how much your ISP allocating the bandwidth from the base station to it's internet gwy. No point having HSDPA if the base station is linked to their gwy with 128kbps line.yep - agree.

However, most of your complain about Kaiser, I don't find it for me. Perhaps you get a 'lemon'? My touchscreen is great, even the finger close (the corner task manager) works better than my previous Sony Ericsson M600.

Yeah, everything he said. I've been using mine for over a year and I don't really have any complaints at all. It's my best friend. SMS, EMAIL etc all work great and I can do EVERYTHING with my chubby sausage like fingers.Are you guys using a screen protector?

Yes, an original HTC one after reverting.
If FT = Full Time then yes my phone is usually on all day but I sometimes power it off during the working day and especially in the evening when I reboot it - not because of any problems, just that in my experience with computers, they often work best if rebooted from time to time.FT=FlyerTalk, for FlyingKiwi!

[ChumleyEX]

No I'm not using a screen protector, but that isn't part of the phone and it's not something you can consider a problem with the phone. IMO

[superflyboy]

No I'm not using a screen protector, but that isn't part of the phone and it's not something you can consider a problem with the phone. IMOMaybe not - sometimes I have to press really hard...could be the delay of the OS not reacting then...