What's up with the specs re: vibration?

[Janis]

http://www.htcwiki.com/page/Athena
It doesn't get any more obvious than that.

Thanks!!!! to the the guy who suggested recording another phone vibrating and using the recording as a sound to simulate the vib.

I do want my new advantage to actually vibrate, so I'm going to play with some low frequencies to see if I can get something that resonates with a hunk of hardware somewhere on the unit to produce soemthing tactile.

Other than a headset (I love my PhoneAlarm), does anyone else have any solutions to the lack of vibrating? Heck, my HP5555 vibrates, and it's not even a phone.

Creative ideas I like. Funny, or just stupid ideas are better!

 

[madbird]

hi

as far as i know, the point is that htc discard the vibrate feature because of the microdrive. and a proof of that is that a guy in a german forum dissasembled his athena and found a mountpoint and connection pins for a standard vibrating motor. like you can see on the pictures he put a motor of another mobile in, and it fits perfectly. the problem you wil have is to enable vibration in the software, and even if you manage that you risk your microdrive.

greets mad

and for those who speak german the link to the discussion: click

 

[AgentBignose]

Thx to madbird thats the best way to involve as many people as possible in the discussion.

 

[techntrek]

Hot damn, everything's there ready for vibrate, but they didn't include it?!? Idiots. They lost many potential sales with that decision.

While I have much German blood running through my veins I don't speak the language - anything interesting happening on that thread?

 

[EvilJogga]

While I have much German blood running through my veins I don't speak the language - anything interesting happening on that thread?

Same with me, but I do
In short someone tells that he had to open his Athena to get some metal dust out of the speakers and found the connector.
Then someone else mentions that there already has been a discussion about this and that the vibrate feature wasn't included because of the microdrive.
Possibly interesting is the mentioning of the idea to include a flash disk into the successor of the Athena.
At the end there's some short talk about using a headset with vibrating feature.

Short: Nothing interesting going on.

 

[techntrek]

Thanks for the summary. Any mention if he actually hooked it up and edited the registry to add vibrate to the ring sequence - to see if its still software enabled?

 

[tootallk2000]

Thanks for the summary. Any mention if he actually hooked it up and edited the registry to add vibrate to the ring sequence - to see if its still software enabled?

Correct me if i'm wrong...But doesn't some Nokia phone have the vibrate motor built in the battery, couldn't we use similar technology with a few programs and the design of this type battery to get the phone to vibrate? I mean I do have the Jabra BT8010 and it took about a month to get use to that thing vibrating on my ear, and even at times when I sleep it and forget that it's on, it's annoying enough to make me jump up and reach for my pistol...

 

[mcwtrekkie]

Anyone know which registry key must be added/editted to enable the vibrate function?

 

[EvilJogga]

Thanks for the summary. Any mention if he actually hooked it up and edited the registry to add vibrate to the ring sequence - to see if its still software enabled?

He states that he just put it there to look at it (he probably means for the picture) and is fully aware that there is no software control for it.
Also was he reminded of his old 3210 and is missing the vibrating function in meetings.

Short: No, not even an approach

 

[eagle 1]

I would give up the microdrive for the vibrate. That's only thing I miss from my hermes and kaiser. Heck, the microdrive is not real realiable anyway. I have had to re-format it twice in 6 months.

 

[techntrek]

Anyone know which registry key must be added/editted to enable the vibrate function?

This page describes the settings I know of. I don't know if there is another setting somewhere (or some driver needed) to enable the vibrate. I just know that the vibrate command must be in this key:

http://www.pocketpcaddict.com/forum...ngtone-vibrate-led-flash-characteristics.html

 

[jas_pik]

If you will instal HTC Home on Athena - you will have possibility to get vibrate sign instead of loudspeaker .
Maybe it will be solution

 

[Janis]

Wow. Nice to have something in English....

Thanks so much for the concise translation!

I guess I won't be recording my church organ's 16-foot pipe.