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Posted by: Immolator Jan 17 2006, 10:50 PM

hi, i just got the voq professional phone yesterday and have been spending some time with it. but still a couple small things bug me about it.

is there anyway to make the phone read mp3s as ringtones off the sdcard? why does it only read mp3s as ringtones off my phone's internal memory?

whats the best resolution to compress video clips to to view in full screen(and maybe with subtitles) for this phone?

is there any better voice recognition software on the market, maybe a program that will allow me to add voicetags to contacts on my sim card and not just on internal contacts? is there a way to mass move my sim conctacts to the phone memory or do i have to do that one at a time?

whats the best res. for jpg/gifs ?

is there any better software for playing video clips? maybe allowing more formats

thats about all i can think of now. thanks for helping and not flaming my newbieness :P

Posted by: smeg36 Jan 17 2006, 11:07 PM

I'll try to answer your questions.

1) Every Smartphone is slightly different with what they read off the SD as ringtones. The one consistent format is WAV. I'm pretty sure the Voq can read WAV or WMA from the SD as rings, so just convert the file you want to use to either of those.

2) The screen is 220x176, so encode them to that resolution. I recommend encoding to avi then using TCPMP to play the files. That yeilds by far the best results I've seen.

3) Fonix Voicedial is probably the best third-party voice recognition software. Don't know if you can use SIM contacts though.

4) As I said, the screen is 220x176 so that is the best resolution

5) The afore mentioned TCPMP is by far the best all around player for Smartphones.

Posted by: abatis Jan 17 2006, 11:20 PM

Smeg and I think alike here are some links: I don't have time to answer all of your questions but I highly recommend http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/about for playing videos on the VOQ. You can install it on the SD card and it will run fine. Also I would recommend you encode to Smartphone format using http://divx.ppccool.com/ These are both FREE! However it is nice to support what you like.

Generally a full movie will end up being about 180+- MB. Use a card reader to transfer movies to your SD card as it will save time and a headache with ActiveSync.

For formating picture size I highly recommend using http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx. It has a setting to resize to Smartphone or PDA size plus custom.

I also recommend using http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=74473FD6-1DCC-47AA-AB28-6A2B006EDFE9&displaylang=en which is part of the Delveloper Powertoys from MS to input text and what not from your PC screen into your phone. Saves time on setting etc.




regards

Posted by: Immolator Jan 18 2006, 08:40 AM

thanks for the great help
that tcpmp program works great

either of you 2 know how to change some of the pics in windowsmobile on the voq pro phone? like maybe the pic the phone displays when someone is calling or i call someone.

also: when i run tcpmp and go to options and see what specs this voq phone has, it says its running an ARM processor. i thought the voq pro phone was xscale? should i be looking for ARM programs?

edit:

i just tried what you said about converting an mp3 to wav and saving it to the sd card and trying to get the phone to use it as a ringtone off the card...but it didn't work. in settings>sounds>ring tone: box it just brings up a list of whats in storage/application data/sounds
does anyone know of a way to change the default folder that windows mobile 2003 looks in for ring tone files?

Posted by: smeg36 Jan 18 2006, 03:06 PM

Place the WAV file either in no folder at all on the SD, or create a My Documents and put it in there. I always place in straight on the SD, not in any folders, and it works great.

All processors for the Smartphone are ARM based, even the X-Scale. Subsequently, all programs are designed for ARM processors.

Posted by: abatis Jan 18 2006, 06:22 PM

This thread got me started playing with my Voq again. I added T-Zones to my account and it works great. The VOQ advantage is that keypad. Still my favotite on a phone.

Posted by: Immolator Jan 18 2006, 08:15 PM

Place the WAV file either in no folder at all on the SD, or create a My Documents and put it in there.  I always place in straight on the SD, not in any folders, and it works great.




All processors for the Smartphone are ARM based, even the X-Scale.  Subsequently, all programs are designed for ARM processors.

Posted by: smeg36 Jan 18 2006, 09:43 PM

All Smartphones are ARM based, so all Smartphone software is compatable. Just make sure it is for the MS Smartphone, no need to check processor compatability.

Posted by: Immolator Jan 21 2006, 10:21 AM

here's a small problem


ive been trying to change the voq startup sound.wav into the intro to slayer's raining blood

it worked the first try, but hasn't worked since
sine then i've tried changing it to a different song or sound but with no luck.

what is the default filename for the voq startup sound.wav in storage/application data/sounds (i thought thats what it was, but maybe i'm wrong)

and maybe is there a limit to the quality a wav can be on this phone?(stereo vs mono 16bit vs 8bit)


PS: are there any decent games for this phone/windows mobile 2003? maybe a snes/nes emulator? or any other game...the ones it comes with are boring!

thanks

Posted by: Sean Jan 21 2006, 02:39 PM

I'm guessing that you put your Slayer tune in a folder that gets over written on boot up. You will need to edit your registry to link to a file in user storage, not sure what path would be the best but something in the /Storage folder. If you drop it in the /Windows folder it will get written over from Rom on re-boot.

For games, as I recall from my Voq, the Mad Beetle (http://www.madbeetle.com) games worked well overall. They have some fun (addictive) games, also the stuff from PDA Mill is good (http://www.pdamill.com/).

here's a small problem
ive been trying to change the voq startup sound.wav into the intro to slayer's raining blood

it worked the first try, but hasn't worked since
sine then i've tried changing it to a different song or sound but with no luck.

what is the default filename for the voq startup sound.wav in storage/application data/sounds (i thought thats what it was, but maybe i'm wrong)

and maybe is there a limit to the quality a wav can be on this phone?(stereo vs mono 16bit vs 8bit)
PS: are there any decent games for this phone/windows mobile 2003?  maybe a snes/nes emulator? or any other game...the ones it comes with are boring!

thanks

Posted by: Immolator Jan 22 2006, 07:04 PM

i dunno if the sound file is being overwritten or not. when i start up the phone, instead of the Voq Starup Sound.wav in /storage/application data/sounds, it plays a ding sound.
but i'll try your suggestion and find a registry editor and change the link to point at the .wav file

Posted by: TheFug Mar 12 2006, 10:38 PM

QUOTE (Immolator @ Jan 22 2006, 08:04 PM)

Posted by: snaseer May 2 2006, 05:42 PM

Hi all,

I ned help here;

I have VOQ (I believe it a10). Problem I have on the Setting menu if I select to work on the I get Error "The settings could not be opened". This started after I deleted (installed and unistalled few pgm from SD card). I am no tempted to re-install OS but I do not see any option on the CD. Pl suggest what may have happened and what is possible solution.

Thanks in advance

Posted by: smeg36 May 2 2006, 06:58 PM

I'd do a hard reset and see if that clears it up. You can find directions on how to do this http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=5953.

Posted by: abatis May 2 2006, 07:51 PM

You can get the latest Voq OS http://www.voq.com/site/support/downloads.voq. Make sure you have the latest. It also updates Windows Media Player to 10.

Posted by: snaseer May 2 2006, 10:16 PM

QUOTE (smeg36 @ May 2 2006, 12:58 PM)

Posted by: snaseer May 2 2006, 10:24 PM

QUOTE (abatis @ May 2 2006, 01:51 PM)

Posted by: smeg36 May 2 2006, 11:48 PM

Glad you're happy. I actually just won a Voq on ebay, so I'll be among the Voq owners again. Yipee.

Posted by: abatis May 3 2006, 01:23 AM

Smeg - I am looking at my Voq laying on my desk and still happy to have it. In fact I have had it the longest of any Windows Mobile Device and plan to keep it. I can test the T-Zones email for you as I am on the T-zones plan with mine.

Posted by: snaseer May 3 2006, 10:06 PM

QUOTE (smeg36 @ May 2 2006, 05:48 PM)