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Frozen · 05-15-2008, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartogary

Frozen, So Palm send you a "new" 680, unlocked? If so then if you can swap out your SIM card with someone or since you're on TMobile see if a tech can use a different SIM to test in the phone.

This is real strange. Have you been able to use PowerMan to turn off the keyboard completely? I sense is that since it's flickering only(?) when you're using the modem for voice or data then its a wireless connectivity issue.

Yes they have . I have no other choice but to have it unlocked . Way too much time abroad . As far as swapping sims done that last night just to experiment
. It flickers one time when i press send key , or hold "1" to call the voicemail . I don't use it as a modem . And i have not tried powerman . Did not get the chance .

cartogary · 05-15-2008, 01:55 PM

Frozen,

Since you're not using any app to turn off the Keyboard Light, yet, I'm assuming the KB light up when the screen comes on. So the issue is that the KB light goes off and on while the screen is on? Or is the screen off, ie during a call, and the KB lights up for a second and goes off.

Are you "pushing" email while the phone is on? Again I'm thinking that somehow the wireless connection, whether voice or data, is causing the KB to "wake up" and if you're 'pinging' the email server regularly that may cause the KB flicker.

Get the trial PowerMan app and turn off the KB Light in the Normal profile and see if the KB lights up at all. I think I've only got the KB light ON in the Night profile, all the others I've created the KB is set to OFF.

Frozen · 05-15-2008, 02:00 PM

I'm not pushing email on ,yet . I got the blackberry for that . No third part apps installed . The keypad blinks while being turned on . Screen is on . Got the powerman ,installed . same thing . acts like it was before . Thanks for the help.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartogary

Frozen,

Since you're not using any app to turn off the Keyboard Light, yet, I'm assuming the KB light up when the screen comes on. So the issue is that the KB light goes off and on while the screen is on? Or is the screen off, ie during a call, and the KB lights up for a second and goes off.

Are you "pushing" email while the phone is on? Again I'm thinking that somehow the wireless connection, whether voice or data, is causing the KB to "wake up" and if you're 'pinging' the email server regularly that may cause the KB flicker.

Get the trial PowerMan app and turn off the KB Light in the Normal profile and see if the KB lights up at all. I think I've only got the KB light ON in the Night profile, all the others I've created the KB is set to OFF.

Frozen · 05-15-2008, 02:14 PM

Just got the powerman installed . No effect .

jfa02 · 05-15-2008, 02:54 PM

Hmm! That's wierd.

Frozen · 05-15-2008, 03:52 PM

Second phone to do that . This also happens when I browse the web . It's quite annoying . If I cant get this resolved , I will be jumping ship and going to BB 9k . That's if it becomes unlocked.

TazUk · 05-16-2008, 03:43 AM

You could just be unlucky and managed to get two dud 680's

stuartrayner · 05-16-2008, 05:59 AM

My 755p doesn't flicker when I'm on a call. What it does is come on and stay on until I press the side key...then it will stay off for about five seconds and come back on. I also have tried using a third party app (PowerHero's plugins) to toggle the keyboard lights off, but they still come back on. Its not that big a deal...just a little annoying.

Frozen · 05-16-2008, 08:31 AM

Morning taz , stu .
Taz ,Stu perhaps you are right . But my biggest issue is that I don't have time to chase the courier for my next treo . I'm leaving for hamburg tonight . Time wise I am short on it . So if it does not resolve itself , by the time the bb 9K comes out . Plus if its unlocked . the treo has got to go . Durring email Kb on kb off every few seconds . Quite annoying, in fact .

cartogary · 05-16-2008, 12:09 PM

Wow, this is totally bizarre. I've never heard of anyone with a 680 have this issue.

Have you got the latest firmware installed? What is it now 1.09, 1.10? I'm on ATT so mine's 1.09-ATT.

Since this an unlocked 680, see if you can find someone with an ATT SIM and swap it out for a call. I'm guessing, if it still flickers then it's the hardware/phone. If not then it's the SIM. If you're going to Hamburg, aren't going get a prepaid SIM there or does your Tmobile SIM work? I'm still convinced it's in the connection circuit/SIM interface module.

05-15-2008, 01:55 PM	#22 (permalink)
cartogary Senior Treonaut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 307 Thanks: 6 Thanked 103 Times in 77 Posts	Frozen, Since you're not using any app to turn off the Keyboard Light, yet, I'm assuming the KB light up when the screen comes on. So the issue is that the KB light goes off and on while the screen is on? Or is the screen off, ie during a call, and the KB lights up for a second and goes off. Are you "pushing" email while the phone is on? Again I'm thinking that somehow the wireless connection, whether voice or data, is causing the KB to "wake up" and if you're 'pinging' the email server regularly that may cause the KB flicker. Get the trial PowerMan app and turn off the KB Light in the Normal profile and see if the KB lights up at all. I think I've only got the KB light ON in the Night profile, all the others I've created the KB is set to OFF. __________________ ___________________________ 180 > 270 > 600 > 650 > 680

05-15-2008, 02:14 PM	#24 (permalink)
Frozen Treonaut Join Date: May 2008 Location: Here one day , gone the next. My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Deutsche Telecome My OS: Other Posts: 175 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Just got the powerman installed . No effect . __________________ Treo 650>Treo 700w>(53)Treo 700wx" thanks verizon>Moto Q>HTC P4350>Treo 680> SE m600> Treo 680> HTC P4350. I don't do tech support over pm .

05-15-2008, 03:52 PM	#26 (permalink)
Frozen Treonaut Join Date: May 2008 Location: Here one day , gone the next. My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Deutsche Telecome My OS: Other Posts: 175 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Second phone to do that . This also happens when I browse the web . It's quite annoying . If I cant get this resolved , I will be jumping ship and going to BB 9k . That's if it becomes unlocked. Last edited by Frozen; 05-15-2008 at 04:12 PM.

05-16-2008, 03:43 AM	#27 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo 750v My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 3,260 Thanks: 107 Thanked 278 Times in 226 Posts	You could just be unlucky and managed to get two dud 680's __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v (Running WM6) + Treo 500v *"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."*

05-16-2008, 08:31 AM	#29 (permalink)
Frozen Treonaut Join Date: May 2008 Location: Here one day , gone the next. My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Deutsche Telecome My OS: Other Posts: 175 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Morning taz , stu . Taz ,Stu perhaps you are right . But my biggest issue is that I don't have time to chase the courier for my next treo . I'm leaving for hamburg tonight . Time wise I am short on it . So if it does not resolve itself , by the time the bb 9K comes out . Plus if its unlocked . the treo has got to go . Durring email Kb on kb off every few seconds . Quite annoying, in fact . Last edited by Frozen; 05-16-2008 at 01:04 PM.

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05-15-2008, 02:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,205 Thanks: 621 Thanked 131 Times in 121 Posts	Hmm! That's wierd.

05-16-2008, 05:59 AM	#28 (permalink)
stuartrayner Senior Treonaut Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH My Treo: Treo 755p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Vista Posts: 738 Thanks: 118 Thanked 304 Times in 203 Posts	My 755p doesn't flicker when I'm on a call. What it does is come on and stay on until I press the side key...then it will stay off for about five seconds and come back on. I also have tried using a third party app (PowerHero's plugins) to toggle the keyboard lights off, but they still come back on. Its not that big a deal...just a little annoying.

05-16-2008, 12:09 PM	#30 (permalink)
cartogary Senior Treonaut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 307 Thanks: 6 Thanked 103 Times in 77 Posts	Wow, this is totally bizarre. I've never heard of anyone with a 680 have this issue. Have you got the latest firmware installed? What is it now 1.09, 1.10? I'm on ATT so mine's 1.09-ATT. Since this an unlocked 680, see if you can find someone with an ATT SIM and swap it out for a call. I'm guessing, if it still flickers then it's the hardware/phone. If not then it's the SIM. If you're going to Hamburg, aren't going get a prepaid SIM there or does your Tmobile SIM work? I'm still convinced it's in the connection circuit/SIM interface module. __________________ ___________________________ 180 > 270 > 600 > 650 > 680

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