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Mobile Java Email Client Testers Needed! |
LondonCalling
Joined: Jun 02, 2005
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I need your help!
I'm developing a Java email application for mobile phones, but I only have a handful of phones myself, I'd like to test it on a wide variety of phones. So I'd like to ask for help from anyone who'd be willing to test my app for me.
The application lets you access POP3, IMAP and common webmail services (Gmail, MSN, Yahoo, etc). Because it proxies connections through an intermediate server it's quite efficient on data transfer and considerably faster than any built in mobile client (a couple times faster and about 1/4 the data transfer). You can see screenshots here:
http://www.prevoy.com/content/how_it_works/screenshots.php?ss=1
It should work on most MIDP (1 or 2) mobile phones with at least a 128x128 colour screen. On your mobile you need to have data access configured for WAP (to download) and also set up for GPRS for applications.
To download, please go here:
http://www.prevoy.com/content/download/
Any comments or suggestions that you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
[ This Message was edited by: LondonCalling on 2005-06-02 23:13 ] |
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volume100
Joined: May 30, 2005
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From: Sarajevo
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I tried the second version (for MIDP-1 java phones) on my T610 and my phone just restarts! Too bad... Your application looks great. I've seen pictures used in it (using WinRar you can open *.jar files) and it actually is nice. Hope feautures are as good... Let us know when you make another version, that will hopefully work...
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dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
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From: London, UK
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Have just downloaded it to my K750i, but am waiting to set it up as it asks for my phone number, and I will be porting within the next week. Could you advise whether or not I can change the number in the settings somewhere at a later date? If so, I will have a play now.
Cheers,
Dave
edit: Also tried it on the P910i and it installs ok, but just produces a KERN exec error when I try to open it...?
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LondonCalling
Joined: Jun 02, 2005
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Volume100 - Thank you for your post. There are identified bugs with the T610. I will notify you once a new version has been posted. Thank you for your efforts.
Hi Dave! Thank you for your participation as well. Please proceed with the set-up with your current number and you can change it at a later date.
[ This Message was edited by: LondonCalling on 2005-06-03 01:07 ] |
OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: Nigeria
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I'll give it a go on both the 9500 and P800 and see how it goes. Will be right back!
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LondonCalling
Joined: Jun 02, 2005
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Thank you. Let me know. |
Ybot
Joined: May 22, 2005
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Hi there,
I just installed it on my new SE K750i which is running on the Fido network here in Canada. However, when I try to log in I get the error: "Error connecting to server #-1" every time I try to connect. I am using the username of "tobyb" if that helps.  Aside from this small problem this looks like an AMAZING application! The one thing my k750i is missing is IMAP access to my Mac.com email and this seems to be the solution (if this error gets rectified).
Thanks for putting in the time to develop this.
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melk
Joined: Jan 08, 2002
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From: Romania
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I uploaded it to my K700i. The firmware is R2A041. First, the phone crashed and I took off the battery to restart it. Then, your program loaded, but the menu was messed up. The third time it loaded and the menu was better, but still some letters from it had different background colour. For example, Login ID: every letter is black, but every letter's background is dark blue, light blue, black and white. It looks bad. Maybe it's my firmware version.
I will activate Internet GPRS later and test its functionality.
Does it work with yahoo mail?
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Installed it on my precious but there's a problem when I'm trying to connect to the internet...same as with Toby.
This message was posted from a K700i |
Ybot
Joined: May 22, 2005
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I just went to the web site for the app and saw a login section for my account. When I tried to log in I found out that my account wasn't created. So I tried to create an account on the web page but that feature is password-protected. I think if I had a functional account all would be well, but that seems to not be able to be done right now. Any suggestions? |
nabraxas
Joined: Jan 21, 2004
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From: East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Wow, works great on my K750i.
A couple of the emails couldn't be viewed on the standard Sony Ericsson email client (Something about invalid character type) but they work great in this. Good luck with future builds. |
LondonCalling
Joined: Jun 02, 2005
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Ybot & Brix25
Error -1 typically means a general network failure, typically at the GPRS layer.
It sounds like your phone is only partially configured for GPRS. The WAP browser will use a separate GPRS setting than everything else on the phone (it's stupid, I know). So this explains why you can download the app (over WAP) but it can't connect.
You need to setup a new GPRS profile. I'd suggest taking a look at some of the setup guides for GPRS for your carrier that are probably kicking around this and other mobile forums.
Melk
You must set your GPRS up for applications. Once you have your GPRS set up please try again and let me know what happens.
Ybot (post 2) Access via the website is not open right now and has nothing to do with the ability for you to download and access from your phone.
nabraxas - thank you for the kind words.
Thank you all for your participation.
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Ybot
Joined: May 22, 2005
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On 2005-06-06 01:51:14, LondonCalling wrote:
Ybot & Brix25
Error -1 typically means a general network failure, typically at the GPRS layer.
It sounds like your phone is only partially configured for GPRS. The WAP browser will use a separate GPRS setting than everything else on the phone (it's stupid, I know). So this explains why you can download the app (over WAP) but it can't connect.
You need to setup a new GPRS profile. I'd suggest taking a look at some of the setup guides for GPRS for your carrier that are probably kicking around this and other mobile forums.
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Hi there,
I created a second wap GPRS profile on my phone, but I still receive the same error message. Does this program require full internet GPRS or is WAP-based internet access all it needs? |
LondonCalling
Joined: Jun 02, 2005
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Its important to understand that mobile phones have two places to configure internet for your phone - WAP and GPRS. WAP is used to download the application and GPRS is used to actually run the app. So, to answer your question, yes, you require your GPRS to be configured for Internet access. |
dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
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I believe most mobile networks call this the Internet APN.
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