8125 Extremely slow

[Cr0ss1]

Hello,
I have a Cingular 8125 that is extremely slow. I use this for work and have a huge contact file as well tons of e-mails. I am not running any extra programs but the 8125 is painfully slow. Can anyone give me insight to speed my crippled 8125?
Thank you,

[pagogh]

I've had it for almost a week now and notice a "lag" in switching apps, closing windows, and going from horiz to vert. modes. Clearing out Running Progs in memory doesn't help out much like on my other PPCs.

I didn't get that "lag" on my iPAQ h6315, but I'm still more than pleased with the 8125. I've loaded the same aftermarket apps. But I'm always guessing what "one thing" may be causing problems.

If someone has an optimal config list of "what's on your 8125," I'd be willing to buy/redo settings to see if I can match performance.

Thanks,
pc

[murduck]

Guys.
Have you tried this.
Using a registry editor such as PHM RegEdit lookup and change the following three values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\Cac heSize=0x1000(4096)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\Ena bleCache=0x1(1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\f sreplxfilt\
ReplStoreCacheSize=0x1000(4096)
Be sure to choose Tools>Exit in order to have the settings applied to the registry and then turn off your Windows Mobile device, don't reset yet! You have to do this because WM5 keeps some things in RAM and by cycling the power it will write to ROM.
Now, soft reset your device.
We aren't done yet, although you will probably notice a difference in performance right away.
Now, you need to stop Activesync from periodically starting on it's own. To do so open Activesync on your WM5 device and tap on Menu>Add Server Source. Add any info to create a fake server sync. After that is complete go to Menu>Schedule and change the two dropdowns to "Manual" and tap "ok" at the top right. You can now go to Menu>Options and delete the Exchange Server setting you just added. Now Activesync will not start when you cradle your device.
Error Reporting is real drain on the battery and on performance. It is simple to disable, just go to Start>Settings>System(tab) and tap the Error Reporting icon. Change the setting to "Disable error reporting".
For good measure, soft reset again. Everything should be MUCH snappier!!

you can read the rest at this thread

Murduck

[jonperezinsd]

Could it be also that all of ur contacts and stuff are saved directly to the phones memory. Im not an expert but could that be it. MAybe if u saved all your contacts to a memory (if you have one) maybe that will speed it up.

I dont know what else it could be. At the moment i have quite a few contacts on my 8125, i also have SPB Pocket Plus and SPB Weather installed, plus Resco Radio, and NoviiRemote. All of this on device memory. At first i thought i would make the phone lag but it hasn't.

[scsomike]

thought about overclocking it? they say it's still stable around 240mhz, just do a search for overclocking either here or on howardforums.com

[RTFM]

240mhz might be 'stable', but overclocking is not the answer. It shortens cpu life drastically. I sure as hell am not going to take chances with a 350 dollar phone. I learned the hard way on a few desktops. :P

Generally most lag comes from programs not being closed/stopped. The X does not close apps by default, just minimizes them out of sight. So most people not knowing it have 12 or more apps minimized still running.

I suggest trying a 3rd party task manager such as mbutton which actually "closes" an app when you tap the X.

Cheers.

[badass02]

hey i bought mine a while ago and you guys are lucky that its slow, for some reason my just freezes and i have to remove the battery and turn it off that way why is that???

[BigZam]

try a soft reset works most of the time, its just ppl don't use pocket+ or even magic button and leave a lot of programs running in the back round and don't relize it.

[murduck]

Or get yourself some memory tools, like Memaid, SK tools and others alike. Now for tweaking try Pocket tweaks2k2.net this have a lot of great tricks to make your pocket pc a little faster...

Murduck