[neilm]

Hi mujiburc- welcoem to 4WM.

You seem to be suffering from many of the problems which afflict a lot of Execs.

Though it needs a lot of reading around (all on this forum!), most of the issues are fixable, and you can achieve a fast reliable device.

Due to the changes in architecture in WM5, and the fact that the Exec is 3G and VGA, its never going to be as fast a a well setup XDA IIi.

The delayed rings problem has been pretty extensively discussed, but you may need to search a bit (or someone will point you in the right direction!)

Other tips are to turn off error reporting (a major cause of slow operation), update the ROM (unfortunately this needs a hard reset, and you can't restore a backup after a ROM update) and/or run the device in Corporate Mode (or even without extended ROM if you don't need auto connection settings, MMS etc)

The lack of syncing of subfolders in Messaging has always been a failing of Pocket Inbox, and is no better in the WM5 version. If Email is important to you, you can use an Exchange Server setup which does sync sub-folders, or you could look at WebIS FlexMail 2006 (a new app for WM5, but was previously WebIS Mail on WM2003 devices)- reports of slow loading on WM5, but excellent functionality.

When you have an hour or 2 to spare, browse around the site for a while, and I'm sure you'll find some help- or post some questions in the relevant forum topics, and help will be forthcomng.

Don't give up on the Exec yet- it can work very well with a bit of setup (shame the default device has been so poorly implemented)