:?: Is there anything to stop me buying a T-Mobile MDA in the US and putting a UK simm card into it (bar unlocking the MDA - i assume it's locked) ?
Just wondering..
O2 seems rather expensive to me!
I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong!
The answer is nobody is exactly sure. The bandswitch and unlocking tools provided on this site in theory should make this possible, but nobody has actually tried and tested this yet to confirm how fuctional it is.
In my opinion though if you live in the UK, as I do, you are probably better off buying a machine designed for the UK networks and paying the bit extra, as we do on almost everyting it seems.
You can get the 32mb versions very cheap now on contract anyway.
yep it does work
I bought a t-mobile MDA from ebay and been happily using it on O2 since Jan.
It'll only connect to O2 & Vodafone, I used a serial cable to unlock it.
Hi everyone,
Here is the email I have received from the O2 Pacific Asia in relation to the WM2003SE upgrade for XDA II:
Thank you for choosing O2!
With regards to your query below, O2 XDAII is using Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, & the latest rom version available for upgrade is 1.60.00WWE. Currently, there is still no news the next coming upgrade.
*Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC is the Only licensed copy which O2 XDAII will have, O2 will not support Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition in XDAII.
The latest rom upgrade for O2 XDAII, you could login at www.myxda.com with your username & password & click on 'Get the latest software for your device.'
In any case where the XDAII was upgraded to other 'rom' versions. The warranty of the phone will be void.
All future release of new models of O2 phones' details will be made available for viewing on the main page of www.myxda.com , please kindly refer to it for future updates. Thank you.
Warmest Regards,
Willy Ho (Mr)
O2 Technical Support
Asia Pacific Region
Even this would be what I excepted, I still feel a bit sad about what O2 decided to do. Hopefully they will change their mind later!
I think it's kinda template answer for anyone who asks for 2K3SE.
Let's wait and see i guess, Asia Pacific normally don't have more details then the one elsewhere.
I agree that this is just a "standard" answer from O2. However, it may be true as well. As I said, hopefully they will change their mind later. By the way, I spoke to imate customer service and they said that the WM2003 SE upgrade should be avaliable by the end of the year. Hopefully they will do it coz upgrading from XDA II to XDA IIi/s....to me it doesn't worth to do it.
Tekguru has alreday hinted strongly that WM2003SE will indeed be released for current owners. An updated ROM is also around the corner.
Has anyone been able to get the cingular ROM off the device and installed on a Qtek? Is anyone working on it?
I haven't heard of anyone trying this yet, but imagine they will in time. To be honest with you, I am using the IMAte Rom on my QTEk on the Cingular Network and have no desire to change it. Unless someone could show me there is a benefit in switching, I am happy were I am.
On a related note, the delay may have something to do with the size of the ROM. I have heard speculation that due to the 3125's 128MB memory size, versus the 64MB size of the QTEK, that the actual ROM itself may not fit. But again, that is only speculation, and others have stated that the extra memory has nothing to do with the ROM.
It is available at
http://www.america.htc.com/support/cingular_3125_downloads.html
I installed it on my Qtek 8500, all is working fine.
It is available at
http://www.america.htc.com/support/cingular_3125_downloads.html
I installed it on my Qtek 8500, all is working fine.
I uploaded the file to ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/StarTrek/
What is the diference between 3125 and 3100 models?
Thanks.
RE: cingular 3125 ROM on Qtek 8500
For those that have done it,: above comments aside, I am curious as to the thoughts. Are you updating your Qtek from the Qtek ROM, or other.
I have yet to read anything that shows the differences between the IMate and Cingular ROMS and what, if any changes were made, other than custom features and proprietary logos.
Does the Cingular come with any apps that are more desireable than another?
may I ask how do you upgrade a QTEK isn't there some special upgrade utility. or is it just running the executable. and it does not matter what manufacturer device you have?
Cingular told me the machine would use blue towers better running its ROM. No idea if that is true.
Data setups work w/o manual entry, obviously not a big deal.
Some Cingular junk included.
Clearvue loaded in flash (same as i-Mate) - not with QTEK
A bit more free memory.
Other than that I see little difference between CIngular and the i-Mate ROM I was running. QREK ROM definately had problems with Cingular - missed lots of calls. This also occurs on my wife's Smartflip and she uses T-Mobile.
"Blue Towers" ?
johnocooper said:
Cingular told me the machine would use blue towers better running its ROM. No idea if that is true.
Data setups work w/o manual entry, obviously not a big deal.
Some Cingular junk included.
Clearvue loaded in flash (same as i-Mate) - not with QTEK
A bit more free memory.
Other than that I see little difference between CIngular and the i-Mate ROM I was running. QREK ROM definately had problems with Cingular - missed lots of calls. This also occurs on my wife's Smartflip and she uses T-Mobile.
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About the QTEK ROM missing calls, is supposed to be a common issue. I had it too, but then I turned on the BT and left it on the problem with missing calls was gone.
Blue towers are the old AT&T towers...
Cingular ROM on QTEK 8500
I flashed the Cingular ROM on my QTEK 8500.
Very happy with it.
I have the (subjective) feeling, that it runs better than with the 8500 ROM
Cheers
hrb
SecureGSM said:
What is the diference between 3125 and 3100 models?
Thanks.
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The 3125 has the camera, the 3100 does not. Everything else is exactly the same.
hrb said:
I flashed the Cingular ROM on my QTEK 8500.
Very happy with it.
I have the (subjective) feeling, that it runs better than with the 8500 ROM
Cheers
hrb
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Can you one just run the upgrade ?? no special upgrade utils ?? Can you go back to QTEK RM if the Cingular is not to my liking?
Churchill said:
Can you one just run the upgrade ?? no special upgrade utils ?? Can you go back to QTEK RM if the Cingular is not to my liking?
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Of course the device has to be CID-unlocked, i.e. totally unlocked (cert, etc.)
After that, no problem switching between ROM's (I also tried Dopod and i-mate)
But found cingular best up to now
Cheers
hrb
hrb said:
Of course the device has to be CID-unlocked, i.e. totally unlocked (cert, etc.)
After that, no problem switching between ROM's (I also tried Dopod and i-mate)
But found cingular best up to now
Cheers
hrb
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And CID unlocked is only posssible via an online service and costs money or is there a free way. I mean to ask, I have appl unlocked it but that is not enough he?
Churchill said:
And CID unlocked is only posssible via an online service and costs money or is there a free way. I mean to ask, I have appl unlocked it but that is not enough he?
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1. Right you are, it costs
2. Nope, doesn't work without
Cheers
hrb
At the moment full Sim and CID unlocking can only be done online, no free ways yet, though I`m sure its being worked on.
Got my 8500 unlocked within 20mins of getting the unit, currently running the I-mate rom and am more than happy with it.
http://www.imei-check.co.uk/f600unlock.php £20 not really that bad.
Now we some tools to cook our own roms !
Does Cingular 3125 ROM "Re-Lock" Qtek 8500?
I've unlocked my 8500 and installed i-Mate ROM - all seems to be working well (no missed calls). If I wanted to install the Cingular 3125 ROM, would it "re-lock" the device?
I have an Orange M3100 that is unlocked and I do not live in the UK. Does anyone know when Orange plans on releasing a ROM update?
Thanks
do you have an issue with your current rom?
Issues with live Orange M3100 ROM
No, i do not. As I am not in the UK, I run my TyTn without any ExtRom from Orange and it runs great. I had a Wizard before this and was running 2.26 which had a better radio ROM and Connection Manager. I would like to get both of those back on the Tytn.
As far as I know, there are planning to ship new roms in january 2007
fun_key said:
As far as I know, there are planning to ship new roms in january 2007
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were did you get this information?
I simply asked orange
M3100 problems
I have had 3 different M3100’s now and every one of them has crashed over and over again. Sometimes a soft reset works and sometimes I have to do a hard reset, but when I’m in the field all day and can’t resync my phone it causes me untold troubles. I’m ready to through the damn thing out the window. Can anyone help?
Orange M3100 AKU3 ROM Update
About time too!
http://www.business.orange.co.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Business&c=OUKPage&cid=1044134915191
I'm thinking of buying an unlocked/unbranded S740 from England since I found it for a much lower price that can be found in Italy where i live. What are the odds of it also contanining the Italian localization?
An English phone is not a problem, but the main question is if I will be able to install the rom update that contains the localized italian, when it comes out, or due to CID issues I won't (because no one has made hardspl yet)...
Also I fear that I won't be able to download it in my language because of HTC asking the serial number...
many thanks
Bought mine from Amazon.co.uk unlocked and sim-free...no italian localisation option available. Sorry, mate.
Not sure about the other two questions, though...