posted this on howardforums too.. newbie to ppc. i have a quick question. i am going to be tweaking my unlocked cingular 8125. i am using the phone for tmobile. when i put my tmobile simcard in, did that really turn my 8125 into an MDA? reading the threads, i've noticed they are essentially the same device. now can i use roms, tweaks that are made for cingular 8125s or MDAs for my unlocked phone? do i just read the MDA threads or do i have to read 8125 threads or both? i am confused. thanks in advance.
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posted this on howardforums too.. newbie to ppc. i have a quick question. i am going to be tweaking my unlocked cingular 8125. i am using the phone for tmobile. when i put my tmobile simcard in, did that really turn my 8125 into an MDA? reading the threads, i've noticed they are essentially the same device. now can i use roms, tweaks that are made for cingular 8125s or MDAs for my unlocked phone? do i just read the MDA threads or do i have to read 8125 threads or both? i am confused. thanks in advance.
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Stay within the Wizard forums and you'll be just fine.. =)
Simply putting your T-MO SIM in won't do anything but get you phone netowrk access. You probably still need to configure data account info and whatnot.
If you are satisfied with your current ROM I wouldn't go changing it. If however you have a need for Direct Push mail (requires an Exchange SP2 mail account) or have stability problems, or you are adventurous, well then read on.....
You have several choices as far as ROMs go. You say you're on T-MO USA... You might be interested in the excellent custom T-MO ROM created by xelencin, available in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=44631
It is basically the latest Qtek (another brand of Wizard device) ROM with customizations specific to T-MO USA. xelencin (a forum member) made it super easy for you T-MO folks who have not CID unlocked yet...he scripted CID unlocking into the updgrader. You'll find out about CID and SIM unlocking and lots more as you read up on the forums. To answer your first question though, a CID lock is basically an attempt to keep folks from using ROMs from other providers. For example, in its stock state, a Cingular 8125 will not allow a Qtek or Imate ROM to be installed. When the 8125 is "CID unlocked" it essentially becomes carrier independant, and any ROM will install. That's it in a simplified nutshell anyway.
Like I said...browse the forums, ask questions, and be brave. =) I recently created a ROM upgrader that will allow you to easily return an 8125 to 100% stock (Cingularized) condition if needed, so don't be afraid to try other ROMs.
thanks for the quick reply. i just updated to the latest tmobile rom. everything seems to be going smoothly right now. quick question though. is my cingular 8125 an MDA right now? (besides the look). i want to do some more tweaking, but i dont know if i should read about MDA hacks or 8125 hacks? thanks in advance. this is a good useful site. thanks.
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I have an unlocked 9100 running on US Cingular. I have the 2.17.7.2.WWE Rom running now and it is OK, but certainly not great. Still a bit slow at times and I probably have to soft reset from a frozen screen every other day or so. Email downloading gives me frequent and unexplained errors at times and then works a few minutes later...
Phone service is also pretty spotty, but I am not sure that is related to the ROM.
Anyway, I am wondering if maybe the NEW Cingular 8125 ROM might work on the Qtek phone and since I am on the Cingular network is that a better option?
What are my best ROM options available??
HELP please.
This question has been asked and answered many times. If you look on just the first page there are a number of posts asking the same thing. You might want to try searching on ROM upgrading, reading one of the ROM specific posts or reading one of the many that talks about multiple versions.
We can answer specific questions, but no one can tell you which is the "best" ROM. There is no one answer.
The question I am asking mainly is if the CINGULAR ROM made for the 8125 might work on the QTEK 9100?
AND if this might work better for me since I am already using the Cingular network.
you should really take gamescan's advice and search the forum. the short answer to your questions is YES and MAYBE
I had been experiencing a lot of dropped calls and this horrible buzzing noise through my bluetooth, so I exchanged my 8125 through Cingular's XBM process. I sat down this morning to upgrade my ROM on the new phone and noticed that I have:
ROM version: 2.25.11.1 WWE
ROM Date: 5/11/06
Radio Version: 02.25.11
Protocol version: 4.1.13.12
ExtROM version: 2.25.11.102
I have heard rumors that with this ROM you unable to upgrade to any other ROM, has anyone else heard this?
If anyone is interested in this ROM please pm me and let me know. I have never uploaded a ROM to this site though so I will need someone to explain what I need to do.
It looks like you have the G4 chip. Youre not going to be able to change your rom unless you unlock the CID. and to do that you're going to need to pay a site to do that.
They don't have any programs as of now that can unlock a G4 chip CID.
gluck
Thanks for the info! That sucks, but still thanks for letting me know.
WAIT!!!!!
You didn't give enough info to determine your flash chip version.
Look at the IPL/SPL versions (have to reset and look in the upper left of screen).
If they look like 2.25 then you have G3...
If they look like 2.25.001 then you have G4.
Being as that you have a new phone and you can't install the official Cingular (HTC) update maybe you should ***** to Cingular...
Please don't take that the wrong way as I meant no harm! But you probably have the G4 chip and possibly it won't work with the HTC "official" update....
We need to put the ball in Cingular's court. How is the average person going to react to this? I think that person would return the device and possiblty switch to another provider, and why not?
Just my 2 cents worth ...
can someone put me up to speed about this "official HTC update" business? i just got my 8125 and just found out its a G3 from the advice above. so what are my advantages / disadvantages and where can i find this update? thanksabillion
Am I wrong in that you can go into the Device Information (Start -> Settings -> System) to determine which chip you have as well? Right now with the 1.8 ROM, mine says M-Systems G3 as well.
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Being as that you have a new phone and you can't install the official Cingular (HTC) update maybe you should ***** to Cingular...
Please don't take that the wrong way as I meant no harm! But you probably have the G4 chip and possibly it won't work with the HTC "official" update....
We need to put the ball in Cingular's court. How is the average person going to react to this? I think that person would return the device and possiblty switch to another provider, and why not?
Just my 2 cents worth ...
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Am I wrong in that you can go into the Device Information (Start -> Settings -> System) to determine which chip you have as well? Right now with the 1.8 ROM, mine says M-Systems G3 as well.
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No offense taken. From what I understand I have the official Cingular (HTC) update on the phone I received via XBM. The only real problem that I thought I may have, was not being able to update in the future if something else came along. The Flash chip type that is showing in device info is simply M-Systems (doesn't say whether or not it's G3 or G4) and the IPL/SPL is 2.25 rather than 2.25.001, so by this assume (which I hate to do) that I have the G3 and not the G4. I have not tried to CID unlock as of yet, spent more time than what I wanted today installing all other apps just to get everything going.
As far as returning the phone, I am an agent manager for Cingular and got a pretty decent deal on my 8125, after selling my treo 650, and have a rate plan that . . . let's say would be impossible to match with any other wireless provider. Speaking of the average person though, I don't beleive the average person would be upgrading the ROM on their phone as the majority of people these days are carrying RAZR's; (Ahhh the sheep) and most don't have the luxury of returning their equipment outside their buyer's remorse time period, due not being able to drop $175 per line for liquidation damages. I do however appreciate your honesty and point of veiw though.
I agree on the average person (read sheepeople) ...
In your situation I would take the plunge and CID and SIM unlock it and retry again. Actually I'd downgrade to the Button 1.05, copy EnableRapi to the device and execute it, run the Lokiwiz unlock on the CID and SIM (verifying that the program reports that it was successful. The Lokiwiz program will soft reset the phone after each of those two steps if it was successful.
Good luck!
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I agree on the average person (read sheepeople) ...
In your situation I would take the plunge and CID and SIM unlock it and retry again. Actually I'd downgrade to the Button 1.05, copy EnableRapi to the device and execute it, run the Lokiwiz unlock on the CID and SIM (verifying that the program reports that it was successful. The Lokiwiz program will soft reset the phone after each of those two steps if it was successful.
Good luck!
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This is pretty much what I had decided to do, I will have to wait a few days before I get it done as my schedule this week is pretty hectic. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again for your advice.
Well, every where i go it seems to tell me that this is the place to get my questions answered about this device, so excuse me if i start a repeat thread. ( i searched and found nothing that answered my questions so far)
i have a cingular 8125 with 2.25 ROM, it seems, and use T-Mobile service. I have already unlocked the SIM lock using Lokiwiz MSL, (thanks!) and the voice and text messaging works perfectly, however obviously no data and MMS setting are loaded for T-Mo usage. I have looked and looked for places to apply the proxy settings to simply allow a new connection rather than flashing my ROM to i suppose a T-Mo or custom variant? canot find the screens, only allows DNS and Wdns settings. Obviously this is the rom that everyone is having problems CID unlocking, but i have heard around that the rom could be downgraded and then CID unlocked using lokiwiz02B, tried this using Cingular_RUU_1[1].8.11.1.WWE.ship and the installer told me it was not an up to date version, and i needed a newer installer to do this, no progress bar, and the PPC displays the 3 color bootloader screen and freezes. battery out, battery in reboots fine. Honestly, im looking for a little help in which direction to go, do i need (or is it possible?) to put a different rom on this device? and is this what i need to do to enable the settings i desire? (i use the 5.99 T Mobile Web package on my Nokia 9300 (also unlocked) and it works fine) If so, how exactly do i work this since the installers i can find don't seem to work...? Thank you for taking the time to read this post and thanks in advance for any help.
Anyone have any ideas?
Search for T-Mobile USA data settings or T-Mobile Customizations Cabs, they are here...
Ok, i'll be receiving my T Mobile MDA this week. I want a clean ROM, and the best radio. But I still want all the functions/features to work (MMS, etc.).
If i understand right, it would be using this radio upgrade, the 2.47.11 rom. Is that correct?
And for the ROM, I could use Molski's, or Ell's AKU3.2.
I'm not really sure on all the terminology, like AKU, or IPL/SPL....so some help would be great. I've tried to use the WiKi on here, but some parts are left out. Thanks.
You mean Wizard MDA Vario Rom Upgrade???
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no i'm from the US, getting the US T MO MDA. Looking for a clean rom with nothing in the rom that is carrier specific; i.e. splash screens, color schemes, anything like that. I want the best radio upgrade and the best rom.
May I suggest you live with the MDA at least a month before you flash it? The 2.47 radio rom is the best I've ever used. I'm using T-Mobiles 2.26 rom. If you don't want the custom T-Mobile options that come with the ROM you don't have to load them. Just do a hard-reset and when it says it's loading the custom cabs just do a soft reset and load the ones you want.
I had an MDA before, a couple months ago, and loved it, but had to return it. Now I am porting my line over to T MO, and I remember doing the 2.24 upgraded rom when i got that one...and it was great. One thing I remember not liking about it though was my MMS. I couldn't send picture messages when connected to wifi. Has there been a fix for this?
no fix
im not sure there is a fix for sending mms when on wifi. the phone uses GPRS to access the MMS server on the tmo network . When wifi is on then GPRS usually drops. if i were you i would just send the picture message as an email. that way there are no messaging charges. you can send it to their phone # [email protected] and all other carriers have the same type of email set up
here is a site with all the cellphone email addresses http://www.hiptools.net/sms/
Okay this is how I have blackberry connect working on T-Mobile USA tmobile MDA
1* downgraded to tmobile de 1.06 rom
2* installed BBerry connect software from TMo De
3* logged into my tmobile changed my phone to a bberry 7100 and clicked change hanheld, the pin was autopopulated for my new device.
4* sent service books.
Here is the thing, the 1.06 rom blows hard chunks and is unusable compared to the 2.26 rom.
my question is , has anyone been able to use any other rom besides the tmo de rom from back in the day?
how about the cheetahs BBery connect software?
I know there is another thread on this but it is Uber long and is filled with more questions than answers, so if you know please post here and dont ask too many questions.
My setup worked with BIS I dont use BES.
I've been using Qtek 2.17 with 2.47 radio. Working without a problem so far. My service provider is Tmobile as well.
It won't allow me to send an attachment over 60k though, and I can't download most of the attachment, some kind of error. What's your experience with the rom that u've been using as far as attachments are concerned?
I don't use it anymore cause I had the same problem as you, I was wondering if there was any clear progress in this project