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Ok I’m a total noob and ‘ve have already unlock my T-Mobile MDA so I can use it as a Cingular cell phone . about I know I got a G3 since my
IPL is 2.xx
Spl is 2.xx
Gsm 2.35.11
os 2.26.10.
Now my Question is what’s next? What’s that rom I’ve been reading about? howe do i know what version i have ? What is the os 2.26.10? What version should I be using? how do I REMOVE THE T-Mobile logo an stuff? I know it’s a lot of question but I figured that every one can jump in and give me some knowledge than you very much .for reading this.

ROM = firmware = Windows mobile
OS 2.26.10.2 = newest oficial firmware
Radio 2.35.11 - I think it does not exist
IPL/SPL = bootloader (it depend on the end of that number) if you have G4 (IPL/SPL ends 0001), than you can`t unlock and write unoficial (better then oficial) ROM
T-Mobile logo is easy to rewrite by any unoficial ROM or by your cooked splash screen

for simplicity...think of a ROM as the operating system and the extended ROM as the bundled software your computer comes with...
you can flash your phone with any wizard ROM you'd like...and as a noob you may not know that most ROM's are cooked without network customizations so you'll need (in your case cingular) the cingular customizations cab file (do a search)
like johnny said...most custom ROM's have all the tmobile/cingular/etc bull**** removed so you won't have to worry about it
the os 2.26.10.x is the version number of a ROM (newest official as of right now)
know this...you will void your warrenty when you unlock your phone further which you'll have to do...so first go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435
and then find a ROM you like...

THX a couple more questions
Ok 1st I need to say THX to both Johnny & j3d1n4s7y For your reply I got a couple more questions if my SPl is 2.26 so I need to down grade to bring it back to 1.xx right?
What is
Rom 2.26.10.2 WWE & Radio 02.47.11 what are their purpose?
thank you in advance

Be Careful...
-tiouko-
I notice that you want to upgrade/downgrade ROMs. Be aware that there are two types of devices, G3 & G4 and you should be aware of what type of phone it is. If when you boot your phone & the IPL & SPL read 2.xx then you have a G3 phone if it reads 2.xx.001 or something like that then you have a G4. Be aware that if you use the wrong type of ROM to flash you will brick your phone - read; read; read; before you start flashing your ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285435 by Doc P is a great read if you have a G3
Good Luck!!
And Btw, I believe ROM stands for "Read Only Memory" which is where you write the OS and then the applications only read from this place. It is pretty much similar to the ROM on your PC.
tiouko said:
Ok 1st I need to say THX to both Johnny & j3d1n4s7y For your reply I got a couple more questions if my SPl is 2.26 so I need to down grade to bring it back to 1.xx right?
What is
Rom 2.26.10.2 WWE & Radio 02.47.11 what are their purpose?
thank you in advance
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... and WWE = "World Wide English", the language of the ROM. FRE might be for French for example. The World Wide part means that the version is applicable accross all English Locales, as opposed to having localised English versions for Australia, the US, and the UK for example.

Yeah man thanks for the warnings I believe that my is a g3 because is 2.26 and my spl is 2.26 with out the extension. I'm currently doing my readings carefully before i do anythings major.

This is a wonderful thread.
I am a newbie and I am facing lots of problem with my ROM.
I am using Dopod838 and my phone warrenty is void.
I am thinking to upgrade the ROM since my original rom does not support A2DP.
Since my phone is unlock, whereby I can use any provider sim card and use it in my phone, do I still need to unlock my rom?

I got one las question i confirmed that my wizard is a g3 according to the ultimate guide I should downgrade if i want to run home brew rom which is what i wanr to do . I've already downloaded the button rom 1.o5 along with lockwiz o.2b my question is do I cid unlock first or do I downgrade with button 1.o5 than cidunlock second I could of swear I was suppose to cid unlock first.Please help.

tiouko said:
I got one las question i confirmed that my wizard is a g3 according to the ultimate guide I should downgrade if i want to run home brew rom which is what i wanr to do . I've already downloaded the button rom 1.o5 along with lockwiz o.2b my question is do I cid unlock first or do I downgrade with button 1.o5 than cidunlock second I could of swear I was suppose to cid unlock first.Please help.
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5th Sticky has the information you need, its title is:
SOLUTION FOUND -CID/sim UNLOCKING FOR WIZARD WITH AKU2 ROMS.
Gives you a step by step process. Basically you can't CID unlock until you downgrade to the button rom. By your post it looks like you have the tools you need. This thread will give you the instructions on how to use them and when.

Thx Buddy exactly what I wanted to know I'm going to get started I'll let you know how I did.

Success
Success, success, success Thank you guys so much for your help I did not brick my expansive device .
Ok I followed all the steps on the guide buy using button's 1.05 ROM and wait specially when it reaches 98% Than I used lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker UPDATE Version 0.2b and finally I used button's 1.05 ROM again to get my SPL down to 1.01. I got my phone both Sim Unlock & Cidunlock I guess I’m ready for the world. Yet still have more questions .
I got
IPL 1.01
SPL1.01
Gsm1.12.10.0
Os1.5.4.2
Now I need to install the best I’m using singular but I don’t care about their ROMs I need the latest of everything including extended roms , radio, you name it . Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated..
Are you listening decent_devil since you seem to be in the boat as I am?

tiouko said:
Success, success, success Thank you guys so much for your help I did not brick my expansive device .
Ok I followed all the steps on the guide buy using button's 1.05 ROM and wait specially when it reaches 98% Than I used lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker UPDATE Version 0.2b and finally I used button's 1.05 ROM again to get my SPL down to 1.01. I got my phone both Sim Unlock & Cidunlock I guess I’m ready for the world. Yet still have more questions .
I got
IPL 1.01
SPL1.01
Gsm1.12.10.0
Os1.5.4.2
Now I need to install the best I’m using singular but I don’t care about their ROMs I need the latest of everything including extended roms , radio, you name it . Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated..
Are you listening decent_devil since you seem to be in the boat as I am?
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Yes I m .. hehe! I hv lots to read.. I still got to read through all the sticky note so that I can load a new ROM to my dopod 838.
I'll probe u when I bump into problem.. hehe!

Some of the best ROMs are introduced (and downloadable) via this forum. So you can check out yourself what they include and if it fits your needs.
The latest ROMs are based on AKU 3.2/3.5, but they are still in development and can be a bit buggy.
Personally I am very satisfied using the Molski.biz 2.26.10.2 Final Edition Rom (based on AKU2.3).

skyrebel said:
Some of the best ROMs are introduced (and downloadable) via this forum. So you can check out yourself what they include and if it fits your needs.
The latest ROMs are based on AKU 3.2/3.5, but they are still in development and can be a bit buggy.
Personally I am very satisfied using the Molski.biz 2.26.10.2 Final Edition Rom (based on AKU2.3).
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thank you sky rebel i'll get right on it.
Also no problem D devil

I have a t-mobile mda....unlocked (but not by me)...how do I know if the CID is unnlocked aswell ?

bruce.wayne_ire said:
I have a t-mobile mda....unlocked (but not by me)...how do I know if the CID is unnlocked aswell ?
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Qood question I'm not sure being that I', noob but i would assume that it's not cid unlock since you have to go the extra mile to get it cid unlock . can you tell me if you are seeing network logo ie singular or t mobile on the screen is yes it's possible that' it's not cid unlock. but keek asking hopefully some one would have the right answer for you. good luck

bruce.wayne_ire said:
I have a t-mobile mda....unlocked (but not by me)...how do I know if the CID is unnlocked aswell ?
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If in doubt just CID unlock again. It doesn't hurt anything and that way you can be sure that you are unlocked.

tiouko said:
Also no problem D devil
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I have successfully upgrade my rom to Molski.biz 2.26.10.2 Final Edition Rom as well!
It solved all the bugs facing by using the default Dopod rom! Hurray!

decent_devil said:
I have successfully upgrade my rom to Molski.biz 2.26.10.2 Final Edition Rom as well!
It solved all the bugs facing by using the default Dopod rom! Hurray!
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Great man I I'm Using Molski .biz 3.o version. Now come my next challenge. wifi Have you gotten that to work yet? if yes please let me know the procedure cause i can't get that to work.
I know that the wrong thread just thought you might know. If any one read this please help.

Can Anyone Advise me Please!!

Hi good Afternoon / Morning pending were your from lol.
i have been spendnig a while on this forum and doing alot of reading on some Upgrades and to be honest am more confused than when i started.
I was looking to upgrade my rom in hoping it will fix errors and make it more stable and faster than what it is, Is this true?
My phone i have an XDA mini s Some Specs are:
Model No: W12A200
CPU: OMAP850
Speed: 195 MHz
Flash: 128 MB
Ram Size: 64 MB
OS WM5
Rom Version 2.21.4.1. WWE
Rome Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.07.10
Protocol Version 413.1.03
Ext Rom Verstion 2.21.4.101
i was wondering if anyone can Point me in the right direction i see 1000's of downloads and never know were to go.
At this moment, i have Default everything but with some skins,
Can someone just say to be in Basic what would be bext for me to do, what it does and what to download, i will be able to do everything myself i just need a hand in the right direction please
Thanks Everyone
Dave

dave7802 said:
Hi good Afternoon / Morning pending were your from lol.
i have been spendnig a while on this forum and doing alot of reading on some Upgrades and to be honest am more confused than when i started.
I was looking to upgrade my rom in hoping it will fix errors and make it more stable and faster than what it is, Is this true?
My phone i have an XDA mini s Some Specs are:
Model No: W12A200
CPU: OMAP850
Speed: 195 MHz
Flash: 128 MB
Ram Size: 64 MB
OS WM5
Rom Version 2.21.4.1. WWE
Rome Date 3/9/06
Radio Version 02.07.10
Protocol Version 413.1.03
Ext Rom Verstion 2.21.4.101
i was wondering if anyone can Point me in the right direction i see 1000's of downloads and never know were to go.
At this moment, i have Default everything but with some skins,
Can someone just say to be in Basic what would be bext for me to do, what it does and what to download, i will be able to do everything myself i just need a hand in the right direction please
Thanks Everyone
Dave
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The first step is determining if you have a G3 or G4. Soft reset your device and let us know what your IPL/SPL are.

Zzan said:
The first step is determining if you have a G3 or G4. Soft reset your device and let us know what your IPL/SPL are.
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Ok the IPL and SPL are: 2 21 0001
Am Ashuming this telles you if its g3 or g4?

it`s g4

dave7802 said:
Ok the IPL and SPL are: 2 21 0001
Am Ashuming this telles you if its g3 or g4?
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Yes, it is a G4. Before you can do anything you will have to go to the pay website and pay for an unlock
After that you can flash it with any G4 Compatible rom. If the download for the rom does not specifically state that it is good for G4's or that it DOES NOT include IPL/SPL you should not attempt to flash it.
Flashing G3 IPL/SPL into a G4 will ruin your device.
Only use roms that do not include bootloaders.

Zzan said:
Yes, it is a G4. Before you can do anything you will have to go to the pay website and pay for an unlock
After that you can flash it with any G4 Compatible rom. If the download for the rom does not specifically state that it is good for G4's or that it DOES NOT include IPL/SPL you should not attempt to flash it.
Flashing G3 IPL/SPL into a G4 will ruin your device.
Only use roms that do not include bootloaders.
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Ok Super thanks for your Help!
Am taking it i can pay here can i to get it unlocked, Also could you just tell me a few of the Main Features of Flashing my rom, Just a couple of bulit points the best ones anyway Thanks for your help

dave7802 said:
Ok Super thanks for your Help!
Am taking it i can pay here can i to get it unlocked, Also could you just tell me a few of the Main Features of Flashing my rom, Just a couple of bulit points the best ones anyway Thanks for your help
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Um sorry, but all of these things are spelled out in the wiki's, and the stickies. Don't start useless threads. I don't mean to be harsh but damn, it isn't that hard to find the info.
--M
Not to mention that the original posted started at least 3 threads on the same subject....grrrr

demontefixo said:
Um sorry, but all of these things are spelled out in the wiki's, and the stickies. Don't start useless threads. I don't mean to be harsh but damn, it isn't that hard to find the info.
--M
Not to mention that the original posted started at least 3 threads on the same subject....grrrr
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Oh i know, and sorrt for this, its just i was getting confused with the whole unlocking and the Cid unlocking,
From what i know i can only cid unlock when i have unlocked the phone.
But also i have been reading i can rom upgrade / flash without unlocking,
Is it chancing as i use this phone for Business use and dont realy want to chance buggering it, thats why am just trying to make sure with some adive from you guys that know alot more about it than me.
Sorry for the Constant questions, But your a friendly bunch and learnet alot here. and like the sound of alot fo stuff, But there is soooo many things am lost thats all

02 xda mini s
hi
i have the 02 xda mini s g4 if you look on the g4 threads there is a shell you can download to flash your rom using it i flashed the rom to the wizard love rom then to underground edition crossbow before that i flashed it with pv4
i mucked it up the first time i done it and would not go past the splash screen but i download the 02 rom for my phone from the o2 website site flashed it worked fine again
what i will say follow the instructions you should have no problems
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293480

Please Help a Newbie

I am picking up a tmobile mda this weekend. I have a few things I would like to do to it but all the talks about the different roms and kitchens, radio etc can be a bit confusing. Here is what I would like to do maybe you can point me in the right direction.
1. I am an att customer so it will need to be unlocked
2. I would like windows mobile 6
3. Touch would be a big plus
4. I would also like to use the contacts that are scrollable that I have seen on a few youtube vids.
Any help would be much appreciated. I am reading the flashing guide as well as any other guides that look helpful. Thanks in advance for your help.

godfollower9 said:
I am picking up a tmobile mda this weekend. I have a few things I would like to do to it but all the talks about the different roms and kitchens, radio etc can be a bit confusing. Here is what I would like to do maybe you can point me in the right direction.
1. I am an att customer so it will need to be unlocked
read here, and here
2. I would like windows mobile 6
again read here
3. Touch would be a big plus
search results
4. I would also like to use the contacts that are scrollable that I have seen on a few youtube vids.
dont think i get what you mean
Any help would be much appreciated. I am reading the flashing guide as well as any other guides that look helpful. Thanks in advance for your help.
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..............................

Also new and needing some help...
got a question for anyone who can help. I got a busted cingular 8125 of a friend how drove over it, so with time and running through numerous sites i ended up here....blah,blah,blah... point is i followed ya'lls instructions to the letter and low and behold not only did i replace the screen and housing but i also unlocked and upgraded to ver 3.08 as advised in faria's walkthrough.
Now (finally...) i just wanna know if it is at all possible to upgrade the cingular 8125(a wizard variant) to wm6???

Wolfdragon said:
got a question for anyone who can help. I got a busted cingular 8125 of a friend how drove over it, so with time and running through numerous sites i ended up here....blah,blah,blah... point is i followed ya'lls instructions to the letter and low and behold not only did i replace the screen and housing but i also unlocked and upgraded to ver 3.08 as advised in faria's walkthrough.
Now (finally...) i just wanna know if it is at all possible to upgrade the cingular 8125(a wizard variant) to wm6???
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Did you CID unlock or SIM unlock (or both)?
If you are not sure then go through the links in the 2nd post. If CID unlocked then you can install WM6 but again go through the links in 2nd post and the sticky thread on "how to flash" in this forum.

godfollower9 said:
I am picking up a tmobile mda this weekend. I have a few things I would like to do to it but all the talks about the different roms and kitchens, radio etc can be a bit confusing. Here is what I would like to do maybe you can point me in the right direction.
1. I am an att customer so it will need to be unlocked
2. I would like windows mobile 6
3. Touch would be a big plus
4. I would also like to use the contacts that are scrollable that I have seen on a few youtube vids.
he, proberly means icontact. i saw it too on itube look nice
Any help would be much appreciated. I am reading the flashing guide as well as any other guides that look helpful. Thanks in advance for your help.
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be sure to know what you're doing. better to think twice....
i recommend the xda roms easy to do and a great perfomance.
but when you're a handy person use the central kitchen.
good luck

NVM...
i balled up my fists grew hair in funny places and decided to chance it, and guess what it worked!!!
Here's my new info...
ROM version: 10.1.0.811 WWE
ROM date: 8/11/06
Radio version: 1.12(didn't finish cause i dunno whats supposed to be private yet?!?)
Protocol version: 4.0(same as above)
ExtROM version: faria v5.0

Wolfdragon said:
Radio version: 1.12(didn't finish cause i dunno whats supposed to be private yet?!?)
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Not sure what you mean by private, but I'd suggest upgrading the radio to the UK T-Mobile 2.19 version here.

Wolfdragon said:
NVM...
i balled up my fists grew hair in funny places and decided to chance it, and guess what it worked!!!
Here's my new info...
ROM version: 10.1.0.811 WWE
ROM date: 8/11/06
Radio version: 1.12(didn't finish cause i dunno whats supposed to be private yet?!?)
Protocol version: 4.0(same as above)
ExtROM version: faria v5.0
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And now my friend, You are a man.
*hands you a beer*

Good Advice.
Wizard Radio 2.19 rules!

Not sure what you mean by private, but I'd suggest upgrading the radio to the UK T-Mobile 2.19 version here.
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Will that work here in the US? Is it better than my Cingular 2.25.11 radio?
Also my phone is not unlocked or anything. Will I have to unlock it to be able to upgrade the Radio Rom?
Thanks

ptras09 said:
Will that work here in the US? Is it better than my Cingular 2.25.11 radio?
Also my phone is not unlocked or anything. Will I have to unlock it to be able to upgrade the Radio Rom?
Thanks
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Yes, yes and.... yes.

Radio ROM Upgrade????
OooooooooK________...... Let's pretend that i have the slightest clue as to where to begin (and incase you're wondering I looked it up before i typed this, and didn't see anything for the radio rom alone)... may i have a link to a guide, i should be able to figure it out from there. Also just incase i screw up is this a brick risky situation or can it be reversed?

What do you suggest?

Ok, here is my first post, first of all sorry for my english, i´ll try my best, second, thanks to all of you for the great things you do, and third my doubt:
what i´ve got:
Qtek 9100, CID Unlocked, WM5
(SPL):Version: 2.18.0000 (G3 device),
Firmware:OS: 5.1 (Build 14847)
ROM: 2.18
Registry AKU: .2.0.0
Radio: 02.07.1ò
Protocol: P413.1.03
Extended_ROM: Version: 2.18.7.110
what i want:
the latest or the best WM6 on my ppc
what i need:
the files location and the right tutorial to do it on my own
Thanks again for your patience!!

fedelevalle said:
Ok, here is my first post, first of all sorry for my english, i´ll try my best, second, thanks to all of you for the great things you do, and third my doubt:
what i want:
the latest or the best WM6 on my ppc
what i need:
the files location and the right tutorial to do it on my own
Thanks again for your patience!!
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If there is something I've experienced as a forum member here on XDA, is that the best WM6's and the tuturorials are all easily accessible as a few reads on the forums. In assistance, I'll help you out on the right track.
So far you've gotten all the hard stuff out of the way, CID unlocking, the right IPL/SPL and thank heavens you have a G3 Wizard. What you just need is a WM6 ROM since that's what you requested. I've tried several, my first being WM6 Most Beautiful. It was clean, simple and fast. Since then, more awesome ROM versions came out from several cooks. The latest that came out is TNT 5.0, in which I'm checking out the TouchFLO version. You can find the thread here. It has several versions of it, and I propose you try Professional first before the others.
If you just want to be a little basic using a WM6 ROM, I tried XDA Mobile 6 revision 2a from mfrazzz (he's very reliable). Revision 3 came out, which should be a whole lot snazzier. You can find that here.
It's all experience when you want to try different ROM's of different cooks. Since each ROM is tailored by the cook's individuality, it takes time to really feel which one you want. Surf around this site for others, it wont take up too much time.
One tip: When upgrading to a WM6 ROM, always flash back to a factory ROM before upgrading to ensure correct battery utilization and your IPL/SPL and GSM radio doesn't screw up.
Hopefully the guys could help with this too, I don't want to lead you into a screw-up.
Good luck!

Diamond newbie

Hi there one thing I want to say is thanks to all you guys for this forum its been great reading.
I wanted to confirm that I have a Diamond through T-mobile, UK, and currently running
ROM: 1.37.110.3 WWE
ROM DATE: 6/20/08
RADIO: 1.00.25.03
PROTOCOL: 52.26a.25.09U
Looking through the forum there are plenty of ROM versions there. The HTC website won't support the DL of 31-7-08 ROM with the serial I have, which I think is down to T-mobile.
Can you guys point me in the direction of the best radio and ROM for my version of the Diamond.
Sorry to be a pain but I'm confused at all the version at present
Many thanks

Best Radio would be 1.00.25.05 0r 06 to some.
Best ROM depends upon the user. I prefer lite ROMs always as I like to customize the rest my own way. So far, Im stuck to Bepe' eLite 0.97 version! Most stable yet I believe..
Regards,
Carty..

So it seems to get one that best suits your individual needs.
Many thanks

I got my diamond through t-mobile and the best thing ive ever done with the device is getting rid of the t-mobile software that slows the handset to a stop.
Im currently using radio version .07
and have tried both swiftbl 5.0 and duttys 1.6 roms
vast vast improvement on either rom compared to t-mobiles stock rom

pwoyorkie said:
..to t-mobiles stock rom
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Is there anyway of getting hold of the t-mobile stock as I am wary with my technical expertise that I will 'fudge' the fist flashes up and need to reload the stock ROM.
I have read that it can be dumped from a reading of the phone but apprently it needs to be reconstructed!!!!
This is where I got completely lost!
Cheers

moeshka said:
Is there anyway of getting hold of the t-mobile stock as I am wary with my technical expertise that I will 'fudge' the fist flashes up and need to reload the stock ROM.
I have read that it can be dumped from a reading of the phone but apprently it needs to be reconstructed!!!!
This is where I got completely lost!
Cheers
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The stock t-mob ROM is floating about on the diamond forums somewhere if you ever need it. Just make sure you flash Hardspl and you'll be fine.

I have got the Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex but cant tell you a version number as it does not seem to be on there.
Basically with the HardSPL flashed the Diamond will reset and carry on with the ROM it has until you flash a different one, and the same for the radio?
Thanks for your help

pretty much yeah
check out http://modmydiamond.info

for me bepe Rom it's very good.
about radio for me 1.00.25.07 it's better than 1.00.25.05