I have had this phone for a few months and upgraded to the Molski 3.0.0.0 aku3.2 rom. I have recently started to have problems. I use this phone on the cingular service. Its a G3. I now cannot send or recieve MMS messages. I also now cannot surf using Media Net.
I wanted to upgrade again but i see there are a few new roms out. Just wanted to know which rom would work good on my phone and which additional cabs will i need for cingular?
Here are my boot specs
IPL/SPL 2.26
gsm 2.25.11
Os2.26.10.2
Thanks for any and all help!!
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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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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.
Hi People,
I'm having some problems with my MDA Vario with upgraded 2.26 US ROM. Before my upgrade I never had this problem. With the new ROM I have.
My problem is that sometimes my phone losses connectivity with the GSM network. This would not be unusual if coverage in the area was bad or something like that.
But the matter of fact is that nowadays sometimes when someone call me the directly are forwarded to my voicemail. My phone doesn't respond at all, no missed calls or even the network coverage icon in the top of the Vario that usually gives dots if it looking for reception and network coverage. It's like it gets stuck or something, but only the GSM part. Because the PDA functionalities are working ok.
So in short MY MDA VARIO has good reception but still sometimes my phone doesn't ring at all and forwards every call to my voicemail and after some time I might get a sms/txt about a voicemail is some has left one behind.
I hope people who also have this issue might also have found out a solution for it. I have tried to search this forum but without any luck on this specific matter.
People who are in Holland and have also upgraded to 2.26 ROM are you having the same problem?? please let me know.
I might have to consider to downgrade my Vario to the UK ROM 2.23 I believe if this matter is unsolvable.
Thanks in advance everyone who will reply.
Cheers,
Shah
Shah2 said:
Hi People,
I'm having some problems with my MDA Vario with upgraded 2.26 US ROM. Before my upgrade I never had this problem. With the new ROM I have.
My problem is that sometimes my phone losses connectivity with the GSM network. This would not be unusual if coverage in the area was bad or something like that.
But the matter of fact is that nowadays sometimes when someone call me the directly are forwarded to my voicemail. My phone doesn't respond at all, no missed calls or even the network coverage icon in the top of the Vario that usually gives dots if it looking for reception and network coverage. It's like it gets stuck or something, but only the GSM part. Because the PDA functionalities are working ok.
So in short MY MDA VARIO has good reception but still sometimes my phone doesn't ring at all and forwards every call to my voicemail and after some time I might get a sms/txt about a voicemail is some has left one behind.
I hope people who also have this issue might also have found out a solution for it. I have tried to search this forum but without any luck on this specific matter.
People who are in Holland and have also upgraded to 2.26 ROM are you having the same problem?? please let me know.
I might have to consider to downgrade my Vario to the UK ROM 2.23 I believe if this matter is unsolvable.
Thanks in advance everyone who will reply.
Cheers,
Shah
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Same here
I have the exact same problem, coincidentally (?) also with T-Mobile NL... See Explanation and Help - Please [2 Parts]
Some people blame it on GPRS: AKU2.3: GSM connection dropped while making voice calls
But I'm not buying that theory (yet), because I'm not running any GPRS apps, and to the best of my knowledge my phone will not automatically start GPRS connections if there's no app asking for it.... :?
Upto yesterday I was running this:
Operator: T-Mobile NL
Qtek 9100 G4
ROM: 2.24.10.1 WWE
Radio: 2.25.11
ExtROM: 2.24a Mr.Clean
In a desperate attempt (can you imagine the flaming you receive when your wife has tried to call you twice and only gets your voicemail :shock: ) I have now downgraded the Radio part only to the Qtek version 2.07.10 (which is the latest one they included with the Dutch version) taken from AKU 2 ROM 2.18.7.6 ExtROM 2.18.7.106 Radio 2.07.10 (you probably need to register to download this)
I have really no idea yet if this helps. The coming days will tell...
If anyone's interested to try this I can post the Radio ROM only (2.1 MB).
Cheers,
Marc
Hey Marc,
Did the Radio Rom update work for you? pls let me know. otherwise I'm going to downgrade to the UK version of the ROM for my vario.
Thanks,
Cheers,
Shah
Shah,
It's not conclusive yet. I haven't heard from anyone yet that I was unreachable, but then again: maybe they don't even bother to leave a voicemail anymore... :wink:
Marc
hey Marc,
I have downgraded my phone to the T-mobile UK official ROM as u might have seen in my signature. There is also a topic on radio only updates. http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=52952&highlight=
I'm not sure if I'm going to try this out on the US T-mobile 2.26 ROM just yet. Just to let u know I'm not having any problems with the UK rom. very strange. I might try to change the rom again in a couple of days. but will let u know what happens.
Cheers.
Shah
Shah,
so far I didn't have any problems after the downgrade of the radio. Maybe I'll try other ones later on, but for now I'll stick to this one.
Marc
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???
You can access this page
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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/
I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the heck is going on my my MDA's and hope someone here can help.
A few weeks ago my MDA (8 months old) started to only connect to Cingular's cellular system and would actually make a phone call 1 out of 5 attempts. When trying to dial a number it would drop all signal and then go into a searching loop for a few minutes before connecting back to Cingular. This was with the 2.26 custom ROM from this forum.
I called tech support from Tmobile and they sent me a replacement. This unit came with 1.08 and worked for maybe two days before starting the same problem. I then tried the custom 2.26 ROM and the official 2.26 from Tmobile with no luck. Last week I went to a Tmobile store and explained my situation and the store manager gave me a brand new MDA (G3). Everything worked great until I decided to flash to the Tmobiles 2.26 ROM yesterday and all hell broke loose. My the MDA connects to Cingular again and can go hours just searching for signal.
My wife has a MDA with the custom 2.26 ROM and does not have any issues. I can switch SIM's and the problem stays with the MDA. The only thing is I can not go into the phone settings and manaully connect to Tmobile. When it works (doesn't tell me it can find a network and to disconnect the data connection even though there isn't one) I see two Cingulars in the network selection box.
Has anyone else experienced this problem or is something getting screwed up when I CID unlock the phone?
No one has experienced this problem? I have a third MDA on its way but interested in finding out the actual problem.
Network
Have you looked at the selection?
Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select Networks
Is T-Mobile there? Is Cingular ahead of it? If not, does it have the problem in other areas? It may be connecting to Cingular because it is stronger.
One other thought, try the 2.47 radio rom. My MDA (which doesn't have your difficulty) has worked much better. It won't overwrite your files to flash it.
I have had the same MDA for about 6 months, unlocked twice, with the older 1.8, and the newer 2.26 T-Mobile ROM's.
That's just odd, it must be some problem with the unlocking.
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