I've just entered the world of the O2 XDA IIs.
After getting the simlock removed, my (current) dilema is that my machine has the UK o2 setup and I'm having difficulty setting it up to work with the Australian Telstra network.
Is it possible to upgrade to the Aus / Asia setup by installing a later local rom?
What version is recommended?
I currently have a Blue angel running in the UK on a T-Mobile rom, unlocked and actually running on an Orange sim. I would like to update my Rom and believe there is a new version out for T-Mobile. But prior to upgrading my rom I am not fussed which Rom I use. Are there any recommendations on the best base rom out there in the UK?
Is it T-Mobile, Orange, O2 etc. I know they will be much the same but individual providers sometimes provide some extras etc. I believe O2 has the battery status on the home page etc. Can anyone recommend a good flavour of Base ROM???
I believe that the i-mate 1.42 is the best rom for stability, however the latest t-mobile rom is advantageous for those needing Blackberry support. The o2 rom however comes with the o2 active interface, which many people like however it really slow's down your ppc.
I'd advise you go for the i-mate rom. Hope this is of help
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Leo
thanks splonker where would I get my hands on the i-mate or tmobile roms to check them out? cheers
jdoherty76 said:
I currently have a Blue angel running in the UK on a T-Mobile rom, unlocked and actually running on an Orange sim. I would like to update my Rom and believe there is a new version out for T-Mobile. But prior to upgrading my rom I am not fussed which Rom I use. Are there any recommendations on the best base rom out there in the UK?
Is it T-Mobile, Orange, O2 etc. I know they will be much the same but individual providers sometimes provide some extras etc. I believe O2 has the battery status on the home page etc. Can anyone recommend a good flavour of Base ROM???
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I run the UK T-Mobile version 1.42 and it's pretty fast and about as stable as i-mates, imo. I'd say if you're using 1.42 now, you're really not going to do any better, overall, unless you go to WM5. Then, however, you're opening a whole new can of worms as they're all hacks and therefore slow and buggy, comparatively speaking. You can find just about any rom on this site's ftp server, ftp://xda:[email protected]
You may get the T-Mobile Rom here
I advise that you follow the WIKI for installation instructions which may be found here
Enjoy!
Thanks Mark/Splonker my device indicates the rom version 1.06.00 ENG is this the version number I should be looking at??
Also sorry for the addition. Can I just do a full backup of my device contacts etc and when I upgrade restore?? Thanks John.
So .. T-Mobile and I-Mate seem to have a 1.42 base rom out. I can find the Dutch TMO 1.42 one (I have that running now), I can find the UK TMO 1.42 one, but where is the I-Mate 1.42 one? Can't find it at I-Mate and can't find it here at XDA Devs ...
Between these three, which is the best?
xBackup not in T-MOBILE 1.42 Radio DUTCH ROM
Just upgraded to T-MOBILE 1.42 Radio DUTCH ROM got my Wireless problem solved but have another problem NO XBACKUP how can I install it???
still trying to track down the english version of the tmobile latest rom any ideas/links anyone?? Thanks John.
I've found Orange 1.31 ROM/Extended ROM and radio 1.15 the best combination so far. For me, 1.4x ROMs were slower.
My Best Roms
XDA IIs UK from O2
1.Best ROM so far without doubt for me is the BA_TMNL_14200_119_11300_Ship from T-MOBILE
AND its the fastest..
2.Best ROM (slightly slower)
XDA 1.42 115 T-Mobile Firmware
3. I-Mates 1.40 WWE with Radio 1.13
still had an issue with audio dropping from incoming calls
If you've seen any of my previous posts you'll see the hell i've been in trying to get anything to work with these ROMS, now it ALL works. and I dont say that lightly!
i tried the last 2 factory ROMS from O2 UK 140.237 & 140.242 which is there latest and I had WIFI nightmares with both of those..
I have a cingular 8125 I unlock it and use it in my country (not cingular) it works fine.
my question is:
can i install a rom from another company (I don't care about the cingular configurations)
and if so what rom is the best?.
thank you
yes you can, use the aWizard app found in this forum. i'm using the qtek 1.6.7.1 rom and radio 1.13.10 on my imate kjam i chose this rom cuz i read an article that someone posted which compared 3 / 4 roms with each other and 1.6.7.1 has the fastest speeds with Edge and so forth, so i chose that combo.
my cousin is using the QTEk 9100 with its firmware in the US with cingular no problems. but i wanna get the cingular 8125, and i wanna unlock it to be used anywhere and everywhere i go, so how did u unlock it and is the firmware change enough to unlock??? plz reply my 8125 is coming by the end of the week
program to unlock 8125
go to this link follow direccion and that is it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33796
my rom is # 1.8.11.1 wwe is the rom that you are sying here newer becouse the number is lower that the rom that i have?
wuilly said:
my rom is # 1.8.11.1 wwe is the rom that you are sying here newer becouse the number is lower that the rom that i have?
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my 8125 came preloaded with the same ROM and i killed all the Cingular customizations as soon as i took it out of the box
would the Qtek 1.6.7.1 ROM be a big difference for me? i dont use EDGE or GPRS. only wifi and BT. is it worth the upgrade and reinstalling all my apps?
blazin-asian said:
wuilly said:
my rom is # 1.8.11.1 wwe is the rom that you are sying here newer becouse the number is lower that the rom that i have?
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my 8125 came preloaded with the same ROM and i killed all the Cingular customizations as soon as i took it out of the box
would the Qtek 1.6.7.1 ROM be a big difference for me? i dont use EDGE or GPRS. only wifi and BT. is it worth the upgrade and reinstalling all my apps?
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i understand the fact that the settings might be good as cingular sends them, but i dont stand that annoying x thing it sucks, unlocking and reloading the software is my goal.
Hi there,
I've been using the Mr Clean aku2.3 rom on my MDA Vario and have noticed that the SAPsettings application is not present but it is in the official UK aku2.0 update.
Does anyone know why and if I can enable the SIM Access Profile some other way ?
Cheers
i just upgraded my mda with official 2.26 usa tmobile rom.... which doesnt support java... & its a tmobile network locked phone(i thinbk thats wat u guys call cid-lock) which was 1.8 be4 i just upgraded it.... now my question is that can i upgrade my rom to custom tmobile 2.26 rom or not without having it unlocked i need help plz help me ive been looking around & getting crazy for j2me & more better support software