Right now I am happy with my MDA Vario NL, except for one thing: T-Mobile branding. I've been reading a lot lately on this website and I figured out how to CID unlock and upgrade my T-Mobile ROM with let say Qtek 9100 WWE or i-Mate WWE (both in english).
Before I do this I just want to make sure if replacing/upgrading my T-Mobile ROM is sufficient to remove all the T-Mobile branding form the phone, including the splash screen at start-up, themes sounds etc.
Do I need to replace my Extended ROM as well with a compatible Qtek/i-Mate version to get rid of the T-Mobile stuff and how do you do this?? I have not been able to unlock my T-Mobile Extended ROM due to some errors. Is there an easy way to replace it??
I flashed my firmware with one of the Cingular firmwares. (my mda was already unlocked) Now when I try to use one of the tmobile firmwares to flash back it gives me an error. This is what I have installed now.
Rom 1.8.10.12
Rom date 12/1/05
Radio version 02.13.11
Protocol 4.1.13.05
IPL 2.21
SPL 2.25
GSM 02.13.11
OS 1.8.10.2
Can anyone tell me what is going on here. The phone is working and the data services work. I need someone to post the link to the best firmware flash for my TMOBILE MDA (us version) I have service with Cingular. I need the ROM that has the best receiption and performance and the most features that will work on my MDA Please help.
if you want to go back to the T-Mobile original settings, you need to upgrade to the custom ROM and then downgrade back. If you just want to have the T-Mobile settings, stick with the 2.17 custom rom that Xelecin cooked. I've found that his 2.21 rom was a lttle buggy, but his 2.17 rom is spot on. It has the cid/sim unlockers built in.
good luck
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Roms/Tmobile/
user id: XDA
PW: xda
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I did that and gave the MDA to my wife. I am looking to get a new phone and lookng at the Cingular 8125. Will I be able to unlock this phone with any of the utilities on this site.
Hi everyone,this is my first tread and I hope someone can help me.
I've just bought a T-Mobile MDA VARIO in USA that is Unlock,because it read me differens SIMs with no problem, but I want to know if is also CID - unlocked because I want to put in, afterwards, the ROM with the italian language.
What I have to do to look if is CID locked or not?
thank you for your time
Mick
mickscores said:
Hi everyone,this is my first tread and I hope someone can help me.
I've just bought a T-Mobile MDA VARIO in USA that is Unlock,because it read me differens SIMs with no problem, but I want to know if is also CID - unlocked because I want to put in, afterwards, the ROM with the italian language.
What I have to do to look if is CID locked or not?
thank you for your time
Mick
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Ciao,
this is what you have to do:
1) Check whether your phone is G3 or G4 (reset and look at IPL/SPL version: 2.xx.0001->G4; 2.xx->G3)
2) If it is G4: you cannot CID unlock it. To install a different rom, then, you must follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043
3) If it is G3 AND rom version is >= 2.21 (equal or greater than 2.21): cannot be CID unlocked, use the same tutorial as for G4.
4) If it is G3 AND rom version is < 2.21 (minor than 2.21): follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263116 to learn how to downgrade the rom and CID unlock the phone.
bye
MDA ROM Questions
Thank you, Risidoro, for the excellent advice.
I have a couple of follow-up questions:
Background: My T-Mo (USA) MDA has SPL/IPL 2.26, OS 2.26.10.2 (determined as per your advice). I'd like to install a different "unrestricted" ROM (mainly to get access to JAVA and to impove performance).
Here are the questions:
1. The current ROM (2.26) is not the original software of my MDA: it's the official update released by T-Mo a couple of months ago (I installed it myself). I don't know by now what was the orginal version. It was probably a much earlier version, perhaps 1.17. So, my first question is: does it matter what the original version was, or it only matters what the current version is? Can I fry the phone if I follow your advice for case 3?
2. T-Mo unlocked the phone for me (they do it for its customers after a while). However, I don't know if it's been both SIM-unlocked and CID-unlocked; or just SIM-unlocked. How do I find out? I did run lokiwiz on it (just in case) but I have no idea if it succeded.
3. After running lokiwiz, I tried to install QTek 9100 ROM with push mail, shipping (I found it on the web, and it claimed to be for a shipping QTeck; so, I thought it's a pretty safe ROM). It states that its version is 2.17.7.102. However, the installation failed: it got to the three-colored screen and stopped there. The device is OK though (after soft reset), just runs the previous software 2.26. What does it tell us? And does it make sense at all to "upgrade" to a lower version just to get an unlocked JAVA-running device? Or you'd recommend a different ROM (which one?)?
Many thanks,
LKMDA
risidoro said:
Ciao,
this is what you have to do:
1) Check whether your phone is G3 or G4 (reset and look at IPL/SPL version: 2.xx.0001->G4; 2.xx->G3)
2) If it is G4: you cannot CID unlock it. To install a different rom, then, you must follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271043
3) If it is G3 AND rom version is >= 2.21 (equal or greater than 2.21): cannot be CID unlocked, use the same tutorial as for G4.
4) If it is G3 AND rom version is < 2.21 (minor than 2.21): follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263116 to learn how to downgrade the rom and CID unlock the phone.
bye
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For your point 3:
Does the problem appears after I upgrade the ROM version to 2.26 (t-mobile)?
Current version is 1.7.13
can the G4 be unlock through - http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ ?
uccoffee said:
can the G4 be unlock through - http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ ?
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Some have reported that they have used IMEI with the G4 successfully.
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I bought a bricked mda vario which still gets into the bootloader. I read the tutorials but they dont really state what software I need.
I see that I need PDAphone Rom Update Utility 2.00.0, I need the rom's.
The rom I've already downloaded from here. But where do I get RUU?
And my mda says it has IPL/SPL3.08, So I think that my mda is a G3
Could someoune tell me what software I need and if I really have a G3
I assume your device is not CID unlocked, what you need now is original MDA ROM. Flash with that ROM and you will get a working Wizard.
I have a VPA compact II which is bricked. it only shows the bootloader screen with IPL 2.21 and SPL 3.08.0001. Nothing that i tried has worked. I need the original ROM, can anyone help in where to find it please?
Hi,
did you got the original Vodafone Rom?
I would need it too!
Thx
Jaehter
Download from Vodafone...
i.e. for German Users:
http://www.vodafone.de/hilfe-support/technischer-support/97016.html