I am totally sick of this crap. Microsoft should stick to PC's and stay out of pocket pc's as they can't develop one O/S that is stable.
Just when I thought I had a stable ROM, the thing displays all sorts of unwanted effects including:
1. Occasional Hard resetting of PPC (but not actually formatting the device; no...it installs duplicate programs and settings instead!!)
2. Soft Keys have a mind of their own (sometimes they appear as I defined their use, other times they appear according to its own desires!)
3. On occasion wifi doesn't work, but mostly it works perfectly.
4. Sometimes messaging application does not initiate (neither through soft keys activation or direct access through Programs)
I have a list that I cannot be bothered to type out, suffice to say I have a degree in Computing & Information systems (no big deal I know!) and over ten years experience in building, maintaining and upgrading PC's not to mention several years experience of owning Palm o/s, Symbian o/s and Win CE pocket pc's.
My opinion is valid!! I don't care what anyone else says to the contrary. Windows mobile 5 and it's predecessors are a load of crap and are robbing us of our hard earned cash!! And I've spent a fortune on them all!!
I am by no means an expert, but I am no fool and more than capable of learning, hence I've tried to no avail with these devices.
Just when you think your device is running near perfect (within reason), new issues pop up!
NEWBIES...PAY ATTENTION!!!
Get out of this while you can and stop throwing away money and your most precious commodity....your TIME!!!
My last o/s phone (smartphone) was a SonyEriccson P910i. That was quite good with minimal crashes or lock-ups. I moved back to Windows based mobile phones because of more CPU power and compatibility.
MAIN GRIPES:
I miss calls....due to maintenance (upgrading ROM or soft resets or hard resets or lock-ups)
I miss text and MMS messages.....due to maintenance
I miss appointments due non-induced hard resets (only twice mind you)
I miss knowing that I can be reached or can make a call at any given moment!!
I'm not one of those people who needs a phone predominantly and a PDA secondly. I just need reliability.
I've swapped..yes swapped my Jasjar for the MDA Vario for the same reasons that I'm complaining about WM5 & HTC. The Wizard is just as unstable!!
Don't misunderstand me...when these devices are working, they are wonderful and I would prefer no other phone/PPC in the world, but reliability is of paramount importance, surely!!
Well...I'm done with this 'got to be a developer to use my phone' syndrome. I'm going back to SonyE. or someone else who know how to make devices with at least 90% reliability!! I wasn't expecting perfection from Man, merely my moneys worth!!
This is the bottom line:
I want a convergence device that I spend more time deriving its benefits than I do researching how to improve its instability and unreliability!!
And before anyone says it:
HTC are full of it just like Microsoft, as they were undoubtedly aware of this WM5 bug-ridden o/s before desinging hardware for it!
:evil: :evil: :evil:
Update: 27/2/06:
See my most recent posts. I was wrong and apologise for misleading you guys without having properly identified the cause of my device problems (very dangerous I know). The problem was definately buggy ROMs and this has now been fully rectified via Qteks 1.6.7.1 ROM.
Give it up!!!
If you check all my posts you will find that I am still appreciative of all the hard work that a lot of you gurus have made, but that does not excuse HTC & Microsoft for continually releasing products before they have been tested and twaeked to perfection.
This is not a game!! Some of us actually rely on these devices to help earn a living and or organise our lives!!
I now find myself reverting back to doing everything on a regular PC, standard phone and pen & Paper!!
HTC devices have become a joke to me!
Additionally; my wife is on her 4th..yes 4th brand new MDA Pro!!! Different issues with all of them.
That tells you something doesn't it? :?
I am reviewing my options:
http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=316&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0
Hmm.. I'm using MDA Compact 2, doesn't seems to have your problems.. the only problem I have is a dead loud speaker.
Anyway, you may want to try out Treo that runs Palm.
consumer electronics
Hi,
i just moved away from a palm treo 600: bad telephone reception and literally crappy headphone connector (it screwed up the telephone with a bug well known on internet, i had to use my solder to repair it...).
And now i am an happy user of an QTEK9100. Not perfect, but very near...except for the alarm!!! sometimes missed. no resets, SUPER voice command, 264 MHz and ROM 2.8....you get me.
I think there is a general problem in consumer electronic: support for example. Once you give the money for a buy, bye bye....
Re: READ THIS!!! WM5 & HTC are taking the pi..!!
mackaby007 said:
NEWBIES...PAY ATTENTION!!!
Get out of this while you can and stop throwing away money and your most precious commodity....your TIME!!!
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i'm not a total noob. the cingular htc wizard is my first ppc/phone though. i do have a htc faraday/wm5 and htc typhoon/sp'03 but they are simple smartphones.
i must say that you have scared me a bit.
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lpasq said:
mackaby007 said:
NEWBIES...PAY ATTENTION!!!
Get out of this while you can and stop throwing away money and your most precious commodity....your TIME!!!
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i'm not a total noob. the cingular htc wizard is my first ppc/phone though. i do have a htc faraday/wm5 and htc typhoon/sp'03 but they are simple smartphones.
i must say that you have scared me a bit.
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Sorry Ipasq.
Maybe my bad experience is clouding my judgement somewhat. All I'm saying is that if you find yourself tweaking and upgrading more than you use the device, ....somethings wrong and you should consider what you set out for when you bought it. if your experience is a good one with minor setbacks (which your happy to live with) then ignore my experiences.
I'm currently re-testing/evaluating my Device with just the minimum of software installed, that I cannot do without, maybe that will highlight problems with a specific application (but I doubt it!) To try and remain fair to the rest of HTC product owners, I will post my findings if they are positive and I will humbly retract my complaints but if they proove to remain negative, I'll keep it to myself so as to not deter anyone from indulging in WM5 PPC/phone!
Good luck either way. :wink:
Re: Give it up!!!
mackaby007 said:
If you check all my posts you will find that I am still appreciative of all the hard work that a lot of you gurus have made, but that does not excuse HTC & Microsoft for continually releasing products before they have been tested and twaeked to perfection.
This is not a game!! Some of us actually rely on these devices to help earn a living and or organise our lives!!
I now find myself reverting back to doing everything on a regular PC, standard phone and pen & Paper!!
HTC devices have become a joke to me!
Additionally; my wife is on her 4th..yes 4th brand new MDA Pro!!! Different issues with all of them.
That tells you something doesn't it? :?
I am reviewing my options:
http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=316&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0
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Hi,
I think you have got a very bad experience there. I've been using smartphones from motorola MPX200 to Sony Ericsson's P800, Motorola's E680, O2's Blue Angel and now Dopod 838. Let me tell you, I must admit that WM2003 was quite buggy, however, the new WM2005 is real neat. I wouldn't say Microsoft has done a bad job, cos I've used worse device. P800 running on symbian was really a horror. I've promised not to ever use a symbian phone again after my bad experience with P800. (am I sterotyping then?)
As far as I am concern, WM2005 runs almost perfectly, if not flawless. and I've not experienced what you have been through. So, lets not come to a conclusion just based on your bad experience, okie?
(Kinda makes me wonder if u work for Sony, the way you put things? ) No offence plz, just my 3 cents worth. ~.~!
Re: Give it up!!!
mackaby007 said:
If you check all my posts you will find that I am still appreciative of all the hard work that a lot of you gurus have made, but that does not excuse HTC & Microsoft for continually releasing products before they have been tested and twaeked to perfection.
This is not a game!! Some of us actually rely on these devices to help earn a living and or organise our lives!!
I now find myself reverting back to doing everything on a regular PC, standard phone and pen & Paper!!
HTC devices have become a joke to me!
Additionally; my wife is on her 4th..yes 4th brand new MDA Pro!!! Different issues with all of them.
That tells you something doesn't it? :?
I am reviewing my options:
http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=316&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0
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Hmn ok thanks for the heads up in advanced. However, I don't see how converged devices will improve if SE's the only one doing it somewhat correctly.
Sure, MS and HTC probably both suck in someway, but I don't get why you had to get 4 of the same devices to figure that out. I mean like, most people won't even go past changing the same device for the 3rd time.
While I'm sure your information is valid in someway, it's kinda obvious to me that not everyone is suited to use a pda phone, or pda for that matter.
If you have that experience as a developer, you should know that new stuff that MS comes up with usually comes with a truckload of problems, in my opinion, you should have stuck with a laptop or maybe some blackberry option, or even pen/paper.
In the first place, I highly doubt that the pda phone was designed to totally do away with the traditional pen/paper combo anyway.
In the first place, I highly doubt that the pda phone was designed to totally do away with the traditional pen/paper combo anyway.
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I'll agree with this line. There isn't really an OS that can run efficiently. If you want a phone to function as a full pledged PC, it won't happen. There are a lot of things we need to sacrifice. I would suggest the Nokia 9500 as the perfect business phone for you.
To me all phones are great...
great paper weight.
what a lot of people tend to do is as soon as they get a device they automatically think they should start tweaking and updateing things.....what some people dont' understand is that every tweak and every upgrade will be different for others....people need to try out thier devices for a few days, maybe weeks depended on how often you use the devices features, and see if your device really needs the tweaks or not....that's what i do, i use my device then as soon as i see that something can be changed or needs to be tweaked i'll see if there is one out there, i do it one at a time try it out for a while then move on to the next, so that way you'll know if that tweak is really stable or not, don't do all the tweaks at one time......for some people the device is perfect right out the box.....just something to think about....
i understand your frustration ... i myself having a plethora of smartphones / pda phones ... i personally happy with my xda exec ... why? because anybody who goes into this realm of pda phones should understand that the HTC products are always been PDAs first and Phones second ... with this premise, upgrading the ROM regularly is part of the whole experience... I also have all SE p800, p900, p910 which are all great Phones then having the great PDA functionality ... while the p900 and p910 have minimal differences, they are very good phones first and then very good PDAs to boot ... but you see even the more stable SE P series phones need to restarted and have their own version of hard reset (though not as frequent as their Windows counterparts)
ps i'm not even going to those Palm Treo 600 / 650 devices which are nothing but a last ditch effort of palm to try to get into the wireless phone realm ... they are just not as good as their windows / symbian counterparts ... and why get blackberries if you can get blackberry connect on your windows mobile / nokia / sony ericsson p9xx phones?
Hi All!
Thank you very much for your candid replies. I appreciate that everyones experience will either vary somewhat or be totally different. However, I firmly believe 'If it ain't broke...don't fix it'!
I have only ever upgraded because of issues with these devices and only ever applied tweaks, because improvement was MUCH needed!
I hear you all the same though, if your not up for fight stay out of the arena. Sorry all, but I'm not a defeatest. I'm not giving up, merely venting my frustrations for becoming a free-tester for Microsoft and HTC.
It wouldn't be so bad if they offered us a 50% discount on purchasing these devices as we are the ones getting to the root of their buggy devices whilst they charge us for it and then charge us again (in FULL) when they implement our improvements into their next versions of Windows Mobile devices.
Just my opinion, but I'm sticking to it. :wink:
Old T-mobile Rom:
Rom Version: 1.3.2.2 ENU
Rom Date: 9/29/05
Radio version: 01.04.10
Protocol version: 4.0.13.17
ExtRom: 1.3.2.102
Updated T-Mobile ROM:
Rom Version: 1.6.2.4 WWE
Rom Date: 11/15/05
Radio version: 01.12.10
Protocol version: 4.0.13.23
ExtRom: 1.6.2.105
Current ROM:
Custom ROM: O2 ROM
Rom Version: 1.5.4.2 WWE
Rom Date: 11/8/05
Radio version: 01.12.10
Protocol version: 4.0.13.23
ExtRom: Removed by default (xtra 10 megs in extended ROM through total Commander)
They ALL suck (sooner or later).
HTC UNIVERSAL
Stay well clear of the XDA EXEC!
I am on number seven of the XDA Exec and finaly given up
so many faults.......
CASE MARKS>>>£600 phone and the keyboard hits the screen and rubs the letters off the keyboard AND MAKE SHINEY MARKS ON THE FACE OF THE PHONE...dont HTC test these before they sell them? EMAILED HTC ABOUT THIS ISSUE...THEY NEVER REPLIED...
SPEED.....THE FASTEST PROCESSOR AND ITS SLOWER THAN MY XDA2???
HANGS UP DURING CALLS BY ITSELF........JUST ABOUT THREW IT OUT MY CAR WINDOW....PEOPLE THINK YOUR TAKING THE PISS WITH THEM CAUSE IT HANGS UP SO OFTEN
ALARM PROGRAM IS A JOKE......SLEPT IN SO MANY TIMES CAUSE OF THIS PILE OF SH..I.T
SCREEN RES IS LOVELY BUT THE GLASS IS TOO THIN!! SO WHEN YOU WRITE ON IT THE LCD PANEL DISTORTS....ERR DOH! :evil:
Going to get it swapped, may go back to the XDA 2i or maybe the mini s but the CPU speed on that may be an issue for me :shock:
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kevin666 said:
Stay well clear of the XDA EXEC!
I am on number seven of the XDA Exec and finaly given up
so many faults.......
CASE MARKS>>>£600 phone and the keyboard hits the screen and rubs the letters off the keyboard AND MAKE SHINEY MARKS ON THE FACE OF THE PHONE...dont HTC test these before they sell them? EMAILED HTC ABOUT THIS ISSUE...THEY NEVER REPLIED...
SPEED.....THE FASTEST PROCESSOR AND ITS SLOWER THAN MY XDA2???
HANGS UP DURING CALLS BY ITSELF........JUST ABOUT THREW IT OUT MY CAR WINDOW....PEOPLE THINK YOUR TAKING THE PISS WITH THEM CAUSE IT HANGS UP SO OFTEN
ALARM PROGRAM IS A JOKE......SLEPT IN SO MANY TIMES CAUSE OF THIS PILE OF SH..I.T
SCREEN RES IS LOVELY BUT THE GLASS IS TOO THIN!! SO WHEN YOU WRITE ON IT THE LCD PANEL DISTORTS....ERR DOH! :evil:
Going to get it swapped, may go back to the XDA 2i or maybe the mini s but the CPU speed on that may be an issue for me :shock:
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We must be the only two dissatisfied customers left browsing these forums! :lol:
I'd advise you to go back to what works for you, cause the mini s is no better in my 'humble' opinion! :wink:
Let's hope I'm wrong!!
Just installed/updated to Qtek ROM 1.6.7.1
Will evaluate for a few days and post my experiences. Hope this prooves me wrong!!
mackaby007
Qtek ROM:
Rom Version: 1.6.7.1 WWE
Rom Date: 11/28/05
Radio version: 01.13.10
Protocol version: 4.0.13.24
ExtRom: 1.6.7.101
Why do you say the mini s is no better?
Qtek ROM stable!!??!! Maybe!!
kevin666 said:
Why do you say the mini s is no better?
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Well it would certainly SEEM that way until now. As I mentioned in my previous posts, I've had a Jasjar which with an updated i-mate ROM, was stable but in my opinion, underperformed (everyone says it's due to the way WM5 works - bug ridden I say). I then swapped my jasjar (at a loss of course) for a T-mobile vario (Wizard) or o2 mini s etc.
My experience is that, while no bugs are visible, these devices seem like the best thing since sliced bread, but when you've had them up and running a while, the worms come out of the woodwork.
All said and done though....I updated/changed my ROM last night to Qteks 1.6.7.1 ROM and till now (about 20 hours later), not one crash, no loss of calls or uninitiated soft or hard resets! Aditionally, it SEEMS to be stable and reliable (with all my 3rd party software installed and with TI OMAP overclocking or not!).
Verdict?
Too soon to say. But I'm actually feeling rather optimistic if not just hopeful. I'm hoping that I've been wrong and that all my past experiences have been due too buggy ROMs and not WM5 & HTC. We'll see.
Another point of interest is that since I updated/changed my wifes T-mobiles MDA PRO to Qteks latest ROM, there have only been 2 lock-ups (we can live with that) and she's had that ROM for 9 days!
So it's looking like most of the instability issues we've had thus far are due to buggy ROMs.
Therefore I already feel it necessary to apologise for my negative comments and hope that anyone who has read this thread has taken the time to keep track of how things develop.
Kevin if you're interested in the mini s, don't be put of by my experiences, as there are many other factors that could have contributed to my experiences. Go for it, but be prepared for some headaches (just in case!).
Hope this helps (sorry bout the long post) :lol:
mackaby007
Qtek ROM:
Rom Version: 1.6.7.1 WWE
Rom Date: 11/28/05
Radio version: 01.13.10
Protocol version: 4.0.13.24
ExtRom: 1.6.7.101
I'm Wrong!!
I'm extremely happy to say, that I must be wrong, as I've not had one crash since Fridays upgrade to Qteks 1.6.7.1 ROM.
So far I can complain about absolutely nothing, as I have even exceeded my normal usage of these devices to try and hasten a crash, but to no avail.
Long live Qteks ROM!!
apologies again for this whole thread, slating HTC and co.
I tend to agree with the OP. WM5 devices (or ppc and predecessors) and smartphones do a lot, but they tend to be a pain in the ass and finicky.
One simple example, when a WM device loses a GPRS connection, frequently you'll have to cycle the radio to get a usable connection again. Every time? No, but often enough, where you don't trust it. Compare this to a blackberry. With a bb, the connection is rock solid and robust. No, you don't get nearly as many features on a bb, but you can absolutely count on being able to receive a call and being able to obtain a data connection, period.
I currently use a smt5600, a wizard, and a 7290. When I'm traveling and I need to be sure that I'm communicating, I take the 7290.
I liken the comparison of WM to BB OSs to a comparison of firearms . The WM device to a Colt pistol: beatiful, but not as reliable as my spartan Glock. The blackberry is 100% Glock. MS needs to work on transitioning away from the finicky Colt towards a more reliable AND feature rich device...something Sig Sauerish, if you will.
I agree that these newer devices are bug ridden and do not function as advertised. My original Pocket PC Phone Edition was more useful than my Wizard is. If I hadn't broke it, I would not have bought a new one.
That said I, too, first bought a different device, the PDA2K. It just worked. No problems at all. Send/receive faxes, instant messaging, email, internet, great phone signal, bluetooth handsfree...but the keyboard! I just couldn't get used to it. Why did I trade in and buy the Wizard? I was stooooopid! I wanted the keyboard and EDGE. But, mostly, the keyboard. When I first saw the photos of it, I fell in love. It was, I thought, perfect! So I called up the dealer and he agreed to send me a KJAM for $350.00 and my PDA2K.
Now, here's just how stupid I was...I didn't even read the specs thoroughly enough to know that the Wizard was smaller. When I rec'd it, I was shocked! I liked the bigger size screen. A lot. Doh! What an idiot.
But, hey, that has nothing to do with the fact that the Wizard is not fully functional as delivered. That it's slooooow. That the speakerphone is a useless piece of advertisement for HTC/Imate. That the sound quality is crap, at best. That the phone doesn't have the ability to power up to a signal that's only slightly weak. That the dual core proc. is divided to be used separately by the phone and pc. That sometimes it needs to be rebooted just to get a signal, or for the bluetooth to work, or because the screen is pixelated. That you need to buy a 3rd party app. just to back it up. That A/S 4.x is also junk.
Why, oh why, didn't they just make a PDA2K with a Wizard keyboard? LOL
HTC/iMate, you got my last dollar, hope you spent it wisely.
Hello, everyone.
Let me start my first post by expressing a very big thank you to each and everyone contributing to this wonderful community. I've been reading the forums for the past few weeks and the wealth of information, advice and tools around here was a pretty big factor in my decision to acquire a HTC Trinity. Least, but not last, some very special thanks go to our brilliant ROM cookers! What would we have done without you?
I have to say that I'm the very happy owner of a branded (Orange SPV M700) HTC Trinity. It's been a week or so since I have it and I'm very, very happy with it. It's the black version (no white ones at Orange Romania) - I'm a little bit worried about the peeling issue.
The ROM is Orange's original (Windows Mobile 5.0 with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack, OS 5.1.2342 Build 15096.3.0.0). Device Information says:
Operator version: 19.123.10.704;
ROM version: 1.23.70.4;
ROM date: 03/20/07;
Radio version: 1.38.00.01;
Protocol version: 32.71.7020.12H.
I'd very much like to upgrade to Windows Mobile 6, but I'm afraid that I'm gonna invalidate the warranty (not that I care that much about it, but what do I do if the paint starts peeling?).
Now, as I said above, I've been reading a lot in the past few weeks and learned new and interesting things which, ironically - or maybe not - brought me to the following questions:
Is there any way of doing a complete backup of the original Orange ROM, original SPL and radio ROM included?
If the answer to the above question is yes, can that backup be re-flashed to the device in order to bring it to the original state it was in when I unwrapped it?
Is SIM unlocking reversible? I don't really care about it, but I do want to know.
On the side note (not really pertaining to upgrading), what do you guys use / recommend for:
screen protection;
casing.
Do you know if the cover is replaceable? Say the paint is peeling, can I replace that part?
Shees, loads of questions for a first post, but I'm confident that when I will have learned more, I'd be able to actually contribute to the community. I'm a software developer, eager to try my skill with Windows Mobile and .NET CF development, so beware!
Thank you for your time and patience.
A satisfied customer(sic! ),
inkanyamba (I usually go by whiskas, but that was taken, so...)
help
I too have found the people on this site well useful and am looking to completely backup The original Orange ROM, original SPL and radio ROM I have are earlier versions of the above and also would like to upgrade to wm6.
When I first got the phone I immediately bought a 3500mah battery which came with a nice black oversized case. mine is a white trinity so I got a black silicon case to put over the top which is a bit small but stretched quite well. Looks cool . Not really worried about warranty. Since i'm travelling at the moment
I don't wanna brick the phone as it gives me free internet and d/loads.
I've
have d/loaded a few roms off rapishare by 3g/gprs onto my sdhc card . Everyone seems to say mary roms are the most reliable.
my system is
operator v.19 123 16 15
rom v. 1.23.615
radio v.1.30.00.01
if you find a way to this bckup please let me know as I am a total novice and as I 've said this is a great piece of kit and I can't do without it. I have unlocked the phone with imei-check as when I first bought it there were no free unlockers that worked . its now got a vodafone nz card in.
would appreciate some help.
Thanks
I just unpacked my att 8925 tilt this afternoon and its a huge upgrade from the 8125 i had for a year and a half. Anyway i wanted to see what the best way to pimp this thing out. I tried out the program Mobile Shell by SPB. Great program as you all know. Anyway my friend highly recommended xda. I read through the faqs and im still a little weary of what i should do.
duttythroy
* 2008-06-07 Dutty's Diamond V1 Build 19588
is the rom i think works best. I just wanna make sure i can use this one. here are my device details:
Current ROM Version: 1.62.502.0
Radio Version: 1.27.14.09
Do i find a rom thats compatible with my radio, how do i find that?
Thanks in advance, sorry if i jumped around.
If anyone tells you to search for the answers, then a pox on them. We need a good ROM choosing thread every so often for everybody's sake.
I'm with Dutty's Diamond V1 now, and personally I find it much slower than his previous hybrid ROMS, V1 or V2. I haven't tried any of the newer ROMS since then, although that's what I'm about to do now.
Even Dutty himself downgraded from his diamond ROM.
beezza said:
I just unpacked my att 8925 tilt this afternoon and its a huge upgrade from the 8125 i had for a year and a half. Anyway i wanted to see what the best way to pimp this thing out. I tried out the program Mobile Shell by SPB. Great program as you all know. Anyway my friend highly recommended xda. I read through the faqs and im still a little weary of what i should do.
duttythroy
* 2008-06-07 Dutty's Diamond V1 Build 19588
is the rom i think works best. I just wanna make sure i can use this one. here are my device details:
Current ROM Version: 1.62.502.0
Radio Version: 1.27.14.09
Have a look at this ROM. Looks and runs amazing.......I have been using it for around a week now without any problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405897
Do i find a rom thats compatible with my radio, how do i find that?
Thanks in advance, sorry if i jumped around.
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Have a look at this ROM. Looks and runs amazing.......I have been using it for around a week now without any problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405897
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. GET HARDSPL INSTALLED.............makes it easier to fix if/when things go wrong.......
mystic_nacho said:
If anyone tells you to search for the answers, then a pox on them. We need a good ROM choosing thread every so often for everybody's sake.
I'm with Dutty's Diamond V1 now, and personally I find it much slower than his previous hybrid ROMS, V1 or V2. I haven't tried any of the newer ROMS since then, although that's what I'm about to do now.
Even Dutty himself downgraded from his diamond ROM.
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First, this thread will be moved soon, as this is not the place for a discussion thread about rom preferences. Those types of discussions should take place in the Kaiser General forum. This forum is for developing roms.
Second, those people who will tell you to search and try them yourself do so with good reason. "Best rom" is an inherently ambiguous and subjective description as it depends on your language, carrier, usage, programs you like, etc. So please to not cop an attitude with those who are simply trying to remind other users to follow the forum rules, it is not helpful and it really annoys the people here who spend a great deal of free time helping the same people who are constantly complaining. If you don't like the rules, take it up with the administration.
beezza said:
I just unpacked my att 8925 tilt this afternoon and its a huge upgrade from the 8125 i had for a year and a half. Anyway i wanted to see what the best way to pimp this thing out. I tried out the program Mobile Shell by SPB. Great program as you all know. Anyway my friend highly recommended xda. I read through the faqs and im still a little weary of what i should do.
duttythroy
* 2008-06-07 Dutty's Diamond V1 Build 19588
is the rom i think works best. I just wanna make sure i can use this one. here are my device details:
Current ROM Version: 1.62.502.0
Radio Version: 1.27.14.09
Do i find a rom thats compatible with my radio, how do i find that?
Thanks in advance, sorry if i jumped around.
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***BE SURE TO HARD SPL BEFORE DOING ANYTING***
Finally, since this will probably get moved anyway, i'll tell you that I have used recently Shoguns Death V4.1 BE edition, Leo's Diamond V9, Dutty's hybrid v2 from april 29th, Garmin's DK1.2, Dutty's Diamond Rom, Sakajati's Hyperdragon, and gullum's new rom. I personally like Garmin's new rom the best, with shogun's a close second and dutty's hybrid v2 third. That being said, all the roms are great. You will need to just see what ones you like best. I know that there are a few more than i didn't mention, but that is only because i haven't used them yet so i cannot speak to their quality.
Okay Here is my problem I have a Tilt and want to upgrade to WM 6.1 but I don't know which rom I should go with (The one from att, Hyper Dragon, Dutty, etc..). Does anyone have any opinions on which upgrade rom I should go with?
Also side question WTF is up with the SD cards not showing data anymore after a while?
I used Hyper Dragon and its been fine. Again, it all depends on what you do with your phone
I want something stable and but speedy. I get my email, use S2P, Surf with Skyfire, use TL as today screen, use Final burn for Neo Geo games and need it not to freeze or screw up like it does now with 6.0. I Have a lot of multimedia so I need free ram (if possible) because people always ask to see it since my job is to sell phones and I need to "wow" customers with it.
I don't know if that helps to narrow it down but any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have tried them all and always seem to go back to HyperdragonIII. In my opinion its the fastest and most stable and Manila2D works and looks great. I would try the 11th oct version as it has no bugs that i can find and some of the newer builds are more experimental. Follow the link in my sig to the HyperDragon Thread.
Edit: If you require a non Manila2D Rom to show your customers then 5th sept is the best for HyperDragonIII
I would go with the offical update or a NATF rom. I like NotATreoFan's roms because they are clean and quick, but I would suggest just tyring out WinMo 6.1 first (with the offical update). You may find you prefer WinMo 6.
tanked said:
IYou may find you prefer WinMo 6.
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So true
Unfortunately once a phone is upgraded, it's not as easy as running the older ROM RUU for reverting either - there's lots of hoops to jump through as far as reverting is concerned.
I Have my opinion of what ROM is best. But this may differ for you.
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Hi all,
is there a change record for enhancements to Radio versions / benefits and if they are recommended or not?
I have:
ROM: 1.14.405.3 WWE
ROM Date: 24.10.08
Radio version: 1.09.25.14 > should I upgrade to 1.10.25.25 ?
I am therefore very loathed to upgrade if it is going to cause instability or any other problems as I have seen with other developers when they did it to their Trinity mobiles in the past. Hence I kept my previous mobile at factory settings apart from install of various Hacks/Tools. Can anyone recommend or help especially as the page on the WIKI says:
WARNING This has not been tested by me so I can not say that it will work read the thread and try it at your own risk?
Sounds to me like you should only do this is you have a spare phone or an official update from HTC/Orange. The only reason I would upgrade is if it makes things more stable or faster on connections.
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Its just like every upgrade.
Ask yourself if there is anything that you are not happy with, and if the upgrade is going to change it.
If you are happy with your phone right now, why should you change it?
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Its just like every upgrade.
Ask yourself if there is anything that you are not happy with, and if the upgrade is going to change it.
If you are happy with your phone right now, why should you change it?
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Hi JohnPatcher, this statement is very rational....however, many of us like to try new things FOR FUN!
my only resistance in trying a new thing is "how much time will i need to go back if i don't like it?" or the fear of situations like "my god i need my phone in 2 hours for my job and it doesn't even reboot!"
"de gustibus", and subjective of course.
i don't think there is an answer to the thread question since, indeed, i never saw a changelog for a new radio or ROM revision...