Unlocking T-Mobile mda compact uk - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

Hi,firstly i've had a check around and i know it'll probably be here somewhere but there are so many threads i've probably missed it so if this is the case i'm sorry and can someone please provide the link!
I have a jam myself but my brother is after one (after going through 4,yes 4 o2 xda2s's since just before chrsitmas) and there is a t-mobile branded mda compact on e-bay.Just wondering how easy there are to unlock,is it just a case of flashing it and applying a new rom like from the rom kitchen or putting say i-mate rom on it?please help
thanks in advance

yeah it can now be done for free \0/, have a look around

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Hi,
As per the post below on O2 I thought I would drop T-Mobile an email.
Here is the reply
"Good afternoon.
Thank you for your email.
We had thought about providing an upgrade to WM6 for our devices, however we have decided against this. It was decided that our phones ran well with WM5 and to concentrate our resources on releasing our new MDA Touch and, in time, MDA Vario III with WM6.
Kind regards.
Paul Byrne
T-Mobile"
I am have been monitoring the various WM6 roms on this site but I was holding off on updating my MDAC3 to see if T-Mobile would update it. Seems like that ain't going to happen.
Bugger, may have to take the plunge with one of the ROMs on here.
Regards
take a plunge mate, use the uspl tool and then upgrade, its easy if you follow instructions,
thats T-mobile for you though, they dont look after there customers properly. shoddy i say. its not like they have to pay for it. they could even just get hold of the original htc copy and put there code on it for there branded device. ndont take much...
im using the new rom with the htc touchflo included, and its bloody awesome.
ive been running a few WM6 roms without any problems on my MDACIII.
Ive been running the 3.5 rom recently which is great and as we speak im upgrading to 3.7.
Please Delete.
not a scooby but its a higher version and im a sucker for the latest and greatest.
Please Delete.
Would I have to unlock my MDACIII if I am to also upgrade the ROM to WM6 of which is available here?
No, but you'll need to download and run the USPL first.

Best WM6 Rom for T-Mobile MDA Vario II

What is the best WM6 Rom for T-Mobile MDA Vario II (which work best with Vario II, support keys, video call, ...)?
Well, isn't that the question of the year. *boggles*
Unfortunately many newbies ask it. You need to do your research on the forum, and above all else, try some. What is the best for some isn't for others.
Just make sure you HardSPL your device first. Without that, there's no real comeback if you brick it.
HardSPL
Whats HardSPL?
yusufali said:
Whats HardSPL?
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Click to collapse
We have WIKI pages, you know
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HardSPL

Newbie Alert - New Compact III German style &%*(^

After we purchased the T-Mobile Compact III, they told us that it would not switch to english. Now I am here and being flooded with Too Much Info. Could someone help out a poor sucker get this thing backed up, reflashed with an english version and maybe find a free GPS program? The only thing keeping me from running some of the stuff that I have found is backing up my current ROM. I want to be able to put the T-Mobile ROM back on the thing just in case....
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and probably by many service members here in Germany who will soon end up in my shoes.
Maybe my question was not clear....
I may have not stated my question clearly. I am looking for the T-Mobile German ROM that comes with the T-Mobile MDA Compact III here in Germany, or a way to back up the ROM on my Artemis...
I want to have the factory ROM on hand in case I have to reflash it back to original config... Once I have this or back it up, I can flash which ever rom I need. I do not want to end up with a brick that I cannot try to return to the original config.
Any help would be appreciated.
Growing Pains
Well, I have flashed my MDA with several ROMS to see which one my wife likes best. Risky, I know, but ya gotta please the missus...
I was disappointed that the WiFi was disabled in the german models, as it would have saved alot of money for us... O2 Germany's MDA's are WiFi enabled I found out today.
I am also disappointed that the GPS is very hard to get working. T-mobile cannot explain how to do it, and I am making that my next project.
For those who read this thread and decided that I was wasting space, sorry. I have read through about 45% of all artemis threads over the past 48 hours and my brain is thoroughly scrambled with TMI.
So far, Artemis Touch full version is the one that my wife likes, and I like it too. We tried the O2 ROM, but it is not compatible with the T-mobile network for some reason...(lol) Since I am still new, I have not learned how to flash a ROM using an .rar file yet, but with more thread reading I should be able to learn this as well.
BT Rom would not flash either, stating that it was the wrong model number. Found that in a thread as well... Next up... GPS...

O2 card in T-Mobile Mda Mail/ Excalibur

Hi,
i searched & searched 4 so long... but i couldn´t find something to make my dreams come true!
i tried also to pay someone to unlock my device, but he couldn´t!
What can i do?
It´s enough to put a new rom into it? perhaps to wm6 and without the ugly t-com branding?
I need help...
Do some research here! this forum offers tons of solution to ur problem.

T-mobile MDA Compact 3 n00b help please?

Hi guys
Sorry to post but as you can see I'm new here and have read some threads here and there but if someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction? This site looks like the place to be for this sort of thing..
I have a T-mobile MDA Compact 3 on WM5
ROM: 1.13.110.1 WWE
Radio Version: 02.49.90
I'd like to update/flash the ROM and the handset is slow and hangs here and there, also I have just brought an 8gb SDHC card and the handset doesn't see it when installed?
Could some kind soul point me to the latest ROM flash download and anything else I should read to assist..
Many thanks in advance!
Martin
Hi Mate, first and foremost unlock your sim card.
Then its update your USPL to this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311403
You will see once this is done that the USL will be 1.11, this means u can pick and choose a rom from here....
Thats really it tbh, can't be anymore simplier. Though make sure you read the USPL part thoroughly.
Hi Super
Many thanks for the response
I spent a few hours today browsing and reading and I found the link you posted and also chose a version to put on "Artemis Touch 4.02 Full with 4 sided cube" to be exact
I can't believe how much faster and a better looking, user menu and applications there is other than the pants one it came with...
Every one at work wants me to do theirs now...lol
The main reason for the flash (if that's what you call it) is so my new 8gb SDHC card would be picked up by the handset correctly and this also worked a treat!
I'll be floating around here more now and soaking up what I can...
Many thanks for replying and the advise
p.s Have you got a link to the version you are using? I may take a peak at that.... feeling brave now lol
Rather than start a new thread could one of you guys recommend the best keypad app such as "touchpal" but a free version as I hate typing with the stylus and much prefer using my fingers??
Many thanks
Try PhonePad from HTC.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-311290.html
Cheers
Excellent, I've heard about the HTC diamond keypad version but can't seem to locate them on these boards?
Well not 100% what I'm looking for, could some kind soul link me please?
Many thanks

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