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Vodafone UK - New AKU2 rom coming soon

Hi All,
Just spoke to my Vodafone corporate account manager, and he tells me that the AKU2 update will be available for the v1640 within the month.
When it's out, you will be able to download it from:
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/dataworld
Bagpuss.

i've been reliably informed that its due tomorrow
oh and the HTC Hermes is due June 06

I just wish that release dates on these sort of things were even half way reliable.

nice one! At last I will be able to run the latest rom on my universal and it be a Vodafone branded one too! Ive never known vodafone to release firmwares for there htc handsets so this will be a first!

belfast-biker said:
I just wish that release dates on these sort of things were even half way reliable.
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i know. vodafone are really really bad at this kind of thing. if you want a Blackberry, they'll bend over backwards. but Windows Mobile? "erm, its not on our list, sorry"
anyhoo, moan over. i've been told that the update should appear on this website: http://www.vodafone-dataworld.co.uk/default.aspx?pageId=21. at the moment, theres only a Blackberry update there (oh the irony)

AT&T shipped me a new 8525 w/ WM6

Here's something interesting that just happened to me today.
Brief story:
Last week I purchased a TyTn from a user here and when I got it, it had the screen alignment issue. Rather than fiddling with it, I just sold it as such.
So, I got a fairly good deal on a new 8525 from directly from AT&T. I just got it, powered it on and saw... WM6! Let me repeat, this was a direct purchase from AT&T. The version of WM6 on it is the same build found here, 17944.0.3.1. The radio on it is 1.48.00.00.
So, although the software on it is nothing new, I thought it would be something interesting to note that AT&T is shipping WM6 with their 8525s now... I guess.

I wonder when they're going to be posting the rom on the HTC website itself.

Very Interesting, call them and ask for support just to **** with them since I know ATT wont know what to do!

Now if they would just start shipping the kaisers we would be all set and has the two most powerfull phones on the market today!!
that is pretty interesting though since I think the AT-T rom out of the box had many bugs and issues. I know I spent a few hours getting the kinks out when I cooked up my custom AT-T rom. thanks for sharing though... as I say in my SA group

jhego said:
I wonder when they're going to be posting the rom on the HTC website itself.
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I assumed they would have posted the ROM before shipping devices with them myself.

wpbear said:
Very Interesting, call them and ask for support just to **** with them since I know ATT wont know what to do!
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Hehe. Would they even know WM6 is?

so have you flashed their bloat-ware ROM off of it yet?
haha

Well TB this is interesting, no? Is one thing to purchase a used Hermes on Ebay that has jj or faria's stamp on it but this is official....
And @austinsync regarding the official ROM, the biggest complaint with me and mine is the radio... that dawg just don't hunt here in So FLA. Taking everyone back to the 1.40. The basic ROM, bypassing the ext ROM, wasn't bad... vg3g did a bad ass job on cleaning it up, major kudos. Am finding the majority of my peoples' complaints due to the 1.48 radio.
Thanks TB for that update!

Dr Puttingham said:
Well TB this is interesting, no? Is one thing to purchase a used Hermes on Ebay that has jj or faria's stamp on it but this is official....
And @austinsync regarding the official ROM, the biggest complaint with me and mine is the radio... that dawg just don't hunt here in So FLA. Taking everyone back to the 1.40. The basic ROM, bypassing the ext ROM, wasn't bad... vg3g did a bad ass job on cleaning it up, major kudos. Am finding the majority of my peoples' complaints due to the 1.48 radio.
Thanks TB for that update!
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Yeah, I was pretty surprised. And I've only made a couple calls on it so far, but I have to say it's not bad. The call quality with 1.48 seems good.
@GldRush98, I'm definitely going to "upgrade" this thing today. But, I'm pretty impressed by the speed and stability of the ROM so far. I'll probably do a ROM dump before I flash something else on it. Just in case someone wants it... for whatever reason.

I would like to see if the same exact one as the rom that's on this forum so let me know when you dump it please.

austinsnyc said:
I would like to see if the same exact one as the rom that's on this forum so let me know when you dump it please.
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I'm uploading it now. I'll *edit* when finished.
*edit* Here's the dump. Enjoy!

wpbear said:
Very Interesting, call them and ask for support just to **** with them since I know ATT wont know what to do!
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LMFAO!! I would pay to hear the phone conversation.

I just got mine last week but it had WM5.... of course it doesn't now!!!!!

I'm getting a brand-new AT&T 8525 (probably tomorrow) to replace my current Cingular 8525 with loose stylus (long story but the refurb they sent was crap so I complained nicely...)
I'll be interested to see what OS comes on it now but I am thinking of selling it new-in-box to help pay for the Kaiser...

I bought an AT&T branded 8525 on 7-23-07. It came with WM5. And, the AT&T store where i bought had just received it that morning.

s4mb4 said:
I bought an AT&T branded 8525 on 7-23-07. It came with WM5. And, the AT&T store where i bought had just received it that morning.
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I suppose mine could have been some kind of anomaly, but a welcome one. It was still shipped in the newer AT&T box that listed the OS on the front as WM5 with the "Coming in 2007, Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade" bullet at the bottom.
But I suppose all this doesn't matter a whole lot for me. I've already loaded up my own custom ROM and didn't really take advantage of this good fortune.

Does it seem ANY different from the one posted in my thread Taurus?

Madcap180 said:
Does it seem ANY different from the one posted in my thread Taurus?
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Hey Madcap. I was without a phone at the time, so I never got to checking it out. I'll flash it in just a little bit and see if I can find any differences.

Ok, Let me know.. would be interesting if there are different features maybe.

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Ok, Let me know.. would be interesting if there are different features maybe.
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Just checked it out, and it's identical to the one you posted. Same build, build date, etc. All the programs match up too. Nothing more or less in either, it appears.
Nice.

8925 (AT&T Flip) is on the way

A coworker and I just got 8525's about 1 month ago....we finally complained loud enough to our AT&T rep and he is going to wave the 30 day return policy and take our old 8525's back and give us the new 8925's. Hopefully it'll be a good upgrade for us.
My main problem is we've already up graded to WM6. Should I "downgrade" to WM5 since that's what they came with our not worry about. I have not told him yet that we upgraded our phones but I also don't want to upset him since he is offering good customer support/service.
thanks,
Paul

its called the tilt not the flip. and no u dont have to downgrade because wm6 is out for the 8525...

jakeypoo said:
its called the tilt not the flip. and no u dont have to downgrade because wm6 is out for the 8525...
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True but I'd suggest installing the Official AT&T ROM....

very good point.. i overlooked that. on a sad note, this may be my last post in the hermes forum due to the fact that my baby boy tilt will be arriving tuesday or wensday!
(got it thru XBM ..they are now exchanging 8525s for 8925s if u've had 3 or more 8525s)

XBM? Gotta link?

XBM = Xchange By Mail, it is the warranty replacement department.

yes, and after 3 8525s u have the option to change to a different make a model. i pushed for the tilt saying its the most compitable with the 8525 they offered a 750v but i kept insisting on a tilt so they finally gave in.

great job on achieving the update! I bought my imate jasjam overseas so no update for me
i'm considering trading it in on importgsm.com but i'm not sure if i'll get more for it from them or wait till i head back to the middle east in december.
enjoy the kaiser! i can't wait till i get my hands on one for myself!

Thanks folks....Since I did not backup this unit before installing WM6, can anyone tell me which ROM I need to install so it'll be "factory fresh".
thanks again!
P

oilhammer said:
Thanks folks....Since I did not backup this unit before installing WM6, can anyone tell me which ROM I need to install so it'll be "factory fresh".
thanks again!
P
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I think there is one still out there on the HTC website. I recently ordered a Tilt as well and should be coming in Wednesday.
Here is the link to download the Official WM6 download. I can't see why ATT would have problem exchanging it if it had the official WM6 release.
http://download.america.htc.com/RUU...502.3_6275_1.54.07.00_108_UOOS_SVN05_Ship.exe

It's not the official WM6 release. It's some cooked one that I found on this site...Last night I dl'ed RUU_Hermes_CINGULAR_WWE_2_1_.15.502.3_6275_1.40.30.00_108_Ship
I'm hoping this is the right one. I'm kind of a newbie and I really don't want to brick this 8525 before I send it back.

8925 Exchange is real!
I co-sign Jakeypoo 100 percent! Today I called AT&T and complained about my 8525. Well, it's been my 3rd warranty exchange device and all I told the lady is that the problem I've been having is a chronic issue and that I would like a difference device. She put me on hold, then got back on the line and offered a Motorola Q, The Treo 750, and the 8925 as options. Of course I chose the 8925. They are sending me a brand new full kit too! To think I almost bought one three week ago too? The new device should be here on Friday so advice to you guys, if you've had a couple warranty replacements, call in and get your new Tilts!

Ok no my Q is After we make a Sprite Back Up
Wht if i Loose my Phone, But have saved the Sprite backed up from my Storage card on my PC in a Folder
So if damged or Lose my phone, wil Buy a NEW
If i put my Sprite Backup in a NEW Tilt phone & restore it,
will it make it Just like my OLD phone ?

T-Mobile UK Goes WM6 Official

This is probably well known by now but I've had a quick scan and can't see it mentioned anywhere on this forum but T-Mo UK have gone all official and published the WM6 update on their site.
http://www.tm-phonedownloads.com/
I'm downloading it now so I don't have any details of what's in it or what versions everything is...but I will shortly
Cheers,
Smiffy.

..and finally for all those needing it, the original Tmobile UK WM5 Shipping ROM

About time too. Downloading, may try it but I am pretty happy with Schaps rom these days.....

Good news, please provide more info about the ROM when you get a chance...thx

anyone going to rip the radio out of this one and make it available for everyone else?
im assuming it should have some enhancements as its newer?

Working UK T-Mobile WM6
Works a treat, has all the basic ROM functions you expect with the Vario II.
ROM 3.60.110.4 Radio 1.50.00.00
Storage 38.89MB free Program 28.52MB free
X-button 1.0, Office 2k3, Internet sharing, blah-blah-blah.... So far so good.

Keep trying this update and keep getting Error 260, basically saying phone not connected. Have updated to Hardspl etc and all that worked, any ideas?
David

Been around for a while now clicky

T-Mobile...is it?
Sorry if this has been flagged but has anyone heard from T-Mobile UK to say if this "Official"? Everytime i e-mail them they give the same silly response saying "WM6 will not be available for the MDA Vario 2"

look at this link on the tmob web in uk you need to give them you r phone sn number

darrellr said:
Been around for a while now clicky
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Thanks, that was a most useful post. I'd never seen it before you know. Totally passed me by.
The link I posted, however, takes you to the genuine T-Mobile website for downloading updates not a "stumbled-upon" HTC page, which means...
A) There is a link to the original WM5 ROM from T-Mob; and
b) People can see it is genuine and approved by T-Mobile as it is posted on their official update site.
Still, got your post count up a bit eh?
Smiffy.

THANKYOU!
to the person that pointed out this has been arround for a while... That is true (Ive been running it now for a few months)
HOWEVER this is FANTASTIC news in terms of no longer fearing that i will void my warentee if i upgrade to WM06.
time to update my sister and dad's varioII also.

Yes, this is the official TMUK downloads page. I work for TMUK and this is the site we are directed to when customers ask about updates for WM phones.

Hi all,
I've just put this build on my phone - thought I was going to have to get it replaced under warranty, but that's another story.
Anyway, you can find this build of software by navigating through the official T-Mobile UK web site, so it is official.
If you go to this link: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/help-and-advice/phone-support/software-updates/
You'll see a link for MDA/SDA series devices, and this takes you to the site mentioned in the original post.
Also I had someone in a T-Mobile store check my phone out today, and they didn't make any comments regarding flashing. And I've had a few builds of radio and WM6 on the phone in the past few months!
The build looks pretty good so far - it seems very speedy compared to previous builds I've had on my phone, but then I haven't re-installed everything yet...
sparky

serial erro
it doesnt exept my serial code
why is that?! whats going on

RMO Lnk
Not sure. If you want the file click below.
http://www.mccreathcentral.com/TMobileUKROM.rar
It's worth having IMHO.... simple, works perfectly and supported. Not as quick as some of the fine ROMs in this forum, not as sexy neither, but you can go mod happy after you've given it a go...
Good luck,
Andy

WinMo6 NOT supported by T-Mobile Uk
HI there
I recently upgraded to WinMo6 off the T Mobile site and while it seems better than WinMo5 on the my Vario II, I had a couple of problems.
First, my screen goes white when I plug it into my car kit, something that never happened in WinMo5.
Secondly, Terminal Services Client has been removed. I have got Remote desktop from Xda developers but it still has problems.
So I thought I would contact T-Mobile to see if they have an official version of Remote Desktop and if they could help with the screen white thing.
After 5 mins of speaking to the CS, they finally realised it was a Vario and quickly passed me to Tech Support. I then had an interesting conversation with one of the girls there. She first implied that the upgrade was not official and T-Mobile UK have not released an upgrade. Then after that she then said that WinMo6 is NOT supported by T-Mobile. I told her that T-Mobile sell devices with WinMo6 installed and she said that on those devices T-Mobile only limited support them.
I left it at that and rang back to speak to a supervisor. The person I talked to was a bit more helpful. He said that the upgrade was actually released by mistake and there is talks within T-Mobile to pull the upgrade down to problems with stabilty in WinMo6!!! He said I should downgrade back to WinMo5 so the phone would be supported again!!
Personally, I think this is shocking on the part of T-Mobile. To release software with no support at all is bad. There is no disclaimer or statement saying that if you upgrade your phone will not be supported. Also after speaking to Tech Support a few times now and also to staff at T-Mobile Retail, the standard line of repair for faults on WinMo devices is a hard reset.
After all this, I'm wondering if it's just better to install a Unofficial ROM from someone who has spent time and effort to get the best out of an otherwise great phone and just downgrade for warranty purposes.

hotrodbx said:
Sorry if this has been flagged but has anyone heard from T-Mobile UK to say if this "Official"? Everytime i e-mail them they give the same silly response saying "WM6 will not be available for the MDA Vario 2"
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you are pretty much right no many people know about this, i dunnoh wtf they playing at really (i work for TMUK) and when i found it by chance my eyes were bigger then a Japanise Anamie characters orgasam!
I just sent feed back to see what the hells going on i'll keep you posted.
Personally, I think this is shocking on the part of T-Mobile. To release software with no support at all is bad. There is no disclaimer or statement saying that if you upgrade your phone will not be supported. Also after speaking to Tech Support a few times now and also to staff at T-Mobile Retail, the standard line of repair for faults on WinMo devices is a hard reset.
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I dont know what t-mobiles stance is right now all i know just about is that WM6 isnt suppost to be supported on WM5 devices and that they were suppost to stay on WM5 untill they became end of life (EOL) on t-mobile, however i dont seem to have any issues with my Vario 2 on WM6 (was funny to see people reactions when i was messing with touch cube) Tech should already be trained on WM6 for MDA touch and vario 3 any how and it shouldnt be much different from WM5 any how (at least i think so) and dont bother talking to a retail store about anything that runs windows.... they will be like a chimpansee with parkinsons.

beardmutant said:
HI there
After 5 mins of speaking to the CS, they finally realised it was a Vario and quickly passed me to Tech Support. I then had an interesting conversation with one of the girls there. She first implied that the upgrade was not official and T-Mobile UK have not released an upgrade. Then after that she then said that WinMo6 is NOT supported by T-Mobile. I told her that T-Mobile sell devices with WinMo6 installed and she said that on those devices T-Mobile only limited support them.
I left it at that and rang back to speak to a supervisor. The person I talked to was a bit more helpful. He said that the upgrade was actually released by mistake and there is talks within T-Mobile to pull the upgrade down to problems with stabilty in WinMo6!!! He said I should downgrade back to WinMo5 so the phone would be supported again!!
Personally, I think this is shocking on the part of T-Mobile. To release software with no support at all is bad. There is no disclaimer or statement saying that if you upgrade your phone will not be supported. Also after speaking to Tech Support a few times now and also to staff at T-Mobile Retail, the standard line of repair for faults on WinMo devices is a hard reset.
After all this, I'm wondering if it's just better to install a Unofficial ROM from someone who has spent time and effort to get the best out of an otherwise great phone and just downgrade for warranty purposes.
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I agree, I updated mine to the official TMob WM6, as I needed to return for repair a faulty front button. I was speaking to a guy in technical and found he had the same phone. I mentioned I had upgraded to WM6; "Its not official, you have just voided your warranty!" I explained that it had come from the T-Mobile UK site; but he said the actual download was from the .com site. So it was not official.
Anyway, went down to T-Mobile store and booked in for repair. On the form I signed it even said its T-Mobile policy to upgrade all phones to latest version, so back your data up!!
They need to get their act together!

I upgraded to wm6 about a month back... all worked well the phone was a replacement about 3 months old. Then about a week ago the screen seemed to die after about 3 min after a hard reset. SO i sent it off and now have another new replacement. I am not sure if this was due in some way to WM6. Anyhow should i upgrade again.. i want touch cube can this be dome on wm5?

have a knew tp2 ...can i get 6.5 installed by tmobile

i just purchased my tp2 it came with 6.1 ...now ive been reading
about differant roms you can install...now im clueless to all this can i get tmobile to install 6.5 on my phone..i keep reading how to do it but it seems so difficult

You can get a cooked rom with 6.5 (or even 6.5.3), but that's if you want to void your warrenty.
If you don't want to void your warrenty, and not in a rush, you can wait till Janauray 6th, supposedly T-mobile is supposed to be released their 6.5 update for the Dash 3G and TP2 on that day.
Let's hope that it's true.

will the update install automatically ...

1milenia said:
will the update install automatically ...
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6.5 is a totally diff ROm and cannot be installed ota. I'm sure they will give step by step instructions as for what to do and where to get it. If the above post is tru then it's only a 2 week wait. no sweat.

1milenia said:
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Here's where T-Mobile (USA) has offered previous upgrades to previous Windows Mobile phones:
Windows Mobile Upgrade
So seems like it'll appear there....and direct from HTC on their page for the T-Mo TP2.

When I went to purchase my TP2 at a tmobile store in November, they had a displayed TP2 running on 6.5. I asked if mines come with 6.5 and they said no, but they said that I should be able to upgrade it by early December. Now it seems that I will have to wait a couple or perhaps a few more weeks again (if nothing gets delayed). By the time the official 6.5 upgrade is out, I hear that winmobile 7 is already making its way out sometime early in 2010. Knowing that, I no longer want to wait for the official release of 6.5 and would just rather installed an unofficial released instead, but like Rickmasta said, it will void the warranty on the phone and the TP2 is a really pricey phone.

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When I went to purchase my TP2 at a tmobile store in November, they had a displayed TP2 running on 6.5. I asked if mines come with 6.5 and they said no, but they said that I should be able to upgrade it by early December. Now it seems that I will have to wait a couple or perhaps a few more weeks again (if nothing gets delayed). By the time the official 6.5 upgrade is out, I hear that winmobile 7 is already making its way out sometime early in 2010. Knowing that, I no longer want to wait for the official release of 6.5 and would just rather installed an unofficial released instead, but like Rickmasta said, it will void the warranty on the phone and the TP2 is a really pricey phone.
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As long as you flash back to stock and then reset the HSPL then your warranty will be fine....

will i have to install the knew 6.5 from the tmobile site ....and what are the pros/cons vs 6.1

You can install a cooked ROM 6.5 that is much better than any official one!
Have a look here to learn how to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550540
Pros: 6.5 more finger friendly, better UI, newest
Cons: 6.5 much more RAM hungry than 6.1 but with proper tweaking that will not be a prob
Good luck,
and don´t forget to vote!

what is a cdma device....i have a tmobile touch pro 2...

1milenia said:
what is a cdma device....i have a tmobile touch pro 2...
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Phones by/for Sprint and Verizon networks are CDMA devices -- it's the kind of cell-radio/band/system they use (something like that).
In the USA, T-Mobile and ATT are GSM networks -- this is what your T-Mobile phone works with.

bigoload said:
When I went to purchase my TP2 at a tmobile store in November, they had a displayed TP2 running on 6.5. I asked if mines come with 6.5 and they said no, but they said that I should be able to upgrade it by early December. Now it seems that I will have to wait a couple or perhaps a few more weeks again (if nothing gets delayed). By the time the official 6.5 upgrade is out, I hear that winmobile 7 is already making its way out sometime early in 2010. Knowing that, I no longer want to wait for the official release of 6.5 and would just rather installed an unofficial released instead, but like Rickmasta said, it will void the warranty on the phone and the TP2 is a really pricey phone.
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That's interesting. A TP2 with WM6.5 loaded on it, displayed in a T-Mobile store, even before they released the official ROM to the T-Mobile crowd.
I think I may have read somewhere (I don't recall exactly where) that WM7 will be delayed to mid-late 2010. However, knowing XDA, we'll probably see some WM7 ROMs early in the new year.

boy i would love do one of cooked roms ...but i wish there was a video step by step ...because im not that savvy with all the technical jargon...if it had it screen for sreen boy that would help so much ...but for now ill go with the tmobile upgrade

1milenia said:
boy i would love do one of cooked roms ...but i wish there was a video step by step ...because im not that savvy with all the technical jargon...if it had it screen for sreen boy that would help so much ...but for now ill go with the tmobile upgrade
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ahem...ahem...*cough* Pictorial on how to flash *cough* ahem...ahem...
In the link, there's a link on installing HardSPL.
Since the majority of the ROMs here are intendend for the WWE Unlocked version of th TP2, you will need some fixes, which you can find here (if you have different carrier-modified TP2, like the T-Mobile or the Tilt2).

boy have given me hope wingster if very helpfull with the install
thanks sumflipnol