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new ACU3 roms VS org. ship roms - stability adv?

Hi,
I am reading carefully all post about new ACU 3 roms - those created by Ivan and by Jwrightmcps. I am quite tempted to upgrade to one of those but I would like to ask some of You who tried those roms to share some basic advantages those new roms have over old ones.
I mean I need my Universal mainly for work - its not a toy for me so I cannot accept reboots and radio dropouts.
I am now satisfied with my present rom (newest O2) but sometime radio hungs up. I dont have any problem with speed and I dont care about push mail much.
Only stability is my main concern.
Can You share some of Your thoughts about it?
best regards,
Piotr

nabuhonodozor said:
Hi,
I am reading carefully all post about new ACU 3 roms - those created by Ivan and by Jwrightmcps. I am quite tempted to upgrade to one of those but I would like to ask some of You who tried those roms to share some basic advantages those new roms have over old ones.
I mean I need my Universal mainly for work - its not a toy for me so I cannot accept reboots and radio dropouts.
I am now satisfied with my present rom (newest O2) but sometime radio hungs up. I dont have any problem with speed and I dont care about push mail much.
Only stability is my main concern.
Can You share some of Your thoughts about it?
best regards,
Piotr
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Piotr,
I am using the i-mate AKU 3.2 ROM since a week, and I have no issue with it. Fast and reliable, I can recommend you to use this one.

Hi,
I have the Orange version M5000 and havent upgraded since I had it!!
I'm well behind on ROM upgrades but the device is perfect for me. Loads of apps on it, plenty of surfing, streaming, listening to music, games. Don't to do a ROM upgrade just for push mail which at this time I have no need. Some people have reported less battery, more freezes after upgrade
Currently ROM 1.13, Radio:1.03
So there you go 2 very different answers - I would wait for further responses!!
Matt

you shld try the newer rom as it is faster than before

If you have a problem with radio hang ups, I would change the radio part and leave the CE and Ext ROM. Especially because you rely on it so heavily.

Don't upgrade to 3 yet
I have a Wizard currently running Shogun's 2.26 ROM I switched to it after running the 3.2 for about a week. It was a lot faster and there were many features I liked about it but when browsing the internet it was consistantly locking up causing me to ultimatly downgrade until a more stable version is released.

bmwquickspeed said:
I have a Wizard currently running Shogun's 2.26 ROM I switched to it after running the 3.2 for about a week. It was a lot faster and there were many features I liked about it but when browsing the internet it was consistantly locking up causing me to ultimatly downgrade until a more stable version is released.
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I too have tried it for more than a week and still its working better than new by the way which handset and ROM version u had tried ?

Last two post - are We speaking about wizard or univarsal?

Universal aka Jasjar as it is in my signature.

Vote for most stable WM6 based ROM

Has anyone interested to share your experience on most stable WM6 cooked ROM.
Updated on 18-Apr so far the result is
20=LVSW
53=BLACK
Thanks hmsq for the count and also JJ complied a good Cooked make alot user make a smile for their Cooking experience.

My vote so far is with BLACK2.0
flippy_tv said:
Has anyone interested to share your experience on most stable WM6 cooked ROM.
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I have been running black2.0 and its great! Quickly got donations after only a day of usage. No resets required @ all. There has been no lock-ups yet. I have had it on my phone since it was released
P.S. Flashing has become very addictive!!! Anyone know what to do with the MONKEY...LOL

Definitely LVSW all version - the most professional release around.

So far the only OS so far that has supported all of my programs properly, as well as VoIP and other enhancements is Black 2.0.
Dutty's WM6 comes close, but I haven't been able to get VoIP working with it properly yet.
As for the LVSW editions. I installed his first release and quite liked it, I've been wary about flashing the more recent versions however after the white screen issues. (I'm sure its been resolved by now though.)

Running a custom version of black 2.0 myself

all are good!
all versions run good, the difrence is mainly the add ons.
be ware of SPB shell...

invictive said:
Dutty's WM6 comes close, but I haven't been able to get VoIP working with it properly yet.
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I have to disagree. Go into the thread and read the user experiences. It's heavily "bugged".
1. Dialer without buttons (will appear for a while after soft reset)
2. Explorer when launched hangs the device up (soft reset necessary)
3. connecting to 3g/gprs the device blocks (soft reset necessary)
IE is completely unusable, and even if you use opera, you still can't get gprs. Ans that us with all 3 versions. I tried them all, and now back to LVSW (08-04)
Dutty knows this and has promised a revision soon. My vote goes currently for LVSW.

I've only tried the black Black and the latest LVSW, but my vote goes to LVSW.

right now i'd go with black. i've flashed all of kyphur's public ones, lswv 3-23 and all the black flavors. been happiest with 2.0 but can't wait for xda live 0.3

I would have to vote for Black 2.0 and XDA Live .30. These are by far the most stable for the apps that I run. I have run pretty much the full suite of SPB software on both without any problems.
I keep switching back and forth as I can't decide which I like better.

used only BLACK. never had to think of trying the others...

Owycx said:
I would have to vote for Black 2.0 and XDA Live .30. These are by far the most stable for the apps that I run. I have run pretty much the full suite of SPB software on both without any problems.
I keep switching back and forth as I can't decide which I like better.
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whats the build number of wmxl .3?

jasjamming said:
whats the build number of wmxl .3?
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17740.2.3.0

lol, sorry, have black installed....I will reflash it real quick
sorry about that

Owycx said:
I would have to vote for Black 2.0 and XDA Live .30. These are by far the most stable for the apps that I run. I have run pretty much the full suite of SPB software on both without any problems.
I keep switching back and forth as I can't decide which I like better.
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I have to agree. XDA live and black 2.0 by the way when is Live .30 coming?

Ok JJ, here is the correct build:
17217.2.3.0

Owycx said:
Ok JJ, here is the correct build:
17217.2.3.0
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ok so wmxl 0.3 is still based on an old beta build.

LVSW, of course

On Black2.0
tried a few, but Black2.0 does it for me, just well works...
Even got motivated to send JJ a donation/beer or two.

Going on with Black 2.0
Even though Live messenger does not work for me im happy with it..
cheers

Black Dymond or LVSW Cingular Edition

I've been using Black (and currently 3.01) but am looking at moving on. Who can give me advise on the pros and cons between Dymond and the LVSW?

If you're concerned about stability, I'd go with vp3G's version of the LVSW ROM. It's the one I keep going back to, and it has the Cingular customization already done. It's excellent work. In my testing I've found Dymond to be fairly unstable.

That is probably my biggest concern, and the reason I left the factory ROM. I'm kind of leaning the LVSW way but want to make sure I'm not passing up something good with Black Dymond. I"m starting to get tired repeatedly setting up my device with all my programs after I move to a new ROM.

mcvosi said:
If you're concerned about stability, I'd go with vp3G's version of the LVSW ROM. It's the one I keep going back to, and it has the Cingular customization already done. It's excellent work. In my testing I've found Dymond to be fairly unstable.
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please state what testing u did to justify your claims the dymond is unstable.

Good question Jasjamming. I have to say I am impressed with the number of user using your ROM, and the quality of the threads relating to your work. Can you gave me some advice, please, on what I would gain using your Black Dymond? Thanks...

drewriddle said:
Good question Jasjamming. I have to say I am impressed with the number of user using your ROM, and the quality of the threads relating to your work. Can you gave me some advice, please, on what I would gain using your Black Dymond? Thanks...
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speed, stability and the latest RTM Rom (not a MS dogfood rom) available. please see the threads over at 4wm for your self.
Black Dymond has been beta, RC1 and RC2 tested by a user group. Any issues experienced will be isolated based on 3rd party applications. Try it and see for yourself.
If someone posts negative feedback by all means please state what went wrong etc over at 4wm so notes can be taken.

mcvosi said:
...clip...In my testing I've found Dymond to be fairly unstable.
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I am also interested to hear what kind of 'testing' you did.
Dymond is Actually Rock-Solid.

A quick point about "dogfood" since its been spun up with a somewhat bad connotation here.
M$ employees run the latest and greatest software from the development groups. They call it "eating their own dogfood". Its a term of endearment on the M$ campus. Every major M$ developer/presenter I spoke with at MEDC this year was running "dogfood" on their device. Generally, "dogfood" is a few point releases in advance of what gets sent to the masses.
Good or bad, buggy or not. You folks decide.
I'm happy to run "dogfood" on my TyTN. Nobody else has it. Case in point: check the Kaiser thread.

mcvosi said:
If you're concerned about stability, I'd go with vp3G's version of the LVSW ROM. It's the one I keep going back to, and it has the Cingular customization already done. It's excellent work. In my testing I've found Dymond to be fairly unstable.
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Could not agree more! vp3G's LVSW Re-Cooked version is the "Best Rom by far" very fast and very stable...

Black Dymond is the best Rom.....

I am using black 3.5 since yesterday and so far it has treated me well. I don't see any stability issues.
I have installed some spb programs like weather and some games and the ROM rocks.
I have been on black 2.5 before and that was stable as well. However dymond is noticeably much faster.
I have not tried any other ROMS besides these 2 so I cannot say which one I would favor over the other. I like black and sticking with for now.

I recently flashed the vp3G ROM after using Black 2.5 for about a month. Black 2.5 treated me very well, however I am happier with the vp3G (LSVW derivative). It is much faster and more polished than the Black 2.5 I was using(because it is newer, I suppose). I have been very excted about the 3.xx versions of Black but have yet to try them until I read through all the threads to see if it is a fit for me (3.0/3.1 didn't seem to be the right move). For now, vp3G/LSVW is an excellent ROM for me.
I'm running SPB Diary, MS VC 1.6, VOIP, IM+, SKTools, DinarSoft HandySwitcher, MOBITV, SettingSavior .94, and a bunch of other stuff. No problems AT ALL to report. Program Memory stays solid, device never freezes, and battery lasts the longest.
Hope this helps...

Black Dymond with C-Start : experiencing sync problem
Using Balck Dymond for 12h. Looks quite stable, not to mention the style. Thanks JJ
All functions work well (haven't tested 3G - China not deploying it yet ).
Most impressive is the performance of WiFi (compared to Black 3.01 and WM Hermes QS Edition) - power settings shoul be on "Best Performance", otherwise do not connects even putting the device next to BS
Found some conflict betwen C-Start and embodied input - haven't explored the issue yet.
Issue with synchronization: When the ROM was "virging" no problem synchronizing. Suspect installing C-Start, after the system runs for some time, there is some software conflict. Have followed all ActiveSync 4.5 troubleshooting advice, but looks like the issue is in the device. Next few days will try to install different Chinese characters software - hope it will work!
-- The same issue had with Black 3.1 + C-Start; the difference is that with Black 3.01 was able to etsablish connection between the PPC and the PC, was able to "browse" the PPC but no sync; with Dymond no connection at all
Hope will figure out some way arround with the Chinese characters

Sleuth255 said:
Good or bad, buggy or not. You folks decide.
I'm happy to run "dogfood" on my TyTN. Nobody else has it.
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Heh... I think some folks are wishing this "dogfood" came from Menu Foods rather than M$.
Not to mention anyone who's been in IT for any length of time knows a "shipping" version doesn't necessarily equate to a "good" version (can we all say Windows ME?). C'mon, I know y'all didn't just fall off the turnip truck.

I think vp3g rom is by far the best. I ve been playing with this rom since it 1st came out and i must say its Very stable, very BIG storage, very responsive, and the tie in of the cingular settings with this rom adds close to a perfect rom! My only gripe with lsvw rom base is "esmertec java" Opera mini sucks with it! But otherwise a great rom!

jasjamming said:
please state what testing u did to justify your claims the dymond is unstable.
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I already posted it on your site.
Out of the box, within 30 mins of use, your ROM was freezing up on me several times. I use no 3rd party applications, aside from Pimp My Black (which may have been the problem). I did not see the quirkiness in other ROMs that I saw in Dymond. I've reviewed many ROMs, including your original Black 2.x and 3.x series, and did not have the same polished experience I see in LVSW's base. I think your 2.5 ROM was the best to date in terms of reliability.

DAFTEK said:
Could not agree more! vp3G's LVSW Re-Cooked version is the "Best Rom by far" very fast and very stable...
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It's given me no hassles at all, aside from the WLAN problem when using WPA2 pre-shared key, which seems to be a problem in a few recent ROMs (Faria's being the exception here). It has the Cingular customization already done, and includes what I need and not what I don't need. I also like the inclusion of a working X-button. No additional CABs to install.

mcvosi said:
I already posted it on your site.
Out of the box, within 30 mins of use, your ROM was freezing up on me several times. I use no 3rd party applications, aside from Pimp My Black (which may have been the problem). I did not see the quirkiness in other ROMs that I saw in Dymond. I've reviewed many ROMs, including your original Black 2.x and 3.x series, and did not have the same polished experience I see in LVSW's base. I think your 2.5 ROM was the best to date in terms of reliability.
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Well then,
Maybe you should have choose the word "Tried" rather saying something like 'in my "Testing" I found it to unstable.'
You tried it, you didn't actually do any 'testing.'
I was involved in the 'beta' and RC1, and still using it loaded full of apps, and there is NO instability at all.

cant say much about the others but...
I am running Dymond and no stability issues what s ever were detected unless:
You add on HTC X (doesn't matter what version - both Sucks) use alternatives like handyswitcher or others.
This is the ROM I had the longest uptime before SR!
I am running Pushmail (more than 200 email per day) with sms activity fairly high as well as phone calls that could probably fry my ... and still stability is not an issue.
only issue i am wondering about these days is what Radio Version is the best to work with...

I have actually found the same issues with every WM6 rom I have tried to date. I have loaded all of Kyphurs, a couple of LVSW's and Black 2.01 onwards.
I think everyone here knows that actual problems stem from third party apps and/or personal set up and the roms get blamed for the problems.
I also think we all know that a lot of people fall into the two main camps and will argue their rom is better than the other one.
I am on Dymond and havn't had a soft reset for the two days its been on my device - which for a cooked rom I reckon is pretty damn good - but I reckon from what I have read LVSW's latest is probably ok too...
You pays your money and you takes your choice --- oh except you dont pay any money - ITS FREE!

WM6 ROM stability tests

With so many ROMS up there and so many complications caused by different software, tweaks, etc., I used to test the stability of the ROMS like this:
Remove MicroSD card, fully charged. Backup PIM data with SPB backup.
Flash the new ROM.
Set datetime, regional stuff, Restore PIM data.
Set the phone to use GSM (2G) only.
Use the phone for 2 days without installing any 3rd party software and without the MicroSD card.
By use the phone I mean only voice call and SMS only. That's what I do with the phone for 80% of the time.
So far, only LVSW's latest ROM (June 16) can function properly in 2 days without hang or sleep of death.
I know it's not scientific nor comprehensive, I didn't test all the functions, .....
But that's the way I want my phone, simply WORK for voice and SMS first. Other stuff are value-added things, and I test their functions only after the ROM passed my 2-day test.

Stephen - what other ROMs did you test?

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Stephen - what other ROMs did you test?
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So far, only LVSW's latest ROM (June 16) can function properly in 2 days without hang or sleep of death. <<<<< this..
me using too.. have little bit problem only

Stephen - what other ROMs did you test?
As far as I can recall:
Black: Black 1.2, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, Dymond, Shadow, Shadow Lite.
LVSW: 26/3, 8/4, 23/4, 7/5 full, 19/5 full, Sleuth variant 20/5, Elf 2.1, 16/6 full
Custel: 1.2, 1.3, 2.5
Dutty: WM6 Pro FULL.
Never try 3DES, Schaps and XDA live.
My personal experience of the order of stability:
LVSW > Custel & Dutty >> Blacks.
Don't flame me. It's just my own experience. May be your phone has other results.
PS -all cooked ROM chefs are great and nice guys. They share their toys with us!!

stephencwl said:
Stephen - what other ROMs did you test?
As far as I can recall:
Black: Black 1.2, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, Dymond, Shadow, Shadow Lite.
LVSW: 26/3, 8/4, 23/4, 7/5 full, 19/5 full, Sleuth variant 20/5, Elf 2.1, 16/6 full
Custel: 1.2, 1.3, 2.5
Dutty: WM6 Pro FULL.
Never try 3DES, Schaps and XDA live.
My personal experience of the order of stability:
LVSW > Custel & Dutty >> Blacks.
Don't flame me. It's just my own experience. May be your phone has other results.
PS -all cooked ROM chefs are great and nice guys. They share their toys with us!!
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that's a comprehensive list - what carrier and phone?

stephencwl said:
With so many ROMS up there and so many complications caused by different software, tweaks, etc., I used to test the stability of the ROMS like this:
Remove MicroSD card, fully charged. Backup PIM data with SPB backup.
Flash the new ROM.
Set datetime, regional stuff, Restore PIM data.
Set the phone to use GSM (2G) only.
Use the phone for 2 days without installing any 3rd party software and without the MicroSD card.
By use the phone I mean only voice call and SMS only. That's what I do with the phone for 80% of the time.
So far, only LVSW's latest ROM (June 16) can function properly in 2 days without hang or sleep of death.
I know it's not scientific nor comprehensive, I didn't test all the functions, .....
But that's the way I want my phone, simply WORK for voice and SMS first. Other stuff are value-added things, and I test their functions only after the ROM passed my 2-day test.
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Stephen,
Can you be more specific as to what happened with the phones that didn't pass your test? (hang, sleep of death, etc.) What happened with the latest version WM5 rom of your provider? Who is your provider & what level of service do you have?
What radio version are you using for each rom?
I've used every rom you mention plus others & no problems with basic functions.
For your future tests, you may consider adding some additional steps:
1. After setting up phone each time, do a complete shut down (hold pwr button until dialog appears to select OFF) & then power ON from this totally OFF point.
2. As a control, return to wm5 between each test.
3. Delete any files on SD card (between tests) that are created automatically (e.g. WMDRM, Windows, etc..) depending on how you use card.
In your tests here, did you return to WM5 rom between each rom you tried? This is very important (& time consuming, I realize) to do in such a test. For any conclusions to be drawn (without being unfair to various rom cookers with arbitrary listings in order of stability), we need more info & a protocol that includes controls.
Thanks for contributing this report, as every little bit helps, but please give us more details.

gregross said:
that's a comprehensive list - what carrier and phone?
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I'm from Hong Kong.
Carrier: Smartone - Vodafone.
Phone: Softbank X01HT (Hermes 200)

DeviLduck said:
Can you be more specific as to what happened with the phones that didn't pass your test? (hang, sleep of death, etc.) What happened with the latest version WM5 rom of your provider? Who is your provider & what level of service do you have?
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I just keep things simple. I only look at system hang and sleep of death. My latest WM5 ROM (Dopod HK Traditional Chinese) sucks. That's why there's no point of using it as a control for comparing with the wonderful WM6 ROMs.
DeviLduck said:
I've used every rom you mention plus others & no problems with basic functions.
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I wish my phone can work like yours.
DeviLduck said:
For your future tests, you may consider adding some additional steps:
1. After setting up phone each time, do a complete shut down (hold pwr button until dialog appears to select OFF) & then power ON from this totally OFF point.
2. As a control, return to wm5 between each test.
3. Delete any files on SD card (between tests) that are created automatically (e.g. WMDRM, Windows, etc..) depending on how you use card.
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I'll try step 1 and 3. Thanks a lot for the suggestions.
DeviLduck said:
For any conclusions to be drawn (without being unfair to various rom cookers with arbitrary listings in order of stability), we need more info & a protocol that includes controls.
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Yes, I know I should be more sensitive as to drawing up any listing that might be unfair to the great ROM cooker here. I do mention it's just my own experience, yet I think I better not do any listing.
Giving more details about protocols, radios, carrier info., etc. is a good idea that make tests scientific, but I just want to do it quick and make things simple. It's difficult to flash back and forth a few times to just test one particular ROM, not to mention their combinations with different radios.
That's why I use a simple 2-day test for each ROM. And you know, a few ROMS sometimes coming out at the same day. Woo... Lucky us.

LVSW's Rom is the most stable.
Smoking causes Cancer.
2 things most people know already.

Elf v2.1 (LVSW variant) takes ROM cooking to a whole new level of Elfish Goodness

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LVSW's Rom is the most stable.
Smoking causes Cancer.
2 things most people know already.
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Thank you for your advice and information. It's attitude like yours that scares people, not only newbies and some cookers, away from XDA forum.
Do we really have to slap on somebody's face in every thread? Can we be nice to each other (before everyone else left the forum)?

Stephen,
Thanks for your reply to my post & revealing your provider & phone in another. What Radio ver are you using? Have you tried more than 1 version? In your testing, I'd suggest you stay with only one version.
Your provider in Hong Kong gives you access to very high HSDPA speeds, not available many places yet. That's cool.

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haha you're so funny!
but you're also right... yours and Sleuth's (previous one and maybe the new one)

DeviLduck said:
Stephen,
Thanks for your reply to my post & revealing your provider & phone in another. What Radio ver are you using? Have you tried more than 1 version? In your testing, I'd suggest you stay with only one version.
Your provider in Hong Kong gives you access to very high HSDPA speeds, not available many places yet. That's cool.
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Thank you for your comment. I always stay with radio 1.40. Smartone Vodafone in Hong Kong is quite good. However, full speed HSPDA unlimited usage costs around US$60 a month. That's quite pricy for casual users.

I've been using JJ's Shadow since it came out and I've had to reset fewer times then with the OEM rom. And I think its the third party software that I'm running that makes it lock up. I think one of the things that might help is to do a factory reset before installing ... then reseting after the install, making sure everything is working before you start installing the next option/software (ex. radio upgrade/programs/etc)
And always having the latest bootloader installed is always a must.
A friend of mine called Cingular about always needing to reset because of it locking up and they said that was normal.

new telstra imate RUU_Hermes_DL_UK_3.62.305.5_6275_1.54.30.10_108

new
RUU_Hermes_DL_UK_3.62.305.5_6275_1.54.30.10_108_Ship.exe

I went to the imate website and no release for this that I could find.
Could you provide more details like when, where, how....
Screen shots, customisations, what is installed, memory and storage availability.

simon_darley said:
I went to the imate website and no release for this that I could find.
Could you provide more details like when, where, how....
Screen shots, customisations, what is installed, memory and storage availability.
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I couldn't find it on their site either - but I installed this and it is indeed an official Imate Telstra WM6 Pro rom. It's very fast too.

Please visit the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348435

simon_darley said:
I went to the imate website and no release for this that I could find.
Could you provide more details like when, where, how....
Screen shots, customisations, what is installed, memory and storage availability.
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Click here to download
http://clubimate.com/jasjamsupport/JASJAMUPDAU.html#DNLD
Exe version:
http://clubimate.com/jasjamsupport/ROM/Telstra_JASJAM_Upgrade.exe
Zip version:
http://clubimate.com/jasjamsupport/ROM/Telstra_JASJAM_Upgrade.zip

Can i ask a noob question. Can we install this in HTC tytn ??

Hyins said:
Click here to download
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Hyins - you linked the realy old Telstra\Club Imate upgrade. The original Rom linked at the start of the thread is different and up to date.

This rom works and has the latest radio
This Rom works very well and has the latest radio!!!!

Does this ROM replace the SPL as well?

anyone else in australia installed this? Downloading now, but havent seen anything offical from telstra or imate about this. Seems strange someone in Italy has it

xternal said:
anyone else in australia installed this? Downloading now, but havent seen anything offical from telstra or imate about this. Seems strange someone in Italy has it
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Agreed. I installed the New radio out of it, and thats going strong, but i havent tested the full rom.

A SUPER DUPER Rom From Imate & Telstra
A super fine Rom without any call dropouts or hangs. Newest radio delivers optimum performance in connectivity and speed , just the ROM you are looking for ! Though the storage is less ( just 33.73MB ) but on deleting some unwanted games and programs you can push up storage. The details of ROM are : Windows Mobile6 Pro build 18125.0.4.2 ; Rom version 3.62.305.5
Rom date : 6th Nov 2007 ; Radio version : 1.54.30.10 ; Ext Rom : 3.62.305.116. I have been testing the ROM since last 2 Days and found it to be more superior than those cooked ones . It also contains the latest version of MS mobile Office 2007. It also has PV player for razor sharp video playback. Overall who ever has discovered this ROM must be a perfomance freak and not only applications freak.
Great job by sharing this fine ROM !!!!! Also Imate customers can upgrade to this ROM alongwith other users of Hermes 100 series ppcs.

So ugly, it has to be a genuine Telstra upgrade
Installed the new Telstra ROM and it does appear to be official except that it was so boring compared to cooked ROMs I have used from Custel and Black.
My evening got a lot more interesting after I flashed Schapps latest release over the top of the ugly Telstra one.
Of interest was a Telstra 5.5 cab in the extended ROM. Now that it's erased, silly me, I would like to know how to extract it from the installer to share.

i'm also in Australia and want to know more about this ROM. Does anyone know anything......?

I am installing new rom now will have a bit of a play and see how it goes

dont install this if you are in UK,its has weak signal reception and also often disconnect call half way through.now switch back to 1.47

xternal said:
Seems strange someone in Italy has it
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..hey nothing strange there.. caxio does work his magic all the time to bring us here the latest of the stock ROMs available all the time...

Have installed, and it seems stable and quick.
Note if you're not with Telstra (Australia) you'll probably need to change the band settings (GSM 900/1800 and UMTS 850).
I liked the Black roms, except I never got bluetooth issues resolved and it'd crash when answering calls via car kit. I stuck with TNT for a while as bluetooth worked fine, but unhappy it'd randomly crash on me every few days. Not good for a phone used for after-hours support. Most other ROMs would drop ActiveSync connection after just 10 minutes.
So far so good on this one, will add the (very few) apps I'm missing and see how it survives over the week.

I think im going to try and strip some of the stuff out of it, and see how it goes.
So far so good though. Seems nice and quick, stable and good phone connectivity.

I installed this yesterday and so far it's been great.
As others have said, not a lot of storage after installation (with my programs all installed I'm down to about 17 mb free).
Radio seems really good, however if you're in a fringe area it will chew your battery up. In CBD battery usage is very similar to 1.47.
I'm thinking of re-flashing this one and soft-resetting prior to the customisation (which is where most of the bloat comes from). This should improve the memory situation somewhat and as all the customisation cabs are on extented memory I can pick only the ones I need.