Hi everone i need some help,
I know that if you buy a MDA Compact III in the UK it doesnt have WiFi. is there a way around this?? or not
Other option would be to flash it with the HTC Windows Mobile 6 ROM and then find the T-Mobile setting myself. Has anyone does this?? does it even work?
Thanks
dai_white said:
Hi everone i need some help,
I know that if you buy a MDA Compact III in the UK it doesnt have WiFi. is there a way around this?? or not
Other option would be to flash it with the HTC Windows Mobile 6 ROM and then find the T-Mobile setting myself. Has anyone does this?? does it even work?
Thanks
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Unfortunately you can't enable hardware that isn't present in the device. So, attempting to flash different ROMs won't work.
are you sure? the gy in the t-mobile shop told me the hardware was there but it was disabled, he didnt know why and told me it would void my warrenty if i tried to fixed it haha
Well, cell phone shop employees are notoriously un-knowledgable about what they're selling.
There really is no wifi hardware in the UK version. It's been covered extensively already here.
Ok thanks for your help
is there any way round it ? see that a micro sd card with wifi is on the way
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Taken from http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33842&start=25 so that maybe more people will view it...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Exec-2-2i...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Anyone up for purchasing it? I'd do it, but I'm unable to, as I live in the USA. I'll even reimburse someone if they purchase it and provide me with proof that they did.
Who knows? This might actually work. Or does anyone have any feedback regarding it?
I would try it, but I am not in UK
I am very confident that this is just the unlock all tool stolen from here. Or even worse, it could be NOTHING since O2 don't lock their devices and it only mentions O2 stuff...
Gut feeling: It's a con.
That's very much possible.. but at the same time, there is a slight chance that the program is legit. The seller has another auction up for the software, if anyone is willing to try it. If you do try it, let us know if it works!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Exec-2-2i...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
it's only 99p i'll purchase it on sunday if i have time to sit infront of the pc i'll let you guys know whats up as i have a jasjar any one with a mda pro willing to try let me know
I myself have a locked Vodafone v1640... I'll test it on that
if it works, please upload to the ftp server
of course i shall upload it but i need someone with a locked device to try it out when i puchase it cos i have the i-mate version which is unlockled
yess!!!
yess i have an MDA PRO with aan T-Mobile Simlock.....i can try it.......
hope it works keep us posted!!!
I HAVE A LOCKED MDA PRO TOO
Hello i would try to unlock with this progi my MDA PRO, too. Can you send it mi by emal : [email protected] or give me a link to download?
Thanx very much.
MDA Pro
XDA3 with WM5 (wizard)
MDAVario
tony2win said:
That's very much possible.. but at the same time, there is a slight chance that the program is legit. The seller has another auction up for the software, if anyone is willing to try it. If you do try it, let us know if it works!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Exec-2-2i...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Read the guy's feedback. He's already sold this software and it doesn't work. His response to the feedback was pretty feeble. AVOID!
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hi to all, I have bought the software from this guy ,but it doesn’t work ,he must of got it from here , first he send me the unlocking v1.6 witch I believe is for mda compact (magician & others), then after I emailed him that is useless he send me back 2 different unlocking version again is version 1.3 and version 2.2 witch again I believe is from this website, he told me if it doesn’t work he refund me after I live him positive feedback!!.
note; I have tried this unlocking in my spv m5000 from orange and no luck, I think is just trying to make few quid from eBay and see if any of this unlocking tools work for anyone!!
Hi all,
Firstly, I think this is an excellent phone!
I have the T-Mobile variant (MDA compact 3) but I was gutted today when I found out that T-Mobile de-activated WIFI on it.
Apparently it can be activated ... is there any truth to this? Is there any way to get WIFI working on this phone? Are there any firmware upgrades or similar available?
Thanks alot,
Porac69
It is an excellent device, if you need/ want WiFi send it back and get an Orbit from O2 or buy a HTC Artemis P3300. The MDA-CIII does NOT have WiFi on board and cannot be activated, the O2 Orbit and OEM HTC units both have WiFi and work.
As a tip posting the same question four times in the forums will only get you the same answer four times, it won't work - Mike
thanks for your reply.
I posted it four times becuase not everyone reads the same section of the forums and the sections I posted them in are all relevant to this subject.
Why no wifi???
Yesterday I was seriously considering a flext contract and selecting the Compact III as my phone. Until I read this thread and discovered no wifi.
Wonder why they exclude wifi?
a340 said:
Yesterday I was seriously considering a flext contract and selecting the Compact III as my phone. Until I read this thread and discovered no wifi.
Wonder why they exclude wifi?
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euhm... how about calling with skype through wi-fi spots?
don't think t-mobile likes that
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euhm... how about calling with skype through wi-fi spots?
don't think t-mobile likes that
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O2 don't seem to be worried about people making calls via skype using their Orbit. You make a good point actually. T-mobile have popular web & walk tariffs and offering wifi on the Artemis could possibly affect that side of the business.
Shame really....much prefer a T-mobile tariff rather than O2. On a related note......anybody know if Orange will be offering this? I know the Trinity (spv m700) will have gps too so perhaps they won't want an overlap with 2 models.
It is probably true, that T-Mobile wants to push their Web'n'Walk Technology, but on the other hand disabling WiFi seems rather unlogical if your company is the biggest HotSpot Provider in Germany. Maybe they just want to push the selling of "Higher" and more expensive T-Mobile MDAs, like the Vario II. This company politics just don't make sense to me...I can live very well without WiFi, but it would be nice having it sometimes.
Thank you for your Email.
Unfortunately T_mobile will not be releasing any Windows Mobile 6 updates / upgrades, T-Mobile have released the following statement:
T-Mobile UK will be including Windows Mobile 6 on all new MDA devices that are launched starting with the MDA Touch (launched 11/07/07) and MDA Vario III in September.
The existing devices in the MDA portfolio will continue to use Windows Mobile 5 and there will be no software upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 for these devices.
T-Mobile have decided that bringing in new MDA devices that make best use of the features of Windows Mobile 6 is a better use of our resources than rolling it out on existing devices that work perfectly well with Windows Mobile 5.
You should therefore be seeing more new and exciting MDA products later in 2007 and in 2008.
I am sorry if this is not the information that you were looking for.
Best regards,
David McAnally
T-Mobile
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In other words Tough luck if you allready bought your device, You ain't gonna get WM6 from us best you use someone else's like O2's and customize it for yourself then
Shall we start a patition and bombard TMO with e-mails to customer service untill we get a better responce?
Why would you want to install a T-Mobile Rom when there are far better roms for download here?
its more the thing that they said they would do it, and now they wont.
so they will never give support on it, while almost everybody has already changed.
but screw them... i don't even want to use T-mobiles stuffed with pink **** rom
yeh but it would be nice to have a genuine backup for when you can only get to bootloader mode, and if you gotta send your phone back, or sell it
yea true say
garymeg said:
yeh but it would be nice to have a genuine backup for when you can only get to bootloader mode, and if you gotta send your phone back, or sell it
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Isn't this file, art_tmouk_11311001_024990_wwe_ship.exe, not an official T-Mobile UK file then?
I cannot test it myself because my MDAcIII is the Dutch version. I don't know also about the situation in the UK but here in Holland T-Mobile is not (yet) given users a hard time when they returned their phones for a reflash after having it bricked when trying to upgrade to WM6 (I'm talking about the pre-USPL period now). Often enough T-Mobile does it even without charging anything.
grun said:
Isn't this file, art_tmouk_11311001_024990_wwe_ship.exe, not an official T-Mobile UK file then?
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please post a link to this file as i can't find it
garymeg said:
please post a link to this file as i can't find it
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Message no. 12 in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1490485#post1490485
Besides, I suggest not to go back to WM5 when you want to sell the phone. It even might be an extra sellingpoint when it runs on WM6.
Hi,
I cant switch my WIFI on. Bought the Phone 2 days ago.. Where is the Problem??
karabey said:
Hi,
I cant switch my WIFI on. Bought the Phone 2 days ago.. Where is the Problem??
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T-mobile is sold the HERO not ARTEMIS.
If you have the Arte110 ,then you have Hero and hero dont have the WIFI.
Oszi said:
T-mobile is sold the HERO not ARTEMIS.
If you have the Arte110 ,then you have Hero and hero dont have the WIFI.
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Except when you live in the Netherlands, where Arte110 DOES have WIFI. (like I do)
karabey said:
Hi,
I cant switch my WIFI on. Bought the Phone 2 days ago.. Where is the Problem??
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jeroeng33 said:
Except when you live in the Netherlands, where Arte110 DOES have WIFI. (like I do)
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The problem will be in Britain then
The MDA Compact III issued in the UK does not have wi-fi
is there a device or something which adds Wi-Fi for the UK artemis - T-Mobile Compact III which is without Wi-Fi
Not really as the hardware is missing from the unit, even a WiFi card probably wouldn't fit, if you want an Artemis with WiFi either purchase the HTC P3300 Artemis or the O2 badged XDA-Orbit as this has the necessary chipset - Mike
mikealder said:
Not really as the hardware is missing from the unit, even a WiFi card probably wouldn't fit, if you want an Artemis with WiFi either purchase the HTC P3300 Artemis or the O2 badged XDA-Orbit as this has the necessary chipset - Mike
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yea its with microSD memory card and there are no wifi compatible with it. maybe via usb? mini usb i dont know... ? any idea? or maybe its easier to sell it and buy other
T-Mobile MDA Touch Elf
Hi guys, I could do with some help please lol.
I bought this phone the other day, only costed me £20 so i thought it was cheap lol.
Right the phone is unlocked, but it still has T-Mobile branding any idea's on how to remove it?.
Also i been looking on XDA Developers and they have Roms ect?, this is upgrading the phone?. If i upgrade it what will i benfit by doing it. Also anyone know how to do it?. Got a tutoral on how to do it.
Cheers
Adam
I dont have a clue, i have searched this forum inside and out. Yes I AM A NOOB at this. i really dont have no clue. Is there anyone willing to help?.