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Has anyone seen the CDMA version yet? They were in Pocket PC Magazine (Feb issue).
I am curious as to which BT version they are running (1.0 or 1.1)
Funny reading the article, they stated Sprint was the first to bring this phone to market in the USA...funny, I have had my SX66 since December 04...unless they are talking about the CDMA version! (grin!) The "manufacturer" for the phone is Audiovox. It is also on the Audiovox website, with a Verizon version listed both With and WITHOUT the camera...along with a listing of accessories we can purchase!
Tom
cdma ppc-6600
I am a network admin for a large insurance agency, we have 30 new ppc-6601's and 2 ppc-6600's. Yes these are Sprint Phones and I have already upgraded the ROM versions and the Radio versions. Some of the phones have been having nothing but problems locking up and dropping calls and the rest are fine. As far as the BT version it is 1.0.0.3500 except for the BtCeStack which is 3601 this is with the new Version ROMs.
My phone personaly is
ROM: 1.36.00
ExtROM: 1.36.113
Radio: HA00_140
BtCeStack: 3601
Wish it was GSM and not CDMA, not big on Sprint but well thats what we have
CompUSA, in Sunday's newspaper ad, lists the 6600 for $629.99, with $250 in discounts with Sprint activation.
any chance you can post the splash screens and any sprint specific windows themes
Re: cdma ppc-6600
wififreq said:
ROM: 1.36.00
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There is already 2.03 version. I don;t remember the version of radio
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mamaich said:
wififreq said:
ROM: 1.36.00
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There is already 2.03 version. I don;t remember the version of radio
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Where is the 2.03? On the FTP server?
Thanks to mamaich:
ftp://www.clubimate.com/Support/HA_Telstra_20300_111_01140.exe
it is for Harrier devices (CDMA):
ROM version: 2.03.00 WWE
ROM date: 12/15/04
Radio version: HA01_140
Protocol version AA3.3.301
ExtROM version: 2.03.111 WWE
I'm still trying to figure out how to get it installed on my Sprint 6600. I'm getting the Country error 120 and haven't yet figured out how to get around it. The suggestion in the Blue Angel FAQ of editing the RUU.conf doesn't work because "[CHECKCEID_TYPE]=1" is already in the file.
I'm excited to try this out since it's got Windows Media Player 10 built-in.
Dan
This sounds very exciting. I myself have a Sprint PPC-6600 and would love to get this working as well. I noticed that this is for the Harrier device and not the BA. Will this still retain the hardware keyboard? If you get it up and running smoothly please post the process you went through. Good luck!
Difference Between Harrier and Blue Angel.
There is no difference has I have both the Sprint PPC6600 and XDAs, the only difference is that the Blue Angel has Wifi and is GSM, and the Harrier is CDMA with GPS and no Wifi. The Specs and design are exactly the same.
The Harrier is not easy to unlock has the ESN and MSL/SPC Code is stored on the Qualcomm MSM5500 Chip. The only way to access this chip is from accessing the PDA COM2 Port with a new multi access serial driver, as the one supplied only allows single entry from wince only.
If we have got some good Win CE programmers out there who can make software to read this chip so we can access the MSL/SPC unlock code which is 6 digits.
There are 2 stored in the chip, one is the one time access code and the other is the main code.
So A lot of people across the globe using these HTC devices on the CDMA network would be grateful if this software was made available or even sold at a reasonable unlock price.
If anyone has a solution to unlock these CDMA versions please email me at [email protected]
Thanks
Re: Difference Between Harrier and Blue Angel.
syrixcom said:
There is no difference has I have both the Sprint PPC6600 and XDAs, the only difference is that the Blue Angel has Wifi and is GSM, and the Harrier is CDMA with GPS and no Wifi. The Specs and design are exactly the same.
The Harrier is not easy to unlock has the ESN and MSL/SPC Code is stored on the Qualcomm MSM5500 Chip. The only way to access this chip is from accessing the PDA COM2 Port with a new multi access serial driver, as the one supplied only allows single entry from wince only.
If we have got some good Win CE programmers out there who can make software to read this chip so we can access the MSL/SPC unlock code which is 6 digits.
There are 2 stored in the chip, one is the one time access code and the other is the main code.
So A lot of people across the globe using these HTC devices on the CDMA network would be grateful if this software was made available or even sold at a reasonable unlock price.
If anyone has a solution to unlock these CDMA versions please email me at [email protected]
Thanks
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I don't know about Verizon, but Sprint always gives you the main MSL (not the one-time) when you activate the phone. Do the other carriers somehow program your phone OTA? How else do you get your MDN and MSID in the phone?
I know BitPim can get the MSL for a lot of other Sprint phones... maybe the developers can make it work with the Harrier.
Sorry I can't be of more help here.
Dan
The 2.03 upgrade works great on XV6600s and PPC6600/6601s.
http://www.myehud.com/ppc6600/upgrade
(This was covered in the Blue Angel Upgrade forum in the Harrier is a Red-Headed stepchild thread...)
Ehud
Sprint 6600 Users Upgrade to Win Media 10
First of all download the Telstra Rom Image, Unzip with WinRAR.
Copy the attachement below to the directory. Now sprint users you need to copy the radio image file from the sprint download and copy into the telstra directory.
Press power, record and reset button to put yourselve in bootloader mode.
Run the attachement you downloaded
And you should have a working telstra image.
If you don't change the radio image you have no signal, because sprint have disable evdo in these phones.
yes that is the correct procedure. Do keep in mind there are some other changes in that ROM, but more or less it works OK.
Dan
Can I also put the latest extended rom for my phone in this directory to have it update that at the same time too?
elkay said:
Can I also put the latest extended rom for my phone in this directory to have it update that at the same time too?
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Yes you can... and I would suggest doing so (or at least deleting the Telstra ms_.nbf( unless you want i-mate/Telstra branding!
Dan
I can't wait until I can start cooking my own rom. I'm having a ball with all of this.
Hi all.. This is my first post so obviously this is a newbie question! My XDA 2s is not able to recognize the name of my mobile operator here in India, and it shows up as "40468". Is there any tweak by which I can manually feed in the name of the operator so it shows up on the Phone screen?
Just to explain the issue clearly - the number on the top right is where the name of the mobile service provider should show up. Why does it show up as a number (40468) and not as a name, as it did on my Sonyericsson P910i, or indeed other phones? Grateful for any help in this matter.
It's because basically each mobile phone operator is allocated a number (in your case 40468) and inside each phone is a tiny database of operator names/numbers.
I used to think that the operator "sent" the name, but a few years ago now a UK operator changed it's name from "Cellnet" to "BT Cellnet" and then to "O2", however phones wouldn't change. But if you had a newer version of firmware on your phone it would change (so that supports my theory that the database is in the firmware).
I think this also make sense because the operator isn't going to know how many characters are available for showing the name/abbreviating as necessary and so it makes sense for the mobile phone providers to keep their database in sync with the "main" one for who is allocated what as it'll make sure the information is displayed correctly as they can abbreviate as needed for each device.
At least that's how I understand it. So in your case it sounds like your phone doesn't know your provider. Perhaps a newer upgrade might help (1.33 or 1.40?), but I'd just ask your provider. If they sold you the phone it's pretty weird it doesn't support their own network. It might just be a faulty handset :-(
Perhaps post the name of your operator and we can see if anyone else is using them and it works for them
Neil -- many thanks for your reply. When I bought this phone (unlocked) from Kuala Lumpur, it wasn't as yet available in India. Now it is, though. Maybe thats why it doesn't show up all of India's mobile service providers. Anyway, my mobile provider is MTNL in Delhi.
Upgrading ROM to 1.40 may solve the problem, provided its and "Asia" ROM. Is that available yet? Is it possilbe to "cook" the rom to add service providers?
Many thanks for your help Neil.
Well you're using PH20B which is same as my phone is here in the UK and I'm running the 1.40 ROM so technically you shouldn't any problems. I'd wait for someone else to just verify either that A) What I've said about being stored in the phone is correct or B) Some one using MNTL in Delhi to confirm they have/haven't got this problem.
Because if it's a case of it's fine for them and ROM's are same etc it might be a faulty unit (can't really see how!) and a ROM upgrade might not help and since technically these ROM upgrades aren't always official (1.40 probably isn't) you'd probably have to put it back/find previous ROM before you could take it back.
Upgrading to 1.40 isn't really a pain, see the WIKI (top left) it's daunting at first, but it's actually very easy to do, but do it when you have enough time to reinstall everything because doing any sort of ROM upgrade does a hard reset as well (wipes everything in main memory - \Storage and \Storage Card are safe).
I can't guarentee that this would fix your problem, i.e. your provider is in that ROM, but not sure what else to suggest + 1.40 does come with Media Player 10 which is a bit of an added bonus! You can backup your existing ROM, although it's probably already on the FTP, might be handy to have it in advance if you want to go back.
Hope that was some help!
P.S. If you decide to go down the upgrade route, probably worth upgrading your radio at the same time. I'm all the way to 1.12 and it's fine for me, but some people seem to have stayed with 1.10 because they've had some issues - search forum on this)
Neil -- two quick comments.
One, from using cell phones for the last many years, I feel that the code to decipher the cell provider's number is in the phone. This has happened to me before, when I bought phones which were not available in India, and it's happened again! It seems to me it's a ROM issue, as its logical for cell providers to be consistent (i.e. broadcast their identification numbers) and let the phones decipher them.
Two, is there any major danger that I'll lose the phone itself with a ROM upgrade? I know this has been answered in some other threads of this forum, but it'll be a first for me on this newly acquired beauty!
Cheers and many thanks....
example:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RIL\OperatorNames]
"45404"="3-DUALBAND-"
Hehe, big mamaich spoke... :lol:
Yup, those are PPC's: many things can be done by software... :wink:
This is odd...
Since I upgraded my MDA2 to 2.06.00WWE Radio: 1.14.00 I've seen this problem where the carrier name was changed to a number (in my case 334020).
On my previous ROM version I had no problem at all. And this device does not even exsist in Mexico and it displayed the carrier name (Telcel) without a problem.
I think the carrier name is taken from the network itself and fed to the registry but this particular ROM has problems taking this particular carrier numbers.
If I do a network search I can see the other carrier in my area (Movistar as a number also) and two other United States Carriers (Cingular and AT&T) but this time with their names (I live close to the United States).
To "fix" this I created a GIF file named carrierlogo.gif and place it on the Pocket PC Windows directory and now it shows a nice Telcel logo instead!...
@ Rayan
that looks good! Could you please explain how you did it? The first step obviously was to place it on the Pocket PC Windows directory, but what were the other fixes? Did you tweak the registry? Newbie question... I've been a XDA 2s user only for a few weeks Rayan!!
mamaich said:
example:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RIL\OperatorNames]
"45404"="3-DUALBAND-"
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Mamaich speaks loud and clear! Yup, adding that additional string did the trick! I created a string for my carrier ("40468"="MTNL"), did a soft reset and Voila! It worked! Thank you Mamaich, thank you forum!!
Hi Dilip,
I tried the trick on my PDA2k, but not worked..can u pls elaborate how u hv added the string....or made a new key value in the registry?
hdubli said:
Hi Dilip,
I tried the trick on my PDA2k, but not worked..can u pls elaborate how u hv added the string....or made a new key value in the registry?
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it works and thanks to mamaich (he is the greatest) i tried it on my imate jam and worked like a charm.... all u have to do is navigate to
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RIL\OperatorNames]
using any registry editor like resco..... once u reach OperatorNames create a STRING VALUE
in the Name box write the number that shows in ur dialing pad and in the String box write the name of the operator or any name u want ..... look at the pic ... and u can write it in any lang u want
As shown by PapaDocta above, I added a string to my registery and this is how my phone looks now:
Hi!!!
Thaks, now it worked...I was trying to make a new key value and what not.....but never knew that it was so simple.
Thanks a ton..This helps very much during roaming...
Hi,
I bought an O2 orbit from Ebay which has the 02 official WM6 rom installed.
But it can't can't Make or receive calls.
But when I put my Virgin SIM, the Signal strength bar is in full, The network seems to be seletced as T-Mobile UK.
But can't dial out...no Dial tone
When I try to ring my Mobile, the voice message says 'Can't connect to this number at the moment'
Please HELP
I know this may not help MUCH but the fact that your mobile is saying T-Mobile instead of Virgin is normal - Virgin pay to use T-Mobile's infratructure as far as I know so it is normal to see it say T-Mobile.
Have you tried other SIM cards? Get a free O2 sim card and try calling it, or use a friends SIM, etc.
Also, have you tried flashing the Radio ROM? I don't know if it has changed over time or if there are any updates but try flashing a new one if you can find one.
Also, someone on this forum once managed to get ahold of the ROM O2 use to unbrick XDA ORBIT devices - the repair guy left his MicroSD card in the device and the ROM used to unbrick devices was on it - it had Windows Mobile 5 on it and was the original version. See if you can get ahold of that ROM and flash it. Or just try and flash the WM6 ROM from O2 again.
-EDIT-
Here is the link to the thread I was previously on about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=314866
Woah that was weird half an hour after I posted the above post, an Earthquake of about 5.3 Magnititude happened lol
Hello there,
What I Have: Att 8525 Herm100
Rom: Att's Mobile 6
Everything is stock but the extended life battery
The problem I am having is when ever I try to activate my WiFi the phone doesn't do anything. I am not sure if there is a wifi card or not but that's want I want to know. I have tried everything from activating it in com manager to going into the settings and activating it manually and nothing happens it acts like I didn't even hit the button to activate it. Is there a wifi card in the phone or is it integrated on the motherboard in the phone. Note: I bought this phone off e-bay and the wifi never worked when I received the phone.
I am new here and if there is a post about this already I am sorry.
I hate it when that happens.
To begin, there were two ATT OEM WM6 roms relevant to the 8525 that I noticed deep in the bowels of XGA.
I chose the later file (higher revision numbers) I found it here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Available Original Shipped WM6 ROM Versions
From comm manager when I click the tower button on within a second the spinning windoze icon shows something is happening. It then starts "sniffing" for my preset wifi connection (ATT supplied 2wire portal 802.11g).
Now, if yours does not show the spinning windoze working icon when you turn on wifi? There obviously is a problem. This could be software, or hardware related (duh). If there is no error message related to "wifi is not an option, unavailable, or screwed" then my first guess is there is something missing or damaged in the ROM update that was applied to your device. As far as I know all 8525 (herm100) were shipped with wm5. It had been mentioned in the volumes of xda that the first AT&T WM6 rom was a little buggy. Try the later released AT&T WM6 update.
It was a run file so no muss no fuss. Sync the phone run the update from the pc, three minutes later the phone is flashed to ATT WM6 professional.
You could take it to a ATT shop? But, I think that without a doubt they would hand it back and say you need a new phone with a 20 year contract and 3g data plan even Obama would blush at.
Try the hard reset. take a picture of the startup screens so you have the numbers and see if the wifi startup is working after the reset. If not then compare the numbers to the above mentioned roms. If the indications are you have the first issue of WM6 from ATT try flashing the second release. If that still fails then your device could indeed have a hardware problem.
The wifi is indeed built into the system and if that chip on the board is not working it could be a overly expensive problem. Possibly a shop has a working board they would swap out cheap? Otherwise, it is a fun phone you can keep notes on, run gps software if you have a bluetooth gps receiver and software like tomtom.
To be honest the wifi on my 8525 has been convenient when around the house to check the local weather radar when I hear a thunder outside, or browse headlines from the porcelain room or even leave messenger turned on incase a gamer friend is looking for someone to get shot up in a game.
I have used the live search voice thing to amaze the neighbors once. But, the limited range of wifi is a real drawback to how truly wonderful that addition could be.
HELP Please! Wi-Fi not working!!!
Hi to XDA all users !!!
MY Hermes - HTC TyTN [Herm200]
I bought HTC Hermes myself year ago.
there was flashed a WM5.0, I've just downloaded from here HARD SPL & WM6,1 (Custom) Flashed.
Wi-Fi will works on WM5.0.
Well here I am at 6.1 flashed and now is not working Wi-Fi. When i pressed Power ON - loading long and nothing happens.
Other methods are also tried on Commanager and Settings - but did not help.
What do I need to do my dear.
HELP!
Thank you for your attention!
Hi Nurk.
Since the wifi worked on wm5 but failed after the 6.1 flash. I would guess the problem is in the 6.1 components. You might start with contacting the kitchen rom you employed for WM6.1 thread and see if this has happened to others. Next step would be to check the radio rom version. I did see on xda an assortment of Radio roms.
If your not totally in love with the current rom you have flashed? Try another 6.1 or even a 6.5 and see whats poppin.
and what you have in HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName?
utak3r said:
and what you have in HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName?
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I have get this from registry:
HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\WLAN\DeviceName - {98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\TIACXWLN1
hi;
need help with my htc s621, was using it in Vancouver/ Canada;
couple of mounts ago used a service here to unlock it and was able to use it in Iran while I am staying;but with some problem;
on regional/Locale there is no Iran in the country list, there is problem that I think it is related to it;
when I make a call using the keypad, the call will be ended so it won't make a call, but if i save the number into the phone book and call the number from there; then it works, to mention that I changed the locale to Sweden, because this way at least i can make a call from phone book, and when I get a call can not return the all using the number, because it will add the country code to the number, so I have to enter into phone book and remove the country code then be able to use it.
anyway I can make this work?
some kind of ROM update ?
I have searched many local shops here, but there are other models of htc around but not excalibur to get some help;
appreciate any help;
Welcome to forums
have a deep read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537151
Reflashing to a newer ROM could help your problem (which I don´t understand quite well)
Good luck,
bluesky88 said:
hi;
need help with my htc s621, was using it in Vancouver/ Canada;
couple of mounts ago used a service here to unlock it and was able to use it in Iran while I am staying;but with some problem;
on regional/Locale there is no Iran in the country list, there is problem that I think it is related to it;
when I make a call using the keypad, the call will be ended so it won't make a call, but if i save the number into the phone book and call the number from there; then it works, to mention that I changed the locale to Sweden, because this way at least i can make a call from phone book, and when I get a call can not return the all using the number, because it will add the country code to the number, so I have to enter into phone book and remove the country code then be able to use it.
anyway I can make this work?
some kind of ROM update ?
I have searched many local shops here, but there are other models of htc around but not excalibur to get some help;
appreciate any help;
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Hi,
I am also in Vancouver although my phone is a T-Mobile Dash that I got on eBay. You really have a different problem here. I assume that you are using an Iranian SIM card when in Iran and not your Rogers/Fido SIM.
Another guy I work with has a Rogers s621 and even though I unlocked and flashed his ROM for him (originally to the Kavanna 6.1 and now to the EVO 6.5 ROM) he had trouble on trips to China with his China Mobile SIM which itself needed to be unlocked to use it. He ended up buying a phone over there instead.
I assume you are still using the Rogers 6.0 ROM, which is better than the T-Mobile but far behind either of the two I listed above. I would flash to Ookba's 3VO ROM, it is really great and runs beautifully. But follow the direction to the letter, don't skip any steps. I have no idea if it will solve your particular problem, but even if it won't you'll be a lot happier with the phone using it here in BC.
Here is the link to the ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=523718
Thanks for the replies guys;
I will do some reading and will upgrade to see if it will become better or not;
yes I still have the Rogers 6.0 ROM; and use an Iranian SIM card;
I wonder if I upgrade and then some problem occurs is it possible to downgrade to what I have, perhaps a way to backup the ROM I have.
Thanks
As long as you follow the instructions on my previous post al should be ok, but in case it fails you can always go back and install another ROM, but believe me if you install any new ROM (6.1 or 6.5) you´ll be so happy that you won´t want to go back
OK;
I did install the new ROM (EVO 6.5 ROM);
it is very nice, I like it but the name of my country Iran is missing in this version also,
by the way I believe this ROM is application unlocked, I wonder why I can not install any application on it;
I searched online and found couple of free apps fo wm 6.5 but it won't be installed. I have not got any error or something.
some of the apps will go half and some up to the end but I don't find it anywhere.
any idea why?
if anyone has installed an application on htc s621 using same ROM please provide a name and a link to download if possible.
appreciate your help.
bluesky88 said:
OK;
I did install the new ROM (EVO 6.5 ROM);
it is very nice, I like it but the name of my country Iran is missing in this version also,
by the way I believe this ROM is application unlocked, I wonder why I can not install any application on it;
I searched online and found couple of free apps fo wm 6.5 but it won't be installed. I have not got any error or something.
some of the apps will go half and some up to the end but I don't find it anywhere.
any idea why?
if anyone has installed an application on htc s621 using same ROM please provide a name and a link to download if possible.
appreciate your help.
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I don't know if this will help, or whether you have already tried it. You would probably have to do this while in Iran with the Iranian SIM card in the phone. Try entering your settings menu, All Settings > Phone > More > Networks > Menu > Preferred Networks. Scroll down to see if your Iranian network is shown with all the other international choices.
I have no idea how this list is generated, I assume it is by Rogers/Fido here in Vancouver. But you may have a political problem on your hands rather than technical. Are the sanctions against Iran reaching to some organization of cellular providers and the Iranian carriers are being blocked by them from being on the list? I don't know the answer, you would know a lot more about what is restricted in Iran (from within or without) than I would.
In any case, good luck.
OK; Here is what append with my phone;
I upgraded to 3VOLUTION series to see if the dialing problem will be solved or not, everything was OK after installation no errors or something, but as for the calling, as my phone had problem calling out using keypad, now this time after upgrading to wm6.5 my phone could not dial from phone book either,
so practically useless phone, it could only receive calls.
I searched for a solution online , did not find any answer, looked around phone shops here in my city, until I found a guy that said he can make it work, he had a box so in less than 20 minutes did something and phone start working properly, I can make a call from keypad and phone book no problem,
and in the location status the country of Iran is not listed either I am not sure what he did using the box.
I did asked the guy if I upgrade or downgrade WM can the same thing happen again, he was not sure.
I am thinking of downgrading to 6.1 since there are not much application found for 6.5.
but I don't want to pay the guy again for the same thing.
does anyone know of this things?
what he actually did with the box that can not be done without it?
appreciate any help