Which Rom to go for ? - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

Hi all,
I'm thinking about changing the rom on my XDAIIs to try and find one thats a bit slicker than the 02 one..
Whats the best rom for the blue angel at the moment ? I heard the QTek one was good, but it doesn't go straight onto the 02 device ?
Or does anyone know when 02 are releasing their next rom upgrade.. would it be worth just waiting for that?
Cheers

Swifty said:
Hi all,
I'm thinking about changing the rom on my XDAIIs to try and find one thats a bit slicker than the 02 one..
Whats the best rom for the blue angel at the moment ? I heard the QTek one was good, but it doesn't go straight onto the 02 device ?
Or does anyone know when 02 are releasing their next rom upgrade.. would it be worth just waiting for that?
Cheers
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O2 have refused to give away anything specific, other than to say they are working on it. I would have thought the end of February\Beginning of March would be a decent educated guess. They have confirmed that a ROM will be released this year with MediaPlayer 10, but not if it will be in the next ROM which has been confirmed to include the bluetooth updates amongst others.
O2 took part in a question and answer session on www.techguru.co.uk in which they answered several ROM related questions.

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T-Mobile MDA III

I see all these posts of o2, Qtek etc updates to radio rom etc etc but never any mention of T-Mobile updates even ringing them to find out where updates are or maybe comes back with a blank.
Do any of you know where these are or maybe if any are ever developed
Many thanks
T-Mobile is trouble.. I also have the T-mobile MDA III and have flashed it with the normal qtek ROM. It's just taking to long. They say there will be an update (t-mobile germany has released one) But the rest not.
I think it will take at least a month if not more for an update.
tmobile
look in this forum for blackbarry this thaks you to a t-bussines site were a new rom is avalible
search for bt update unad appl bt 3500
will work
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Anonymous said:
look in this forum for blackbarry this thaks you to a t-bussines site were a new rom is avalible
search for bt update unad appl bt 3500
will work
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Searched and Searched anyone know which thread this guy is on about ?
Couldnt find it either with search but I'll try to make sure its listed now.
T-Mobile Blackberry ROM Upgrade
http://www.t-mobile.de/business/blackberry/software/1,7968,11445-_,00.html
As far as I know it leaves the unit in German though - not sure if its possible to reflash into English.
numanoids said:
Couldnt find it either with search but I'll try to make sure its listed now.
T-Mobile Blackberry ROM Upgrade
http://www.t-mobile.de/business/blackberry/software/1,7968,11445-_,00.html
As far as I know it leaves the unit in German though - not sure if its possible to reflash into English.
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I found that one with a Google, but as for leaving it in German for sad old me who only speaks english I don't think I'll be taking that chance searched the UK site high and low nothing why are we always the last to get anything ?
To be honest with you, T-Mobile are probably just sitting waiting for a stable rom to come out.
Despite the numerous releases by Q-tek, Imate et al, it would appear that you still have to run an abundance of patches on top of the rom to get to a semi-decent state.
O2 have only released one patch thus far, a bluetooth one which seems to solve some issues, but not all.
Problem is the numerous different suppliers. If it was one product and wasnt rebadged or branded or anything, then we could probably set up a pressure group to get something done about it.
I take it T-Mobile UK arent helping? If not, then email them weekly for updates, thats what I intend on doing with O2.
numanoids said:
To be honest with you, T-Mobile are probably just sitting waiting for a stable rom to come out.
Despite the numerous releases by Q-tek, Imate et al, it would appear that you still have to run an abundance of patches on top of the rom to get to a semi-decent state.
O2 have only released one patch thus far, a bluetooth one which seems to solve some issues, but not all.
Problem is the numerous different suppliers. If it was one product and wasnt rebadged or branded or anything, then we could probably set up a pressure group to get something done about it.
I take it T-Mobile UK arent helping? If not, then email them weekly for updates, thats what I intend on doing with O2.
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Might be a good idea but when ringing them no one has a glue I have fixed the BT issues with the I-mate fix and that now works perfectly but with new roms out from other people I'm sure us T-Mobile UK people are feeling left out
TMobile_D_MDAIII_GER_12201_118_10600
After opening 5 tickets with T-mobile to find out if I can get a WWE version of MDAIII software
..... and getting all sorts of NO answers .....
I changed my tune and asked for a german version.
I Have posted it under:
ftp://xda:[email protected]_GER_12201_118_10600/rom_upgrade_mda3.exe
CE 1.22.01
ExtRom: 1.22.118
Radio 1.0600
I tried the BaUpgradeUt.exe on my MDA III and got no errors (It was in ENGLISH) Was gugkst DU?
Mail from T-Mobile Support
From: GK Servicecenter, K2 [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Dienstag, 11. Januar 2005 16:42
…
Dear Mr. XXX
thank you for the informations. You can find the Update file for the GERMAN version on the following internet link:
http://www.t-mobile.de/downloads/company/blackberry/rom_upgrade_mda3.exe
The original file (old version) is not available anymore.
Kind regards
T-Mobile ServiceCenter - MobileCommunicationSupport
Marco Lorenz
T-Mobile --- For a better world for you
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I spoke with T-Mobile UK business section today and was told new ROM with Blackberry is still about a month away, but when it arrives you get 50MB GPRS for just £8.51/month + VAT.
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MDAIIIUser said:
After opening 5 tickets with T-mobile to find out if I can get a WWE version of MDAIII software
..... and getting all sorts of NO answers .....
I changed my tune and asked for a german version.
I Have posted it under:
ftp://xda:[email protected]_GER_12201_118_10600/rom_upgrade_mda3.exe
CE 1.22.01
ExtRom: 1.22.118
Radio 1.0600
I tried the BaUpgradeUt.exe on my MDA III and got no errors (It was in ENGLISH) Was gugkst DU?
Mail from T-Mobile Support
From: GK Servicecenter, K2 [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Dienstag, 11. Januar 2005 16:42
…
Dear Mr. XXX
thank you for the informations. You can find the Update file for the GERMAN version on the following internet link:
http://www.t-mobile.de/downloads/company/blackberry/rom_upgrade_mda3.exe
The original file (old version) is not available anymore.
Kind regards
T-Mobile ServiceCenter - MobileCommunicationSupport
Marco Lorenz
T-Mobile --- For a better world for you
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Thank god I backed up its all in German lol what a waste of time
xda-rocks said:
I spoke with T-Mobile UK business section today and was told new ROM with Blackberry is still about a month away, but when it arrives you get 50MB GPRS for just £8.51/month + VAT.
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Bugger - much better than the 5mb you get with O2
CarlnAdele,
You say you backed up before applying the German ROM, does that mean you have a backup of the UK T-Mobile MDA III ROM? If so I would be greatly in your debt if you could provide a copy!
Kind Regards, waiting in hope, JDH
JohnnyDH said:
CarlnAdele,
You say you backed up before applying the German ROM, does that mean you have a backup of the UK T-Mobile MDA III ROM? If so I would be greatly in your debt if you could provide a copy!
Kind Regards, waiting in hope, JDH
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Yes I have a backup on my PC, basically I used the Backup ROM to SD Card method detialed here http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=151&PN=1
Which means when you copy it back to your pc using http://www.tamiminet.com/othman/ntrw.exe its the size of your memory card which in my case is 1Gb I could write this to DVD and post it to you.
Or if anyone knows how I can convert this to the .nb1 or what ever I'd be happy to do that and upload it.
Fantastic!
If you don't mind, could you compress the file with WinRAR or similar to see how big is it? if it's a reasonable size < 200mb I would be more than happy to provide a download site or perhaps it could be put onto the FTP for this forum? (although I'm not sure how that would be done)
Cheers, JDH
JohnnyDH said:
Fantastic!
If you don't mind, could you compress the file with WinRAR or similar to see how big is it? if it's a reasonable size < 200mb I would be more than happy to provide a download site or perhaps it could be put onto the FTP for this forum? (although I'm not sure how that would be done)
Cheers, JDH
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I'll have a go tonight but its unlikely to compress that far, I'd do it now but I cant get to the drive its on at home from work where I am now.
So we still wait on an appropriate Tmobile UK MDAIII ROM
In spite of the now famous BA_WWE_BelDT_12200_557_10602_SHIP.exe ROM file using the BaUpgradeUt.exe bat file upgrader software in conjunction with the GetDeviceData.exe modification software to input the proper switches for T-mobile UK MDAIII devices, we are better off waiting for more stable hacks or even official releases in order to solve the BT and other problems? And I just now was getting to a point where I thought the fixes were at hand. Oh well, any advice garnered through experience would prove valuable as gold here. Cheers, guys...
Willfarr,
I have applied most of the ROM updates as they have appeared on the forum and happily they seem to have helped; particularly with the low level mic issue.
The only reason I'm after the original ROM is that reading elsewhere on the board it seems that only the earlier batches of MDA IIIs (such as mine) have the yellow hue screen issue. As such, I got in touch with T-mobile and they have agreed to replace it under warranty, I just don't want to send it back with a hacked ROM in case they notice and refuse to replace it!
If you're having any software issues such as the mic problem it's probably worth trying the updates, just make a backup first!
JohnnyDH said:
Fantastic!
If you don't mind, could you compress the file with WinRAR or similar to see how big is it? if it's a reasonable size < 200mb I would be more than happy to provide a download site or perhaps it could be put onto the FTP for this forum? (although I'm not sure how that would be done)
Cheers, JDH
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Just uploading the zipped file now
ftp://xda:[email protected]/BlueAngel/MDAIII/XDAIIs.zip
You also know you'll need a 1Gb SD Card don't you and this program I have also uploaded
ftp://xda:[email protected]/BlueAngel/MDAIII/ntrw.exe
And to write the uncompressed zip file back to the card you do the following:
Type ntrw write XDAIIs.nb1 E: (using a dos windows where "E:" is your drive letter for the SD Card
The full instructions can be found here
http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=151&PN=1
Good Luck
Great, thankyou!
JDH

O2 has stopped selling the XDAiis

I have been looking at PDA/Phones and decided on the XDAIIs. I had previously seen it on the O2 web site but when I checked yesterday it has all the adds and specs but when you go to buy online it says" Sorry, this handset is no longer available; You may wish to make a selection from our current range, displayed below" Does anyone know if it has been discontied or if there is a new model in the pipline.
Well, you can still get it from other people! iMate, (expansys.com), etc.
andy marsh said:
Does anyone know if it has been discontied or if there is a new model in the pipline.
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dont know bout being discontinued, but they are making a big deal over the xda exec... nicefone.
It's available from the Orange web site as Orange SPV M2000
yep i got mine form orange
Hi,
I work for a communications company and we've just sold 10 of these to a company, all on O2.
Any probs, let me know.
CHeers,
Bret
i work for o2 and they had to discon it due to system problems
if you want anything get the i or the exec both well better than the s
Thats interesting to know. We are an O2 dealer so shouldn't someone have told us before we bought 12 of them?
How long ago was it discontinued???
Not amused about that at all.
lee.smith83 said:
i work for o2 and they had to discon it due to system problems
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Can you name the exact problems?
Can you name the exact problems?[/quote]
Bluetooth is one! Terrible BT hardware. Half a meter away and the cracks make the headset unusable. 22003SE and BT patches / WM5 just equally crappy :evil:
Just waiting for the Atom/Athena :roll:
In the meantime, my 2020 with 2003SE / automated Sin Merge is the best combo I tried. Thinking about moving to WM5 but the issues I had on my BA with ActiveSync/Outlook/Exchange server are making me think twice...
BTW, any news on FCS for Athena?
Hal
It's about effing time!! The Blueangel was not ready for sale. Not everyone knows how to hack a ROM and most business users need it to work out of the box which it defo didn't.
I know the problem: 02 didn't release the 1.40 ROM.
AND as I mentioned in another thread I have just broken my handsfree socket by mistake. I could fix it but I don't wanna take it apart and ruin the warranty.
I also don't wanna pay to have it fixed as I don't have ANY money. The down key is getting dodgy as well. I think I will go for a new one on insurance. Do you think they will gimme an Exec no that the 2s has been discontinued?
I only got the 2s as an insurance job for the XDA2 about 5 months ago. Do you think that they will be funny about it in the shop or will they not bother?
the s.... is crap

WM6 cooked Jasjamming&Sleuth Camera

Hi guys,
I really enjoy above mentions WM6 ROMs, but both produce nothing else as green noise in the cameras for Hermes 100.
Is this known?
Any solutions?
Rgds
hk.
Dear All,
No answer, the problem is fairly obvious.
Am I the only 1 with No Camera working??
Couls somebody using Sleuth's or Jasjammings ROMS reply, if his Camera is working on Hermes 100 (O2 XDA Trion)
Thank you
lve0200 said:
Dear All,
No answer, the problem is fairly obvious.
Am I the only 1 with No Camera working??
Couls somebody using Sleuth's or Jasjammings ROMS reply, if his Camera is working on Hermes 100 (O2 XDA Trion)
Thank you
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I have used 3 sleuth ROMs and i have used the all of the black ROMS (2.5->Satin), i can verify that i have had a camera in all of the ROMs used and nothing funny going on.
I have O2 XDA Trion
does that answer your question? (remember its sunday and you prob wont get fast answers today, just before you start getting pissed no-one is answering you straight away!!!)
i've got both an xda trion and spv m3100 (both HTC hermes)
and have never had this problem on any ROM
sorry
Thanks
Well, I thought the opposite was true, its Sunday and everybody has nothing better to do than surfing in this Forum ))
Thanks 4 the answers.
hk
lve0200 said:
Thanks
Well, I thought the opposite was true, its Sunday and everybody has nothing better to do than surfing in this Forum ))
Thanks 4 the answers.
hk
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Come on man, you dnt spend sunday with your GF or do something other than sit on your comp? im writing my disertation, thats y im here, i need to get some done, is my birthday tommorrow, so i wont have a chance for a few days!!
(jus making sure that everyone knows i have a reason, not that i have no life lol!!)
lve0200 said:
Hi guys,
I really enjoy above mentions WM6 ROMs, but both produce nothing else as green noise in the cameras for Hermes 100.
Is this known?
Any solutions?
Rgds
hk.
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I have no issue with either Black MAJIK or SATIN but I have a Hermes 300. Are you implying that the camera issues might be the fault uniquely of the Hermes 100? There are people that have issues with their camera sand I have seen a post implying that they are potentially hardware (loose connector) issues.
Sorry I cannoy help more - I notice that none of the other people responding to your post say what Hermes version they have.
BTW - for anyone that wants to know look in settings-Device information-Identity (top entry = Model No).
Regards
i have a cingular Herm 100 and have no issues with my camera its better with the newer build than ever before. still sucks in low light but outside on a sunny day its amazing how good it is.
I've never had a issue with my camera in any build, which I've used all of the Black variants....

wm6 software

Sorry if this question has been answered but I'm new to the blue angel. I currently have a tilt upgraded to wm6.1. I really love my phone but I'm going to sell it because I need some cash for fixing my car. I just bought a sx66 from ebay and am planning on using it instead and upgrading it to wm6, prob xplodes roms because he seems to know his junk.
The question I have is when the blue angel is upgraded to wm6 is most wm6 software compatible with it? Am I going to be limited with the programs I can run?
Any help is appreciated thanks
also I've done some reading on "stk" and I'm just curious as to how it interferes with phone service if it is not working properly in one of the 6.1 roms. Is it going to interfere with phone quality and internet use if it doesn't work? Thanks very much for the response. I am waiting to flash until I find out the answer to this question

so who recieved his phone yet?

now that they are in stock it should be with some of you by now
1- what are your first impressions of the device.
2- how solid does the build quality seem? is it too plasticy? how solid is the sliding and tilting mechanism ?
3- how good (stablility, speed, software) of the stock rom. seems HTC has started putting some really nice ROM since they released the HD.
4- whos gonna be cooking for this phone. any famous chefs
5- is the speaker phone really a lot better than other phones?
6- any disappointing things about it?
7- can we safely say that there is no GPS lag issues like the ones found in other QC-based phones
8- where did you get the phone and how much did you pay for it
I think nobody has it yet as launching date starts on june (I believe)
Unless someone has it for testing porposes...
orb3000 said:
I think nobody has it yet as launching date starts on june (I believe)
Unless someone has it for testing porposes...
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The phones could be ordered in the UK today. So tomorrow for sure someone will have the phone.
Clove delivery tomorrow!
Mine's coming tomorrow too. It's gonna be a long night!
orb3000 said:
I think nobody has it yet as launching date starts on june (I believe)...
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the June launch is for Verizon & Sprint USA...looks like it's available now in the UK! yippi
I really want this phone but have to wait till like July 22 or something like that for it to come to T-mobile USA But when someone gets this phone could they please tell how the video performance is, and also the quality of music being played through the speakers
Link278 said:
I really want this phone but have to wait till like July 22 or something like that for it to come to T-mobile USA
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I feel your pain but it should be worth the wait especially fro 3G
galaxys said:
I feel your pain but it should be worth the wait especially fro 3G
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I'm really excited about the Touch Pro2 coming to the US sooner than expected. I've had a Touch pro and Touch HD running at edge speeds for a while now. Finally I can get basically a Touch HD with full Qwerty board and 3G AT&T speed.
The Tg01 is exciting with a 1Ghz processor and 4.2" screen, but I've been missing out on 3G speed and a full qwerty for too long now.
^ agree bro, the TP2 is state of the art with 3G for us in the usa right NOW!
we can check out the TG01, Star, etc. when they come to us later...
Anyone got theirs delivered yet?
simple questions
1) Does it have the FM radio?
2) Any case provided, if so what type?
billu said:
Anyone got theirs delivered yet?
simple questions
1) Does it have the FM radio?
2) Any case provided, if so what type?
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Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5
mikkybukky82 said:
Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5
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I hope we can expect a full review soon
mikkybukky82 said:
Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5
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Please post some pics and more info and oppinions when possible.
mikkybukky82 said:
Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5
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Need I say the obvious..... where are the pics dear man? We are all salivating here on what it looks like out of the box etc. Please spare no detail (however small) in describing your beauty!!
Cheers
mikkybukky82 said:
Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5
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you are the first one in xda to receive his tp2. dont feel shy share your experiance
It comes with a case in the retail box. It look like a leather pouch with a magnetic lock, the TP2 slide in from the side.
Have a look at the following unboxing video's;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlAMdIh8yRU
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJtMT9T528
I was out when City Link came to deliver mine. I have to wait until tomorrow. Aaagghhhh!
I aint moving from my damn chair tomorrow.
I just ordered one from mobilesteal for 2 day delivery. I have a serious problem. Just got my touch hd a month ago and have a nokia n97 and acer m900 pre-ordered. I need intervention lol
mine was shipped from clove techniologies yesterday. Hopefully be her eby friday and will report back

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