Re: T-Mobile PPC2003 Upgrade
From: SkyWriter (skywriter_at_mrnutty.com)
Date: 05/08/04
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Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 12:43:15 GMT
christopher brown wrote:
> I upgraded mine in early march when the upgrade first hit the T-Mo SE web
> site. Having used it for a couple of months I am very pleased with the
> additional features it provides. I use e-mail a lot, so the "always on" GPS
> feature is a BIG improvement. The addition of the "mute" button in the
> phone dialer means that I no longer need the 3rd party application by Burr
> Oak that I was using. The whole platform seems far more stable now, with
> far fewer soft resets needed. I also added MS Voice Command (only
> compatible with WM2003) which I am very, very pleased with. It makes
> "driving and dialing" far less hazardous! :-) So, all in all my 2 cents
> worth is that its a big improvement. Now a couple of words of caution.
>
> When I upgraded with the first version of the new ROM, the install hung
> while the radio stack was being installed. I called T-Mobile 3rd level
> support, who advised me to disconnect the synch cable and do a hard reset!
> Not exactly a brilliant idea, since it resulted in a device that just had a
> plain white screen! :-o The next question the tech asked me was what was my
> address....., so they could ship me a replacement phone!, which they did,
> free of charge!. Anyway, in the mean time I was able to recover my old
> device with a little help from the good folks on xda-developers.com and the
> Wallaby Bootloader program. Won't bore you with the details here... So,
> based on my experience, I would do at least 2 things before you try the
> upgrade.
>
> 1. Back up your current device (system and data) to a 64mb SD card. You
> can use this to restore to old configuration if something goes wrong.
> 2. Remove any 3rd party apps form the phone before you try the upgrade. (I
> guess hard resetting would do this for you...) I think the reason I had
> problems is that the Burr Oak "Phone Today" software was still installed,
> and I believe that interacts with the radio stack in some way.
>
> So good luck with the upgrade. From my experience, the worst that can
> happen is that you'll end up with a replacement device if you need it!! :-)
great unless, you have a 64mb ram upgrade already :(
>
>
> "Daniel Cloutier" <cloutier_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6e4c24ed.0405061047.10d8601b@posting.google.com...
> > Found reference to it in this message, which points directly to
> > t-mobile site and bypasses front screens.
> > http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6754&highlight=ruuv2+07
> >
> > Here's the URL that I was able to use moments ago...
> > www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/Software/RUUv2.07_CEv4.01.16.exe
> >
> > As luck would have it, I've just noticed that my power supply at the
> > office must be having issues, because it is not charging, and from
> > everything I've read, you have to be fully charged (and do a hard
> > reset first to free up as much memory as possible).
> >
> > We'll see what happens tomorrow.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > jppayne@yahoo.com (Jon Payne) wrote in message
> news:<87d7e22c.0405051329.420e2802@posting.google.com>...
> > > I still have it and would be happy to email to you. It installed on
> > > mine OK. I doubt the value of it however, it comes with one extra game
> > > and the "always on" email feature which for me isn't very useful. I
> > > don't see any compelling reason to upgrade. If you do, be sure you
> > > follow the instructions perfectly.
> > >
> > > Be sure to provide a clean email address.
> > >
> > > cloutier_d@hotmail.com (Daniel Cloutier) wrote in message
> news:<6e4c24ed.0405051100.3363f433@posting.google.com>...
> > > > Joe,
> > > >
> > > > I second that motion. I've been waiting for the site to come back up.
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, you might be interested in reading the thread from
> > > > back in late march concerning this upgrade.
> > > >
> > > >
> http://groups.google.ca/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=iph760hihg9qlbi5htc8sdg3n85pha6nu3%404ax.com&prev=/groups%3Fdq%3D%26num%3D25%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26group%3Dmicrosoft.public.pocketpc.phone_edition%26sta> > >
> > > > I've emailed under seperate cover a few of the folks there who seemed
> > > > to successfully get the upgrade to work to see if they kept the file.
> > > >
> > > > Let me know if you get anybody volunteering the upgrade.
> > > >
> > > > Fellow T-mobile user.
> > > >
> > > > Daniel
> > > > "Joseph Geretz" <jgeretz@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:<uJjJY2kMEHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > Does anyone have T-Mobile's Pocket PC 2003 upgrade? They seem to
> have shut
> > > > > down the download. If you've got it and you can post it somewhere
> where I
> > > > > can get to it, that would be very much appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe Geretz
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