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Qtek V1640 and Comparison Guide

Can someone tell me what the Qtek V1640 is?
I have been looking on the web and can't really find any information about it in English.
I've been looking to upgrade my O2 XDA II to an HTC Universal and have found that Vodafone are able to supply the V1640 which they believe to be the same as the Qtek 9000 which I can see from trawling through loads of info is the same as the XDA Exec (or almost).
Does this mean the V1640 is the same device?
Is it the same spec or is it a cut down version?
Does someone have a comparison sheet available for all the different versions of the HTC Universal?

Hi there,
I left Vodafone recently to get an O2 Exec. Their retentions team promised me they could get me a Qtek 1640V which they repeatedly promised was their name for a Qtek 9000, ie an HTC Universal. I spoke to loads of different people and they all promised the same thing.
So, I waited (lots of mistakes over delivery) and waited and eventually I received a Qtek 16*20* V... which is an HTC Blue Angel. Furious, I called up... everyone now insistent that the 1640 is unavailable from Vodafone.
Got my Exec now and it's beautiful, just beautiful.
My advice? Avoid vodafone if you want to ever get your hands on a Universal.
Matt S.

Hi Matt
Yeah I read your post before posting this one.
I orginally was with O2 but there service was appalling so I moved across to Vodafone I've had some serious difficulties with Vodafone in the past but persistence paid off and they are now very VERY helpful... In fact much more so than O2 every were so doubt I will ever go back to O2.
I know Vodafone are preparing the full launch of the product so they are likely to be suffering supply problems just now before they do.
Before they do and before I spend my free upgrade on the VP1640 I want to make sure it is up to spec.
Do you or does anyone else have any more information that can shed light on the VP1640 please?

Anyone can help out on this?

Received the V1640. Nice looking device.
Photo's to follow shortly.
In fact received 2 One for myself and another for my partner.

I can confirm I have a V1640, took me telling me they did them before i got one, but it is definatelty a Universal!

What is your device info tiger zero? i.e. Rom version, radio etc

Are you or anyone else having lock ups? Mine just hangs every now and again and needs a reboot ....

Rom version 1.13.62 WWE 29.09.05
Radio version 1.04.10
Protocol Verison 42.37.P8
1.13.176 WWE

That's exactly what I've got
Have you found any info on rom upgrades or any support site or anything in english?

tiger zero said:
Rom version 1.13.62 WWE 29.09.05
Radio version 1.04.10
Protocol Verison 42.37.P8
1.13.176 WWE
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Same here too! I also get lock ups from time to time, however Ive found running Tweaks2K2NET speeds things up on end! try it!

Could you upload the extended rom please?

I can't even find a way to back up the rom let alone post it .. any ideas on how?

Cheers ratcom ...
Is it WM5 compliant as well?

You can get tothe extended rom with the extended rom unlocker
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33638&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

DoomSlayer said:
Cheers ratcom ...
Is it WM5 compliant as well?
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The latest version is! just download the trial you can use it 3 times before it expires!

Qtec ROM

I have an MDA Pro currently running the I-Mate JASJAR ROM, I just wondered, how does the Qtec rom compair to this?
I'm tempted to reflash my MDA to remove the I-mate branding.
Thanks,
David.

i have a jasjar and cant imagine anything being worse than the rom that came with or even the update that came out around nov 2005. i am now very happy with the latest xda exec o2 rom (came out end of dec 2005). i have heard that the qtek one is pretty good - there are some discussions in these forums if you hunt around

I had QTEK ROM in Spanish, then just upgraded to the English version (which BTW is older) and it seems to run faster than the spanish one, go figure.
I plan to try the O2 over the weekend.

I've upgraded to the qtec rom, I like its minimal install!
The device seems to run much faster, and apart from the qtec splash screen, the thing really is unbranded!

Upgrading from Magician to Prophet

Hi there,
I've been using a Magician for the past 18 months (O2 Xda II mini) and have just ordered myself an iMate JAMin. It's a freebie on my current business phone plan.
Can someone tell me if the Prophet has suffered from the same problems with GPRS that the Magician has - i.e. trouble connecting to GPRS a second time, which seemed somehow related to the CallerID software?
And what English ROM is considered the best/most stable at present? Or put another way, which ROM version(s) should I avoid? :roll:

Hi,
I upgraded and so far have not had a repeat of the GPRS issue you mention.
As for best ROM, someone else can answer that. Be careful though, some people have reduced thier pride and joy to a mere paper-weight after trying to flash to a new ROM. :shock:

Qtek 2020i Blackberry Client ?

Hi,
I've had my Qtek 2020i for about a year now (waiting for the Hermes !) but work have just given me a Blackberry piece of garbage.
I'm currently running ROM 1.11.00 and Radio 1.03
I see that on the O2 site there is a download available for the O2 phones, but I'm unsure if I can install this on my phone as it is neither an O2 phone or on the O2 network (Qtek phone on UK Voda).
Is there an update I can add to give me Blackberry connectivity so that I can ditch the BB and just use my Qtek ?
Cheers
Steven

Just got XDA Trion from O2 UK with WM6 installed

Got a unit the other day that was used, so they sent me out a replacement, and it has WM6 installed - YAY!
Just waiting for my Micro SD card to arrive to see if I can load TT6 onto it (whihc could be a problem!)
I guess ROM updates must be due shortly for the rest?

http://www.my-xda.com/xdaOrbitSoftware.html

ignore, its for the orbit not the hermes

tonyflow, that's interesting! I ordered an XDA Trion from O2 UK today. They were out of stock for a little while, so this must be a new batch. I wonder what OS they'll have installed...
Will report back!

The first unit I got (which was already used - which I was not happy about) was WM5, called their customer services, and they got a replacement out to me the next day - the box had a manual addition for WM6 - and when I powered the device on it was confirmed
I knew that O2 Germany had a ROM update for WM6, but wasnt aware of O2 UK having it! Saves me the hassle of upgrading and then trying to relicense tomtom in the future anyways

I got mine at the beginning of July and it has WM5 on it
I wonder if it would be easy to upgrade and if all the programs I have on it would still work.....
Anyway, I have sent them an email as to why the Trion is mot mentioned on the my-xda site (I became aware of it a while back when someone posted the seeo2.com for malaysian customers and I looked for the english version and re-visited it when it was mentioned on el-reg). Just hope a WM6 update is forthcoming....

Well, just called O2 as I saw the order had "Provisioning Failed" by it on their website. Turns out that they're out of stock - why they couldn't of told me this when I bought it I don't know - and it's contrary to what it says on their online store. So maybe, if I get a unit from yet another new batch, the chance of having WM6 increases?