Hey Everyone first time poster here so bear with me, first off just like to say this is an excellent website/forum loads of help on here thanks for everything everyone has posted already
Basically i'm fairly new to having a Vario or Wizard whichever you prefer but i'm wondering which is the best ROM for day to day use i.e improves call quality and lots of nice functions or gets rid of the stupid t-mobile stuff! lol
Tell me what you fellow users have and why you like it and i'll make the switch
Thanks for your help guys
Rich
I'm using the ROM by Molski see http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=59513 on my Tmobile vario. I have no issues with it whatsoever. It is faster, more stable, no random reboots, leaves more free space and comes with no operator branding. I would recomend you to upgrade to Molski's ROM with the following caution.
Don't upgrade anything without establishing wether you have a G3 or G4 device.
Unlock your Sim and CID locks with Lokiwiz see http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33796
Read through the above threads completely and check out http://www.molski.biz/ for further info.
Once you have identifed your flash chip and unlocked the phone make sure you download the correct ROM for your device. You will have to install the Tmobile settings for MMS and gprs after upgrading but there are links to the correct cab files in the above threads, which you WILL read before upgrading.
ah right cool sounds good and thank you i will be sure to have a read through those threads
excellent ROM thanks man!
Hi everyone, I've just purchased an SPV M5000 off ebay and it should be with me on Wednesday. I've been reading up on this for a few hours but still have some questions which I'd appreciate some help with if you can.
I understand the Orange SPVM5000 is sim locked, is this true and how easy is it to unlock. I will be using this with an iBook and The Missing Sync software. I can use virtual PC if need be to flash the rom, but would I be better off going to a shop / market stall and paying a tenner?
My first question is: is the Orange branding as slow as the O2 Active branding? I'd hate it to be as slow as some reviews are saying.
I have read a lot about the corporate install option on the O2 XDA Exec, I presume this is available on the SPV M5000 as well - can someone please confirm? I have read that you need to enter the O2 connection settings on the Exec when you enter corporate mode, do you have to do this on the M5000 as well? If so can someone please post the settings?
If I flash the rom or debrand the phone, will I need to contact Orange to get GPRS & MMS re-enabled? They told me that they won't help me directly as I did not register the phone.
I am really looking forward to getting this but want to get it running at a good speed, so any assistance would be gratefull received.
James
First I would like to say you made a great choice going with Windows Mobile. After my first device I considered myself a spokesperson for WM.
I also had an Orange SPV M5000 in the past and if you call them up they will give you the unlock code. The free way would be to get Buzz_Lightyears sim unlock tool available from his website buzzdev.net
If you feel confident enough you can do everything to the phone yourself, but as it is a very expensive unit you have think twice about doing any flashing to the phone.
My o2 active UI was very slow, and only got slower as more programs were open. The orange one responds a bit faster, but I dont know many people who keep the original stuff on there anyway. There are so many programs out there that can do alot more.
I do not believe there is a corporate mode install on the Orange version but you dont need any connection settings anyway.
Once you get the phone you will have to configure the network settings for MMS and GPRS yourself. I notice that u have are with fido as I am, but am pretty sure the settings will be different since you are in the states.
You can try these setting for GPRS and see if they work:
APN: wap.fido.ca (or mayb .com)
USER: fido
PASS: fido
Your last question about speed is that there are so many programs out there that enable you to do what you want but you have to keep in mind that each open program slows the phone down so you have to make a compromise somewhere.
Hope this helps
Thank you very much for your help. I set my profile up wrong initially when I registered on here, I am actually in the UK and will probably use an Orange SIM for the phone, so I don't really need to unlock it I guess.
I would like to change the software though, could you tell me what settings I will need to enter and where (I will find the actual values for Orange UK)?
Many thanks
James
Luciferslux said:
I would like to change the software though
James
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What kind of softwares u r considering ?
debrand SPV M5000
Hi there
I was wondering is the anyway to debrand Orange SPV M5000
If yes, is it complicated process?
Please advice
Kind regards,
Arian
Hey,
if you do a little research on this forum and its wiki it's not hard to find the methods to reflash your Universal with another provider ROM. If this is what you mean by debrand
Take a look here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...tion On How To Upgrade with Bootloader method
If you find any error it's quite possible you'll find its solution in the forum already
Good luck!
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I was wondering is the anyway to debrand Orange SPV M5000
If yes, is it complicated process?
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Yes it is possible to have ROM of ur choice to ne same model , and it is not at all a complicated process its just a same procedure as u upgrade ur device with ur official ROM with some added 2-3 steps and thats it .
Hello all...This may be my first post but i have beed watching the forum for quite a long time!You are doing a great work around here!
I need a big favor from anyone that can help!Does anyone have the original SPV m1500 rom provided by orange and can upload it somewhere for me to download?Or can anyone back up his ROM from a m1500 and upload it somewhere?
And i have question as well and i would be grateful if you could answer this one!
If you haven't CID unlocked your phone and somehow managed to upgrade the ROM with a different make's one (i have one from Qtek 2020i at the moment) will it be blocked by the network or is a matter that the person that i bought it from (over ebay) reported it as lost/stolen?Currently everything works fine apart from the phone bit!It says no service and can't detect any network!(it just says ''unable to read setting from the network.Try viewing settings later or disconnect data connection and try again'').
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Guys I,ve been reading the forum for the last 7 days straight, i,m going frikin blind here,
no matter what settings i change/try, cab files i download an install , I cannot get this MDA T Mobile of mine to work with ATT mms messages
Like I said its a T Mobil branded MDA , both CID AND SIM unlocked , and has my Cingular(now att) sim card in it , all works well except the frikin mms
Seriously has anyone got this combo to work , or should i just give it up?
cheers
should have added
stock T Mobile ROM
2.26
Oh Well
Guess it dont work
Why dont you just flash a cingular rom on there to begin with. That will install all of the necessary cabs for your mms to work.
That was what I was thinking, I,ve been reading for about 2 weeks now , every flashing post I can find , so i dont ask stupid question, and brick the thing, getting a bit more comfortable with the thoughts of flasing it now.
Once I get the balls to do it, i,ll prob want to try a few WM6 Roms out
At the min , i,m just double checking I have all my apps that I reg use all collected so I dont have to hunt all over the forums again
I have used WST for find out for sure what I have, and according to it, its Def a G3 , CID and SIM unlocked , so if i,m not wrong.....
all I need to do is
Flash it with the T Mob 2.26 (Its Origional) to give it a clean basis
them reflash it with the Cingular rom?
Hey, I have the same phone only with 1.08. I'm having the same problem with MMS. If flashing a ATT/Cingular ROM fixes your problem please ost up or pm me. Where could I find a ATT/Cingular ROM?
Hey meyekulbayrd
I,ve just bought another unlocked second hand 8125 off ebay, so i can flash it and try out a few roms and things.
So if i brick it , i,ll not be to upset an i,ll have my own MDA in tact, I know its a kinda wuss way out but I just dont want to be left without my phone, i use it all the time with sms and tomtom nav.
I,ll be sure to post up my results, If it all goes well i may end up flashing the other one for the wife to replace her ipaq
I just bought a broken one a week ago and repaired it with a new screen two days ago. The same day I flashed it myself. Its really easy to do especially if its a g3. I didnt know much about the phones or roms untill I researched this site for a few hours. I spent a few hours on it and messed with different radio roms, and wm6 roms. My mms settings were a pain, but I got some good t-mobile auto configure cabs off this site. I reccomend just doing a cingular/at&t rom flash on your device and it should be a cake walk. That should make your mms and text settings correct. Try looking up some cab files for the settings and just transfer them to your phone if you decide not to flash it yet. I remember reading that there was a issue with this for some people and there was a fix for it somewhere.
this helped me out for my 8125
check out this thred and look up something in the second post called "shogun_cing.cab"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298936
run it and restart your phone. send a mms to your email and see what's up. like i said it it did it for me maybe it will help you out just the same. good luck on it either way.
Just tried that cab file, no good
still wont send an recieve bugger all
had a look at the mms server settings, can someone post their Cingular/AT&T mms server settings, just for comparison, mine are set as.....
Server Name Default
Gateway 63.73.9.22
Port Number 9201
server Address http://vxpixcom/servlets/mms
Connect Via MEdia Net
Sending Size Limit 600k
Dont look right to me at all
Here are the settings for the stock AT&T 8125 rom from the AT&T site. You also have to have mediaNet setup correctly.
https://www.wireless.att.com/support/knowledgeBase.do?content=KB71325.html
Thanks for that, but I already tried that 5 times, and have checked/reset/restarted numerious times without any success
I have discovered that my PIE will not work , while i,m on my wireless lan at home , but will on gprs connection
I have d/loaded opera to try and yes it will connect and display pages perfectly on both wifi and the gprs connections?
I am getting a valid ip address from the router, it is set on mixed mode b+g, and i have the reg hack for g installed on the mda
kinda makes me think something is broken in windows?
Sorry double posted the info
Got It Fixed
Well the update is good news,
I got the flea bay 8125 the other day , it was advertised as unlocked , but off course it wasent , either SIM or CID unlocked , but no big deal
I followed this Great Tutorial
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard Windows Mobile 6 for newbies
Major thanks to the Author, made unlocking so easy
Long and short of it is , I,ve flased the 8125 maybe 5 times in 2 days , to try different roms and every single time its been 100% fine
I found one rom , I think i,ll keep on the phone , Jaguar 4, even has a cab file to set the AT&T settings all up so MMS , works fine.
All in all , i,m very happy, and would like to Thank all you guys for all your fantastic work
Excellent Forum
Just read,read,read and you WILL find the answers
Also
Oh sorry forgot to mention
I flashed my own MDA with the same rom , all is fine , works great , all settings are correct for MMS
so dont worry if you got an MDA it WILL workwith all the AT&T stuff
Hi,
I am a newbe with the MDA´s and I hope you can help me.
I have a T-mobile MDA Vario I that is locked to Tmobile. I would like to unlock it. Is this possible? What do I have to do?
Is it possible to install Windows Mobile 6 on the Vario 1? I would need a german version and instructons.
I have used the search function, but it always says the search term is too short and I do not know what my Vario I actually is ( qtek 9100, HTC Wizard? ).
Thank you in Advance!
Welcome to the wizard owners community
Your device is just wizard. It has many names though. Mine is the same, but probably you have a german one. As for unlocking, i used lokiwizb tool, found here in the forum, but i guess it is easier to do it with aWizard application, also found here. all you need is a usb cable, activesync and mentioned software. Don't remember the details (it was over 1.5 year ago and i don't do it often) but it was quite easy and worked. I'll try to find direct links and post them here. Hope i can help. On the other hand, WM6 upgrade shouldn't be a problem at all, but someone else must help you cause i don't know a thing about a details of it (i'm a happy WM5 user) ;]
edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249474 - lokiwiz app.
Thank you vey much for your help.
Do you know if a Tmobile sim card is necessary for the whole process cause I do not have one.
Thank you vey much for your help.
Do you know if a Tmobile sim card is necessary for the whole process cause I do not have one.
By the way, what is G3 und G4?
darkangel1 said:
Thank you vey much for your help.
Do you know if a Tmobile sim card is necessary for the whole process cause I do not have one.
By the way, what is G3 und G4?
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G3 or G4 is a chipset version. it plays a big role in flashing your phone, so read about how to determine which one you have, and what should/shouldn't you do to your MDA, it is IMPORTANT so be carefull.
As far as I remember, sim card is not required during unlocking process. (painfull mistake, i bought tmobile sim for 7 pounds just to learn I don't need it, and even worse, my girlfriend already had another one