Like a lot of new M5000 users, a lot of the posts on here are quite confusing, so I'll list my queries all in one post.
It seems the M5000 is the HTC Universal, but on the inside of the unit it says 'HTC Innovation'. Is this the same model, and if it is then it's presumably safe to follow the HTC Universal topics?
My M500 had the option to hard-reset, then soft-reset immediately, to save the programs in the extended rom from loading, is there a similar facility for the M5000, and if so, is there a list of the extended rom programs anywhere (like the M500 cab list, that tells you what cab is what program, and what you need to install)?
Again, there seems to be a few roms floating about, but they refer to iMate, etc. Is there a decent upgraded rom for the M5000, or is it safe to flash an Orange M5000 with, say, the iMate rom, for better performance?
Sorry for the questions, but I've trolled the forum a lot in the past 2 days, and things can get a little confusing, without actually giving a definate answer to new M5000 users (trolled it enough to know not the ask about M5000 unlocking )
Thanks in advance.
Geez I had written a lengthy reply but it was eaten by one of those many 'database error' server crash... anyway, I'm a newbie too but i"ll give it a shot:
- Yes your m5000 is a universal.
- Yes hard then soft reset is a valid option to stop all the extra stuff from installing, but you might miss on some performance tweaks and other bits from your operator. Also don't forget to write down your connection settings before you hard reset.
- Using another operator rom on your phone is theoretically possible but AFAIK it has many drawbacks and requires an unlocked phone. See the Modaco forums or buzz's site for more info.
Good luck, and don't forget to share your findings!
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Hi,
Im a newbie to the Universal and im hoping you seasoned veterans can help me out with a few questions.
I have had my v1640 for just over a week now. After a frozen screen problem followed by having to do a hard reset
on the first day of owning it i have been reading through lots of this forum's very usful pages.
I got my v1640 as i initailly wanted a 02exec as an improvement (in terms of pda functionality) from my sony p910i.
After attempting to cancel vodafone contract they matched the o2 package and gave me the phone for free !
My questions are as follows:
1 - I have read lots of info about the various ROms available for the 'universal', where does the vodafone ROM stand
in terms of speed, features etc compared to the others?
2 - do i get different software from each different rom and is it 'ok' to run a different ROm eg o2 rom on a 'voda' v1640
I am ideally looking for a ROM that is as fast as possible and includes pocketMSN (messenger and hotmail) i can then add additional
software for the other things i need the unit to do (tom tom etc) Is this possible?
thanks for your help !!
any ideas?? anyone?
r_a_hunter said:
Hi,
Im a newbie to the Universal and im hoping you seasoned veterans can help me out with a few questions.
I have had my v1640 for just over a week now. After a frozen screen problem followed by having to do a hard reset
on the first day of owning it i have been reading through lots of this forum's very usful pages.
I got my v1640 as i initailly wanted a 02exec as an improvement (in terms of pda functionality) from my sony p910i.
After attempting to cancel vodafone contract they matched the o2 package and gave me the phone for free !
My questions are as follows:
1 - I have read lots of info about the various ROms available for the 'universal', where does the vodafone ROM stand
in terms of speed, features etc compared to the others?
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All the operators seem to offer slightly different s/w as standard. If you like what's there, great, but if you want to get rid of it, you need to hard reset the device then soft reset it before the operator s/w is loaded. Search this forum for details.
2 - do i get different software from each different rom and is it 'ok' to run a different ROm eg o2 rom on a 'voda' v1640
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No, it's not - it's piracy (another word for stealing and don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise).
I am ideally looking for a ROM that is as fast as possible and includes pocketMSN (messenger and hotmail) i can then add additional
software for the other things i need the unit to do (tom tom etc) Is this possible?
thanks for your help !!
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PocketMSN is only about USD$15 or so iirc, take a look on Microsoft's website. There are also alternatives, such as Agile Messenger for a similar nominal price. TomTom requires you have a GPS unit (hardware). Again, it's a commercial software package, so if you "find" it free, it's theft.
exec sooo slooow! I have searched the forum looking for an answer but unable to find specific or too many that are similar, just like to know if there is a simple way to get my exec running faster..!
makes me want to trade it in for something that moves..!
I have nothing else installed other than tomtom5, it has always seemed to be an effort with most jobs even after a hard reset.
any advice or methods someone can point me in the direction of?
thanks
ski
There is no magical solution as Exec is bit slower then other devices. hardreset & Skipp the extended ROM perhaps that may help to give extra performance.
Not to mention you are using a official ROM. If you want speed, try and research customized ROMs, definitely AKU 3 up. Try to research how to increase the ROMs pagepool.
thank you for the advice will look into it
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press reset before the 'customising' option link pops up
this will stop the network branding to install, o2 rubbish in my case
Hi,
which ROM to take??
Crossbow.
If you're using WM5, remove the HTC phone dialler. It reduces functionality, but improves speed significantly. (Disable the "skin" in the registry. Read wiki or hunt around the old threads)
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Hello friends,
Im a new PPC user. I have a T-mobile Wizard. There are a lot of freeware available for the Wizard. Since there are too many pages to read and a lot of freeware to compare, I need some help from Wizard users who had their Wizard for a while now. There are only a couple of things I need from the Wizard.... Outlook Email, Internet, and a good Iphone Theme. Does it makes sense to upgrade to the WM6? What are the benefits of WM6? Other than that I just need my Wizard to be really quick.
Thank you friends in advance and I really hope you can help a new windows mobile user.
cabayboy831 said:
Hello friends,
Im a new PPC user. I have a T-mobile Wizard. There are a lot of freeware available for the Wizard. Since there are too many pages to read and a lot of freeware to compare, I need some help from Wizard users who had their Wizard for a while now. There are only a couple of things I need from the Wizard.... Outlook Email, Internet, and a good Iphone Theme. Does it makes sense to upgrade to the WM6? What are the benefits of WM6? Other than that I just need my Wizard to be really quick.
Thank you friends in advance and I really hope you can help a new windows mobile user.
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Well, you will need to spend some time reading if you want to glean anything from this site.
Anyhow, I would recommend upgrading to WM6. A few reasons being is it has HTML capable Outlook (since you mentioned you'd be using that). It's also less buggy, faster and just more stable than WM5 too.
So, you can leave it as-is, and have a perfectly usable device. Or plan on spending a lot of time reading, reading, and reading some more to upgrade and customize. I'd say it's quite worth it though.
Start in the WIKI. It has links to everything that will get your phone unlocked and upgraded.
Just please keep in mind that this site appreciates those that help themselves first. If you do get stuck on something and can't find the answer, don't hesitate to ask.
Good luck!
Maybe more time reading and less time on the '!' key would help.
I'm going to disagree with TaurusBullba on WM6 stability and speed. I tried a number of WM6 ROMs on my G4 Wizard and found them to have a more issues than my original O2 ROM. That's not to say the O2 ROM didn't have issues, but I found most WM6 ROMs to have more / more serious issues. My advice would be to look at a thread for a ROM you might like to install. You will almost certainly find users stating any issues they're having.
Furthermore, on the ROM front, it requires a lot more reading and a lot less '!' , so I would sit back and be content with WM5 for the moment whilst reading the forum.
You will find the most comprehensive iPhone threads in the General board of this forum, although I believe there is a thread in one of the Wizard boards too.
If you don't mind paying, I've found Opera is a good replacement to Pocket IE.
PaulMdx said:
Maybe more time reading and less time on the '!' key would help.
I'm going to disagree with TaurusBullba on WM6 stability and speed. I tried a number of WM6 ROMs on my G4 Wizard and found them to have a more issues than my original O2 ROM. That's not to say the O2 ROM didn't have issues, but I found most WM6 ROMs to have more / more serious issues. My advice would be to look at a thread for a ROM you might like to install. You will almost certainly find users stating any issues they're having.
Furthermore, on the ROM front, it requires a lot more reading and a lot less '!' , so I would sit back and be content with WM5 for the moment whilst reading the forum.
You will find the most comprehensive iPhone threads in the General board of this forum, although I believe there is a thread in one of the Wizard boards too.
If you don't mind paying, I've found Opera is a good replacement to Pocket IE.
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Thank you for the information. Im actually very familiar with opera. I had it installed on my blackberry and is so much faster. I think I'll Stick with WM5 since everywhere I read they mention that it has a lot more bugs I think I'll wait untill I get more familiar with my wizard and also when the fix the bugs on the WM6. Thank you guys for the replys.
Hi friends..
I own an Orange SPV 3100..Over a period of time I am facing problems with its usage..I am going to post my problems I faced with it & some Queries of personalizing it...I request other SPV users to share this thread with their personal problems & not to litter here & there in the forum...This is my humble request to senior members to provide their experience to help [junior members like us] so that We can enjoy our ride of PPC world..
PS:If any of the moderators & Seniors feel that this is something not required here, they can delete & locked this topic.
Br.
Saksham Katyal
How to select more that one recepient in the contacts while sending sms
Hello friends & seniors,
This is a problem I am facing while sending SMS to my friends. The problem is that each time I can select only one contact at a time. I mean if I want to send SMS to more than one person I will have to select one by one not like Nokia & sony mobile phones where you can check the contacts more than one..I hope I have made myself clear..
Regards
Saksham Katyal
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Thanx very much Mark..Dear I did search before posting this but couldnt able to find. I read the rules also prior to posting. I dnt want to spam this board so for any problem of mine relating to Orange SPV 3100, I will add it here in this post & wont post again & again. This is me saying Thank You to Your volunteerism. Will look for more assistance in personalizing this bad machine.LOL
Br.
Saksham Katyal.
You need to start using the forum search...this question has been asked and answered more than once...
Here's one of my replies with two links to two separate "Group SMS" utilities which should help you with your quest.
ANSWER HERE >>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1482810&postcount=4
Remember.....Search first, ask questions later
Mark.
Hello everbody again. This is concerned with the ROM updation of Orange SPV 3100. I want to know is there any WM6 rom available for the same model. Is there any issues as to to the upgradation of this PPC from WM5 to WM6. My front camera is not working becoz there is no 3G in my country. Is there any way to turn it on? Moreover is there any harm of softreset the Device. I mean till date I have soft reset my device for 68 times. I dnt know why I have to soft reset it but the performance is very low. Is there any way to increase the performance of PPC. My WM5 is not stable & shows lot of glitches.
Br.
Saksham Katyal
Anybody Plz reply
So any Senior have suggestion as respect to above asked question..I am really looking forward for you response Seniors.
problems with m3100
i myself have an m3100, unlocked and super cid. This meand i can flash and rom onto it. I also have hardSPL, which i think almost makes bricking impossible.
I would suggest you install hardSPL and make your devide super cid, by searching this site, then upgrade to windows mobile 6. There are many versions of it available, but the best i have used is probably TNT for its large free ram. This may solve your softresetting problem. I however soft reset every few hours purely to keep ym device running smoothly, and to undo the memory leakage [which is basically when programs use memory, then when they close, some of the memory they use isnt freed up, and over time this builds up, until you soft reset]
also i would install oxios close apps [google for oxios] after you ahve installed wm6. Then map it to a hardware button. This basically frees up memory that has leaked, but isnt as good as soft resetting, but is a lot quicker, so a good compromise.
Hope i have helped another m3100 user
rory
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Thanx bro
Thanx mate,
But is WM6 better than WM5 I mean is it stable. What about turning front camera on man?
Hello,
Well my story is that I owned a Dell Axim x51v…it died!
Well Now I have a Qtek 9100, i-mate K-JAM, or whatever (I still don’t understand the whole name thing)
With my Dell I flashed ROMs and stuff all the time.
Now can you guys help?
My new phone is unblocked, can I just flash any rom that’s on this page?
Also I have two of them, one is a present for my dad (his birthday is in one week), do you know how I can change the room to Spanish?
Any rom recommendations?
Please help! I want my puppy fighting!!!
Thanks!
Fernando
I'm not sure what you actually meant by 'unblocked'. There are generally two words for phone 'unblocking', that is (a) SIM Unlocked (b) CID-unlocked. If your phone is CID-unlock, then you can flash it with any ROM you want. Check on the XDA-Wiki (top of this page), under.. FAQ for the detail meanings of each words.
HOWEVER, there is this software ShellTools, that is able to flash Wizard (e.g QTek9100, KJAM..etc) without needing it to be CID-Unlocked. Search for it in forum.
As for the ROM, look at the XDA-Wiki under Wizard section, there will be a list of ROMs available, WM5/WM6. Many of the links are dead, but some point to threads that may be still alive.
As for ROM recommendation, it is another 'what's the best ROM' never ending stories. I would recommend you to search for it in the forum to look for suggestions (instead of starting one).