About to buy a Universal .. currently with Orange ..but.. are there any strong reasons for moving to O2? Obviously hardware is the same, but is running the exec in corporate mode going to be significantly different to Orange?
Thanks!
just prefer the black xda exec, and i got a better free minutes deal with O2 (500mins free xnetwork)
In a post somewhere on this forum someone asked a question about the M5000 and installing software that suggested to me that Orange locks their machines to stop you installing unapproved (unsigned?) 3rd-party software.
I may have got the wrong end of the stick, of course :roll: but if it's true then that would be one major reason to steer clear of the M5000 IMHO. :shock: This user's post seemed to imply that Orange have sold other handsets with the same lock applied, so if you're already with Orange then you may know the answer to this question already.
my experience with orange is this....
been with them for a couple years, had a spv e200 then a m1000. i switched to o2 last week because :-
1) had terrible signal at home
2) the m5000 is bloody expensive on orange, paid 90 quid for the exec on o2 business tarrif, 35 quid pm
just my 2 cents
interesting about locking it from 3rd party software .. only ever had standard phones through orange so not come across this before .. currently got an ipaq and want the same freedom to install what I want!
The thing I do like about orange is their customer service .. has always impressed me, and they have always given me good tariffs to keep me with them..
O2 hands down. Orange even puts more crap software and all sort of locking into their phones than O2. I always avoid Vodafone and Orange like plague.
currently with am orange, upgraded from the m1000 to m5000
they give 1000mb data a month for the next tree months and 30 video calls
I paid nothing for my upgrade and am on a £25.00 amonth tariff.
I currently have tomtom 5.1, battary pack pro, pocketweather, tcpmp player
audio recorder, adobe reader, etc
all installed with no problems apart from tomtom 5.1 which involved some twicking.
i have installed all kinds of games for testing and %90 pesent of them worked ok.
i use my pda 80% of the time for Live emails, podcast stuff, downloaded tv episode watching and 20% making calls.
:wink:
toucam said:
O2 hands down. Orange even puts more crap software and all sort of locking into their phones than O2. I always avoid Vodafone and Orange like plague.
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What software does Orange put on? I thought it was just their wheat theme.
Has anyone managed to dump the M5000 rom?
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What software does Orange put on? I thought it was just their wheat theme.
Has anyone managed to dump the M5000 rom?
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I have the M5000 - I really want to upgrade my ROM, or at least do something that will speed up my Universal! It has dog-slow response rendering it useless for 50% of the time.
Surely there can't be any software that prevents ROM upgraded? The whole point of a ROM upgrade is that software is wiped. And unless there's any weird SIM interaction, this sounds impossible.
Anyway, I'm slightly worried about doing it, as it would void Orange warranty, and there's no Orange ROM available to put it back on if it goes wrong!
Anyone with more info on the M5000 - come forward, it would be great to hear from you!
TIA
Mat
Disable the orange plugin from the today screen, and also error reporting (if not already)
The orange plugin slows it down, and with it diabled, my m5000 is marvellous!
That sounds good - if Orange only use a plugin, is nice and easy to disable. Sounds better than having to install the O2 EXEC into corporate mode??
Thanks
AKU2 update for the dutch Orange SPV M3000...
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5068.html
LOVING IT! Way way faster. Finally I can join the speedy AKU2 club without breaking the warranty. This one is a great one!
hi all. could somebody help this newbie. what it is i've just got a spv M3100 hermes 100 (htc tytn) on orange uk as it was cheaper then what t-mobile wanted £85.00 I payed including wayfinder 6 gps t-mobile wanted £200 including autoroute (bloody big differnce) now my question what software do I need to sim unlock the phone & cid unlock it so I can install the latest t-mobile wwe rom on it as orange only comes with version 1.06 as I want to use my t-mobile sim in the phone for the hscda 1.8meg broadband speeds as orange haven't upgraded yet as i'm on the web&walk max with the mda vario (wizzard200) and really would love to be able to use the hermes 100 with t-mobile as I don't want to have to get a new phone on t-mobile as i've already got 4 mobiles already lol. if somebody could help me I would be most gratfull. a pint is in it for the first person to give me a proper answear ;-) as I don't want to brick the phone trying to find the right software to do what I want
Hi all,
I've got an orange spv c500
It's onlucked in every sense of the word and I'm really fed up with the orange firmware.
Can anyone direct me to a more original roms like the htc of qtek ones?
I can't register on the qtek site because the imei number is unknown (as it's an orange phone qtek won't support it)
It doesn't have to be wm5, in fact I'd prefer wm3 I just want to get rid off the orange non-sense.
Can anyone point me to the right rom and perhaps a little fool(me)-proof tutorial?
I understand that the Wizard was sold in the UK as the SPV M3100. But I can only find the FRENCH ROM for it - I don't suppose any of the happy Wizarders here have a copy of the UK SPV M3100 RUU at all?
Would be VERY happy to receive it.
My Wiz appears to be a G4 - Qtek 9100 branded but with Voda splash screens - I thought Voda sold this as a VPA, not a Qtek?
Thanks!
ybi