Database Users

I come seeking Clarification

Alright Mateys!
Forgive me in advance if my question sounds like its coming from a dumb ****, BUT I'm new to all this XDA lark, I purchased one in London last month curently using it in Saudi Arabia (where i work 9 months out the year, ur sympathies would be appreciated ) I've been reading up all this stuff about ROM udates and my question is this (don't 4get I'm new to all this stuff)
What is the point of updating my ROM and Radio Version and how would it be of benefit to me?
I have Radio Version : 3.14.13 ENG
Rom Date: 10/09/02
Radio Version 4.08
Protocol Version: 32S54
bearing my rom/radio version in mind should update them if the updates are available?
Cheers unto my online XDA compadres!

Can someone please answer my post
as the info requested would really be appreciated!

You will receive SP3 updates - Windows Media Player 8.5, some bugfixes etc.
More stable radio with faster GPRS (I am not sure 4.08 is 4+1)
SIM tookit (some versions)
Wireless modem...
search through forums

Windows Mobile 2003 HTTP download 4 ALL (exe)

Hi Guys,
Just to say THANKS to everyone out there, not only the developers but the normal mortals too - who put in effort to help people here.
I have uploaded the Windows mobile 2003 to my site. Its on a super mega link (great words ) I get 1meg a sec+ when i download from it at work !
http://www.ali.nildram.co.uk/xda/
Cheers Guys

OK it's seems to upgrade the Radio any issues? What if I upgrade the radio to ATT's? Ideas thoughts anyone?

Salam
Thanks Ali-Butt
Othman

since phone upgrade i have noticed that gprs is a tad faster. 8)

Does it support Sim Tool Kit
Hi Ali,
Does this upgrade have the sim tool kit?
Thanks in advance :?:

isn't this the same version everyone has been using?

I just have to run the executable file right? I don't need an SD Card writer or anything for this download? just my normal connection and activesync? what if the upgrade screws up? can i reload the old ROM image? and where do i get it!
Thanks a lot!

hi from Riyadh
Hello again
well, what i have notice there are more then one version of WM2003
one of them which i downloaded from http://members.lycos.co.uk/xdarom/ where i couldn't downgrade using the nornal method and i was force to use SD Card to go back to my previous ROM but the other version which i downloaded from this FTP Server 195.64.88.44 xda/xda works pretty good and i was able to downgrade to XDA-Developers Special ROM version 1.2 with no problems and without using SD Card.
thanks again for sharing
Othman
http://www.pocketpc4arab.com

Is it possibile to upgrade to wm2003 thru USB cradle ? My current version for Asian XDA is:
ROM version: 3.14.17 ENG
ROM date: 10/11/02
Radio: 4.17
Protocol: 32S54
Has anyone tried to upgrade an asian XDA (EN version) ? Any problems ?
Thanks,

I upgraded my XDA last night via my USB cradle. I had NO problems at all. Took a little longer than normal :?: But other than that it was fine.
Gil

Gil,
did you use Ali file uploaded on his site ? Is your XDA UK or Asian version ? Which nr ?
Thanks,

no service
Can someone help a newbie out here - I installed the WM2003 no problems and then installed to 4.21.00 radio stack
but now my phone get's no service any ideas? Im in Texas on T-mobile

Please, see this link may be useful for you
http://xda-developers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1687&start=75

brix3 said:
Is it possibile to upgrade to wm2003 thru USB cradle ? My current version for Asian XDA is:
ROM version: 3.14.17 ENG
ROM date: 10/11/02
Radio: 4.17
Protocol: 32S54
Has anyone tried to upgrade an asian XDA (EN version) ? Any problems ?
Thanks,
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I had the same set upwith yours previously. I upgraded to SER 1.2 and WM 2003 after that. I also upgrade my radio stack to 4.21 from O2 UK. But now, I am back with SER 1.2 and Radio stack 4.21. I wish Icould go back to my old Radio Stack 4.17.
With 4.21 Ilost the "G" and signal strength for GPRS.
I hope my experience helps.

Beeheij, why didn't you keep the 4.17 radio version with WM2003 ? Was it not running properly ?
I think it's always dangerous upgrading the radio module with newer version dedicated to other regions (UK)
Thanks,

brix3,
I want to back to 4.17, but I cannot. Somehow during the process of rolling back I was kicked out.
As for the WM2003, the problem was in the SMS mode. When I picked a phone number, the "+"sign in my contact was not transferred tothe address in the SMS. So each time I wanted to send SMS, I had to correct the phone number.
My Battery Pack was not working. It hung my XDA.
Hope this helps

Has anyone in the US used or done this upgrade? Since it also upgrades the Radio Stack I'm just wondering. If GPRS is getting dropped as stated in other posts it is more that the network drops you or you lose data connection between cells, or the network has a load balance that give placement to voice users over data when bandwidth is needed. Not so much that your radio stack does it.
On the other hand just incase anyone wants to prove me wrong :wink: who in the US has upgraded their radio stack to O2 4.21 and experienced a better performance than AT&T's radio stack (speed stability as staed on their website) :?: This means you probably already had to manually switch the default band 8) first, right? :x
Let me know I love to be wrong :shock: ......I'm only that much smarter than I was yesterday :roll: :lol:

I'm a little confused. I upgraded to XDA v1.2 and my Device Informations are:
ROM Version: 3.17.03
ROM Date: 05/15/03
Radio Version: 6.18.00
Protocal Version: 324e4
How is it that my radio version is so much higher?
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i must admit this version of ppc2003 is the dogs danglys compared to the old ozone version

Phoxie_Phreak said:
I'm a little confused. I upgraded to XDA v1.2 and my Device Informations are:
ROM Version: 3.17.03
ROM Date: 05/15/03
Radio Version: 6.18.00
Protocal Version: 324e4
How is it that my radio version is so much higher?
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as far as i know XDA v1.2 will not touch your Radio, it will just replace your old CE ROM with the new one which has lots of cool stuff.
regards
Othman

UAE: Best Radio version?

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who posts to this forum - I've been reading it for a month or so now and am constantly impressed with the quality of the knowledge here, especially the developers...
I have a QTEK 1010 bought here in Dubai, UAE, with the following device info:
ROM version: 4.00.01 ENG
ROM date: 05/16/03
Radio version: 3.23.01
Protocol version: 32S54
I have found that browsing using IE feels slower, and have the feeling that this version of the ROM does not work well with the radio version. Does anyone reading this forum live in the UAE? I'd like to upgrade the Radio, but need to know which version works best with Etisalat (our Telco).
Any comments much appreciated!
Thanks, Doms...
P.S. I'm going to upgrade the ROM to 4.00.05 when I get the opportunity

hi, i am from dubai and i am using 4.00.1 from t-mobile and 4.21 from o2, so far everything fine just when i reset the t-mobile logo appears.
do you have bluetooth option in that version and your version was already installed or you upgraded yourself?

Use the o2 Radio Version 4.21 it will work fine...

Thanks for the responses guys. Does this new radio version provide any benefits over the one I have?
kamiar said:
hi, i am from dubai and i am using 4.00.1 from t-mobile and 4.21 from o2, so far everything fine just when i reset the t-mobile logo appears.
do you have bluetooth option in that version and your version was already installed or you upgraded yourself?
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1) The QTEK does not support Bluetooth, and there is no way to make it work on a QTEK either.
2) There is no Bluetooth option in any of my menus or settings (I would expect this as my device does not support Bluetooth). Windows PPC2003 is supposed to be able to support Bluetooth, however: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/products/pocketpc/about/2003/bluetooth.mspx
3) I upgraded to the 4.00.05 version of Windows PPC2003 myself using Jeff's ROM Kitchen (thanks Jeff!) http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/ROMkitchen/

Hi, Once i had 4.00.01 and in connection setting i had Bluetooth option but ofcourse it was not working, the other thing is do you know any camera work with SD port of Qtek? i mean something availble in the market.
4.21 is more stable i think.
cheers,

I had some problems when making calls on my QTEK yesterday. While in a voice conversation audible clicking noises can be heard and after about 1 minute of conversation the quality of the call deteriorates until the other party cannot hear me. I'll try upgrading the radio...
I don't know about the camera support using the SD slot in the QTEK. My first instinct would be to say no, it's not possible, but I can't confirm that...

I bought a Qtek 1010 in Dubai Duty Free the other week. I've since upgraded the ROM using ROMkitchen and am delighted with it. One thing I did notice though is that the speakerphone functionality (claimed in the Qtek handbook) doesn't seem to work. I didn't try it before I upgraded so can someone tell me if it works with the native UAE ROM code, and if so does anyone have any idea how I could get it working again?
David

I own a QTEK in the UAE and here is my share to those asking about OS and Radio updates here:
I upgraded from
ROM version: SER 1.2
Radio version: 3.23.01
To
ROM version: 4.00.10 ENG (T.Mobile Test)
Radio version: 4.21.00 (O2 UK)
Everyting seems to work fine apart from 2 minor issues so far:
Make sure you set your band to 900Europe as the default is 1900North America in phone/tools/options
The signal fades out sometimes but doznt affect the reception
No G signal but GPRS is OK.
GPRS stays connected; have to turn phone off and on to disconnect.
Advice:
Read a lot before you upgrade. This forum has a wealth of information.
Cheers
ridaz

Latest and greates Skype :-( - Warning!!!

I installed latest Skype version, the one that is "compatible" with I-Mate...
The result for starting this program, for me at least - HARD RESET...
Just a warning for everybody to make sure, that if you decided to try it - do not do it far from your home/office where you have your back up...

Sorry to hear about your experience. Can you kindly state PocketSkype version and your XDA code version (OS & Radio). Thanks

Strange, because it worked fine for me.

Skype for Pocket PC 0.94
the best line from the RELEASE:
bugfix: It works now on O2 XDA II devices !!!! )
My Info:
ROM VERSION: 1.72.00WWE
ROM DATE: 03/15/04
RADIO VERSION: 1.14.00
PROTOCOL VERSION: 1337.24
EXTROM VERSION: 1.72.126

@Kim Friis - Strange, because it worked fine for me.
It was just a warning from me.... may be you have previous version...

This version of Skype is known to work well on XDA. It works for me as well. Maybe its the 1.72 on your XDA. I have an older ROM. Thanks for the feedback

Ironically, i was talking on Skype on my XDAII when i saw this thread :lol:

I am very happy for you, rahjinoh
You mean Skype finally made a voice working over GPRS? That exactly what I was planning to test today May be will give another try later today...

maybe he have a wifi card
voice over that is suppose to work just fine

Skype over GPRS is big NO for me. I can heat another party OK, but hey can't hear me at all

you're right Rudegar
i'm using it with my WiFi CF.

want to upgrade my XDA IIi

hy guys.
I have a little favouire
i own a XDA IIi pda, and i would like to upgrade it(if possible), and because i am kinda new in pda stuff, i am little afraid to upgrade it(i dont want to broke it or something). so if anyone can tell me how to do that.
i have readed lots of posts, but not quite shure where to get the right update etc.
in my device information, there are those infos:
ROM version: 1.11.00 WWE
Rom Date:1/27/05
Radio Version:1.02.00
Protocol Version 1337.41
ExtRom version: 1.11.112 WWE
so, can anyone please tell me what to upgrade(if needed) and where to get newest rom?and is there any possibility to get my xda not working after upgrade?
Thanks allot to everyone
regards, george

don bro.....sure got lots of problems......anyway....if u can,plz share with me about ur rom....i'm looking to downgrade it...but cant found any ROM for XDA 2i anymore....thanks
gantlej said:
hy guys.
I have a little favouire
i own a XDA IIi pda, and i would like to upgrade it(if possible), and because i am kinda new in pda stuff, i am little afraid to upgrade it(i dont want to broke it or something). so if anyone can tell me how to do that.
i have readed lots of posts, but not quite shure where to get the right update etc.
in my device information, there are those infos:
ROM version: 1.11.00 WWE
Rom Date:1/27/05
Radio Version:1.02.00
Protocol Version 1337.41
ExtRom version: 1.11.112 WWE
so, can anyone please tell me what to upgrade(if needed) and where to get newest rom?and is there any possibility to get my xda not working after upgrade?
Thanks allot to everyone
regards, george
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Looking at the device info on my Alpine, you are already at the latest versions of ROM/radio.