Hello all, two quick questions as I'm new to the WP7 community. While I've flashed more than my fair share of roms on several Android phones, I've never dug very deep into the WP7 community. Today I picked up the Focus to see if I like WP7 until the Lumia comes out for AT&T, and am just seeing what to do.
1) Does an unlock ONLY allow other SIM cards, or is there a need for this, much like rooting an Android device?
2) What is the benefit of flashing a new rom? With Android, I'm used to several different interfaces, skins, themes and versions. With WP7 as far as I know, there is only the original and Mango (7.5) available. So why flash a new rom?
Corvette06 said:
Hello all, two quick questions as I'm new to the WP7 community. While I've flashed more than my fair share of roms on several Android phones, I've never dug very deep into the WP7 community. Today I picked up the Focus to see if I like WP7 until the Lumia comes out for AT&T, and am just seeing what to do.
1) Does an unlock ONLY allow other SIM cards, or is there a need for this, much like rooting an Android device?
2) What is the benefit of flashing a new rom? With Android, I'm used to several different interfaces, skins, themes and versions. With WP7 as far as I know, there is only the original and Mango (7.5) available. So why flash a new rom?
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1) SIM unlock unlocks the phone to use for different carriers (NCK code). Developer unlock (Chevron, Windowsbreak project etc) unlocks the phone for homebrew and allows sideloading.
2) intrinsic: many tweaks included
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Ok, so I'm a new HD2 user. After using a G1 since it's release in the US (OCT 2008) I've switched to this new phone, and I know nothing about winmo 6.5 or how to tweak, move anything around. My G1 was rooted, and installing the rom was quick. Now for the questions.
1. Is it possible to put a cooked rom on my phone? I've searched around, and can't get a definitive answer. I see that the US and EU and Australian Models are all different, so I would like a definitive answer.
2. Is there a possibility of an Android Rom being cooked up for this phone?
3. Is there a possibility of a Windows 7 Rom being cooked up for this phone?
4. How do I install programs?
5. The wiki is barebones, can someone give me a small tutorial on neat tricks, tips etc. for my phone (the US model)?
Thanks, I would appreciate your help.
1. Yes it is possible, look for roms that says TMOUS compatible, I assume you know the procedure and importance of HSPL (mostly HSPL2 for your case) check (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611433)
2. Not in a short future as there is no need, winmo is pretty versatile OS.
3. Don't know, don't want it.
4. Copy setup files on SD card and run from there.
5. All the tips and tricks listed here will work with your phone as well (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638)
Cheers!!
The title says it all, I am in the market to buy an HD2 and plan on using NAND android and maybe even dual boot with WP7.
Currently, I have an open choice between the T-mobile and the EU version. 3G data is not a problem for me, nor is the extra 1.5mm in length.
If I do get the T-mobile version, which I am leaning towards, will it be able to run all 512's based roms or work only with those specified or custom made?
I am also fairly certain I won't be able to find an SD card more than class 4 or 6, so will the slow SD card be a major hiccup when using App2SD or Ext2SD?
Also, just to confirm; 1024leo's have their own radios... right?
Thanks a lot for answering my questions, and I did use search extensively but couldn't find anything specific to my question.
Not sure about which radio WP7 uses.
But i am running a DFT rom that is compatible for both the EU and TMOUS device.
Currently,many chef have been clear what their build is made for.if it isn't specifically stated,then most are compatible on both devices.
you can find roms that is customised for tmous only.
also,you might want to read up on flashing for the tmous device.its a bit different from the eu device.
oh yeah,jus so you know,tmous devices have a sim lock on them.if you plan to use other carriers,then u have to get it unlocked first.
Is the unlock easy? How much time will it take?
I guess the extra 512mb of ROM is worth the extra hassle... I wouldn't be missing out on anything I suppose.
Thanks
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You will be able to run only ROMS made to use for 512mb devices. And even after installing most ROMS you might run out of space on your phone to install apps. So you will have to use ROMs with APP2SD compatibility. If I would be there in your place. I would definitely get 1024 version.
Once sim unlocked, will i need to unlock it again after installing custom ROMs or nandroid for that matter...
hayyaan said:
Once sim unlocked, will i need to unlock it again after installing custom ROMs or nandroid for that matter...
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Nope, you don't have to unlock it again....
Are you sure? Even after multiple flashes and SPL and radio flashes. I've been searching around, and people are mostly unsure about it.
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Are you sure? Even after multiple flashes and SPL and radio flashes. I've been searching around, and people are mostly unsure about it.
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Well I am mostly sure about it. Once you unlock your phone, you don't need to keep doing it again and again.
If you have a choice of a TMOUS version, go for it. double the rom size is worth all the hassle...if you got a friend living in USA and is in contract with TMOUSA, you can ask him/her to get you an unlock code from TMOUS CSR for free. or else, it's gonna be about 20-30 bucks to unlock it
guys you know the cyanogenmod 7 android 2.3 rom for HD2 is it compatible with the EU version of the HD2? I wannna try it but I don't really want to screw the phone lol
I am a noob so sry for the noob question
So I ended up with a big box of g1 parts and it included 2 boards that are 1.0 but are very different from the regular android os, it includes all kind of HTC icons for testing purposes....from the research I done it leads me to believe that these belonged to the dev phones,
From what I understand, these are unlocked and "rooted" from the factory....
Please school me,
1.Do they have any inherit value?
2. any reason not to install another rom on them?
3. Will the unlock feature stay put when the rom is changed?
Thanks in advance!
Hi all
What is the difference between all these WP7 ROMs -they all appear to be the same apart from xboxmod which has obvious differnces in graphics?
I would really love to know the difference of all the 7008 build !
Thanks in advance
Amedeus
Not much - they are all based on the original DFT hacked ROM with some personalisations and tweaks built in according to taste. Most of the first crop of custom ROMs also had unlocking built in for convenience.
The newer batch are based on the 7004 ROMs with some of the 7008 files built in so that they appear to be upgraded as far as Zune is concerned.
I'm happy to stand corrected but I don't believe this is quite the same as applying the update 'properly' in the way that native WP7 device owners could.
Hi
I thought that might be the case but it's not easy to to see what the real differences are...
Thanks for reply
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Hi Friends!
I have had experience in the past with iPhone's and iOS, but now I am putting some hands at Android phones.
Actually, I have a HTC HD2 with a poor operating system, which is Windows... I want to port Android there, and my question is, which one of the Android OS is the most stable in this phone. I know there are various versions of Android available for the HD2, but I am looking for the Android that will perform flawlessly and is the easiest to port (straightforward, using tool, not coding), I don't want to put my head in danger on the first attempt.
Which of the Androids works best on HTC HD2, and what tools do I use to make the port for that particular OS version.
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards
PS: provide me with direct links please!
IMPORTANT: by default this phone was factory locked to T-Mobile US, now I am using it outside the us in another country, but I did not perform anything on it to change the radio settings, the person that gave me the phone has unlocked it...If I port Android to this phone will it risk the radio settings (I would not like the lose the possibility of using it with other carriers), or porting Android does not mess with the radio at all...
For future reference, what type of Driver/Tool is required to have installed so the phone can interact with computer?
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Hi Friends!
I have had experience in the past with iPhone's and iOS, but now I am putting some hands at Android phones.
Actually, I have a HTC HD2 with a poor operating system, which is Windows... I want to port Android there, and my question is, which one of the Android OS is the most stable in this phone. I know there are various versions of Android available for the HD2, but I am looking for the Android that will perform flawlessly and is the easiest to port (straightforward, using tool, not coding), I don't want to put my head in danger on the first attempt.
Which of the Androids works best on HTC HD2, and what tools do I use to make the port for that particular OS version.
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards
PS: provide me with direct links please!
IMPORTANT: by default this phone was factory locked to T-Mobile US, now I am using it outside the us in another country, but I did not perform anything on it to change the radio settings, the person that gave me the phone has unlocked it...If I port Android to this phone will it risk the radio settings (I would not like the lose the possibility of using it with other carriers), or porting Android does not mess with the radio at all...
For future reference, what type of Driver/Tool is required to have installed so the phone can interact with computer?
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If you used the search tool or Google you could have easily found 100+ threads about the best ROM.
I would say use a CM7 or MIUI ROM. There are tonnes, don't be lazy, I CBA to post links (yes, that is very hypocritical of me).
As far as I know Android won't mess with your carrier stuff
To install just download the HD2 NAND Toolkit, install HSPL, MAGLDR, CWM then ROM (see this guide).
Nigeldg said:
If you used the search tool or Google you could have easily found 100+ threads about the best ROM.
I would say use a CM7 or MIUI ROM. There are tonnes, don't be lazy, I CBA to post links (yes, that is very hypocritical of me).
As far as I know Android won't mess with your carrier stuff
To install just download the HD2 NAND Toolkit, install HSPL, MAGLDR, CWM then ROM (see this guide).
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I tend to understand that he wants to PORT and not INSTALL an Android ROM. Isn't that correct?
If that is what you are asking then Gingerbread non-sense is currently the easiest to port. you can use the kitchen found within the development forum.
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I tend to understand that he wants to PORT and not INSTALL an Android ROM. Isn't that correct?
If that is what you are asking then Gingerbread non-sense is currently the easiest to port. you can use the kitchen found within the development forum.
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I wasn't too sure, but I assumed that the use of the word 'port' was simply a misunderstanding, in the same way that many people say that they have 'flashed' an SD Android build.
@OP, If I was wrong then I take back what I said about not searching and stuff cos this is clearly not something heavily discussed and there isn't as much information available about it.
In my experiance hyperdroid cm7 has good speed stability, and battry life. This is a minimal rom with not a lot of fluff. If you like iphone fluff i would suggest ndt miui stable, miui has iphone simple fluff with andorid power, while cm7 has extended power user features like cpu controll built in.
to learn how to do this look for a newbie thread. They walk you form stock with being locked down to android and unlocked for flashing new roms.
I would go for hyperdroid it's fast and stable.