when will O2 release XDA IIi , IIs

[R_AL_Sim]

Hi i've been a long time lurker in these forums and I've learnt many things from here and just thought i should join and say hello

But i was also wondering if anybody knew when will these XDA's be released and will the comunity here dedicate themselves to taking the rom's from these version onto the XDA II

[ed207_us]

From the article at tekguru's site it says November 1st for the IIi and first quarter of 2005 for the IIs. I may have the two models mixed up though. The difference between them as near as I can tell is a megapixel enhancement on the camera and an extra 140 mhz on the processor.

As for the ROMS, expect a LOT of activity the moment they are released.

To that end, since I notice you are in Europe, I am looking for anybody that has pre-order information for these models.

[R_AL_Sim]

Cheers for the info i was curious if the rom will work on the older xda II as it seems a be pointless to upgrade fpr those minor improvement

[ed207_us]

I really don't know if the ROM will work on the older XDA II's. I would hope for the rest of you that they do. The difference between the XDA II and the XDA III,IIi and IIs is not enough to switch when the price tag is most likely 1000$ US.

As for the improvements not being worth the upgrade in the US, that statement does not hold true at all. The XDA II's and III's are fairly worthless in the US since they do not support the 850mhz signal. AT&T and Cingular are lying bastards when they say they are still developing the 1900Mhz signal. They are not, and they are in fact converting most of the 1900Mhz towers to 850Mhz.

Bottom line is that your only hope of getting a working cellphone in the US now is on the 850Mhz GSM band or CDMA through Verizon. TMobile sucks #*#$& along with Sprint PCS which really only leaves Cingular/AT&T which will become one provider soon anyways.

I know there are some TMobile users out there that will rush to defend, but I am only talking from my own experience where I live with their 1900Mhz GSM network.

The XDA IIs and IIi are the answers to my prayers. Not only are they XDA and totally kick #$#, but they will actually work with my provider.

Some people swear the XDA III's will actually be Quad-band and not Tri-band. All I have heard are rumors though, not detailed specs. Everybody who has tried to correct me has published the links to the XDA IIi and IIs, but those are only BASED on the XDA III model. The TMobile MDA III specs and QTEK 9090 specs (Blue Angel) indicate Tri-Band still.

[trvlr72]

I know initially everywhere I read, the MDA III was just a tri-band phone. After looking into it more, the specs are clear (german only).

http://www.t-mobile.de/shop/handy/1,4855,2963-_2903-0-1-2,00.html

"Quadband-Technik für die Nutzung in Teilen der USA und Südamerika"

I hope this helps some of you.

Aloha :D

[ed207_us]

It has been confusing for awhile since the only quad-band specs I have ever seen were for the XDA IIs and IIi that said they were based on the XDA III (Blue Angel). The specs for the Blue Angel taking from the QTEK 9090 said they were Tri-Band.

Well thanks to Drj we have another review site that is saying it is Quad-Band.

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/details.php?id=932

Thanks to Drj for posting it.

[SlayerX]

i understand that there is a quad version coming out for the 850 frequencies of the world, not all carriers will have it as they do not need it and it costs more. i understand HTC is in negitiations with an undisclosed provider for the N.A. market.