T-Mobile UK Blackberry and Radio Upgrades

[Jiggy]

Has anyone with the current T-Mobile Shipped Rom, using the BB client updated to a higher radio/bluetooth version. If so, has it had an effect upon the BB client? If I recall correctly the BB client was shipped with 1.06 in Germany?

I would like to upgrade to 1.12 &3900 but afraid to do so.

Any help appreciated. Thanks

[sparkyxda]

I called T-mobile and they sent me a disk with a ROM update that included Blackberry (Instant e-mail).

I installed the update, which ends with a hard re-set.

then I restored the MDA from a full Active sync backup. this of course overwrote the Blackberry app!

Then I unlocked the extended ROM using tools from this site. Then I ran the auto installer in extended rom and the Blackberry stuff was re-installed.

Then rang t-mobile and added Instant e-mail for £10 a month. Works well.

[xda-rocks]

Got the T-Mobile BB upgrade, and got my account activated 4 weeks ago (radio is version 1.0, BT is 3500).

Got the BB service up and running, but when I tried to upgrade the radio stack to 1.10, everything worked fine on the phone side, but BB stopped working.

Contacted T-Mobile CS who tried to help me get it work, said everything was fine their end and even tried many options to make it work - In this particular instance I can honestly say that I have never had better customer service. At the start of the call, they offered to call me back right away (which they actually did) and the call lasted over an hour. Eventually we concluded that it must be a problem with the radio stack.

I re-installed from the T-Mobile 'upgrade' back down to radio 1.0 and everything worked fine 'straight out of the box'.

All the BB settings and data are stored in the storage area on the MDAIII, so hard resets do not mean loss of data and you don't have to reconfigure the BB client at all.

I haven't had the time to try any other radio stacks yet, but would be interested to hear anyone else's experiences.

[squiggs1982]

Has anyone managed to extract the BB client from the T-Mobile UK ROM yet? If so, would someone be kind enough to point me in the right direction? :D

Also, has anyone managed to get it working with another operator (specifically Vodafone)

Thanks!!

[Jiggy]

Xda-Rocks

Did you manage to try BB with the 1.06 Rom on the FTP site. I am making an assumption that it should work as Germany released BB client with 1.06, but we all know what assuming does....

I am hoping that someone more expert than me will act as guinea pig :?:


Thanks J

[xda-rocks]

The version I am using is

MDA3_TMUK_v106160_SHIP0307.exe

It works fine for me. I am using the t-mobile instant email account and it is also polling my standard pop3 account. I don't have a BES.

[Jiggy]

OOPs apologies I wasn't very clear in my last post. What I was referring to is whether you have upgraded the Radio ROM from version 1.0 which is the one contained within the 1.06 BB Rom.

I am running BB fine on my device as well with the updated ROM. The problem, as ever, is the bluetooth range and quality. I believe that 1.06 is supposed to be a significant improvement over 1.0, even if 1.08/1.10 or 1.12 cannot be used.

[xda-rocks]

Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for the tip. I'll upgrade to 106 asap and give it a try.

[xda-rocks]

Jiggy - Sorry I took so long to reply, but I've been busy. Finally got round to installing 1.06 Rom on the FTP site and BB works. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Jiggy]

XDA Rocks - thanks for the response now I will give it a try :D

Have you upgraded the stack to 3900 in addition to the 1.06 upgrade?
I just wondered whether this will affect the BB.

Thanks J

[sanjay_gasman]

Gentlemen - many thanks for all the feedback and especially MDAIIIUSER for all the guidance.

Got slightly carried away and went the whole hog!
MDA III on UK T-mobile
Flashed with 1.40 ROM, 1.12 Radio and BA_ERK_13 (from 1.22 kitchen)
+BT 3900

Everything worked well and the bluetooth may have been marginally better.
However could not get the blackberry client to work. Using instant email - the system would log on and then drop out without registering. (Similar probs in other threads). Again Tmobile customer service were exemplary and we tried everything - finally resetting back down to 1.06 ROM, 1.00 Radio and 1.06 Ext ROM. Now it all works again!

Therefore I'm assuming it's the radio that's the problem and that 1.12 does not work with BB. When feelinfg brave again will upgrade the radio to 1.06 and the Ext ROM to BA_ERK_13. Is the consensus opinion that this is sensible and should I be able to get away with the main ROM upgrade to 1.40? Anyone else tried any other combinations that allow BB to work?


regards

sanjay_gasman

[HDuser]

sanjay_gasman

Not sure if I read what you wrote correct or if you obmited some info.

Anyway If you used the ERK_122_013, in its full then you also upgraded patches like BT that are part of the 1.40.

You need to only use the customizing files and the ERK_140_Base files

As for the BB, you need to read the thread on that, think it went along the lines that only the 1.06 radio worked.

[xda-rocks]

XDA Rocks - thanks for the response now I will give it a try :D

Have you upgraded the stack to 3900 in addition to the 1.06 upgrade?
I just wondered whether this will affect the BB.

Thanks J

Yes, upgraded to 3900 and BB works fine - BT still crackles though.

[Jiggy]

xda

Sorry to be a pain but could you PM me with the link or send me the 1.06 radio upgrade file. I couldn't find it on wiki (lowest I could find was 1.08).

Do you think it is worthwhile upgrading in terms of the quality and range of the bt (I note your comment that it is still crackling :evil: ). Hopefully you have noticed some improvement?

Thanks again

Jase

[xda-rocks]

Jiggy,

I found the radio rom on the ftp site in

/BlueAngel/Radio_Roms

I have upgraded to 1.06 and BT3900 and personally haven't noticed any improvement using Jabra 200 and Bluespoon AX headsets

[sanjay_gasman]

MDAIIIUSER

Many thanks again.
Just confirming but if I understand correctly - the best that we can hope for on our UK MDA IIIs at present is: (with Blackberry working)

ROM 1.06
Radio 1.06
Ext ROM 1.40 cooked (customised as required)

Is this correct?

regards

sanjay_gasman