Bring me up to date ^^;;

[Evera]

Hi guys.

I'm new here, but that won't matter.

I'm new to this entire phone area. I ordered a Cingular 8125, and is due on Monday. I've been using those "free with contract" phones for a while now, and I thought I would like a change in pace.

But the problem is, I know nothing at all about the Cingular 8125, so I have a few questions.

I have a Cingular SIM, as I am a customer of Cingular, but I'm buying the phone seperately, so do I have to get it unlocked?

What are some applications to use on it?

What is all of this talk about AKU2 i-mate, etc about?

And anything important you would like me to know...

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. ^_^

[guttrhead]

you dont need it unlocked if you use a cingular sim. They won't give it to you unlocked, but you can use a program called lokiwiz or awizard to do it if you want to. search the forums for downloads.

Aku2 is an update that adds push e-mail and stereo bluetooth support. imate is just the name of a company that rebrands these phones.

applications you need: omapclock, wm5newmenu, smartskey, RegistryWizard and Total commander

i also suggest a today screen shortcut launcher and a program that makes the X button actually close programs instead of minimize them. i use spb pocket plus for this, but there are free alternatives.

Opera has a great internet browser for ppc and an excellent java based mini version. I suggest both of those

Get TCPMP for movies and I like Mortplayer for mp3's

[Evera]

Thanks.

Where can I find these programs?

[pmow]

google.com, your local pirate for the rest

[Evera]

Thanks ^_^

[Evera]

Also, which ROM update should I use? I see a lot after I searched..

[pmow]

I just upgraded from Tmobile MDA to the latest ROM, and my problems have all but vanished. Radio now picks up Wifi much quicker etc:

K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020710_ship.zip

[Evera]

Thanks, does it matter which model you have? Cingular 8125, T-Mobile MDA, etc?

[bandersnatch]

I just upgraded from Tmobile MDA to the latest ROM, and my problems have all but vanished. Radio now picks up Wifi much quicker etc:

K-JAM_WWE_216901_2169101_020710_ship.zip

Did you have problems with the settings or anything? Once you managed the install, how complicated was it? Did you edit the extended ROM? How much storage did you have after the install?