Worth switching to WM6?

[El_Mariachi]

I don't think I'll switch yet obviously because I'll wait for a stable version, but, in the end, will it be worth switching? What are the main advantages of WM6?

[neyz]

Native SIP, that's my main concern and the only real main difference i see ^^

[djredtiger]

and office and html-mail

[goodie]

I don't think I'll switch yet obviously because I'll wait for a stable version, but, in the end, will it be worth switching? What are the main advantages of WM6?

seems stable enough to me, im well happy with LVSW ROM:)

[ericlin0122]

wm6 is faster, trust me it worth it

[export800]

I'm using the LVSW ROM here and everything is working good here too. It's not a big change like WM2003SE -> WM5.. but there are some nice changes in WM6. I find it as stable as WM5 for a normal user like myself. By not upgrading you are cutting yourself out from the "Trinity Mobile 6" forum in xda-developers... which should be reason enough to upgrade alone... ;)

[FuzzMunky]

I'll offer some ridiculous opinion.

It is worth upgrading to WM6 once you have already upgraded to WM6.
But truthfully, there isnt that much extra in WM6. So it's not especially worth upgrading until you have upgraded... at which point you have nothing to lose. ;)

[El_Mariachi]

I suppose it won't do any harm, if it is faster, I would be interested...but in what way? Is that just in running apps and stuff? Also, what's the user memory available?

[AkshayGenius]

Well, I found it worth switching to mUn's version, its faster, I have office 2007, better wifi, not any major change, but yeah, its worth it!

[NeilM]

Most of those switching at present are doing it 'because they can' :)

We want to have the most up to date devices, and we love fiddling and sometimes faffing, sometimes f***ing!

If your PPC use is mission critical, don't even consider it until RTM versions are available. Both current WM6 versions are works in progress, fantastic though they both are.

Each has strengths/weaknesses and these forums are invaluable in shaking those down; hopefully before too long we will have fully functional versions we can recommend to everyone.

Once mun_rus fixes the ActiveSync problems, we will be much closer to a fully configured WM6 build which is fast and reliable, and there is no doubt at all the LVSW won't be far behind.

Hopefully their sterling efforts will shame HTC into providing a 'factory' ROM for those who don't like the risks involved in unofficial ROMs, but I suspect that these 2 will remain ahead of the game in providing faster, more memory efficient,customised versions.

[KamaL]

Most of those switching at present are doing it 'because they can' :)

We want to have the most up to date devices, and we love fiddling and sometimes faffing, sometimes f***ing!

If your PPC use is mission critical, don't even consider it until RTM versions are available. Both current WM6 versions are works in progress, fantastic though they both are.

Each has strengths/weaknesses and these forums are invaluable in shaking those down; hopefully before too long we will have fully functional versions we can recommend to everyone.

Once mun_rus fixes the ActiveSync problems, we will be much closer to a fully configured WM6 build which is fast and reliable, and there is no doubt at all the LVSW won't be far behind.

Hopefully their sterling efforts will shame HTC into providing a 'factory' ROM for those who don't like the risks involved in unofficial ROMs, but I suspect that these 2 will remain ahead of the game in providing faster, more memory efficient,customised versions.


Excellent round up of most users' opinion here I guess ;) I'm using LVSW's version now, no huge changes and stuff, but the extra speed and cool new looks are enough for me , and of course if it's there, why not try it :D

[cortez.i]

you guys present compelling reasons to check out the WM6 ROMS, however, i have a couple of concerns/questions: does GPS & TomTom 6 work and internet connection sharing work with the upgraded ROM? what about the Office 2007 apps included with WM6 are they working? i just began reading the threads so forgive me if these questions have been answered already. thx for the replies...

[Plastriq]

you guys present compelling reasons to check out the WM6 ROMS, however, i have a couple of concerns/questions: does GPS & TomTom 6 work and internet connection sharing work with the upgraded ROM? what about the Office 2007 apps included with WM6 are they working? i just began reading the threads so forgive me if these questions have been answered already. thx for the replies...
Everything you mention works. Not sure about the internet sharing tho, can someone tell if that works?

[AkshayGenius]

Internet sharing works perfectly well

[El_Mariachi]

Will the same software still work? Along with backups?

[torpie13]

I follow you , My problem is that i got too much soft on my wm5, and it'll take me too much time to reinstall all this. So can we backup from wm5 and restore to wm6 ? ( is there some changes in the registry architecture ? )
thanks for your answer.

[Moaske]

I follow you , My problem is that i got too much soft on my wm5, and it'll take me too much time to reinstall all this. So can we backup from wm5 and restore to wm6 ? ( is there some changes in the registry architecture ? )
thanks for your answer.

I ain't no ROM-chef, but to my knowledge the registry is very much the same on both OS'. However: i must stress that it is very unwise to restore backups that were made on a different ROM image (that's even the case for same OS ROM's, like WM5 aku 2 >to> WM5 aku 3 for instance).
For best performance without any quirks, you should best always rebuild the device (and hey; WM6 probably makes you require less third-party apps :) )

[neyz]

The only problem i see for now is that video call and VOIP don't work well on those WM6 roms, everything else is fine and nice but it kinda takes away the benefits of upgrading to WM6. I'm going back to WM5 after a week of testing but I admire the work of those fantastic devs !

[El_Mariachi]

I ain't no ROM-chef, but to my knowledge the registry is very much the same on both OS'. However: i must stress that it is very unwise to restore backups that were made on a different ROM image (that's even the case for same OS ROM's, like WM5 aku 2 >to> WM5 aku 3 for instance).
For best performance without any quirks, you should best always rebuild the device (and hey; WM6 probably makes you require less third-party apps :) )

But with all those same apps work on WM6?

[viperx]

Has anyone tried Spb GPRS monitor on it?

I need this program cuz i run my laptop's internet through it.

[NeilM]

SpB GPRS Monitor works fine, but have a look at Efficasoft GPRS Monitor (http://www.efficasoft.com/gprsmonitorppc.html) which is a much smaller app. None of the sophisticated reporting that SpB has, but a good running total. Works very well on WM6

[viperx]

Thanks, I ask because somewhere on Mun's or LVSW's new WM6 thread there is a statement saying spb doesn't work on any wm6!

I use finance as well. hope it all works.

[banesi]

Intent Midlet Manger doesn't work on lvsw rom

[Matterhorn]

SpB GPRS Monitor works fine, but have a look at Efficasoft GPRS Monitor (http://www.efficasoft.com/gprsmonitorppc.html) which is a much smaller app. None of the sophisticated reporting that SpB has, but a good running total. Works very well on WM6
Thanks for the tip on the Efficasoft GPRS app, I'm testing it now.

[mndgz]

Thanks for the tip on the Efficasoft GPRS app, I'm testing it now.

sorry for off-topic, but is there software to monitor wlan usage? Thanks

[Matterhorn]

sorry for off-topic, but is there software to monitor wlan usage? Thanks
Hmm, I don't know of one...just out of curiosity, why would you care? Speed?

[jmermel]

Thanks, I ask because somewhere on Mun's or LVSW's new WM6 thread there is a statement saying spb doesn't work on any wm6!

I use finance as well. hope it all works.

The statement that SPB does not work is on Mun's first page

[jumpjack]

what about a developer opinion about differences among wm5 and wm6? Whatn does it change for the developer in passing from 5 to 6? I guess there are probably some new "security" restriction in wm6 phone (but it's just a guess based on Symbian experience...)
Doesn't it exist a full wm5-wm6 changelog, for basic and advanced users?