differences between O2 orbit and T-Mobile Compact III

[xda_guy]

Hello,

i was contemplating buying an artemis.
i was wondering what the difference between the T-Mobile MDA Compact III and the O2 XDA Orbit is?
i hav read that t-mobile does not support wifi on its model, in addition to that, are there any other differences.

i read that there is an SD card issue with the O2 orbit, i guess that applies to the compact III too?
any idea when WM6 for artemis will be out, will t-mobile,o2 provide it as a flash update? or will we have to get it from HTC.

i saw WM6 for hermes on this site, i guess that cant be used on the artemis?

[mikealder]

Apart from the T-Mobile not having the WiFi hardware within the unit the other differences are minimal, the O2 offering has a darker coloured outer shell and has more rounded corners - otherwise its the same. To be honest I do not miss the WiFi on the T-Mobile unit due to the GPRS internet access with the web-n-walk package.
I have had no issues mith scrambled memory cards on either my HTC P3300 or T-Mobile unit, so I cannot comment on this.
Don't ever try putting any ROM on a device that it wasn't intended for, if you do this your nice new phone will turn instantly into a very costly wedge to keep your door open - a brick - Wait unit the official ROM becomes available before trying WM6 on the unit - Mike

[xda_guy]

thanks for the reply,

so there is no EDGE or 3G on the Cmpact III

you think there is going to be an official WM6 from t-mobile?

[mikealder]

Edge Yes, 3G no, WM6 from T-Mobile who knows - it might happen but don't hold your breath - Mike

[xda_guy]

thanks for the response dude

seen screen shots of WM6, that would be real cool.

[mikealder]

I use WM6 on the Exec and the Mini-S (thanks to this forum), its great but not that different to be honest compared to WM2005, when/ if WM6 becomes available I will switch the newer units to the newer OS but I certainly won't loose sleep over the issue - Mike

[Bart1981]

Edge Yes, 3G no, WM6 from T-Mobile who knows - it might happen but don't hold your breath - Mike

Here in the Netherlands WM6 for T-Mobile users will be availible at the end of july.

Btw, the Dutch version of the MDA Compact III does have Wifi. Guess we Dutch are just lucky.

[Samson711]

Check the serveral Topics about WM& on this Forum, different Carriers have announced the possibility of them publishing official ROM Upgrades to WM6, including t-mobile and O2.

[xda_guy]

thanks for the replies dudes