anyone tried this with uk t-mob mda compact iii

[Sihaz]

heading says it all really - i'm cid locked btw.

cheers

si

[Gajet]

Yes, thanks to This (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299154) thread.

Worth noting again, that first time around under Vista did not work, I had to dig out an XP based PC to re-flash the original T-Mobile UK WM5 ROM. I then ran the procedure a second time under XP and it worked. The OS may or may not have been the factor, first time round might have been something else. XP was required to restore the original ROM.

The update to WM6 was well worth it in my mind even if purely for the instantly noticeable speed increase of the software.

[Sihaz]

thanks gajet - i'm gettign more and more tempted. one more thing - where could i get hold of the original t-mob uk rom - just for safety.

cheers

si

[fout]

if its anything like finding a WM5 tmobile NL rom i'll wish you good luck. couldn't find one after bricking my own MDA CIII trying to upgrade it to WM6.

if you brick it your only choice is to wait until the official WM6 release from tmobile UK or send it back to them for repair

[Sihaz]

hi fout

well looking at gajet's post it seems there is a uk rom out there in the wild - just wondering where i might find it....

si

[fout]

I actually found you the link in the main WM6 WWE topic, it links directly to the file on rapidshare.

here you go: http://rapidshare.com/files/17854890/art_tmouk_11311001_024990_wwe_ship.exe

and good luck upgrading your device, can't wait until mine gets back :D

[Sihaz]

thx fout - i thought i'd seen it somewhere - you found it - cheers!

si

[Sihaz]

ok guys - i did it! worked first time - heart in mouth for 15 mins but well worth it. got all my apps working no problem and remembered to write down the t-mobile gprs settings for once!

one other benefit for uk t-mob. on web&walk standard you can't use your phone as a modem - but with this setup you can :-) fabulous!

cheers

si

[MarcS]

Installed it today on my MDA3c T-Mobile :)

But where can I configure the SMS messaging center # (+447958879879) ???:eek:

solved :)

from another thread (Hermes WM6) :

start>phone>menu(softkey)>options>services(tab). Select "Voicemail and Text Messages" then tap "get settings".

[dannyoneill]

Hiya, that rom you posted, what rom is that? Is it an official t-mob one or is it converted from somone else? Thanks

Oh, and how does it work on the UK MDA with its missing wifi?

[Sihaz]

Hiya, that rom you posted, what rom is that? Is it an official t-mob one or is it converted from somone else? Thanks

Oh, and how does it work on the UK MDA with its missing wifi?

hi danny

it works fine with the lack of wifi - just doesn't have a button in comms manager as before. the rom we're talking about in this thread is the official t-mob uk wm5 (five) rom - which is good to have in case the update goes wrong.

i'm using bepe's rom on my mda c iii and it's tons better than the original. just make sure you read the threads first for instructions.

good luck.

si

[dannyoneill]

thanks, which wm6 rom do you recommend?

[Adigital]

If anybody interested in my few hours expirience with MDA C III UK + WM6 here it is:
Device: MDA Compact III UK original ROM,
Unlocked before wth IMEI Check

First I used the USPL as advised by Pof here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311479

It didn't work first time. I had errors 260 and 270. I repeated the process and it went OK after second time. Then I flashed with the B&W V2 rom. It seemed to end OK.

Notes: Before the play I used latest SPB Backup and made full backup in FlightMode. First thing I did after waking the device in WM6 was restore from it. The process went OK. After restart I got tens of notifications about installing untrusted or something DLLs and EXEcs. After that it hanged and didn't even wanted to wake up anymore.

So - hard reset -> partial restore -> PIM data only and it worked.

Excel and Word are buggy in terms of file handling. You can forget about them for now or use only as readers.
Comm Manager was working only up to the first reset. Then all buttons are hiden under the last one in upper-left corner. You can actualy see them rendering one after another.
GPS checked using iGo 2006 - working fine.

Conclusion:
I'm going to check how it synchronises with Missing Sync on my Mac. The latest version sould work with WM6. If it works I think I'm gonna stay with it longer. Word & Excel is not used by me often enough to stop me trying this Rom. Comm Manager - though, can try to live without it.

[dannyoneill]

I have just flashed with the black and blue rom and all is well apart from the comm manager, yup, all one big mess in the top left. think its something to do with wifi, it was fine on the first boot, it showed the wifi icon but now its reset its gone all funky.