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patp
7th August 2007, 08:56 PM
I want to upgrade my radio (Tmobile uk stock 1.05, terrible reception), but I'm fearful in case I need the warranty. I know I can't go back if I upgrade to the ones with Bootloader 1.08. Has anyone been refused warranty due to having flashed their radio?
galaxys
8th August 2007, 05:50 AM
fyi: I have never read anywhere that a warranty was rejected due to wrong radio. By chance if a carrier store would reject it, then I would just take the PPC to a different store.
vp3G
8th August 2007, 06:50 AM
Although I've never heard of it either I'd say it's a valid concern as the carriers don't offer the radio as a separate flash. Now that the generic TyTN ROM has been released, however, I'd say you could probably make a pretty good argument for having 1.48 installed. Just my .02.
ZzFDKzZ
8th August 2007, 08:57 PM
I have had my 8525 replace twice and 8125 (back when I had it) replace once. My radio rom was always different but they never rejected the phones.
wpbear
8th August 2007, 10:19 PM
Is this the day of the worry worts! First the mediamax thread and now this. I take it for granted that if I mess with my device I void the warranty...however I also would try to submit a claim and be the squeaky wheel to the warranty dept until they honored my claim. I dont think in the case of ATT they check these things for XBM anyway.
Oleschuldad
9th August 2007, 01:17 PM
Im a newb so excuse me if I missed something, but I sent my phone in for warranty replacement recently and I used Mr. Vanx's guide for downgrading and was able to roll the radio back the version listed in the current Cing/ATT ROM that is downloadable.
patp
10th August 2007, 04:42 PM
Im a newb so excuse me if I missed something, but I sent my phone in for warranty replacement recently and I used Mr. Vanx's guide for downgrading and was able to roll the radio back the version listed in the current Cing/ATT ROM that is downloadable.

That's fine if there's an official upgrade for your carrier. TMobile UK haven't released anything and if I flash to 1.50 I will not be able to to go back to the original. To hell with it tho, I'm going for it.
Korpse
10th August 2007, 04:56 PM
Let me know how it goes :D
I tried doing it to mine and I've been in the basement for months trying to fix it.
patp
10th August 2007, 05:29 PM
Let me know how it goes :D
I tried doing it to mine and I've been in the basement for months trying to fix it.

Seems OK but my 3G is now called H and it runs at 200kbps instead of 800, so perhaps not the greatest upgrade.