POLL: % of hermes users running WM6

[geekyhawkes]

Guys (and gals), just wondering what the %'s work out as for the people running WM6 in place of 5 on there hermes.

And as an aside, hows it going and anything you have noticed as a negative..

Thanks andy

[geekyhawkes]

guess i probably should ask, after you have upgraded, can you leave it alone, or is it one rom after another?

[sidon100uk]

i have done the update on my orange 3100 which i think is a brand of HTC and all works brill!!!!!!! god i wish i did this ages ago

[adwb]

I used to upgrade to newer or older more stable WM5 roms every month after I got my 8525. I think I flashed my SDA a dozen times in 3 months. After I put the last WM6 rom on my 8525 I haven't touched it since. There are a few backlight and keyboard glitches that have tempted me to try another firmware but I haven't been annoyed enough to worry about it.

guess i probably should ask, after you have upgraded, can you leave it alone, or is it one rom after another?

[supermoocow]

does this mean that the wm6 upgrades do not have battery issues etc like the universal upgrades had?

can you roll back to original rom if needing to send back under warranty?

[OdeeanRDeathshead]

I figure that because my wm5 has no problems at all I should not screw with it. On the other hand, the wm6 on my trinity is full of bugs and will be updated soon.

[In10se]

Mine came with wm6 and runs flawlessly. I thought I would mess with a new rom but ... if it ain't broke I ain't gonna fix it.

[geekyhawkes]

Interesting that the % of wm6 users is as high as it is. I would have expected a lower % but it would appear the flashing path is well trodden.

I am sort of thinking alone the lines if it aint broke... but then maybe wm 6 would be nice too lol

[wacky.banana]

Interesting that the % of wm6 users is as high as it is. I would have expected a lower % but it would appear the flashing path is well trodden.

I am sort of thinking alone the lines if it aint broke... but then maybe wm 6 would be nice too lol

Geek,

The only way to be sure, apart from this poll, is to do shedloads of research and reading off this forum eg the wiki, the mr vanx guides, all the stuff on fixing your phone if you brick it, the hard spl stuff, the forums, etc. When you have fully assimilated the info and KNOW what you need to do to protect yourself BEFORE you flash, then go ahead and flash.

The Mr Vanx guides will also tell you how to return to WM5 if you want to (why you would want to do this is a mystery).

I spent 8 weeks reading everything connected with upgrading to WM6 on here BEFORE I jumped. I took every precaution I could find, triple checked EVERYTHING, then I did the deed.

The rest, as they say, is history. Go on, you know you want to..!!

WB

[Doom Tints]

There should be a third option:

"Yes I did, no issues, but not worth the effort."

WM6 isn't that big of a deal. WM6 is nicer to look at but if I wanted pretty there's the iPhone instead.

I don't regret moving to WM6 and will never use WM5 again, but I give the whole issue very little thought. Frankly I'm surprised anyone really cares.

I wonder if PC forums have these sorts of discussions about which Windows OS they are using on their computers in spite of all of the versions being basically the same from a usage standpoint over the past 12 years.

[g35driver]

lol I think WM6 no issues is winning haha

[wacky.banana]

There should be a third option:

"Yes I did, no issues, but not worth the effort." WM6 isn't that big of a deal. .

Hmmm,

Not sure I would agree with this statement. The key reason why I moved to WM6 from WM5 was that WM5, as received from the manufacturer, was so unstable in day-to-day operation that I was on the brink of selling my Tytn and moving back to a Symbian device.

WM6 has given me masses of stability and the Tytn has stayed. Interestingly, the level of stability that I now experience has come from a fully loaded cooked ROM. I'm not sure what the experience is for others on the stock WM6 ROM; however it worked for me.

Each to his own, of course.

WB

[dmj1973]

I am still running WM5, a couple of people I work with have just upgraded thier devices to WM6 Schapps ROM and are reporting no issues.

My WM5 crashes every now and then or doesn't "wake up" from a standby, but I guess thats just something we have to live with !?! Or is that wrong ?

Apart from the HTML email support, and a suppossed speed increase I am not sure it is worth the risk of upgrading (?) My device is still in warranty so I am maybe being over cautious ?

[wacky.banana]

I am still running WM5, a couple of people I work with have just upgraded thier devices to WM6 Schapps ROM and are reporting no issues.

My WM5 crashes every now and then or doesn't "wake up" from a standby, but I guess thats just something we have to live with !?! Or is that wrong ?

Apart from the HTML email support, and a suppossed speed increase I am not sure it is worth the risk of upgrading (?) My device is still in warranty so I am maybe being over cautious ?

No,

Having paid your hard eaned cash for a device you should not have to put up with crashes or unpredicatble performance/behavior.

My device had 6 months warranty left on it when I upgraded the OS. It still has 3 months to go. What are you worried about?

If you take a serious amount of time out to understand the process, potential pitfalls, preventative measures and remedies associated with ROM upgrading, and use some common sense, I don't see why you should not be ok.

The decision, as with everything in life, is yours...

WB

[dmj1973]

Fair comment WB, fair comment.

[galaxys]

I agree with the above, most who use WM6 don't go backward to 5! It's a progression to the latest and greatest which includes better interfaces, support & development. When ever WM7 comes out, then we'll be moving forward to that one...

BTW: there have been numerous polls already, so this seems redundant.

[MetroKnight]

You'll mess with it a lot the first day or two, but once you find a ROM you like, that's it!

[Tianjun]

Glad to see no one is bricked when I vote!

[chainbolt]

somewhat useless thread :rolleyes:

Glad to see no one is bricked when I vote!

Right! Why would WM6 "brick" it? :p Like asking, "Did Vista brick your PC?"

[corepda]

Hi friends after looking at the results I am planning to shift to WM6 in my Orange SPV 3100...Is it possible to have this OS in my Orange..Anybody plz tell me what is the difference b/w both of these OS I mean whats new in WM6 which wasn't there in WM5..