Change from WM6 t WM6.1 - advantages?

[bigfoot]

Hi everybody
I have the main question - what are the main advantages of WM6.1 comparing to WM6.0.
Is WM6.1 worth enought for change if we says about so many mystakes in it?
Sorry fo my english.
Bigfoot

[XioNoX]

I'm interested too, and what about Battery usage & Speed (memory usage) ?

thanks

[dta1974]

There´s quite a few threads with the same question and the answer is usually the same....Try the roms out.
To me is kind of rude when someone says"this one is better than that one" or stuff like that,because these rom cooks are using their time just for us and they don´t deserve those comparisons.....so like I said give different roms a shot and compare yourself. :D

[Stingray66]

Hi everybody
I have the main question - what are the main advantages of WM6.1 comparing to WM6.0.
Is WM6.1 worth enought for change if we says about so many mystakes in it?
Sorry fo my english.
Bigfoot

WM 6.1. can be managed from System Center Mobile Device Center (see http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/mobile/default.mspx). Thta's a big advantage for the large compagnies

The bluetooth pairing doesn't need the password 0000 toggled in.

Memory & battery usage are still the same.

[danr]

Hi everybody
I have the main question - what are the main advantages of WM6.1 comparing to WM6.0.
Is WM6.1 worth enought for change if we says about so many mystakes in it?
Sorry fo my english.
Bigfoot

After many efforts to work with WM6.1 and with my apps I finally gave up: for the indevidual (and not companies) there still many bugs comparing to the stable WM6: annoying soft-reset, many apps are well integraded with WM6.1 etc.

Sorry, but I do not see how WM6.1 is better than WM6.

[liamhere]

but are any of the roms real 6.1...or just lookie likey?????

[cecrops]

i have been using PDAVIET 3.08.61.29WWE and it is excellent. I have many apps loaded and have not encountered a single problem. This rom is blazing fast and supports everything i have thrown at. 6.1 has been perfect for me i dont have any problems as i read. i literally install 1 to 2 apps per day and not a single issue. before this i was using FInixNOver WM6.1 and same thing not a single problem.

[simkard]

in fact, i was looking for WM6.1 because i wanted a new GUI ... but microsoft appears to be as same as always ... just sells us old shit that hadn't changed since Windows Mobile 2003 ... poorly unacceptable ... like microsoft ... like always ... i'm just fed up with theses poors OSs, i hope the iPhone2 will get out soon, i will sell my trinity as soon as i can and get this really GOOD device !

there will never be improvements on WM from microsoft for a long time, everyone will have to wait until at least 1 year before seeing the first devices coming with WM7, so i prefer going to a brand that do good human-machine interfaces, and the iPhone is doing really good !

why would we have to stay to WM ?! the iPhone do the Exchange Sync ... i just don't understand anymore microsoft ...

[bigfoot]

I red somewhere that WM 6.1 pocket word and excell documents are in PC full format and for WM6.0 this format is only pocket. Is that true?

[eurorpeen]

Hi

Iphone ? ha ha ha ha

It's so buggy and you need itunes to use it .......

If you want another interface, try ifonz or another one available here

I use now WM6.1 on 3 devices : a trinity, a blue angel and a smartphone : so far so good

And I am not a big fan of Bill !

[SuperSport]

I bought two 8 Gig iPhones the first day they came out. One for myself, and one for my wife. The very next day, I returned mine (10% return charge). :mad:

My wife loves it because it's VERY simple to use, and you cannot mess things up easily. But for me, you have to HACK the PISS out of it to get it to do ANYTHING! It's network is dog slow, no MMS, no GPS, no SD slot, no programs to install, (untill I hacked it), it crashes more often than my WM6 devices, JOBS Locks it down every chance he gets, iTunes SUCKS and crashes Windows! I will admit, the screen and the multi-touch is impressive! It makes a GREAT iPod, but a usable communications tool, it's not. :rolleyes:

Even with all the hacks on it, it still does not compare to WM6. WM has litterally thousands of software programs you can use freely for just about anything. I'm sure in time, the iPhone will get closer, but for now, not for me.

My biggest pet peeve was the fact that my appointments would not show up on the main screen when I first turn it on. That's something I insist on with my WM phone.

If you want a great TOY with a fantastic screen, then it's fine. :D

[mbon]

i think differences are only little.. part of it is the sms system. 6.1 transform sms system into some kind of a chat window. well this is quite good considering it is easier to read the history messages

[esackbauer]

in fact, i was looking for WM6.1 because i wanted a new GUI ...

Why not trying the new SPB Mobile Shell 2.0 (http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/?en)?
I am very happy with this.

[SuperSport]

I apologize for getting side tracked.

iPhone does have a great GUI, it's just locked down making it hard to modify, at least for now. ;)

You are right, WM 6.1 GUI is basically the same. Thanks Bill! :p

WM 6.1 adds the threaded SMS as mentioned before. It IS slower, but I prefer this layout.

The task manager now shows a LOT more information including running processes, memory consumption, & CPU consumption.

I'm not having any of the problems reported by other users (ie: program incompatibilities, crashes, bluetooth, activesync, etc...), so it's MUCH quicker running on my phone.

Bluetooth is Much more reliable, and simple to hook up (0000 is automatic).

Browsing in File Explorer is Much Quicker.

It might just be me, but my speaker phone seems a bit louder.

Managed Programs as mentioned by Stingray66.

Wireless Lan seems to have less trouble for me. Stays connected without having to set it up constantly.

Just my experiences. :)

[Landy_2002]

6.1 is perfect for my Trinity, RAM memory avalaible about 25 Mb, A2DP is perfect and direct, without password, multitasking in best way.-
I don´t like the easy touch interface, but in fact, with SPB pocket plus interface is working perfect and with your own custom interface.-
I can see youtube and flash videos, no problem with video and audio files and 100% compatible with Corecodec media player.-

In my own opinion is the best OS for my trinity.-

Thanks Landy.-

[Stingray66]

i have been using PDAVIET 3.08.61.29WWE and it is excellent. I have many apps loaded and have not encountered a single problem. This rom is blazing fast and supports everything i have thrown at. 6.1 has been perfect for me i dont have any problems as i read. i literally install 1 to 2 apps per day and not a single issue. before this i was using FInixNOver WM6.1 and same thing not a single problem.

I agree and .NET 3.5 can be added too. With the tool of Modaco (.NET Configuration) it's possible to switch between .NET versions and even configure the version for each application.

[Stingray66]

in fact, i was looking for WM6.1 because i wanted a new GUI ... but microsoft appears to be as same as always ... just sells us old shit that hadn't changed since Windows Mobile 2003 ... poorly unacceptable ... like microsoft ... like always ... i'm just fed up with theses poors OSs, i hope the iPhone2 will get out soon, i will sell my trinity as soon as i can and get this really GOOD device !

there will never be improvements on WM from microsoft for a long time, everyone will have to wait until at least 1 year before seeing the first devices coming with WM7, so i prefer going to a brand that do good human-machine interfaces, and the iPhone is doing really good !

why would we have to stay to WM ?! the iPhone do the Exchange Sync ... i just don't understand anymore microsoft ...

Microsoft Mobile NOOB, too much alcohol or just talking bullshit?

Ignore this guy ....

[Stingray66]

I red somewhere that WM 6.1 pocket word and excell documents are in PC full format and for WM6.0 this format is only pocket. Is that true?

No, WM6 can have integrated Office 6.1 too.

[Stingray66]

i think differences are only little.. part of it is the sms system. 6.1 transform sms system into some kind of a chat window. well this is quite good considering it is easier to read the history messages

Yep, threaded SMS ... another advantage of WM 6.1

[nimnull]

Hi.

What are you all talking about. There is no official WM6.1 for Trinity, all this ROM - is home made. This is just vinaigrette, mess of different ROM, as well as WM6.

[Stingray66]

Just my experiences. :)

True and PDAVIET does have the most stable one.

FInixNOver is nice, but has a bug when communicating over the COM port (ActiveSync over Bluetooth or unchecked advanced network functionality).

[Stingray66]

6.1 is perfect for my Trinity, RAM memory avalaible about 25 Mb, A2DP is perfect and direct, without password, multitasking in best way.-
I don´t like the easy touch interface, but in fact, with SPB pocket plus interface is working perfect and with your own custom interface.-
I can see youtube and flash videos, no problem with video and audio files and 100% compatible with Corecodec media player.-

In my own opinion is the best OS for my trinity.-

Thanks Landy.-

Same for me. I unchecked HTC Home and I've added several SPB programs.

[SuperSport]

Hi.

What are you all talking about. There is no official WM6.1 for Trinity, all this ROM - is home made. This is just vinaigrette, mess of different ROM, as well as WM6.

Wow, what a statement! :(

While it is true there is no "Official Release" ROM for the Trinity, there IS an Official WM 6.1. GOOGLE it... What people here are doing is using the "Official Beta" and making it work with the Trinity. If you don't like it, don't use it.

PS: If you are not into the "home made" roms, what are you doing in this forum? :rolleyes:

[bigfoot]

I red somewhere that WM 6.1 pocket word and excell documents are in PC full format and for WM6.0 this format is only pocket. Is that true?

I found the answer, I'm the subscriber in www.pocketpctalk.com and I've got messages once a few days.
The last was as below:
"Pocket PC Talk Update
( Link: http://www.pocketpctalk.com/news.shtml )
Posted Monday, March 10 2008 by ChrisD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Office Mobile 6.1 is an upgrade to Office Mobile applications on Windows Mobile. The new upgrade supports the new Office 2007 file formats.



Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources.

To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007.

Other improvements include:

• Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
• Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
• Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.

Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1 Full Version to support Microsoft 2007 file formats

If your Windows Mobile device does not have a version of Microsoft Office Mobile prior to 6.1, you can purchase the full version of Microsoft Office Mobile  (Source: Microsoft Website)



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That was the main reason of my answer to make me sure about full format of WM6.1 office docs. It's very important I think - you have full information in these documents from your PC.

Bigfoot

[saminegm]

I found the answer, I'm the subscriber in www.pocketpctalk.com and I've got messages once a few days.
The last was as below:
"Pocket PC Talk Update
( Link: http://www.pocketpctalk.com/news.shtml )
Posted Monday, March 10 2008 by ChrisD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Office Mobile 6.1 is an upgrade to Office Mobile applications on Windows Mobile. The new upgrade supports the new Office 2007 file formats.



Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources.

To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007.

Other improvements include:

• Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
• Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
• Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.

Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1 Full Version to support Microsoft 2007 file formats

If your Windows Mobile device does not have a version of Microsoft Office Mobile prior to 6.1, you can purchase the full version of Microsoft Office Mobile  (Source: Microsoft Website)



Sponsor:

Visit Pocket PC FAQ's Amazon Store - http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/amazonstore/

To unsubscribe visit http://www.pocketpctalk.com/subscribe.shtml

Copyright 2005, Pocket PC Talk, All Rights Reserved"

That was the main reason of my answer to make me sure about full format of WM6.1 office docs. It's very important I think - you have full information in these documents from your PC.

Bigfoot

please keep in mind that Windows Mobile and Office Mobile refer to different things: The first is the Operating System while the second is Word Mobile, Power Point Mobile, Excel Mobile ...