Help with upgrading my K-JAM to WM6 & picking a ROM, etc.

[SMS92]

Hey all, I hope you'll go easy on me as this is the first time I've ever flashed a WM device and the prospect of going wrong has caused me to post here! If anyone could talk me through this I'd be most greatful. :)

First off thanks for the guide (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Wizard%20Windows%20Mobile%206%2 0for%20newbies) which I've been studying for the best part of the day! I now think I'm ready to give it a try.

I have an i-mate K-JAM with an IPL/SPL of 2.16 which I assume means I have a G3.

I hope I've got it right...

I assume I'll need to downgrade using the Button rom to 1.05 then use Lokiwiz to perform a CID unlock (dunno if my device is CID locked or not, I'll just guess that it is).
Next step will be to upgrade to this T-Mobile ROM and then upgrade to IPL/SPL 3.08 to make the device boot faster.

Now it's time to flash with a WM6 rom right?! :).

I'm a little wary of the huge variety of ROMs available. I realise I can't ask 'what's the best ROM' which is fine but I'd like to know which roms people would recommend for maintaining the same functionality of the original WM5 rom that came with my K-JAM, give me the ability to make VoIP calls (I have a voipcheap sip account) and be rather speedy.
I've heard good things about the TNT ROM which appears to have the above things I need. I assume this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367534) is the ROM I'll need - I think I'd prefer to add apps seperately so I guess it's best to go with the 'Official' version over 'Professional'.

About VoIP - I've seen people have been having issues with the other persons sound coming from the loudspeaker, has this issue been sorted now?

Let's say I decide to go back to WM5 (for whatever reason) at a later stage, I assume this'll still be possible by following the exact same downgrade/upgrade steps in the guide?

I hope I'm on the right path. Thanks to anyone who can help out! :)

[fayizk1]

HAY

I UPDATE MY K-JAM WITH TNT WM 6.1 TOUCHFLO ROM IT WORKING FINE


LINK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367534

[SMS92]

HAY

I UPDATE MY K-JAM WITH TNT WM 6.1 TOUCHFLO ROM IT WORKING FINE


LINK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367534

Cheers, did you follow the same kinda procedure in my post? Have you messed with VoIP at all, if so how's it working for you?

Is WM6 running a lot smoother than WM5?

:)

[SMS92]

All done!

Just have one last question for now here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2086492#post2086492) :)

[elecconnec]

All done!

Just have one last question for now here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2086492#post2086492) :)

Sorry, I've tuned into your question late. If it helps, I'm using mfrazz's XM6r3 ROM (I tried a more recent one that was buggier and went back to 3.) VoIP (Internet Calling) worked "right out of the box"- I just had to load one of the VoIP configuration utilities floating around here to enter my provider settings.

The only two issues really are that it uses the loadspeaker instead of the earspeaker (but bluetooth works fine) and the biggest issue- the Wizard is just too d**m slow for Internet Calling to work well- the audio is very choppy without overclocking (which I'm loathe to do.)

Fring, from Fring.com is a decent app for VoIP on slow WM phones like the Wizard, so I have that installed as well. It lets you use Skype, Google Talk, and a few other VoIPs as well as one SIP provider all in one app. It's not perfect either- it also uses the loudspeakers, it's akward to dial from (it has no real "dial pad"- you can either dial an existing contact by selecting one, or another number by selecting any contact and "overriding" their displayed number), it doesn't support DTMF (so there's no way to "press 1 for English...") and it always leaves the device volume at full blast when you exit the app, but it's got the best audio quality of any VoIP app I've used on the Wizard. (I used it from Mexico back in January over my hotel's WiFi to make $0.02/minute calls back to the States rather than T-Mobile's generous $1.49/min roam rate!)