Tytn II on three network

[mancuk29]

I have just purchased off ebay this extreemly good phone, I was sick of my nokia e71 and fancied a change, I missed the touch screen of phones ive had in the past.

Question for everyone the firmware seems a little buggy and ive checked on htc;s website but any upgrades wont work with my serial number (the phone is original htc but with 3 software on it)

Does anyone else have this problem with their 3 mobile and has anyone on 3 upgraded the firmware to one of the 6.5 versions available and if so does all the settings still work after the upgrade.

Ive upgraded my last wm phone so im ok at doing it but what I dont want is to lose all settings and not be able to access the internet etc ..

cheers in advance - good to be back on xda site ... never again will I buy a nokia !!!

chris

[stylez]

All custom ROMs come with connection setup to which will setup 3 as carrier ;)

[mancuk29]

All custom ROMs come with connection setup to which will setup 3 as carrier ;)

superb question then where can I find the original firmware should I decide against the custom rom ?? I had a lot of trial and errors on my last xda phone and ended up back on the original firmware

i cant wait to get rid of the 3 firmware cos it sucks however wanna be safe just in case and have the backed up firware around

cheers and thanks for the swift response

chris

[denco7]

You may be able to find an original 3 rom someplace ( there isn't one in the wiki ) or you can dump your own rom

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334680

But once you hardspl your phone to flash a custom rom, you will be able to flash anyone's stock rom, Vodaphone,Orange, T-Mobile...........

[mancuk29]

ive been searching for the original 3 firmware which ive now found however when I look at the different radio's on htc's 6.5 firmware generic its different whats the radio do =- what i dont wanna do is upgrade and find nowt works

has anyone out there upgraded their tytn ii on three with a rom and had no issues - if so which one ... cheers chris

[stylez]

ive been searching for the original 3 firmware which ive now found however when I look at the different radio's on htc's 6.5 firmware generic its different whats the radio do =- what i dont wanna do is upgrade and find nowt works

has anyone out there upgraded their tytn ii on three with a rom and had no issues - if so which one ... cheers chris

The Radio effects signal/gps fix/battery life and the outcome of which is best is very much varied by location.

The STICKY (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533976) in ROM Development holds alot of valuable info from how to flash to Radios etc.

[Blinkydamo]

I have the Kaiser on 3. I have changed the ROM several times and the radio once. I have found that the signal is better on the radio I am using and the ROM's are brilliant. WM6.5 is great, just waiting for a stable wm6.5 with the new m2d v2 installed.

Wack one on and have some fun, just hardspl it first.

[mancuk29]

I have the Kaiser on 3. I have changed the ROM several times and the radio once. I have found that the signal is better on the radio I am using and the ROM's are brilliant. WM6.5 is great, just waiting for a stable wm6.5 with the new m2d v2 installed.

Wack one on and have some fun, just hardspl it first.


Yes will hard spl it ..... which radio did you put on ?

I did on my original tytn without the keyboard (cant remember the name of it) some of the roms I didnt like but always was rest assured that I could change the rom without risk cos of hard spl ...

which rom would you suggest ? do they have the connections setup on it so that I can set up sm/mms/internet access im not that bothered about planet 3 but need internet ...

im gonna risk rom upgrade cos the one ive got is horrendous , ive reset it several times ......

just wanna know which one you suggest ,....

[damianiw]

Hi

I picked up an Orange TytnII off ebay and after putting hard SPL on I have been using many roms fine on three UK :-)

My favourite is this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519715

although be sure to check out many of the other excellent roms on here, there is some real talented chef's, I also like the PDA corner roms

Regarding stock I used an orange UK stock rom that also changed the radio, read the instructions well on here as you'll want to make sure you hard reset, stock rom, stock radio, hard reset then 6.5 then radio then another hard reset just to make sure you clear everything.

Regarding radio you can try many different ones, again read the posts you'll find some just don't allow you to make / receive calls if they're not in line with the rom.

I think I have my current setup in my signature.

Also be sure to check out the posts with the iskoot client configured for three's free skype access, getting free MSN is a bit trickier and to be honest the java client is a bit flaky for my liking so I just use it out of my allowance !

pm me if you get stuck

Damian

[Blinkydamo]

I have been using this rom, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507281, found it to be very good.

The radio I have been using is 1710901 but you will have to try a few and see which one is the best for you.

Blinky

[mancuk29]

so the radio doesnt matter to the mobile phone supplier ..... as long as the radio and new firmware works together it will work on 3 .... ?

ive found a possible firmware but the radio has to be different so its gonna be both upgraded ... im just concerned as 3 software is so tied down that i dont wanna have a non working phone

ive upgraded before on a previous htc phone but didnt have to do radio upgrades .....

ta

[8eaker]

so the radio doesnt matter to the mobile phone supplier ..... as long as the radio and new firmware works together it will work on 3 .... ?

ive found a possible firmware but the radio has to be different so its gonna be both upgraded ... im just concerned as 3 software is so tied down that i dont wanna have a non working phone

ive upgraded before on a previous htc phone but didnt have to do radio upgrades .....

ta

I too have an unlocked Orange Tytn II I got on orange contract and unlocked on day 1. Gave Orange sim to the missus and jumped over to three.
I have used a numbe of roms and radios, but currently use Shifu 19 WWE with radio 1.70.19.09. Works perfectly.
I reckon 3 is the perfect network in the UK for Tytn II as PAYG internet allowances are very good.
Its not as tied down as you think. I have the ISkoot WM client running using 3 connections for free calls etc and also SkypeManager running on home PC to get 100% free calls to all uk landlines too. Google SkypeManager.
Have fun!

[mancuk29]

well took the plunge this afternoon and hard spl'd, upgraded rom and radio how easy was that ... finally got a phone that doesnt crash and everything works superb ... settled for stylez black wwe with radio 1.70.19.09

superb thanks for all your help - very happy kaiser owner !!! ....
now I know how easy the process is im sure my firmware will change regularly all you rom makers superb keep up the good work :)

[A7mag3ddon]

Dont forget to do the N95 spoof to get free MSN live usage on 3 network.

Ive been on 3 for a while now and think its great, signal isnt allways good where i live though, but what can you expect living at the bottom of the uk.