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Hey guys, just joined up with this forum. I just purchased the ATT 8525 today and hopefully it will be here in a few days. Is there anything that i should know more about this phone, besides specs and stuff? Anything that i should do when i get the phone? Any advice will be good.
Thanks

Welcome to xda! There is a wealth of information here for your phone. Before your next post:
1. Read the sticky at the top of the Hermes section regarding posting (trust me its for your own good)
2. Get VERY familiar with this section of the site:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
If I were you I would spend some serious time reading through the forums before you decide to do anything to your phone. It will definitiely help you in the long run. Good Luck!

hi and welcome
i'm not as familiar with the unit you have but i think it's also known as wizard....guyz, please feel free to correct me if i'm wrong here... but in any case, scroll down the main forum page and you should see the section dedicated to the wizard. from there you can browse around and check the extremely useful list of topics for the device.
cheers

No..see my signature. The 8525 is a Hermes. I have the same phone.

norwstman30, welcome to xda-devs!!!
please, please, please, please, search and read! everything you will run into IS on this forum and posting a question of what to do when your 8525 (hermes) freezes or drops calls.. etc will annoy the rest of us. The wiki has all you need to know, welcome to owning a great device!
i own the imate jasjam which is the same as the 8525 except its black and has a camera on the front. I'm on at&t aswell in austin, texas... hook 'em horns!

Hey, just joined, purchased the Softbank X01HT, and the person previously installed the english pack. Will definately read through the wiki first.
Just wanted to say hi!

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Newbie Section Needed

This question is for the moderators....
I think this board is great, but I think it needs a newbie section. somewhere newbies can go to get an overview of what with the phones.
I'm asking for this just because I am a real newbie I inherited a XDA phone from my nephew because he upgraded to the XDA III I think and I have no Idea what is going on.
I think there are common things between all the phones that can be explained such as rom versions, design etc.
thanx
If you take a look at the top of your screen, you will see an link to http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
Ever tried this?
HTH
Stefan
we are all start from a newbie...
what i'm doing is to read and read then search...
anyway welcome...

please help the newbie!!!!

I have a Qtek 9100 with wm5, when I start it up it reads:
Ipl 2.17.0001
Spl 2.17.0001
Gsm 02.07.10
Os 2.17.7.2
I would like to upgrade it to WM6 and maybe add some of the new features of the HTC touch. I love the wizard and refuse to give up the keyboard but would like to have some of the functionality of the touch. I can hack a pc just fine but have never messed around on a mobile before. I do not want to brick this thing. I have PHM registry editor installed on my wizard. I was hoping someone had a clear cut answer on how to upgrade my device to WM6 and install some cool apps along the way. I love reading the many posts on this great site, I have learned alot. If anyone can help out this newbie I would be forever grateful.
Read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298613
more questions
Thanks for the reply, I have determined that I have G4 unlocked model. Now the next question that I have is do I need to upgrade my existing rom before installing a WM6 rom. If not do you have any suggestions on which WM6 rom to install?
Did you mean CID Unlocked G4? If you are not sure then look for shell tool and follow some others in G4 forum.
I checked and it is CID unlocked, so my next question is which WM6 rom should I use? Does anyone know if the new "touch" applications will work on a g4 model? I have searched through the G4 postings and I have not found anything on this.
My idea
jeep_man said:
I checked and it is CID unlocked, so my next question is which WM6 rom should I use? Does anyone know if the new "touch" applications will work on a g4 model? I have searched through the G4 postings and I have not found anything on this.
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I think NBD 7.4 is the best WM6 "touched" rom...
But I don't know if it's working on G4 wiz....
btw, look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311534
Ciao
Tommaso
G3 and G4 have nothing different apart from the boot chip. So it should work (I may be wrong but you can safely give a try).
jeep_man said:
I have a Qtek 9100 with wm5, when I start it up it reads:
Ipl 2.17.0001
Spl 2.17.0001
Gsm 02.07.10
Os 2.17.7.2
I would like to upgrade it to WM6 and maybe add some of the new features of the HTC touch. I love the wizard and refuse to give up the keyboard but would like to have some of the functionality of the touch. I can hack a pc just fine but have never messed around on a mobile before. I do not want to brick this thing. I have PHM registry editor installed on my wizard. I was hoping someone had a clear cut answer on how to upgrade my device to WM6 and install some cool apps along the way. I love reading the many posts on this great site, I have learned alot. If anyone can help out this newbie I would be forever grateful.
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Read the wiki
Don't remember who shared this, but I thought it would be appropriate here:
The members of this forum are advanced users, and they are expecting this from other members too. Thus if you don't want to lose your face in front of the other members, I suggest you try to solve your problems yourself first, and then search on this forum and even on the whole internet, and if then you still couldn't solve your problem, the link 'Post reply' or the link 'New thread' on this forum are there for you...So you will be sure that the problem you couldn't solve, isn't just something explained before and other members of this forum won't laugh at you...
The members with very high post count will not always be able to help you out in the best way...It is very easy to post hundreds of replies every day, but it's much harder to post so many useful replies! Sometimes you will see a thread becoming very long, thanks to some users willing to thank someone over hundreds of time. Of course, it is very polite to thank someone that helped you out, but you will see that all those thank you and other useless post are making it very hard for you and other members to find the posts that really will help you out of your little problem...So, an other suggestion for you is that you only post what really matters, that way, you will very soon be so popular in this forum and on any other forum that you might get famous by a lot of people and a lot of people might even remember you every time they are using their Pocket PC...wouldn't that be great??!
So, now you got a little introduction to this forum I'm sure you will find out your way and make it to the 'Search' button just on top of every page on this forum. Then, a new world will open for you, you will be able to find tons of information, more than ten or twenty thread are just on the subject what you where asking for and you will see that while you are searching, you will very soon get a little frustrated to find more than ten times exactly the same instructions to solve your problem. I am sure, very soon we will see some replies from you asking other members to just use that little search link before posting a question that was solved ten times before on this forum...
Have a nice day, we hope you will be able to help us out too if we got some problem that you might be able to solve!!

Beginner help needed.

im brand new to all of this and just purchased my tilt. Im actually really overwhelmed with all of the info on this site and have no idea where to start? any suggestions?
thanks,
nick
wondrbred123 said:
im brand new to all of this and just purchased my tilt. Im actually really overwhelmed with all of the info on this site and have no idea where to start? any suggestions?
thanks,
nick
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My advice is to start where most of us started the 3rd sticky down, faq's, wiki, and just trial and error. There is a lot of info but it will all come in handy. Just by doing the stuff yourself and getting your hands dirty, you will have a better grasp on everything. And there is not a lot of personal hand holding here because of all the information. But welcome, and once you start this you won't stop, it really fun!
wondrbred123 said:
im brand new to all of this and just purchased my tilt. Im actually really overwhelmed with all of the info on this site and have no idea where to start? any suggestions?
thanks,
nick
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It's all in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369282
Just read, read everthing
You need HardSPL before you can flash anything. And your ROM and Radio must be compatable when you flash. What that means is explained in there.
Ta
Dave
thanks for the feedback
Consider this a friendly warning. First Post is a New Thread, not a good start. You are violating the "laws of the land." Search for your answer. Read the Wikis and Stickies! Post your question in relevant thread.
I have over 1000 posts and I've created 0 threads. Because I post my questions in relevant threads.
Anyway, Welcome to XDA-Developers.
Have a look at the Information in my Signature.
I agree
I did it all myself... I just got my tilt last wednesday... takes some reading but it sure beats getting flamed.
Welcome to XDA...
Welcome to XDA!
Whenever joining a new forum, like visiting a good friends house, learn the customs & house rules straight away.
Take time to read the forum stickie threads at the top of each forum section. Your biggest helper will be the Stickies & the wiki. It's also a good idea to take a look at some of the older threads, specifically Blue Angel & Hermes when it comes to tools as you will learn much of the theory & knowledge that has gone into the tools most take for granted today.
Also, PLEASE post in the appropriate place! The development thread is for Developmental knowledge & issues only.
Thank you!
CLOSED.

New TyTN II P4550

Guys and Gals
I've been reading these Post's for weeks and Months now reviewing phones, and trying to narrow down the PDA of my taste ,First of all you all are Great!!! I Live in the US and been looking at the Kaiser Models (P4550) but there seems to be several versions that are on the Market (Amazon) and i see 3 differant Models and staying away from the ( TILT) Which of the 3 differant Models i have listed here would be the choice? That being said, I know what i would like to do with the phone for my taste but would one Kaiser here be more compatible with ROM flashing tweaking verses the other? I would appreciate any experiences advice from anyone.
Thanks, Rob
Forgot the URL's
1st
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-P4550-KAISER-UNLOCKED-PHONE/dp/B000VXGBJU/ref=pd_sbs_misc_1
2nd
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-TyTN-II-MSFT-Wind/dp/B001BMS8GY/ref=pd_sbs_misc_4
3rd Kaiser
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-II-Unlocked-Smartphone-Slot-International/dp/B000W09N9W/ref=pd_sbs_misc_2
Thanks again..
Welcome to the forum
I would recommend to post this on the Kaiser forum
Also please READ the Wiki
Enjoy!
orb3000 said:
Welcome to the forum
I would recommend to post this on the Kaiser forum
Also please READ the Wiki
Enjoy!
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Thanx, I realized hwat i did after the fact and wondered how do i now delete it and move it over..
Thanks Again, Will Do!

New to Smartphones and everything here

Hi I finally got my first "Smartphone"...the HTC Tilt2. I have been looking around for apps to try and a place for any good downloads/games for it and I saw a lot about these forums. So I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on how to get started. Thanks in advance...
Welcome to forums
Have a look on Rhodium sections, you´ll find all you need over there.
Also read the Wiki.
Read, Search, Respect and Enjoy!

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