Hello I am new to the forums. I was wondering, I have the sprint TP2 and wanted to upgrade to the WM 6.5. Is it possible to do this? I was reading through the forums but was unsure if this was able to be done for the CDMA versions yet. If so what Flashing utility is the best to use and also what ROM and radio is the best. I have never upgraded before and could use your help. Thank you for your help
No. Not yet.
jrezak321 said:
I was wondering, I have the sprint TP2 and wanted to upgrade to the WM 6.5. Is it possible to do this?
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Sprint has said that they will not officially release an update until early 2010. [pcmag.com]
jrezak321 said:
I was reading through the forums but was unsure if this was able to be done for the CDMA versions yet.
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Apparently you didn't read past the first 1/4 of the screen. I can still see 2 windows mobile 6.5 upgrade specific threads on the first page. Make sure you do a search before posting another thread about this.
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Apparently you didn't read past the first 1/4 of the screen. I can still see 2 windows mobile 6.5 upgrade specific threads on the first page. Make sure you do a search before posting another thread about this.
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dude, don't be an ass. It's his first post.
Here's the skinny.
1. When the Official 6.5 update is uncertain. Though PCMag said 2010, I have a hard time believing that with the AT&T Tilt already selling with it. The windows mobile 6.5 update page says Oct/Nov for TP2, but we don't know if that means all versions. I'm guessing it means the different versions of it will be available throughout Oct and Nov. Just a guess.
2. Unofficial upgrades (hacked roms) to 6.5 are not possible for the CDMA version yet (Verizon and Sprint). In order to do it, you need the HardSPL bootloader. This is in development and hasn't been completed yet. When it does, we'll be able to load on any rom we want to the TP2. However, there might be a bit of a learning curve.
Let me know if you need anymore help (maybe PM me) and I'll be happy to.
Here is a couple of suggestions:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1224088#post1224088
The above link is for updates to the completion of HardSPL from PPCGeeks.
If you twitter, follow: mightyrom
Mike is very good on updates and the ROM for my Diamond was as solid as anything. I am sure his Touch Pro 2 ROM will be great as well.
Mightyrom.com
Sprint will be releasing wm 6.5 by the end of November. It isn't Sprint we are waiting on it is HTC we are waiting on.
Idiot
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Apparently you didn't read past the first 1/4 of the screen. I can still see 2 windows mobile 6.5 upgrade specific threads on the first page. Make sure you do a search before posting another thread about this.
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When someone ask a question just answer them, don't be a butt dude.
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Sprint will be releasing wm 6.5 by the end of November. It isn't Sprint we are waiting on it is HTC we are waiting on.
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I would have to see some hard proof on this . There is so much rumor and conjecture, unsubstantiated rumors are something we do not need.
Hey super first post answered all the questions that i was wondering about
You don't need "Help!!" so don't yell like you do.
Jeezus.
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Sprint will be releasing wm 6.5 by the end of November. It isn't Sprint we are waiting on it is HTC we are waiting on.
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wonder why HTC since they releasing european version as we speak. Hope its soon 6.5 has so much better drivers.
I was speaking to the manager of North America via phone the other day. I know, but it was related to a few tickets I had submitted to HTC directly, and since they had not been resolved, he touched base with me directly via phone.
We went back and forth on an item or two about two weeks ago, and on Saturday I believe, when he called, I asked when it might be officially known when these updates would roll out.
He couldn't confirm what phones it would be rolled out for and when, but he said the official announcement would be in 1-2 weeks tops.
Hey, it's not accurate or a promise, but at least it's a window to deal with.
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I would have to see some hard proof on this . There is so much rumor and conjecture, unsubstantiated rumors are something we do not need.
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I too have been told by a reliable souce inside at sprint that it will be sometime in Nov. They have it now and are testing and tweaking it. They wont release it unless its ready.
On Microsofts web site they are saying it will be released October 2009/November 2009. I too just got my TP2 on Sprint and can not wait to upgrade to 6.5.
Below is the link on Microsoft's website where it say they will release 6.5 for the TP2.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-upgrade.mspx
Strange
I don't understand why HTC is having such a problem with this. Isn't the Imagio essentially the same phone? Other than no hardware keyboard and a 5 Megapixel camera?
Why can't they just cuplicate it for the Touch Pro 2?
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I don't understand why HTC is having such a problem with this. Isn't the Imagio essentially the same phone? Other than no hardware keyboard and a 5 Megapixel camera?
Why can't they just cuplicate it for the Touch Pro 2?
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Why do you assume it's HTC that's holding things up? Most likely, it's Verizon/Sprint. They have to customize and test the ROMs before releasing them. The ROM HTC released is for the unbranded European device which includes no vendor customizations.
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I don't understand why HTC is having such a problem with this. Isn't the Imagio essentially the same phone? Other than no hardware keyboard and a 5 Megapixel camera?
Why can't they just cuplicate it for the Touch Pro 2?
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I would have to say it is the carriers. They just released updates for the non-carrier phones. Carriers are well known for these issues.
This is now possible with Mighty Room, or the likes, http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=98
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I just spoke with Verizon customer service and they have no idea when or IF our Touch Pro 2 will get the Windows 6.5 ROM update.
They tell me this just as they released the same phone minus the external keyboard (Imagio) with Windows 6.5 already installed!
Guess we need to keep waiting.........
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UPDATE: I sent HTC an email asking about the update and this is their response:
Thank you for contacting HTC about updating the Verizon Pro2 to Windows Mobile 6.5.
I understand wanting to keep the device up-to-date. Regretfully, HTC does not currently have a software update for your device. The carriers request all software updates for the devices that they offer from HTC. Once the carrier contacts HTC about updating the software or changes to the devices, HTC’s Research & Development Team work with same department from the carrier to create the software. When and update is created it is tested by the carrier and then HTC host the software on our web site for download by customers free of charge or at http://www.pcdphones.com/uts_downloads.aspx. The updates are individually adaptered for each device and carrier.
You can also visit www.hctwiki.com for self-help and to participate in a survey.
Thank you,
Kay
HTC Technical Support
www.htc.com
www.htcwiki.com
I wish their response was that Verizon was currently testing the new ROM. Instead, it seems that HTC has not even received the request from Verizon to get a new ROM ready....... Now I wonder if I should have gotten the Imagio instead.......
i think we are definately going to see the hspl before we see any stock 6.5 roms. and once we get the hspl then its all custom after that anyway. it woulda been fun to play with 6.5 while waiting for the hspl, but oh well
someone from ppcgeeks posted a reply from HTC Support saying they are just about to startdeveloping the new 6.5 Rom updates...so its gonna be awhile if that is true
I was talking to the Verizon guys yesterday and the one I was talking to said there were rumors of the end of this month, but it depends on something with Microsoft. I'm not so sure he understood what I was talking about though, so take it with a grain of salt hah.
chewie1890 said:
but it depends on something with Microsoft.
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haha. playing the blame game.
verizon customer service
yea verizon just told me the same thing this morning from vz customer service and tech support both said they see nothing in the system and know nothing about a 6.5 rom upgrade its a shame these carriers just dont want to put any effort into the phones
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yea verizon just told me the same thing this morning from vz customer service and tech support both said they see nothing in the system and know nothing about a 6.5 rom upgrade its a shame these carriers just dont want to put any effort into the phones
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Agreed. I dont know what it is like at every carrier...but this phone (HTC TP2) is getting rav reviews and selling out here in the states.. I don't get the lack of motivation...
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Agreed. I dont know what it is like at every carrier...but this phone (HTC TP2) is getting rav reviews and selling out here in the states.. I don't get the lack of motivation...
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Here's the cynic in me:
A: They've already sold the phone, and they're selling like hotcakes so why change it... then again why put the effort in if they weren't selling? haha
B: Funny thing about them selling out, the local "Premium VZW dealer" (Not actually verizon) doesn't stock HTC phones and only stocks blackberries as they are easier to use... which is funny because they've lost selling at least three premium phones in the last couple weeks amongst my friends.
I am getting tired of winmo bashing.
I actually talked to their tech support a few days ago and he said that it was in the cards, but there wasn't an official date yet. Perhaps they're modifying the ROM for their services *shrugs*
Nah eff that, if verizon does some stupid modifying for there server, i really hope we get a hard-spl soon. I never really cared if we did itd be nice ofcourse. But thats why verizon phones suck so much is there damn way they do there stuff.
I would imagine that they would want to push out 6.5 to the few thousand people who have 6.1 Touch Pro 2's. I'm sure they don't want to have to support both 6.5 and 6.1 on tech support as it would increase costs. Hopefully, the hold up is related to tweaks HTC and Verizon are making to fix the annoying little things. Maybe we'll see the update when the TP2's get back in stock as they probably want all of them to be the same.
I just talked with a couple of verizon business reps and its rumored internally with the company that the 6.5 rom will be released the end of OCT. Microsofts website states OCT/NOV.
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I would imagine that they would want to push out 6.5 to the few thousand people who have 6.1 Touch Pro 2's. I'm sure they don't want to have to support both 6.5 and 6.1 on tech support as it would increase costs. Hopefully, the hold up is related to tweaks HTC and Verizon are making to fix the annoying little things. Maybe we'll see the update when the TP2's get back in stock as they probably want all of them to be the same.
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It seems to me a little weird that they all of a sudden where out of stock a few days before 6.5 and the new Imagio phone. I think like on the Storm they have just taken them out of circulation and when they return the new ones will have 6.5 and we will have a new ROM. This happened twice with the Storm when it got updates to the Blackberry OS. It was out of stock for 3 weeks when the current update was rolled out then all of a sudden it was in stock again and the update was on their site. I'm kinda wandering if when we get 6.5 we are also gonna see the phone having VCast TV like the Imagio. Its probably hardware capable. Of course its been out for three years now and its still only in the same 20 markets with a promise of more to come that entire time.
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I don't think they're going to release 6.5 for the TP2 ever. Why bother? They can't even manage their own website half the time. Obviously they don't have the resources to upgrade stuff for 'free'.
Plus, even if they did, I wouldn't bother, assuming XDA cracks this bastard.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be HTC to release the update anyway??
Got 2 ROM ups for my Titan before, so..........
gliscameria said:
I don't think they're going to release 6.5 for the TP2 ever. Why bother? They can't even manage their own website half the time. Obviously they don't have the resources to upgrade stuff for 'free'.
Plus, even if they did, I wouldn't bother, assuming XDA cracks this bastard.
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My previous Verizon phone was an XV6800 (Titan) and they came out not with one, but with TWO ROM upgrades during the time I had it, so I have hope that we will get the upgrade soon. Check this website, they have Vendors ROMS for many phones. Hopefully we will see the TP2 listed soon!
http://www.pcdphones.com/uts_downloads.aspx
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My previous Verizon phone was an XV6800 (Titan) and they came out not with one, but with TWO ROM upgrades during the time I had it, so I have hope that we will get the upgrade soon. Check this website, they have Vendors ROMS for many phones. Hopefully we will see the TP2 listed soon!
http://www.pcdphones.com/uts_downloads.aspx
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There will be a 6.5 rom update available for our phones. It's just a matter of when. Some say it could be another month or two.
RecTorum said:
My previous Verizon phone was an XV6800 (Titan) and they came out not with one, but with TWO ROM upgrades during the time I had it, so I have hope that we will get the upgrade soon. Check this website, they have Vendors ROMS for many phones. Hopefully we will see the TP2 listed soon!
http://www.pcdphones.com/uts_downloads.aspx
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Almost forgot to mention this as well, I had a titan myself, a very useful but unfortunately very underpowered phone. Anyway, in case anyone missed this, here's the estimated time for the 6.5 ROM updates for the TP2's
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-upgrade.mspx
RecTorum said:
My previous Verizon phone was an XV6800 (Titan) and they came out not with one, but with TWO ROM upgrades during the time I had it, so I have hope that we will get the upgrade soon. Check this website, they have Vendors ROMS for many phones. Hopefully we will see the TP2 listed soon!
http://www.pcdphones.com/uts_downloads.aspx
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You stated exactly what I was going to say to him. With the XV6800 sure it was locked out of several things (e.g. GPS) and what not but all ROM updates were FREE to download from the site. Also as most have seen they have released the 6.5 ROM over in Europe, so it is only a matter of time before Verizon releases the ROM. Oh and for those that don't know it is Verizon who choose the date at which to release the ROM, HTC and Microsoft only provide the software.
Anywho...my TP2 rocks and I can't wait for the ROM to be released, 6.5 is an excellent upgrade from 6.1 as far as finger friendly, and touch screen go.
Hello there all you experts at the XDA forums.
I am a first time poster to this site and a first time user of a Windows Mobile device.
I recently purchase the Touch Pro 2 and have been patiently...or impatiently if you want to be honest...waiting for the 6.5 Window Mobile Update.
Since the odds of receiving the upgrade (sooner than later) are getting slimmer and slimmer each day, I have come to you fine folks for help.
Are there any 6.5 roms for the Verizon Touch Pro 2?
I have used 6.5 on some other devices and I like the new GUI.
Thank you for any help you can provide. Also, if there are some rom available I will definitely need some help flashing my device.
Step by step directions for the beginner will be needed.
Thanks everyone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568714
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/wm65-upgrade.mspx
At this time we are waiting for the device to be unlocked. I have a very good feeling that this will happen before verizon releases their version. I stopped at my companies verizon store today and they had nothing as far as info goes.
Jmallit said:
At this time we are waiting for the device to be unlocked. I have a very good feeling that this will happen before verizon releases their version. I stopped at my companies verizon store today and they had nothing as far as info goes.
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The Verizon store will never have any info about the 6.5 update, just as they had no idea the Touch Pro2 had been released three days earlier when I went in to find a case. There's almost no need for them to know about a software update.
What might it be?
Hmmmm... let's start with the obvious... new website?
defaced maybe?
2 hours ago the site just show black background
I just noticed this too. Very intresting. They have links for twitter youtube and myspace up. wonder what will be when they come back online. 3am for me. im soo tired. must sleep and see surprise tomorrow. mebe a release for the diamond 2 finally.
Coencidentaly, before I wandered over to htc.com I had a message on my phone from microsoft to collect and send information and that there are updates for my windows phone and i shoukd connect it to the computer which im about to do. Very intresting. we shall see when i awake.
Even more intresting is that this came up on a 6.5.1 ROM for my TD2.
That would be the announcement of AT&T 3G version.
YOU'VE HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS!!!
Well it's up again, so what's the big news or improvement?
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Well it's up again, so what's the big news or improvement?
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I think its just the flash advertisment... Each you corresponds to one phone Thats all i can see at least.
4 YOUs link to Hero... 3 to the Imagio and 2 to the Tilt 2...
Release SDK! <3 as if!
I do not see any changes on WWW and RUS Sites..
But Russian unofficial HTC site says that they can't find the lastest HTC Hero and HTC Diamond rom..
And small changes will be in late October.
but it is only rumors ...
Surprise?
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What might it be?
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The biggest surpriese for us from htc would be definitely a official rom upgrade to wm 6.5 for devices like htc touch viva. I dont understand why microsoft and htc dont wanna provide upgrade for these devices when they are running smoothly wm 6.5.1 that is 230xx.
What crap. The only change is to the US site with flash animation that says YOU and advertises the Ugly Sprint version of the Hero. The original is better. and the Imagio for verizon and the HTC Tilt2 (TP2) from AT&T.
So as a fellow sprint customer and having the TP2, we all have been waiting when they will be will release Win Mo 6.5 and they keep pushing the date and pushing the date. Well i have a friend who has the Tp2 for T Mobile and that phone has Win Mo 6.5 features and its especially different then my Sprint TP2. Well about a week ago for about a sec i pressed the start menu on the top right corner and instead of it going straight to the programs menu it gave a the feature that seen Win Mo 6.5 Tp2 phones have and was wondering if anyone will know if i possibly have the update or do you think that it was some sort of test cause IDK? Any information will help
You wont have 6.5 until you download the updated ROM, when released, to your computer and flash the phone. It isnt going to magically show up in the phone.
^^ agreed!
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Jason85 said:
You wont have 6.5 until you download the updated ROM, when released, to your computer and flash the phone. It isnt going to magically show up in the phone.
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None of which would stop you from putting any number of WinMo 6.5 roms on your phone right now. Flashing the TP2 is not rocket science and there are very stable 6.5 roms out...or questionably stable 6.5.3 roms if you're feeling adventurous.
Has anyone from the States tried the Win Mo 6.5 upgrade from HTC's site and had success with it from any carrier?
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Has anyone from the States tried the Win Mo 6.5 upgrade from HTC's site and had success with it from any carrier?
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what upgrade from HTC's site??? what phone is it for???
Rhodium I think, but that's for the GSM version of the phone. You might brick the CDMA version of it.
Sprint TP2 > 6.5 Update
While Microsoft recently estimated a Sprint Touch Pro2 update to 6.5/x was due February 2010, that has changed.
The MS Mobile site was updated yesterday and it now reads:
Touch Pro 2 HTC Sprint Date not yet available
I was hoping to avoid flashing (with the native HTC Messaging issues), I'm more than disappointed to have the ETA changed.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news ~
boooooo
yeah this delay kind of sucks. I hope sprint somehow pushes out a unique new 6.5 rom that's better than vzw and at&t's.
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gazgiz79 said:
yeah this delay kind of sucks. I hope sprint somehow pushes out a unique new 6.5 rom that's better than vzw and at&t's.
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We can only hope, but I doubt it.
The day that 6.5 came out on October 22 I was checking my phone every hour trying to get my update to 6.5 not knowing that it wasn't going to be released. Oddly enough I DID get an upgrade notice, but when I went to install it I got an installation failed message. The Orange 6.5 logo popped up and everything. I was so mad when I found I wasn't going to be getting my upgrade anytime soon.
I mean I bought the Touch Pro 2 for two reasons, its keyboard and its upgrade to 6.5; so far I feel like I'm being half ass'd by Sprint and HTC.
The thing that REALLY gets me is not just that I am still waiting for the 6.5 upgrade but how much longer am I going to have to wait in order to get a 6.5.3 upgrade!? I mean forget about the possibility of a 6.6 next month, I still am waiting for 6.5! It is total bull! The only thing that keeps me satisfied is the fact that I pay $20 less a month than other carriers for a similar plan.
I'd go down to my Sprint store and complain in the hopes of getting some money back on my phone but customer service is so dead these days it would be in vein.
The only thing I am NOT looking forward to in 6.5 is the calendar app for Titanium. I love my Touchflo 3D but once I upgrade I'm going to turning it off to save some battery life. Decisions Decision, one day I'll be able to make them. :|
Sprint Touch Pro 2 update
I have an inside scoope from the local corporate store and the techs there are telling me in February 2010 they are realising the updated rom of Windows Mobile 7 for the sprint touch pro 2.
i dont know anymore about it I was trying to find out what extras if any are different than what we have.
zxhwk said:
I have an inside scoope from the local corporate store and the techs there are telling me in February 2010 they are realising the updated rom of Windows Mobile 7 for the sprint touch pro 2.
i dont know anymore about it I was trying to find out what extras if any are different than what we have.
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lol im sure you mean windows mobile 6.5 not even the betas of wm7 are near...
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lol im sure you mean windows mobile 6.5 not even the betas of wm7 are near...
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lol...In addition to not even having WM7 betas (I bet they're not even at a full-on alpha stage), it's already known that the only [HTC] device that can support the official WM7 ROM is the HD2 due to its capacitive screen and 1Ghz CPU.
I do have a friend who works more in the corporate IT side of things at Sprint. He was the sole reason I stayed with Sprint and got my TP2 instead of moving on. What he told me he was able to find out is that Sprint is still working on enhancments to teh WinMo6.5 platform and it may acutally truly be the 6.5.3 version they have. Even he was getting mixed info and he works in the ifrastructure of the IT area.
But with all the other things that Sprint offers on their units like the NFL, Sprint Cup, enhancements to implement 4g, etc, etc, they are making certain it is as reliable as possible before releasing it. Since they've had such a black eye over the last few years due to Customer Service issues and such, they are trying to do the right thing and not tick off alot of customers by ruining their phones with an update. they have been watching the other companies that hav rolled out releases and essentially using them as beta testers.
Hopefully, when the new release comes out, everyone will think ( or at least a majority will) that it was worth the wait.
I do have a friend who works more in the corporate IT side of things at Sprint. He was the sole reason I stayed with Sprint and got my TP2 instead of moving on. What he told me he was able to find out is that Sprint is still working on enhancements to the WinMo6.5 platform and it may acutally truly be the 6.5.3 version they have. Even he was getting mixed info and he works in the infrastructure of the IT area.
But with all the other things that Sprint offers on their units like the NFL, Sprint Cup, enhancements to implement 4g, etc, etc, they are making certain it is as reliable as possible before releasing it. Since they've had such a black eye over the last few years due to Customer Service issues and such, they are trying to do the right thing and not tick off alot of customers by ruining their phones with an update. they have been watching the other companies that have rolled out releases and essentially using them as beta testers.
Hopefully, when the new release comes out, everyone will think ( or at least a majority will) that it was worth the wait.
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I have an inside scoope from the local corporate store and the techs there are telling me in February 2010 they are realising the updated rom of Windows Mobile 7 for the sprint touch pro 2.
i dont know anymore about it I was trying to find out what extras if any are different than what we have.
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The amount of smiley faces in this post made me disregard it faster than the improper and possibly misinformed reference to Windows Mobile 6.5 as 7.
JohnMcD348 said:
I do have a friend who works more in the corporate IT side of things at Sprint. He was the sole reason I stayed with Sprint and got my TP2 instead of moving on. What he told me he was able to find out is that Sprint is still working on enhancments to teh WinMo6.5 platform and it may acutally truly be the 6.5.3 version they have. Even he was getting mixed info and he works in the ifrastructure of the IT area.
But with all the other things that Sprint offers on their units like the NFL, Sprint Cup, enhancements to implement 4g, etc, etc, they are making certain it is as reliable as possible before releasing it. Since they've had such a black eye over the last few years due to Customer Service issues and such, they are trying to do the right thing and not tick off alot of customers by ruining their phones with an update. they have been watching the other companies that hav rolled out releases and essentially using them as beta testers.
Hopefully, when the new release comes out, everyone will think ( or at least a majority will) that it was worth the wait.
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If this is the truth I'd be very pleased. We are four months into Windows Mobile 6.5 and none of us 'normal folk' have heard a peep out of Sprint about anything close to an upgrade other than a vague "Quarter 1". The way this is going I might have to start asking the question if they mean Q1 of 2010 or 2011?
All I can say is that IF when we do finally get 6.5 and it is 6.5.3 I'd be 100% satisfied with the wait I endured. I want my repositioned start button!!!
Why can AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile get the WM6.5 update for the TP2 much earlier than Sprint? I hope the wait gives us 6.5.3 vs 6.5. I would rather have 6.5 now, vs waiting for 6.5.3 for another two months. I must use a carrier supplied released for my business.
The sprint site clearly states that 6.5 is comming in the first qtr of 2010... not 7.0
Release Date
I'm a Sprint employee and can confirm that the release date will be sometime this month (Feb. 2010). My rep didn't have any details of 6.5 or 6.5.3, but did promise a release this month.
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it's already known that the only [HTC] device that can support the official WM7 ROM is the HD2 due to its capacitive screen and 1Ghz CPU.
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it is not already known. there never was any official statements from htc or microsoft. there are also no full wm7 specs published.
Windows has already released phones with winmo 7 (the TG02 from toshiba?). My HTC touch pro 2 is still running winmo 6.1! When is sprint going to provide the update to 6.5, which by now is already outdated?
Is anyone else frustrated by this? Hasn't the hacking community already built up a 6.5 rom for the touch pro 2? Why can't sprint get with the program?
"The touchscreen interface should be slicker on the TG02, not just because of the improved touchscreen, but also because the TG02 runs the Windows 6.5.3 operating system, rather than the Windows 6.5 operating system."
http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/02/toshiba-unveils-tg02-and-k01-mobile-phones-203779
Windows Phone 7 will be coming out late 2010, if at all this year.
If you really want windows 6.5 just use one of the cooked roms, they will probably be more suited towards your needs anyways.
im fustrated
i don't know why sprint hasn't got 6.5 already, like you said other companies have 6.5 and even windows 7.. im frustrated and willing to upgrade with a custom rom someone made, but i just dont want to because that might ruin my warranty..i think lol..
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i don't know why sprint hasn't got 6.5 already, like you said other companies have 6.5 and even windows 7.. im frustrated and willing to upgrade with a custom rom someone made, but i just dont want to because that might ruin my warranty..i think lol..
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technically it does...I waited for vzw 6.5 to see if it was any good...was less responsive than the original stock rom, so I tried mighty mikes and am really enjoying it.
EDIT: i tried giving the link for the Winmo 7 phone that I got my info from. Just google "engadget windows 7 hands on" and you'll find what I was referring to. I would post a link but I need to be verified first.
I got this new TP2 because of my original TP warranty (it was freezing so Sprint gave me a TP2 for FREE).
So I want to keep up this warranty so I can keep my total equipment protection and replace this one when it gets old.
But sprint is saying 6.5 will have all of these cool new personalization features that are specific for the TP2.
the suspense is killing me! Winmo 6.1 is such a drag...
Also, can these 6.5 ROMS have the new features that sprint is talking about for this phone?
Oh, and also I just want to say I LOVE THIS PHONE
redcannon said:
Also, can these 6.5 ROMS have the new features that sprint is talking about for this phone?
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Most likely one of the builds will have it. Check out the ppc forums for a consolidated CDMA app forum:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=98
burtonsnow8 said:
Most likely one of the builds will have it. Check out the ppc forums for a consolidated CDMA app forum:
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I appreciate the link but "flashing" a rom is, to me, a dark and mysterious process that I do not understand. Also, i cannot lose my warranty, it is the ticket to my next pocket pc.
I guess I just have to be patient...but I've been using windows for years so I'm used to that
redcannon said:
I appreciate the link but "flashing" a rom is, to me, a dark and mysterious process that I do not understand. Also, i cannot lose my warranty, it is the ticket to my next pocket pc.
I guess I just have to be patient...but I've been using windows for years so I'm used to that
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Honestly at first I was a little apprehensive because I had seen mention of bricking your phone. It is super easy though once you get into it. Just take the time to read the stickies and follow the steps. I haven't had to take my phone in for warranty yet though so I'm not sure how it will turn out in that aspect. If you are worried don't do it. A phone that works is better than paperweight.