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just got a new X05HT. A few observations

This was just released in Japan today. Anyway, I just upgraded to it and just want to say it (so far) seems like a nice upgrade from my old X01HT. (which I will miss, though).
The box is the usual Softbank white square (boring) box. Accessories include a charger, mini-usb headphone jack converter, spare stylus and a leather (non-magnetic!) case. No headphones are included; nor a micro SD card
When it is first booted there is about data: 271 MG free (322); Programs: 130 MG free (200)
Included software:
the usual, + mp3 trimmer, cleavevue presentation, jetcet print 5, navitime, quckmark, rss hub -
Nice points:
-The camera takes nice photos (seem to be nice and clear with no blur indoors; can't wait to try it outdoors)
-There are front and rear cameras
-The default rom seems nice (in Japanese of course). There seems to be no way to change it to English though.
-Touch Flo 3D does not seem to suffer from any lag (yet) and the overall speed seems good.
-Included mail program (Softbank mail) is a huge upgrade from the old Softbank mail which was included with the X01HT! It does not seem to suffer from lag or other issues.
Bad Points:
None, yet! ;-) If I find any you can be sure I will update this.
Anyway, I will play around with it for a few days and then attempt to flash to an English rom....

tora201 said:
-The default rom seems nice (in Japanese of course). There seems to be no way to change it to English though.
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Was trying to find the setting also; Japanese WM6.1 so Japanese only.
tora201 said:
Anyway, I will play around with it for a few days and then attempt to flash to an English rom....
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How about the SIM lock?
/mek

Do you mean the X05HT?

I have not had time to check whether it is sim locked or not (I suspect it is).
I did hard spl flash it though -- no problem. Now at least we can upgrade the rom.
Ah, speaking of which, when upgrading I would love to have the new Japanese IE that is used in the original Japanese rom - I suspect that it won’t be too long before somebody like Askul comes up with a cab; it is much better than current solutions, and allows for word prediction when using English, for example.
Likewise, if the Softbank mail settings could be exported, that would be great. Softbank mail in this rom uses a modified version of Arcsoft's MMS ver. 5. (Settings seem to be hidden/unavailable).
Things I have noticed with the Softbank rom after 24 hours:
-slows down periodically (even after manila tweaks)
-Music skips a lot
So, it does look as though I will be upgrading as soon as I can to a better rom.... only wish there was a better mms solution....

damn... yeah, I did mean the x05ht..
sbreen said:
Do you mean the X05HT?
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How do I change the thread title? oooops!
EDIT: Ahh... fixed it! I won't blame that mistake on the beers I drank last night to celebrate the arrival of my new phone, then!

How much was the upgrade ?
Thinking about buying it or just purchasing a Touch HD from internet (THe new omnia is rally good but insanely expensive...)

Alcibiade said:
How much was the upgrade ?
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I had so much payments left from my X01T that I opted for getting a new SIM and paying for the phone. It was 49.140 yens. So now I ended up with my fifth SIM from SoftBank, they told me that is the max number one can have. So I hope they do not come up with a better phone soon now

tora201 said:
I have not had time to check whether it is sim locked or not (I suspect it is).
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That was the first thing I checked when I got home; yes it is SIM locked. But then I did not expect anything else from SoftBank so I was not actually disappointed.
I was just wondering if the unlocks work with SoftBank also?
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I did hard spl flash it though -- no problem. Now at least we can upgrade the rom.
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I think I am in front of some learning; my first HTC so have never done any flashing... Better go and study this site now

tora201 said:
How do I change the thread title? oooops!
EDIT: Ahh... fixed it! I won't blame that mistake on the beers I drank last night to celebrate the arrival of my new phone, then!
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Ehh go ahead and blame the beers
Can you dump the current rom before you start flashing? I don't think I've seen it any where else.

I am actually dumping it as we speak.
Also, see the following thread, regarding Japanese IME. I think that flinx1 is going to try and extract the IME from the Softbank rom and make a .cab.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=445550&page=2&highlight=x05ht
Anyway, I will go ahead and upload the raw files as soon as I have finished the dump.
Cheers!

Yea I just saw that you dumped it in that thread. Thanks a lot!

Here is the full rom, all four raw parts. Please note I seemed to have problems with par3. It gave some error which I don't remember, although it did seem to dump the file OK. Please let me know if there are problems with par3 and I will try and redo it.
(pending) somebody told me to remove par3 because it may contain sensitive user information. I will do so and re-post. In the meantime if you did download it, then please ignore any of my personal stuff. ;-)

I'm going to be upgrading next week. Do you know if it ran any dodgy stuff on first run? (Like the X01HT white model did?)
How about the back of the case, is it the bumpy one as shown on Softbank's site, or smooth?

Hey mate, it is sort of rubbery (like the original touch pro case, I think).
There are pictures here: (it seems exactly the same as the softbank one).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455650
And yeah it did run a lot of s**t on first start-up. It takes about five minutes to complete. After that, your phone is locked for life! NOT. Go here and PM for instructions on how to unlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426609
I read on the diamond forum about a guy in Japan who unlocked his x04ht (so should work on the x05ht)

x05ht
so... any news?? this phone is super cool... but i think it would be even more super cool if it was english, so i could have slightly more than a superficial understanding of what was actually going on...
is it possible to make this phone english??

enki7777 said:
so... any news?? this phone is super cool... but i think it would be even more super cool if it was english, so i could have slightly more than a superficial understanding of what was actually going on...
is it possible to make this phone english??
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Want it in English? No problem. Follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448008
then flash with your favorite rom. It should take you all of 15 minutes to do.

tora201 said:
I read on the diamond forum about a guy in Japan who unlocked his x04ht (so should work on the x05ht)
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If for any reason the phone has to be send back for repairs or some such is there a way to simlock it again? I guess SoftBank would not be very happy receiving unlocked phone (you see I am only worrying about their feelings )
Also won't flashing a new rom lose all the SB settings? I am mostly worrying about the access numbers for internet use as the last time I used my foreign bought Nokia I ended up with 120.000 yen bill for a month's usage...

Tora201
You've been quiet for awhile. Have you flashed your baby yet. Is there a softbank connection setup cab available yet.

dejanet said:
Tora201
You've been quiet for awhile. Have you flashed your baby yet. Is there a softbank connection setup cab available yet.
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There are ways to get the softbank connection going for the x01ht. See this. I guess it might work (havent tried it myself)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=441400
(edit: seems that it might not work) but see here (post 35) for more on the x04ht and a possible solution to getting softbank settings working: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...ighlight=x04ht
It is more that I need input that allows for word prediction (as in the default rom) - in both Japanese/English). With the asukal solution you lose this feature.... there seem to be a few people working on various solutions but nothing has eventuated yet.
Oh, and I did flash it once -- just for fun. It did not seem to make the device any snappier compared to the original anyway. I guess it might be better to wait for somebody to find a solution to the "performance issue":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=449391
Best!

I am completly new to this so please excuse my ignorance... I am from japan and i had the X02HT... and i absolutly fell in love with it.... now my contract is up and i want to upgrade to the X05HT with softbank.... after reading some of the post i came to the conclusion that it does not have english region settings... my question is once i flash the rom will i be able to have the menus in english... and also will the SMS and S!Mail still work...? I really want this phone but if this is not possible then i will have to resort to the X03HT.. please help!
patiently waiting a response!
GregTHEnewGUY

RC 9 U.K. = RC 9 German?

I read somewhere that RC9 UK version is starting to be rolled out. German RC 9 version already has.
Are theses versions equal? Is there german language available in the RC9 (under phone settings - locale & text - selct locale?
Any efforts on rooting RC9?
I am on RC33 JF at the moment but loved to switch to the European version because of the ability to use market with paid apps. Of course I want to keep root access. German ui would be a nice add-on.

sputnik99 said:
I am on RC33 JF at the moment but loved to switch to the European version because of the ability to use market with paid apps.
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You won't see any "paid apps" as long as you are accessing the store with a European IP afair

yes, but it will be a matter of time with a german G1. I heard rumours that paid apps will start 3rd of march.

UK RC9 has not come to me yet...

UK RC9 has been released for testing only (not public release) so wont be long before we see it. There are still issues with MMS and PDF in browser which is trying to be ironed out.

n1kon said:
UK RC9 has been released for testing only (not public release) so wont be long before we see it. There are still issues with MMS and PDF in browser which is trying to be ironed out.
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RC9 has a native pdf viewer?

im starting to get disapointed with the g1. i thought we would have our ownscreen keyboard by now, better blue tooth support etc and othe rnice features.
I believed that would happen end of jan, its now march.
I wish i had gone with the touch HD.
maybe i could accidentlay break it, claim on the insurance for anothe rphone?

Same here, im looking at the touch HD, £395 at cex.co.uk

minty1978 said:
UK RC9 has not come to me yet...
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I just got the rc9 update here in the uk

reaaly

Yes. It came ota last night at 10.30 ish. I can't see that much has changed.
Market place is no longer beta. I don't seem to have voice search or latitude though?

no latitude, how crap, only think i wanted, gotta dump this phone, its a constant let down.

I was hoping this update would bring us latitude, but I cannot understand why we are lagging so far behind the US. It's a real disappointment, one of the main reasons I went for the G1 was because of it's openness and I expected Google to keep on improving it.
Just out of interest, when did you activate your phone? Wondering if it's being rolled out dependent on activation date rather than geography.

Mine was bought of ebay. So don't know when it was originally activated.
For me, the update seems pointless. Nothing new to see!

minty1978 said:
Yes. It came ota last night at 10.30 ish. I can't see that much has changed.
Market place is no longer beta. I don't seem to have voice search or latitude though?
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Just to be sure: You know, that Latitude is part of Google Maps?
Open Maps, press Menu: There's "join latitude".
It's in the German Update, so it should be in the UK one also...

yes, i did know it is part of google maps. but the option is not there.

minty1978 said:
I just got the rc9 update here in the uk
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Did anyone who got the update get the filename of the download?

no, sorry. It just said 'An update is ready, install now or later?'

exact numbers
Hi, can you, please, post all the version numbers after the update (of your UK firmware)? Thanks.

Firmware 1.1
Baseband. 62.33.20.08u_1.22.14.11
Kernel. 2.6.25_0145-g85d4fod [email protected] #27
Build no. Kila_eu_user 1.1 tmi-rc9 128600 ota-release keys, release-keys

Cupcake US Release Date: May 11

I received an official notification that cupcakes US release will start around may 11 and be rolled out in waves.
More info can be found: http://droiddeveloper.com/

so late :-(

From what i have heard they wanted to put some last minute tweaks into it to make sure that it was more user friendly.

wyinsz said:
so late :-(
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i agree....we get everything last

I believe it was to give developers time to get their stuff compatible, so that t-mobile service wasn't swamped with calls from people having problems which stem from incompatible apps.

how are updates going to work if i have a modded rc33? w/root

mikedmeyer said:
I believe it was to give developers time to get their stuff compatible, so that t-mobile service wasn't swamped with calls from people having problems which stem from incompatible apps.
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yes i agree but why did UK and Germany get it b4 the US when the g1 hit the US 1st

chrisag92 said:
yes i agree but why did UK and Germany get it b4 the US when the g1 hit the US 1st
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- Because they didn't have to make sure Amazon Marketplace, MyFaves, Yahoo IM, MSN IM, & AIM would work on it.
- Because a different management team controls Europe than the one that controls the US, and they made different decisions about how long to wait before releasing it.
Pick one.

trevordbs said:
how are updates going to work if i have a modded rc33? w/root
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You will not receive normal OTA updates from T-mobile. You can either upgrade manually or download the JF Updater from the market.

chrisag92 said:
i agree....we get everything last
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I beg to differ
What about games, movies, consoles etc etc
Europe always get them last lol

lithrin said:
I beg to differ
What about games, movies, consoles etc etc
Europe always get them last lol
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i didn't know we got games and all that first lol
but im talking about this OTA stuff lol i need it 1 more week is to long

will it have any differences from the official update and the one on HTC page??

sandrosilva said:
will it have any differences from the official update and the one on HTC page??
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i think so because the one on htc was also for developers
so there should be a little more stability i think and that's about it

sandrosilva said:
will it have any differences from the official update and the one on HTC page??
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Of course it will. The one on the HTC page is for the Android Developer Phone, not the US G1. The US G1 version will take away root and add MyFaves, Amazon Market, and Yahoo, MSN, and AOL IM.

i find the htc's 1.5 still really choppy and laggy.. kinda dissapointed with it

I wonder how much of a difference there will be other than Tmobile apps of course.

I got tired of waiting and upgraded myself last night,I also got root access.Tmobile and HTC can shove it up their ass.....we US users pay the highest prices,get the phone first and we have to wait.
The new 1.5 cupcake comes with some nice new features but still kinda laggy,but it´s worth it.

I also see absolutely no reason to wait. JF1.5 ftw.

chrisag92 said:
yes i agree but why did UK and Germany get it b4 the US when the g1 hit the US 1st
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Having the update coming out first doesn't mean its good, the US may want to modify its update by looking at the other updates to make it perfect

Something that a really like on the 1.5 is the option to select high quality on youtube.
The on-screen keyboard is nice too for quick texting but the buttons are quite small.. since g1 screen is smaller than the iphone.. other than that scrolling is still choppy.. battery still need A LOT of improvements.. btw i dont really know why g1's battery sux so hard since the cpu is clocked at mediocres ~240mhz - ~380mhz max instead of 528mhz.. oh yeah gps is better now.. works even inside buildings for the most part.

Orange Branded Senseation

Guy at work got the Orange branded Sensation today - I noticed it was S-On - I guess new models aren't coming out S-Off'd? are HTC rolling out updates to remove it in the near future, or will they release a dev tool to s-off perhaps?

Lothaen said:
Guy at work got the Orange branded Sensation today - I noticed it was S-On - I guess new models aren't coming out S-Off'd? are HTC rolling out updates to remove it in the near future, or will they release a dev tool to s-off perhaps?
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You probably don't use facebook...HTC announced that they will start unlocking in September
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

Thought it was August.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

How bad is the Orange ROM? I know the RUU was one of the first to leak but I wanna know how bad they've butchered it!

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Thought it was August.
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There will be an update in august, but the actual unlock update will be in september.
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

My mate has sensation on t-mobile as well. I'm gonna check the forums to see if both networks have signal problems like vodafone uk.

EddyOS said:
How bad is the Orange ROM? I know the RUU was one of the first to leak but I wanna know how bad they've butchered it!
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From what i saw they'd changed the boot anim, the shut down anim, the mail app, the internet app (or at least buggered around with it) installed a few random apps like 'my orange' and that's about as much as i've seen so far...
let me know if there's anything specific you want me to find out..

My HTC Sensation with ROM Bell Canada.Have you any idea? There are a RUU out for them?

Max128 said:
My HTC Sensation with ROM Bell Canada.Have you any idea? There are a RUU out for them?
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check shipped roms?

Lothaen said:
check shipped roms?
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I checked and it was not in the pyramid section! :
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid

Lothaen said:
From what i saw they'd changed the boot anim, the shut down anim, the mail app, the internet app (or at least buggered around with it) installed a few random apps like 'my orange' and that's about as much as i've seen so far...
let me know if there's anything specific you want me to find out..
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That's enough Orange crap on the ROM to convince me to upgrade via Carphone Whorehouse, unless by some miracle someone comes up with a way to debrand it within the next 5 days...

Lots of crapware added...
some orange apps, the orange account one is useful, the rest rubbish. There are paid ones, like Maps, traffic etc, and also 4-5 rubbish games, a MSN messenger which only works on 3G and not WIFI, etc...
In short the usual Orange ****up!
Cant wait for the unlock, to slash and burn through this mess!

Teppic24 said:
That's enough Orange crap on the ROM to convince me to upgrade via Carphone Whorehouse, unless by some miracle someone comes up with a way to debrand it within the next 5 days...
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Definitely CPW for the upgrade, they only stock unbranded handsets so its where I got mine from

Was gonna do the same, esp since my local CPW guys are really great, BUT they can only do standard upgrades, whereas you always get a better deal by calling orange retentions direct. And they only send you direct from Orange stock, I asked if I could pick it up from CPW or even the local Orange shop, and they said no, it has to be posted.

In the same postion myself, due my orange upgrade, but dont want the crap. However i cant use carphone whare as they wont do a standard orange upgrade for me - as i still get free home broadband from my old orange contract i dont want to loose that!
But does anyone really believe that orange/tmobile will allow the htc updates in aug/sept to allow s-off - i for one suspect they will not allow this.
I will prob take the upgrade from orange, ebay it new and buy network free from elsewhere.

elmoono said:
But does anyone really believe that orange/tmobile will allow the htc updates in aug/sept to allow s-off - i for one suspect they will not allow this.
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I doubt very much that Orange will allow s-off on their handsets. They are branded for a reason, and that reason is to **** people off. I only got the Desire once I was certain that it could be de-branded, and getting that Orange crapware off of it was the best thing I ever did to the phone.
I would have to be offered a very good deal to accept an Orange branded handset again, especially if it couldn't be de-branded, and at the moment it looks like the Sensation can't.

TMOUSA Update:1.84.531.2 710RD Check-in

Anyone able to grab it yet? Please post your thoughts, and findings!
FYI: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4262
Android version 4.0.3 / Software version 84.531.2 710RD - Current version
Version
Android version 4.0.3 / Software version 1.84.531.2 710RD
Updated 6/41/2012
Improvements
Resolves goodbye splash not appearing when powering off due to low battery.
Resolves voicemail indicator not appearing while using Wi-Fi calling.
Improvements to Wi-Fi Calling
Improvements to camera stability
Resolves signal fluctuation.
Prerequisites
OTA update
Device is running Android version 4.0.3 / Software version 1.53.531.76 710RD
Device software is not rooted
More than 50% battery life
Data connection
350 MB available memory (File size of update is 24.2 MB)
Android version 4.0.3 / Software version 1.53.531.16 710RD
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Update:You cannot use 'Check for new updates' to force update. You must now wait for the gods to push it to you.....
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/06/t-mobile-updates-support-doc-for-htc-one-s-update-now-ota-only/
Update 2: YES YOU CAN!!!

search before post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681977

mannequin said:
search before?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681977
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That thread was discussing the upcoming ota and being ready for it.
This thread is a post update discussion. Also that thread was cleverly and so descriptively named 'update'. I hope to keep this one uncluttered and on topic.

Plus this one is actually in the proper location. So you should probably go troll somewhere else that doesn't make you look ignorant.
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I tried to do a manual update and it says that no update is available. Device is completely stock. I'll try again later.
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I am on the east coast USA. Tried manually, changing date and time, and rebooting. Still no update
Sent from my HTC One S

So let's say it comes thru for me. Is there a way to pull the location of the update so as to be able to share it?
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eminembdg said:
So let's say it comes thru for me. Is there a way to pull the location of the update so as to be able to share it?
Sent from my HTC One S
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I think you have to have the phone plugged in and ADB running to watch the verbatim actions on the phone? (someone can chime in)
So ANY success at all? I'm on east coast and checking for update with no luck

Still nothing, and I keep checking. Also got an email reply from htc about source code. I posted the reply in general section
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I have been checking too and nothing so far.
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T-Mobile USA
stock

6370 said:
I have been checking too and nothing so far.
Sent from my HTC One S
T-Mobile USA
stock
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Spoke with TMOBILE customer service and they don't have a clue they said we need to wait... if anyone gets it please Upload it someplace...

6370 said:
I have been checking too and nothing so far.
Sent from my HTC One S
T-Mobile USA
stock
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I've been checking all day... :banghead:
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DownloaderZ said:
>> Improvements to camera stability
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I hope improvements to 'camera stability' means improvements for when the camera:
isn't playing nice with multi-tasking,
isn't sleeping properly,
might be the cause of phone over heating,
might be the cause of random reboots,
might be the source of battery drain...
15:00 EST. "There are no updates available for your phone."

Chill out everyone. They have a 2-3 week window to roll out the update. It is Monday morning, and you know how Monday's are. I wouldn't expect to start seeing anything until later today or even tomorrow.

WCCobra said:
Chill out everyone. They have a 2-3 week window to roll out the update. It is Monday morning, and you know how Monday's are. I wouldn't expect to start seeing anything until later today or even tomorrow.
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While I get what you're saying, it's hard for me to remain calm considering how erratic my signal is. Sometimes the phone just decides it has no sim card even though it does. Data hanging? Yep, I got that. Sporadic text notifications or lack thereof? Check. Having my phone function just as a phone would ease my nerves a little bit but as it stands it does it's own thing and it seriously affects my day to day.
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Have you tried the EU update yet? I would suspect this US update is going to be very similar to what is already available in Europe.

WCCobra said:
Have you tried the EU update yet? I would suspect this US update is going to be very similar to what is already available in Europe.
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to be honest I hope it wont be that similar. I am on 1.78, sim free phone, and it reboots sporadicly when switching from hsdpa to wifi.... I am crossing my fingers that the new radio included in 1.84 will solve this.

From another forum post:
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You are all just going to love this. According to the tech I was working with, we are going to have to wait for the OTA update notification before we can download. The wording on the website regarding manual download immediately is incorrect. You can only do that in the case where maybe you accidentally dismissed the OTA notification. He tells me that most notifications are received within 72 hours
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OhToSee said:
From another forum post:
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I thought it was too nice of them to allow the enthusiasts to make a run on their servers.
Do we even have 1 confirmation of this being out yet?

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/05/htc-...l-improve-software-stability-begins-tomorrow/
Update: T-Mobile has altered the support document to reflect a change in the date, now June 4th through July 7th.