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Posted by: x3lda

I was wondering if this is the latest firmware available. It seems newer than the 0630-012 from the firmware package.
I came across this file somewhere but can't seem to remember.

Posted by: patje

Well I came across BEN6-0650-035 and suppose i remember where.
Except I have no idea what this version is all about? is this the orange version?
and if so, suppose i flash my phone with it, can i go back to the previous version? or will this newer version work

Posted by: GrYph0n

You "should" be able to go back to the other version if you have the image to flash back to your phone. Unless you are talking about going back to the AT&T firmware, there is no way to get that back...

Posted by: florin_m

31,653,208 Ben-6-0840-035.img
31,481,092 BEN6-0504-012.img
31,510,791 BEN6-0470-012.bin
31,726,972 BEN-6-0733-058.img
31,731,070 BEN-6-0720-052.img
31,731,070 BEN-6-0710-052.img
31,878,598 BEN-6-0681-040.img
31,849,912 BEN-6-0640-022.img
31,645,012 BEN6-0630-012.img

Thats all my colection till now

Posted by: patje

wow florin, could you also tell us what is so different between them?
also, seems like you missing one hehe

Posted by: florin_m

I'm flashing now all of them and gona put a list whith what they are
Wich one i missed?

Posted by: patje

either i'm blind but i don't see the BEN6-0650-035 file. care to exchange??

Posted by: rchir

Is Ben-6-0840-035.img the lates one.
Can some one PM where to get this

I hope some one gets hold of a Smartphone 2003 image.

thanks

Posted by: SlyOne

Is there a Smartphone 2003 Image avail for the Mpx2003???

Posted by: GrYph0n

No there is no WM sp2k3 image available for smartphones at all as of yet...

Posted by: huckfinn

florin,

Any updates on that list of yours? I also have quite a few img files, but I do not have the generic one to fall back on so I am not willing to just flash my phone to find out.

-Huck

Posted by: khalil

which ver do you have ? and where did u get them ?
i doubtly think theres any other img file other than BEN6-0630-012.img floating on the net. unless im wrong.

Posted by: huckfinn

I can not reveal my sources, but I do know that they are MPx200 firmware loads, I just do not know the details of the loads. They range from BEN6-0700-048 to BEN6-0880-048.

-Huck

Posted by: rchir

I one can send me the latest version i can flash it and see which version comes up. Is it possible to go back my current version if it end up being some other language or something ?

Posted by: GrYph0n

You can always reflash your phone to it's current state, except to the AT&T firmware, but if you have generic firmware then yes you can restore it to it's current state.

Side Note: Feel free to discuss these different firmware versions, but keep in mind that there is a seperate forum all together for makeing requests.

Posted by: bozata

T-Mobile posted a while back w2k3 firmware for PocketPC phone edition. Will this work on mpx200? Or it runs a different OS?

Posted by: GrYph0n

totally different OS. The PPC version will not work on the smartphone...

Posted by: afi

x3lda, patje,

Posted by: patje

yes?

Posted by: jeanpagne

Could anybody explain to me what al these firmwares would do to my AT&T MPx200 that's not working on the 900 band in the Netherlands ?

I've read story's about the BEN6-0630-012.img but a list of firmwares like that doesn't tell me anything. I haven't flashed my mpx200 yet (dont have the BEN6-0630-012.img firmware either ) but i am doubting if i should do it. I really need that 900 band.

What is the latest firmware for the MPX200, looking at the numbers this seems to be the latest firmware because of the highest number : BEN-6-0733-058.img ?

Posted by: cyberjack

No it ain't.

Syntax of the Releases:

BEN = Beethoven, this is the internal name of the MPX
6 = I don't know
0733 = Software Version, the higher, the newer
058 = Provider Version

e.g. 049 is Mobilkom Austria or 045 is Connect Austria

Jack

Posted by: redetogo

I have (BEN6-0630-012.img) whatever that means. worked fine for me but i would still like to know what is different about them.

Posted by: mariusg

cyberjack,
BEN6 means Bethovens's 6 ???
And what about the last digits? You say it is the provider version. This gives that any version you flash is 'branded' to some provider???

redetogo,
what do you mean by 'worked fine for me'? What problems did you solve by flashing this BEN6-0630-01.img???

Posted by: redetogo

By flashing the phone with the firmware it took out all carrier branding,added mms software,camera software,photo software,and also added triband. I can not really tell if it is any faster or not, but there is an mpx tweak for this which works very well. The BEN file i used by the way was (BEN6-0630-12.img) Im running the mpx200 sim unlocked,apps unlocked on Cingular in the USA. Was on ATT<< not anymore. LOL

Posted by: mariusg

redetogo,

so you had a ATT-locked phone and you can use it now with a non-ATT SIM. Good. What about 900MHz? As far as I know, there's no 900 MHz provider in US, so are you sure the firmware upgrade did provide triband?
(sorry to bother you, but I bought one MPX200-ATT phone from eBay, and I want to be absolutely sure that the BEN6-0630-12.img will enable triband)

TIA,

Posted by: Nikolay

I had 650-035 on my phone and was experiencing some problems, especially with phone losing registration to the network after some inactivity time. I wanted to try some newer firmware, but was unable to find one. So, today I downgraded the phone to 630-012. It works andIt is on 900MHz only network. My first impressions are of some faster reactions of the phone - during menu navigation and especially when establishing GPRS connections.

Posted by: mariusg

Nikolay,
you say that after flashing the phone works only on 900Mhz??? What about SIM-locking? Your phone was locked to a specific provider SIM, and now you can use it with other SIM?

Posted by: Nikolay

Oh, no. The network I am on is 900 MHz only - so I am sure that the phone uses the 900Mhz band. In the menu the usual 900/1800 and 1900 bands appear. The phone was not locked to start with - it was a generic (not operator branded or modified phone).

What I have read - on this and other sites - but have not confirmed myself - is that some (or may be all) ATT branded phones are also hardware tweaked and despite the generic software don't work at all ot work not reliably on 900MHz. Also, that operator locking has nothing to do with firmware - the lock status is preserved after firmware change. But as I said, those things I have only read and I cannot be 100% sure.

Posted by: smeg36

mariusq, don't get confused. Flashing the phone does NOTHING to the SIM-lock. You have to get a completely different thing to SIM-Unlock your phone, a unlock code that will be unique to your phone only. There are a couple different services out there that will do this, such as http://www.imei-check.co.uk/.

Posted by: mariusg

smeg36,
still confused :-(
where is the SIM-lock code? Isn't it stored somewhere in the phone's ROM (aka firmware)? or does this phone (smartphone/windows phone) have 2 ROMs: one for the phone and one for the windows software? i heared about http://www.imei-check.co.uk but I am unclear about how do they remotely unlock the SIM-lock. i mean they do send in return of IMEI a code to be typed in or a program that should be run on the phone? and what does this code/program do?
please bear with me. i'm a newbie. at least in smartphones.

Posted by: huckfinn

The unlock code is separate from the firmware. From my experience, whatever service you use to unlock your phone will ask for your IMEI number (*#06#) and some ammount of money. In return they will send you an unlock code. The thing is that you will need to have a different vendors SIM card inorder to enter this code. Someone correct me if I am wrong on this. Once you put the other SIM card in and power the phone up, it will ask you for the SUBSDY Unlock code. Enter the code you were given and your phone will then be unlocked - for good. Swapping FW will not change this, once your phone is unlocked it stays unlocked.

Posted by: smeg36

huckfinn is correct. The SIM-Lock is completely seperate from any firmware. You get a code, and when a foreign SIM is placed in the phone, it allows you to enter a code to use that SIM card.

Posted by: redetogo

mariusq,

Sims card locked or unlocked has nothing to do with the firmware.
As (smeq36) said a good place to do this is www.imei-check.co.uk, I had mine unlocked there, it took five to ten minutes and no longer. Cost was
like $35 US dollars. its very simple just go to the site and follow what is say to do and you will be fine.

Second, As for as triband goes these are the two i have to choose from.
1900 and 900/1800 as you can see the 900 and 1800 are together.
I have tried both and they work fine for me, but i just stay on auto. Hope this helps.

Posted by: mariusg

Since 2*900 = 1800, this is normal. (I mean the 900/1800 selection in the menu).
This also make me belive that indeed firmware upgrade 'unlocks' the 900MHz band.

Posted by: JOEJOETHEJOEY

I'm currently using a UK Orange branded phone with SIM unlock using a Vodafone SIM card.

I'm not having many problems, so will a new firmware improve any functions? Is it worth updating?

Thanks.

Posted by: khalil

no

Posted by: johnhooper

My experience with ATT branded phones is that if you upgrade the firmware and unlock the phone it does not mean that an ATT branded phone will work reliably on 900MHz. My advice is that if you need 900MHz and you want to take the risk of buying a ATT branded phone you should be prepared to be disapointed. I would really like to hear from anyone out there that knows what has been done and if it can be fixed. You can email me at: hooperinternational at hotmail.com if you don't want to post your answer. Cheers, John

Posted by: amitchatbd

I checked it out on my MPX200 works well. But it is a little heavier on the space. Eats up more spaece in flash and the working area. One noticed advantage is that it improve OTA(Over the Air) response for custom installation from sites thru SMS or direct push.

Hope this helps. But not sure if this is the latest. When we are talking about versions are we talking the build or the operator version?

Posted by: amitchatbd

I checked out the firmware by installing in my MPX200. It works fine. PRobably a bit heavy on the storage, It takes more storage space than 630-012. Only noticed improvement was OTA(Over the Air) response. I installed a few chnages from ATT customization is worked.

I am not sure if this is the latest firmware. If there is a corelation on the firmware image naming then it shouldn't be.

Posted by: MPXBlazer

any chances of pointing me to where i can get this mirracle img file?

BEN6-0630-12.img

if you guys know where that can be obtained give me a holla @

stanziskand@juno.com

Posted by: MPXBlazer

I just got the BEN6 0630-12 anyone wnat to trade for the newest one 733 or what ever.?

Posted by: GrYph0n

Just thought that I would throw in that out of the many firmware versions that I have tried, BEN6 0630-12 was the smoothest one. It seemed that it is a little faster and more responsive than others that I have tried out. There really aren't any noticable differences in the ROM's that I could notice, but that one seemed to be less buggy. For example the last one that I tried out was I belive Ben6-07xx-0xx, and I would have to hit the action key several times on what was selected to get it to preform the action. Also noticed problems ending calls on a few other versions, but I can't really recall which was which at this point. I can say that I have had no bad experiences with BEN6 0630-12.

Posted by: cyberjack

The latest Retail FW for Germany is BEN6-0900-052 ....

Jack

Posted by: patje

and any differences with the others?

Posted by: odia

I have BEN-6-0700-029.img and BEN-6-0650-039.img, looking for exchange for BEN-6-0840-035.img.

Odia.

Posted by: GrYph0n

Well that 900 band seems to be a pretty tricky thing. I have seen where BEN6-0630-012.img actually enabled the 900 band on a presons phone to where it worked flawlessly, and I have also seen where it did jack squat for a different persons' phone. I think that it all has to do with the phone and not so much the firmware at this point and time...

Posted by: odia

The problem is that if the market region for the phone does not require 900 then the phones E2P does not have 900 calibration data for the network. But you can flex the phone and upload calibration data from a 900 working phone, this will give better results, but not perfect. Because the calibration data is tuned in the factory for each phone.

Odia.

Posted by: khalil

no point asking for a trade since everyone got that ver already (0630-012)

Posted by: rod

where can i download the latest firmware for ma mpx200

Posted by: Slacker

You can make a request in the firmware request forum... AFTER you read the sticky with the rules for making requests.

Posted by: ufn6800

Posted by: prelude

Am I able to get the Ben-6-0840-035.img from you?

Posted by: nirhend

Ben-6-0950-046 what is it? is it sp2003? is it better then super moto2 with the flower for mpx200?

Posted by: Arkadiy

Ben-6-0920-012.img is my favorite.

Anyone else flashed with 0920?

Is anyone willing to trade 0920-012 for some other 0920?

I'd love to get a hold of a decent ROM with "US English" or "Russian" locale as default!

I took me 3 minutes to replace WM2003 with Ben-6-0920-012.img

I just did NOT like WM2003.

Posted by: horifaydo

Ben-6-0980-039.rom.zip
Ben-6-0980-060.rom.zip
Inc Flasher and vs...

You can download http://www.mpxzone.com/inside_mpx200.php this page...

Posted by: cmorelm

I don't understand this nomenclature BEN6-0xxx-0xx wich one of this is the super moto 2 upgrade

Posted by: Reneeee

where i can get Ben-6-0840-035.img? Thanks

Posted by: gcubed

did the firmware request forum go away? Any way to request them now?

Posted by: maddy_g1rl

I know this post is from over a year ago but can you explain exactly how you were able to switch from AT&T Wireless to Cingular. Did you just insert a Cingular sim card and activate as normal or what? Since Cingular has bought them out, I want to be able to switch to their phone plans instead of having to buy a new phone. I want to keep my current phone. Any information would be greatly appreciate.

Posted by: muchomorek

Your phone is SIM locked , you have to unlock it first and then you can use Cingular sim card

Posted by: maddy_g1rl

Okay so I go find a website to get it unlocked and then when I call them, they won't give me any problems? How do I get a Cingular sim card? Just purchase one from Cingular then?

Posted by: muchomorek

Just call Cingular tell then that you want to migrate your account from ATT wireless to Cingular the fee is $18 they will give you new cingular sim card and you can keep the same number. If you choose 2 year plan you can get free phone from them , check cingular website for free phones.

here is information on unlocking mpx200



http://www.mpx200.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2297

Posted by: alternando

I installed the Super_Moto_2 Rom on my phone and I noticed that it doesn't have the display for emails on the homescreen and the links for send/receive under SMS is greyed out. Does someone know how I can fix this or does this ROM not support email? Help!