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Oct 13 2005, 02:48 AM
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Ok, thing is like this: I have just bought my SMT5600 Its Brand new and its a big leap fordward from my old SE T630 (Great Phone Also... But Just a Phone). Im not decided about updating My Phone To WM5 since I think it works just about fine with 2003SE. I have seen a lot of reviews about the WM5 and I know it has a lot of Small "improvements" from 2003SE, along with its "Better" and More "Beautiful" interface. But beasides that and the fact that I could void my warranty (Does not matter to me due to the fact that Im in the caribbean and bought the phone in US); I need to ask a couple of questions so everybody answer me: 1- What problems I might find After Updating my phone to WM5? I have seen some repots about booting problems, camera drivers... but what else ??? 2- Is the fuctionality of the overal experience affected in a god or a bad way??? 3- Do you personally think its worth the risk ??? Thanks everyone for your help ... Best Regards, Sterling
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Oct 13 2005, 03:31 AM
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Oct 13 2005, 03:37 AM
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QUOTE (muchomorek @ Oct 12 2005, 11:31 PM) Thanks.. I Saw those post... Most of this is problem UPDATING... But I want YOUR OPINION (after a succesful Update). Best Regards, Sterling
This post has been edited by stejimenez: Oct 13 2005, 03:38 AM
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Oct 14 2005, 01:04 PM
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I would recommend probably not doing it... Since flashing mine for WM5, I have had to re-flash and re-setup the whole thing 5 times. It's not a huge deal once you know the drill, it's just a pain especially if you don;t have a backup phone to use when your 5600 bites it and need a good flashing. (I have never been able to "hard reset" since the WM5.0 update, re-flash is the only option). QUOTE (stejimenez @ Oct 12 2005, 11:37 PM) Thanks.. I Saw those post... Most of this is problem UPDATING... But I want YOUR OPINION (after a succesful Update). Best Regards, Sterling
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Nov 3 2005, 01:27 AM
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I did it, and I don't regret it at all.
I wouldn't recommend it if you're a big camera user, or you need MMS.. but I'm not real big on either one, and I'd rather have the better interface. And as to the bugs I hear people having, I can't say I've experienced a single one.
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Apr 26 2006, 07:50 AM
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sorry for bringing up this old thread...
But will WM5 "fix" the following issues with WM2003?
1) voicedialing with BT headset while keypad is locked
Thanks,
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Apr 26 2006, 02:32 PM
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I don't think it does. That is a really annoying problem. Someone that has used the WM5 update on the SMT5600, can you confirm that it is still there?
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May 2 2006, 05:54 PM
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Wow.. I'm surprised not more people here have WM5 installed on their phones...
Does anyone know where else I should be asking? ie. other forums etc....?
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Jul 5 2006, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE (mr_yellow @ May 2 2006, 01:54 PM) Wow.. I'm surprised not more people here have WM5 installed on their phones...
Does anyone know where else I should be asking? ie. other forums etc....? I finally got my miniSD card and figured out the following: 0) I flashed my SMT5600 on Rogers to WM5 1) I tested with my bluetooth headset. and YES you can voicedial while the handset is keylocked!!!!!!! w00t!!! I recommend everyone upgrade if they have the balls. WM5 is a bit slower, but the fact that all the PITA "features" that wm2k3 had are all corrected now.. I couldn't be happier.
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Jan 8 2007, 01:16 PM
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QUOTE (mr_yellow @ Jul 5 2006, 04:41 PM) I finally got my miniSD card and figured out the following:
0) I flashed my SMT5600 on Rogers to WM5
1) I tested with my bluetooth headset. and YES you can voicedial while the handset is keylocked!!!!!!!
w00t!!! I recommend everyone upgrade if they have the balls. WM5 is a bit slower, but the fact that all the PITA "features" that wm2k3 had are all corrected now.. I couldn't be happier. Are you still running WM5 on the SMT5600? I have a strong need to have voice dial over bluetooth and it seems WM5 would do the trick. What image file did you use to flash the phone? I am on T-Mobile here in Texas. What steps did you take to get WM5 onto your phone?
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Jan 16 2007, 05:23 AM
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Rick, I just flashed my Audiovox smt5600 to WM5 last week, and it works like a champ. I only wish I'd done it sooner. I don't know if my image will work for the Cingular 2125; it seems to be specific to the smt5600 (HTC Typhoon C500). You're welcome to PM me for more info although I'm no expert.
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Jan 17 2007, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE (earl @ Jan 15 2007, 11:23 PM) Rick, I just flashed my Audiovox smt5600 to WM5 last week, and it works like a champ. I only wish I'd done it sooner. I don't know if my image will work for the Cingular 2125; it seems to be specific to the smt5600 (HTC Typhoon C500). You're welcome to PM me for more info although I'm no expert. Actually, I am running a SMT5600. I just flashed it and it is running fine except for one problem. I am having voice dial issues when connected to my bluetooth headset or my bluetooth Parrot hands-free system in my truck. Anyone have any tricks to help on this? I am running version 5.0 OS 5.1.1700 (Build 143343.0.0.0) custumized by ronswens v4.1.
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Oct 9 2007, 03:13 AM
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I think that this has a little risk.
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Oct 10 2007, 02:18 AM
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