Motorola Updates Verizon Q9m

[Rocco Augusto]

http://www.phonenews.com/motorola-u...-firmware-2766/

"Motorola has issued a new firmware update for the Motorola Q9m. The update is not detected by the standard version of Motorola Software Update. Users must go to the MSU web site (Motorola Software Update), and select the Verizon Q9m from the list of available phones. A special version of MSU for the Q9m will download and install. The Q9m update upgrades the Windows Mobile 6 version from AKU 0.2 (which shipped initially) to AKU 0.6. The updated radio firmware version stands at 03.20.29P."


[Photo courtesy of PhoneNews.com]

There really wasn't much said on this upgrade besides the Motorola Q9m being upgraded from Windows Mobile 6 AKU 0.2 to AKU 0.6. If any of our users do own this handset and happened to apply the firmware update, let us know. I would love to hear if this software update is anything worth taking the time to reinstall of your handsets software and reconfigure all of your email accounts.

[Rocco Augusto]

http://www.phonenews.com/motorola-u...-firmware-2766/

"Motorola has issued a new firmware update for the Motorola Q9m. The update is not detected by the standard version of Motorola Software Update. Users must go to the MSU web site (Motorola Software Update), and select the Verizon Q9m from the list of available phones. A special version of MSU for the Q9m will download and install. The Q9m update upgrades the Windows Mobile 6 version from AKU 0.2 (which shipped initially) to AKU 0.6. The updated radio firmware version stands at 03.20.29P."


[Photo courtesy of PhoneNews.com]

There really wasn't much said on this upgrade besides the Motorola Q9m being upgraded from Windows Mobile 6 AKU 0.2 to AKU 0.6. If any of our users do own this handset and happened to apply the firmware update, let us know. I would love to hear if this software update is anything worth taking the time to reinstall of your handsets software and reconfigure all of your email accounts.

[pdarich]

i did the dirty deed over the weekend. Not much to say since I can't reeealy tell a difference either in speed or functionality.

[Rocco Augusto]

Originally Posted by pdarich

i did the dirty deed over the weekend. Not much to say since I can't reeealy tell a difference either in speed or functionality.

Thats a bit disappointing. Reminds me of the time AT&T update the Samsung Blackjack with nothing more than new branding. Needless to say, I'm still bitter at devoting a full afternoon to reinstalling all of my applications and reconfiguring all of my settings for some new icons

If only Microsoft would just release a darn tool to save our preferences, settings via settings menu and email/exchange settings. Is it really that hard to just create an XML backup file of some kind that can be imported into a new handset?!

[mpaquette]

I installed it this evening. Painless and smooth, but I see no differences.

[TimeHunter]

The one benefit I've been able to see is some better battery life. It appears to have made the radio somewhat more efficient. I didn't have a lot of extra added except for some ringtones and homescreens, so it wasn't major issue for me.