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Old 03-19-2004, 01:16 AM
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Default Windows Mobile 2003 Update Back on T-Mobile's Web Site

http://www.t-mobile.com/products/ha...nload_popup.asp

It looks like the upgrade is back - I don't have a T-Mobile phone number to test it with, but the readme document is for Pocket PC 2003, so I think this is the "real thing". Go grab it!
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Old 03-19-2004, 04:25 AM
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Does anybody knows what is the difference between this update and the update that was online a little while ago?
 
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Old 03-19-2004, 04:39 AM
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Does anybody knows what is the difference between this update and the update that was online a little while ago?
Well, supposedly they pulled it because of problems with it not being successful at flashing all devices, so this is probably just a "fixed" version, no different than what you have if you were able to Flash it the first time.
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Old 03-19-2004, 12:12 PM
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I got it a few days ago and instlalled it - no problems. Of course I dont see how they can claim always on GPRS.. that one escapes me. Otherwise it looks good and seems to be more orgianized when setting things up.
 
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Old 03-19-2004, 02:17 PM
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...Of course I dont see how they can claim always on GPRS...
I don't know about yours but my GPRS is always on. Of course you have to connect the first time, but after that, it stays connected, even when the screen is off. Mine even does automatically, if you have your Outlook set to check up mail every X min.

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...supposedly they pulled it because of problems with it not being successful at flashing all devices...
thanks Jason, I did upgrade mine via SD burning, and manually copying the Radio Stacks files in my PPC. Is safer and easier!.
 
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Old 03-19-2004, 06:53 PM
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This is interesting, but all of the files within the newly-released upgrade package have the exact same build date and time as the original release. I would have expected a new upgrade.exe (or whatever it's called) at the minimum since the conjecture was that they were going to add something to check for adequate RAM, but even that is the same file date.
 
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Old 03-19-2004, 07:45 PM
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Default 2003 Upgrade killed my phone...

Well, the latest upgrade (downloaded 3/18 ) killed my phone. :cry: It died during the upgrade of the radio stack. Even hard reset and ActiveSync restore doesn't help.

Spent an hour on the phone with T-Mo, no go. They're sending me another phone to replace mine.

YMMV.

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Old 03-19-2004, 09:42 PM
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Default WORKED GREAT THIS TIME

No problems this time...on replaced unit from T-Mobile as the original upgrade locked up my old unit. :mrgreen:
 
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Old 03-19-2004, 10:15 PM
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Default Re: 2003 Upgrade killed my phone...

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...It died during the upgrade of the radio stack. Even hard reset and ActiveSync restore doesn't help...
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Safest way to do it (you don't have to deal with a bad connection, because you are doing it directly from the phone.)

I'm writing these by memory, when I go home I'll update this correctly

Install the upgrade without connecting your PPCPE. run the program it will tell you that you don't have the PPC connected. Cancel all that

then go to Xda-developers and download and install the Xdatools.

Have a SD card reader handy and a SD card with more than 64MB

look in the C:\Program Files\Pocket PC Ugrade Utility (or something like that)and look there in the \english directory a NK.nbf (or .nb1) file. right click on it and select burn to SD card, (of course make sure that you have your sd card reader with the card connected to the pc).
wait until you do the magic. and then remove the SD card from the reader

then to upgrade your Radio Stack, go in the same folder, and look for these 4 files:
  • monitor_ul_bs.m0
    monitor_ul_bs.map
    RSUpgrade.exe
    RSUpgrade.cp64
Connect your Pocket PC and copy them into your Pocket PC \Windows Directory.

when your done, disconnect it from your desktop and browse with your Pocket Explorer (in your Pocket PC) and run RSUpgrade.exe. Wait until the machine does its magic. and after its done. you can insert the SD card that has the burned ROM

Access the bootloader mode (soft reset holding the power button). The machine will recognize that you have a ROM in your flash and it will ask you to proceed, you answer yes. Wait until it does its magic. And it will ask you at the end to hard reset. (of course you will loose all data, so back up, and have the phone fully charge before doing all this).

that's it, you are done. This is the safest way since you don't have to deal with the Activesync connection of the computer and mess up your Pocket Pc Phone. I hope it helps!
 
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Old 03-21-2004, 10:45 AM
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I think that the Upgrade is DOWN again, I tried to download the Software and the T-Mobile Page said:

There was an error in processing your request. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please try your action again or try again at a later time.


So, any idea?

Salud!!-2
 
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