Any Verizon Pro2 users upgrade to 6.5????

[JimP]

I see on the HTC website, that you can download Windows mobile 6.5 for the Pro2 so apparantly it'll take 6.5.

But if you look under Verizon, HTC doesn't show it. Nor is it available if you go directly to the Verizon website.

My question is has anyone upgraded to 6.5 through the HTC website and if you have, what has been your experience?

[strra]

there are no cdma 6.5 updates yet. the one you see on the site is a european gsm update.

if you want 6.5, custom roms are the way to go right now

[demolasko]

im not 100% sure but doesnt the TP2 come w/ WM 6.5??

ill receive mine today as a tp replacement from sprint

[strra]

Originally Posted by demolasko

im not 100% sure but doesnt the TP2 come w/ WM 6.5??

ill receive mine today as a tp replacement from sprint

nope, 6.1

[demolasko]

shucks

[JimP]

Originally Posted by demolasko

im not 100% sure but doesnt the TP2 come w/ WM 6.5??

ill receive mine today as a tp replacement from sprint

Don't know about Sprint, but with Verizon, mine came in last week and had 6.1 loaded on it.

[bobconner58]

I emailed Verizon and here it is:
Good Morning Mr. Conner,

Thank you for contacting Verizon Wireless through our website. My name is Timothy, and I am happy to assist you regarding your inquiry about available software for you device. I regret to learn that you're dissatisfied by the availability of the 6.5 version of Windows Mobile.

Mr. Conner, Verizon Wireless neither publishes nor develops software. However, when an update is made for the operating systems on our devices, our Research and Development team does testing on those systems. This is done to make sure that if or when we launch them, that the Operating System does everything that the developers say it does and so we can confirm that it has no negative effect on your services with us. This also keeps you from having to go back in and download revisions to faulty software that's not properly tested and approved. At this time, of course there still isn't an update for your device but should one come available, you'll find it on our website; support.vzw.com/phones. Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to call us up at 1-800-922-0204.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay in getting Windows Mobile 6.5 on your HTC Touch Pro 2 but I hope my information has been beneficial for you today.



I also called them and they said pretty much the same thing saying if it ain't broke don't fix it and be patient.

[JimP]

Originally Posted by strra

there are no cdma 6.5 updates yet. the one you see on the site is a european gsm update.

if you want 6.5, custom roms are the way to go right now

Thanks for posting.

So if someone doesn't want to go the custom rom route and have Verizon, they'd be better off just waiting?

From what I've gathered, it looks like 6.5 is basically improving the user interface. I'm not so sure that would be worth upgrading over even when it becomes available. I like what HTC has done with touch flo 3.

[pyro254750]

keep waiting and im sure it will come available eventually. according to the web (it was either htc's website or microsofts, i cant remember which) the sprint touch pro 2 is scheduled to recieve the optional 6.5 upgrade in november/december 2009. Im sure the other carriers wont be far behind.

[m4f1050]

I have both the HTC Touch Pro2 (sprint) and the HTC Imagio (verizon) and only the Imagio came out with WM 6.5...It has an ugly TF3D theme, same with the Sprint (orange? C'mon!) the slider is a solid color and with arrows (at least verizon has a blue slider, but not that pretty...) and on the Imagio I have a ghost MSG, always says 1 msg and when you go to the mail tab it's empty.