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Originally Posted by alabij
Dude! PPcPE devices have been out in the US since 2001. This technology is not new. On the other habd PPC have been out since 1999. Also Win CE aka Palmtop were out way before then. MS has been messing with PPC s while a lot of people in these forums were diapers.
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I agree with these guys. I remember poking through all the challenges of my spankin new C64, then being enthralled when I got my first internal 5.25 inch floppy on my spankin new C128d, but then being dissapointed that they changed the DOS version and I had to learn a few new commands!
If you folks want a perfect phone, buy a voice phone for ten bucks on ebay and use your pda phone as a pda until one of these amazing brains gets a good custom ROM going.
Personally, I did load the 2.16 and am having little difficulty with it and no big deal. I roam through three exclusively branded service areas during my 1 hour commute from a very rural area (Ocala National Forest) to a very metro area (Orlando) and have had only two lock-ups since the ROM's release. I am living with these minor quirks due to all of the solutions this unit provides in one little package. Most would be amazed at the volume of third party software I cram into this thing. I do, however, provide support to several IT professionals that work for my customers and I am extremely familiar with some of the challenges out there.
I think a little patience and tolerance would benefit everybody and reduce the level of stress and increase everybody's lifespan. If the phone is beyond anyone's tolerance, however, there are three options:
1) Flash the 2.09 ROM
2) Flash the original ROM
3) There are instances that I am aware of that a Sprint Corporate store will replace the phone in working condition
That's my testimony for what it's worth. I hear more about these challenges than most due to the nature of my company's business (
www.corporatemobilesolutions.com )
One more thing .... Good chance these problems are not related to anything Microsoft has done, rather drivers, etc associated with the rest of the stuff added to the ROM. So you are correct in stating MS's experience and has done an excellent job with WM6.
matt