Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers

[DavidinCT]

Riddle me this.... Does ANY US CDMA based carrier (I know there are a bunch that carry this phone but, I have never heard about) that offers FM support on a Touch Pro 2/tilt2 ?

[Kliptik]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

Riddle me this.... Does ANY US CDMA based carrier (I know there are a bunch that carry this phone but, I have never heard about) that offers FM support on a Touch Pro 2/tilt2 ?

I think it's a hardware issue, not a support issue...

[mstevens]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

Riddle me this.... Does ANY US CDMA based carrier (I know there are a bunch that carry this phone but, I have never heard about) that offers FM support on a Touch Pro 2/tilt2 ?

No. The primary reason is that the hardware does not support it. The primary reason that's the case is because the carriers did not want it.

[DavidinCT]

Originally Posted by mstevens

No. The primary reason is that the hardware does not support it. The primary reason that's the case is because the carriers did not want it.

What is true ????

In this thread, it's quoted from HTC that is said that it's software disabled by choice of the carrier (and followed up a few times through out the thread), it just needs a rom update to be enabled (PRL ?), so hardware is there, just not enabled software wise.

So, the question comes up, now with it legal to jailbreak a phone, that is now not carried by any provider (Vwz and sprint, disco'ed), wouldn't it be ok/legal for HTC to release a un-supported rom update to enable this ?

Just makes me wonder why the experts never found out how to enable this though but, it might come down to needing the source code to enable it....

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

1)So, the question comes up, now with it legal to jailbreak a phone, that is now not carried by any provider (Vwz and sprint, disco'ed), wouldn't it be ok/legal for HTC to release a un-supported rom update to enable this ?

2)Just makes me wonder why the experts never found out how to enable this though but, it might come down to needing the source code to enable it....

1) dude read up on things and dont just speculate... Sprint very much still has TP2s.. read the threads about it being Gone-thats VZW, not Sprint..

2) because its not possible dude!! 3 years theyve been trying! All your doing is added fuel to a dead fire.. just stirs up arguments for something proven not to work..

And you know HTC also tells you the battery overheating on TP1s is SUPPOSE to happen.. and that LAG and FREEZING, is SUPPOSE to happen on TP1/TP2.. do you believe everything someone says.. do you you take visual and years worth of proof.. you have 3 years of trial and error and the fact no cdma TP2s(and others) to date have FM radio- any reason why you REFUSE to look at the PROOF??

PIC or it didnt Happen ya know...

[mstevens]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

In this thread, it's quoted from HTC that is said that it's software disabled by choice of the carrier (and followed up a few times through out the thread)

It's hardware-disabled, not software-disabled.

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

it just needs a rom update to be enabled (PRL ?)

There is probably some reason that you believe changing a Preferred Roaming List could do this, but I can't imagine why you'd believe that.

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

so hardware is there, just not enabled software wise.

Nope. Hardware is there (in that there's a chip with an FM receiver), just not physically connected in a way that makes it usable.

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

So, the question comes up, now with it legal to jailbreak a phone

It's always been legal to "jailbreak" a phone. That's never been an issue for Windows Mobile devices, though, since Microsoft has never insisted that all software come from its (until recently non-existent) "App Store" and has never made any serious attempts to prevent users from modifying their phones.

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

that is now not carried by any provider (Vwz and sprint, disco'ed)

What on earth gives you this notion? I was in 3 Sprint stores yesterday, one company-owned. All 3 had Touch Pro 2's out.

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

wouldn't it be ok/legal for HTC to release a un-supported rom update to enable this ?

Sure, just as it always has been. Just for the purposes of argument, let's pretend it would be possible to do; what conceivable motivation might they have for doing this?

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

Just makes me wonder why the experts never found out how to enable this though but, it might come down to needing the source code to enable it....

It comes down to the fact that, on our devices, it's not possible.

[DavidinCT]

To everyone who says there is no hardware for the CDMA version is WRONG !!! I will have proof tomorrow as I have been chatting with HTC..... and getting an idea on where the problem is....

[mstevens]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

To everyone who says there is no hardware for the CDMA version is WRONG !!! I will have proof tomorrow as I have been chatting with HTC..... and getting an idea on where the problem is....

Uh, huh. This is me holding my breath.

[btstarcher]

Seriously, why does anybody even care? It's just an FM radio.

[imnuts]

Originally Posted by btstarcher

Seriously, why does anybody even care? It's just an FM radio.

It would be useful for iGo which can get traffic data via the FM Radio. Otherwise, I wouldn't use it.