HTC Imagio Rom on VZW TP2???

llea1 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:17 PM

I saw on the Verizon website a week ago that there is a new Phone: the HTC Imagio running Windows Mobile 6.5 with VCAST and Verizon mobile TV...Is there anyone who could dump the Rom on the Imagio so we can use it on our TP2 until we get the official release for the VZW TP2 ROM?

I would love to have VCast and Mobile TV on my Touch Pro 2!!

mayoko185 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by llea1

I saw on the Verizon website a week ago that there is a new Phone: the HTC Imagio running Windows Mobile 6.5 with VCAST and Verizon mobile TV...Is there anyone who could dump the Rom on the Imagio so we can use it on our TP2 until we get the official release for the VZW TP2 ROM?

I would love to have VCast and Mobile TV on my Touch Pro 2!!

the TP2 does not have the hardware for the Flo TV stuff. Plus we need the hard spl before we would be able to install the rom. EDIT: And there is alry a thread in the main form about this.

Fronc · #3 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:32 PM

For the sake of discussion, what hardware, exactly, would we be lacking? I thought it would be more of a software limitation...

**CFay** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fronc

For the sake of discussion, what hardware, exactly, would we be lacking? I thought it would be more of a software limitation...

TP2/Imagio are pretty much such hardware identical. Porting over that rom would be easy but you would probably loose landscape feature in many of the apps.
-CFay

llea1 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:40 PM

i'm interested to know which hardware is missing as well...

mayoko185 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 10:42 PM

I tried to find where I head that about the hardware all i could find was: http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/htc-i...v-walk-through

"-the service relies on MediaFLO technology and is different than a typical data plan"

I read that as it has extra chipset for the mediaflo junk, I could be wrong...

bluruld · #7 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 11:09 PM

The current belief is the differences are software and not hardware as discussed in the fm radio sticky.

almost.infamous · #8 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 11:10 PM

From what I've heard about it it actually has a tuner inside. Special signal back bones of your cell signal to deliver your tv service(vcast). It doesn't just use your data connection to receive the service. Not 100% sure this is correct but it does make sense. Why would Big Red make this exclusive to this device and not all there other WinMo phones.

davidetkin511 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 11:11 PM

the kickstand on the imagio is a mobile tv antenna so it would still work on the tp2 but the coverage and quality would be poor

**santod** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 11:18 PM

MediaFlo is actually a form of network broadcast, transferred seperately from standard data transmissions.

MediaFLO Technologies Charter

MediaFLO Technologies, a division of Qualcomm Incorporated, is leading the international marketing and deployment of MediaFLO networks worldwide through enabling the creation of MediaFLO Service Operators.
MediaFLO Service Operators utilize the MediaFLO System to aggregate content and deliver the mobile media service to market via the MediaFLO network in order to provide consumers with a rich, compelling, and interactive mobile media experience.

http://www.mediaflo.com/

FLO TV Incorporated

FLO TV, a division of Qualcomm Incorporated, aggregates and delivers premium, TV-quality entertainment and information services to mobile devices over its dedicated nationwide wireless network across the US. Based in San Diego, California, FLO TV is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated and is working with wireless operators and national content providers to deploy wireless multimedia services based on MediaFLO technology.

http://www.flotv.com/