Sprint Touch Pro Will Get Wm 6.5!!!

[longlost]

Originally Posted by helix139

Meanwhile, Verizon is coming up with a new WM5 AKU 3 release with a new "feature" to disable half of the 192MB of RAM on their device and charge you monthly to re-enable it. You will also be billed if you choose to use a Micro-SD card. The new release will be available 2 weeks after Sprint releases the Touch Pro 2.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

EXCUSE ME BUT I WAS AT THE SPRINT STORE TWO WEEKS AGO AND PLAYED WITH THE WM 6.5 TOUCH PRO. I posted a phone number to the person you could call to play with it yourself in Hampton, VA. IT DOES NOT Have the honey comb and is still beta. For those who have the attitude of, oh your telling a lie or it's a rumor. I am BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENT AND HAVE NO REASON TO LIE. I HAVE SEEN THE NEW OS AND IT IS GREAT ON THE TOUCH PRO.

Easy, sparky. Nobody accused you of lying, and many of us are ALREADY RUNNING Windows Mobile 6.5 and know exactly what it looks like. I twas likely someone who had a hacked ROM just like MANY of us here already do.

Also, tip for life: being in Bible college, being a Christian, or being a member of ANY religion has no bearing on your honesty. You know what percentage of prisoners are Christian? The same percentage as the rest of the population (I think hovering around 70% of Americans at the moment). Earn credibility, don't rely on your belief in an ancient book to provide it for you.

[ItsDon]

I've tried most, if not all, the WM6.5 Roms on my Touch Pro and, IMHO, Mighty Rom 5 is an absolutely incredible, stable, fast ROM. I'll never go back to 6.1. Anyone who hasn't tried it should, especially if you are still running the gawd awful stock rom.

Yes, Sprint should absolutely put the final WM6.5 out for the Touch Pro, they'll sell a gazillion of them (and they need to!).

Get it here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=52695

[piranah]

Sprints release of 6.5 is actually a step. yea ive been running 6.5 for probably a couple months now, and love it...like many, i will never go back to 6.1. but to those haters saying that this doesnt mean anything...yes it does.. sprints release gives us features that might not have been available from beta roms..

think of the iphony, they have to pay ten bucks to get bluetooth, copy and paste and video capture capabilities....suckers...

im running 21222 now, and since its a european version, some stuff doesnt work with it.

Having a build customized towards a phone will always be better than a beta, thus customized....Plus, we all know the chefs will take the release and hack it beyond recognition anyways..

[sikclown]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

Easy, sparky. Nobody accused you of lying, and many of us are ALREADY RUNNING Windows Mobile 6.5 and know exactly what it looks like. I twas likely someone who had a hacked ROM just like MANY of us here already do.

Also, tip for life: being in Bible college, being a Christian, or being a member of ANY religion has no bearing on your honesty. You know what percentage of prisoners are Christian? The same percentage as the rest of the population (I think hovering around 70% of Americans at the moment). Earn credibility, don't rely on your belief in an ancient book to provide it for you.

Amen to that. FYI George W is a Christian

[ruskiyab]

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

EXCUSE ME BUT I WAS AT THE SPRINT STORE TWO WEEKS AGO AND PLAYED WITH THE WM 6.5 TOUCH PRO. I posted a phone number to the person you could call to play with it yourself in Hampton, VA. IT DOES NOT Have the honey comb and is still beta. For those who have the attitude of, oh your telling a lie or it's a rumor. I am BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENT AND HAVE NO REASON TO LIE. I HAVE SEEN THE NEW OS AND IT IS GREAT ON THE TOUCH PRO.

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

That Link Was In The Email.

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

MAYBE BECAUSE THAT LINK CAME WITH THE EMAIL...

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

Can't wait

Originally Posted by zepsamsung

The Entire Email Minus My Personal Stuff, Need More, Email Them.

Holy **** (no pun intended) you need to chill out. Oh, and sprint probably sent you that email because you were asking them specifically about the 6.5 update. Someone with more free time on their hands should send one asking about Windows mobile 7.3. I bet they'll have an answer for that one as well.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by ruskiyab

Holy **** (no pun intended) you need to chill out. Oh, and sprint probably sent you that email because you were asking them specifically about the 6.5 update. Someone with more free time on their hands should send one asking about Windows mobile 7.3. I bet they'll have an answer for that one as well.

lol, that's almost EXACTLY what I was thinking. Odds are a CSR got that, just assumed it was in the works, and responded accordingly. I really doubt the reps would be aware of this when no announcements have yet been made, or are likely to be made any time soon.

Technically WM6.5 is supported by our phone (duh, we're running it), but it is missing ONE of MS's requirements: a Start button. Every other requirement they've given it is covered, but that alone could be enough for them to deny it a license. Also, with the Touch Pro2 likely coming out somewhere around the time Sprint would finally have this update available (we know how slow they are), I think they'd be likely to use that as an excuse to prefer people buy the new phone instead of upgrading this one.

That said, it's not impossible, I don't doubt the OP's authenticity, regardless of his religious affiliation, and I really, really hope this news is true. Not because I ever plan to use a stock ROM again (after the official 6.1s came out for the Mogul I never switched), but because it'll give the chefs a stable, fully compatible base to cook off of, which will only make our custom ROMs more kickass.

[frazell]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

lol, that's almost EXACTLY what I was thinking. Odds are a CSR got that, just assumed it was in the works, and responded accordingly. I really doubt the reps would be aware of this when no announcements have yet been made, or are likely to be made any time soon.

Technically WM6.5 is supported by our phone (duh, we're running it), but it is missing ONE of MS's requirements: a Start button. Every other requirement they've given it is covered, but that alone could be enough for them to deny it a license. Also, with the Touch Pro2 likely coming out somewhere around the time Sprint would finally have this update available (we know how slow they are), I think they'd be likely to use that as an excuse to prefer people buy the new phone instead of upgrading this one.

That said, it's not impossible, I don't doubt the OP's authenticity, regardless of his religious affiliation, and I really, really hope this news is true. Not because I ever plan to use a stock ROM again (after the official 6.1s came out for the Mogul I never switched), but because it'll give the chefs a stable, fully compatible base to cook off of, which will only make our custom ROMs more kickass.

The Touch Pro supports Windows Mobile 6.5 per MS requirements. Microsoft has recended the start menu requirement on upgraded devices.

[TurboFool]

Originally Posted by frazell

The Touch Pro supports Windows Mobile 6.5 per MS requirements. Microsoft has recended the start menu requirement on upgraded devices.

I wasn't aware that they dropped that requirement. I knew it fit every other requirement.

All right, so that still leaves it up to carrier discretion. So when is the Touch Pro2 coming out, and will Sprint feel upgrading the current model will damage sales of the replacement?

[Drybonz]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

Odds are a CSR got that, just assumed it was in the works, and responded accordingly.

Actually, I am Jaxon M. at Sprint and I confess that I made the whole thing up just to mess with you all.

I'm sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.