Sprint Cust service says there is a 6.1 upgrade?

[jiltedcitizen]

So I emailed Sprint and basically the tech said I can go into the store and get my touch upgraded to 6.1....I'm not sure I believe it but the email follows.

----- Original Message ----
From: Sprint Customer Solutions - eCare1 <ecare1@cc.sprintpcs.com>
To:
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:39:48 PM
Subject: Re: Care #20080620140607143 (Plans, Features, and Services -
General Inquiry) (KMM51121691I15977L0KM)

Dear Mr. Nick,

Thank you for replying to me.

To upgrade of the HTC phone software to Windows Mobile 6.1 on the
handset, I request you to visit the nearest sprint store and our
specialists will be glad to resolve your concern.

Just click on this hyperlink to find the nearest Sprint Store:

http://www.sprintstorelocator.com

The Sprint has not enabled the GPS Chip in the phone itself. For using
the GPS service, you must have GPS capable phone. The HTC SCP6900 phone
is capable of using only GPS-911 service.

Let me share with you that the HTC phone is not capable for Picture mail
service. Due to this reason you are not able to send the picture
messages through text messages.

If there is anything else I can assist you with, please always feel free
to write to us. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Jasmine K.

Sprint




Original Message Follows:
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So you are saying I can upgrade to windows mobile 6.1 by going into a
Sprint store? And that Sprint has not enabled the GPS chip in the phone
itself yet? Do they plan to? Also out of curiosity, why can't such a
powerful phone send pictures over SMS?

Thanks
Nick


----- Original Message ----
From: Sprint Customer Solutions - eCare1 <ecare1@cc.sprintpcs.com>
To:
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:00:26 AM
Subject: Re: Care #20080620140607143 (Plans, Features, and Services -
General Inquiry) (KMM51073559I15977L0KM)

Dear xxxxxxxx,
Thank you for contacting Sprint. I understand that you wish to know
about the Rev A and GPS on the HTC Mogul handset. I am Steve D and I
would be glad to take the ownership to resolve the concern for you.

As I have taken the ownership, be assured that you will receive the best
customer service experience.

I checked that the HTC Mogul handset is capable for Rev A and GPS
service.

The following are the Features Hardware:

Processor/Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7500/400MHz

Display: 2.8? transmissive TFT-LCD with backlight LEDs, touch-sensitive
screen with 64K colors and 240 x 320 resolution

Network: Sprint Mobile Broadband with Power Vision Rev 0, Rev A
Upgradeable when available

Bluetooth: Built-In Bluetooth® Wireless Technology v2.0

Form Factor: Smaller Candy bar form factor with integrated antenna, HTC
TouchFLO?, 5-Way Navigation Control / ENTER button, Two phone functions:
Talk Key and End Key, Volume Slider, Camera Key, Power Key, RESET button


Dimensions: 101 mm (3.98?) L x 59.6 mm (2.34?) W x 13.9 mm (0.54?) T
Weight 4.4 oz (with battery)

Internal Memory: 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM

External Memory: MicroSD I/O Expansion Slot - 512MB microSD included (SD
2.0 compatible)

Camera: Built-In 2.0 megapixels with Photo Resolution: 1600x1200 (UXGA),
1280x960 (SXGA), 640x480 (VGA), 320x240 (QVGA), 160x120 (QQVGA) Video
Resolution: 176x144, 128x96 Digital

Zoom: Up to 8x

Battery: Removable 1100 mAhr, lithium-ion Battery with Talk time Up to
3.5 Hours, Standby time: Up to 250 hours, Media playback time: Up to 8
hours (WMV); up to 12 hours (WMA) that Charges over USB

Headset: Mini-USB Stereo headset

The following are the Capabilities:

-Digital Dual Band
-Pocket PC
-Power Vision Rev. A(High Speed Data)
-Vision (3G Data)
-Camera - Not Picture Mail Capable Phone
-Multimedia ? Using Windows Media Player
-Downloads (http://softwarestore.sprint.com ? Must be purchased via
credit card)
-WLNP = Y
-Wireless Data Roaming
-Speakerphone
-Bluetooth
-SMS Text Messaging (2WSMS)
-GPS-E911
-TTY
-OTA
-Connection Manager for Phone as Modem

Furture, I would like to share with you that the HTC Touch is capable
for the GPS. However, the Sprint navigation service as of now.

Yes you can certainly upgrade the Windows Mobile 6.1 on the handset.

Currently it is not possible to upgrade Windows Mobile 6.1 through email
interactions. Therefore, I request you to visit the nearest Sprint Store
and our specialist will be glad to assist you.

I hope you understand our limitations in this matter.

Just click on this hyperlink to find the nearest Sprint Store:

http://www.sprintstorelocator.com

Thank you again for contacting Sprint. We appreciate your business.

Steve D.
eCare

[nxtech3]

I havent heard of an official release, im a service tech and havent heard anything from Sprint

[mconig78]

Its already out. Check out the forums

[mindfrost82]

Look here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=30155

Closing this thread.