AT&T 8525 Goes Windows Mobile 6, FINALLY
The long awaited Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the AT&T 8525 has officially been released as of today.
The download link has been added to the big huge list of WM6 upgrades over at the Funboard.
So feel free to go get your ROM on!
Some things to KIM…
Standard ROM upgrade cautions apply. You might also want to check the official WM upgrade checklist, brought to you by the Funboard’s funkadelic robot horde.
All operators are limiting/tracking downloads of the official ROM releases. So after you download it…back up the upgrade file, because you won’t be able to download it again. Yes, I think this is goofy…but this is prolly a stipulation of MS.
The upgrade should work whether you are using XP with ActiveSync, or Vista with Windows Mobile Device Center…
But you must use a cable, no matter what.
Finally, this download will only be available until February 1, 2008. So I wouldn’t wait too long to at least download it, even if you don’t plan to load it up right away.
|| posted by chris under hardware, migration, mobility || || ||
i updated my phone. Now I have a different ring tone. Other than that I’m not finding anything to be exciting about. Where’s the WOW?
comment by Amy B — November 2, 2007 @ 8:23 am
@ Amy…
So, are you saying that you don’t find WM6 sexxay enough?
Vedddy interesting…
To be fair, WM 6 doesn’t have major UI changes over WM 5. Prevailing thought is that it’s really closer to something like WM 5.5.
comment by chris — November 2, 2007 @ 8:48 am
Since it says the upgrade is not reversable, I’m interested if anyone has found it to be troublesome after they did it. Does the phone still respond quickly or does it slow it down.
comment by Ed — November 29, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
I upgraded to WM6 on my 8525 2 weeks ago and I hate it it’s even slower than before!!!
comment by Frank Skupien — January 21, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
ps. if anyone knows how to speed it up please advise! It is frustrating as hell to navigate on this phone and have to wait for the screens to catch up.
comment by Frank Skupien — January 21, 2008 @ 3:39 pm
Same sentiment as Frank - this was not a good upgrade for me.
Here are my experiences so far:
> Occasional lock-ups where I cannot get the screen to light up without hitting the reset button(about once a day)
> Significantly slower screen painting - feels like I’m on a dial-up modem
> Phone (voice) quality seems to have degraded - I now get a lot of break-ups even when I’ve got full bars on the connection
Since I often use this phone for a lot of conference call meetings at work, point number three is significant enough that I am seriously considering dumping the phone for something else. My concern now is should I continue with Windows Mobile? Does WM6 work any better on other phones, such as a Black Jack or whatever?
Any insights with regard to WM6 on other devices are much appreciated.
comment by Kevin — April 6, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
please visit xda developers forum )just google it) and install one of the cooked up (improved) 6.0 roms on the cell phone for faster response and better experience.
comment by Jay — June 23, 2008 @ 3:36 pm