M500 Getting Wm5 In Near Future |
  |
|
 Oct 11 2005, 23:19
Post
#1
|
||
 iSpork  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 537 Joined: 15th February 2005 From: Staffs Member No.: 110,894 Device(s): SE K800, MDA Pro  |
Hi guys,
as posted under the smartphone main section, I was at the Orange Academy today. Good news to come from the event is that Microsoft and Orange are currently busy preparing a WM5 upgrade for both the C550 and the M500! We were obviously told not to tell the general public, as they want us to push the C600 and the M5000, but for existing owners, this is fantastic news  Any more info needed, please feel free to PM me. --------------------   |
||
 |
 
|
||
|
Oct 11 2005, 23:23
Post
#2
|
||
 Hardcore  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(sporkguy @ Oct 12 2005, 00:16) Good news on the WM5 front to (and I shouldnt really be giving you this info) - however, we were told that Microsoft and Orange are currently working on a WM5 upgrade for both the C550 and the M500  Sounded like great news... until the suggestion of WM5 for the SPV M500 which makes me think he didn't know what he was talking about. :?: If the 64meg SPV M500 is capable of running Windows Mobile 5 reliably I'll be a monkeys uncle. I'll be astonished if Orange produce an update for that. U sure they weren't referring to one of the other Pocket PC Phone range (probably the SPV M1500)? |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 11 2005, 23:25
Post
#3
|
||
|
iSpork Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 537 Joined: 15th February 2005 From: Staffs Member No.: 110,894 Device(s): SE K800, MDA Pro |
QUOTE(Pondrew @ Oct 11 2005, 23:23) Sounded like great news... until the suggestion of WM5 for the SPV M500 which makes me think he didn't know what he was talking about. :?: If the 64meg SPV M500 is capable of running Windows Mobile 5 reliably I'll be a monkeys uncle. I'll be astonished if Orange produce an update for that. U sure they weren't referring to one of the other Pocket PC Phone range (probably the SPV M1500)?  I own an M500 and he was blatently waving one around in front of my eyes saying "Both these devices will have WM5 on them in the coming months..." So god knows.. he did seem to know what he was talking about tho, being a MS Trainer and all. -------------------- |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 11 2005, 23:33
Post
#4
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(sporkguy @ Oct 12 2005, 00:25) I own an M500 and he was blatently waving one around in front of my eyes saying "Both these devices will have WM5 on them in the coming months..." So god knows.. he did seem to know what he was talking about tho, being a MS Trainer and all. I really hope I'm wrong as there are A LOT of Magician owners crying out for WM5... |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 11 2005, 23:53
Post
#5
|
||
 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 214 Joined: 22nd August 2004 From: Barry, S. Wales Member No.: 53,770 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
Hmm... wheel c
-------------------- |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 12 2005, 21:42
Post
#6
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(zippy172 @ Oct 12 2005, 00:53) Hmm... wheel c Just took me two minutes to work out you were saying we'll see! :oops: That we will. Still say WM5 on a device with just 64meg ram and 64meg rom is looking for trouble. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 12 2005, 23:10
Post
#7
|
||
 Addict Group: Posters Posts: 624 Joined: 20th October 2004 From: Gillingham, Kent Member No.: 61,346 Device(s): Vario3, Qtek 8500, C500 |
But Pondrew, if we'd wanted a nice, safe, easy life we would all own Nokia's, wouldn't we?!
The main thing I love about Smartphones and PPC's is the customizability. If you want to change something, you can, if you don't want to - don't! If they do release a WM2005 for the M500 then I'll definitely try it. If I prefer it, I'll keep it, if I don't then I'll switch (or hack) back to the 2003SE. I agree, it might be looking for trouble. But I'd really, really love to be able to try it and see rather than Orange deciding for me that it won't work. Can't seem to word this post without sounding like I'm having a go! :oops: I'm not, I promise! I agree with your sentiments, but put my name down as a "yes please!"
-------------------- I love deadlines.
I especially like the noise they make as they go whooshing by! Current toy: MDA Vario 3 (Kaiser) with 8Gb MicroSD card and my own WM6.1 ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383158 ) Being joined by a Qtek 8500 (it was too cheap to refuse). Can't see the standard ROM lasting more than 24 hours when it arrives... Previous toys: MDA Vario 2 (Hermes), SPV M500 (Magician), SPV C500 (Typhoon), SPV (Canary), some other phones before I saw the WM light!! :) |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 12 2005, 23:41
Post
#8
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(Confused Stu @ Oct 13 2005, 00:10) Can't seem to word this post without sounding like I'm having a go! :oops: I'm not, I promise! I agree with your sentiments, but put my name down as a "yes please!" hehe. U worded it fine! No problems
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 13 2005, 16:04
Post
#9
|
||
 I've always wanted to explore the Pacific rim Group: Posters Posts: 2,316 Joined: 19th January 2003 From: Lincoln Member No.: 2,100 Device(s): MWg Atom, i-mate Smartflip |
WM5 on M500? If only there wer M500's available...............
-------------------- "Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed."
Booker T. Washington |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 10:36
Post
#10
|
|||
|
Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 14th October 2005 Member No.: 153,809 |
why all the naysaying? isnt the m500 the same hardware pretty much as the m1000 and i've had wm2k5 running on that fine for the last 6 months.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 10:52
Post
#11
|
|||
 The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,858 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g |
wm5 could be the reason you cant get hold of an m500 , maybe
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 11:31
Post
#12
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(thefunkygibbon @ Oct 14 2005, 11:36) why all the naysaying? isnt the m500 the same hardware pretty much as the m1000 and i've had wm2k5 running on that fine for the last 6 months. Nope. The M1000 is entirely different hardware being an HTC Himalaya. The differences are real too as an M1000 has the full 128meg of ram that the M500 doesn't. See here for all the specs. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 11:58
Post
#13
|
|||
|
The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,858 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g |
spoke with orange over here and the only wm5 update that seems to be rumoured is for the c550
if it does not come out then the first upgrade for the c600 would probably work with a tweak
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 12:33
Post
#14
|
||
 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 337 Joined: 22nd November 2004 From: Mirfield, W.Yorkshire, UK Member No.: 66,050 Device(s): SPV c500 + Qtek S110 |
>>The differences are real too as an M1000 has the full 128meg of ram that the M500 doesn't.
Do you reckon that the new jam and the S110 will get it at some point? -------------------- I was walking past a building and I saw a man standing high up on a ledge. “Jump! Jump!” I started yelling. What happened next would haunt me for the rest of my days: the man came down from the building and beat the living daylights out of me.
-Jack Handy |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 21:35
Post
#15
|
|||
|
Enthusiast Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 254 Joined: 19th August 2004 Member No.: 53,347 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
Just to blow the whistle on this guy.
Sporkguy has been banned around 10 times on Neowin.net. A forum that I moderate and post news to. He is well known for lies and annoying forum members. This post has been edited by creamhackered: Oct 14 2005, 21:36 --------------------  |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 14 2005, 22:18
Post
#16
|
|||
 Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 21 Joined: 18th July 2003 Member No.: 10,299 |
Lies every where :evil:
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 15 2005, 02:26
Post
#17
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(mupwangle @ Oct 14 2005, 13:33) >>The differences are real too as an M1000 has the full 128meg of ram that the M500 doesn't. Do you reckon that the new jam and the S110 will get it at some point? I suspect it (the 128meg Magician) is capable of it. As to whether ANY of the HTC Pocket PC Phones will receive an official upgrade to Windows Mobile 5, who knows?! |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 15 2005, 11:29
Post
#18
|
||
 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 212 Joined: 31st January 2005 Member No.: 107,774 Device(s): SPV C500 + C600 |
QUOTE(creamhackered @ Oct 14 2005, 22:35) Just to blow the whistle on this guy. Sporkguy has been banned around 10 times on Neowin.net. A forum that I moderate and post news to. He is well known for lies and annoying forum members. Oh crap, just as I was gettng my hopes up for the C550, 
-------------------- That cat's something I can't explain.
 |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 15 2005, 14:39
Post
#19
|
||
|
Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,408 Joined: 19th February 2003 From: South Croydon Member No.: 2,910 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
QUOTE(ElGato65 @ Oct 15 2005, 12:29) Oh crap, just as I was gettng my hopes up for the C550, Don't be too downhearted. Peekie (a Dutch mod with connections) has heard that the C550 IS going to receive a WM5 update. At least, he seemed to indicate such and I got the impression it was seperate to Sporkguys posts. |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Oct 16 2005, 11:28
Post
#20
|
||
|
iSpork Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 537 Joined: 15th February 2005 From: Staffs Member No.: 110,894 Device(s): SE K800, MDA Pro |
lol - I've had hassles with creamhackered over at Neowin, but that's nothing to do with this issue.
All I'm posting is the info I got at the Christmas Academy last Tuesday - don't believe me if you want, but I'm just relaying info you otherwise wouldnt get. -------------------- |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Similar Topics
| Topic | Replies | Topic Starter | Views | Last Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Link for download DXHI3 in single file available? | 7 | ketamdaco | 586 | Yesterday, 11:53 Last post by: ketamdaco |
|
Sun next to Clock in today screen How to remove it ??? |
4 | xteph1973 | 297 | Yesterday, 05:50 Last post by: Lucavi |
|
Connecting to the Internet in Canada Without Wi-fi | 1 | Maikuno | 59 | Yesterday, 13:27 Last post by: msjfb |
|
What XT9 langages are available in DXHI3? Typing XT9 texts in other language than phone's one |
4 | paveu | 82 | Yesterday, 21:57 Last post by: MrCRB |
|
Headset plugged in but phone still rings |