Windows Smart Phones

Sprint doesn't have the best reputation in the industry for post-release device firmware support. Even though I agree with you that it shouldn't take so long, I am actually surprised that they are saying they'll have one out in Q1 2010. I was pretty much resigned to not seeing one until much later and already looking at where the enthusiast community is in terms of getting the CDMA Rhodium unlocked and capable of accepting custom ROM installs.

I'm still not sure I'm going to get a TP2 -- I am finding Sprint's pricing decisions on the device to be abusive and intended to stick it to WinMo enthusiasts on legacy plans they don't want to give up -- but if I do, I'll be happy to see a 6.5 upgrade some time early next year.

As a practical matter, if you plan to keep TouchFlo running on the device, you really won't see much in the 6.5 upgrade except an app for direct interaction with MS's new app market and the upgraded PIE. Both of these will be accessible/installable by other means, and even with that said don't amount to all that much -- WM apps are all over the place so the marketplace is really more of a convenience than anything, and from what I've read, PIE, though improved, still won't be as good a browser as Opera or (especially) Skyfire.

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i just got tp2 thinking that i could immediately upgrade.

it's quite upsetting to think that sprint is not pushing upgrades as fast as other providers.

Hey, I am always looking out there for the 'latest & greatest'; so I see this and ask just one question....

Sprint, are you just gonna stand there like a deer caught in the headlights and let AT&T show you up like this?!

Release the Windows Mobile 6.5

So what if there are some tweaks that are not quite 'tested', customers can be very forgiving when 'some' of their demands are met.

Sprint, at least you can give us a date for the upgraded ROM.

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=HTC+Tilt2&q_sku=sku4030272#tabModule

Tired of waiting for 6.5 to be made available until sometime next year?

Unlocker tools are now available for the Touch Pro2. The unlocker will allow you to unlock your phone and enable you to install the ROM of your choice. So you can download a ROM that HTC already made available, download a custom rom from XDA or PPC-Geeks or start cooking your own ROM for the Touch Pro2.

Unlocker available here.

Not a huge amount of difference functionally between 6.1 and 6.5, I think. Different interface, new Internet Explorer that's supposed to be a lot better, some improvements, I think, to the build to make it run a bit smoother and with a lower memory overhead, a couple other not-so-major things, at least two of which (Windows Mobile Marketplace, Microsoft My Phone) are already available to be installed via .cab.

The major improvement I'm looking for in the ROM update is the replacement of HTC's TouchFlo3D UI with its SenseUI, which a lot of reviews are saying is considerably better.

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I have a hard time understanding why people who have read any posts in this forum or any other phone forum would even want a Sprint ROM.   Even though this is just a beta build of WM it is probably going to be a later release of WM 6.5 than Sprint will release, it also is more likely to be stable, have more features and less crashes.  http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=86489   If you don't like this build - just wait one more week and you can get a newer one. 

Here is a link to HTC for Touch Pro 2 WinMo 6.5 ROM Update

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