Re: SPV M3100 (Vario II, Hermes etc) Upgrade review

["Erik Carlson" <erik@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the review stuart, I've been considering this myself for a
while. I'd heard that slingplayer no longer works on the hermes if you
upgrade it to WM6. Some sort of codec problem. Can you confirm whether
this is the case?

Thanks
Erik

On 03/05/07, Stuart Whyte <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I finally took the plunge today and upgraded my M3100 to WM6
"Black
> 2.5".  The upgrade process was extremly smooth, nothing
unexpected,
> and best of all no "hairy moments".
>
> I can honestly say the device feels a lot smoother, navigating is
> quicker and Ive had no lock ups (this far)  I used to have to soft
> reset at least twice a day.
>
> Everything works as expected, sms, mms, browsing etc all ok. 3rd party
> software that I use (mainly spbsoft) all function as normal.
>
> As an added bonus, when conneceted in the car to Parrot M3100 via
> bluetooth, I now get the full function dislay including battery,
> signal and operator, something Ive never had before.
>
> All in all, big hats off to the guys at xda-developers.  If you've got
> one of the hermes varients, Id definitely recommend the upgrade.
>
> Stuart
>
> *Disclaimer:  Your milage may vary, do this at your own risk, blah,
> blah, blah...
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