8525 on the way, a couple of questions

Originally Posted by cjmedina

Wirelessly posted (HTC-8500/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 6.12))

you probably want need to to overclock it. it runs at 400mhz. it does not take sd card it uses micro sd. and yes you can map a button to use opera

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Greetings from a veteran WM5 (8125) user.

I recently purchased a lightly used 8525 and currently anxiously awaiting it's arrival. It should be here by the end of the week.

That being said I have a couple of questions in regards to the 8525 as it compares to the 8125.

First of all what is the maximum size of SD card the 8525 supports. Furthermore, since it takes the SD and the 8125 uses the mini SD can I use the mini adapter in the 8525?

I'm not sure if the one I bought is the new ATT rom or still the Cingular rom. Assuming it's the Cingular rom, what is the link to download the ATT? This is assuming the WM6 rom isn't released in the next few days.

Originally Posted by silvertorch

As the previous post stated, its a microSD, and those go up to 2 gig, you can find one in Costco for under $40.

HTCs site has a support page for the AT&T 8525, from there you can go to Software Updates and download the new ROM, this will update the branding as well (from Cingular to AT&T).

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by jmk32

I heard the new WM6 update (coming any time now) for the 8525 will do something that will enable the use of the new 4gig sd transflash card.

Originally Posted by avega1027

There's an unofficial "official" one out allready @ xda developers

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Yeah...........I know.

But I'm a little reluctant to load any of the cooked builds. I'm afraid of bricking my phone then being out the $500.00 to replace it. If I was single I might, but the wife might get a little upset at me for spending that kind of money.

If I was a little more familiar with the "unlock" process also I might give it a try as well.

Thanks
David

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Greetings from a veteran WM5 (8125) user.

I recently purchased a lightly used 8525 and currently anxiously awaiting it's arrival. It should be here by the end of the week.

That being said I have a couple of questions in regards to the 8525 as it compares to the 8125.

First of all what is the maximum size of SD card the 8525 supports. Furthermore, since it takes the SD and the 8125 uses the mini SD can I use the mini adapter in the 8525?

I'm not sure if the one I bought is the new ATT rom or still the Cingular rom. Assuming it's the Cingular rom, what is the link to download the ATT? This is assuming the WM6 rom isn't released in the next few days.

I know that my current sim card will work in the 8525 but I recall seeing something in previous posts about a 3G Sim Card. Will my current sim allow me to take advantage of 3G speeds?

I have my current 8125 overclocked to 221mhz and never had a single issue at that speed. Does the 8525 support overclocking and if so what's a "safe" speed to dial it up to?

And finally is there a way to map Opera Mini to the browser soft button?

Anything else I need to be aware of moving from the 8125?

Thanks
David

Originally Posted by avega1027

Understandable. I went ahead and took the plunge a while back and have been happy since. If you do ever go for it, my suggestion is to read all the wiki and how to do's and familiarize yourself with all the lingo & pre-read the steps necessary. "Mr. Vanx" does an incredible job of laying it out for you step by step.

Originally Posted by avega1027

If you have a 3G SIM from your previous phone, then you should be able to use it and get 3G speeds(assuming youre in a 3G area of course). If not you need to get yourself a 3G SIM to experience those types of speeds.

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Worse case I guess I make a trip to Cingular this weekend and purchase a new card.

Originally Posted by GldRush98

If you don't have a 3G SIM card yet, they SHOULD upgrade you to one for free.

Here is something else to expect on the 8525:

Playing games on it SUCKS compared to the 8125. The D pad is much harder to use, and a lot of times does not respond to inputs properly or has delayed inputs in game.
I think it has to do something with the 8125 having a built in special graphics chip where as the 8525 doesn't.
Even my NES emulator doesn't run great
So if you played lots of games, prepare for frustration.

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Thanks. Off hand do you have any sites readily available in reference to "Mr Vanx" and the wiki? If not no biggie, I'll do a search on the XDA site.

David

Originally Posted by avega1027

Here you go David. Mr Vanx's Guide

http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/ & the wiki

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...name=HTC_Hermes

Originally Posted by dchaney297

Thanks! Looks like a lot of good reading.

Originally Posted by dchaney297

They'll upgrade my sim card even if I didn't buy the phone from Cingular?

Originally Posted by avega1027

Here you go David. Mr Vanx's Guide

http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/ & the wiki

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...name=HTC_Hermes