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t610 upgrading: Firmware questions - confused with all threads

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Posted by: ryno267

I want to update my T610

1. If I update my t610 to the t616 firmware i'm assuming everything will be fine (i just lose the 850/900 bands, which I dont use cause I never leave the USA)

2. If I update my firmware to the t630 - and DONT use the new TFT screen - will that still work? Like I may want to get the new housing and all, but don't know if I can afford the screen just yet. So If I flash to the t630 firmware will it still work with the t610 lcd ?

3. Can I switch my t610 antenna out with the t616 or t630 antenna and 1 have it work, and 2 have it improve overall reception?
And do I need the upgraded firmware to just put in the new antenna??


Thanks guys - just kinda confused reading through all those threads of differentiating opinions...




Posted by: thedon

updating to t616 firmware should be fine, though if u got a r6c firmware on there right now it'll be hard to do

as for the t630 firmware u need to have the screen or else it won't work, though i don't really see why u would want the t630 firmware unless u were changing the screen



Posted by: ryno267

my phone info reads as this:::

Quote:
R1S001 prgCXC12-5600_US_3
R1S001 prgCXC12-5586_TAE_US_3

Customization TAE
-------------------------
CDA102222/25 R25A
ITP Version: R1B007


so i'm assuming im on the R1B007 firmware.... ugh... it had tons of stuff in that screen.. but thats the most important i'm assuming.



Posted by: normandelli

Quote:
Originally posted by ryno267
I want to update my T610

1. If I update my t610 to the t616 firmware i'm assuming everything will be fine (i just lose the 850/900 bands, which I dont use cause I never leave the USA)


-> Other people have done this and reported no problems other than what you've stated above.

2. If I update my firmware to the t630 - and DONT use the new TFT screen - will that still work? Like I may want to get the new housing and all, but don't know if I can afford the screen just yet. So If I flash to the t630 firmware will it still work with the t610 lcd ?

-> The T630 firmware is specific to the TFT display. If you do not have the TFT screen do NOT use the T630 firmware on a T610 LCD.

3. Can I switch my t610 antenna out with the t616 or t630 antenna and 1 have it work, and 2 have it improve overall reception?
And do I need the upgraded firmware to just put in the new antenna??


-> New firmware is not necessary for the T616 antenna in a T610. There have been mixed opinions on this. Majority of those that I've read swear by a significant improvement in signal and call quality. Some have reported minimal changes. And I've read one very detailed explanation as to why you should NOT swap the antennas out - it will (eventually?) result in damage to your T610's circuitry. I forget where I read that post but it's got to be somewhere in HoFo.

Good luck!

-N-


Thanks guys - just kinda confused reading through all those threads of differentiating opinions...






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