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what's your opinion on the mpx220... and..
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Posted by: privax

is there really any way to get windows mobile 5.0 onto the phone? i heard that the mpx200 was capable of doing it however the mpx220 was not.

I want to get a smartphone as an extra phone just to use outlook and whatnot, plus on my erp account im entitled to two phones so i've been thinking about the mpx220..

Posted by: privax

also im looking all around for the rom update but i cant seem to find it anywhere, i saw on the cingular.com forums it gives you directions to update the phone to the cingular rom however when you go to the motorola website it isnt there.. and if i do purchase this phone it's going to be an unlocked version, which brings me to my next question should i upgrade it to the cingular rom?

Posted by: CeluGeek

Any smartphone with Smartphone 2002, Windows Mobile 2003 or 2003 Second Edition can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 5 in theory. The problem is that manufacturers are not making these upgrades. The reason why the MPx200 could be upgraded to WM 5 is because it was one of the devices used for beta testing WM 5 and there are leaked, unsupported ROM's out there. The MPx220 wasn't used for WM 5 testing so the only way it can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 5 is if Motorola makes such an upgrade available. Very unlikely.

Posted by: TruBlu01

Yeah, I'd pass on it. I went through 3 of them with problems. If you must have it, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for it.

Posted by: MyPyle

this phone has had to many problems.

Posted by: CeluGeek

I went through five MPx220's before I got fed up and traded for an SMT5600. If you have to have a clamshell smartphone, wait for the Cingular 3125 or get one of the unbranded variants, like the QTek 8500.

Posted by: PointZero

The MPx220 has a history of problems since its release in 2003. Just hold out until the release of the Cingular 3125 in September.

Posted by: privax

Yeah, I might as well just wait.. however the 3125 looks cheap... so who knows.