Check out my P900 converted to a P910a

[anlog]

Thanks to Fighter, I just converted my P900 to a P910a. I will be testing everything out tonight, and posting a full review in this same thread later tonight or tomorrow.

Just wanted to give you all a heads up... As I said MONTHS ago, the 128MB MS Duo size limitation is SOFTWARE-based. I am now happily using a 256MB MS Pro Duo card in my P900.

Here are some more nice features that come with the conversion:

-Bluetooth handsfree profile
-HTML email

I will list all of the features added when I do the full review.

Be aware that I am most likely running a beta P910a firmware on the phone. Time will tell if I can upgrade to later revisions using the Online Update service. In addition, I will be testing various bandlocks on the phone to see if the P900's radio is capable of using 850MHz.

It is also my understanding that the latest P910 firmwares enable RSA protection, but that is no longer an issue for experienced "servicemen".

And yes, I will be offering this upgrade service to anyone interested.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the proof:






And a VIDEO located here ...


ENJOY!

[remo74tg]

Woe, pretty impressive if it's true. Just keep us up to date with the progress.

[anlog]

Oh it's true... Remember, you can't put the P910 keypad on the P900 (and vice versa), so I didn't just swap housings.

This is HUGE news that I promised to not discuss for a few weeks now. Now that it is out in the open, THE FUN CAN BEGIN!

[100thMonkey]

does it pick up GSM 850?

[anlog]

Originally posted by 100thMonkey
does it pick up GSM 850?

I have not tested this yet. I will tonight....

BTW, I mailed your phone back to you this morning. I'll email you the tracking number in a few mins...

[100thMonkey]

coolio, I might have to by a P900 and send it to you to convert

[Baseballfanz]

That's tight, so if you do a housing swap, is it possible to have the new keyboard?

[anlog]

Originally posted by Baseballfanz
That's tight, so if you do a housing swap, is it possible to have the new keyboard?

You cannot do a housing swap, and you cannot use the new keypad on the old P900 circuit board (different pin layout). The new screen, however, will work on the P900 (even with the regular P900 firmware).

It is assumed that the screen will operate with 65k colors when using the P900 firmware, and 256k colors when using the P910 firmware. However, most people say that the P910 screen doesn't look THAT much better than the P900's (definitely not as good as other 256k color screens out there).

I am not planning on purchasing a P910 screen for this phone...

[varunreddy]

anlog does the p910 firmware take more space then the p900 firmware?
Can u restore ur p900 settings from a previous backup or is that not possible? I specially was wondering if there is someway to save the contact everything else would b a bonus but not required

Thanks,

Varun

[sdsviet]

yes i would like know how u did this. can u have a tutorial for us to do it ourselves at home?

[anlog]

Originally posted by varunreddy
anlog does the p910 firmware take more space then the p900 firmware?
Can u restore ur p900 settings from a previous backup or is that not possible? I specially was wondering if there is someway to save the contact everything else would b a bonus but not required

Thanks,

Varun

Sony Ericsson states on their website that you cannot restore a P900 backup to the P910.

The firmware sizes are the same. After flashing the phone, then formatting the internal disk, I had 14.2MB of storage memory free (out of 15.6MB).

[varunreddy]

Originally posted by anlog
Sony Ericsson states on their website that you cannot restore a P900 backup to the P910.

The firmware sizes are the same. After flashing the phone, then formatting the internal disk, I have 15.4MB of storage memory free (out of 16MB).

Did u manage to save ur contacts somehow? I tried sending my contacts to my computer via bluetooth but it wouldnt go thru. My other bluetooth enabled phones r back home in India so just wondering if u did it somehow. I would luv to try the upgrade but losing my contacts would b a pain.

Varun

[anlog]

Originally posted by sdsviet
yes i would like know how u did this. can u have a tutorial for us to do it ourselves at home?

The ONLY software in the world that can do this right now is Fighter, which is a $300 professional service software/equipment. So unless you have it, you cannot do this yourself.

For the rest of you kids out there with terminator dongles, keep dreaming. DIV can't flash the PDA or Bluetooth portions of the P900/P910.

[anlog]

Originally posted by varunreddy
Did u manage to save ur contacts somehow? I tried sending my contacts to my computer via bluetooth but it wouldnt go thru. My other bluetooth enabled phones r back home in India so just wondering if u did it somehow. I would luv to try the upgrade but losing my contacts would b a pain.

Varun

EVERYTHING on the phone will be wiped out. I have all of my contacts in Outlook, and sync'ed them back into the phone with version 3.0 of the PC Suite.

[varunreddy]

Originally posted by anlog
EVERYTHING on the phone will be wiped out. I have all of my contacts in Outlook, and sync'ed them back into the phone with version 3.0 of the PC Suite.

never actually synced my phone before dont use outlook i'll give it a shot. Let me know how it goes I'd love to upgrade the firmware. What are the major differences u find other then the ms duo?