Here's a treat from HTC and Sprint to lighten those Monday blues: the Sprint
Mogul, built by HTC, is getting a software update to bump the phone's data connection up to EV-DO Rev. A, roughly doubling current download speeds, and really boosting uploads. This makes the Mogul the first phone in the States to hit Rev. A speeds, and should make the $199 phone quite the attractive option for modem usage when an ExpressCard would be just too darn convenient. Only problem is that when Sprint and HTC promised this update in back November, they also said GPS would be a part of the package -- and
just such a ROM was leaked in January. We're not sure what happened to that feature, but we'll try not to look a gift horse in the mouth for the time being.
Update: Turns out GPS is indeed included in this update, as
confirmed by Sprint.
[Thanks, Joel P.]
posted March 10th 2008 10:02AM
This update DOES include GPS. I don't know where you're reporting your "facts" from.
--James
can u use the tomtom 6 navigator or any other 3rd party nav apps for the mogul? thx
I'm not sure about the "As pormised" part...
"Sprint and HTC plan to make this software ROM available in early 1Q 2008." this is what was on their site... Since it is MARCH... I would say it is now LATE 1Q 2008.
Let the Custom ROMS kick in !
www.ruralsegovia.com
Ummmmmmmm, I don't see a link. Am I overlooking it?
Nevermind... it says it will be released sometime today.
Download link:
http://download.america.htc.com/RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3.35.651.2_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship.exe
It's pretty slow right now though.
Now how about that Touch update. PLEASE!
Yes, as a Touch owner I will be waiting for the Rev A/GPS upgrade. The Mogul didn't have the proper amount of RAM for running WM6, so the Touch was the only real option for me.
Don't screw us, Sprint!
Verizon late to the party as always.
You realize that Verizon != Sprint, right?
That was exactly my point. Sprint has like the least customer satisfaction ever, and yet Verizon is always way behind them in smartphone releases and firmware updates.
The only thing this update is useful for is the new radio it includes. The custom ROMs are so far ahead of this "new" ROM it's not even funny.
Not everyone uses custom ROMs so this update is a godsend for the regular folks out there.
turbofool, where can i get these custom roms. i want the best on my mogul
Check out http://ppcgeeks.com and head to the Titan forums. There's an Upgrade subforum and read up there. I swear by no2chem's nueROM line.
thanks for info and for the specifications, i often roam around ppcgeeks and xdadevelopers but there are so many different opinions i never know whos ROM is good and reliable.
The update is official now and can be downloaded!
turbofool, where can i get these custom roms. i want the best on my mogul
has anyone tried it yet? where are the instructions? I clicked on the link mentioned by Andrew, but it just download the file...
This might be good news for me, as hopefully they will do the same for my HTC Touch. Please, Sprint, make it so!
Here is the link to get the dl http://www.htc.com/us/FAQ_Detail.aspx?p_id=75&act=sd .. I dl last night and there's alot of great stuff, finally have gps so it was worth it and only took 10 mins to dl..