T-Mobile rolls out Windows Mobile 6.5 for Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G, Sprint waits for 6.6 ?

By on Jan 16, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Rumor January 16, 2010

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Following closely on the heels of Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile has rolled out Windows Mobile 6.5 for its Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G handsets. The update rolled out earlier than the target  date of January 20th and is accessible from T-Mobile’s website once you enter in your handset’s IMEI. While AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers now enjoy the new experience offered by Windows Mobile 6.5, Sprint customers are left waiting in the wings. Their patience may be rewarded as Sprint customers may be getting something more than the plain jane Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade. A statement from Sprint suggests that the Sprint flavor of Windows Mobile 6.5 may offer “significant enhancements to the Touch Pro2 user interface which will allow additional customization / personalization options and more integration with the applications users access most.” Is Sprint promoting this upgrade with over-hyped marketing speak  in order to placate Touch Pro2 owners or is Sprint really alluding to the mythical Windows Mobile 6.6 which is rumored to be unveiled at MWC 2010 next month?

[Via TmoNews]

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  • James

    YAY! T-Mobile has a good phone. Now let’s get some towers.

  • 3 Phones Jugglin

    Hmmm…ill play along with this. Ill get android one day..but if this what its cracked up to be…I BETTER get a release date when its announced. Otherwise NO EXCUSE to not have 6.5

    *p.s
    I just want my text messages fixed.

  • Justin

    Wonder if Telus will ever update their TP2

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • Emiliano

    Do you guys know there is no such thing yet as WM 6.6. There is WM 6.5.3 but not 6.6. Where do people get 6.6 from?

    • Rich

      Here’s where WinMo 6.6 comes from:

      http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100114PD216.html

      The strange part is that the 6.5/6.6 update is geared towards capacitive screens, which the TP2 does not have.

      Time will tell when Sprint gets around to releasing the TP2 update in the next few mos.

      • Peter F

        It supports capacitive screens but has UI enhancements that any screen benefits from. I am using the newest builds on my Tilt 2 and it makes it much easier to use without a stylus. I never pull mine out because everything is large enough without it.

      • http://www.smallfish-bigpond.com Kerensky97

        I’m using 6.5 on my Touch Pro and I feel the same about it but the new menu style causes some incompatibilities with older programs. Especially if you’re using a build that uses the round soft buttons, since they’re a tiny bit bigger any program that fit on one screen is either chopped off at the bottom or in the case of a menu, needs a scroll bar to see the last 2mm of screen.

        The problem with being more touch friendly is those big damn buttons take up too much room on a tiny phone screen.

  • Samarcande

    yay,will get one soon instead of my apple,looks better .. !!
    http://webizland.blogspot.com

  • adambuck66

    Wow! T-Mobile catching up with U.S. Cellular. Who’d a thunk it?

  • NunyaBusiness

    WHERE IS SPRINT’S UPDATE ??? !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • sikkboy

    That’s not even a T-Mobile Touch Pro2….

  • Kaykay

    I’m tired of waiting. I hope it’s worth it.

    • goober

      that’s what she said.

  • PaloAltoWorldView

    Where on the T-Mobile USA web site does one go in order to obtain this download? I don’t see where it is found.

    • Big Len

      Good question. I’ve been looking now for almost an hour and T-Mo’s search is useless.

      • xnifex

        right now the only way to get to it is to select the dash 3g & then change the last part of the URL to tp2.

        or hit the read link up above for tmonews & they have the direct link.

  • Boo Ya

    Bout time.

    Not a moment too soon.

    Thanks T-Mo! Been waiting for this for a while…

  • Josh Graham

    Yawn… it is not as if these ROMs have not been on XDA for quite some time now…

    • mike

      Yea cause with those xda roms are cool.No landscape
      no sprint tv, no music, thats just why i paid 600 up front no rebate for my touch pro 2.

  • Latoya’s smelly vagina

    Rocking out the update as we speak. it’s great!! still not as good as a palm pre of course or the jesus phone. But hey it’s winmo and t-mobile. Do u think i really expect anything great? after all i’m latoya’s smelly vagina, i have to deal with crack being hidden inside me all the time when i’m turning tricks so my john doesn’t steal it fo himself. It’s tedious being the smelly, nappy pubed crack infested vagina of latoya. Atleast i get cell phone reception inside!!!! thanks t-mobile for letting me flexpay!!!

    • Celz

      just so you kno that made you look more ignorant than her… Good job

    • sikkboy

      I’m 12 years old and what is this?

  • DubYa

    What a great story. Keep them coming.

  • NunyaBusiness

    Why the hell would people vote down my post:
    “WHERE IS SPRINT’S UPDATE ??? !!!!!!!!!!!!! ”

    The question still needs to be answered.

    To those that did, go F yourself.

  • bob a

    sprint waits until they lose another million or two customers….

  • Eric

    @ Latoyas smelly vagina

    hahahahaahaahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! You’ve been victimized by the evil society we live in. Atleast you don’t have tracfone.

    @LaToya

    I’m sure it smells more like carnations.

    @ Miguel

    They aren’t called os mechanics anymore. They are os specialists. Jeez!

  • Andariego

    I’m so pissed off. The Sprint WM 6.5 better blow me away. 6.1 has way too many glitches and keep lagging on my TP2.

  • http://www.reverbnation.com/streetdegree taboo

    HAHAHAAAAHAHAAA!!!!

  • HardGay

    Yay! James has a tight asshole. Now let’s loosen it up.

    FIXED!

  • Super miguel

    Miguel does not have time to play mechanic because he is on this site 24/7 and has no life ;-)

  • Celz

    The Roms for Sprint phones have landscape and you can add anything sprint back on.. and it takes literally 15 mins to flash a rom..

    Im glad Sprint is releasing the update it will help the chefs who cook the roms make them better and give the people who dont flash a needed upgrade…

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