[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] guttercat:
Greetings xda-developers,

I hope you can help me make my SPV work as intended.

Apologies if these questions have been answered elsewhere. If so, please ignore my rant and direct me to the necessary links/sloutions.

My SPV exhibits a number of problems you are all probably already aware of.

I've spent countless (free) minutes to Orange's support line and complained to them in writing but they refuse to support me by email. They insist I continue to call 150 where an operative reads the instructions for a DIFFERENT HANDSET :-( Pointed questioning usually results in the operative admitting they've never seen the SPV M2000 and have no idea what I'm talking about. Meanwhile I pay Orange for the rest of my calls which SHOULD'VE BE FREE ANYWAY! OK rant over...

Firstly I should give you my details. GetDeviceData returns

PH20B 0 B WWE E ORANG001 1.40.00 0 0 1.40.179 1.06.02 06.02

My problems are:

1. Unidirectional voice problem after using bluetooth. I've applied the documented fix at

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FAQ_Unidirectional

without success. Did I do something wrong?

2. WIFI - after disconnecting from any wifi network (encrypted or open) the handset needs a soft reset before it will connect to any wifi network again.

3. Screen "skew" - touch sensitive screen needs realigned several times per day. This is particularly annoying when you can't even enter the PIN to get into the sodding thing!

4. Messaging - tapping on messaging highlights it but never does anything. What has happened to all my texts, emails and MMSes?? Is Angelina Jolie texting me for a raunchy evening of passion? I'll never know cos messaging disnae work.

5. Windows Media Player. I upgraded to the latest mobile version and now it doesn't play ANY media files. WMV, MP3 - not recognised! Factory reset - and it works again, but all my data, mods and personalisations have gone! Boo hoo.

6. Voicemail - the voicemail icon I used to get has completely disappeared. Even if there's a voicemail waiting I don't have an icon there to tell me. Result - more free minutes spent "just checking" to see if I have messages. Is this a conspiracy?

7. Camera. My camera never worked - until downloading and installing Camera2K5_v1 from your site. Not that I use it, but it would be nice, when Angelina comes over.

Thanks for reading this far. I appreciate your patience. I'm sick fed up factory resetting this device and having to start from scratch.

Q. Should I upgrade to the latest ROM? 1.42? Radio ver? How do I do this? Will a German T-mobile version work on my UK Orange SPV? Or will I have to learn German?

Q. I can't find my bluetooth version. How do I do this? Would upgrading to the latest one solve my unidirectional voice/BT problem?

Q. Should I unlock the handset and just buy a pay-as-you-go SIM? From Vodafone perhaps (better coverage in Scotland) If so, how?

Q. Should I can this device and buy a proper phone and an iPAQ instead? Two devices into one pocket doesn't go.

The SPV seems like a really smart piece of kit (if a little clunky) but it just doesn't do what it says on the tin. Not from Orange anyway.

Any help or advice you can offer will be gratefully received.

Many thanks in advance.