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[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] arcsvibe:
Update

I have to say that after using it for almost a month it is a keeper for me. After numerous tweaks and downloading applications it is a fantastic phone. Small, lightweight with a good tweakable OS I have to say for my first Windows OS phone I am loving it!

Looking at getting a bigger battery then the OEM one but no problems with Opera and my 3G speeds are decent, no issues with Wi-Fi. Maybe some of you got a bad batch?

Cheers and thanks to all who contribute to this site, really amazing!:D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] band27:
Phone Rating = Great

Hey guys! I'm with Rogers but bought the phone else where and changes the original rom almost instantly. I love the phone minus the battery life but manageable. Wifi, 3G, GPRS, GSM, GPS are all working great and quick. If you know what you are doing with tweaks, config tools and the occassional Radio/Rom changes, you can't beat this phone.

Look around, this is a great forum. The secret is taking the time to read and before you start upgrading, read some more. I read for many days before I began updating anything. But then again.........that's just me.

Enjoy! :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] rogers_smartpho:
weird

it seems like some of the rogers diamond users love this phone, but the others, like me, were complaining it. Weird ...

This becomes an interesting topic to me. Did you guys change anything on the phone (I 'd like to only discuss rogers diamond here), other than using a new ROM. I didn't make any change, and the performance is suck. i.e. mutiple applications running together could just hanging the system.

I am an IT guy, and have been using WM smart phone for 3 years. My HP6955 doesn't have the similar issue at all, and I didn't make change on it other than installing new application.

So, my question is that:

1) Did you guys change anything on the phone (I 'd like to only discuss rogers diamond here), other than using a new ROM.

2) Is it just my bad luck to get a bad phone, or you guys have different requirement to a smartphone. No offense guys, I just technically want to know why?

Anyway, I am pretty happy with IPHONE now, other than no real GPS application available for it.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Having owned two Rogers-branded Diamonds and also an unlocked HTC Touch Pro, I can say -- without prejudice -- that the Rogers ROM is top-notch (and believe me when I say that I ain't no Rogers fan!).

The ROM is dated 10/30/2008.

I do not have any of the issues that others are complaining about. No crashing; very fast 3G, etc. etc.

I really wanted to throw in another ROM (in order to get rid of the Rogers logo when you startup) but after having read that people on the Rogers ROM are reverting back to it after trying the other ones out there, I think I'll live with it.

For the record, I find the Diamond to be MUCH faster than the Touch Pro. This Rogers ROM is very, very snappy and trouble-free (it also isn't full of bloatware).

Additionally, the screen is MUCH more responsive than the Touch Pro. I didn't apply ANY touch-screen tweaks to the Diamond because then it becomes *too* sensitive. On the Touch Pro, I wasted hours trying to tweak the screen response to no avail. There were improvements, but you still had to apply more pressure than I should have liked.

My ONLY criticism really, is that I find the Diamond too thin for my liking. Out of the box, it's quite uncomfortable to hold for extended periods of time. However, getting the official extended battery (with the rubberized cover) has rectified that. It feels just as sweet as the Touch Pro in-hand. Lol -- I actually bought it for that reason FIRST and extra juice second. ;)

Two other annoying things -- 1. It doesn't come with voice-dialing (!!!) and 2. The default browser is set to PIE. You can resolve this by installing MS Voice Command 1.6 (which works flawlessly) and changing some registry tweaks (respectively). MS VC is awesome, BTW.

I don't know why so many people are having problems with it. I feel bad for them and it kind of irks me because even the guy at the Rogers store said it sucked (yeah -- wotever). Honestly, I considered it user error or lack of WM knowledge on his part because I see zero-justification for him trying to sway me towards a crappy iPhone (please -- if you don't know it's crappy, then I can't help you -- and YES -- I have a lot of experience with it).

In many ways, I like it better than my Touch Pro and oh boy -- it FAR from sucks. Best WM device I've owned (and I've run the gamut).

Do NOT be put off by the Rogers Diamond -- it is quite awesome.

Newyz, that's my two cents.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] momyc:
Hi guys,

I have my Rogers Diamond for almost 2 months.

It’s working very good and it's a much faster than my old Ipaq 6515.

Surprise , surprise the IPAQ navigation software (and maps ) works well on my Diamond.. I did not need to get another Navigation software.

I did some tweaks ,I installed MobileMatt FuzeBerry v6.0.0 TF3D Skin without problems , TouchLockPro , VC 1.6 (I have a problem with VC announcing the calls in ,I disabled it ,

but for other announces are working well) and many others and I didn't have problems.

To be honest, it hung twice when I played too aggressively with Registry.

Put the settings back and everything is good.

Mu only complains is the battery , like the other posters.

"Minus -1" , from where you got the official extended battery (with the rubberized cover) ? I’d like to order one to myself .

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Hiya, Momyc!

TomTom 7 works a treat as well, BTW. Can't live without it!

I just checked my Diamond and it has "Announce notifications using Bluetooth hands free if available" set and the box marked "Only during free time unchecked". MSVC is working for me including announcements in my headset when someone calls (i.e. their name is announced") and hands-free dialing.

In any case, I think that it's a version issue in ur case, MomyC. I have seen that issue before with various versions of MSVC 1.6. The version I have works. PM me with your email addy and let's see what we can do!

If you're like me, you're going to LOVE IT.

I ordered it from Expansys. Even though it was being shipped from the U.S., it actually arrived in LESS THAN 24 hours. That's what I call service!

Make sure you order the right one -- i.e. the official HTC BP E270 battery as the other ones are prone to issues with killing GPS.

Here is the exact link I used to get it in Toronto:

http://www.expansys.ca/p.aspx?i=166204

I love the Diamond after getting this battery pack. Like I said earlier, primarily because it feels sooooo good in the hand. It also has the same battery life as the Touch Pro now (I think a little more, actually -- at least in my usage).

Cheers, and let me know how things work out.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] momyc:
Thanks a milion

Minus-1 ,

Thanks very much. I just ordered.

I'm inpatient to get it.

I'll check my VC settings. My version is 1.6.19214.

Thanks again.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Ure very welcome, Momyc!

And I am using VC version 1.6.19209 so you're a rev or two up on me. However, I didn't mean version # -- I meant that there are a lot of different regional versions of MSVC floating out there. I've had exactly the same issue as you are having on other WM devices and installing another MSVC fixed it. For example, my install file is called "XDA MSVC_US_PPC1.6.19209.CAB" which works great. If I try to install the UK version, I have issues with name announcements and hands-free dialing.

U'll love the battery and you'll REALLY love the cover! Don't worry -- as I mentioned before, it wasn't even 24 hours and FedEx was knocking on my door. ;)

Be sure to let me know how you like it when you get it!

Take care. :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] raidendb:
Been using mine for about a month now and so far I'm loving it. Best pda phone 've had so far. My last one was an iPAQ6955 and I can say the Rogers Diamond is much faster and stable. I had problem with gps at first but now everything works perfect after flashing radio version .05.

Pros:

VGA

Small Size (been waiting for this size of pda ever since)

GPS

TouchFlo 3D

XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM

and list goes on....

Cons:

Battery life (but being a windows mobile phone user for quite a while now I'm used to it. i've seen worst)

Fingerprint magnet

Screen shuts off during a call. (wish it'll be more like iPhone style where it goes back on when you turn it away from your cheek)

Thats it...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] band27:
Yes, I'm with Rogers but the first thing when I got my diamond was switch the Rom...........now I'm using udK's beta 7 rom with added tweaks here and there by the chef himself as well as tweaks were adjusted through apps like...

• Advance Config Tools 3.3

• Diamond Tweaks 0.5.3

Just to mention a few. I can't imagine just using the original default rom as it doesn't compare to the speed and stability of most cooked roms. Just do ur research before selecting and make sure to do a Hard-SPL upgrade before touching any roms or radios. ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Hiya, Raiden!

Hmmm... Mine came factor with .06 (version 1.00.25.06 to be precise).

U can resolve both of these points by ordering the official extended battery!

Hey, Raiden -- mine doesn't do that. There is a registry setting you can change. You should download DiamondTweak and set it and this issue will be resolved as well.

Happy computing!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Hiya, Band27!

HEEEEEY--!

How do you know that your ROM is better than the Rogers one if the first thing you did was install a new ROM?

Lol -- Im just teasing you, Band27. :)

Seriously tho, do you find this ROM better than the Rogers one fer real, bro? The only reason I ask is because I've read people reverting back to the Rogers ROM after trying some of the new ones (in a thread in these forums).

I thougth that there was only one Rogers image but it seems like there must be multiple because mine is quite snappy out of the box.

Band27, did you have the ROM dated 10/30/08 when you got your Diamond (that's the one I have)?

Please let me know because if this device can go faster than it's working now, I'm gonna have a caniption!

Also, should I decide to flash my device, have you tried the Rogers ROM here? The only reason I ask is for warranty purposes and Im wondering if I should image my device (create my own ROM) prior to flashing it or just trust the one that I downloaded off've XDA-Dev.

Oh -- one more thing (heh, heh) -- do you know if it's possible just to flash the Rogers boot logo away (i.e. only the logo -- nothing else)? I've changed all the startup screens but that dang startup logo is a pesky pest.

Thanks, Band27.

Take care!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] momyc:
Hi Minus-1

You’re right. Very good service from Expansys .

I got my battery today (ordered on Friday!) . It looks very nice.

I even like it more because is thicker and feels better on my hand.

I’ll charge it tonight and I’ll see how long it will last.

Thanks again.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
I'm so glad to hear it!

I think you'll be pleased with the battery life as compared to the original. It'll probably be optimally conditioned in about a month or so.

Cheers!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] band27:
Yo, how u do? WHat I mean regarding switch my rom right away was realistically trying it for a day then I wanted try other Roms/Radios. To answer one of your questions right off the bat...u can certainly change the splash screen but it's really important to do a Hard-Spl before doing any flashing.

As far as speed is concern.........it's subjective unless you have numbers to back them up. I will provide you link to show u all the different roms on here, cooked and original roms to show u the difference.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=406640
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
Hello fellow Rogers branded diamond users.

I just got my phone not too long ago, and started wondering what I can do to get the most out of it.

First, I know/heard it's locked to Rogers. So for that I need a SIM unlock?

Second, to play with other ROMs, I need to either do a CID unlock or user HardSPL? Any advantages of one to another?

In terms of ROM, I know I can probably get a better, more clean ROM. Thinking of (if possible) taking the original rogers rom and ripping useless stuff out. That can lead to faster execution or just cleaner OS to start with.

With radio, is the one that came stock a good one? (1.00.25.06) Or will flashing it to another one give me better reception?

As a side question, I was playing around with chinese display, so I copied some fonts into the windows/fonts directory, I don't need them now...but I can't delete them, any solution? is this related to any of the (CID/SIM)locking?

Thanks all.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chargedRam:
Help for Rogers Rom

Hello All,

I am in a fix right now . I ordered HTC Diamond from Rogers and got a french phone instead. I really cant do anything with that. Now I called rogers and they say they dont have touch english in stock anymore and dont expect it soon too. I have two choices only, flash with WWE ROM or return it back. I really dont wanna return it back but I am kinda new to all SPL thing. I want to flash it. I have experience in flashing my HTC Excalibur 3-4 times.

I just have two questions to ask and if you can answer them I will get to keep the phone or else I would have to send it back.

1. My current SPL version is 1.93 . So before flashing to a new rom which SPL should I flash it to. There are tons floating around. Can u pin point to me please.

2. Will any ROM work with the SPL?

I will really appreciate your help .

Thank you

UPDATE: I just found out there is a ROGERS WWE ROM on xda. Do I need to HARD SPL it or I can just change the ROM?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
I'll refer you to this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=414835

Where you can get your phone unlocked and the unlocking process includes a flashing to some HardSPL, which from reading the entire thread, seems to indicate that having that HardSPL, will allow flashing to any ROM that is "linked"? to HardSPL?

Where if you do cross model ROM flashing, you will require security unlock.

I may be wrong, but that's what I got from reading all these threads floating around.

If I were you though...I would wait for the exchange. Since you're not crossing the line into the custom cooked ROMs yet, and all you want to do is flash to the WWE version (perhaps the official Rogers one), you're still within the warranty area. And doing this process by yourself would possibly make you cross the line. Unless you're looking to use custom cooked ROMs, and not caring for the warrenty or the official Rogers ROM, then sure, follow the link above. Just my 2 cents. I don't plan to do any major flashing until my warranty's out. The original Rogers ROM is ok, it's not that horrible. But I've used WM for years, and know what to expect.

on the side note, I've noticed something interesting with our Rogers ROM. It would seem there are may be Rogers specific settings/features on this ROM...one time something crashed, and it pointed me to some dll that starts with "MY5..something.dll". Unless someone tells me this has other use, MY5 sounds like that Rogers thing. AND on my rogers online account, rogers automatically knows that I'm using the diamond. I haven't told them about my upgrade or anything (I got my phone from Pacific Mall), yet they know what phone I'm using. So there may be more things (other than the caller ID that I've read about) that's Rogers specific in our ROM. Because of that, I'll stick with this ROM for a while, and just tweak it up.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chargedRam:
Okay ... Thank you very much for the help you provided.

I will take your advise and restrain from flashing to a "cooked ROM". I just wanna get rid of French Rom. I am happy with english rogers ROM which I found here ... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=455347&highlight=Rogers

So if I flash to Rogers ROM WWE will I be voiding my warranty....? (Please ignore my noobiness)

What do I require to flash to Rogers ROM WWE... if you can just put down the basic steps I will really appreciate... I mean.. do I need to go through the process of Hard SPL'ng or I can just do it.

Thank you again for helping me.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
I couldn't help u much in this...I played with flashing ROMs on my old HTC s710.

It seems like every different phone section in this forum are filled with totally different communities of people.

On my s710, I don't ever remembering needing to do security unlock.

On the official HTC website they have official HTC ROM which ran off as an EXE, which did the whole flashing process. Don't think that needed special unlocking.

Not sure if Diamond has something similar. But definitely the ROM from that link is dumped by another Rogers Diamond user, and something not from HTC, means you may need a non-HTC method to flash it...

There's a wiki somewhere with instructions on flashing/dumping.

Here's a thread that covers all that you need to know about flashing:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=416211

But I think any flashing from those instructions involves some HardSPL flash first.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
Just reading along....

found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2324829&postcount=39

We use "spl-1.93.0000" as our stock SPL.

From reading that post, it seems HardSPL is MUST, before flashing any other radio or roms.

So in your case (if you dare choose to go through with this), flash HardSPL.

Think the most common one is the 1.4 signed one.

Instruction:

http://modmydiamond.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=26

Then do your radio flashing and rom flashing.

From my phone, the originals are these:

ROM: 1.93.631.8 WWE

Instruction:

http://modmydiamond.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26&limit=1&limitstart=4

Radio: 1.00.25.06

Instruction:

http://modmydiamond.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=26

Then finally to keep your warranty:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2324829&postcount=39

This is the entire walkthrough of the whole thing:

http://modmydiamond.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26

From what I read from the sim/cid unlocking thread, sim/cid unlocking is not needed for flashing stuff, only HardSPL is needed. So if HardSPL can be removed afterwards...you should be good to go for warranty purpose.

Keeping in mind that all those flashing went as should.:p

Good luck
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chargedRam:
Hey.. I am really confused (actually scared) now... I so much wanted to keep this phone and change rom .. now it seems I have to return it back .. and then wait for Rogers to come up with English ROM.

Hmm.. I wish if i can donate some body some money .. and they can do it for me....

Thanks guys for helping me...

But I really dont wanna part with my Diamond....:(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
ur...sorry to have scared you off...but flashing does take some nerves.

when I was unlocking/flashing my phone, there were times my heart just stops looking at the phone and seeing nothing happening.:eek:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chargedRam:
You are right....

But there is also one ray of hope... that IF everything works fine.. i will not have to send it back.

I wish some senior member was staying in Sudbury and I could go ... pay him money and he flashes my phone with WWE ;)

You know I am still searching this fourm for answers....

In between.. when we flash ROM do we HAVE to flash the Radio also...

is it like necessary?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasonchewy:
I believe the two can be separate.

You can install a ROM without changing the radio.

Vice versa.

I "think" if just upgrading the radio, it doesn't cause hard reset. But ROM upgrade would.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] daeshawn:
correct you can flash the two separate..radio will not perform hard reset but rom will
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chargedRam:
hey daeshawn can you help me... I have left a visitor message for you. thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] swift0114:
flash player on opera

Anyone else have trouble getting Flash Player 7 into opera?

I downloaded Flash player 7 cab for pocket PC but no luck :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chgrbt:
Have been using my Diamond for about 6 months...European version. Use the phone for voice, SMS, occasional browsing, occasional GPS, and periodic POP3 email.

Running a 1.93 WWE version ROM with Radio 1.00.25.08 (which seems the best for me, reception, battery life, heat, and wifi). Happy with this other than that I don't get 3G or Roger's Name Display. To get 3G I have to buy the North American version of the Diamond, and to get Roger's Name Display will need to cook the proper rilphone.dll into the ROM or use the Roger's OEM ROM.

Generally pleased...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chgrbt:
Hey daeshawn, does your Radio 1.08.25.20 work with your wifi? I tried that radio and had trouble with my d-link wifi.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] AmrasSilimaure:
Can you help me to CID unlock my Roger's HTC Touch Diamond cause im unable and don't find how to do this pls... ?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
Thanks very much for the response, Band27.

I just tried out the new 3.5 version of Vic's ROM and am loving it. You were right -- very, very snappy!

I wanted to wait a couple of months before throwing a cooked ROM onto it since I've received defective Diamonds from Rogers before and didn't want to void my warranty.

Happy computing my friend. ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Minus-1:
I just wanted to add the following to all of the Rogers people considering a cooked ROM:

o This *WILL* void your warranty so if your phone becomes defective down the road, you will need to replace it.

o You MUST HARD-SPL! This is to protect your phone from becoming bricked. It has already saved my butt on more than one occasion. I used HARD-SPL 1.40 unsigned.

o The Radio ROM and OS ROM can be flashed individually although some ROMs also include radios (read the ROM's description for more information). I'm using 1.20.OliNex m'self.

o HARD-RESET your phone after installing a new cooked ROM.

And have fun. Having tried the new ROMs with 2.03 OS has been an amazing experience. The speed difference is astronomical. HTC did good. Add the tweaking that the ROM chef does and you've got yourself a winner.

My Diamond feels like a different animal with my new ROM (I'm using Vic's 3.5 which can be found in the Diamond ROM Development forum).

I hope this helps.

Cheers.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] band27:
Welcome aboard the flashing train. I started off slowly but the addiction to try more grew with me. Especially to find the perfect Radio for my area. Happy flashing. Maybe the next step is to get your phone Security Unlocked to try other Radio's located on POST #3 ...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=470306.

The truth for is that the Radio's here are not that much different and might not be worth the hazel.
[Samsung Galaxy Watch] jampce:
Hello, can anyone advise how to download this watch face from the Watch 3 to the Galaxy Watch Active 2? I got used to it on watch 3 and I would like it on watch active 2 as well