Where is HSDPA for Vodafone Treo 750v? Telstra is launching theirs
By Mauricio Freitas, in
Windows Phone, posted: 17-Feb-2007 09:10
In continuation of my rant on why, oh why, users don't have the power to update their Windows Mobile devices, here comes another gem...
Vodafone (worldwide) had an exclusive deal with Palm to launch the first Window Mobile-powered GSM/UMTS Treo in Europe and other markets, with some customisations and called Treo 750v.
Back when the Treo 750v was launched, Vodafone hinted that it would support its HSDPA services, with speeds much higher than UMTS. Lots of registry hacks showed up allowing users to enable this faster service, but with side effects.
The deal ran out last month and we saw AT&T (Cingular) launching the Palm Treo 750 in the U.S. and shortly after Palm started selling the Palm Treo 750 directly in Europe, not going throuh any operator. The Treo 750 comes with HSDPA enabled.
Now Telstra has announced the launch of Palm Treo 750 in Australia, running on their Next G network, based on HSDPA. By the way, I am not sure what speeds the Treo 750 can reach, but Telstra has just switched on their 14.4 Mbps HSDPA service, just a couple of months after launching a nationwide brand net network.
What about Vodafone Nw Zealand? We have not heard anything about the promised HSDPA ROM update for Windows Mobile since the Treo 750v launch, almost six months ago. And their network is still crawling at 1.8 MBps almost everywhere where it is available (which is not much a large footprint to start with).
Are they still planning to release the Treo 750v update to enable HSDPA on this handset?
My original rant was about users not being able to download updates directly from the manufacturer or an OS upgrade directly from Microsoft. This just shows that having a long chain (Microsoft, OEM, distributor,mobile operator) just hurts the user and don't add anything.
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Vodafone (worldwide) had an exclusive deal with Palm to launch the first Window Mobile-powered GSM/UMTS Treo in Europe and other markets, with some customisations and called Treo 750v.
Back when the Treo 750v was launched, Vodafone hinted that it would support its HSDPA services, with speeds much higher than UMTS. Lots of registry hacks showed up allowing users to enable this faster service, but with side effects.
Now Telstra has announced the launch of Palm Treo 750 in Australia, running on their Next G network, based on HSDPA. By the way, I am not sure what speeds the Treo 750 can reach, but Telstra has just switched on their 14.4 Mbps HSDPA service, just a couple of months after launching a nationwide brand net network.
What about Vodafone Nw Zealand? We have not heard anything about the promised HSDPA ROM update for Windows Mobile since the Treo 750v launch, almost six months ago. And their network is still crawling at 1.8 MBps almost everywhere where it is available (which is not much a large footprint to start with).
Are they still planning to release the Treo 750v update to enable HSDPA on this handset?
My original rant was about users not being able to download updates directly from the manufacturer or an OS upgrade directly from Microsoft. This just shows that having a long chain (Microsoft, OEM, distributor,mobile operator) just hurts the user and don't add anything.
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