Comments on: Windows Mobile 6.1 for Motorola Q9h gets official

By: vita

vita — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:11:26 +0000

i want windows mobile 6.1 for my motorola Q8
i didnt found it
please help me

By: Momo

Momo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:49:31 +0000

Any idea if Fido ?Rogers are making there version of the upgrade to 6.1? Waiting patiently but this is getting ridiculous.

By: David P

David P — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:42:57 +0000

I upgraded my ATT q9h today, and it broke all
applications except email. I mean all even
the calculator doesn’t work now. Its like the center button
doesn’t work.

By: Joe W

Joe W — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:14:40 +0000

Opera opens up much faster and the phone overall seems to operate better. Can’t get the latest version of Skype to work correctly. But otherwise I’m pretty happy.

By: Zaki

Zaki — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:34:41 +0000

I have a non branded Q9,is there a way to upgrade it without it being locked!

By: Dusty

Dusty — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:37:07 +0000

I’ve just spent a day with 6.1 and love it! Atop all the improvements everyone knows about, I’ve also noticed that the Opera browser boot-up time is significantly quicker. That was a big gripe of mine with WinMo 6.0.

If you’re contemplating doing the upgrade, do it!!!

By: Nick Burklow

Nick Burklow — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:55:08 +0000

This update has been long awaited by me, and so far I love it…Except…IT BROKE MY BLUETOOTH!!!!!

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:12:04 +0000

Almost got the Moto Q but needed wifi for inside my work due to limited network access in the building. Never was a problem with my Razor but it was not WM Moble.

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:09:30 +0000

That is the WM 6.0 upgrade. ATT has screwed WM 6.1 release up, but is blaming HTC. Almost 1000 post from us upset Tilt users and no word from ATT corporate to quench the fire brewing.

By: Al Benton

Al Benton — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:02:18 +0000

Still waitng on Tilt upgrade. You would think with alot more of us that need this update, also, ATT would have got it to us at the same time if not before.

By: TheMadDoc

TheMadDoc — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:34:20 +0000

I can’t figure out how to get MOTO Q9h update installed over USB on my Vista PC.

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:56:43 +0000

The update for the Tilt is on the HTC support website and came out before the update to the q9h.

Head here dude:
http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownloadList.aspx?p_id=67&cat=all

By: marmarinou

marmarinou — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:44:26 +0000

Regarding WM6.1 for European (and non branded) Q9h, it is not available yet via the Motorola Software Update app. If you tried to update a European Q9h with the ATT version of the update, the app would tell you that there is no software update available for your device.

You can check later to see if European Q9h versions have updates at hellomoto.com/update

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:32:21 +0000

@ Storagebear

You need to registry edit the phone to allow ringtones > 300kb to be used. First get a registry editor like PHM or Resco.

The regedit is: Go into HKEY_CurrentUser –> ControlPanel –> Sounds –> then hit the Values softkey. Select FileSizeLimit and delete the number in the VALUE DATA field. Reboot and you can enjoy your MP3’s without the size limitation.

By: st0ragebear

st0ragebear — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:19:12 +0000

I’m sorry to be such an idiot, but can someone tell me how to get custom ringtones working on the Q9h with the Windows Mobile 6.1 firmware loaded on it? I have some short 15 second MP3’s that I made myself, I’ve copied them to the device with ActiveStink, but they don’t show up as choices for ringtone or custom ringtones in Contacts. Help?

By: Bo

Bo — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:01:44 +0000

Seems WM6.1 is available now (at least on ATT) as an upgrade – but what about the European (and non branded) versions? Is/will the upgrade be widely available via Motorola SW Updater?

Would it be safe to upgrade the European version with the ATT upgrade when the WCDMA 2100 band is in place of WCDMA 850/1900 on Euro-Asia versions? I feel like a chicken and would’nt try it myself.

If you have any information on this, please share it with us.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:34:26 +0000

@ Conrad

Nice attitude. At least you now have a Bold thread to pollute.

By: Geo.

Geo. — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:41:50 +0000

Actually, I like “unofficially”…

By: robert

robert — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:50:54 +0000

Man, i love bgr. Thanks for the bold clarification man, so true. Ok back to the q9h stuff…sorry.

By: Darth Malus

Darth Malus — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:20:24 +0000

dosent re locking a phone thats been unlocked violate some sort of rule ? what a way to go att another way to F*** its customers in the ass

By: Conrad

Conrad — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:57:39 +0000

@ bgr.

Yeah. That helps. This Bold stuff is making me crazy.

@ dan.

Ponderous? Ponderous?? Such a wordsmith. Sorry I disturbed the tapestry of your Motorola Q thread. Won’t happen again.

By: jason

jason — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:51:26 +0000

Ran the upgrade on a AT&T Q9 that I had got the unlock code from AT&T. Got it unlocked again fore use with an old blue AT&T plan. I have found that the gprs settings for media net and such are locked and I can not erase them. Various programs, live search and google maps, are trying to use the media net setting instead of the mmode settings. Anyone have any suggestions?

Jason

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:26:31 +0000

GPS still works fine with Google Maps and Windows Live Search. Many folks who updated a couple of weeks ago think the GPS locks on quicker. YMMV.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:14:58 +0000

Can anyone tell me if the GPS functionality of the Q9h is still available after the update?

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:05:56 +0000

Did you buy it unlocked? If it’s an AT&T Q9h then the original owner could likely get the code from AT&T. They’ll give it out to the owner as long as the customer has been in good standing for 3 months.

By: schmano

schmano — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:57:06 +0000

Wish I’d read your post before I updated! I’m up here in Canada (on Rogers network) using an unlocked AT&T branded Q9h. I just installed the 6.1 update and now the phone is asking for unlock code or valid network SIM. I, foolishly, did not backup. Ya reap what ya sow I guess. ANY HELP??
Cheers

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:48:18 +0000

@conrad

Why the heck are you posting that in a Q9h story anyway? Ponderous.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:41:46 +0000

@Conrad

Because so much shit has been said about the Bold recently, we’ve sat quiet and watched all the other sites post “confirmed” release dates and other erroneous information while we’ve been standing strong on our previous post with our release timetable. Not saying the $399 is inaccurate, it’s just that we’re currently checking/confirming the pricing. Since it’s such a sensitive subject and since RIM has botched the release so horribly, we’re waiting until we’re ready to post some confirmed news on the Bold.

Hope that helps!

By: marmarinou

marmarinou — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:36:18 +0000

The Motorola Support site has a “guidelines and instructions” PDF document that you should read before doing the update:

http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motosupport/source/SoftwareUpdateSummary.asp?country=USA&language=ENS&web_page_name=SUPPORT&strCarrierId=ATT&strPhone=MOTO%20Q9h%20Global&strCable=Mini%20USB%20Data%20Cable

By: p51d007

p51d007 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:20:52 +0000

And still those that have the HTC/at&t Tilt are left waiting…again.