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Firmware Updates: Now It's Cingular's Turn

Posted by Yardena Arar | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:05 PM PT

For those of you who've been wondering when a patch for the Cingular version of the Treo 650 would appear, the wait is over. The patch appeared about a week ago and if you didn't get it yet, here's the link: http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/cingular.html

I downloaded and installed it a couple of days ago. Applying the patch is a bit of a hassle -- you basically have to completely back up your Treo and perform a hard reset (deleting all your data) before you sync and install the new firmware -- but if you follow the instructions carefully, it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes or so. And aside from whatever else it fixes, the patch frees up memory, which on my Treo 650, at least, was in very short supply.

How is the upgrade working for you? Let us know if you run into any upgrade problems, or surprises.

Comments (2)

installed the update for Cingular on my 650. It solved the problem of dropped calls when utilizing call waiting (so far so good). And freed up some additional memory. But, have yet to see if it works in my car. Anyone using or know if the patch allows the Bluetooth to pair in 5 series BMW?

Jay
August 08, 2005
9:32 AM PT

UPGRADE WAS OK BUT I WAS SATISFIED WITH IT BEFORE THE UPGRADE...THE EXTRA MEMORY WAS A PLUS BUT NOW I GET AN ECHO ON SOME CALLS. I LOVE THE TREO 650 BUT IT COULD USE MORE VOLUME. THE BLUETOOTH WORKS FINE WITH GPS AND STREET MAPS AND STARCADDY GOLF.....I DID HAVE TO REDOWNLOAD SOME SOFTWARE BECAUSE OF A CRASH BUT ONCE I REINSTALLED THE PROGRAMS THEY WERE FINE...

corvettezr90@verizon.net
August 25, 2005
3:39 PM PT