A while back I posted an instructional on how to install a cooked ROM onto your TMobile Dash aka HTC Excalibur.  Since then there have been numerous updates and newer ROMs cooked for digestion.

The biggest changes for the latest download is the incorporation of the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system which has been tremendously improved in the area of memory utilization and performance.  The latest contender is the 3VOLUTION 3VO.3.50.033010  (WM 6.5 Standard Core 23017) thanks to chef Ookba!  Awesome work on this latest release!

There is so much going on with this latest update that I don’t know where to start so it’s better if you just go get it and flash your phone immediately.

Following all the instructions from the previous post but use the 3VO.3.50.033010 download available here when updating the ROM.  There are additional mirror sites for alternate download performance or use the primary MediaFire source:

• 3VO.3.50.033010
• WinRAR (Trial) or 7-zip (Free) required to open compressed file.
• T-Mobile Latest ROM

You won’t be disappointed!

Flashing instructions haven’t changed so just view them here TMobile Dash Flashing

Features (you speak, I listen!):

• New official 21854 Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard core
• Updated drivers and scripts
• ROM Performance “tune up”
• CUSTOMIZATION CUSTOMIZATION!!
• UI Tweaks and additional Settings added for FULL customization
• Custom Phone Canvas
• WM 6.5 3VOLUTION Custom Titanium Sliding Panels
• Many additional panels
• Titanium Weather Panel (by Showaco, thanks!)
• Option for Weather Icon on Clock Panel
• Customized OEM packages
• Customized splashes, backgrounds, canvas, and icons
• New custom HTC Dialer canvas
• Updated Settings and Scripts for better customization
• Custom 3VO Style Menu’s

Programs and Applications:

• Latest HTC OEM Packages
• HTC Album and Comm Manager
• HTC Camera and Video Recorder
• Internet Explorer 5.0
• JBED and Opera Mini 4.2
• CeleTask and CeleCmd
• CHome Configurator
• CHome Refresh
• Office Mobile (including Pocket Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)
• Office OneNote
• Notepad
• Windows Live (application and Titanium Panel)
• Remote Desktop Client
• SIM Manager and Task Manager
• USB to PC
• Basehue
• Resco Explorer and Resco Regedit
• OMAP Clock Set and OMAP Clock GUI (set clock speeds at idle and utilization)
• SIM tools (including threading toggler)
• WM5torage
• Start Menu View Toggler (toggle from icon view to list view)
• Adobe Reader LE 2.0
• ClockOnTop Application (Settings to enable or disable in Date/Time)
• SMS Bubbles app (Thanks Samon)
• Auto Keylock
• RSS Hub
• Light Config
• eT9 Changer and Default Browser button selector
• NETCF 3.5
• 3VO Transparent Wallpaper 3.00
• 3VO Button Customizer (Customize what your keys and buttons do)
• ROM is Application unlocked

** Many thanks to all who helped build this ROM and XDA’s amazing search engine! HUGE thanks to NRGZ28!!! The best Chef in the West!! Also, thanks to JockyW, without him, none of this would be possible!

Everything about the phones capabilities are strong in the Google arena but extremely weak in the future-forward area.  What do you mean I can’t sync with my Outlook or Exchange server?  I thought Google was the innovator of making things seamlessly integrated. (not sure why I said that, just an opinion)

So I’m not saying that I don’t want an Android enabled phone I just don’t want this one from HTC at this point. Today, I am switching to T-Mobile which I will not be using one of these Android phones.  Maybe in a few years when more manufacturers come out with their versions (Please keep the Qwerty keyboard) I will be more susceptible to buy.  But for now I am going to stick to my new T-Mobile Dash (HTC-S621) since it was free with 2 yr-contract and comes with a $50 MIB (mail in rebate). Pay me to take the phone, after all how much money are you going to make off of me in 2 years T-Mobile?

I just don’t like the current design enough to jump on the bandwagon and get one.  Give me something more stylish and flashy like the iPhone but slip a Qwerty keyboard in it, while supporting a little bit of everything and I’m sold.  HTC you have disgraced the release of the Android operating system with this ugly device, so let me see what’s next.

The G1 is sturdy but looks a little ghetto.

“Tell Pooki to git sum formula fo da’ baby but skip da’ G1 cause da’ elecrick bill is due!”