Cingular 8125 ROM Update
June 30th, 2006 - 96 CommentsUPDATE 12-21-06: HTC was nice enough to redesign their website. But, true to form, the artsy web designers have no clue when it comes to usability. They are not redirecting any of the old URLs to the new ones. I have updated the link below to the download page accordingly. Happy Holidays!
Just got a little update from Deppy that there is a ROM update out for the Cingular 8125 made by HTC. The update is done via the Active Sync program and is available from the HTC Cingular 8125 page. I was running 1.8.x and the current version is now 2.25.11.1. According to Deppy, the performance on his 8125 is greatly improved with this update. My 8125 is about to get sent back to Cingular as it has not been charging for the past week and a half…even though it was plugged in to the wall AC charger during this time. Someone said that if the battery on a Cingular 8125 gets below a critical level, the only way to charge it is via the wall charger and not the USB to mini-USB cable. I don’t really buy into that theory as the ability to charge should not differ…if one can charge when the battery has 50% capacity, it should be able to charge when it has 10% capacity. I am not an electrical engineer, but I play one on tv. I don’t know what the amperage is on the USB cable connection vs. the wall adapter, but I can’t imagine the USB is delivering any less than the wall adapter. Where is that meter at?
Cingular is sending me another 8125 right now complete with a new battery. I am going to leave that son of a gun plugged in for a couple of days (the wall charger of course 
) before I do anything with it.
UPDATE
This ROM update is money. If you have an 8125 then be sure to juice up your phone (HTC recommends that you have at least a 50% charge in your phone battery), and download the ~50MB file from the HTC site (link above). The phone does *everything* faster, from menu navigation, to data downloads, etc. The whole deal is much, much better. Right now I am working on forwarding all of my mail, after being filtered by GMail, to my 8125. This is how this thing is supposed to work.
Download speeds at my house (on the top of a hill in San Francisco. Translation: Bad Signal) went from ~42Kbps (5.25 KB/sec) to ~82Kbps (10.25KB/sec)! YMMV, but that is reason alone to get this thing on your 8125…unless of course you just use it as a phone. =P
UPDATE II – July 5th:
Well, looks like the 8125 ROM update fixed whatever was making this thing act up, burn up the battery and refuse to charge. I have GPRS enabled and the 8125 checking for mail every 10 minutes and it went a couple of days without needing a recharge…that would not have been possible before. If you are not running the latest firmware on this thing, I would say it is imperative for you to update your 8125. The entire unit works faster and is really like an entirely different machine after the update.
Patrick, I just updated the link. HTC redesigned their site, but the silly little web designers don’t know anything about redirects apparently.
RE :Omega2008 Says
I have the same issue with the cracking sound and dropped calls after installing SPB Backup! Do not use… I just got a new phone from Cingular because of this
Can anyone confirm if the ROM update hoses up Bluetooth or not?
I want to install the update, but don’t want to mess up my Bluetooth communications with my headset. Right now it is working just fine.
Didn’t “hose” anything for me. Just made everything work better…like charging.
Hello,
my cingular 8125 would not turn on and would not charge. I now understand that it maybe because the battery reached critical level. The device would not charge and would not start. The led comes on when I plug the device to the cr charger, but would not turn on. How can I install the upgrade if I cannot turn on the device?
I took mine to my Cingular business center with a dead, unchargable battery. He said that I had a Motorala charger and even though it fit the connector, it was likely the problem. He plugged his charger into my phone and it started charging. He swapped chargers for free.
Bob Said “He said that I had a Motorala charger and even though it fit the connector, it was likely the problem. He plugged his charger into my phone and it started charging. ”
Motorola charger, charges at the spec 500ma, the HTC charger goes up to 1 amp.
Different subject… My 8125 has been working nearly flawlessly for 7 months or so. Just recently I have had some strange problems where when I turn it on, I get a series of vibrations and “Cingular” tunes played. The phone is basically useless until this stops which seems to take 5 or so cycles. Once it stops its madness it works fine again. Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Hello,
I´ve just bought a cingular 8125 and it´s not charging. I tried Jeff’s trick and the phone turned on, but the battery is still not charging.
The ROM current version is 2.25.11.1. It became installed.
When I try Jeff’s trick, i can charge the battery, but when i disconnect it from the wall or usb, the battery doens’t last for more than 15 minutes…
Can anybody help me?
I just bought the 8125 and have the older verison installed on the unit. My phone is originally cingular but its an unlocked unit because when i travel outside the USA i swap chips to work with other carriers. My question is, if I download the new version 2.25.11.1. will this lock the phone again or interferere with swaping carriers? Thanks.
Hello,
I bought 8125 about 3,5 monthes ago and I have a small problem with it. I like to send messages a lot but I still don’t know how switch on the delivery report. It says “…before sending the message, tap Menu> Tools> Options. Tap Text Messages and select Request delivery notifications”! When I’m writing a new message before sending I tap Menu, but there is no Tools!!! Just only Add recipient, My text, Spell Check, Check Names, Save to Drafts, Cancel Message and there are Insert and Message Options (but there are grey and I cannot use it)!!! Do you have any ideas what to do? Thank you
MY 8125 WILL NOT SYNC WITH MY COMPUTER MORE THAN TWICE. IT KEEPS TELLING ME I MUST HAVE ACTIVE SYNC 4.1 OR HIGHER INSTALLED. I HAVE INSTALLED 4.1 – 4.5 AND KEEP GETTING THE SAME ERROR. HAS ANYONE RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT ELSE I COULD TRY? THANK YOU,
Has anyone had any problems with their IR connections since installing the 2.25 ROM update? After updating, I’ve been unable to use my IR port. Sadly, I use it frequently in my Real Estate practice and can’t afford to be without it.
Cingular support and HTC tell me over the phone it sounds like a hardware problem, but it worked when I had the 1.8.11. I’d like to try to find that old version just to prove/disprove the hardware theroy before I have to throw down another $400 for a new device.
If anyone knows where I can find it, email me at bnjweston_AT_hotmail.com.
Thanks,
Bob
Since I did the ROM update speed seems to have decreased, rather than increased. I takes longer to update the calendar, longer to delete messages, longer to open menus…I’ve had it for about a year but I doubt age should be an issue at this point.
My 8125 battery died totally and I followed some advice on here to use the wall charger that the device came with; it worked like a charm! Thanks!
My only issue with the phone is that it fairly often freezes on me – the worst is when I’m trying to end a call! It seems more like a software issue (thanks microsoft) than anything else. However, something similar happens on my fiance’s L2 – a cingular problem? Perhaps just crappy software all around..
In response to David Kennedy, if you haven’t already perhaps yoou should check and make sure you haven’t accidentaly programmed any alarms and or calander events, this is something that could efiniteky be causing your problem. I realize you’ve most likely checked this, simply a suggestion, J.C.
Actually, you are wrong about the battery issue. With electronics devices, and even their power supplies/chargers, etc. getting “smart” these days. If I let the battery in my 8125 drain below 10% or so, it will NOT charge with anything but the OEM charger that came with the phone. No other chargers work, car charger, iGo(for home or car charger), and NO aftermarket chargers will work, so it’s something keyed electronically with the factory charger, go figure. P.S. – I have seen this happen with Motorola Razrs on occasion too.
Patrick
I bought a refubishd Cingular 8125. It’s worked fine for about 2 months now until a few days ago. All the sudden it started locking up after a few minutes.
It’s to the point now where the battery is completely drained. If I try and charge it via USB or the wall charger I can get it turned on sometimes but it will lock up after a few seconds in windows. Then it will usually reset itself and the screen will go just go dark.
I tried switching to a fully charged battery from my roommate’s 8125 but I get the same problems.
i bought a Cingular htc 8125 about 2 week earlier from ebay, USA. i never able to turn on the set. the seller inform me that at the time of it’s shipment the set works just fine.actually the problem is the phone not charging. When I try to charge my phone using the wall and the USB charger, it doesn’t charge nor does the charging light come on. I’m not sure what the problem is. i have measured the output rating of the charger and finds ok. is the problem in the battery?caz the seller charged it fully before it’s shipment. i spend a lot but disappointed. can any one show me any hope…..
It’s very likely that the battery is dead. Cingular sometimes has these in their store locations and might be willing to let you try one to power it up.
i try to unlock my cingular 8125 but data crash is the answer how to install rom again
Why is it that after i did the rom update all of the ringtones that were previously on my phone just dissappeared. Leaving me with just 10 installed ringtones? i previously had almost 70! Do anyone who how i can get my ringtones back that were on the older rom before updating?
I want to install the new ROM Ver any idea if I will have problems or it is not that hard if I follow the instructions. I want to do this because the phone connect to the WIFI but I am not able to download any site. It keep saying cannot access with this settings.
My rom version is 2.25.11.102 date 5/11/06
and I’ve seen the new one Rom ver 2.15.502.3 date 4/9/07
I think I have the right version of Rom that was for 8525 but how do I connect to the internet using WIFI any idea? It seems I can connect but I can’t download any data. What setting I need on my ISP and what moderm to use? I can’t figure waht to do. If one who know the setting for this phone as it is always want to use the one I will pay
is this rom compatible to install windows mobile 6.0 on 8125?
my phone only charges from the usb ort of my pc and will only remain up while the cable is in if I unplug and try to use it it works until screen times out and it will go dead within minute …. I need to know if it is the battery because I am really getting impatient with having a cell phone that I cannot take away from the house with me if any one can help me please comment me at gtactix@yahoo.com
thomas it seems you a had a problem with your battery 100% your battery is not fuctioning well replace it and your phone will be ok
The Cingular 8125 has some major issues with the battery. After owning the device 2 days shy of a year…my phone went from full battery to dead in 20 minutes. My phone stays plugged into the wall 18 hours/day…so there is no reason for the failure. After it went dead, the device goes to the Cingular screen & cannot load the home screen. Just goes from dead to Cingular screen to off. After they sent a replacement, I could make phone calls only if the phone was plugged in. Now, a week later…the same that happened with the old phone has happened & I cannot even use it. Their customer service sux. Why should I pay for a problem they won’t acknowledge?
How do you see what update you have? Or what version you have?
Shoot, nevermind, Got it.
Has anyone had trouble with the sim card? I have a message on my window that reads “invalid or missing sim card”. I just got it last month. It worked fine until yesterday. Customer service says everything is fine on their end. I have yet to talk to technical support as I was on hold about 15 minutes and had to hang up to attend to my chindren.
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I noticed that battery issue on my 8125, when it dies like that you can actually take the battery out, plug into wall adapter and then turn phone on. Once it boots up, replace the battery and it will start charging again.
When I pair my phone with the comp, thru bluetooth, it sets my phone time back an hour. So say it’s 6, when I link the phone and comp, the comp says 6 and my phone will then say 5. I have to change the time every time I link the two. I have rom 2.25.11.102 date 5/11/06. some one told me it was a update issue. I haven’t found a more recent rom update. ??????? HELP
I know this is an old thread, but anyone else experienced Akillion’s problem or solved it? My 8125 (most recent ROM version) will reset during a longer (10 min plus) call and start cycling through the boot sequence. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries to boot, but it’ll eventually come back to the home screen, and I’ll get an immediate warning that the battery is very low (
Length limit, I guess?
..is very low (
Drat! must be the “less than” symbol. Ok, try again…
…is very low (less than 10%). I plug it in and it charges, but I’m wondering is these seemingly random resets could be battery related.
I’ve been using the phone pretty heavily for over a year with no problems till now.
Thanks for the info on HTC. I willl share if I any issues.
Well I bought a used 8125, wouldn’t charge. Bought a new battery, it worked. Plugged it in to USB, by AM was DEAD AGAIN! Pluged it into wall charger, still dead, Bought charger with docking station for the phone and extra battery so if needed I could switch them . Now the thing charges and stays charged for a long time, and I still have a spare battery! Now if I knew how to USE the thing it might be fun! I also got it unlocked and want to use it with T Mobile, but how does the update thing work if I have to get it from ATT? Or do I NEED it? Thanks, Kathy
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Hello, i have a Cingular/AT&T 8125 that has been perfect since March 2006. I want to update the ROM and Windows Mobile before it is too late. Unfortunately, I found that the http://www.htcamerica.net site is no longer working. Does anyone still have the latest ROM file (from the download) and/or Windows Mobile 6 update file on their computer? I would sure appreciate anyone’s help. Best Regards, Del Lockett
Can it be that your server is infected with a virus – I get an Virus warning when I open your site with Firefox – Just for your Info.
Hi,
I just got a 8125 from my friend and would like to do a firmware update, i am not able to find the link in the htcamerica url, can anyone redirect me to the correct link or share the software please.
Thanks, MSK
The battery on my 8125 has died and not even the wall charger does anything. It has happened once before but it cost over $60 to get it “fixed”. Is there a way to “jump start” the battery?
@CeeVee
Yes, see http://www.golod.com/2006/06/cingular-8125-battery-woes/
the whole battery thing.. i figured that out a while back. the phone has to have juice to be able to ‘tell’ the battery to charge. once it dies hard like that, all you have to do is cut the end off a usb cable, hold it to the – and + leads on the battery, it will give it enough to tell the battery to start charging… end of problem.. i almost sent mine in for repairs….