Cingular 8125 ROM Update

Have you had a problem with the phone disconnecting from the phone network during a call greater than 5 minutes? Ever since I flashed to the new ROM, most calls greater than 5 minutes will disconnec with a pop sound. The GPRS goes to an “X” and the phone starts searching for a phone network.

No, I have not had that happen. I think I have made a few 5 min+ phone calls too. I did just get the new 8125 plugged in, so I will be conducting some side-by-side trials after I let the thing charge for a couple of days.

FYI…I routinely use mine in over 5 minute calls and it never drops. In fact, I used to drop in one area of town, but today I maintained a call through the entire area!

This rom is the shiznit!

I have had this problem. It seems to be a problem with radio version 2.17. I upgraded my ROM to a customized cooked one from XDA developers. Its the 2.25 ROM with the new 2.24 bootloader and 2.25 Radio, which seems to be much better. No more having the software reset the radio while in mid call. Also DO NOT install SPB Backup…it will also cause this problem I did a total of 5 hard resets, installed SPB Backup and everytime it messed up the radio software, so stay away from that. However it was messing it up on the 2.17 radio I have yet to try it on the 2.25 radio and I don’t think I will lol.

I agree with you 100%. I have not had one problem with my old 8125 since I installed the 2.25.x ROM update. Not sure what to do with the new one they sent me…I think it will be going back. Bottom line: If you are having any trouble with your 8125, I would update your unit with the new ROM ASAP.

I just installed the ROM Update and am now having trouble with my bluetooth connection. It was working perfectly with the previous ROM, but now is not recognizing my headset or in my car. Very strange. Does anyone have any clues as to how I can get that fixed? I really appreciate your help!

Sounds like you need to re-pair your 8125 with the headset and the car. When you install the ROM update, it is basically like you have a new phone afaik.

Thanks for the info on the ROM update!

For what it’s worth, I have the 8125, and I am unable to charge mine from the USB adapter after the battery goes dead. I have to use the wall charger when the battery goes below the critical level.

You said:
“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…”

Clay – I have the EXACT same problem as you – mid call 6 and 1/2 mins in, and POP/CLICK and the entire phone network is down for anything from 15 seconds to 3 or more minutes. Only appeared AFTER the ROM upgrade. Now if only I could understand the remedy that Omega 2008 posted.

Has anyone had a problem with bluetooth pairing? I had my 8125 paired with a Bluetake headset and decided to switch to a Jabra (people compained about the Bluetake sound and the earpiece was uncomfortable).

I deleted the Bluetake device from the phone and then it wouldn’t pair with the Jabra. Went back to the Bluetake and tried to pair again, the phone doesn’t see the device.

It does see my laptop however and pairs with that.

PS: Thanks for the ROM info. I’m getting that this evening.

Looks like this isn’t a Bluetooth thread (except for Drew and I). But to tie it to the ROM update, I installed the new ROM, but the Bluetooth problem persists. To be clear, the PDA now detects my laptop, but does not detect either of two headsets I have tried with it. I think it must be a software problem – somehow the hands free protocol does not seem to want to come out and play. One of the headsets it now cannot see was detected and paired with it for months, was deleted from the setup and now cannot be re-established.

Looks like the ROM update is not for me.

My 8125 died during the night, and I’ve got Cingular sending a new one in the next 2 days. I’ve tried charging from the car and from the USB, but to no avail. The phone will oddly start up after pressing the power button, on occasion, then when it gets to the Windows Mobile screen, it shuts off, as if the battery is shot. When I went to the Cingular store today, they didn’t even say anything about checking the battery, but immediately gave me the Toll-free number for warranty. And, of course the first question they asked was “did you take it to a Cingular store to have ‘em check the battery? Because we won’t ship a battery with the phone.” So, while a new phone is on the way, I still plan to go back to the store and ask for a replacement battery. I got data on here I haven’t yet backed up! Ugh! Glad I checked here for more info…

First new 8125 Cingular sent me had no battery, the 2nd time they sent me a full box, including battery and everything (as if I had purchased it from them new). I would get them to ok a new battery, denoted in your account, head over to a Cingular store that has one and pick it up for free, then update your ROM and see if that clears up your problems. It has seemingly fixed my 8125 which has worked flawlessly since I updated it.

Update: When I got home last night, I figured I’d try to charge the unit from my wall charger. Sure ’nuff, it started charging, and now it’s fully charged. I successfully updated the ROM this morning, as well. Of course, Cingular has already shipped my new phone, too, so I guess I can either send it back, or keep the new one and go through the update process with that one, too. Should I still work on getting a new battery?

Well, I sent two new phones right back to Cingular. The first time, a new battery fixed my issues. The second time, I had the new ROM updated before the 2nd unit arrived and things were working very well. I figured I would stay with the unit that was working. You have 14 days to return it from the time you receive it. I would see if you can get your old phone working flawlessly for a week. If you cannot, then try the new one. My 2 cents.

Good suggestion. That’s probably what I’ll do. My new phone was waiting for me when I got home last night. Oh, and they told me the other day that they would NOT be sending another battery with the new phone, but this package does indeed have a battery in it. I may still go for another battery, then I’ll have a spare. Thanks, man!

I wonder at what point Cingular will start shipping the 8125 with the new ROM update

I’ve had my Cingular 8125 for about 2 days, now I am having problems with 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 was thinking maybe it was the battery, but I don’t want to spend anymore money on this phone unless I’m sure of the problems. If I replace this battery will it fix my problem? and also what can I do to my phone to keep it from happening again? If someone out the know, please help me before I throw this phone against the wall.

Maybe update the ROM like I have said here about 5 times? Try that, I had the same problems with my 8125 when I first recieved it, now it is all peaches and cream.

My girlfriend and I each bought 8125′s a week or 2 ago. Mine had the 2.25.11.1 ROM installed from the factory and so far I love it. Only problem so far has been with my gmail being deleted every sync, which is gmail’s problem aparently. We bought 2gig transcend mini-sd cards from newegg and they have been great for watching movies and playing music. In the first day of having the phones we both managed to get locked out of our sim cards which required a call to the cingular store to get the unlock codes. Now they’re both set to 0000. Does that mean they can use any sim card, ie “unlocked”?

I don’t know on the unlock code, but you can change your gmail settings to keep it rather than delete it via the settings on gmail.

I know that you mentioned alot about upgrading the ROM, what particular program do you suggest? I know there are quite a few out in the market. Thanks

I decided to upgrade my 8125 ROM last night even I have never had any battery issue with it. After the upgrade, I did notice a slight speed change. It did operate a little bit faster than before.

Does Cingular offer an extended warranty on the 8125 phone?

Lisa, you can get Lock Line insurance for your 8125. It is $3 or $4 a month

I’ve read this until my eyes were sore (ok, they were tired when I started) so sorry if I missed this. I understand the word is Upgrade your ROM but
1. the link to the upgrade site didn’t work for me
2. I just got my phone one week ago. How can I be certain the newest ROM isn’t already on this device?
3. I haven’t used this enough to have to charge it yet but it looks like I’m in for a ride. With typical cell phones, I’m told it is important to let the battery cycle all the way down for at least 3 cycles. From what I’ve read, it sounds like I should never let the 8125 get below 75%.
4. Funny thing is my only issue, at least the only one I KNEW I had was that every time I pick up the device, I have to enter my pin. Every time. Including answering a phone call. I can’t find out how to turn off the unlock feature. Setings, Personal, Lock doesn’t let me uncheck the box.

Dean, the link is updated now. You should find all of the information on there about determining what firmware version you are running. As for the battery, I am no expert, but I would not let your battery run all of the way out on this thing. I have had many problems in the past when I did. But, since I updated the firmware, I have not had my 8125 want to run that low anyway.

Just so you know, the new 8525 will be coming out an a few months. This is a 3G version of the 8125 and will have close to DSL speeds. The best thing about cingulars data services is that if you are off the 3G towers it will work on EDGE or GPRS as well.

love the 8125. have the 1.8.11.1 rom from 11/24/05
the only issues i’ve had are bluetooth tethering to a laptop.
can i upgrade the rom and keep ALL my contacts etc using activesync? if it works as is and i don;t have to lose that info – why upgrade?
faster performance? ayone have comparison for those 2 ROMs?

I don’t have side-by-side numbers on speed improvements and I doubt anyone will. I agree with the adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In my situation, I needed to do something as my 8125 was out of commission for 3 weeks. I have to say though, the “seat of the pants” test tells me that the new ROM allows my 8125 to run much more quickly for just about every task.

I have had my 8125 for a couple months now and have a 2g memory card with lots of songs on it and some power point presentations. The other day out of no where the phone is not reading my memory card. Does anybody have an idea why this is happening. I have the old rom version and about to download the new one. I am wondering if this will help or has nothing to do with the problem. When I sinc up the phone to my pc it doesnt read the card either. If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated.

I just got back from bowling and i got in my car with my 8125 in the leather carrying case. when i sat down my phone fell out of the case and while in mid air, i shut the door on it and smashed the screen. I am a college student and use this all the time. I do not have enough money to get a new one and i really need it. I have had it for like 85 days now. I was wondering if it was possible that cingular would give me a new one. Especially since if i just carried it around in my pocket and not use the case they supplied, this accident probobly wouldnt of happaned. Can someone respond quickly because i have like 5 days to get an opinion on how i can get another phone. Thank you

I just got back from bowling and i got in my car with my 8125 in the leather carrying case. when i sat down my phone fell out of the case and while in mid air, i shut the door on it and smashed the screen. I am a college student and use this all the time. I do not have enough money to get a new one and i really need it. I have had it for like 85 days now. I was wondering if it was possible that cingular would give me a new one. Especially since if i just carried it around in my pocket and not use the case they supplied, this accident probobly wouldnt of happaned. Can someone respond quickly because i have like 5 days to get an opinion on how i can get another phone. Thank you

I just got back from bowling and i got in my car with my 8125 in the leather carrying case. when i sat down my phone fell out of the case and while in mid air, i shut the door on it and smashed the screen. I am a college student and use this all the time. I do not have enough money to get a new one and i really need it. I have had it for like 85 days now. I was wondering if it was possible that cingular would give me a new one. Especially since if i just carried it around in my pocket and not use the case they supplied, this accident probobly wouldnt of happaned. Can someone respond quickly because i have like 5 days to get an opinion on how i can get another phone. Thank you

I have tried everything I can think of but cannot get my 8125 to sync via bluetooth. I keep getting the message “Cannot find an existing Bluetooth partnership with a PC that supports Actvesync.” I’ve followed the prompts to set up a partnership but the only option that is offered is a serial port connection not Activesync. Activesync 4.2 is installed an works fine via cable.

Can someone help ? Thanks.

8125 not Syncing/ PC says device not detected/Phone is OFF and dial keypad is missing

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Hello,
After I upgraded my ROM. I am having problems using Active Sync. It won’t detect the device when I connected the USB cable. I tried soft reset, hard reset, remove, reinstall active sync and reboot the PC, also used two different computers and it still doesn’t work.

I also notice that my dialing keypad won’t show up when i press the “call button”. Comm Manager shows that my phone is off. Tried turning it on by tapping as well as holding the Comm button then tap..doesn’t work either..

Please help! I am thinking of downgrading the ROM to 1.8 to see if the phone will work but i cannot get the Active Sync to work..

Someone said about me needing SD image of ROM. Will this work? where can I get this? HELP PLEASE!

Need help from anyone. Thanks.

IPL 1.08
SPL 1.08

OS 2.26.10.2

Almost all computer USB ports deliver a maximum of 500 mA, and if you use any unpowered hubs you may not even get that much power. The wall adapter provides 1000 mA (1 A).

I have a question about whether or not you need to unlock the phone to do the ROM upgrade. I’m still on 1.8 and want to upgrade to the 2.25 that is currently on HTC America’s website. How do you do a complete back up? So far I’ve backed up my contacts, ringtones, pictures, notes and any additional documents I added. What else am I missing? Is there a way to back up things such as voice tags and certain preferences that I have set already? I have been to many forums and any advice is much appreciated. I’m getting quite confused and this one seems straight forward.

How do I get insurance for my cingurlar 8125?

I am having a problem with the phone freezing. I have the latest rom version
first freeze left it charging from wall and did a soft reset
second while deleting a phone entry
third while searching for a “string”
fourth time charging
I did a hard reboot and the system still act’s up. The
phone is 2 wks old and the one I gave my son never has a problem

I purchased the new cingular 8125 recently and i started getting problems when using the stylus to select anything it goes to the left of where you are trying to press. I alligned it several times, hard resets nothing seems to work because it will work for a few minutes then do it again.
Any ideas?

Thanks.. its.. reall nice.. this helpd a lot for me..

I am new to this, Please help. I have a htc 8125 and donot like the small keypad for the phone screen. I have heard that you can download a larger keypad for making calls. Can someone help me.

Thanks
Paul

here’s one web you might want to check http://www.paulya.com/dialerskins.htm

hi
pl. let me know my cinglar 8125 how can i select network manual

I am having a problem where my screen becomes unalligned and I have to continously allign it just so it will work for a few hours. It usually happens when Im using the internet. Im trying to tap something and its tapping to the left. Im about to call Cingular and get it replaced.. its so annoying. Did anyone else have this problem and was able to fix it?

The link to the update is gone? Do you have any idea on how to update the bluetooth. It will link once with my car and then it fials to work. My wifes phone works everytime? Thanks.

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.

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

try http://www.xda-developers.com for newest roms and solutions.

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….

Can I ask? Where can I download updates for my Cingular 8125? I can find any. Please email me at ej_cutebucket@yahoo.com Thanks!

i’m have problems browsing on wireless, anytime i select the wireless icon at it cant just search an d connect to the signal. also, i want to update my cingular 8125, but can’t go about it through phone network provide