Verizon: XV6600WOC Firmware Updated
Audiovox has released firmware version 1.35.00 for the XV6600WOC EV-DO PDA/Phone. Audiovox has not stated what changes were made. This update is not compatible with the PPC-6601 on Sprint. Software Upgrade Updater Instructions (PDF) Verizon Firmware Tracker Updated…
Sprint Phone Deal Tracker Updated
Audiovox/Toshiba 2032SP: New Deal – $159.99 (Current Customers) Samsung i500: Lowered Price – $443.85 (Current Customers) Sprint Phone Deal Tracker
Sprint: Audiovox PM-8912 Released
Sprint has released the Audiovox PM-8912, like all Audiovox phones, it will be sold under the Sprint brand name. This phone is identical to the Virgin Mobile version (the CDM-8910), except it is for Sprint customers. The full retail price is $229.99, with the standard $150 rebate for new 2-year agreement. Sprint/Audiovox PM-8912 – Sprint […]
Sprint: VM4050 Returns… Again
While just about everyone outside Sprint considered the Toshiba/Audiovox VM4050/CDM-9950SP to be discontinued, it is back for sale on Sprint’s web site. Toshiba VM4050 – SprintPCS.com Deal Tracker Updated… Phones Section Updated…
Firmware Tracker Updated
Sprint PCS/Audiovox VI600/8450 – T060SP2T37.123
Verizon: Audiovox XV6600 Begins Release
Verizon has begun to release the Audiovox XV6600. Currently, we can only confirm the XV6600WOC (without camera) has actually been released, and neither are fully for sale online yet. The XV6600WOC is identical to the PPC-6601, the first commercially available EV-DO handset in the United States.
Temporary PPC-6601 Bluetooth Fix
This will most likely be rolled up in the impending maintenance release that Audiovox has reported to us is coming soon (which will also fix the incoming beep issue many are reporting). Luckily, people with a lot of money, and free time on their hands over at pdaphonehome.com have come up with a fix for […]
Verizon: PRLs Updated & EV-DO PRL Improvement
New PRLs have been issued for America’s Choice and other plans, call *228 from your phone to update. Also, owners of the Audiovox XV6600 and LG VX8000 (EV-DO phones) should dial *22899 to get a special PRL update that addresses acknowledgment of an EV-DO signal being pushed to the phone.
Cingular: Audiovox SMT5600 Headed To Cingular
Brighthand.com has confirmed that the Audiovox SMT5600 will be released on Cingular, pending (re)certification by the new company. Currently only available on AT&T Wireless plans, the SMT5600 is the smallest Windows Smartphone ever sold.
Destroy Your PPC-6601 in 10 Seconds
Aparrently, people that design flaws in their products like to do so by following other people’s flaws. As all Treo 600 owners are presented with a note about not using Treo 300 chargers, Audiovox might want to start writing a similar note. HTC, the designers of the PPC-6601, and XDA III PDA, decided to use […]