UTStarcom releases XV6700 MSFP update
by Ryan Block 
posted Jun 22nd 2006 at 9:45PM
As the Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2 / MSFP updates get slowly pushed through the woodworks, we must not forget those users especially inclined toward mobile email -- those with Apaches and Wizards, say we. And now that Cingular and Sprint have updates for their respective HTC devices, isn't it about time Verizon did the same? Well, they didn't, but the good news is UTStarcom went over their heads (something you don't often hear about with the V) and released the Message Security and Feature Pack for the XV6700 on their own site. Somehow we doubt this will unlock the phone's crippled WiFi, but stranger still about this scenario is that, UTStarcom's webmaster is apparently very into comics: their metadata holds superman as the site description, batman as the keyword, and batman begins as the subject. Well aight then, we get it, UT Starcom marches to the beat of a different drummer indeed.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jamie @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:03AM
Verizon has posted the link to the update on the XV6700 support page:
http://dts.vzw.com/index.html?m=8&p=2200
Its way at the bottom of the page.
Sally Struthers @ Jun 23rd 2006 8:02AM
Ummm... WiFi is NOT crippled on the Verizon phone...What the heck are you talking about???
Bearxor @ Jun 23rd 2006 8:39AM
#2-WiFi is crippled on the XV6700 in that when it gets turned on, the CDMA portion of the phone gets turned off, and vice-versa. This means you can't surf on WiFi and talk on the phone (or recieve calls, etc) at the same time, just like the Samsung i730 on VZW.
I don't have one myself, but according to Chris Price @ PCS Intel, the UTStarcom update does actually fix this and allow the WiFi and CDMA radios to be active at the same time.
Yes, there has been a patch available for some time to work around this issue as well, but it was a hack, not an officially released work-around.
Sally Struthers @ Jun 23rd 2006 9:30AM
True indeed....Well, I guess I didn't consider it a cripple. More like a hurdle really. The hack to enable it was pretty simple. But now with the new update, the hack isn't necessary at all. So WiFi is actually NOT crippled anymore if you update.
rothgar @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:16PM
I just finished my update. Sure enough the wifi is de-crippled. YAY!!!
now to play with this thing for the rest of the day
device locking, new wireless manager. This update is golden!!
rothgar @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:19PM
Voice speed dial too!
nocitrom32 @ Feb 2nd 2007 10:21PM
can someone please send me the NEW AKU 3.3 for the VERIZON XV6700. or can give me direction on how to aquire it.