vodafone have really f'd up (they have backed down now)

[sulky_uk]

i have 2 desires one for me one for me wife, both bought from Mobilephones direct. both on vf and bought within 1 week of each other

my software code is 1.19.161
hers is 1.21.405

she has just got an update notification for 2.09.405.8 (90mb)
i got one for 1.24.161.3 (19.41mb)

she's got the update and ive got some vf branding....... a lot of very uphappy ppl over at vf forums, a lot of ppl saw update avail and did it and got a lot of vf crap on there phones instead, luckily i didnt install, i checked first.

see here

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/69990-htc-desire-new-firmware-release/

main page here

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/forum/82-htc-desire/


BACKING DOWN LINK HERE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10940342

[Le Rouge]

so you have a desire for your wife? that's good, I think :-)
[sorry, jus thad to :-) ]

[Gone_Away]

Sulky,

Just a thought.. I'm on VF and I had a problem with my BBerry not working with my car bluetooth for some reason or another (it did work flawlessly prior). I took it in to VF shop on the highstreet and they put the new software on it for me which thankfully corrected the problem.

Perhaps you can just walk in and ask for the same? If so, make sure you back up everything just in case.. Best of luck!

NF

[smilodon]

root it, wipe it and install a custom 2.2 rom. Then just make sure you never accept another Network update again. It's not the easiest thing in the world but it will liberate your phones for ever.

[sulky_uk]

do i need anything special to do this?

[smilodon]

http://android.modaco.com/category/430/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/

Use this method to root the phone
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307365/14-jun-r6-riskfreeroot-htc-desire-rooting-guide-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/

but make sure you're comfortable with the process as it's technically possible to melt your phone if you don't do it right. There's also a few threads kicking about on this forum about rooting HTC's

[T-Bag]

I just hope they haven't done what T-Mobile did with my Hero. Their Rom update (not over the air) makes rooting incredibly difficult. I can't get my head around it, whereas every other network it seems to be a walk in the park.

[sulky_uk]

in the process of doing it.....

does it have sense?

that link wasnt a 2.2 rom....any good default roms that i can use using the same method