i won a t-mob mda vario from engadget mobile back in february and i just got it last thursday.

ive installed IM+ from shape services for all my IM needs - connects to MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Gtalk & Jabber

http://www.shapeservices.com/eng/im/implus.php

seems to be working great for me so far. fantastic with the qwerty keyboard.

by the way, is there a Dopod838 club or something like that in here? been looking though the forum list for the past hour and the lowyat forum search option doesnt work all that well.

This post has been edited by bola: May 30 2006, 01:07 PM

you can try looking at :
http://forum.xda-developers.com

all sorts of programs and ROM updates are available in their FTP :
ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/

just go to the folder that correspond to your phone model.

hope that helps.

no problem. i have a t mobile MDA vario and i run a Qtek ROM. the ROMS are interchangeable provided its the same model.

eg.
HTC Wizard = MDA vario, Qtek 9100, imate k-jam, Cingular 8125, Dopod 838,

so if you have the time (and bravery) you can flash it with ROMS for your phone from various 3rd party ROMS. bear in mind though, those 3rd parties like Cingular and T Mob have network customization for their own units. so some fuctions may not work.

but if you do look around in the xda developer site, youll find the people would have taken some of the .cabs from their ROMS and can be installed as standalone applications. personally I use the phone pad from an E-Ten M600. it looks nicer and has bigger buttons.

anyway glad it helped

you can get the roms from your manufacturer's site and download the ROMs for installation.

alternatively you can get it from ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/

make sure you READ all the instructions before doing it else you'll brick your phone