Treo 600 Update Fix?? Valid?

Hello -

I received an SMS notification today advising me to download this fox for my
Treo 600. Does anyone know whether this is valid?

This is the link: http://www.sprintpcs.com/treo600/

It appears valid but I'd like to confirm.. I don't want to download some
virus...

Thanks..

In article <46pSb.3178$F23.2541
@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,=20
RonInCalNoSpam@earthlink.net says...
> Hello -
>=20
> I received an SMS notification today advising me to download this fox for=
my
> Treo 600. Does anyone know whether this is valid?
>=20
> This is the link: http://www.sprintpcs.com/treo600/
>=20
> It appears valid but I'd like to confirm.. I don't want to download some
> virus...
>=20
> Thanks..
>=20
>=20
>=20

It's valid. As we started bringing SMS online in some=20
areas, and shortmails started routing direct to Treo 600's,=20
quite a few of them would reboot everytime a message=20
arrived. We worked with Handspring to issue this update,=20
and formatted the notification to make sure it wasn't part=20
of the problem.

Download from there using the PC to which you hotsynch the=20
Treo. Run the updater. It'll tell you when to hotsynch. =20
After that, this problem should not happen.

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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

Thank you!

"O/Siris" <0sîrîs@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a83f2923cc63b149899ce@netnews.comcast.ne t...
In article <46pSb.3178$F23.2541
@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
RonInCalNoSpam@earthlink.net says...
> Hello -
>
> I received an SMS notification today advising me to download this fox for
my
> Treo 600. Does anyone know whether this is valid?
>
> This is the link: http://www.sprintpcs.com/treo600/
>
> It appears valid but I'd like to confirm.. I don't want to download some
> virus...
>
> Thanks..
>
>
>

It's valid. As we started bringing SMS online in some
areas, and shortmails started routing direct to Treo 600's,
quite a few of them would reboot everytime a message
arrived. We worked with Handspring to issue this update,
and formatted the notification to make sure it wasn't part
of the problem.

Download from there using the PC to which you hotsynch the
Treo. Run the updater. It'll tell you when to hotsynch.
After that, this problem should not happen.

--
-+-
RØß
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

In article <MPG.1a83f2923cc63b149899ce@netnews.comcast.net> ,
O/Siris <0s?r?s@spr?ntpcs.c?m> wrote:

> In article <46pSb.3178$F23.2541
> @newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> RonInCalNoSpam@earthlink.net says...
> > Hello -
> >
> > I received an SMS notification today advising me to download this fox for my
> > Treo 600. Does anyone know whether this is valid?

>
> It's valid. As we started bringing SMS online in some
> areas, and shortmails started routing direct to Treo 600's,
> quite a few of them would reboot everytime a message
> arrived.

What about those of us who use a Mac?

I was given a step-by-step method to update my Treo600 using a windows
machine but it failed.

When is a Macintosh updater going to be available?


Josh

Joshua wrote:
> In article <MPG.1a83f2923cc63b149899ce@netnews.comcast.net> ,
> O/Siris <0s?r?s@spr?ntpcs.c?m> wrote:
>
>
>>In article <46pSb.3178$F23.2541
>>@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
>>RonInCalNoSpam@earthlink.net says...
>>
>>>Hello -
>>>
>>>I received an SMS notification today advising me to download this fox for my
>>>Treo 600. Does anyone know whether this is valid?
>
>
>>It's valid. As we started bringing SMS online in some
>>areas, and shortmails started routing direct to Treo 600's,
>>quite a few of them would reboot everytime a message
>>arrived.
>
>
> What about those of us who use a Mac?
>
> I was given a step-by-step method to update my Treo600 using a windows
> machine but it failed.
>
> When is a Macintosh updater going to be available?
>
>
> Josh

or how about "Why do we need to run an updater to upgrade apps at all?"
as i understand it, the upgrade adds a Sprint SMS client, upgrades Blazer
(the web browser) to fix a number of glitches, and performs a flash ROM
upgrade to enable SMS. the flash upgrade also has something to do with
fixing an infrequently occurring "provisioning" problem (whatever that
means in Sprint jargon).

but i have nothing that indicates i have a provisioning problem
(everything works). i already have an SMS client (Treo600SMS
from PDA Apps). and all i'd like is the blazer upgrade.

but to get it, i have to run the upgrade process which backs up
your current treo memory image, erases the memory image, upgrades
the ROM, and then restores the image from the backup.

the number of reports of upgrade failure on www.treocentral.com
is sobering.

/mark

In article <yosoyyyo-53C976.09535831012004@news.uswest.net>,=20
yosoyyyo@yahoo.com says...
> What about those of us who use a Mac?
>=20
> I was given a step-by-step method to update my Treo600 using a windows=20
> machine but it failed.
>=20
> When is a Macintosh updater going to be available?
>=20

Oh, youch, I forgot about that. I'll see what I can find out.

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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

In article <bvh3mt$k59$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>, mark@columbia.edu=20
says...
> or how about "Why do we need to run an updater to upgrade apps at all?"
>=20

It's not upgrading anything. It's patching a found flaw in a way that's=20
even faster than issuing a network upgrade.

--=20
-+-
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

> but i have nothing that indicates i have a provisioning problem
> (everything works). i already have an SMS client (Treo600SMS
> from PDA Apps). and all i'd like is the blazer upgrade.
>

Dear Mark,

I don't mind doing these upgrades, I've been doing them for 5 years on
my Palms. No Problems. BUT it IS a problem when they don't release Mac
updateers. A BIG one for me.

I can NOT use SMS at all. I've tried Treo600SMS) and it doesn't work for
me either.

I just want a working Mac updater, a SMS program that works and absolute
power.

Cheers,

Josh

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O/Siris wrote:
> In article <bvh3mt$k59$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>, mark@columbia.edu
> says...
>
>>or how about "Why do we need to run an updater to upgrade apps at all?"
>>
>
>
> It's not upgrading anything. It's patching a found flaw in a way that's
> even faster than issuing a network upgrade.
>

it's not about upgrading anything? what does "fix problems with blazer
and cookies" (on the sprint web site) mean to you? what flaw does
it patch? i realize from reading your posts that you tend to be both
helpful and detailed, but the silence about this update is driving
me nuts.

my treo isn't a "black box" that sprint administers.
it's a $400 investment in hardware and software made by me.
i want to know the details. i need to know the details.

the only way to offset the problems caused by the still relativley
crude environment offered by palm's OS (no virtual memory
protection) is to go "open kimono" with the details. that
way people can help themselves.

/mark

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Joshua wrote:
>>but i have nothing that indicates i have a provisioning problem
>>(everything works). i already have an SMS client (Treo600SMS
>>from PDA Apps). and all i'd like is the blazer upgrade.
>>
>
>
> Dear Mark,
>
> I don't mind doing these upgrades, I've been doing them for 5 years on
> my Palms. No Problems. BUT it IS a problem when they don't release Mac
> updateers. A BIG one for me.
>
> I can NOT use SMS at all. I've tried Treo600SMS) and it doesn't work for
> me either.
>
> I just want a working Mac updater, a SMS program that works and absolute
> power.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Josh

all the more reason to unbundle it or give a manual procedure.

/mark

In article <bvpdkt$nbo$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>, Mark T. Kennedy
<mark@columbia.edu> wrote:

> Joshua wrote:
> >>but i have nothing that indicates i have a provisioning problem
> >>(everything works). i already have an SMS client (Treo600SMS
> >>from PDA Apps). and all i'd like is the blazer upgrade.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Dear Mark,
> >
> > I don't mind doing these upgrades, I've been doing them for 5 years on
> > my Palms. No Problems. BUT it IS a problem when they don't release Mac
> > updateers. A BIG one for me.
> >
> > I can NOT use SMS at all. I've tried Treo600SMS) and it doesn't work for
> > me either.
> >
> > I just want a working Mac updater, a SMS program that works and absolute
> > power.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Josh
>
> all the more reason to unbundle it or give a manual procedure.
>
> /mark

the discussion board at treocentral.com has sit files for Mac users and
instructions. worked fine for me. no longer have the direct link so
you'll have to look.