Jason Langridge has an excellent writeup on the availability of WM5. As you can tell by the summary this all but confirms that we in USA live in the third world of mobility – only one of those devices (Sprint 6700) is on sale in retail US; Other WM5 devices available in the retail channels are just rebranded HTC devices so you could pirate and apply one of the iMate roms but legally… its looking very sad to be on Windows Mobility in USA. In a related story, Palm 700w which is by popular aclaim the worst WM5 phone on the market, has promised MSFP release later this month (April).
Orange
SPV M5000
SPV C600
SPV M600 – in ROM by default!
i-mate all updates via www.clubimate.com
SP5 and SP5m
K-Jam
JasJarQTEK all updates via www.myqtek.com
9000
9100Symbol MC70 – in ROM
Gigabye – G-Smart – in ROM
In related news, Mike Calligaro of the Windows Mobile Blog explains why WM5 is slower than previous PocketPC systems. This is something that many have experienced since upgrading WM5. For those of you that have not met me in person but still struggle with a slow WM5 I only have one word for you. XCPUScalar (remember to kiss your warranty goodbye).
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