Howdy folks! Here I will give a simple little guide on how to have yourselfs a nice and clean T-Mobile MDA US model.

1. Hard Reset the device: This can be done by holding the Com Manager, Voice Command, and Power Buttons Down and then push the Soft Reset Key. After which you will be prompted with a "Press the Talk button to restore to factory settings"
2. Soft Reset before customizations can be installed: After Hard Reset and initial device setup (Time Zone, Password, etc..) the screen will notify you that it is installing customizations in 3 seconds quickly press the soft reset button on the side. Make sure you do this while it's still counting down. Not after the 3 seconds!
3. Ahh....take a deep breath and say yay! may device is clean!!!
4. Visit http://www.pdaphonehome.com and send a PM to the user dmc874 to say Thank you for telling lvlolvlo the details of each cab file or click here or click here
5. Download this file (or you can obtain your own from here) and unzip it, and install the following files at your discretion except for those which are RED which NEED TO BE INSTALLED!

* CAB-Customization-PictureSize2Default.CAB Looks harmless, just reg entries
* CAB-Customization-Wizard(AKU1.0)-TMOUSA-01-09-051215.CAB MMS settings, definitely install
* MT-MMS-WI19-051213-1.CAB More MMS settings
* Shorcut-MMS1-CV-VOICE-TMO-US-10Nov05.CAB Mixed items, some MMS settings
* Signed_CAB-Customization-SuspendResume-TMOUSA-Wizard-Aug10.CAB Wap settings for suspend and resume
* Signed_CAB-Customization-WapPush-TMOUSA-Wizard-Aug10.CAB Something to do with messaging
* Signed_DiscoButton8.sa.CAB Allows you to disconnect GPRS with a button
* Signed_GPRS-stall_Wizard_TMOUS_DEC20.CAB GPRS dll's
* Signed_TMO_USA_CommManager_0409_v101.sa.CAB Updated COMMManager, definitely recommended
* Signed_tmobile_email_notification_2005PPC_NET_rom_12202005.CAB Email Triggers
* Signed_TMOUS_Favorites_1810102.sa.CAB TMO IE Favorites. Kinda interesting, could go either way.
* Signed_TMOUS_MCCMNC.sa.CAB Some sort of TMO settings. Not real sure so I left them
* Signed_TMOUSA_Connection_Wiz10810101.sa.CAB GPRS settings
* Signed_TMOUSA_FixAppButton_VoiceSpeedDial.sa.CAB Just a link to the speed dial, not the install itself.
* Signed_TMOUSA_Setting_pIE_Wiz10810102.sa.CAB Harmless TMO settings
* Signed_UXC_HotFix_Wiz10510101.sa.CAB Sets default page for PIE
* Signed_Version.sa.CAB Sets ROM version
* Signed_WIZ_RILEnableEONS_2.sa.CAB
* SmartDialing_enable_0915_signed.CAB VoiceDial
* TMOUS_Camera_Profile_reg_0908_signed.CAB Camera Settings


I am NOT installing these:

* PhoneLight_Skin_TMO_US_1124.CAB PhoneSkin-waste of space
* PhoneLight_TMO_OverBMP_1124.CAB PhoneSkin-waste of space
* Signed_Move_IM_Link.sa.CAB SMS based IM
* Signed_OZPocketPC.Cab SMS based IM
* Signed_Update_RingTone_1810102.sa.CAB TMO ringtone
* UXC_WWE.cab TMO branding of PIE and TMO sounds
* Signed_2005_11_24_TOHTC_wispa_PPC_Release_v1_0_1_1.CAB TMO hotspot settings.
 

Now the last one "Signed_2005_11_24_TOHTC_wispa_PPC_Release_v1_0_1_1.CAB" is really up to you...if you have the hotspot service then go for it...if you don't then don't bother.

That's all folks!

-lvlolvlo