Pro-668: Pro-668 DMR upgrade (unofficial firmware)

[SubnetMask]

From Whistler Support: The Legacy Upgrade will be offered to customers beginning May 2025. I recommend you check the Whistlergroup.com website in May for details.

Did you contact them and get a reply? I never received a reply, and when I tried calling a few times, it went straight to voicemail saying no one was available.

 

[tvengr]

Look at the Need unofficial DMR files for my PSR-800 thread in the GRE Scanners forum. Post #4.

 

[SubnetMask]

Look at the Need unofficial DMR files for my PSR-800 thread in the GRE Scanners forum. Post #4.

Ahh - Good to hear. Guess they still have work to do with their website because the number there is different than the one posted in that thread. Guess we'll see what happens.

 

[Efrenet16]

Thanks for the update. I will keep an eye out for it. I did apply the "unofficial" update and so far it works fine. Would there be any benefit at this point to get the official update?

 

[tvengr]

Would there be any benefit at this point to get the official update?

You will be able to use later firmware updates without fear of bricking the scanner. If like before, it also qualifies your scanner to be serviced by Whistler. I would roll back to the original firmware. The upgrade costs more if you have the hacked firmware. It is even more expensive if your scanner has been bricked.

 

[red37129]

Looking for the unofficial whistler update files. Or is it possible to purchase them from whistler and install myself. Contacted them on their website. No response. The upgrade is not available anymore on their website. I saw a post saying whistler will be doing the upgrade in May. Its May now, and still no upgrade available. No way to tell if it will ever be available again.

 

[tvengr]

Its May now, and still no upgrade available. No way to tell if it will ever be available again.

Relax! It's only May 6. It was announced that the upgrade would be available in May. Keep an eye out for it.

 

[KevinC]

Relax! It's only May 6. It was announced that the upgrade would be available in May. Keep an eye out for it.

It's only May 6th or it's already May 6th...depends on what kind of person you are.

 

[red37129]

thanks, I will be looking, it's just I'm teaching my 9-yr old daughter about scanners, and her bus and school uses DMR, and she is so excited to learn. And I'm eager to listen to our local DMR freq., especially our Elec communications for when the power is out.

 

[phoboss1]

Any update on Wistler starting up the WOU program again?

 

[toyboy]

It's September now and nothing.I checked the new website and there's nothing new.

 

[K5MPH]

Any update on Wistler starting up the WOU program again?

What i understand Wistler was taken over by another company .....

 

[tvengr]

Not sure who you talked to, the Legacy Upgrade will be offered to customers beginning May 2025. I recommend you check the Whistlergroup.com website in May for details.

The new owners of Whistler said the upgrade would be available in May. We're still waiting.

 

[phoboss1]

I contacted info@whistlergroup.com and received a reply asking for the forum, but I never received a follow-up response. I understand that they are a new company, but leaving customers in the dark, in my humble opinion, is poor business practice. I was initially supportive of them, but now I feel uncertain.

They really need to improve their communication with customers—there's no excuse for this kind of oversight.

@Whistler_Support

 

[K5MPH]

The new owners of Whistler said the upgrade would be available in May. We're still waiting.

Thats what they told me also in a email that it would take a little time to get changed over and the upgrades would start up soon.....