Beginning after midnight tonight T-mobile Dash users will have the option to upgrade, free of charge, to Windows Mobile 6. How do you upgrade your Dash you might ask? Tomorrow to go http://www.t-mobile.com/wmupgrade/ and you will see the WM 6 upgrade file. Download it to your computer, plug in your Dash and reflash the firmware with WM 6. It’s that easy!

Before upgrading your Dash, however, there are a few things you must do:

1. USB sync cable must be connected to your computer (and your Dash obviously)
2. Close all running applications
3. Ensure that an ActiveSync connection is made between your computer and your Dash
4. Backup your personal data to ensure you don’t lose anything if something goes haywire accidentally

So now that we know what must be done to upgrade your Dash to WM 6 you might be saying, OK that’s great and all, but why would I want to upgrade to WM 6? Well, to answer your question here are a few items that will be available in WM 6 that were previously unavailable in WM 5:

• Improved e-mail set up which allows you to go to one place on the device to set up e-mail accounts (POP3, MSN, Outlook, etc.) and doesn’t require that you know any server settings for the most popular service providers.
• An improved Windows Live client with tabbed IM sessions, voice notes, etc. (you can record a small clip and send it via IM)
• T-Mobile’s myFaves service now includes e-mail as communication option
• Added Voice Command (voice control software) and Office Mobile (ability to edit Word, Excel)

If that’s not enough to whet your appetite then you either a) don’t have a Dash, or b) shouldn’t have a Dash. The Dash is a great phone it just has some major usability drawbacks, which I’m hoping WM 6 will help to alleviate. Right now only Carin has a Dash but if I like hers after the upgrade who knows!