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P990i Crashing |
DOGSTAR
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
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Is anyone having problems with their P990i?
I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It crashes all the time.If for example i edit a contact with the flip closed and then open the flip whilst still editing because i may want to add a symbol/punctuation mark (which is easier doing so by writing on the screen) the screen goes white and just sits there like a lemon!Close the flip again and yep it just sits there like a lemon!In fact the only way you can do anthing is by pulling the plug!And even then it seems to have reidual current to keep the thing alive, its like terminator where it reroutes its circuitry for additonal backup power!
I have tried the usual reset master reset but nish.
Anyway i am finding it teadously slow as well, dont get me wrong i am a p series fan had them since the 800 in fact was having to use that for the last few weeks as i crunched my 900 in my car boot lid and was waiting for this 990 brick to come out i must of been mad!I am sure it is just a software problem and vodafone are sending me a new one (when they get them back in stock)but at the mo there is no updates on the se web site.
Incedently vodafone have stuck their poxy start up and shut down screen on mine ,does anyone know if you can replace that with a new popcorn as you could on the 800 or is it buried deeply in the depths where no can reach? |
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doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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I was having some crashes and many bugs too, so I upgraded to R7A01 now some bugs have already been fixed but I still have some crashes.
I guess we have to wait another month atleast until SE comes up with another update. !!!
I remembered having these kind of crashes on my P800, I didn't have any problems with P900 and P910 though.
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Refai
Joined: Sep 05, 2006
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Enjoy being a P-Series user. Get used to it, hehe. i suffer from crashes ALOT |
darky
Joined: Jun 14, 2005
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yup they drove me crazy that's why I got rid of it,
don't worry your unit is not faulty, they're all like that 
but seriously upgrade to latest firmware it does fix some issues.
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Dogmann
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
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From: London England
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Hi all,
It appears there are no updates avaiable for the ones that come from Voda and a lot of people with these seem unable to connect to the Internet via wi-fi on Voda units also.
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mykkk
Joined: Dec 22, 2004
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From: London, UK
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Mine is a voda version... and no problems whatsoever connecting to the internet with wi-fi. I'd put it down to incompatible routers/wifi points or... no offense intended, user error. |
doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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I think nobody should buy contracted phones from companies such as Vodafon, O2, etc. etc. Those restricted phones do not get updated as fequently as the sim free phones.
What is your firmware on your P990
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xtemujin
Joined: Nov 03, 2005
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From: Singapore
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Those bugs have been discussed since last month and it looks like it is being repeated in the UK although it has just been released this month.
[ This Message was edited by: xtemujin on 2006-09-15 16:36 ] |
DOGSTAR
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
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So if you guys are saying there is an update where are you getting it from cos its certainly not on the SE web site unless its been updated today.
My phone is a voda it does not have their crap OS on it thats the first thing i askedd but it does have their stupid popcorn start up shut down nonsense on it.
Why do companyies insist on putting their crap OS systems on when the manurfacturers spend millions developing their own?
I can connect to my wireless router but it does not send recieve any info status bar says connecting but nowt happens and okb on the status in wlan settings. Very odd.
Voda are sending me another phone out but thats will probably be just in time for the London 2012 olympics!!! |
mykkk
Joined: Dec 22, 2004
Posts: 111
From: London, UK
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Technically the voda p990 has actually been branded, and vodafone probably haven't given the 'OK' to the new firmware, which is the reason why there is no update available.
This means the only way to get the latest firmware as and when they come out, we will have to unbrand the voda handsets. |
jackdaniels
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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I had a voda phone from a store and from online and they both do the white screen with the editing contact opening the flip. I left it and after a few open and closing of the flip it goes into the contact as if the white screen never happened. Im waiting for the sw update from voda as im happy with the hw just the sw is buggy. |
doublecheese
Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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From: Istanbul
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I remember about 1.5 years ago a friend bought a second hand lVoda P910, there was a Voda logo glued to the phone and you could see the Voda logo on the screen when you turn the phone on. Because we had the both same phones we met one day and did a software update. Mine was updated flawlessly, but his phone didnt get updated by SEUS. He was pissed and he went to a local second hand phone shop where he had his phone flashed with new software. HE told me it took him 5 minutes to have phone flashed, the Voda software was gone and now his phone was working as a sim free phone and we were able to upgrade the phone easily afterwards. I could ask him how he did this but now he lives in Cyprus and we lost contact since last year.
I think as someone mentioned earlier companies like Voda, O2, Orange, etc etc is controlling this situation on their best advantages. That's why it is always best to buy sim free phones.
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Joined: Nov 26, 2002
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I am sure it's because of the Voda branding.That's u can't upgrade.Reflashing is a sollution but the problem is that if ur phone breaks they won't repair it under warranty.So I guess it's ur choice.
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Jim-bob
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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On 2006-09-15 17:11:48, mykkk wrote:
Mine is a voda version... and no problems whatsoever connecting to the internet with wi-fi. I'd put it down to incompatible routers/wifi points or... no offense intended, user error.
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I think so to. I had a few initial problems, so I just read the threads here about WLAN settings and managed to resolve it. I'm very happy with mine  |
DOGSTAR
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
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You can upgrade but that does not get read of the start up popcorn as that is written into the rom Z file |
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Posted: 2006-09-15 15:11
