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K750 / W800 Firmware Overview |
fastreload
Joined: Jan 08, 2007
Posts: 7
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@stathis
yours is fine. in my opinion, better..
you dont need to update |
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gongisone
Joined: Jan 10, 2007
Posts: 2
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Thanks a lot fastreload,if not too difficult, could you mention please what difference you saw?
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VegaX
Joined: Jan 15, 2007
Posts: 20
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I have never seen an opinion about R1DB001 for W700 firmware.....is it better ??? than K750 version.....
I have a W700 with R1CA021 firmware and I want to upgrade to R1DB001 and I some guys said that there lots of differnces between R1DB001 for K750 and the one for W700....
Also I don't have LCD sw version on my phone ....if I upgrade the phone I will have that feature??
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d_szekeres
Joined: Jul 04, 2006
Posts: 2
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An answer from the Sony Ericsson Call Centre for a firmware bug report I have sent :
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With regards to your enquiry, please try updating your Sony Ericsson K750i again, as we have released a batch of firmware updates for our handsets on the 3rd January.
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Can this be true?
Has anybody seen new firmware version coming out on SEUS in the last few weeeks? |
VegaX
Joined: Jan 15, 2007
Posts: 20
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You just have to try updating your phone and SEUS will tell you if there are any new avaible firmware....
I am trying to update with SEUS my W700 but it won't work.....I have R1CA021 and want ot upgrade to R1DB001 but SEUS says there are no updates avaible...even though R1DB001 is the latest firmware for my W700.....Any ideea why isn't it working?? What am I doing wrong?? |
sick_unit
Joined: Apr 02, 2006
Posts: 15
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I recently sent an email to SE asking them if they could remove the SMS alert limit of 10 seconds and also to make the phone vibrate more than once when you receive an SMS when using a custom SMS alert.
This is the reply I got.............
Hi George
The K750 development cycle has finished and there is no new firmwares being developed for it.
Kind regards,
Sony Ericsson Developer World
www.SonyEricsson.com/developer |
jago25_98
Joined: Nov 01, 2004
Posts: 149
From: uk
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So there you are, the k750 is officially dead. Please add this info to the original poster OP.
From my experience of SE phones you will always have problems like this.
They are very proprietary / right wing and closed source regarding software and firmware and this damages the usefulness of the phones whether you know about this or not because:
- bugs are more likely
- the phone doesn't get updated and so has a shorter life so a waste of money. It's a killer in the longer term
- lack of freedom with your phone
Example: we still have bugs and SE will never fix them. This will happen to your next phone too.
This sort of thing effects all phones in this horribly anal market, but most pronounced with SE.
There are plenty of programmers out there who could fix all these bugs if SE would let them but they won't because this way they sell more phones. Only what we should know is that the same sort of thing effects the next phone you get.
The answer: be a smart consumer and don't buy SE phones. It's just a shame that on face value they are the best. I will investigate Nokia now, and with any luck Linux on phones.
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aremaboy
Joined: Nov 27, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Malang, Indonesia
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The improvements are always found in the next generation phone. It's normal that a phone is never bug-free. As long as the bugs are not major, the phone is considered perfect. So, no need to discuss further as no more f/w is released. Wow, what a long thread..and rather sentimental indeed, as K750i used to be a great phone in his era. Time flies this quickly.. |
mongoose3800
Joined: Nov 29, 2005
Posts: 416
From: Australia
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On 2007-01-23 16:10:39, jago25_98 wrote:
So there you are, the k750 is officially dead. Please add this info to the original poster OP.
From my experience of SE phones you will always have problems like this.
They are very proprietary / right wing and closed source regarding software and firmware and this damages the usefulness of the phones whether you know about this or not because:
- bugs are more likely
- the phone doesn't get updated and so has a shorter life so a waste of money. It's a killer in the longer term
- lack of freedom with your phone
Example: we still have bugs and SE will never fix them. This will happen to your next phone too.
This sort of thing effects all phones in this horribly anal market, but most pronounced with SE.
There are plenty of programmers out there who could fix all these bugs if SE would let them but they won't because this way they sell more phones. Only what we should know is that the same sort of thing effects the next phone you get.
The answer: be a smart consumer and don't buy SE phones. It's just a shame that on face value they are the best. I will investigate Nokia now, and with any luck Linux on phones.
[ This Message was edited by: jago25_98 on 2007-01-23 15:14 ]
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Wow, that's a pretty uneducated comment. Name me one serious bug that has not been resolved with the K750/W800. I would think the K750/w800 had a pretty good run of updates during it's life. My W800 is absolutely rock solid reliable. The only minor issue was that I had to get rid of the Hissing bug myself. Expecting SE to continue to update old phones is unreasonable. No other manufacturer would do so either. If you want to be a smart buyer - steer clear of Nokia's. You only have to read about all the troubles people are having with their N73's. i.e. Slow, freezing, black photos, rebooting, etc. And, how many updates has it had in it's short life? |
AbuBasim
Joined: Nov 04, 2005
Posts: > 500
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 are too quick on dropping their old models. The K750/W800 were a very popular model and they should take advantage of this and keep it at bit longer. Compare with Nokia: here in Oman you can get a brand new 6600 for USD 200, boxed with full warranty.
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BUFFBOY
Joined: Jul 20, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Sydney
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how come on seuc it does not have any latest releases ???????????????????
hmm
BMW M3 |
dpensox
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
Posts: 6
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Hi All,
I've got a W800i, stuck on R1AA008 through Voda/Seus.
I need the feature on bluetooth, where you can always allow a device to have access to your phone (handsfree kit for example) My current Firmware doesn't allow this, can anyone confirm that the latest (and indeed last) does ?
to see if it's worth buying a couple of wotan credits to fix.
Thanks
Dave |
max_wedge
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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On 2007-01-24 00:37:32, mongoose3800 wrote:
Wow, that's a pretty uneducated comment. Name me one serious bug that has not been resolved with the K750/W800. I would think the K750/w800 had a pretty good run of updates during it's life. My W800 is absolutely rock solid reliable. The only minor issue was that I had to get rid of the Hissing bug myself. Expecting SE to continue to update old phones is unreasonable. No other manufacturer would do so either. If you want to be a smart buyer - steer clear of Nokia's. You only have to read about all the troubles people are having with their N73's. i.e. Slow, freezing, black photos, rebooting, etc. And, how many updates has it had in it's short life?
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Well said mongoose!
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obentou
Joined: Sep 19, 2005
Posts: 364
From: Toronto
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I'm going to have to disagree on that comment on the N73. I've moved on from the K800i to the N73ME and I can say it's the best thing I ever did to hop out of the Sony Ericsson train.
Well, perhaps the N73 may have been crap with the previous F/W revisions, but the one that came with my Music Edition is rock solid. |
tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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I think i would never get rid of my beloved k750. I'll be getting new phones but never will get rid of this one.
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