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Posted by mts
In my W800 "R1BC002 new settings appeared, to make my phone be upgraded over the air in the future.

I did a small research and i found a supplier company www.redbend.com
and their presentation how "Fota" works i have uploadet here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/xkv9wo

Good is that "Fota" replace only some parts of the firmware and not the whole one.Thats mean smaller data consumption.

If you don´t have this settings profile in your phone use this one:

MENU=>SETTINGS=>CONNECTIVITY=>DEVICE MGMT=>NEW ACCOUNT

SERVER ADRESS: https://prod.dm.sonyericsson.com/fota/sync

USERNAME: void

PASSWORD: void

SERVER ID: void

SERVER PASSWORD: void

CONNECTION: Your data (not wap) account

REMOTE INITIATION: Always ask





Posted by masseur
although there is nothing on the W800 support page the W810 support page has stuff about this including:

What's the Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service, and why should I use it?

The Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service is a convenient way to easily and remotely update your mobile phone to the latest available software version. This is done over the air; no connection to a PC is needed.

The cost for using Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service is your operator's fee for transferring the data to your phone. This varies widely between different operators; if you are uncertain you should contact your operator. The size of the download is about 1.5 – 3 MB. The size of the download is shown in your phone before the download starts.

User content in the phone, such as images, music, ringtones and videos, is not affected by the update.

This service is provided because your phone is an advanced piece of electronics, comparable with a computer, and the latest software allows it to operate in best way possible.

What's the Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service, and how do I use it?

The Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service is a convenient way to easily and remotely update your mobile phone to the latest available software version. This is done over the air; no connection to a PC is needed.

The cost for using Sony Ericsson Remote Update Service is your operator's fee for transferring the data to your phone. This varies widely between different operators; if you are uncertain you should contact your operator. The size of the download is about 1.5 to 3 MB. The size of the download is shown in your phone before the download starts.

User content in the phone, such as images, music, ringtones and videos, is not affected by the update.

This service is provided because your phone is an advanced piece of electronics, comparable with a computer, and the latest software allows it to operate in the best way possible.

To be able to perform a software update your phone must have:
A fully charged battery
Internet settings (WAP)
To check whether there is a newer software version for your phone:
Go to Main Menu > Settings > General > Update service and press "Select".
Choose Search for update and press "Select".
The phone starts searching for software updates.
Note: The message "Your phone already has the latest software" is displayed if there is no newer version to be downloaded.
If new software is available, you will be asked whether you wish to download the update; if so, press "Yes".
The download of the new software version now starts.
When the download is finished the phone will automatically restart.
Now your phone has been updated with the latest software.


there is also an animation which you will have to go to that page to see.

Posted by mts
Thanks masseur.


Posted by rockygali
surely this will work on a K750 aite?

does the network charge you for using your WAP... (err its a dumb question but i just want to make sure)

thanxx

Posted by Sammy_boy
You'll be charged for the GPRS usage - amount of data downloaded, so if the update's 3Mb and your operator chargers £3 per megabyte for example, it will cost you £9 in data charges.

I don't think the K750i supports this, it's new phones from the W550i onwards that do

Posted by mwarner
I would be interested to know if anyone has got this to work. I understand that device management *is* there for over the air firmware updates, but trying this on a K750 (R1BC) or W800 (R1N035) results in failure.

Has anyone managed to succeed with thse settings on any SE phone?

Posted by BOSSHOGG
I tried on my K750, it connected, said processing 6, then failed with incorrect user or pass. Tried void and leaving it blank.

Posted by eechiwawa
I just tried this on my W810i and it connected alright. I got a message saying my software was up to date.
For the settings, I put in the server address and left the rest blank except server ID, where I typed in void.

Posted by Mr Miyagi
i dont see update service on my w810i when i try do it? how do you see it/ i looked under general i dont see it

Posted by BOSSHOGG
I just noticed that url is https and tried it again, my device already has the latest software apparently. Which it hasn't.

Posted by Mr Miyagi
ok it works now, it says mines has latest software which i persume it has, since phone is only out

Posted by SonicBoom
Is the firmware R4CF002 the latest release on the UK W810i? Device Management says my phone has the latest software... ?

Posted by muskeetu
I really want to know why the FOTA service says that my firmware is up to date (mine is a W810i R4CE012)? cos I see here that there are newer versions of firmware already out...

[ This Message was edited by: muskeetu on 2006-06-30 18:19 ]

Posted by SonicBoom
Quote:

On 2006-06-30 19:18:16, muskeetu wrote:
I really want to know why the FOTA service says that my firmware is up to date (mine is a W810i R4CE012)? cos I see here that there are newer versions of firmware already out...

[ This Message was edited by: muskeetu on 2006-06-30 18:19 ]



My FOTA also says that the phone is up to date, however it shows firmware which is old compared to ones listed on the internet.... are they country specific???

Posted by JAGUY85
Has anyone got this to work on a K750 and it actually shows correct firmware info unlike on those W810s?

Posted by aragorn666
is der any new version of firmware available for j300i
n w550i
what wil happen if the updation stops in da middle due to network failure or due to battery low

Posted by JAGUY85
This is not working like it should. I got my K750 yesterday & it has old R1B firmware. I went to device mgmt. & added the account. It connects using http not https but goes 2 processing step 8 and fails. Tried many void & blank combinations. What's wrong?

Posted by Draqula
Didn't work with my K750 either...

Posted by hoximagic
One thing to note; the settings under "Device mgmt" is not related to the remote firmware update service. It is used to remotely update the "OTA" device settings. If this account is setup you can automatically update your device settings (Data accounts, MMS accounts and so on) by pressing "Start". This of course only works if you operator(or somebody else) provides this service.

The remote firmware update uses whatever Data&Internet account that is setup for browsing.

Posted by boompang
last week and before, when i try the 'Menu -> Update service -> Search for update' my K800i just rebooted. But then this week, it doesn't do the reboot but instead a pop-up says 'Device mgmt. SonyEricsson Session failed'.

[ This Message was edited by: boompang on 2006-07-30 21:08 ]

Posted by Mehdi.r

On 2006-07-01 02:28:35, aragorn666 wrote:
is der any new version of firmware available for j300i
n w550i
what wil happen if the updation stops in da middle due to network failure or due to battery low




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