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P990i Vodafone (UK) firmware |
jamied
Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 34
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UPTIME 6DAYS!!!
woohooo never had phone on this long  |
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msimiliano
Joined: Dec 08, 2006
Posts: 1
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Hi
can you help me?
I try to find the P990i Vodafone original theme.
If you have the P990i Vodafone branded , please can you send me the theme on my adress : arkatas@katamail.com
Please
Thank you in advance
Best regards
On 2006-10-06 18:33:27, mamoulian wrote:
Like everyone else I have a lightly branded (just startup screen logo) Voda
which came with firmware:
Phone: R5A006
Bluetooth: R4F01
Organiser: R3A04
It doesn't find any updates, although we know from these forums that unbranded phones can get R7A001.
I phoned Vodafone. It took a long, long time to find someone who knew what I was talking about - 'firmware? phone ware? what?' - but I got there in the end. The lady I was speaking to was going to and fro with some technical dept.
I was told that they do have newer software - she wouldn't confirm the version - as 'we're getting new stock every day which all have newest software on' but that they currently don't have a way to distribute this new firmware to existing customers.
It didn't sound like they were expecting a distribution method to appear shortly, otherwise she'd have fobbed me off with 'keep checking, it'll appear in the next couple of weeks'.
Instead, she offered to send me a replacement handset. I pointed out that I only received my P990 this week, but she was determined that all new stock has newer software on it and that it would be better.
So I wait for Monday with baited breath.
I highly suspect I'll land up with exactly the same as I've got now.
My fear is that I'll get something that is heavier-Vodafone-branded than the light branding I have now. But if this comes with a higher organiser version then I suspect that when (eventually) they put some updates online then these will increase the branding too.
As to be expected I have to box-up and hand my existing P990 to the courier so I won't be able to check which version the new one is before deciding which one to keep.
She also said, earlier on in the call, that installing the standard SE firmware would void my warranty. This suggests that its possible to do this, but she wasn't going to tell me and noone on these forums has been able to do it.
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Popolou
Joined: Nov 30, 2002
Posts: 175
From: London
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Keep us posted.
Regards
Popolou |
Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
Posts: 485
From: UK
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With the new firmware out now for generic handsets. Hopefully Vodafone will get this version out to us asap  I can't wait to update!!
Phone: R9EA001
BT: R5A01
Org: R4A13
Sainty - Ex Vodafone Sales Advisor
Nokia 402 -> Nokia 3310 -> Nokia 3510i -> Nokia 6100 -> SE V800i -> Samsung D500 -> SE K750i -> SE W900i -> SE K800i -> SE P990i -> SE K850i -> SE W960i -> SE C905i -> SE X10i |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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Amen,
Although I'm happy to wait a week or two and let everybody else figure out teething problems a new FW brings. |
Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
Posts: 485
From: UK
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Hehe, to be honest though I don't think we'll get the new firmware till at the very earliest febuary 
Sainty - Ex Vodafone Sales Advisor
Nokia 402 -> Nokia 3310 -> Nokia 3510i -> Nokia 6100 -> SE V800i -> Samsung D500 -> SE K750i -> SE W900i -> SE K800i -> SE P990i -> SE K850i -> SE W960i -> SE C905i -> SE X10i |
Batyrbekov
Joined: Nov 25, 2006
Posts: 14
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Do other voda users really need new update? My p990i works fine, a bit slow though. And the sound quality should be better. |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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I'd like the latest certainly as it sounds a nice step forward. |
Popolou
Joined: Nov 30, 2002
Posts: 175
From: London
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I've just got off the phone with Voda Handset Tech Dept on when they plan on releasing the fecking thing to us and apparently, the email that contains the details on updated software for the P990 was sent with an anonymous address - WTF?!
Anyway, he couldn't get in touch with the people approving the software, but told me that they approved the R7 back in late September, while the R5 was in late August.
Can anyone discern what the likely interim time is then from official release to Voda release? I've had enough with playing the waiting game.....
Regards
Popolou |
stallion
Joined: Jun 08, 2005
Posts: 133
From: London
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here here!
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joshiestevens
Joined: Feb 28, 2004
Posts: 87
From: London, UK
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So, I am planning on ordering my P990i tommorow from Voda. Do you know if it will come with the fast and stable updated firmware or if I will need to update it?
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Popolou
Joined: Nov 30, 2002
Posts: 175
From: London
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Almost likely, without a shred of doubt, just as the moon follows the sun and that the sky is above, you will get the current Voda approved version neccesitating an update to the recent R9 thereafter.
Now, join the club....
Regards
Popolou |
joshiestevens
Joined: Feb 28, 2004
Posts: 87
From: London, UK
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will it work with my O2 sim?
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rossyrox
Joined: Oct 28, 2006
Posts: 41
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I have an O2 SIM in a Voda P990i and it works fine, just getting some of the usual bugs that every P990i user has.
Only annoying branding is he splash screens and the hard coded voda internet account settings.
When the P900 was up-specced to become the P910, why can't we have a stable up-specced P910 called the P920 without this terrible symbian version? |
rossyrox
Joined: Oct 28, 2006
Posts: 41
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It really annoys the hell out of me that we still can't get this firmware as voda users. |
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Posted: 2006-11-25 02:00
