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Swedish_Chef
Joined: Jul 02, 2003
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cant you just flash the phone and get rid of all voda stuff?
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50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
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oh my god, thats well bad, taking away such a good feature.... and i thought T-mobile was bad!
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movisman
Joined: Jun 27, 2004
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Hi there,
I have the same problem too! Its a pain in the ass to say the least, so I phoned Vodafone for a brief rant but they weren't helpful at all, and according to them I should be able to use mp3 ringtones no problem and told me to phone Sony Ericsson or take it to a Vodafone store.
I emailed Sony Ericsson (I will phone them in the week, as well as take my phone to VF) with the following:
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Hi there,
I have a problem with my phone - for some reason it will not allow me to set any mp3s as a ringtone, even the built in ones?
It appears to be a problem with phones purchased from Vodafone (as they alter the phones to suit their look, and the live! features etc) - this forum thread explains it all perfectly if you could please read it?
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=61902
I would like to know if you can help me in this situation, and if there is a way of me getting the phone flashed back or replaced so this problem doesn't occur? (plus I can get rid of all the vodafone plastered menus)?
I would really appreciate a helpful response, Vodafone themselves weren't particularly helpful in helping me resolve the situation so i'm hoping my manufacturer can help!
Many Thanks
Morgan
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Hopefully they will respond, i'll be calling them anyway as I mentioned.
Does anyone know if the phone can be reflashed with the official Sony Ericsson k700i rom to get rid of all these problems?
Cheers guys,
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scottyoof
Joined: Jun 26, 2004
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Vodafone are misleading you on this one I think. It's entirely their fault, nothing to do with SE. Vodafone seem to have placed restrictions on the MP3 files that can be used as ringtones, and so far, nothing complies with their restrictions!
SE were no help when I called. I'd call Vodafone back and tell them that SE told you that it was the Network Operator's (ie. Vodafone's) fault, that's what they told me.
Let me know if you get a response on the re-flashing though, that seems to be the best option. Vodafone have royally screwed up this phone. If I don't get a satisfactory response tomorrow, they'll be having my phone back (warning, tantrum alert).
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mofostar
Joined: Jun 27, 2004
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Hi, sorry to hear of your troubles, i would advise to flash the phone back to SE settings, you can do this at carphone warehouse service centres, i know that the one in cribbs causeway in bristol is, as that is where i upgraded my T68 to a T68i, i wasnt even a carphone warehouse customer and i didnt need any proof of purchase and they did it for free!!
Read this post about k700 flashing also
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=61877 |
scottyoof
Joined: Jun 26, 2004
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Thanks for the re-flashing tip. From reading the thread you mentioned and a couple of links from it, I think there are a couple of potential issues:
- Carphone Warehouse might only re-flash to Vodafone firmware, noone seems to know whether this is true yet, but they'd be unlikely to want to annoy Vodafone too much
- Flashing to a standard SE firmware may invalidate the warranty (no answer on forums to this yet I don't think)
- some newly implemented RSA authentication on the different firmwares inside the phone may make it difficult to do through non-official sources
I will mention the re-flashing possibility to Vodafone when I call them tomorrow, in the middle of threatening to send the phone back and cancel my contract (tantrum-meter on the way up |
movisman
Joined: Jun 27, 2004
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Excellent, well i'll see what SE have to say when they respond and i'll let you all know..
This is a rather annoying situation to be stuck in (bloody VF!), although we have a Carphone Warehouse just down the road from my workplace, so I may pop in there and question them also and see what flashing capabilities they possess (!)
I'll maybe call VF another time and give them some hassle again, see if they can admit to anything or better still, give me a proper unbranded original phone!
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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I still dont understand how you Vodaphone customer keep on buying their phones when you know what they do to their handsets..
If you dont like the Vodaphone firmware.. why bother buying it on Vodaphone at all ? 
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50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
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price i reckon.
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movisman
Joined: Jun 27, 2004
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I understand what you are saying, but my last set of phones never had any branding that ruined the phone to a degree - my 3330, 7250 and 7250i all came from Vodafone but were fine with nothing major missing, and no silly omissions.
Also I got the phone free on an upgrade, with a sweet tariff and a lot of free stuff - as I mentioned I may leave for another mobile network (!), kinda was too good to pass up - also I didn't know they'd provide a crippled phone as my last ones have all been good.
I can't really afford 300 pounds or whatever it is to buy the phone either!
I just hope we can get a fix for these omissions, either by flashing or by replacement!
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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The 3330, 7250 etc were pretty basic phones, theres not much Vodaphone coulda have done to kill the interface or features.
A friend of mine has a P900 on Vodaphone, and its absolutely awful !
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movisman
Joined: Jun 27, 2004
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Yeah sure - I actually just called Vodafone again and selected another option so I didn't get the same operator by chance and this girl I got - I tell you, was absolutely bloody awful - didn't have the slightest clue and told me that phone was not on her system, it was an 'up and coming device' and couldn't pass me onto anyone who had any knowledge about the phone.
A load of rubbish!
I am going to take it to the Vodafone store tomorrow and question the phone's capabilities with them - and with any luck come out of the store with a nice unbranded one (as the girl did say they stock them).
Guess we'll just have to see. Would be so much easier if I could flash it or do something to get the phone back to its original state!
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shuurajou
Joined: Nov 21, 2003
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From: Bristol, England.
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On 2004-06-27 22:24:42, movisman wrote:
I am going to take it to the Vodafone store tomorrow and question the phone's capabilities with them - and with any luck come out of the store with a nice unbranded one (as the girl did say they stock them).
Guess we'll just have to see. Would be so much easier if I could flash it or do something to get the phone back to its original state!
Movisman
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Best of luck to you, you'll be better off getting a nice unbranded one with no vodafone crappy logo's on it anyway  . |
etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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OR just go in, ask for a full refund / cancel contract and go with a better operator such as O2 or Orange. At least they wont kill your phone.
Then never step foot in another Vodaphone shop again ! 
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fu1at
Joined: Nov 01, 2003
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From: Selangor, Malaysia
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after listen to u guys, i felt so sorry for u all. lucky we don't have such SIM lock thingy here. 95% of the phone here is sim free. and after seeing thru all those complain. i felt like whacking them myself. 
Cheers dude, |
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