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P990 Firmware Thread | latest: ph:R7A001, org:R3B01, bt:R4F01 |
bondizi
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 221
From: Boston MA
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I believe the myth.
I believe that an upcoming firmware will catapult forward the current state of usability of the P990.
I believe such a development will blow the competition out of the water.
And I believe, despite every apparent physical malfunction of the P990 and unethical lack of response from SE, that the company knows what its doing.
Thank you.
p.s. I also believe in the Loch Ness monster. But we can ignore that for now. |
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my_p990i
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 91
From: Cebu, Phils.
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Hi there....i got my p990i last month, as a gift from my husband & i am currently working here in seoul korea...unfortunately, i can't use the fone here in korea since they have a different system, so instead, i use the fone as a PDA, cam, music player & basically testing it out...in less than a month, i was able to do a master reset a couple of times, internal hard disk format a couple of times as well & even i have the latest firmware (R7) i still use the SE Update & still continue installing the latest firmware eventhough i already have it ( reflashing )...i use swiss manager pro too...few bugs i encountered & have some workarounds for it...
1. the kern error on contacts & some progs like messaging,web browsing is still bearable at the moment since i can't make calls & send messages (SMS) here in korea...hope it will be fixed soon
2. just recently, my media player can't play an mp3 for more than 2 minutes so i made a master reset as a work around & now it works...
3. when i read some documents & the screen goes off for a minute or two ( saver-mode) then when i click or tap my screen to have the backlight on again, the documents page is gone unless i highlight the blank page to reveal the charcters again...thar's weird for me...
4. i can't open up a document with 1000KB file, it says about memory error...still no workaround for that...
5. i was able to convert video files using jetaudio player & it's a nice tool so far with a user friendly interface (i tried super but i find it a little complicated)...BUT...i can't play MOVIES that i covert to the same settings that i use to convert smaller files like home videos from my pentax digi cam...the most video file i converted that played was about 30MB...i wish i can play movies like some of you here did...hmmmm...
6. you guys mentioned about some memory leakage & i do believe that i have the same prob since i see different RAM available on every reboots & after exiting same applications...
7. batterly level - i'm still experimenting what settings should i use since right now, i basically use it as PDA & multimedia...i still recharge it everyday & had it totally drained twice...when i get home (Philippines), by then i will be able to use all the features of the fone like calls, SMS, Video Calls, etc...
8. no problem with setting up the email/pop3 on gmail thru my wi-fi connection...
i was asked by my husband what fone i want for my birthday, since i really liked the n80, but since he has the same fone, i decided to have p990i so we'll know what we both can do with the fone since i am the "geeky" one when it comes to gadgets...
the wait for firmware is addicting...i check the forum a million times a day, before going to bed & soon as i wake up (lol)...
i tried windows vista from pre RC1 until the RTM/MSDN release & waiting for those build to come out & download them over the net was also addicting & since i love/addicted to reformatting my computer as often as i feel like doing it, i guess i will be doing the same thing with my p990i...maybe sony can hire me as a beta tester for their firmwares...hehehe...
my birthday was last 10th & i was hoping that SE will have the new firmware release as a present, hehehe, but it never happened...i just hope that the rumored january release will be a sure thing since i will be going home anytime next year & i don't want to experience frustrations when i get there...
i love the fone...i helped my friends set up their p800, p900, p910 i & finally i got my own now & it's p990i...i love it & we all know the potential the fone has...one more thing, too bad that it can only use the 802.11b & not the g range since most hotspots ( i believe) will be broadcasting g range...& eventhough some g range hotspots can broadcast both B & G, sometimes the default is set to G & the fone can scan it but won't be able to connect...too bad...
well, i guess that's it for now...let's just hope & pray for the latest frimware to satisfy most of our wishes for the P990i...let's enoy the agony of waiting...God speed everyone... Smile |
alexng
Joined: Sep 05, 2006
Posts: 2
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An online mobile retailer in China/Hongkong is offering P990i 3G/UMTS with firmware: R9EA001(10-DEC-2006). http://www.tomatomobile.net/product.asp?prd_id=428
Ignore the Chinese characters, one may understand the details.
Can anyone comfirm if this is the latest firmware? Thanks.
[ This Message was edited by: alexng on 2006-12-12 09:07 ] |
geek78
Joined: Nov 30, 2006
Posts: 3
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yes. Strange... |
kfchoong
Joined: Nov 24, 2006
Posts: 53
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On 2006-12-12 10:04:58, alexng wrote:
An online mobile retailer in China/Hongkong is offering P990i 3G/UMTS with firmware: R9EA001(10-DEC-2006). http://www.tomatomobile.net/product.asp?prd_id=428
Ignore the Chinese characters, one may understand the details.
Can anyone comfirm if this is the latest firmware? Thanks.
[ This Message was edited by: alexng on 2006-12-12 09:07 ]
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I doubt the accuracy of the content. If I read correctly, the firmware supports Chinese and the latest organizer version is R2A05. As far as I know, the "Chinese" firmware always lag behind the "English only" firmware. |
himlims_nl
Joined: Apr 06, 2004
Posts: > 500
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I got the following firmware on my P990:"
Phone : CXC162058 R4F001
Bluetooth: CXSC162058 R4F01
Organizer: CXC162036 R3B01
CDA: CDA162008/66 R3A02
SEUS tells me there's no update to my Firmware, is that correct?
cause i'm realy annoyed with the freezes (eg with camera, and phonebook)
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myth®
Joined: Oct 08, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Istanbul
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Hi all..
some good news here (if it's true, of course..)
Just checked with SE Turkey and have been informed that the latest fw WILL be R9EA001 (no more rumours if R9.. or R10..) and that it will be available on SEUS latest in 1 week.
And the best of all, he told me that it's 100%.
Hope it's true 
Regards,
Ozzy |
nisargpatel
Joined: Aug 06, 2006
Posts: 69
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@Ozzy
nice to hear tht man . hope we will see R9 on SEUS by next week .
Thanx for sharing the info .. |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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One thing about having a Voda branded P990i is I don't get frustrated waiting for the latest firmware as I know I'll have to wait for VF to Ok it anyway so I sit back and read everybody elses positive or negative comments. That way once I can update i know what to expect. |
Caspa
Joined: Nov 28, 2001
Posts: > 500
From: London, UK.
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On 2006-12-12 15:05:08, ozzy_1971 wrote:
Hi all..
some good news here (if it's true, of course..)
Just checked with SE Turkey and have been informed that the latest fw WILL be R9EA001 (no more rumours if R9.. or R10..) and that it will be available on SEUS latest in 1 week.
And the best of all, he told me that it's 100%.
Hope it's true
Regards,
Ozzy
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Guys, once again I will reiterate this;
The only firmware details that are important is the Organiser version, NOT the phone version!!!
Phone version can change 1000 times and we would still be where we are now, the Organizer version is the one with all the important stuff!!!
Therefore we are on R3B01 and the upcoming version that seems to be available internally at SE is R4A13.
[ This Message was edited by: Caspa on 2006-12-12 15:02 ] |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Caspa is right...
SE w880 + Iphone 4 16gb |
Tail
Joined: Oct 06, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: SWE
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This is good news...
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Caspa
Joined: Nov 28, 2001
Posts: > 500
From: London, UK.
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Hey ares,
Ever feel your hitting your head against a brick wall?! |
ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Yes lol But there´s nothing we can do about it, people always think the phone firmware is the important part...but its not
SE w880 + Iphone 4 16gb |
myth®
Joined: Oct 08, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Istanbul
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Yes, org. version is important but providing us a new phone version w/o new organizer version wouldn't make a sense, I guess..
The good news for me was that I was able get a 'definite' info fm SE..
That's all..
Regards,
Ozzy |
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