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K850 Firmware Overview |
yorkiex
Joined: Sep 23, 2005
Posts: 47
From: derby
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the only thing im waiting for is an update to speed the phone up a little cause its abit sluggish for my liking but apart from that ive not had a problem with it and this is by far the best phone ive had. So any improvement on this phone would make it an even better phone than it is already and im still on R1CA037.
yorkiex
P.s i forgot to say mine is unbranded
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lun4r
Joined: Jan 15, 2008
Posts: 72
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yeah....sluggish plus an un-optimal camera if u ask me...
I bought this baby most of all becoz of the camera n I can't stand watching it got beaten up by it's older brother k810i...
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Togan
Joined: Jan 16, 2008
Posts: 120
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I heard more good things about 39 than 38 |
obentou
Joined: Sep 19, 2005
Posts: 364
From: Toronto
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On 2008-01-29 03:08:43, lun4r wrote:
every day i woke up then opening this forum, i'm expecting sum1 to yell like "IT'S OUT, the new FW is out..." or sumthing like that but it seems that i'm nowhere near it...
well, SE still have 3 more days though...just wanna see whether I or all of us are patient enough to wait...geez....
Don't worry about it. We deserve to have this firmware update and this "big" update shouldn't even be necessary in the first place. Sony Ericsson is lucky they have a loyal customer base like us, otherwise they'd be deep in a shithole.
I have never run into a brand where their flagship product is so handicapped... but ah well. If there is no update in 3 days, I am getting rid of this for a N95-3. Then I'll come back when the QS edition of the K850i comes out, and of course a complimentary new firmware!
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TSunny
Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 36
From: Hungary
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Heres a photo about that mentiond "H" insted of the "3G":
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Dupet
Joined: Nov 15, 2007
Posts: 58
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man, i really like how i have to turn my phone off and wait 5 minutes just to check if theres a new firmware. thanks sony ericsson |
alanjrobertson
Joined: Mar 07, 2004
Posts: 96
From: UK
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On 2008-01-28 22:14:41, 1889 wrote:
G > GPRS (2G)
E > EDGE (2.5G)
3G > 3G (3G)
H > HSPDA (3.5G)
I've never seen an 'E' on mine, or a 'G'.
Where in the UK can you get Edge? And is it only available on certain network providers?
Same, I've never seen E or H on mine, only G +/- 3G. I have however had speeds over 384kbps implying an HSDPA connection. I'm on T-Mobile UK with the phone on 038.
T18 > T39 > T68 > T600 > K700 > K750 > K800 > K850
On T-Mobile UK with Web'n'walk |
1889
Joined: Dec 09, 2007
Posts: 118
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Same, I've never seen E or H on mine, only G +/- 3G. I have however had speeds over 384kbps implying an HSDPA connection. I'm on T-Mobile UK with the phone on 038.
Can't say I ever tried downloading anything when I was in a HSDPA area. I try not to download too much on my phone as I only get a poxy 1MB of free browse & download and that can be used up in no time at all. |
iqmaster158
Joined: Jan 18, 2008
Posts: 127
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hello,
the truth is that january is almost gone but, i heard that SE says that new firm will be released at the end of january (late jan.), or in first days of february (early feb.), so thats what i am personally sticking to.. |
cableguy
Joined: Aug 25, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Ireland
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I have the 037 Firmware and I only see E,G, or 3G
I live in Ireland and I have never seen the H logo, I dont think I ever will, as I read somewhere thats its dependent on the network, but it would be nice to see the H logo considering im on an Ericsson HSDPA network. |
Raiderski
Joined: Jul 03, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Poland, Hell, Mountains
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Duran
from code comparison
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Classicguy
Joined: Jan 01, 2008
Posts: 47
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*** MY EARLY THOUGHTS ON 038 FIRMWARE (ORANGE) ***
THE BAD-
* Text message inbox now crops the name of the person who text you, so for example John Walters now shows as John Wal - annoying.
* Already noticed higher batter consumption but why? I dont see my phone doing anything that would require more juice (I also have 3G turned off).
* The option to have the large clock on the homescreen is now gone completely and instead it now shows the small default date and time instead.
THE GOOD -
* The media menu's are now faster and flicking between photos now has a transition effect.
* There is now an option to list your text messages in different ways just like you could with the k800.
SUMMARY-
These are the only things Ive noticed so far, and personally after trying it I would like to go back to 037 as I never really had any issues with it. For all the people on here checking time and time again to see if 038 is out, dont bother. Dont waste your time waiting for such a minor firmware upgrade. Go out and enjoy life instead 
Id imagine that the reason for some old features being missing is that there is a file size limit to the firmware, so if they make improvements in some areas, certain other things have to be sacrificed in the name of file size. I'll post more thoughts as and when I notice anything.
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ChrissyBoyII
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1
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For all the people on here checking time and time again to see if 038 is out, dont bother. Dont waste your time waiting for such a minor firmware upgrade. Go out and enjoy life instead
No one is.... Its been out for many weeks. |
KopStar
Joined: Sep 18, 2004
Posts: 174
From: London, UK
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Interesting blog on the HSDPA issue:
http://www.celladdictblog.blo[....]i-and-w910i-hsdpa-problem.html
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?" - The Joker Current Phone:   W910i with 2GB M2  Get themes for your SE K850i and W910i @ http://fluiddynamic.co.uk! |
TSunny
Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 36
From: Hungary
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On 2008-01-29 11:17:38, ChrissyBoyII wrote:
For all the people on here checking time and time again to see if 038 is out, dont bother. Dont waste your time waiting for such a minor firmware upgrade. Go out and enjoy life instead
No one is.... Its been out for many weeks.
Yeah, more than a month... |
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Posted: 2008-01-29 03:34
W910i with 2GB M2 
