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P990i Vodafone (UK) firmware |
Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
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Could you replace the firmware files on your PC with the Vanila FW and then just do a reflash when teh SEUS tells you you have the latest firmware? or would it just report an error? |
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Jah
Joined: Jun 22, 2003
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From: UK
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On 2006-10-18 17:11:22, Guy H wrote:
Could you replace the firmware files on your PC with the Vanila FW and then just do a reflash when teh SEUS tells you you have the latest firmware? or would it just report an error?
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Tried that already  didn't work. Actually I started the Update process with my Generic P990 and then plugged-in the Voda one but did not work
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Guy H
Joined: Feb 19, 2004
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From: UK
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pah! |
liamski
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
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useless bastards... they really hack me off.
right, off to vodafone i go.
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Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
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From: UK
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Just so you know guys I spoke to our repair center (CRC I think) apprently they don't support the P990 as of yet or have any firmware/parts for it! lol
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 |
boomah
Joined: Apr 12, 2003
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Has anyone on this board actually taken their voda P990 to a SE service centre to get this done?
I can try if no one else has because there is one close to me. However before I do... Will all the data on my phone be lost if they do manage to upgrade it? Like text mesages and picture messages because I really don't want to lose some of them... |
Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
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From: UK
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Yes you would loose all that. Use the software on the CD to back it all up and then restore it  Also if you could try that'd be great!
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Jah
Joined: Jun 22, 2003
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@boomah
I already posted that I have the latest R3B01 firmware on my Vodafone P990, SE people did this upgrade at the Smartphone show, it is a Vodafone version with the start/shut down screens etc
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Sainty
Joined: Nov 30, 2004
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Jah, lucky bugger. Anyway we want to know if *we* can get ours done 
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drich290195
Joined: May 14, 2006
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From: Hull, Uk
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is that organiser version Jah cause my phone version isR5a006 |
Jah
Joined: Jun 22, 2003
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@drich290195
yes the Organiser version - this is where all the UIQ s/w is. My phone version is R7A001
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liamski
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
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Ok sorry to be a bit thick, but basically Jah has been lucky enough to get this new firmware for VODA, but the stores and SEUS have not got it ready to install for all other users?
Are we still looking at a Week 48 release for the less privileged P990 owners out there?
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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On 2006-10-19 17:12:37, liamski wrote:
Ok sorry to be a bit thick, but basically Jah has been lucky enough to get this new firmware for VODA, but the stores and SEUS have not got it ready to install for all other users?
Are we still looking at a Week 48 release for the less privileged P990 owners out there?
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week 48 refers to a newer firmware than r3b01, and will first be available to generic world phones |
syntax
Joined: Jun 19, 2004
Posts: 248
From: Norwich
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My P990 has been crashing so much, even to the extent that it would restart itself during calls. The final straw was when the speaker on the phone became inactive so today I backed it up, packaged it in it's box and took it into the same Vodafone store I bought it from last week explaining to them all my woes - the phone even crashed as I tried accessing the System Information to show them the revision numbers. I explained to them that most of the problems could be fixed with a simple firmware upgrade but being a Vodafone branded phone I am unable to do this through SEUS. The guy had little understanding of what I was on about but agreed to swap the phone for a new one.
After restoring the backup, the new phone seems to be behaving, but I have a feeling it won't be long before it starts playing up again. It's wishful thinking, but perhaps if enough Vodafone P990 users ask for a replacement like this, all the expensive handsets being sent back to Sony will prompt Vodafone to do something about it?
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kradcliffe
Joined: Mar 10, 2003
Posts: 434
From: Aberdeen, Scotland
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It really amazes me all this branded nonsense is still going on.
I had nightmares with my first P800 on Orange, as again they wouldn't approve new firmware etc ......
Voda locked the WAP settings on the P910i completely and pissed quite a lot of people off.
I always get unbranded phones now to avoid all this hassle. I haven't bought a P990i yet as it is nowhere near stable enough IMO.
SE have just ballsed this one right up. Nokia may be lookin' good again ..... |
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