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xcss
Joined: Jan 18, 2006
Posts: 34
From: Romania
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OK people... let's try and keep it civil here... Firmware updates are highly dependant on whether you have a branded or unbranded phone. The unbranded ones get their updates first, but the branded ones have to wait for the carrier under whose logo they are registered to approve the update. For example, my phone is a k750i with orange branding and I have to say I was among the last people able to upgrade to R1AA008. And this happened only two weeks before the appearance of the newest firmware. So I'll have to wait another two months at least until I am able to upgrade my firmware, but this doesn't bother me much. I hope I succeeded in making my point. |
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mongoose3800
Joined: Nov 29, 2005
Posts: 416
From: Australia
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On 2006-03-15 21:31:16, fastnetcaffe wrote:
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Fist off all i did ask you personaly nothing, and i didnt expect nothing from u as i see you have only 37 post.
And dont offend peaople this is Discussion forum and u can ask and answer if u have any help for the others and not for answering and telling the others that they are stupid and dont use their brain.
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1) You posted a question in a public forum so I responded.
2) I have only 37 posts because I generally read and search the forums before I post. Feel free to check my posts. I think you'll find the majority are sensible responses or observations.
3) I did not intend to offend you. If you read the post carefully you'll see it is directed at the general population. I was just venting some anger at seeing so many people asking the same "is there an update yet" questions. It like kids in the back of car asking "are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet.....) It ruins the forum. How many times do you see people say "use the search option". Too often. I find this "stupid" - but not in an offensive manner. If I did the same thing and it was pointed out I would laugh and say to myself 'that was stupid'. Not really offensive at all when you look at it that way. And, I don't see the harm in advising people to use their brains.
4) You sending me an abusive and attacking PM is just childish and gutless, really! People beware - This one bites.
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baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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yeah guys, this is just a firmware thread. no reason to trade insults.
yeah people should read past posts to see if their questions can be answered.
but also sometimes it can't because the answer might be change real-time. |
GoodW1ll
Joined: Nov 15, 2005
Posts: 30
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Updated my f/w to R1BC002 two days ago.
IMO, I like this new one.
As stated in the 1st page of this forum, taking picture is quite faster now.
The background / hissing noise in low volume while playing media player has been reduced quite good (still can hear a little noise though).
The MP3 sound is quite richer (it depends on the MP3 file quality and the bitrate), I can hear some melodies that were not heard in previous f/w.
Above all improvements, the "low reminder volume" is still exist and it's quite annoying for me as I often use calendar/task to make some tasks reminder.
Over all, I appreciate the SE's effort to improve its f/w.
Good work SE!!
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exsodius
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
Posts: 5
From: Norway
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staiano said:
"I was on a call for 25-30 minutes [sitting on my couch] and at one point the phone cut out on me."
This has happend to me 15-20 times since i upgraded. I am sick of this firmware problems. The phone cuts after 1, 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Time doesn't matter really. I just loose the connection. I have never had this problem with the k750i which i bought last summer.
Now i really want to go back to the oooold R1N035 wich worked perfectly for me. But i don't like to use davici.
Two last firmwares really messes with the calling function.
1. Bad hissing sound (now gone, thank god!)
2. Cuts phone calls whenever the phone feels like it. Annoying, annoying and really annoying.
I miss all my nokia phones only for the funtion to make a call.
Please everyone that has this problem, shout out!
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alexhaj
Joined: Dec 17, 2005
Posts: 11
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so has the w800 firmware come out yet? |
manilabynight
Joined: Aug 16, 2004
Posts: 34
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I noticed that after the upgrade on my K750i, certain sounds/volumes have reduced dramatically.
Take for example the voice dialling function where you are asked to speak commands after the beep while you are initially setting up your voice commands -> I noticed that even if I speak loudly and clearly into the phone, the playback is unusually weak and I have a very difficult time in hearing it. Even the "beep" that signals you to speak the command to get recorded is very, very faint! How many times had I had to repeat the process because I missed hearing the "beep" sound.
However, once your voice commands are recorded, the playback is clear and loud enough.
Anybody notice this on their phones after the upgrade?? |
rockygali
Joined: Nov 21, 2005
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pre wots your firmware region (i.e. EU, APAC, EMEA)
mines EU2, and havent experienced that... wots itchy is that... the volume on calendar alerts and tasks alert is hardly noticeable.
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jasond
Joined: Dec 31, 2005
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From: Australia
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On 2006-03-16 03:11:15, alexhaj wrote:
so has the w800 firmware come out yet?
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This perhaps is what people refer to as an inane question.
T65> K700i> K750i> K800i> Mars. |
manilabynight
Joined: Aug 16, 2004
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On 2006-03-16 05:58:34, rockygali wrote:
pre wots your firmware region (i.e. EU, APAC, EMEA)
mines EU2, and havent experienced that... wots itchy is that... the volume on calendar alerts and tasks alert is hardly noticeable.
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It says CHINA_C in mine.
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manilabynight
Joined: Aug 16, 2004
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On 2006-03-16 05:58:34, rockygali wrote:
pre wots your firmware region (i.e. EU, APAC, EMEA)
mines EU2, and havent experienced that... wots itchy is that... the volume on calendar alerts and tasks alert is hardly noticeable.
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I'm wondering if the degradation on the volume of some of the alerts is caused by the improvement on the volume quality and disappearance of the hissing sound on low volume calls? Kinda like you trade off one aspect for an improvement on the quality of the other.
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sureshmilton
Joined: Dec 11, 2004
Posts: 36
From: Tirunelveli, India
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Tried to update my W800 to the latest firmware.... but said "no updates available". Anxiously waiting for SE to post the latest firmware. Calls getting cut in the middle sure sounds dangerous. Hope its fixed in the firmware for W800.
Overall I love SE for their good work in the firmware division.
I only hope they do something about the signal reception of the W800 is higher. Maybe there could be an option to increase the reception of the phone at the expense of battery or something.
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rockygali
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most probably.. since we didnt change any hardware inside the device... the update should be based on the existing hardware and kinda like juggle a bit of this and of that... kinda weigh things out... nothing extravagant to add (well logically speaking) just tweaking... thats why priorities had to be adjusted.. yeah, good observation.
i also noticed some tweaking done with the radio.. yea altho the volume was tweaked up a bit. but guys correct me if im wrong i think is the RDS option available in the R1N and R1AA versions? or im just feelin kinda silly here?
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rockygali
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On 2006-03-16 06:35:36, sureshmilton wrote:
Tried to update my W800 to the latest firmware.... but said "no updates available". Anxiously waiting for SE to post the latest firmware. Calls getting cut in the middle sure sounds dangerous. Hope its fixed in the firmware for W800.
Overall I love SE for their good work in the firmware division.
I only hope they do something about the signal reception of the W800 is higher. Maybe there could be an option to increase the reception of the phone at the expense of battery or something.
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about the calls being cut-off mid-way, umm havent experienced that with my K750.. does this happen everytime you call and takes you quite sometime?
coz ive tried calling like a conversation of around 25-30mins... havent been cut-off... are you guys listening to music by the time the call was made? or running sumthin else inside the phone? or maybe using bluetooth? can sumone step by step describe how the cut-off was experienced...
much thanks...
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GoodW1ll
Joined: Nov 15, 2005
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On 2006-03-16 06:30:09, manilabynight wrote:
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On 2006-03-16 05:58:34, rockygali wrote:
pre wots your firmware region (i.e. EU, APAC, EMEA)
mines EU2, and havent experienced that... wots itchy is that... the volume on calendar alerts and tasks alert is hardly noticeable.
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I'm wondering if the degradation on the volume of some of the alerts is caused by the improvement on the volume quality and disappearance of the hissing sound on low volume calls? Kinda like you trade off one aspect for an improvement on the quality of the other.
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In my case, the low volume of reminders began from f/w R1AA008 (I upgraded from R1A044 -> R1AA008 -> R1BC002 ) where background noise was one of the bugs.
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Posted: 2006-03-15 22:02
