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When should SE stop providing new firmware for a phone? |
aremaboy
Joined: Nov 27, 2004
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From: Malang, Indonesia
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When? Is it when everything is considered allright,stable or when the phone's life cycle is over?Say,for instance,will there still be a new f/w for T610,T630,K700 or even K750 as the fresh from the oven P990,W810,M600,K610 are released? I think SE would rather develop the newest phones f/w than the old ones. Maybe,no more K750 f/w anymore..so?
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TeenInvader
Joined: May 13, 2005
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From: South Africa - Jo'burg
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How do we know if there is a new firmware, without trying to run the update?
I think the is some life span and they also consider the bugs on the latest firmware.
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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Firmware support seems to stop when SE produces a replacement phone. We havent really seen any new firmware for the K700i since the release of the K750i. As the K750i replacement is due soon I would have thought that we are only due one more update at the most.
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optiplex
Joined: Nov 23, 2005
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I guess if the phone performs at an acceptable level without major bugs SE will stop making new FW releases for that. And also as jcwhite_uk said once a replacement comes SE will focus mostly on that. It hasn't even been 6 months since I bought my K750; and it is about to become out of date 
@ bongzino : "How do we know if there is a new firmware, without trying to run the update?"
You can always visit the software board of Esato, there will be enough threads if there is a new firmware out  .
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TeenInvader
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@optiplex
So without Esato, does SE have some kind of notification or ? 'Cos on their website they just offer the update software they don't say anything about the latest FWs. |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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Took my T39m to an SE Service Centre and got a nasty suprise when they said it would be nigh impossible to update the firmware.
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Posted: 2006-02-17 01:35
