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K700 / K500 Firmware Overview |
mwarner
Joined: Dec 23, 2003
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From: Warwickshire, England
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Added nikern's JBenchmark scores and software info to the first post. Thanks for that! |
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ma102ma
Joined: Jan 03, 2004
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From: London
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On 2005-12-29 01:39:54, JKJK wrote:
Just sent my k500i to a service center for replacing "bottom connector", joystick, numberpad and so on ... i wonder if they have upgraded the firmware too .... (from R2AE033)
Season greetings to "Nikern" 
[ This Message was edited by: JKJK on 2005-12-29 00:42 ]
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they don't normally do that unless you ask them outright. |
MarkJason
Joined: Dec 03, 2005
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From: Bacolod City, Philippines 6100
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Hi! I'm kinda a newbie here. What's new with the latest firmware? Does it improves the camera? Or just a hardware issue? |
floke
Joined: Jan 23, 2002
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I spoke with Sonyericsson today due to some bug with my bluetooth headset and they said I should do a SW upgrade since yesterday the service centers got a new version.
He cuoldn't tell me the differences. Is there a new version at the service centers and what are the improvements especially in the Bluteooth area?
The phone is k700i
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Sharkey
Joined: Sep 29, 2002
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From: Dublin , Ireland
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I now have a message on my phone
" Configuration error . Please contact your network operator or service centre"
Has anyone any ideas whats wrong ????
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quilla_b
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
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hi guys,
im from the philippines, and i just bought my k700i yesterday.
i checkd my firmware and i think i have the latest version:
R2CA001
CXC 125 813 R3D (not R2C)
anyway, chancing upon the "multi-chars search" problem, i tested it and it failed on my phone. the screen turned white and flashed. so instinctively, i pressed the power button and it turned on fine. that's my account of the problem. as for the other recurring problems i havent tested them yet since i just got the fone and extremely pleased with it.
FYI:
my phone is MADE IN CHINA, but im confused cuz when i checked the available languages, they were european but since my region is asia-pacific i should have chinese/filipino as the choice of languages at least. Plus, the manual that came with my unit was in a european language.
for me, the problem isnt a big deal. the phonebook is still usable. let me know if you want me to test something. =)
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quilla_b
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
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i have found a discussion about the bluetooth connectivity with pdas issue in this discussion. check it out:
http://www.esato.com/archive/t.php/t-86128
hope this helps guys. |
dchky
Joined: Dec 20, 2005
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For the filipino above most _everything_ is made in China these days, including the vast majority of cellphones - plastic injection moulding is big business in that part of asia - cheap workforce, good quality product. Same for circuit board production and the myriad of other items needed.
The million little cellphone resellers you see dotted across the country in small stalls mostly buy their stock from a handful of importers. Since the telecommunications legislation in this country is 'fairly lax', they can pretty much import whatever the hell they want.
The number one reason your phone has the european firmware is purely economic. The K700 while common in the Philippines (And a good phone by the way!), has been superseded by better models in Europe, thus the high number of units landing here. Excess stock that can't be sold is redistributed.
Changing your firmware to have tagalog as one of the languages is fairly painless, if not a little expensive. Should be free in my opinion. People selling logs must be rolling in joy at all the 'easy money' they make.
You could try the SE centre here in the Phils - should mod your firmware (somewhere in Makati) - may not be free, chances are you'll find the change will also include the annoying camera sound as a permanent addition.
Not sure if you have a DSS-25 - you can pick them up for about 800 peso ($15 US) - try greenhills - that's if you want to go the 'aftermarket' route.
I'm ambitious enough to code something together myself and release it free, I am suprised nobody else has already. See what the future holds for that I guess.
Ingat to you. |
taranfx
Joined: Mar 20, 2005
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Yo !
I upgraded to a newer firmware (R2AY004), Man it really rocks, Bluetooth transfers have jumped to 39k under normal conditions.
No other Mobile supports that much speed, its awesome.
Didnt see any improvement in camera though it was upgraded to v3.10 from 3.9
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taranfx
Joined: Mar 20, 2005
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Dont think just abt updating firmware, just do it!
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nmshyam
Joined: Dec 18, 2004
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I have not checked all the posts here, but I would like to know whether the latest firmware for K700i is available through SE update website or not.
I have used this phone to the maximum extent, like using for presentations through bluetooth, recording the conversations, internet through mobile as well as on my laptop.
Interesting thing is that, using my laptop's mic and speakers to talk to someone on the phone It was really cool. But I could not do the same for audio files and FM. 
Anyone who have tried this? |
raoultrifan
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
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Hello, guys.
I'm having a SE K700i with R2CA001 version of software. The only problem is that I don't know how to enter in service menu or any other hidden menus.
It appears that the service menu has another combination of keys on this R2CA001 software or is completely disabled without having the special cable/cradle shit.
Anyway, is there a way to change the times for light dimming or to change the intensity of the LCD lights for power saving purposes? Of course...without changing the entire software because it seems that with this R2CA001 version a lot of K700i problems has been solved.
Thank you and regards,
Raoul. |
ma102ma
Joined: Jan 03, 2004
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From: London
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I'm asking because i have read different things about the recent firmwares, some say not much has changed, some say it has.
I currently have R2AY004, is it worth upgrading to R2AC001, if so, what would I get that I currently don't have? or what bugs would be fixed? does the camera sound still go off in silent mode?
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Current phone: K750i
Past phones: Samsung A800 -> T68i -> T630 -> K700i -^ |
nmshyam
Joined: Dec 18, 2004
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hi guys..
i have K700i with R2AA003 and presently out of warranty period.
and then... didnt have patience to go through all the 66 pages in this thread. (sorry for that  )
so... i wanted to know what cable suits K700i for SEUS. SE website mentions only the deskstand, which I feel is not an economical way.
what about DCU11/DCU10? or any other cable available for K700i... i know it not possible through BT.
which is the cheapest way? please let me know... and help me in upgrading to the latest one...
hey... also is there any threat that the data will get deleted after this process? |
DemMan
Joined: Dec 19, 2001
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You must use a cradle, and no data will be lost during update. But you shall always backup your phone before updating the firmware just in case.
[ This Message was edited by: DemMan on 2006-03-29 16:47 ] |
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