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@GabrielG,
Maybe it's your hardware version, mine's (R7A) been working like a charm for me on R6D23 with none of the problems you mentioned (until it got soaked in pool water
). Would you mind sharing your hw version with us? You can find it on the P990 box itself. My full line is DPY 101 1472/145 R7A EN, it should start with DPY... for yours too. You should just know that your P990 behaviour is unacceptable and not what the general P990i users with the latest fw are experiencing.
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Posted: 2007-07-18 12:39:58
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I second Mode's comment.
I too have none of those problems with my R6 firmware (though there are some problems), I'll check my hardware revision when I get home.
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Posted: 2007-07-18 14:56:40
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You can find the latest versions here:
http://uiq3.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/CDA/P990i
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Posted: 2007-07-18 15:08:38
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Ok, Here is my hardware number:
DPY 101 1472/77 R8B
I wouldn't mind any of the problems from the firmware if not for the
quiet volume and the fact that sometimes my phone doesn't receive
SMS messages or calls. The Wiki site lists this as a common bug. Sometimes
people are trying to reach me and I only find out if I restart my phone for
some reason and then it suddenly receives the message/missed call
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Posted: 2007-07-18 15:40:16
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Interesting, I'm beginning to see a connection. So far the R8 revisions seems to be having a bit of a hard time behaving normally, be it R8A or R8B. Anyone else can confirm this?
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Posted: 2007-07-18 16:21:29
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I also noticed that about the same time that my phone stops receiving calls
the sound for keypresses and the power button stop working also. At least this
way I can usually tell when somethings wrong, but the phone is still completely
unusable. To make it receive calls again I have to restart it but since the power
button wont work I have to pull the battery out every 10-20 minutes :-/
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Posted: 2007-07-19 12:08:49
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Though I've never had problems as severe as you're describing, I have found that my p990 sometimes has a spate of multiple crashes. The best way I've found of breaking this cycle is to remove the battery an leave it disconnected for at least 10mins, as it seems to take a while to completely clear the memory.
Also you do know that you don't have to pull the battery when it stops responding to the power button - just hold the power button down for around 20secs, and it'll shut down.
If the above method doesn't help, then I'd consider doing a master reset, formatting the internal drive, & reflashing the phone via SEUS.
[ This Message was edited by: AD on 2007-07-19 14:13 ]
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Posted: 2007-07-19 13:05:06
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Mine has hw version r8 and behaving quite smoothly. Not a single problem since I updated.
Looks like SE's software has multiple personalities...
sort of like playing russian roullette.
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Posted: 2007-07-19 14:31:05
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It seems I've found a temporary fix for the call reception problem by
disabling 3G. Its been working for a few hours now without needing
a reboot (probably the longest time since I bought it). I still have to
figure out a solution to the low volume problem.
Oh, and the alarm clock only seems to work when I'm awake
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Posted: 2007-07-19 16:01:40
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Iguess the trick is to save as much system memory usage as possible, I have disabled WLAN,USB Charging,set my internet connection to CS Only, I have SMPro doing a level 2 cleanup when the phone is idle, and only turn on Bluetooth when I need it. I also manualy reboot it most mornings to ensure it doesn't crash at an inoportune moment.
Having extensively read other people's experiences with this device, it seems that this is all part of life with SE's flagship smartphone...
Glad to hear you've possibly found a workaround for your difficulties
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Posted: 2007-07-19 18:33:13
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