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Did you try to format the internal disk?
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Posted: 2005-01-26 23:20:44
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On 2005-01-26 20:47:54, scottish_steveo wrote:
ive got a 128mb card, so the space is fine one my phone, about 7/8mb to be sure.

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It is the INTERNAL memory that seems to be the culprit, to my experience, and has got nothing to do with the external (MS duo) so try zeroing in on this other than leaving 7/8mb.


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Posted: 2005-01-27 00:28:49
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i didnt try to format the disk nope, have done nothing of the sort :S, internal memory i keep about 7mb free on, not the card
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Posted: 2005-01-27 02:41:26
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Thats still happening to me. All the time. It tends to happen more when I have the phone plugged in. I have the really old firmware, (the first one) but I haven't been bothered to update it, so it still happens. If there is a simple fix, let me know!!

Nick
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Posted: 2005-01-27 09:08:05
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Formatting internal also 'restores' the system to 'new'
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Posted: 2005-01-27 14:14:56
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Cheers clubberkid - that is wot i meant by testing the phone!

I'd just like to add that while leaving some memory spare may help the phone to run better, I'm not convinced it will solve the problem of it crashing. This is because from personal experience i havn't noticed a difference, it just used to crash in the middle of a txt regardless of how much space i had left on C drive. Also I think the old firmware of the p800 may be more reliable, my friends p800 has sooo many apps and videos and useless things, yet the firmware is older than the one i had on mine. His hardly ever crashes, however, when it does he says its only when he's writing a txt (so he claims), and it warns him that its going to shut down. Mine just went off. So perhaps downgrading the firmware may be a better solution to the problem (if this is possible), in terms of reliability.

When I used to flash nokias, often the older firmware versions were more reliable.

Now with regard to carphone warehouse issue, if im right they use sim free stock for their phones, so the phone should be unlocked and the box should only contain the phone, manual and accessories, many retailers open the boxes to actually physically verify the stock when they receive deliveries so the orange sim may have got mixed up in there somehow. The sales assistant may put ur receipt and ur 02 sim in the box as well, personally I would argue that orange sim could not have been in the box without the phone being used, was the sim actually in the phone? Or just lying in the box? U may be able to kick up a fuss about it, especially if the orange sim was in the phone before you first use it. However, whether or not they will give you a new one depends a lot on how long ago u purchased it (usually returns/exchanges have to be done within 28 days of purchase for most high street retailers) regardless of the facts.

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Posted: 2005-01-27 17:19:20
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I find that message blanking/restarting will keep happening until you manually switch off and then on again (without attempting to re-write your message).

As for the firmware differences - certainly the general consensus here is that the latest version is the most stable.
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Posted: 2005-01-27 17:58:33
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Well i contacted and they gave me telephone numbers for the nearest store to get it upgraded. So I will go there either tomorrow or sunday to get it fixed.

The phone only crashes when i write a text message, it doesnt warn me about it, the screen just goes blank and the phone restarts.

As for the carphonewarehouse issue, when i opened the box i found an orange simcard in the box, out of curiousity i put it into the phone but it wouldnt recognise it, so im guessing the phone is not unlocked. I phoned up regarding a number i could call o2 to get my allowances etc and i told him about it, he just said he didnt know why that was in there.
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Posted: 2005-01-28 15:31:21
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Noooo the phone must definately be unlocked, if u bought it from CPW on O2 DEFINATELY UNLOCKED. Test another sim. I think that sim was not registered yet. They have to call some numbers and activate it if its a pay monthly sim. Try it in another phone. If the phone isn't unlocked there is something seriously wrong. when flip is closed, turn the jogdial down once, then press * then * again, and then turn the jogdial down u should see all the locks are all unhlocked for Network, Network subset and Service provider.
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Posted: 2005-01-29 01:14:48
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Neat little trick Worked on my P900. All locks were red and unlocked.

Try it on your P800 and see what it says.
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Posted: 2005-01-29 01:20:55
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