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hi there, i was wondering if you guys could help me with my W910 phone otherwise i'm buggered.
XD. anyway. problems. i have many. T-T :'(.
its keeps on randomly switching off and i have to switch it back on.
it doesnt recognise my SIM sometimes and says 'inactive SIM' on the screen (but that may be cos my SIM is like 5 years old, does the age affect it?).
the SensMe function doesnt work even though it did for the first time i used it then it wouldnt open up again even when the tracks had been analysed so the SensMe could be used.
also my java seemed to be f***ed cos Music Mate doesnt work even though it did the first time i used it but now it doesnt; as a matter of fact, java doesnt work at all on my phone T-T.
the games section and the application sections doesnt open up and when i try to it comes up with the message 'operation failed'.
and just now, the downloads feature on the menu does not work as well.
thats seems to be it for now. i've tried nearly everything i could think of. its updated to the latest software (R1EC001080225) and it still has all the problems. flashing has also been tried. twice. the first time it loaded to 99% then the phone shut down so it had to be done again and still no difference.
i would like to hear what solutions you guys can give. i've learnt to live without the functions that dont work cos i've had my W910 for 6 months but it would be VERY nice if i could use all of them, specially the applications.
also, i dont think replacing the phone will be much of an option cos my parents are stingy and this is the only phone i'm having until i go off to uni and also because i bought it off the internet (Amazon) so i cannot return it at the local phone shop.
everything seemed to be working fine first time round then it all just went wrong =S.
-sigh-
sorry about this super long rant. ^^'. i just want my phone fixed.
~ bloo out
p.s. does the fact that its an Orange W910 affect anything? i've read that they are the worst ones. i didnt know til after i got it ^^'. i've tried consulting the Orange shop here but all they said was that my W910 should be replaced, that was the best solution.
so tell me you guys, is the only solution to all of these problems for the phone to be replaced?
[ This Message was edited by: bloo on 2008-06-18 13:55 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-18 14:53:48
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i remembered there's news somewhr around okt - nov last year abt orange recalling its W910 because of faulty firmware,maybe yours is one of them.u can chk the manufacture date in the battery compartment. its in the form of 07W58 (example).
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Posted: 2008-06-18 15:34:19
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its 07W43. so is that last years?
would that apply to my phone even though it's been bought off the internet?
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Posted: 2008-06-18 16:27:27
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I am on R1F for few weeks now and had more than twice as much restarts compared to my old firmware, which I had for couple of months.
Also the music sometimes stops playing for half a second without any apparent reason.
The phone still goes back to the Walkman Theme after using the USB Mass Storage connection, and the theme is sometimes making errors now, which I can't remember from earlier, like when it fades into "Music Mode" the walkman logo remains, and when I stop the Media player it doesn't go back to normal mode !!
Something which bothered me from early on was that both the player itself (vertical and horizontal mode) and the themes do not display full Tag data (Title, Album etc. are cut of in the middle), even if there is enough space left on the screen ( horizontal mode)
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Posted: 2008-06-18 21:49:19
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Anyone here use a Sandisk 8GB M2 with your W910i? I have the 8GB M2 in my W910i, but VISTA (32-bit) only recognizes 4GBs of storage space when I connect my phone to my computer in "Phone Mode." I have about 5GBs of music in my phone, and when i view the memory stick status using my computer it shows: "0 bytes free space, 0 bytes used, and available memory space is full in red" Is there a way to fix this so VISTA will correctly see the full 8GB?
Here are the facts from testing my w910i and the M2 8GB:
- Even though VISTA only recognize 4GBs of memory space, I can still continue to copy more data if I use SE PC Suite (This method is quite slow)
- My W910i displays the correct 8GB space when I view memory status from the phone
- If I use "Mass-Storage Mode" with my phone connected to computer, VISTA will show the correct 8GB space (this method is very inconvenient to use)
- When I remove the 8GB M2 from my phone and use memory stick reader the memory capacity shows up correctly in VISTA.
- I tried to update the phone drivers using the CD that came with my W910i, but VISTA shows no update and it is already using the best driver.
If anyone has experience or knowledge about how to make the 8GB M2 show up correctly with VISTA in "Phone Mode" please do share. For me, "Phone-Mode" without using SE PC SUITE is the fastest and most convenient way to add music to my phone.
Thanks.
TJC
[ This Message was edited by: TJC on 2008-06-19 03:53 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-19 04:43:29
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Sounds like your hard drive is formatted with FAT32, try formatting it with NTFS ...
Cheers
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Posted: 2008-06-19 05:50:40
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Thanks for the response Alexlt. I was going to format my M2 into NTFS, but I read in a few forums suggesting that Memory Sticks should be left in FAT or else the phone may have trouble recognizing the memory.
I have never formatted the 8GB M2 since I got it. I just put it into my phone and everything seems to work fine. I just wanted to ask those of you that are using 8GB M2 on your W910i, how much memory capacity does Windows (My Computers) show when you are in "Phone-Mode"? 8GB or 4GB?
To "Not Me": I am experiencing the same problem in regard to the random music skips. I listen to my walkman for an hour every other day when i go to the gym, and I would randomly get these 1sec sudden pauses as well. I don't know what is causing it, the mp3 is fine in my computer and when i replay the same clip in my phone it doesn't skip. It is completely random, I am on R1EA033.
TJC
[ This Message was edited by: TJC on 2008-06-19 12:02 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-19 10:37:26
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fat16 has a 4GB partition limit in windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310561
fat32 has a 32GB limit in windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463
I dont belive NTFS will work on M2 and not in a SE phone (unless you hack it in some way)
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Posted: 2008-06-19 22:00:56
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Hi Defiant: I just checked my M2 using the memory reader and it is indeed in FAT32 format. I suspect the problem resides either with VISTA, Phone's Firmware, or the phone itself.
- Phone in mass-storage mode VISTA reads 8GB
- M2 in Memory Stick Reader VISTA reads 8GB
- W910i Phone Memory Status reads the M2 correctly at 8GB
**Only when Phone is in "Phone-Mode" VISTA reads 4GB
I tried several things to see if i can get it to work, butI guess this may be an issue with the phone's hardware & software.
[ This Message was edited by: TJC on 2008-06-19 22:38 ]
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Posted: 2008-06-19 23:36:44
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your problem is with Vista since, purely and simply, Vista is absolute rubbish. i have an 8GB M2 in my W910 but i use XP and therefore have no problems.
do not use NTFS on your M2 or it will be unreadable in your phone. if you want to reformat your M2, i strongly suggest you do it in the phone to avoid any problems.
lastly, in terms of transferring music, there is no quicker way than to use a card reader. the W910 came with one anyway so make use of it. it's MUCH faster, especially when you start transferring multiple GB's!
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Posted: 2008-06-20 02:19:57
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