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Like everyone else I have a lightly branded (just startup screen logo) Voda
which came with firmware:
Phone: R5A006
Bluetooth: R4F01
Organiser: R3A04
It doesn't find any updates, although we know from these forums that unbranded phones can get R7A001.
I phoned Vodafone. It took a long, long time to find someone who knew what I was talking about - 'firmware? phone ware? what?' - but I got there in the end. The lady I was speaking to was going to and fro with some technical dept.
I was told that they do have newer software - she wouldn't confirm the version - as 'we're getting new stock every day which all have newest software on' but that they currently don't have a way to distribute this new firmware to existing customers.
It didn't sound like they were expecting a distribution method to appear shortly, otherwise she'd have fobbed me off with 'keep checking, it'll appear in the next couple of weeks'.
Instead, she offered to send me a replacement handset. I pointed out that I only received my P990 this week, but she was determined that all new stock has newer software on it and that it would be better.
So I wait for Monday with baited breath.
I highly suspect I'll land up with exactly the same as I've got now.
My fear is that I'll get something that is heavier-Vodafone-branded than the light branding I have now. But if this comes with a higher organiser version then I suspect that when (eventually) they put some updates online then these will increase the branding too.
As to be expected I have to box-up and hand my existing P990 to the courier so I won't be able to check which version the new one is before deciding which one to keep.
She also said, earlier on in the call, that installing the standard SE firmware would void my warranty. This suggests that its possible to do this, but she wasn't going to tell me and noone on these forums has been able to do it.
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Posted: 2006-10-06 18:33:27
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I took mine into Vodafone yesterday because I was sick to death of it restarting every hour and constantly freezing. The woman who dealt with me said they'd had brand new stock that day, so I got a new handset. The firmware is all exactly as you quoted but the phone is like a completely different machine.
Its fast, hasnt reset once in over 24 hours and everything actually works.
Touch wood this is the phone that the P990i always should have been and I am really impressed. That impressed that I dont think I'll even bother upgrading the firmware if Vodafone do release a new version. As I work in IT support, I'm a firm believer in "If it aint broke - dont fix it"
[ This Message was edited by: matty_d on 2006-10-06 18:02 ]
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Posted: 2006-10-06 19:01:33
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I just recieved my 990 from vodafone today. i have had no problems with it at all and have found it to be everything i expected and more!! It was from a new delivery yesterday! so i guess its the most up to date firmware available! Seems perfect so far!
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Posted: 2006-10-06 23:22:18
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@Adz21 Post your firmware version please.
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Posted: 2006-10-06 23:26:00
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So out of curiosity what is the latest version of firmware for these recent phones and are they more branded than the start up and shutdown red vodafone screens of P990s when they first came out on vodafone?
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Posted: 2006-10-06 23:43:28
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my firmware is,
phone- cxc162037 r5a006
bluethooth- cxc62058 r4f01
organizer- cxc162036 r3a04
cda- cda162008/91 r2a04
My vodafone i got today only has the vodafone start up and shut down branding! Vodafone dont seem to brand their phones much. orange are the ones that like to mess things up with their rubbish branding!
[ This Message was edited by: adz21 on 2009-05-02 21:44 ]
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Posted: 2006-10-07 00:02:59
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Ah its the same firmware as mine and I got the phone when it came out. So no new firmware since released on vodafone. Good to know.
@ Mattd: Strange you think its fast and I think its slow.
[ This Message was edited by: tboy2000 on 2006-10-06 23:15 ]
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Posted: 2006-10-07 00:10:51
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tboy2000,
The initial handset I had (which was exactly the same firmware as my new one) was shocking. Very unstable, very slow.
The new one is awesome. No idea why, it just is???
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Posted: 2006-10-07 14:20:25
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The main problem I have is stability when using the web (Opera). Its very crashy in general use.
If you try to do something else - e.g. view an SMS - the browser will crash.
Plus the phone often likes to 'restart to improve performance'. Others have said that this happens when its low on memory, and due to general memory leaks in the system this can happen when you're not using the phone and its in your pocket. It will restart, ask for your PIN, you will not notice and will not receive any calls/SMSes.
Other than these stability issues (and slow slidy menu animation) its pretty damn good, but these problems have been reported fixed by people in the later SE firmwares, and I'd like these fixes.
@matty_d: when did you get your first handset and where from?
Can you use Opera a bit and see how stable it is - browse gizmodo.com and open some links in tabs ('new window'). Then try to flick to read SMS messages.
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Posted: 2006-10-07 16:44:01
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VF store here in Cardiff told me that they could do a firmware upgrade but would need to send phone away for 3 working days to do so. The concern is that they did not have any information on the issues to assure me that the upgrade would improve performance - .i.e. VF had done sufficient testing before going to a new version
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Posted: 2006-10-07 20:09:27
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