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hi all, im new to these boards and i posted my queries on a couple of other posts but i cant seem to get a reply on there. the threads may be dead...

anyways, everything seems to work fine as of right now. im extremely happy with my phone. with that said i do have a few questions.

1. i have an icon at the top left of the screen next to the signal strength. its a box with a letter H inside. what is that??

2. i have firmware version r1ea031. should i keep this or update to whatever the newest frimware is? im a newb when it comes to all this high gadget stuff. sorry. also im in the US right now but will be movin back to the philippines at the end of may if that makes any differnce.

thanks again to all
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Posted: 2008-04-23 06:00:06
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first of all, welcome to esato kabayan!

1. H resembles HSDPA
2. R1EA037 is the latest firmware.. it's up to you whether you want to update or not. it wont make any difference, i think, if you update it. better update is, imho.

cheers!
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Posted: 2008-04-23 06:41:49
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thank u... im not quite sure i understand the last part of your message. do u mean the newest update is the better one in you opinion or that the firmware i have right now is??

[ This Message was edited by: dgr8t1 on 2008-04-23 06:05 ]
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Posted: 2008-04-23 07:04:50
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to be honest, SE have not yet released the "best" firmware yet.. the firmware that you have right now caused a lot of issues with the users.. like random reboots, and worse, BROD (Blue Ring of Death) which, in simple terms, makes your phone useless.. R1EA037 is the new firmware released just weeks ago.. i, for one, is using the latest firmware, and i have not experienced any random reboots yet.. though camera is still not that perfect(flash is sometimes out of snyc = flash burnout).. what im saying is, if you are not experiencing any problems/issues with the phone with your current firmware, dont update yet.. we have a lot of members here which are happy with the picture quality that R1EA031 gives.. but if you want "faster" UI on your phone, might as well update with 037.. btw, if you want to learn more about the firmwares for K850, check out http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=157121

cheers!
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Posted: 2008-04-23 07:20:31
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ok thank you. still tryin to grasp all these technical terms, but im sure with time and patience i should be able to understand some of the terms. lol

ill stick with the firmware i have now and i will just hope and pray for it not to start messing up. by the way, how do i update the firmware?? lol. i told u im really new to this.
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Posted: 2008-04-23 07:25:58
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update through SEUS (Sone Ericsson Update Service).. you can download the program here http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/updateservice?cc=ae&lc=en

and from there just follow the simple steps.. btw, is your phone branded or unbranded?
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Posted: 2008-04-23 07:50:00
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if u mean unlocked or locked... my phone is unlocked. i dont know what the difference is between unbranded and branded. i have that SEUS program on my install disc. nice
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Posted: 2008-04-23 07:54:27
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good.. good luck on your brand new k850! have fun with it and dont hesitate to show off your pics @ http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=156144

cheers!
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Posted: 2008-04-23 08:05:32
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Hey welcome at Esato and congrats with your k850!

I recommend you update your phone to the latest firmware out, but like other members said, the best firmware isnt released yet!
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Posted: 2008-04-23 14:32:44
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Branded vs Unbranded: better choice is Unbranded.

Branded simply means that the GUI (Main Menu) structure & icons have been changed, along with selection of Games, or Apps, Themes, and Startup/Shutdown pictures (animated or not); have been changed by the wireless providers.

Example: My Rogers Wireless K850i has a new icon on the main menu that takes me to the wireless portal of my provider. 4 games are ALL demos' that I cannot delete and are useless to me. I have a "rogers" theme that I never use - which I can change to another of my choice yet cannot delete. Something a little more pervasive & annoying is that SE has worked with providers to restrict certain sites being accessed via bookmarked or manually entered site URL's. for example http:\\\\m.youtube.com cannot be accessed on my branded K850i's internal browser, Rogers portal guides me to their mobile site, yet its not supporting that URL. STrange though that I CAN get it mobile youtube via the Opera Mini browser (java app) and it'll open streamed videos via the built in browser though lol.
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Posted: 2008-04-23 15:04:46
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