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I don't have much knowledge of phone and I was just wondering. What is firmware? Is it important to have and what does it do?
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:13:55
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Hi there! Firmware is nothing but the software used by the phone. The phone has to start up, make calls and do all such stuff. All these are controlled by the firmware.
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:18:45
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The firmware is basically the software that runs your phone. All phones have it...so it is fairly important. SE will update the firmware of your phone every so often to improve bugs or to add features. You will be able to update your firmware by going to a SE service center. Although depending on what phone you have e.g.P900/P910, K700 you can update your firmware over the interent.
Hope that helps!
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:18:50
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And hence, firmware is important! Because, without it, the phone won't work! :-D Btw welcome to Esato!
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:21:34
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Thanks for the answers and the welcome.
Is it neccessary to update it? Can the phone still work without being updated? I want to get the sony ericsson k700i but I've heard with the new firmware I won't be able to make my own ringtones
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:23:26
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If ain't broke don't fix it!
Kidding! No its not absolutely necessary to update the firmware, but advisable. There are ways around the restrictions you have in mind, my suggestion is search for those solutions in this forum.
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:29:04
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Upgradation is only necessary if you face any problems caused due to a bug in the current version of the firmware. Upgradation is not compulsory. Its optional. If you're happy with your current firmware, there's no need for upgrading it.
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:29:37
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Thanks again all, its helped a lot!
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:30:48
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Check out some of the K700 related threads to get details about its firmware, bugs and most common problems. I hope all those will help a lot. ;-) Good luck!
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:36:59
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If your 100% happy with the way your phone runs then you don't really need to bother doing anything with the firmware but newer versions of firmware tend to fix bugs and improve performance.
One of the main reasons to upgrade firmware to unbrand a phone (remove menus and customzations on the phone which were programmed by your network provider), which is why I updated the firmware, and to get rid of bugs.
If your phone is still under warranty, you can get it upgraded for free by a SE Service Center which you might want to take advantage of but otherwise, if your happy with your phone, leave it.
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Posted: 2005-02-07 20:40:10
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