Official UK upgrade is here.
Rom 3.14.13
Radio 4.16
http://www.o2.co.uk/productsservices/xda/romupgrade/0,,170,00.html
very dissapointed really
No promised MMS, no signal improvements, and although I have yet to install, it looks like there is no fix to the following problems either
1 - SMS name fix, althought the patch on this site does that so feck em!
2 - Switching to phone app after sending sms AFTER a call has been made/received
3 - O2 CS in general, look at all the other international releases, yet O2 are still waaay behind.
4 - Action update is beyond a joke!
Kevin
What? 3.14.13? .... I am expecting a new rom with MMS fuction...
Is it just me or are people not bothering to read the O2 site properly.
They didn't actually promise the MMS update in March. This is due "later in in the year", along with modem capabilities and other stuff.
MMS or sms name fix is not built into any ROM available anywhere. I know somebody who works for O2 and has the next ROM/Radio being tested and apparently this doesn't have this either.
I agree, lets kick their ass on how long it's taken to release this, but lets get our facts straight first.
Lets be realistic. A lot of the stuff we want is not going to be available until PPC 2003, so we will all have to buy new devices by then.
absolute disgust !!!
this is a shambles I wonder how this company continues to exist ?
how can they promise items in an upgrade then basically take 4 months longer than anyone else to put out this "upgrade".
Seems to me like they have the attitude "we have your money so [email protected] you"
I WILL NEVER purchase another XDA from o2.
the idea was fantastic the way they treat people is an absolute disgrace.
could you imagine the rebellion there would be if you bought a telly that kept on losing the channels you had programed when it felt like it.
this was a total waste of money on my behalf.
I will go back to my ipaq and nokia combination.
does anyone want to buy a pretty ppc with a half functioning toy phone built in.
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THIS IS CRAP!
radio 4.16 still has the unable to re-aquire signal unless plugged into the cradle.
****e ****e ****e I gave O2 the benefit of the doubt for tha last 6 months with the promise that this radio version would fix this problem but it does not. I repeat NOT !
now my blood is boiling time to start a campaign.
The problem with not reaquiring the signal is SIM card related. Get a new SIM card and the problem will disappear.
Atleast this is what I found.
amarko5,
So you have been waiting 6 months for an upgrade to fix your xda not picking up a signal unless in a cradle? And it never occured to you that you have a broken xda or sim?
Well done on winning the completely stupid 2003 award. How do you not fall over more often?????
Unbelieveable.
Now, now, settle down or there'll be tears before bedtime. It is ****e though isn't it? How many people do you think O2 have got working on software? Could it be as many as one? Do you think he(she) works full time, maybe he has a day job as a plumber, very busy time of year this! The nokia/ipaq option is looking good.
Unbelieveable said:
amarko5,
So you have been waiting 6 months for an upgrade to fix your xda not picking up a signal unless in a cradle? And it never occured to you that you have a broken xda or sim?
Well done on winning the completely stupid 2003 award. How do you not fall over more often?????
Unbelieveable.
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Unbelievable you are so wrong
I have contacted o2 on many occasions and it is a "KNOWN BUG" so keep your simple minded comments to yourself.
i have tried 3 sim cards in the phone and all are the same.
I have 2 friends who suffer tha same complaint and there are also many people reporting the same problem on the official source o2 website.
it occurs if the phone loses signal for any extended period of time and if the battery is less than 3/4 charged.
when dropped back in cradle the extra power seems to kick it back up.
if signal is not lost ie local in good area then the phone functions normally
even with low power.
get your facts straight before making childish comments.
P.S. i only ever fall over when i trip over idiots like YOU !
Anonymous said:
Now, now, settle down or there'll be tears before bedtime. It is ****e though isn't it? How many people do you think O2 have got working on software? Could it be as many as one? Do you think he(she) works full time, maybe he has a day job as a plumber, very busy time of year this! The nokia/ipaq option is looking good.
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I could not agree more with your comments.
Look i agree O2 has fail on many level but their failure in understanding what we need shouldnt reflect on us... cool down and lets focus on how to get o2 to make the necassary changes
:wink:
Peace...
Yeah!
Peace, brothers and sisters.
cool down and lets focus on how to get o2 to make the necassary changes
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I did. See this new topic...
Being in the UK never helps
Why is it that we in the UK have some of the best engineers in the world. But we can't get a simple thing like a bleedin phone to work!
People come from all over the world to get education in the UK. We are a great nation. So O2 UK get yer arse into gear FFS ! ! !
~MArtin
Hi,.
I'm the first Guest who replied about it being the SIM card. I had the problem and I found that my friends O2 SIM fixed the problem. I ordered a new SIM card and it did the trick. If anyone else has the problem and their friends "NEW" SIM card don't fix it, then I too would suggest that it is your XDA that is at fault.
O2 say that it is a known bug which is true - but a bug that can be fixed with a new SIM.
Trust me or not, I was only trying to fix your problem.
@amarko 5
i have problem that may be same as you reported. phone frozen and does not load the radio on a soft reset ? impossibe to use, turn off radio etc. didn't think the power was low to be exactly the same as your problem tried putting back in cradle and on usb hot sync cable - nothing was running radio 408 and 3.14.13. only possible was a full hard reset reset which cured and reloaded radio. have now upgraded to radio 416 as per new o2 update. is this ongoing problem from your knowledge?? will an upgrade to 3.15.xx eng (dutch o2 i think ??) fix it as mentioned in earlier posts??
The Problem still existed after the upgrade (well several re upgrades as well)
I appreciated Guests suggestion of sim card but I have tried 3 simms now 2 of which are just a few weeks old.
It didn't solve my issues.
At present O2 support seem to admit they knew about it and have agreed to take my XDA back to fix (I really hope they do)
so at present i am without my XDA as it's in the post back to O2.
I really didn't want to mess with any unofficial upgrades as you suggest as it may have invalidated warranty.
I may have been a bit slow in getting this sorted but at first O2 just denied a problem it is only recently they seem to acknowledge it.
BTW this BUG seems to affect a lot of people of you read the newsgroups on O2 source newsgroups.
I hope you have better luck with the upgrade if not then i suggest a visit to an O2 shop or call the support line to return it.
dont suffer like i did.
I also hope they compensate me for the useless functionallity of the sp called phone but i have my doubts maybe i will have to consult trading standards or watchdog :wink:
time will tell and i will keep you informed of progress.
Is there some kind of matrix available showing which country is at what ROM/Radio thing? All very confusing for amateurs like me.
Also, would it not be more productive for HTC to do the updating, make it a universal download, but with localised add-ons available
If I'm hopelessly out of my depth here, throw me a lifebelt...
soft reset
Hi,
My xda have the same problem but after a few
soft reset or adjusting the power settings
it now works fine.
same problem
amarko5 said:
Unbelieveable said:
amarko5,
So you have been waiting 6 months for an upgrade to fix your xda not picking up a signal unless in a cradle? And it never occured to you that you have a broken xda or sim?
Well done on winning the completely stupid 2003 award. How do you not fall over more often?????
Unbelieveable.
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Unbelievable you are so wrong
I have contacted o2 on many occasions and it is a "KNOWN BUG" so keep your simple minded comments to yourself.
i have tried 3 sim cards in the phone and all are the same.
I have 2 friends who suffer tha same complaint and there are also many people reporting the same problem on the official source o2 website.
it occurs if the phone loses signal for any extended period of time and if the battery is less than 3/4 charged.
when dropped back in cradle the extra power seems to kick it back up.
if signal is not lost ie local in good area then the phone functions normally
even with low power.
get your facts straight before making childish comments.
P.S. i only ever fall over when i trip over idiots like YOU !
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I had exactly the same problem. They suggested that i get a new sim card because the sim is 2 years old but i couldnt be arsed with that. i phoned XDA fault centre and they said i could send it back for repair. 3 days later, i got it back, and it was working normally again, with a couple of hickups.
What are the chances of damaging the xda badly. What do you have to be extra careful with. Heard of any big things to look out for when using the manipulator?
Thanks :!:
No major problems reported. It looks like doing an official Radio Stack Upgrade is much more dangerous than using the Manipulator.
No wucking forries
I was worried, but the manipulator handled it beautifully. Go for it Joey
I just unlocked the SX56 . It was a piece of cake . It detected the com port and unlocked it in a second. Nice piece of word xda developers. The most valuable piece of software I have found on the internet, and free! woo hoo. Also screen replacement $215 from siemens repair contractors.
Guys any luck to upgrade it to 2003 ? since toshiba decided not to offer upgrads for it
Regards
lol, you reminded me of the very olden days of e740. No man the device is not worth upgrading, get read of it and buy somthing decent instead.
Besides this forum is for XDA devices only!
First of all i know its only for XDA but i think there are some more poeple welling to help , well if you think its old no its not its still advanced over other PDA's beside i have the sim kit and the only thing missing is the camera which is not that much importante . my only problem is with msn messenger it aint connect to the internet while am using my wi-fi connection if some one can offer me a free solution for it .
Regrds
I just saw this post about the i-mate jamin or whatever its called, what can I say? Well I am excited very excited!
For ages I have tried to use my i-mate and safecom with no luck and miss the wifi and memory I used to have on the xda IIi also the bluetooth is crap on the jam.
I do hope it is better on the jamin! well I saw this and put an order in for one I just hope its a good ppc and I would say this is going to be BIG thinking that many mobile users will love this with all applications, I hope tomtom 5 runs on it when I get it...
By the way whats happened to the price of the jam on ebay?? it used to be steady? oh well now I can only hope for 100 - 150
I will report on this phone when it is sitting with me..
Also ordered one about two hours ago! 8) :wink:
well I have my JAMin now.
I have been playing with it for a little while. so far I can say I am very pleased with it.
I find the 200mhz enough for what I use it for, a definite upgrade for all JAM users.
as I expected an awesome pda/phone
First i would like to say hello,
and secondly i would like to say that this is my First XDA and i apologise in advance if i appear a complete n00b! But hey that what i am!
I finally made the plunge to go for Orbot 2 which is why i am posting in this forum since from my understanding it is a polaris ( correct me if im wrong)
reasons for change was that i have tried lots of so called smart phones and just not found one that i am completley happy with, mainly the e90, most un reliable wifi and gps ever! and have been using a SPV500 for about 3 months and still love it, its 5 years old (feels like it) and still is probably hands down the phone i rely on the most! and new HTC phones still built like a bunker?
anyway to get to the whole point of the post! (finally i hear you say)
So since im new and not knowledgeable in xda things as of now i have a few questions,
1) ive download all the SPB programs and menus, are these worth it?
2) and killer programs that i shouldt be without? browser, games, themes etc
3) ive read loads of reveiws and mostly positive, the one thing i read was that the 02 formware is sloppy since the video drivers dont work too well, Is this true? if so can i replace them and speed it all up?
4) when i tried using tomtom on me E90 here wasnt support for internal gps receivers, is this still the case? is it worth getting tomtom and ditching copilot?
5) shoudl i use a silicon case or is the phone housing good enough to avoid scratches?
if you could answer all or some of these it would start we off on a good foot!
also any advice will be warmly received!
Thanks in advance
GBDS
HARD-SPL
Welcome to xda-developers
First of all to do whatever you want you should HARD-SPL your phone.
HERE IS THE LINK
5) shoudl i use a silicon case or is the phone housing good enough to avoid scratches?
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The case that comes with the orbit 2 (uk) it is pretty good that is what i use. However if you want to protect it with a higher level of protection, silicone case will do the job. I don't use it because of my car mount, the phone will not fit on the car mount that comes with the orbit 2.