Hi all,
I am running the stock UK Vodafone firmware and this morning updated to the latest firmware through Kies.
With this firmware update Vodafone have installed a number of branded applications leading through to their own mobile portals, as well as a couple of trial games.
Some initial issues I have observed are below:
360 Shop - doesnt work
360 Updates - 1 way install of Vodaphone services to the phone, no uninstall option.
Music shop - Fails to connect to the service (later found it does connect but didnt over wifi when I tried it.
Tetris trial & Monopoly trial - Who would want a trial permanently installed on their device?
Web - just another link to the web browser only with the Vodafone 360 login, point exactly?
Duplicated applications in the application drawer.
Note: These applications cannot be installed using the standard package installer. There is an application mentioned on the Voda forums which apparently can remove them http://forum.sdx-dev...34736/#msg34736
This thread is to inform the community about this update, and to call out to anyone running this firmware to voice your opinion on the Vodafone forums and support channels.
This happened to the HTC Desire around a month ago, the community pushed back and Vodafone relented by releasing another update without the additional software.
same old vodafone, they've been pulling this rubbish since the 1st colour phones came out. I've avoided them whenever I can. They know no-one likes the poorly designed interfaces, ugly colour schemes replacing fine designs. Yet because they make money from it they persist.
I half expected that it would come at some point but I hoped they would have learnt from the kickback they got from HTC owners. I guess not.
I tried out their 'Music Shop' app to see if it was any good. It was so badly designed that ended up with an unwanted purchase after about a minute of exploring. I clicked on what looked to be an advert and it started downloading, no purchase confirmation. Terrible.
We had a good laugh about the 14 piece Tetris and 1 circuit round the board Monopoly trials as well.
I know I could mess around with it and debrand, install custom roms etc. But for someone waiting patiently for Froyo from Vodafone, this is a bit of a kick in the teeth.
My SGS is from Vodafone, and last week, when I finally got Keis working, I updated to JM1. I checked again today and there are no other udates available, so I hope that this means that Keis is seeing my phone as a non-branded unit, although it is sim-locked to Vodafone.
Does anyone have any thoughts or definate ideas on this?
got my sgs last week and im assuming that this is the firmware it was sent with because i had all that crap ... and also wifi seemed to hang up at "retrieving IP Address" (or something along those lines)
.. voda branding is horrible ... laggy splash screen .. i've flashed it now
For anyone looking to support this cause, here is a link to the main thread on the Vodafone forum
I received my new Galaxy S from Vodafone about a week ago and it had all that stuff preinstalled. Obviously I flashed it with Odin on receiving it, and will do the same when Froyo is released.
I really can't be bothered with Vodafone branding stuff, you want to see how they messed up the Touch Pro 2. Black letters on a dark red background so you couldn't even see how many new mails etc you got properly :sigh:
InkZ said:
I received my new Galaxy S from Vodafone about a week ago and it had all that stuff preinstalled. Obviously I flashed it with Odin on receiving it, and will do the same when Froyo is released.
I really can't be bothered with Vodafone branding stuff, you want to see how they messed up the Touch Pro 2. Black letters on a dark red background so you couldn't even see how many new mails etc you got properly :sigh:
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Heh yeah I flashed my Galaxy S within 1 day of receiving it, Why won't Vodafone understand that customers don't want the s**t Vodafone branding. I have always flashed my mobile's firmware to get rid of the c**p that Vodafone slap on it and I will continue to do so until they stop raping phones with their stupid and slow firmwares! (fat chance of that right lol)
Feckers.
I'll add my tuppence worth. Hopefully enough SGS owners with Voda will do the same and they'll be forced to release an update that removes this tripe, just as they did for the HTC Desire...
The threads have been merged, new topic can be found here.
I received an email from Vodafone last night asking for some details about my handset so they could investigate it. Not entirely sure what thats about.
Geryatrix said:
My SGS is from Vodafone, and last week, when I finally got Keis working, I updated to JM1. I checked again today and there are no other udates available, so I hope that this means that Keis is seeing my phone as a non-branded unit, although it is sim-locked to Vodafone.
Does anyone have any thoughts or definate ideas on this?
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According to their eforum team they had a batch of non-branded phones when they first started selling them, presumably because their firmware wasn't going to be ready at launch. I got one, and it's not sim-locked either. Are you sure yours is? I've tried mine with VF, O2 and T-Mobile sims and they all work fine.
If you go into settings, about phone, and check out build number/baseband version, that should have XX in the middle. I think the branded ones have e.g. VOD instead.
I'm in communication with the eforum team and they are investigating my case and many others.
The have said that they are only interested in the handsets which were previously unbranded, which have become branded by this recent update which mine was.
I don't know what my previous build number was, but my current one is ECLAIR.I9000BUJM4
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According to their eforum team they had a batch of non-branded phones when they first started selling them, presumably because their firmware wasn't going to be ready at launch. I got one, and it's not sim-locked either. Are you sure yours is? I've tried mine with VF, O2 and T-Mobile sims and they all work fine.
If you go into settings, about phone, and check out build number/baseband version, that should have XX in the middle. I think the branded ones have e.g. VOD instead.
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Thanks for the info, my baseband version since I upgraded is i9000XXJM1, so hopefully if I'm careful, I can keep away from the dreaded Voda-bloat.
Somewhere along the line, my phone has crossed over to the dark side.
I think they are identifying those who have been wrongly branded and are going to add them to a special deployment list. Those who were branded already might be another story.
My phone was build number eclair.i9000xxjf3 and now after the recent 2.1update 1 is now eclair.i9000bujm4. Was unbranded now totally branded with vodaphone bloatware.
The updates by kies need to have an update list with them so we know what has changed. BUt why would vodaphone want us to know they are including the bloatware.
I think they are trying to brand all those unbraded vodaphone phones that escaped into the wild.
I got mine in an upgrade from vodaphone online shop at the begining of august.
The more recent phones seem to be already branded.
Fingers crossed for froyo day !!
Related
anybody been o2 site, new look and I think new updates. But I cannot download them???
hmm dun think its an update. i just went to the site and didnt see any new new ROMs.
On the applications page it makes a direct reference to push emails... This is only in the latest rom's so they must be planning a release soon surely? Otherwise why mention it?
http://xda.o2.co.uk/xdaExecApps.aspx
The very last phrase say:
The upgraded software for Microsoft Windows Mobile® allowing push email is coming soon.
(complitly scroll down, you'll see it)
;-)
what the heck is push e-mail anyway?
What other updates do you recon we can expect from O2?
JAmes
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what the heck is push e-mail anyway?
What other updates do you recon we can expect from O2?
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push email makes pocket outlook work in a similar manner to blackberry devices, where email is "delivered" to your pda.
Aside from that we'll probably get nothing more than is already available in the latest rom's from other suppliers, though we can always hope for stereo bluetooth
i was hoping for the Wifi being fixed so its not like a 56k modem.
Oh well.....
JAmes
web page lovely. still no ******g Rom update. o2 are slack.
Customer service is crap.
IT people at o2 know nothing.
No a2dp in next rom.
10 times more expensive on unlimted data than Tmobile. 75quid vs 7.50. no wonder they can afford such a swanky new web site.
o2 are ***k. I'm off to tmobile in 34 days and counting.
34 day and counting
Good luck CRJL, still got 15 months left on mine contract. sign up to 02 and flipping T-mobile came out with web and walk. oh well i just keep paying.
Unlucky, I've not had many problems that cant be fixed by browsing on here, but i'm not using the mobile-internet stuff at all and are getting it on o2 employee cash cause of my girlfriend, but they do hold back on Rom and Radio updates to the general public and the product itself still feels like its beta hardware with so many of them failing, thought I was due a 3rd one there for a bit but the bug went away.
JAmes
Guys, just to let you know (unless you've figured this out/posted it above and I did not spot it):
Go to the Software upgrade page of any device:
e.g http://xda.o2.co.uk/xdaExecSoftware.aspx
And then add 'download' to access the Updates:
i.e http://xda.o2.co.uk/xdaExecSoftwareDownload.aspx
Such a sly... no IMEI needed
Hope that helps
Cya
Looks like they have spotted this one.... it doesn't work any more, or maybe the pages are offline right now.
They seem to be doing a lot of work on the web site just recently ... I wonder why :?: :lol:
so has anyone managed to download then? and can you post them here?
Looks like they've put a check on the download page to see if you've actually done the IMEI check.
I've just gone through the check myself, and there's no check (as of yet) on the actual download link
http://xda.o2.co.uk/downloads/Xda_Exec_Upgrade_v113188.exe
(edit add - it's still an ancent ROM mind you)
Now the index page for the site is showing a 403: You are not authorized to view this page message. Hmmmmm.... *strokes* beard.
Just what is wrong with providing your IMEI? AFAIK it's just to make sure you're not trying to get the Exec ROM for the wrong device. O2 already know you've got an Exec - it says so on your account - and they know your device's IMEI.
As for ROM upgrades - use the latest QTek or IMate ROM. The QTek works well for me.
It's a PITA (albeit a minor one) to go through settings, open up the info screen, and type it in.
It's also a phone number check, so if you've got an Exec on a different network you can't get the updated rom. Or if you've got an MDA Pro etc then you can't get it as well.
Only 3 people on this entire thread are not on O2.
And you've wasted more time moaning about the O2 website than it would take to find your IMEI. Which is literally 5 taps of your stylus.
Besides which, the O2 ROM is crap, and the next O2 ROM will probably be just as crap, so there's probably not a great deal of point waiting for the next O2 ROM anyway, or using an O2 ROM on a device that isn't connected to O2. Unless you actually use O2 Active in which case you're doomed to use the current O2 ROM until O2 finally get an AKU2 ROM out. Which could be months away. FWIW you could probably copy the O2 customization crap out of the original ExtROM and install it over the top of a QTek/IMate ROM which would give you what you want from your device without having to wait for O2 or go through the hideously complex process of tapping your screen in 5 places and reading a number.
Like with any modern day phone you can just dial *#06# to find out your imei
Yeah but then you have to press 8 buttons: Phone, Fn, *, #, 0, 6, Fn, #
:roll:
(or 1 button & 5 screen taps - technically the System Info is still the more 'efficient')
Not sure if this the correct place to discuss, however i have a HTC Hero on three , i have gold carded it back to generic rom and wanted to remove the carrier unlock, however nobody seems to be able to do this, the IMEI number is coming back as unrecognized. I would really like to use this in place of my work phone with a Vodafone SIM , has anybody come across this problem and been able to work around it ?
Mark
the imei database may not have ben updated yet, that is why yours is not recognised.
does anybody have any experience of how long the updates take to the database ? I have had money refunded from 2/3 unlock companies i have tried. Unlock-Now have gone quiet on me ... not sure if they are working behind the scenes to fix or because i mentioned the word refund
Mark
Had my phone only a few hours and there's no sound coming from the speakers. Both HTC and I reckon it's hardware, but I'm happy to see if a ROM update will do the trick. Phone shipped by my insurers as unbranded, hence the ROM is currently 1.66 - HTC recommend calling Vodafone to get it branded as one of their's because my serial number is incompatible with Vodafone updates on the HTC support site.
Haven't yet phoned Vodafone because I'm fed up calling Vodafone/HTC/Lloyds insurers already. Hence my question to you experts: is it feasible for the rebranding to be done (over the phone)? Apparently Vodafone have to comply because I pay them my bills.
Any advice appreciated - thanks.
SC
PS I doubt this'll fix it anyway, which means sending it back to Lloyds so they can send me another one
the 1.72 roms (the branded ones) are identical to the unbranded 1.66 roms except for... well.... the branding and i believe they are also operator locked which is nothig but a hinderence.
I'm sorry to hear you got a dud and i would just save the time and send it back to lloyds and have them send you a new one.
After another morning of struggling with this phone I'm beginning to think this is the worst phone I've ever owned.
- Sense failed to launch and had to do a factory reset - phone is even worse than yesterday now
- Wireless drops every 1-5 minutes (wireless laptop/mbp works fine though)
- Normal data connection drops when download apps
- Won't connect to Windows Live ID at all
- Default Facebook app won't connect at all
- Numerous browser crashes
- Browser now loads pages in pretty much text only mode regardless of settings - images aren't displaying - won't load pages where I want to download CAB files, e.g. .NET for Cookies Home Tab
This is just a rant for now and I'm sure people will say stuff like "Send it back and get a different phone" - but having done so much research into the HD2 and really wanting to like it, I still want to believe it'll change. But for now, I'm really p155ed off.
EDIT: When typing, text sometimes no longer appears in the window, instead it appears in the green "dictionary" box and only appears in the sentence when I press space, etc - WTF is that all about?
Browsing the 3 website I noticed that they no longer have the omnia 7 available. Does anyone know what their commitment is with regards to providing updates?
Everybody will get it. And if official way would take time, you can always grab stock ROM and flash it (but it will wipe all your stuff).
I asked "3" by email about this as my Omnia 7 is 3 branded. The response is in the WP7 Carrier Mango Status' thread so find it there if you want the whole thing, but it basically said they didnt have it yet but were working close with Samsung to get it, and that was the 13th of September, so we might be waiting a while.
I also have a 3UK branded phone. Would doing a registry debrand solve this issue and allow us to receive the update earlier? I don't want to flash and lose all of my data...
A few months ago I purchased two LG Optimus 7 E900 phones from Germany, on eBay. They were both Vodafone.de branded but that was easily removed after following easy-to-follow instructions on here.
I then signed up for two T-Mobile accounts for the phones and they have been working perfectly ever since. Sometime this week, both phones are showing a 'SIM error' and give the following message: The SIM card is missing or invalid. You can still make emergency calls if your mobile operator supports this.'
I have taken both SIM cards out and swapped them with other T-Mobile SIMS and I am getting the same message, although the SIMS from the phones work fine when popped into other phones! This morning, I phoned LG and they said that I should phone Vodafone and ask if they have locked the phones! As they were Vodafone.de (Germany) branded, I am not sure if they will have a clue or not.
Maybe I should go out and buy a Vodafone UK SIM and see if it works? But I assumed that if the phone was network-locked, it would ask for an unlock code?
Any ideas?
Mattresso
I just phoned LG and spoke to one of their support techs. He said that because they were bought from Germany and were Vodafone.de branded, there is nothing they can do. He advised me to send them back to Germany!! I told him that I was going to chuck them in the bin and he agreed. So much for customer service, eh??
Right, work this one out!
I decided to reflash the FW on the phone and get the thing working again. The LG Optimus 7 E900 original ROMS thread was followed to the letter and I successfully installed the Europe Open FW.
So, on completion, I slipped in the T-Mobile SIM card, only to be met with the SIM error message again!!!
Right, I am off to try the UK ROM and see if that works. If it doesn't I am off out to buy two iPhones!
Any ideas?
OK, now my head really hurts!
One of the phones has done a full reset and has the UK ROM installed and it works fine with the T-Mobile SIM installed. The only problem is that now it will not connect to any PC or Mac that I have.
The second phone has been reset and flashed with the same UK ROM. Unfortunately, this phone still shows the SIM error but it can connect to my PC and Mac!!!
Now, I have little/no knowledge of these matters but it seems to me that the problem/solution lies with the USB settings within the phone?
As part of the above instructions, it is suggested in post #78 that I should:
6. Go to Menu then 7.Engineering 3.Port 1.USB Switching Setting then select 2.QC Composite, change the driver for the USB, reboot the phone
Anyway, I followed this method (not sure if done on both phones) but I am not sure if anything needs reverting on completion of the flash.
Does anyone know?
It has to stay QC Composite!!
Going to try the SIM error phone again using the same FW and QC Composite selected!
Success at last!! Not sure why the hell it went tits-up to start with but I assume it must have been a wireless update from Vodafone.de?
Anyway, both phones working. Thanks for the help!!
I'm not sure we helped, but I've been intersetd in your story. Haven't had your issue myself, but I know a few others have.
So was flashing both phones what solved it?
Ensuring composite QC is selected, the SIM is removed and that the correct ROM is used are the three rules, it seems.
I'm convinced that it was a wireless update from a different carrier is what caused the problem. Anyway, it's sorted now, thankfully!
If you need any help, give me a shout and I will try my limited best.
Not really related to this post that I started but is it possible to connect my iPad to the phone (tether?) and connect to the web via mobile internet??
mattresso said:
Not really related to this post that I started but is it possible to connect my iPad to the phone (tether?) and connect to the web via mobile internet??
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Of course you can - just update your Optimus 7 to the latest WP version via Zune, and enable Internet Sharing from the settings. This will make a WiFi network with a password for your iPad to connect to. Browse away
I had a problem like this too. Last night I plugged my phone into my PC to sync music through zune and was prompted to install an update. Installed the update and my phone works!
Running OS version: 7.10.7740.16 and finally have service!
same issue
I'm having the same issue. Phone is stuck at PUK code even though sim works in other phone. It is a UK Vodafone phone.
Can you give step by step guide of how you got yours to work?
Hmmm. Again, I am flummoxed!
My daughters' phones are both showing the SIM error message once again.
After previously flashing the phones with the UK open FW, the phones worked perfectly, until today! We all spent Christmas and New Year in Orlando and took the phones in the hope that a US sim would work in them. The sim didn't work in either phone and I resorted to buying a $20 Nokia! Worked fine too.
Anyway, on return to the UK today, the phones were powered up with the UK sims fitted but both phones are showing SIM error - No SIM.
I really am very, very close to throwing these phones in the trash! Anyone have any ideas why this has happened and will I need to re-flash them (again) in order to get them working??
I had this a short while after I was upgraded through Zune. I sent it into Vodafone and they fixed it, but it'll probably have to be the place you bought it from...
phytio said:
I had this a short while after I was upgraded through Zune. I sent it into Vodafone and they fixed it, but it'll probably have to be the place you bought it from...
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I bought the two of them from Germany via Ebay! They were both Vodafone.de branded but not locked but I re-flashed them with an open, UK firmware. Everything has been fine since the re-flashing, until now!
I have been in touch will LG and they said they will pick them up and repair if:
They are still in warranty
They have not been damaged due to dropping, etc.
They were purchased in the UK
All boxes are ticked apart from where they were bought. Surely a warranty must be valid anywhere within the EU?? Anyway, i am going to play dumb with LG and hope that they will reflash them....if not, I am definitely launching them into the sea! Damn fed up with them now and too much information on them has been lost too many times.
Almost certain mine wasn't within warrenty, they still did it for free. Mine happened very close to an update so I thought perhaps the update caused it. In that case they might say things along the lines of "you must meet certain conditions", but at the end of the day they'll quietly repair it free of charge. We'll see.
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Almost certain mine wasn't within warrenty, they still did it for free. Mine happened very close to an update so I thought perhaps the update caused it. In that case they might say things along the lines of "you must meet certain conditions", but at the end of the day they'll quietly repair it free of charge. We'll see.
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I sent both phones and received them both today with a letter titled, 'We've checked your handset and cannot find a fault'.
OK, so I immediately popped in my T-Mobile SIM and got the SIM Error message once again!!!
I'll phone them in the morning. If I get no joy, it's new phone time!
Sim error
I'm having the same problem after upgrading to 7.10.8107.79, try so many ways and still stuck with error. Can anyone help me, maybe telling me how to change FW, Rom Etc.
Here's what I have
OS Version: 7.10.8107.79
FW: 1.1.8.10
Hardware #: 1.0.0.0
Radio Software: 1.1.8.10
Radio Hardware: 0.3.5.0
Bootloader: 1.5.1.0
Thank you in advance
Update:
Problem detected, I just realized the connector pins on sim slot, one is broken not allowing full contact with the sIM card.
Hi, mattresso!
Thanks a lot for sharing the exprience which help me solve the "SIM error"!
I got my E900 from Hongkong last year, and the "SIM error" issued a few days ago. At first I tried to reflash the FW with Hongkong ROM, but it did not work. Then I found your thread and followed your way to install UK ROMs from Orange and Vodafone. Both of them make my E900 work well again.
Sorry for my poor English and thank you again.