A cautionary tale of woe re the Nokia online firmware updater.

This evening during a lull in the hostilities, I thought I'd try the firmware updater. Just to be on the safe side, I thought "I try my trusty emergency reserve 6630" acquired for a song a year back on eBay.

So I dutifully check everythings charged, I've offloaded & printed the FAQ and all the other precautionary stuff. Downloads and installs the updater. Now for the moment of truth...

The old software version was 3.45.113 dated 04/01/2005...

Plugs in the 6630, starts the ball rolling...

YES there is an update! Hooray!

So I press go and the updater chuggs along nicely, while I put the kettle on and make a cup of tea.

10 minutes later...

Success!! Yahoooo!! New software loaded without at hitch and 6630 has re-booted itself.

In with the PIN and the #!&$ Nokia soundbite only to discover...

DISASTER! :o

The never-before-seen-on-this-6630 CURSED ORANGE HOMESCREEN!!! :hmpf: :icon13:

Oh woe and thrice woe!

My trusty 6630! what have I done to you?

OK, lets not panic - Nokia, I want version 3 and a bit back please...

It have some risk... but I still wich that kind of upgrade.:cool:

Sounds like your 6630 was originally sold to Orange, and the Nokia systems remember this, so of course they then deliver the latest Orange version of the phone software (firmware).