+ Nokia N70 :: RM-84 v 2.0536.0.2 to 3.0546.2.3

Thanks for the update. Let's see if it does what it says on the tin? 😉

Stupid question.. How do I work out which firmware version I have currently? Also, how do I get the new firmware and if I install it will it typically erase everything in my phone's memory? :con?

Thanks.

joebloggs wrote:Stupid question.. How do I work out which firmware version I have currently?

joebloggs wrote:Also, how do I get the new firmware

joebloggs wrote:and if I install it will it typically erase everything in my phone's memory? :con?

joebloggs wrote:Thanks.

S.

Got mine flashed today with a unbranded N70 Firmware. I've lost the Orange Today screen .......... and its LOVELY !!!!!

(Still testing the firmware though).

p.s. If any of you intelligent guys want to get involved with resolving the N70 & TomTom Mobile issue, please feel free !

Ash_99 wrote:Got mine flashed today with a unbranded N70 Firmware. I've lost the Orange Today screen .......... and its LOVELY !!!!!

(Still testing the firmware though).

p.s. If any of you intelligent guys want to get involved with resolving the N70 & TomTom Mobile issue, please feel free !

dude - where did you get this done? - i spoke to my local Nokia Service Centre and they said they wouldn't have anything until the new year 😮

ps. i'm very jealous that you've lost your 'orrid orange front end.. but also pleased for you as i know what you were going through!

The place I got it done from is a Nokia repair centre in Wolverhampton, ECS Ltd, Tel : 01902 452 888.

Tried for 2 hours to get through to The Car Phone Ware house, wasn't able to get through, they even kept picking the phone up and then putting it down.

Then I tried these guys, they said come down & sorted it out whilst I waited. Couldn't ask for better service.

If you do get it done from them, mention to 'em that Ash referred you 😉

Sorry, ECD Ltd !

Could this update fix the sound distortion problem with the Radio?

ZeroCode wrote:Could this update fix the sound distortion problem with the Radio?

Hi,

I got the new O2 firmware on Monday and the Radio distortion problem is resolved. Should be the same on all other network versioon of FW.

Dez

Ash_99 wrote:The place I got it done from is a Nokia repair centre in Wolverhampton, ECS Ltd, Tel : 01902 452 888.

Tried for 2 hours to get through to The Car Phone Ware house, wasn't able to get through, they even kept picking the phone up and then putting it down.

Then I tried these guys, they said come down & sorted it out whilst I waited. Couldn't ask for better service.

If you do get it done from them, mention to 'em that Ash referred you 😉

Thanks Ash

if my local NSS fails then i will try these guys... i guess this unlocked your N70 too?

It should have done, but I haven't checked.

Hi, I just got my n70 from Vodafone on-line. Will a Nokia Service Center do this for me, or since I got it through Vodafone will I have to send it to them for any upgrades? (sorry if this is a daft question :redface: )

Either will do it, but it will be FASTER to get it done from a Nokia SS.

Cheers for the fast reply mate, I'll call the local place tomorrow and see if I can drop it in to them. If I can get it done quickly and resolve the TomTom issues I shall be a happy bunny 😃

Well, it will be interesting to know if it sorts it out for you.

Theres another thread I started to do with what GPS receivers people have got and if they are having problem.

Can you please update it with your information.

Thanks

I updated mine today to newest firmware. I confirm that there is no more radio noise problem. My N70 is without sim lock. I live in Denmark.

I had my Vodafone N70 upgraded today to the new firmware at the Nokia service centre at Fareham......

........and it's now in the post on its way back to Nokia for repair after the upgrade failed. 😡

Considering the phone was working fine, I have to say I wish I hadn't bothered getting it upgraded now, but hey such is life, I certainly won't bother in the future unless I have a real problem with the phone.

They tried both the Vodafone firmware and the generic Nokia one, both failed,

Damn. When I had mine done, they were unable to update it with the Orange FW, but the generic Nokia FW worked.

Does anyone know a Nokia service centre in London which can update the N70?

CPW claim they won't be getting a firmware until after Christmas

Have a look on Nokia's website, they will list all the NSC's that are closest to your postcode.

As for CPW, I bloody hate these guys, there a waste of time and ignorant as hell (I feel better now).

Jike wrote:I'm the guy who tried helping you revive your N70 using the "hold down the green / send, * and 3 keys and then switch on" procedure after your upgrade.

After you left and my upgrade was completed I switched on my N70 only to find "*#0000# reported version 2.0536.0.2 which was the same version I had before upgrade. I left my N70 with the guy doing the upgrading as he started downloading version 3.0546.2.3 from Nokia again. An hour later I called and was told the 2nd upgrade attempt still showed version 2.0536.0.2.

He will try again when the "Nokia Auditor" visits tomorrow. I'll know by lunch time.

I'm looking to pop to Fareham (When I have time) to get my N70 Firmware updated and hopefully get rid of the ANNOYING Orange Home Screen Rubbish,

Carl,

Ash_99 wrote:Have a look on Nokia's website, they will list all the NSC's that are closest to your postcode.

Going all the way to Fareham is a bit of a treck for me...

Jike wrote:I'm the guy who tried helping you revive your N70 using the "hold down the green / send, * and 3 keys and then switch on" procedure after your upgrade.

After you left and my upgrade was completed I switched on my N70 only to find "*#0000# reported version 2.0536.0.2 which was the same version I had before upgrade. I left my N70 with the guy doing the upgrading as he started downloading version 3.0546.2.3 from Nokia again. An hour later I called and was told the 2nd upgrade attempt still showed version 2.0536.0.2.

He will try again when the "Nokia Auditor" visits tomorrow. I'll know by lunch time.

Nice to meet you yesterday and thanks for trying to help

Well I took my phone to the Portsmouth Nokia service centre, they said it was unlikely that they would be able to fix it there and couldn't try and update the firmware until today because the auditor was there, so I sent it back to Nokia instead.

Came home and bought another one Sim Free (unfortuantly can't be with out a phone, due to nature of business), (new one still on old firmware).

When the original one comes back I will get the new one updated and then sell the Vodafone one.

Hope yours gets updated to the new firmware ok !!!

Im taking mine into Cellphones in Cheltenham on Saturday. Just spoke to the guy and he has confirmed they can flash the firmware but seeing as I want to flash from Orange to Nokia he will have to charge me �10 - a small price to pay to get rid of the bloody horrible Orange software!!
Quick question, does getting rid of the Orange firmware remove Line 2? This is the only supposed sticking point for me as I use it for work.

I'm just about to take my N70 back for a firmware upgrade. It'd better be done on site or else.

My Nokia 9500 is still at Nokia over 4 weeks later as when it eventually came back it was 'not correct?!?!!'.

Nokia are rubbish, this should take a maximum of 24 hours + postage time. They've had it since mid-Nov.

Allow updates by users al-la Sony-Ericsson or Pocket PC NOW.😡 😡 😡

Steve.

P.S. It is quite a good phone, apart from the bluetooth being flakey.

AAARGH!!! Why are the majority of people working in phone shops complete tossers. I took my N70 in to Cellphone in Cheltenham today to get it flashed (as the guy on the phone had told me they had just downloaded all the latest software etc they could do it etc...
Well I went in this morning. The first thing I am being greeted with is 2 shop assistants - one is telling a guy that he categorically cannot unlock an SPV C500 and if he tried it would delete most of the phones functionality (he seemed to change his opinion when I got my unlocked C500 out of my pocket and pointed out that he wont lose anything if he unlocks it), the other is letting his phone ring and ring and ring because he was trying to impress the girl he was serving with a phone that could play an MP3 as a ringtone (excuse me, its 2005 - even my arse can play an MP3 as a ringtone).
So then its my turn and I give him my N70, he goes "ooh, not sure if you can flash these". Yes you can I reply, you even told me on the phone that you personally can do it.
So he dissapears for 5 minutes and then comes back to say "No, you cant flash them yet. No new firmware updates have been released. And even when they are released, you cant write over the Orange firmware".
At this point I decided I had heard enough from these comedy idiots and I didnt want to trust my phone to them.
So, does anybody know a Nokia Service Centre that can do the flashing for me????

Moto of the story, CPW are a bunch of tossers.

Sorry, I don't know any service centres in your neck of the woods.

It's not much consolation but the Nokia website does have details of the very few service centres that exist.
I think we should start a campaign for Nokia to stop this behavoir, the Sony Ericsson P900/910 phones can be upgraded by users in their own homes, this does not appear to have caused any serious problems.

It get's even worse after 12 months, you have to pay to get your phone to work properly.

GIVE US OUR FIRMWARE OR GET BETTER FACILITIES.

Steve.

P.S. The Coventry service centre appears to be very good, it's not their fault that the 9500 needed extra equipment for the upgrade.
IT IS HOWEVER NOKIAS FAULT FOR KEEPING IT FOR 4 WEEKS. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!!!😡 😡

CJackel492 wrote:Hope it gets sorted,

I'm looking to pop to Fareham (When I have time) to get my N70 Firmware updated and hopefully get rid of the ANNOYING Orange Home Screen Rubbish,

Carl,

this made the phone a lot quicker at doing things like text messaging - ie. opening the text message screen BUT there are problems - when you try to view video you get an error message 'web: invalid file format' - this was trying to view sky news headlines (the video version of course) or view any movie trailer. After spending 3 hours searching the web for an answer I found you need to download the 'pvplayer' which Orange put in their version of the firmware but isn't part of the generic firmware.

Next problem is Orange TV - this now will download but fails towards the end with an error ' unable to verify certificate'. When I had the Orange firmware loaded it downloaded but the web page would not allow me to activate the free trial. What a farce!

So if you remove the Orange firmware you end up with the 'proper' N70. I hope Orange eventually take notice and reduce the amount of tampering and perhaps provide a firmware update that returns the phone to a state where you have all the functionality of a sim free version.