N70 firmware upgrade..did they mess up??

1 replies · 4,591 views · Started 27 January 2006

wiremanic 27 Jan 2006, 10:30

Hello

I recently purchased an unlocked n70 (on Orange previously) and sent it to fonemenders(fonemenders.ie) for a firmware upgrade. i was told that the latest update was version 4 and that the mob could be upgraded. a few hours later, i was informed that the phone went blank during the process and needed to be sent to their service center, and that it mite take a week to get it fixed. as far as i know, the update on n70 is currently on ver 3.0546.2.3. what i think mite have happened was that they messed up(coz they admitted it was the 1st time on an n70) and tried the 6680 update, which i think is on ver 4.04.07. any chance that i'll get the phone back in one piece?? cheers and thanks in advance.

felix

stuclark 27 Jan 2006, 15:00

I've heard some nasty stories about N70s crashing while updating to generic firmware from the Orange branded firmware. I think it's to do with a SPN (sales pack number) lock which either Nokia or Orange have put on some firmwares.

Having said that, I had my N70 upgraded to generic from an Orange firmware with no trouble what so ever.

BTW, I think that 3.0546 is the latest N70 firmware.