Comments on: And this stupid industry needs fixing http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Lane http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html/comment-page-1#comment-19460 Dan Lane Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html#comment-19460 Ewan, ping Jay, he has managed to void his warranty and coerce the US firmware onto his UK T-Mobile branded E61. But really, people shouldn't have to go through all this hassle to get the latest firmware! Ewan, ping Jay, he has managed to void his warranty and coerce the US firmware onto his UK T-Mobile branded E61.

But really, people shouldn’t have to go through all this hassle to get the latest firmware!

]]> By: Ed http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html/comment-page-1#comment-19435 Ed Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:14:38 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html#comment-19435 Surely the secret source to all this is that Truphone works on any WiFi phone no matter what the firmware? I tried to get Truphone, oh, around June in 2006 but said it did not support my E70 yet and would email me when available... still waiting. I'm impressed that they raised £12.5m when, in the UK at least, it feels like it only works on a few thousand E61 with the correct pre installed software. Agreed that the manufacturers and operating systems need to find a way to help seamless enablement of third party apps for the benefit of all. But in the meantime its up to the lithe, skillful App / Content provisioners to find a way around them before releasing to the market. No? Surely the secret source to all this is that Truphone works on any WiFi phone no matter what the firmware? I tried to get Truphone, oh, around June in 2006 but said it did not support my E70 yet and would email me when available… still waiting.

I’m impressed that they raised £12.5m when, in the UK at least, it feels like it only works on a few thousand E61 with the correct pre installed software.

Agreed that the manufacturers and operating systems need to find a way to help seamless enablement of third party apps for the benefit of all. But in the meantime its up to the lithe, skillful App / Content provisioners to find a way around them before releasing to the market. No?

]]> By: ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html/comment-page-1#comment-19405 ewan Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:52:27 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html#comment-19405 Chris -- my handset is UK unlocked and like a ton of other people (judging from the Nokia forums), I'm told, when I run the software update on my computer, that my handset is 'up to date'. Which it absolutely isn't. I understand, again from piecing bits and pieces together from the Nokia forums, that this is because there's been no UK specific update made. Suffice to say that this tallies with my experience! Chris — my handset is UK unlocked and like a ton of other people (judging from the Nokia forums), I’m told, when I run the software update on my computer, that my handset is ‘up to date’. Which it absolutely isn’t.

I understand, again from piecing bits and pieces together from the Nokia forums, that this is because there’s been no UK specific update made. Suffice to say that this tallies with my experience!

]]> By: Truphone Chris http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html/comment-page-1#comment-19396 Truphone Chris Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:31:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/01/and_this_stupid_industry_needs_fixing.html#comment-19396 Sorry to hear your mobile can’t run Truphone at present. If it’s a UK E61 and not an operator variant, you should be able to upgrade the firmware at http://www.nokia.co.uk/softwareupdate/ . Some users have reported that the Nokia software update doesn’t work with their GSM operator-locked phones. (If you’re trying this, you will need your USB cable, and you must remember to set the profile to ‘General’ before you start and ensure that there is a SIM card in place.) Sorry to hear your mobile can’t run Truphone at present.

If it’s a UK E61 and not an operator variant, you should be able to upgrade the firmware at http://www.nokia.co.uk/softwareupdate/ . Some users have reported that the Nokia software update doesn’t work with their GSM operator-locked phones. (If you’re trying this, you will need your USB cable, and you must remember to set the profile to ‘General’ before you start and ensure that there is a SIM card in place.)

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