Guest drblow Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 . it is a good screen, dr.blow designed it.:D! :oops: Aw, shucks! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sgannon Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Finally had a call from Orange Technical Support yesterday regarding the problems I've had with the ROM update. I don't want to give anyone false hopes, but I was told that the issues of the phone locking up / timer appearing frequently had now been resolved. Apparently there is a fix for these included in the Orange Keyboard Update which is available to download in Orange Updates. I asked about the SD card problem but he didn't seem to think it would resolve this. They reckon the problem might be caused by installing the ROM with the SD card in the phone. I didn't have my card in when I installed the update so doesn't seem to be much truth in this. I've installed the keyboard update and I can confirm the SD card problem still exists. However, my phone frequently locked up before and it hasn't done since (apart from when it's looking for something on the SD card, but it used to do it in the middle of a game/app before), nor have I seen the timer. Worth a try I reckon.. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 :evil: Just installed the keyboard update in the hope that it would do something positive. What happened? The bl**ding phone locked up and wouldn't come back! This time taking the SD card out and putting it back wouldn't help and I had to remove the battery. Grrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donut128 Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 i've had my e200 for about 5 weeks and it doesn't seem to have a problem with the speaker but the battery life is a bit naff do you think it will need the update or do you think the surplier(orange) or the maker would have already updated it? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :?: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drblow Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 No m8 - your e200 should have come with the original ROM. Check the version no. in settings>about - the update is version operator 2.6.1.3 / manufacturer 1.11.1.4 The update won't help you with battery life & if you don't have any problems with a buzzing speaker, then if it was me, I'd leave it well alone. There have been more problems post-update than previously & the only benefit I have had is speaker quality. But they only seemed to achieve that by turning the speaker volume down so low its hard to hear anything at all! :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 I agree with Drblow about not risking the update but would point out that my battery life was increased about 30% by the update. Still don't recommend the update though as other people have had loads of problems post update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Apparently there is a fix for these included in the Orange Keyboard Update which is available to download in Orange Updates. Could you point me in the right direction for this upgrade, as I seem unable to find it on the orange site Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Disco Stu Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 You should have a menu item on your phone called Orange Update (might be in the Orange folder) Run that and the phone will download any available updates. Follow the instructions to install. Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 You should have a menu item on your phone called Orange Update (might be in the Orange folder) Run that and the phone will download any available updates. Follow the instructions to install. Posted from my SmartPhone! Ah...no wonder I am unable to find it on Orange website Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Oh well, just downloaded the keyboard update, hoping that it would fix the short cut buttons issues, but it doesnt , how silly of me to think that it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sgannon Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Not entirely sure what it has or hasn't fixed but my phone generally seems more responsive and it's definitely locked up less frequently. I haven't had to pull the battery once since the keyboard update. It's still a joke that we have to live with the SD card problem - as far as I'm concerned my phone is now faulty. I would go back to Orange technical support but I spent 25 minutes on the phone to them last time. They ended up puttting me through to an Orange Trainer who knew next to nothing about Smartphones and reckoned if I did a hard reset of the phone the original ROM would be put back. When I told him it wouldn't he told me I could probably download the original ROM from the Microsoft site. Ho hum.. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaFF Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 I spoke to Orange customer services last week and they recommended NOT to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sgannon Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Orange advising not to apply their own update? Wish the website had given that useful advice. Actually, I didn't really have a choice, although my E200 was much better before, I couldn't use it for voice calls as the speaker quality was so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Did they give you any specific reason why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaFF Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 The operator I spoke to didn't give a detailed reason, tshe just suggested to wait for any bugs to be fixed. I don't think it was the 'official' Orange response. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest negg Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 So has anyone got any idear when the bugs in the new rom update will be fixed, mainly the speaker problem mine sounds crap cant use fone while outside have to be in a very quiet room :D. i could say to orange that the screen fades to get a replacement but i dont want a referbished one ;). Orange please herry up and sort it all out !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nato Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Paul, I understand you met with representatives from Orange at 'The Meet'...Did you grill them on the recent update and the bugs that are apparent with the release of the ROM upgrade ? - was there any positive feedback that us E200 users can get excited about ? - ie - any future plans for updates or is that it ?!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dade Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Well if the conversation I had with 'Orange Representatives' is anything to go by you would be lucky to get them to confirm their name! Orange are unable to give any info about what phones or updates might be available in the future. Quote "If you want to know whats happening at Orange next week, wait till next week and find out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nato Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Yes Dade I know first hand what Orange are like ! :wink: , however, I was hoping Paul would be able to grill them a bit. :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bry Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 seems new orange paya s you go phones at least are coming with this update :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brody Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 My mate's new e200 on contract has the new ROM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest evilminky Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 do the phones pr-installed with the new rom have the video recording sound problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dade Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Yes they do. Got a replacement E200 today and the sound quality is just awful, much worse than my previous handset, it sounds like Im sitting next to and air conditioning unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lowbug Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Yes they do. Got a replacement E200 today and the sound quality is just awful, much worse than my previous handset, it sounds like Im sitting next to and air conditioning unit. Pardon? Say again? What was that? :D ;) I agree the sound is crud :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andie Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 i foned orange yesterday, "i was on the war path :evil: " abt my speaker prob after the update (sound too low) the lady on the end of the fone ran the diagnostics :roll: and said i need a replacement ;) got it today :twisted: and it has the original rom on it :!: :wink: my speaker may buzz again now but at least i can hear the other person now, not have intermittent probs with gprs and pop 3, it may be a recon but at least it looks new and behaves like a new fone :!: :D :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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