This could mean that Nokia Software update has some new firmware on the way and I'll finally be able to flash my phone thereby getting rid of the criminally cripple Vodafone crap - I bought this phone in part for voip and voip I shall have. I am still furious at the arrogance of the Voda bastards though - they won't be getting another contract from me, and I'll be encouraging others to the the same.
"I am still furious at the arrogance of the Voda bastards though - they won’t be getting another contract from me, and I’ll be encouraging others to the the same."
If you've bought a VOIP phone in Britain and the network operator crippled the VOIP, the UK Trading Standards people want you to complain through this government website:
If a phone is advertised as VOIP-compatible but the retailer (in this case the network operator) removes the VOIP, that's quite probably in breach of trading standards laws because you're not getting what was advertised.
Kent
· 2 years ago
Cheers folks,
I've just rung Vodafone for the second time to ensure that a formal complaint has been registered.
I'll also do the consumer direct thing as well as lodge a formal complaint with OfCom (which should be easy coz I work there).
Kent
krisse
· 2 years ago
Good luck Kent.
I can't believe how phone networks get away with this, not just the crippling but the locking as well.
Imagine if your ISP said you could only use a computer locked to their network, you'd dump them and get a different provider. The government and/or EU would also probably be very interested in the anti-competition issues involved.
Hopefully the EU (which has just cracked down on roaming charges) will get round to banning phone locking and crippling at some point.
andykn
· 2 years ago
But what if your ISP sold you that 500 pound computer for 80 pounds...
Kent
· 2 years ago
"But what if your ISP sold you that 500 pound computer for 80 pounds…"
And what if that same ISP locked you into an 18 month contract at £50 pcm in order to allow them to discount said computer.
Don't get this all wrong, these phone companies don't really discount the phones at all. They just give you a short term loan in exchange for your business. Ultimately, I still pay for the phone one way or another - it doesn't matter that it says 'Whizzbank talk 57 - contract payment' on the bill, it is still just a loan payment on the phone.
Nick
· 2 years ago
I used the crippling as a nice bargaining tool. Took out a new contract with Vodafone via Phones4u, went back on the 14th day and said I wanted to cancel. Got £100 - and that's on top of the phone being free. £30pcm with 500mins and 1000txts and a free phone now.. all that's needed next is a firmware flash to pop the VOIP functionality back :)
gunnar
· 2 years ago
When this coming, and what is changelog?
Kent
· 2 years ago
Nick, I just popped over and saw the guy at http://www.kingmobilephone.co.uk/ to flash mine - he's just got the stuff in to do it a few hours ago. He charged me £15 for the service. He also unlocked it which was another £15 (I gave him my IMEI a while back), but he knocked off a fiver for getting them both done at once.
The only other place I found that could do it wanted to charge me £35 and hold onto my phone for 24 hours... they can stick that.
Do be mindful that the King Mobile guy told me he didn't yet have the piece of kit he needed to recover from a bad flash (he's done 2 now - mine and another guys) and won't have it for another couple of weeks. If the flash fails for some reason, you'll have a bricked phone for a couple of weeks while you wait for the kit to come through.
You say that you got your N95 unlocked. I wasn't aware that anyone (other than the networks at the moment) could unlock a BB5 phone ?
Certainly if these guys can do it (and interestingly their website still says they can't unlock BB5 phones at the moment) then it is progress :)
BTW - have you tried Truphone ? I've been using it for months now (previously on my N80) and the free calls are very attractive !!
Cheers
Joe!
Kent
· 2 years ago
Joe,
I'll have a look at Truphone.
As for unlocking, I am not sure how he did it - may have been through a friend in the right job. As I said above, I gave him my IMEI as soon as I got it (although he wasn't sure if he'd be able to get the code at the time).
If you want to do it, give him a call - he'd probably do it over the phone as well with a paypal payment or something.
Cheers,
Kent.
Kent
· 2 years ago
Joe,
Whilst I am at it, I just had a quick look into Truphone, and I still prefer Voiptalk.org - the prices are pretty much the same and my reasons for preferring them are as follows:
1) They have a feature called SMS callback. When you are out of Wifi range, you can text the number you want to call to them. They then call your mobile, call the other party and connect the other party and join the two calls. You pay for 2 phone calls simultaneously (to your mobile and to the 3rd party number). For international calls whilst on the hop I've not seen a better solution.
2) They have a feature called 3-call. For quite a while now, I've never had a phone plugged into the BT line. I have an incoming number through them (0207, £2 a month) that I've given out as our home number. 3 call rings up to 3 SIP id's simultaneously for one incoming number. The upshot of all this is, the 2 home phones (one is a PSTN line plugged into the back of my ISP supplied router which happens to do SIP, the other is a Snom ethernet phone I bought before I had the new router) stay plugged in all the time and whenever anybody rings the 0207 number, the SIP ID of the router and the SIP ID of the Ethernet phone are both called - I've had this set up for a while and even the most technically obtuse don't have any problems with it. With the addition of my N95, I have a 3rd ID on 3 call that will also ring. This means, when someone calls my 'home' number (assuming I am in Wifi range anywhere in the world) both the home phones and my mobile phone ring. Further, with the caller ID set up, people see me as ringing from my home phone no matter where I am in the world - handy if you want to sneak off to somewhere exotic for a few weeks without telling work :)
That got a bit wordier than planned - any questions, drop in a comment.
Cheers,
Kent.
ravi shanraj
· 2 years ago
Hi I just found out this morning that I cannot use VOIP with my shiny new n95.
Quite annoyed as well because this was the main reason I got it, after spending months emailing Nokia to put SIP on my N91 - BOOOOOOO Nokia ;]
Anyway I searched on the net and found this interesting thread at whatmobile
I actually read through the thread and it seems the thread starter and a couple of other people are all for SIP being on the n95, but at the same time, Vodafone and Orange have come out in force to shut the guy down.
So lets bolster that thread and show we are annoyed with our networks for taking SIP away from us.
As krisse said it just not on !!
mini__me
· 2 years ago
I can't fault http://www.kingmobilephone.co.uk/ at all, been there in the past to get a 6230i debranded and I think I'll be using him again for my n95!!!
Top man, although I went first time without booking and thought I was in the wrong place when I first arrived....anyone else who has been there will know what I mean ;-)
Can't wait to get the full functionality out of my n95, damn you yodafone!!!
Ray
· 2 years ago
any idea where i can download this latest firmware ??
Darn this waiting
· 2 years ago
I wish.
Candyman
· 2 years ago
Version 11.0.026 has also now been seen. It is dated April 17th. In time the final release will be complete and made available to us.
duane
· 2 years ago
where is this guy located? kingmobile? reply directly to this email address gabanna@hotmail.co.uk
whatleydude
· 2 years ago
I'm checking back here most days for the N95 firmware update! ;)
tony
· 2 years ago
hope its soon, any found any problems on n95,
Kent
· 2 years ago
I've found a few problems. Documented around the place is the occasional having people unable to hear you. Switch to speakerphone and back sorts that out though.
I also get a bit of weird randomness with SIP. The phone hung after I'd recieved an SMS whilst on a SIP call.
There are also the occasional reboot and 1 hang whilst nothing in particular seems to be going on. I am overstating the problems - I've been pushing it as much as I can.... still, Nokia obviously have skipped a bit of QA on this bad boy hoping to make it up with firmware releases I guess.
Matt
· 2 years ago
Hi,
Does anyone know what happened to IM client (the IMPS compliant one) that was included in N80? I can't find it under any menue on my N95
Also one more thing... Firmware update...my phone under the Device menu does not have the option to check for firmware update (I have 10.0.018 firmware on mine)
mechanimal82
· 2 years ago
N95 firmware has been released v11.0.026 can be downloaded via the NSU. Please note that although the N95 isn't listed as a supported device, the firmware is available.
Note - Some operator variants will not have updates available just yet.
Kent
· 2 years ago
I've just updated my phone to:
V 11.0.026 17-04-07 RM159 Nokia N95 (01.01)
Just so it is clear the steps are:
1) Go to the Nokia Software Update website - http://europe.nokia.com/A4176089 2) Pick a phone from the list (I picked the N93) 3) Blah blah blah - download software, follow instructions
I have no idea what the changelog for this release is - if anyone has any information, I'd appreciate it.
I need to test, but one thing that has been annoying me is recieving an SMS whilst making a SIP call causes a crash - hoping that is fixed....
Kent
· 2 years ago
Just had my first crash on the new firmware :( That took less than 2 hours.
I was playing K-Rally (well worth buying from idreams.pl btw) and it just switched to the Nokia logo suddenly then powered down. A call may have come through, but nothing came up on the screen...
Rich
· 2 years ago
Hi, I have just put up a guide to debranding the Nokia N95. Thought this may be useful for some of you.
I'd backed them up to the Memory Card & onto PC Suite but neither will reinstall the calendar entries back on.
The way I solved it was whipped out my poor dear sad old N80, and with PC Suite, transferred the Calendar entries onto that then had to manually copy any note worthy reminders.
Inconvenient? YES!
And i've tried restoring it multiple times through PC Suite & by restoring backed up memory from SD Card.
Silly N95.
Other than that, nothing bad so far.
whatleydude
· 2 years ago
Ditto - but to get round it I sync'd my phone to outlook up.
Changed the product code, then flashed the N95...
THEN sync'd my phone to outlook down.
Sorted.
Marco
· 2 years ago
Hmm- I tried this with a US N95 and Nokia claims that there is no software update available- still the March version with broken WLAN support.
Andrew Burgin
· 2 years ago
Nokia blog gave you the codes for the N73 an no codes are available yet to put in the NSU Suite to try get the new firewall i tried using the Nokia europe webpage an tried download the new firewall but then said no software available for you mobile,all we need is the codes to help everyone get the new firewall hope we get the codes soon to solve this problem
Harold Mina
· 2 years ago
Hey there.
I just got my Nokia N95 upgraded to:
V 11.0.026 17-04-07 RM-159 Nokia N95 (13.01)
I'm lovin this new firmware because of some new add-ons to features. Mind you that I never had any problems with my N95 since the day I purchased it. The new firmware has fixed the "mars" effect on pictures and so much more. By the way, some people mentioned that they had downloaded a 113 MB firmware for N95 but for me, it's only 109 MB. What's up with that? But when I compare my N95 firmware version to others, mine got the "Nokia N95 (13.01)" and other people got only "Nokia N95 (01.01)" I guess mine has minor-advanced or should I say the latest out there. I can be wrong but this is what I get when I punch *#0000#. My N95 got faster response time than ever specially when I hit the multi-media key!
Harold Mina
· 2 years ago
One more thing, some of you guys actually selected N93 option to update your N95. I waited for the N95 option to be available. There is a Nokia N95 option already. I know most of you guys know this already so why not re-flash your gears and rock on! It's a 109 MB update for N95.
Lucas
· 2 years ago
Harold Mina,
Where are you from? I'm from Malaysia, and after i update my firmware, it came out as:
V 11.0.026 17-04-07 RM-159 Nokia N95 (12.01)
How come you got the number (13.01)?
bobby digital
· 2 years ago
iv had countless problems with my 95, its shut down on me at least 10 times, missing the audio during calls, and yesterday the crem de la crem, it would not send a txt for me, strange i thought so kept trying to re-send. now my phone can not do anything other than make a phone call, i cannot use the camera, calender, messages, nothing, it keeps giving me an error warning that i have used too much memory an need to free up some space but the thing is i only had 3 short videos saved on the handset itself, everything else is on my 2GB card, iv transferred the videos that were on my phone to the card and still no joy! even when i try opening gallery, its unable due to insufficient memory! and if i go into file manager an try to delete anything, again, not enough memory lol
Andrew Burgin
· 2 years ago
Got the code number to put in to upgrade to the new firewall its 0534841 an it works ok using the NSU Suite but still have trouble getting the new firewall downloaded to my mobile it just keeps saying software needs upgrading on the Nokia software downloader
foolmonty
· 2 years ago
Information-xclusive N95 V11.0.026 Changelog With Product Codes v 11.0.026:
-Telephony -Improvements to packet data establishment after changing to roaming
network -Improvements to number grouping -Improvements to missing calls and new message notifications -Audio routing improvements -Say callers name volume increased to match ringing tone volume -Call reliability improvements
- Exposure improved -Lens shading improved -Video sharpness and noise improved -Capture tone synchronized with capture moment -Browser -Improvements in images visibility in browser -General stability improvements for browser -Refreshing web page functionality improvements -ROP memory handling improvements -Browser out of memory improvements
- Messaging -Out of memory improvements -VOIP -Improvements to automatic redial
- WLAN stability improvements - Product name included for USB mass storage mode -Improvements to SD backup -Stability improvements to BT connectivity - Localization improvements -Screen saver default value changed from 5min to 1min -Chinese language typing improvements -Startup settings updated -USB stability improvements -General stability improvements -Multimedia menu stability improvements -Multimedia menu startup time improved - Maps stability improvements -Barcode reader icon changed __________________ 0534841 EURO1 - Sand 0534842 FRANCE 0534843 ALPS 0534844 EURO2 0534845 TURKEY 0534847 SCANDINAVIA 0534848 BALTIAN 0534849 RUSSIAN 0534850 UKRAINE 0534851 CIS, Bulgaria 0534852 EURO3 0534853 BALKANS 0534854 GREECE, CYPROS 0534857 ISRAEL 0536058 BELARUS/MOLDOVA 0534833 SINGAPORE
Operator Specific codes 0548170 - Orange UK 0548020 - Movistar (Spain?)
Language Packs EURO1: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese EURO2: English, French, German, Turkish, Dutch, Italian EURO3: English, Czech, Slovakian, German, Polish, Hungarian Scandinavia: English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish Baltic: English, German, Estonian, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian Russia: English, German, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian Balkans: English, German, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Greek Arabic: English, Arabic, French, Farsi, Urdu Hebrew: English, Hebrew, Arabian, Russian, Romanian, Spanish Africa: English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French AND FOR ASIAN USERS #0534832: Hong Kong #0536084: Hong Kong #0534830: Taiwan #0536083: Taiwan #0534833: Apac 1 #0536085: Apac 1 #0534834: Philippines #0534835: Australia #0534836: New Zeland #0534837: Indonesia #0536086: Philippines #0536087: Australia #0536088: New Zeland #0536089: Indonesia #0548298: India Apac 2 #0548299: India Apac 2 #0535053: Thailand #0536093: Thailand #0534839: Vietnam #0536091: Vietnam
Notice that some areas have 2 product codes? I don’t know what that means.(PROBABLY FOR MOCHA AND SAND COLOUR VERSION)
Amit
· 2 years ago
How did you guys update your phone via the NSU? I just downloaded it and installed and it detected my phone but said that there are no updates available as yet.
Is there way of manually getting a hold of the update?
Thanks
Harold Mina
· 2 years ago
Lucas,
I re-checked the newly installed firmware in my N95 and still it shows:
V 11.0.026 17-04-07 RM-159 Nokia N95 (13.01)
I guess it depends on our country? I'm in the Philippines and you are in Malaysia - we are both in asia! I guess Nokia has a little something-something for every country huh? Correct me guys if i'm wrong.
By the way, I noticed with this new firmware thast the multi-media menu can have a "start-up sound" enabled as well as sounds when you click on to select other icons. I'm just wondering, can we modify that sound? I have installed "Y Browser" - (a file explorer) but I haven't had any luck finding the multi-media menu sounds.
Anyone can help me on this? I got some cool sounds to replace them :)
Tinysafe
· 2 years ago
Hi, N95 friends,
I have a problem to update firmware from 10. version to 11. version. My phone is appeared different from other of my friends who use N95 when we type *#0000#:
V 10.0.0.18 15-03-07 RM0159 Nokia N95 (D1.01)
all my friends shown that:
V 10.0.0.18 15-03-07 RM0159 Nokia N95 (01.01)
and they can update but mine cannot. Can anybody knows that what is happening.
Thanks in advance
flum
· 2 years ago
Hey all,
I live in South Africa - i have the v10 firmware...
Many people seem to be able to update to v11... however, when i use NSU to try and update, it says no updates are available?!
So, is there any way to download the 109MB file and update myself??
Thanks
IsHaK
· 2 years ago
Tinysafe, i have the same thing. here is what I did:
1)back-up phone to memory card, 2)change your product code, 3)then update the phone, 4)then change your product code back to what it was, 5)and then restore from memory card
Or you can wait until an update is released for your particular product code.
this is the product code i used to update my phone (sand) uk 0534841
orange user
· 2 years ago
can i ask a stupid question...
I have an orange n95 if I download the... 0536062 EURO1 - Plum
Will this enable SIP on my phone?
Thanks
Tinysafe
· 2 years ago
Thank you very much IsHak, I have the Nokia Softwar updater but when I run the updater it tells that No firmware update for this phone etc...
Anyway, thanks again for your experiences.
Andrew Burgin
· 2 years ago
Can someone help me out please i put i n the NNsuite 0536065 an press write an the enable but every time i try to upgrade to the new firewall it just keeps saying new versions wants upgrading an never seem to get the new firewall sent to my mobile using the Nokia software updater an just wondreing is there a more easier way of getting the new firewall sent to my mobile thanks Andy
Andrew Burgin
· 2 years ago
Everyone can get there new firewall downloaded to there mobile of the official website i put in my O2 code 0548021 an it said get it an at last my firewall is upgrade without using the NSU suite an hope this helps everyone an also helps an stops the battery getting drained out so quick
Andrew Burgin
· 2 years ago
Everyone can get there new firewall downloaded to there mobile of the official website i put in my O2 code 0548021 an it said get it an at last my firewall is upgrade without using the NSU suite an hope this helps everyone an also helps an stops the battery getting drained out so quick my firewall is V..11.0.026,17-04-07,RM-159,Noia N95(66.01)
Nick
· 2 years ago
BB5 6630,6680,6681,n70,etc... SP UNLOCKER
2 sets of instructions.
1. Connect DKU-5 or normal COM cable to computer 2. Set proper COM cable (must be, between 1 and 9) 3. run `install.bat` 4. Open file c:/bb5_unlocker/logs/bb5_unlocker.cfg and write here proper COM port (1-9) 5. Run c:/bb5 unlocker/BB5logunlocker.exe 6. Click READ PHONE 7. Click MAKE LOG, log will be created 8. Enter codes to phone (in /psw/ dir), or 9. Click SP UNLOCK to enter codes via FBUS
******* CONNECTION ******
For this program you need Fbus cable like DK5, CA43 or similar connected to ports from COM1 to COM9. First unpack zip fiole and strat install.bat
In file "c:\bb5_unlocker\logs\bb5_unlocker.cfg" with any text editor change your COM port setings!
******* USING ********
Program can be started successfully only if is COM port in file "c:\bb5_unlocker\logs\bb5_unlocker.cfg" adjusted properly.
READ PHONE: *********** Reading info data from phone and making BACKUP file for that phone( Field 308,1).
IMPORTANT DO NOT delete or modify that file because can save your *** if something goes wrong.
WR BACKUP: *********** With that function can write backup file with Field 308,1 if exist in BACKUP folder.
MAKE LOG: ***********
Function for making log file . With that log file BB5_calc.exe calculating codes for unlock. Working with BB5 phones with RAP3G v.2.x (6630,6680,6681,6682,n70,n90). IMPORTANT phone must be without Sim card.
SP UNLOCK: *********** Making unlock with codes calculated by BB5_calc.exe.
SP UNLOCK PROCEDURE
Connect cable to PC and be shure com port is adjusted properly Start BB5logunlocker.exe Connect phone and switch on without Sim card. press button READ PHONE and wait until get the message DONE. If is everything correct you will see info from phone on screen. Pres button make log and wait until get mesage done. Log file is in folder LOGS. Start BB5_calc.exe to make for you PSW file in folder PSW Press button SP UNLOCK and unlock your phone.
That is all folks
If you got unlock codes from your provider and you used all yours 3 attempts to enter code via keypad then do the following: into dir "c:\bb5_unlocker\psw" create a file "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_BB5.psw" where is "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" enter your phones imei then in that created file enter in the files start "#pw bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb c#" where is "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb" enter your unlock code and where is "c" enter your logs level number (1-7). save the file and use "SP UNLOCK" function
peeps
· 2 years ago
Arghh...the static noise is still there!!
Chris
· 2 years ago
After I upgrade my firmware, I noticed the following problems.
1) Camera screen looks darker than before. The photos taken previously would appear darker on gallery.The photos look the same as before if you load them on PC but it's really hard to judge the quality of the photo on the phone screen.
2) Whenever I activate the previously paried bluetooth handsfree, the phone crashes but if I go to the phone and connect it to the handsfree, that would work. I then reset phone setting, then repair the two from scratch,it then would work.
Otherwise the phone seems to be more stable than before. Hopefully the next firmware will solve the problem. NOKIA PLEASE TAKE NOTE.
Anybvody has the same problems?
Ric21
· 2 years ago
I got the same problem as Kent. After the update it just keeps crashing and going to the Nokia screen. I foolishly didnt make a backup of my previous version :(. If anyone has managed to solve this problem, please let me know. Also if anyone has a backup of the previous firmware that you could send me, please let me know also :P
TotallyDisgusted
· 2 years ago
This is crazy...the UK operators shouldn't be able to do this so blatantly.
Where can we all shout loud enough to make a difference? The EFF?
Kent
· 2 years ago
@TorallyDisgusted
http://www.ofcom.org.uk - they are the telecommunications regulator in the UK with the power to reprimand and fine for non-competitive practices.
fery
· 2 years ago
n95 firmware update
Adi
· 2 years ago
Hi, I was wondering how to use the top media keys in N95 when playing games (would be cool to play horizontal mode) Let's give Nokia shout to implement it in new firmware
New firmware available now i used the official Nokia website a on check for software availabilty i put in the code 0534844 an it said get it an now its 12.0.013 an the phones alot faster not sure about the battery yet,Nokia N95 in Black also been shown on www.mobile-review.com an its got 8gb of internal memory,i will even get this one or buy the Black Fascia set an get it on my N95,Please Nokia stop releasing your mobiles in Silver as Black looks more elegant
Omar
· 2 years ago
Hmm, I heard that the 8GB N95 was only rumours?
Andy Burgin
· 2 years ago
No Pal its not a rumour theres a website were you can make pre-orders for the N95i also i have just bought a Black fascia set off Ebay an now my N95 look totally Brilliant an just want the Keypads in Black an the top an bottom parts that fit the top an bottom also in Black an it will look identical to the N95i,i just keep looking on Ebay an asking the sellers to make them an hope the make them soon
apple
· 2 years ago
I firmware show on my phone is v10.0.018 I tryed many time to update it said my firmware is up to date there is no update.
Can any one please help me.
Thanks
BlackAngel
· 2 years ago
Hi i have problem please share me flash files to nokia n95 12.0.0.14. Because my phone now is dead. My e-mail blackangel82@tlen.pl Thanks
Jacob
· 2 years ago
AnY oNE No The Codes To Unlock The N95 OF the t-mobile i need it cuz im going aboard .........HELP EmaiL IT TO ME IF SO .... Email Me FIrst Then Ill Pay But Im Looking iT tO bE FREE COST .. can the firmware unlock it ? .. NEED SOME ANSWERS!
I have nokia n95 after i changed the SIM card the Phone can be powered on for 2-3 seconds with a Nokia handshake logo appearing then go white then black. Please help me what can I do to fix my problem.
Trevor Ross
· 2 years ago
hey can anyone tell me if i can get rid of the vodafone software on my N95 8GB and if so how do i do it???
diLin
· 2 years ago
It's not a 21 valve engine but for all i know the new V21 Firmware update for the N95-1 is sure gonna rock..considering that Nokia is going to have to add lots of new stuff in the firmware like the Search, N-Gage and key press bug. But the problem is that the firmware pic has been dates as 10th October! How come no one's got it still remains a mystery...
There is a way to change the N95 product ID and then download the unbranded firmware. I have done this and im happy to share this with anyone who is interested?
Perry
· 2 years ago
hi i got a n95 but i cba to get a sim card can u load stuff onto the core system without having a sim card because i wont light saber :P
Phil
· 2 years ago
Hi, I have an unlocked vodaphone n95 and it is on version 11.0.026 or whatever and i wondered if i could use the updated v20 or 21 firmware on it? when i go onto the updater it just says i have the upto date version but i know that version 20 or 21 is out so how can this be the latest? please contact me with any ideas or information many thanks djsp01@gmail.com
Jason John
· 1 year ago
I was wondering if the software update is the same for phones made in china. I remember reading somewhere N95 that are made in china cannot be updated. If it is possible to update the above mentioned phone are there any performance difference from the previous version??? please do let me know your thoughts n comments on this at jays.john@gmail.com
All Comments
This could mean that Nokia Software update has some new firmware on the way and I'll finally be able to flash my phone thereby getting rid of the criminally cripple Vodafone crap - I bought this phone in part for voip and voip I shall have. I am still furious at the arrogance of the Voda bastards though - they won't be getting another contract from me, and I'll be encouraging others to the the same.
Kent
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/5168_O...
If you've bought a VOIP phone in Britain and the network operator crippled the VOIP, the UK Trading Standards people want you to complain through this government website:
http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/
If a phone is advertised as VOIP-compatible but the retailer (in this case the network operator) removes the VOIP, that's quite probably in breach of trading standards laws because you're not getting what was advertised.
I've just rung Vodafone for the second time to ensure that a formal complaint has been registered.
I'll also do the consumer direct thing as well as lodge a formal complaint with OfCom (which should be easy coz I work there).
Kent
I can't believe how phone networks get away with this, not just the crippling but the locking as well.
Imagine if your ISP said you could only use a computer locked to their network, you'd dump them and get a different provider. The government and/or EU would also probably be very interested in the anti-competition issues involved.
Hopefully the EU (which has just cracked down on roaming charges) will get round to banning phone locking and crippling at some point.
And what if that same ISP locked you into an 18 month contract at £50 pcm in order to allow them to discount said computer.
Don't get this all wrong, these phone companies don't really discount the phones at all. They just give you a short term loan in exchange for your business. Ultimately, I still pay for the phone one way or another - it doesn't matter that it says 'Whizzbank talk 57 - contract payment' on the bill, it is still just a loan payment on the phone.
The only other place I found that could do it wanted to charge me £35 and hold onto my phone for 24 hours... they can stick that.
Do be mindful that the King Mobile guy told me he didn't yet have the piece of kit he needed to recover from a bad flash (he's done 2 now - mine and another guys) and won't have it for another couple of weeks. If the flash fails for some reason, you'll have a bricked phone for a couple of weeks while you wait for the kit to come through.
Now I have VOIP and it is working like a charm! I use voiptalk and followed the instructions here http://www.voiptalk.org/products/nokia-e61-voip...
Enjoy :D
You say that you got your N95 unlocked. I wasn't aware that anyone (other than the networks at the moment) could unlock a BB5 phone ?
Certainly if these guys can do it (and interestingly their website still says they can't unlock BB5 phones at the moment) then it is progress :)
BTW - have you tried Truphone ? I've been using it for months now (previously on my N80) and the free calls are very attractive !!
Cheers
Joe!
I'll have a look at Truphone.
As for unlocking, I am not sure how he did it - may have been through a friend in the right job. As I said above, I gave him my IMEI as soon as I got it (although he wasn't sure if he'd be able to get the code at the time).
If you want to do it, give him a call - he'd probably do it over the phone as well with a paypal payment or something.
Cheers,
Kent.
Whilst I am at it, I just had a quick look into Truphone, and I still prefer Voiptalk.org - the prices are pretty much the same and my reasons for preferring them are as follows:
1) They have a feature called SMS callback. When you are out of Wifi range, you can text the number you want to call to them. They then call your mobile, call the other party and connect the other party and join the two calls. You pay for 2 phone calls simultaneously (to your mobile and to the 3rd party number). For international calls whilst on the hop I've not seen a better solution.
2) They have a feature called 3-call. For quite a while now, I've never had a phone plugged into the BT line. I have an incoming number through them (0207, £2 a month) that I've given out as our home number. 3 call rings up to 3 SIP id's simultaneously for one incoming number. The upshot of all this is, the 2 home phones (one is a PSTN line plugged into the back of my ISP supplied router which happens to do SIP, the other is a Snom ethernet phone I bought before I had the new router) stay plugged in all the time and whenever anybody rings the 0207 number, the SIP ID of the router and the SIP ID of the Ethernet phone are both called - I've had this set up for a while and even the most technically obtuse don't have any problems with it.
With the addition of my N95, I have a 3rd ID on 3 call that will also ring. This means, when someone calls my 'home' number (assuming I am in Wifi range anywhere in the world) both the home phones and my mobile phone ring. Further, with the caller ID set up, people see me as ringing from my home phone no matter where I am in the world - handy if you want to sneak off to somewhere exotic for a few weeks without telling work :)
That got a bit wordier than planned - any questions, drop in a comment.
Cheers,
Kent.
Quite annoyed as well because this was the main reason I got it, after spending months emailing Nokia to put SIP on my N91 - BOOOOOOO Nokia ;]
Anyway I searched on the net and found this interesting thread at whatmobile
http://www.whatmobile.net/forumvb/showthread.ph...
I actually read through the thread and it seems the thread starter and a couple of other people are all for SIP being on the n95, but at the same time, Vodafone and Orange have come out in force to shut the guy down.
So lets bolster that thread and show we are annoyed with our networks for taking SIP away from us.
As krisse said it just not on !!
Top man, although I went first time without booking and thought I was in the wrong place when I first arrived....anyone else who has been there will know what I mean ;-)
Can't wait to get the full functionality out of my n95, damn you yodafone!!!
reply directly to this email address
gabanna@hotmail.co.uk
;)
I also get a bit of weird randomness with SIP. The phone hung after I'd recieved an SMS whilst on a SIP call.
There are also the occasional reboot and 1 hang whilst nothing in particular seems to be going on. I am overstating the problems - I've been pushing it as much as I can.... still, Nokia obviously have skipped a bit of QA on this bad boy hoping to make it up with firmware releases I guess.
Does anyone know what happened to IM client (the IMPS compliant one) that was included in N80? I can't find it under any menue on my N95
Matt
http://gadgeek.blogspot.com/
Note - Some operator variants will not have updates available just yet.
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM159
Nokia N95 (01.01)
Just so it is clear the steps are:
1) Go to the Nokia Software Update website - http://europe.nokia.com/A4176089
2) Pick a phone from the list (I picked the N93)
3) Blah blah blah - download software, follow instructions
I have no idea what the changelog for this release is - if anyone has any information, I'd appreciate it.
I need to test, but one thing that has been annoying me is recieving an SMS whilst making a SIP call causes a crash - hoping that is fixed....
I was playing K-Rally (well worth buying from idreams.pl btw) and it just switched to the Nokia logo suddenly then powered down. A call may have come through, but nothing came up on the screen...
www.pcsprinting.co.uk/blog
Cheers.
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM159
Nokia N95 (01.01)
BUT!!!
All my Calendar entries were gone!
I'd backed them up to the Memory Card & onto PC Suite
but neither will reinstall the calendar entries back on.
The way I solved it was whipped out my poor dear sad old N80, and with PC Suite, transferred the Calendar entries onto that then had to manually copy any note worthy reminders.
Inconvenient?
YES!
And i've tried restoring it multiple times through PC Suite & by restoring backed up memory from SD Card.
Silly N95.
Other than that, nothing bad so far.
Changed the product code, then flashed the N95...
THEN sync'd my phone to outlook down.
Sorted.
I just got my Nokia N95 upgraded to:
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)
I'm lovin this new firmware because of some new add-ons to features. Mind you that I never had any problems with my N95 since the day I purchased it. The new firmware has fixed the "mars" effect on pictures and so much more. By the way, some people mentioned that they had downloaded a 113 MB firmware for N95 but for me, it's only 109 MB. What's up with that? But when I compare my N95 firmware version to others, mine got the "Nokia N95 (13.01)" and other people got only "Nokia N95 (01.01)" I guess mine has minor-advanced or should I say the latest out there. I can be wrong but this is what I get when I punch *#0000#. My N95 got faster response time than ever specially when I hit the multi-media key!
Where are you from? I'm from Malaysia, and after i update my firmware, it came out as:
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (12.01)
How come you got the number (13.01)?
even when i try opening gallery, its unable due to insufficient memory! and if i go into file manager an try to delete anything, again, not enough memory lol
v 11.0.026:
-Telephony
-Improvements to packet data establishment after changing to roaming
network
-Improvements to number grouping
-Improvements to missing calls and new message notifications
-Audio routing improvements
-Say callers name volume increased to match ringing tone volume
-Call reliability improvements
-SIM / U-SAT
-SIM certificates supported
-SIM card registration improvements
-Camera
-Video recording starts faster
-Video stabilization improvements
- Exposure improved
-Lens shading improved
-Video sharpness and noise improved
-Capture tone synchronized with capture moment
-Browser
-Improvements in images visibility in browser
-General stability improvements for browser
-Refreshing web page functionality improvements
-ROP memory handling improvements
-Browser out of memory improvements
-
Messaging
-Out of memory improvements
-VOIP
-Improvements to automatic redial
- WLAN stability improvements
- Product name included for USB mass storage mode
-Improvements to SD backup
-Stability improvements to BT connectivity
- Localization improvements
-Screen saver default value changed from 5min to 1min
-Chinese language typing improvements
-Startup settings updated
-USB stability improvements
-General stability improvements
-Multimedia menu stability improvements
-Multimedia menu startup time improved
- Maps stability improvements
-Barcode reader icon changed
__________________ 0534841 EURO1 - Sand
0534842 FRANCE
0534843 ALPS
0534844 EURO2
0534845 TURKEY
0534847 SCANDINAVIA
0534848 BALTIAN
0534849 RUSSIAN
0534850 UKRAINE
0534851 CIS, Bulgaria
0534852 EURO3
0534853 BALKANS
0534854 GREECE, CYPROS
0534857 ISRAEL
0536058 BELARUS/MOLDOVA
0534833 SINGAPORE
0536062 EURO1 - Plum
0536063 FRANCE
0536064 ALPS
0536065 EURO2
0536066 TURKEY
0536068 SCANDINAVIA
0536069 BALTIAN
0536070 RUSSIAN
0536071 UKRAINE
0536072 CIS, Bulgaria
0536073 BELARUS/MOLDOVA
0536074 EURO3
0536075 BALKANS
0536076 GREECE, CYPROS
0536079 ISRAEL
Operator Specific codes
0548170 - Orange UK
0548020 - Movistar (Spain?)
Language Packs
EURO1: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
EURO2: English, French, German, Turkish, Dutch, Italian
EURO3: English, Czech, Slovakian, German, Polish, Hungarian
Scandinavia: English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish
Baltic: English, German, Estonian, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Russia: English, German, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian
Balkans: English, German, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Greek
Arabic: English, Arabic, French, Farsi, Urdu
Hebrew: English, Hebrew, Arabian, Russian, Romanian, Spanish
Africa: English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French AND FOR ASIAN USERS #0534832: Hong Kong
#0536084: Hong Kong
#0534830: Taiwan
#0536083: Taiwan
#0534833: Apac 1
#0536085: Apac 1
#0534834: Philippines
#0534835: Australia
#0534836: New Zeland
#0534837: Indonesia
#0536086: Philippines
#0536087: Australia
#0536088: New Zeland
#0536089: Indonesia
#0548298: India Apac 2
#0548299: India Apac 2
#0535053: Thailand
#0536093: Thailand
#0534839: Vietnam
#0536091: Vietnam
Notice that some areas have 2 product codes? I don’t know what that means.(PROBABLY FOR MOCHA AND SAND COLOUR VERSION)
Is there way of manually getting a hold of the update?
Thanks
I re-checked the newly installed firmware in my N95 and still it shows:
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)
I guess it depends on our country? I'm in the Philippines and you are in Malaysia - we are both in asia! I guess Nokia has a little something-something for every country huh? Correct me guys if i'm wrong.
By the way, I noticed with this new firmware thast the multi-media menu can have a "start-up sound" enabled as well as sounds when you click on to select other icons. I'm just wondering, can we modify that sound? I have installed "Y Browser" - (a file explorer) but I haven't had any luck finding the multi-media menu sounds.
Anyone can help me on this? I got some cool sounds to replace them :)
I have a problem to update firmware from 10. version to 11. version. My phone is appeared different from other of my friends who use N95 when we type *#0000#:
V 10.0.0.18
15-03-07
RM0159
Nokia N95 (D1.01)
all my friends shown that:
V 10.0.0.18
15-03-07
RM0159
Nokia N95 (01.01)
and they can update but mine cannot. Can anybody knows that what is happening.
Thanks in advance
I live in South Africa - i have the v10 firmware...
Many people seem to be able to update to v11... however, when i use NSU to try and update, it says no updates are available?!
So, is there any way to download the 109MB file and update myself??
Thanks
1)back-up phone to memory card,
2)change your product code,
3)then update the phone,
4)then change your product code back to what it was,
5)and then restore from memory card
Or you can wait until an update is released for your particular product code.
this is the product code i used to update my phone (sand) uk 0534841
I have an orange n95 if I download the...
0536062 EURO1 - Plum
Will this enable SIP on my phone?
Thanks
Anyway, thanks again for your experiences.
2 sets of instructions.
1. Connect DKU-5 or normal COM cable to computer
2. Set proper COM cable (must be, between 1 and 9)
3. run `install.bat`
4. Open file c:/bb5_unlocker/logs/bb5_unlocker.cfg and write here proper COM port (1-9)
5. Run c:/bb5 unlocker/BB5logunlocker.exe
6. Click READ PHONE
7. Click MAKE LOG, log will be created
8. Enter codes to phone (in /psw/ dir), or
9. Click SP UNLOCK to enter codes via FBUS
******* CONNECTION ******
For this program you need Fbus cable like DK5, CA43 or similar connected to ports from COM1 to COM9.
First unpack zip fiole and strat install.bat
In file "c:\bb5_unlocker\logs\bb5_unlocker.cfg" with any text editor change your COM port setings!
******* USING ********
Program can be started successfully only if is COM port in file "c:\bb5_unlocker\logs\bb5_unlocker.cfg" adjusted properly.
READ PHONE:
***********
Reading info data from phone and making BACKUP file for that phone( Field 308,1).
IMPORTANT DO NOT delete or modify that file because can save your *** if something goes wrong.
WR BACKUP:
***********
With that function can write backup file with Field 308,1 if exist in BACKUP folder.
MAKE LOG:
***********
Function for making log file . With that log file BB5_calc.exe calculating codes for unlock.
Working with BB5 phones with RAP3G v.2.x (6630,6680,6681,6682,n70,n90).
IMPORTANT phone must be without Sim card.
SP UNLOCK:
***********
Making unlock with codes calculated by BB5_calc.exe.
SP UNLOCK PROCEDURE
Connect cable to PC and be shure com port is adjusted properly
Start BB5logunlocker.exe
Connect phone and switch on without Sim card.
press button READ PHONE and wait until get the message DONE.
If is everything correct you will see info from phone on screen.
Pres button make log and wait until get mesage done.
Log file is in folder LOGS.
Start BB5_calc.exe to make for you PSW file in folder PSW
Press button SP UNLOCK and unlock your phone.
That is all folks
If you got unlock codes from your provider and you used all yours 3 attempts
to enter code via keypad then do the following:
into dir "c:\bb5_unlocker\psw" create a file "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_BB5.psw" where is "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" enter your phones imei
then in that created file enter in the files start "#pw bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb c#" where is "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
enter your unlock code and where is "c" enter your logs level number (1-7).
save the file and use "SP UNLOCK" function
1) Camera screen looks darker than before. The photos taken previously would appear darker on gallery.The photos look the same as before if you load them on PC but it's really hard to judge the quality of the photo on the phone screen.
2) Whenever I activate the previously paried bluetooth handsfree, the phone crashes but if I go to the phone and connect it to the handsfree, that would work. I then reset phone setting, then repair the two from scratch,it then would work.
Otherwise the phone seems to be more stable than before. Hopefully the next firmware will solve the problem. NOKIA PLEASE TAKE NOTE.
Anybvody has the same problems?
Where can we all shout loud enough to make a difference? The EFF?
http://www.ofcom.org.uk - they are the telecommunications regulator in the UK with the power to reprimand and fine for non-competitive practices.
I was wondering how to use the top media keys in N95 when playing games (would be cool to play horizontal mode) Let's give Nokia shout to implement it in new firmware
nokia n95
Can any one please help me.
Thanks
Thanks
But the problem is that the firmware pic has been dates as 10th October! How come no one's got it still remains a mystery...
Regards,
DiLiN Anand - http://s603rd.blogspot.com/2007/11/v21-for-our-...
If it is possible to update the above mentioned phone are there any performance difference from the previous version???
please do let me know your thoughts n comments on this at jays.john@gmail.com