R520M @ expansys - Latest firmware?

Can anyone who has purchased an r520m from expansys tell me whether
they have the latest firmware? I am thinking of purchasing one as a
2nd phone and just need a few things clearing up first.

TIA,

Chris

P.S. Whats the general opinion of this phone? good points, bad points.
Cheers guys.

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Why don't you call Expansys?

"eggster2k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Can anyone who has purchased an r520m from expansys tell me whether
> they have the latest firmware? I am thinking of purchasing one as a
> 2nd phone and just need a few things clearing up first.
>

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:03:32 -0000, "Andrew Scott"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Why don't you call Expansys?
>

i've emailed expansys, but thought I'd ask on here too - may prob get
a reply quicker!

The one I bought from them (Expansys) is R2. So, no, it's NOT the
latest firmware. Upgrade to latest is recommended but shouldn't cost
very much. I believe, warranty covers firmware upgrade, might worth a
check on this one.

Phone is good, good reception, good feature. To me, it got everything
a phone NEED to have. GPRS, IrDA, Bluetooth, PDA features, Outlook
sync., etc... Basically almost everything apart from colour screen and
polyphonic ringtone.

Hope that helps.


On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:44:50 +0000, eggster2k
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Can anyone who has purchased an r520m from expansys tell me whether
>they have the latest firmware? I am thinking of purchasing one as a
>2nd phone and just need a few things clearing up first.
>
>TIA,
>
>Chris
>
>P.S. Whats the general opinion of this phone? good points, bad points.
>Cheers guys.

Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] disait...

> Can anyone who has purchased an r520m from expansys tell me whether
> they have the latest firmware?

No, they don't, they've got R2K while latest is R4A008.

> P.S. Whats the general opinion of this phone? good points, bad points.
> Cheers guys.

Best gsm phone ever made. Everything except color screen and polyphonic
tones... and the best radio capabilities with an IAT-10 optionnal
antenna (except R250s).

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Christophe
--
Couverture GSM Oléron 2003
http://chantoine3.free.fr

thanks guys for the info. it sounds like a real beast!! I think I may
purchase one!

thanks again,

Chris

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:51:50 +1300, V <[email protected]> wrote:

>The one I bought from them (Expansys) is R2. So, no, it's NOT the
>latest firmware. Upgrade to latest is recommended but shouldn't cost
>very much. I believe, warranty covers firmware upgrade, might worth a
>check on this one.
>

When did you purchase yours from expansys? Have you had yours
upgraded, if so was it free under warranty?

Thanks,

Chris

just been reading some reviews, all good so far! but have a few
questions, does it have these features - ?

ability to trigger the speaker phone function, when you pull the phone
away from your face, via sensor detection

and

function which will let you make the alarm "snooze" by waving your
hand over the phone (proximity switch).

or are these not in the UK/EU version?

Thanks all,

Chris

Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] disait...
>
> ability to trigger the speaker phone function, when you pull the phone
> away from your face, via sensor detection

No, but you can re-activate it with two clics (option - 1)

> and
>
> function which will let you make the alarm "snooze" by waving your
> hand over the phone (proximity switch).

yes.

> or are these not in the UK/EU version?

Sorry, don't know, but there's no reason why they would not be there
(sorry for my approximative english)

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Christophe
--
Couverture GSM Oléron 2003
http://chantoine3.free.fr

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:36:12 +0100, C Antoine
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] disait...
>>
>> ability to trigger the speaker phone function, when you pull the phone
>> away from your face, via sensor detection
>
>No, but you can re-activate it with two clics (option - 1)
>
>> and
>>
>> function which will let you make the alarm "snooze" by waving your
>> hand over the phone (proximity switch).
>
>yes.
>
>> or are these not in the UK/EU version?
>
>Sorry, don't know, but there's no reason why they would not be there
>(sorry for my approximative english)
>
>--
>Christophe

hi, thanks for all your help, much appreciated. I have just managed to
download a british english r520m manual and just checked what features
are what. the alarm clock 'motion snooze', as its called in the manual
looks a very nifty feature!

Chris

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:36:12 +0100, C Antoine
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] disait...
>>
>> ability to trigger the speaker phone function, when you pull the phone
>> away from your face, via sensor detection
>
>No, but you can re-activate it with two clics (option - 1)
>
>> and
>>
>> function which will let you make the alarm "snooze" by waving your
>> hand over the phone (proximity switch).
>
>yes.
>
>> or are these not in the UK/EU version?
>
>Sorry, don't know, but there's no reason why they would not be there
>(sorry for my approximative english)
>
>--
>Christophe

one last thing if you don't mind - what are the ringtones like? is
there a nice selection and not just standard ring ring tones!

Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] disait...

> one last thing if you don't mind - what are the ringtones like? is
> there a nice selection and not just standard ring ring tones!

You've got old E/// ringtones (3xx, 6xx series), and 5 (?) custom
ringtones (you can find some dozens over the net), but no polyphonic
ones ;-)

--
Christophe
--
Couverture GSM Oléron 2003
http://chantoine3.free.fr

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:03:35 +0100, C Antoine
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Dans l'article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] disait...
>
>> one last thing if you don't mind - what are the ringtones like? is
>> there a nice selection and not just standard ring ring tones!
>
>You've got old E/// ringtones (3xx, 6xx series), and 5 (?) custom
>ringtones (you can find some dozens over the net), but no polyphonic
>ones ;-)
>
>--
>Christophe

cheers mate for all your help!

I believe the upgrade is covered under warranty in the country of
purchase. But unfortunately, I am not in UK (where expansys is based),
I didn't got that upgrade for free.

I purchased the phone about 6 weeks ago. (Believe to be the same log
that Expansys still have 500+ of)

Thanks...


On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:02:02 +0000, eggster2k
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:51:50 +1300, V <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>The one I bought from them (Expansys) is R2. So, no, it's NOT the
>>latest firmware. Upgrade to latest is recommended but shouldn't cost
>>very much. I believe, warranty covers firmware upgrade, might worth a
>>check on this one.
>>
>
>When did you purchase yours from expansys? Have you had yours
>upgraded, if so was it free under warranty?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 01:45:49 +1300, V <[email protected]> wrote:

>I believe the upgrade is covered under warranty in the country of
>purchase. But unfortunately, I am not in UK (where expansys is based),
>I didn't got that upgrade for free.
>
>I purchased the phone about 6 weeks ago. (Believe to be the same log
>that Expansys still have 500+ of)


Thanks for the info. I've just received an email back from expansys
and they say the phone will have 1 years manufacturers warranty so
hopefully if its an older firmware version I can get it upgraded for
free at a service centre near me.

Chris