Nokia 8310 Hard Reset

Is there a way i can reset the phone back so that it completely wipes
everything on it so it's back as if i've just loaded the firmware on it?

Also is there a site i can download the latest firmware for my phone?
Ideally i'd like to update it which i can pay $45 to do, but the phone is
only worth $100 so i don't see it really being worth it. I have the nokia
data cable, so if i can do it myself then i will... i like to think i'm
pretty cluey about this sort of thing

Thanks in advance for any help
Andrew

"GiJO" <newsgroups@THEOBVIOUSmutestyle.com> wrote in message
newsVW3d.38548$D7.20765@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Is there a way i can reset the phone back so that it completely wipes
> everything on it so it's back as if i've just loaded the firmware on it?
>
> Also is there a site i can download the latest firmware for my phone?
> Ideally i'd like to update it which i can pay $45 to do, but the phone
> is
> only worth $100 so i don't see it really being worth it. I have the
> nokia
> data cable, so if i can do it myself then i will... i like to think i'm
> pretty cluey about this sort of thing

You can't update firmware with a data cable. To do the job properly
requires equipment worth more than the phone, which is not cost effective
unless you plan on doing it for a living..! Pay the charge, or if the
phone is actually working and doesn't *need* an update, leave it alone..!

Ivor

hmmm... i thought that might be the case. Every 4-6 months for some reason
my phone wipes all the numbers and call registers. I have them backed up on
my PC most of the time but it ****s me still. I have 2001 firmware on the
phone, and thought that maybe an upgrade would fix the problem. It's not
really worth the $45, as the phone is only worth $120... although it would
be a handy phone as a spare. Got me thinking now - I'll hunt around to see
if there are better prices.

--
Thanks
Andrew



Ivor Jones wrote:
> "GiJO" <newsgroups@THEOBVIOUSmutestyle.com> wrote in message
> newsVW3d.38548$D7.20765@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Is there a way i can reset the phone back so that it completely wipes
>> everything on it so it's back as if i've just loaded the firmware on
>> it?
>>
>> Also is there a site i can download the latest firmware for my phone?
>> Ideally i'd like to update it which i can pay $45 to do, but the
>> phone is
>> only worth $100 so i don't see it really being worth it. I have the
>> nokia
>> data cable, so if i can do it myself then i will... i like to think
>> i'm pretty cluey about this sort of thing
>
> You can't update firmware with a data cable. To do the job properly
> requires equipment worth more than the phone, which is not cost
> effective unless you plan on doing it for a living..! Pay the charge,
> or if the phone is actually working and doesn't *need* an update,
> leave it alone..!
>
> Ivor