Anyone on Orange flashed a 6680 yet?

How did it go?

Paul

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"Paul Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> How did it go?

We've tested it.

The problem is that there is no third party solution that officially
supports the 6680 yet, and the phone itself is a complete pain to resurrect
if anything goes wrong.

I'd be inclined to give it a few weeks and see if Twister, JAF or similar
bring an update out that supports the 6680 (officially rather than beta).

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But if I took it to an authorised nokia dealer and talked them into
doing it, there should be any problems though right?

"Paul Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> But if I took it to an authorised nokia dealer and talked them into
> doing it, there should be any problems though right?

There shouldn't be, but you do face a couple of hurdles.

1. Most service centres will refuse to do it outright as it would breach
their contract with Nokia.
2. If you find one willing to do it, they may not be able to do it as Nokia
are introducing software and hardware that automatically chooses the correct
MCU, PPM and CNT packs for the handset without any user intervention.

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sorry to be dense, but what do you mean in point no2? please could you
re-write it in laymans terms?

"Paul Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> sorry to be dense, but what do you mean in point no2? please could you
> re-write it in laymans terms?

I mean that the equipment they use (that's provided by Nokia) will not allow
them to flash uncustomised firmware onto the phone.

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Thanks - However what if I had bought the £400 6680 independant of a
network, and for some reason needed it flashed? Wouldn't that be a
legit reason for uncustomised firmware?

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>Thanks - However what if I had bought the £400 6680 independant of a
>network, and for some reason needed it flashed? Wouldn't that be a
>legit reason for uncustomised firmware?

If you'd bought a standard phone, they would install standard firmware. The
flashing equipment used can read from the phone which firmware should be
installed and choose the correct files accordingly.

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yup - the place i went to said pretty much the same as you! I am
pretty fed up now!

"Paul Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> yup - the place i went to said pretty much the same as you! I am
> pretty fed up now!

I thought as much.

Don't get too disheartened though. Many of the box manufacturers are
currently testing 6680 flashing, so it shouldn't be too long until we (and
others) will be able to decustomise it for you.

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"Brian Morrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Richard Colton wrote:
>> "Paul Turner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>>>yup - the place i went to said pretty much the same as you! I am
>>>pretty fed up now!
>>
>>
>> I thought as much.
>>
>> Don't get too disheartened though. Many of the box manufacturers are
>> currently testing 6680 flashing, so it shouldn't be too long until we
>> (and others) will be able to decustomise it for you.
>>
>
> Oh good, but of course what does "too long" actually mean

Well........ We can do it now, but the software isn't ready for release yet
(I think you know the reasons why Brian ;-)). Until flashing them is a bit
more stable, it's not something we'd particularly want to take on.

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"Brian Morrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Richard Colton wrote:
>
>>>Oh good, but of course what does "too long" actually mean
>>
>>
>> Well........ We can do it now, but the software isn't ready for release
>> yet (I think you know the reasons why Brian ;-)). Until flashing them
>> is a bit more stable, it's not something we'd particularly want to take
>> on.
>>
>
> OK, I assume this is all tied up with add-on hardware.

Pretty much.

> But interesting to hear about the software. I'm pleased that it's coming
> along.

That's not what worries me. It's the direction that JAF seems to be
travelling in that could end up causing problems for people.

>> Well........ We can do it now, but the software isn't ready for release
>> yet (I think you know the reasons why Brian ;-)). Until flashing them
>> is a bit more stable, it's not something we'd particularly want to take
>> on.

sounds promising definitley. Does that mean that Nokia won't release
the official firmware of what? feel free to email me if you would
prefer.

"Brian Morrison" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Richard Colton wrote:
>
>>>But interesting to hear about the software. I'm pleased that it's coming
>>>along.
>>
>>
>> That's not what worries me. It's the direction that JAF seems to be
>> travelling in that could end up causing problems for people.
>
> How so?
>
> I've not noticed that myself, but then I don't pay too much attention to
> other solutions at present.
>
> Care to elaborate....

Mail me (I've lost your addy).

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