[posichiche]

So is this update worth going for??

From other posts it seems that it's very unstable. On the other hand Nokia recommends that we upgrade. We're confused !!

Will it make our phones crash? What shall we do !?? Anybody from Nokia want to shed some light here ?!?

[darkmage]

I would wait till the next (40.xxx) update and give 31.0.101 a miss. After updating my 5800 to 31.0.101 my phone is now slower than a snail !!!!

[waveboy2u]

i updated my 5800 to v31.0.101 ...and it was faster than v20....who knows if v40 will appear

[jrrsteve]

After waiting ages for the upgrade (UK red), I am pleased with it. Speed seems to have improved although the GPS connect to satellite is still taking up to five minutes. Overall I have had no problems with 31.0.101.

[posichiche]

Thanks for the help, everyone.

I'd appreciate if someone from the Nokia support team gives more info on the subject. Will Nokia support/replace/refund a handset that has crashed or has become unstable due to the software update that they offer and recommend ?

Thanks again,

Poischiche

[grschinon]

I would wait for a further update and skip V30 and V31 if I were you.

There are several clock-related bugs in V30/31 that are extremely annoying.

1) The alarm goes off at the wrong time, anything between 1 and 5 minutes after it's supposed to go off.

2) Timed profiles to not expire at the right time. They do so late with the same delay as the alarm.

3) Scheduled backups don't happen at all.

[patruns]

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grschinon wrote:
I would wait for a further update and skip V30 and V31 if I were you.

There are several clock-related bugs in V30/31 that are extremely annoying.

1) The alarm goes off at the wrong time, anything between 1 and 5 minutes after it's supposed to go off.

2) Timed profiles to not expire at the right time. They do so late with the same delay as the alarm.

3) Scheduled backups don't happen at all.

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grschinon, I do not use any of those features. The v31 update recently became available for NAM phones. Should I bother? I just want a little better performance out of the phone.

[grschinon]

If those features are of no use to you then it probably is a good idea to update. The phone is a bit more stable than with V21. I do, however, advise you to do a full backup (minus the phone's settings) and soft-reset the phone after you've updated.

[patruns]

grschinon,

Why did you say "minus the phone's settings"? I usually backup and restore them as well after an update so I don't have to reset anything again if the update changes them to default settings. In fact, I usually do a full restore of everything after an update to be safe. It takes much longer, but I am a patient man..............

[grschinon]

Because it's differences in the layout of the settings between firmware versions that create problems such as instability and some features (such as setting up default numbers in the contacts) not working.

While it takes longer to set the phone up again initially, in the long run you waste far less time by doing so than by carrying problems over in the backed up settings.

[patruns]

Good point!  Thanks!

[ronlizpatsimon]

Although it is easy to do a backup onto the 5800 or from it to your PC; there is always the possibility of either the backup settings becoming corupted or not being suitable for use following a firmware upgrade.  The safest way - but very time consuming - is to make a written record of all the important settings.

[althing]

Garminx XT and Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 cannot lock on to Satellites.

Takes ages with teh Acquiring Satelittes statment.

1) Disable Network Positioning

2) Restart phone three times while standing in same location, each time only after Satellite Locked Successfuly ( had to wait a full 10 mionutes under the hot sun while locking one time)

3) Rebooted phone once

Now, I seem to be able to lock Satellites at my home within 1 minute, but still take ages if I'm at another location. Sigh.

[DualFever]

I wouldn't update if i had the choice now, my phone was going pretty slow as it was, so i took nokias advice and upgraded to the latest firmware (for improved performance). I waited for the update to fully complete it said it may take upto 15 minutes, it finished before that time.

I rang someone after, then my phone went off and now when i try to turn it on it just vibrates for half a second like its going to come on, but "nothing at all happens" . no screen, no key lights...Ive tried holding down red + green and camera to reset it. Yet nothing helps, taking out sim, memory card, and battery.

:'/

[ezzykoko]

after i updated, the only problem i have is my data (at&T) connection is always active, even after i disconnect it from connection mgr in settings after a min it becomes active again...

pls any1 know how to help me put this connection off.

thanks 

[ezzykoko]

nevermind guys... it was an app that was requiring connection, i put it off already.

[hgohel]

So why don't you tell us which app it was?  Recently I had this issue with Nokia Mail (the app with the pink @ sign) - i uninstalled it to stop 3G data usage.

[veasnalong]

mine got v31.2.101 so far so good no glitch as of yet.

[MonkeyJon]

Can you help with my 5800. It has got firmware version 21.0.025 (RM-356) it will not up date because it say it is all ready up to date. I have updated iton throught the phone and my PC.

I seam to have a lot worry with my 5800 as it will not turn on with the memory card in I have put a new one and still it will not turn on. On the home screan the kep pad will not come up or the contacts.

[grschinon]

The reason your phone cannot be updated is almost certainly because you got it from an operator, which means that it has operator branded firmware installed on it. This, in turn, means that you won't be able to update it until your operator sees fit to approve the update. See here for more details: http://linux.sgms-centre.com/nokiafaq/branded-phones/

The problems you're encountering could well be solved with a reset.

Download and install the latest version of OVI Suite, connect your phone to your computer with the provided USB cable and back up your phone's contents but not the settings.

Next, reset the phone. Since you can't use the keypad you'll have to perform a hard reset rather than a soft reset.

1) Switch the phone off.
2) Press and hold the red, green and camera buttons.
3) With these 3 buttons held down, switch the phone on and hold them down.
4) Keep holding them down until you're presented with the screen asking you what region you're in.

The process is a little tricky and you might have to go about it several times before you get it.

Once the phone has been reset, you can restore the backup you made previously.

You'll have to redo your settings and possibly re-install any applications and themes you've installed, but your messages, contacts and calenar entries will be intact.