[sarcastor]

100% AGREE!!!

[micklord]

I agree.

[wilczek]

i agree

[pohoda]

I agree.

[sijk]

I agree

[ryanismo]

as consumeRs, we have the RiGht to know =)

[delta90h]

yes!!! I will wote for it

[mediacept]

I agree.

[pradipudhaya]

I agree!

[mattm591]

I agree

[markog]

Firstly, I totally agree with the petition requests.
Secondly, I'd like to say couple of things.
Seems to me that Nokia doesn't want us to know what's in each firmware release because they probably have contracts with their dealers in every country whereby dealers can charge installing firmware and repairing screwed-up phones. If that is so (and I'm not sure it is), it's only natural that they're keeping this information about firmwares to themselves. They're only protecting their interests. However, it's also totally crazy for Nokia to offer us Software Updates online if they're denying us information about what exactly we're getting with each firmware. But maybe that's also linked with my previous presumption about contracts with local dealers...

Just my 2c.

Marko

P.S. I bought my Nokia N73 because I wanted some kind of successor to Nokia 3660. I thought that I'd be able to browse my Japanese-English dictionary (if nothing else). I was sooo wrong. I'd only like to know why shouldn't we (as customers) be able to choose language packs? I need it for educational purposes, not to resell the phone to the Japanese! I'm pretty sure that Nokia could release language packs if they only wanted to do so. But no, it's easier to keep us in the dark. I shelled out my hard earned money for the phone and I got what? Balkans language pack?! I don't need it AT ALL. Not only that. Does Nokia offer ANY mobile phone in my region that supports Japanese script display? Don't think so. Please prove me wrong.

Message Edited by markog on 10-Jun-200704:42 PM

[doezel]

I agree, and sampah03:

[quote]I suspect that Nokia does not want to post the changelog because many of the changes (some were published so I know this) are bugfixes, not a new feature. Publishing the changelog may give an impression that Nokia products are buggy![/quote]

Off course there are (minor) bugs in the firmwares. Such an extensive functionality can hardly be without. It also no secret that firmware updates solve issues and probably add some extra functionality.

[waynester]

yes!! i agree!!!
bring the changelog now Nokia!!!

[ddguy]

I fully agree and I am signing this petition too

[nk6300]

Yes I totally agree and sign

[sampah03]

Few days ago I posted a link to a changelog, it is removed by the moderator.

He/she says that the changelog is internal info that may not be distributed.

[viper]

good idea

[patc]

Sorry - haven't got the willpower to wade through the previous 9,000 posts so this point may already have been made ..

It would be interesting to know what a new firmware version was supposed to deliver when deciding whether or not to install it, however I'm not sure how important that really is: the latest N80 firmware f'rinstance looks like a no-brainer (standard to IE upgrade) however, it actually introduced a whole heap of bugs.

These bugs would not have appeared on a change log, of course so I would have installed this latest version even if I'd seen the changelog. In fact, Voda's incompetence saved me as they're 2 or 3 version behind which means I'm still on an older - and very stable - version.

What would probably be more useful would be to have NSU support a downgrade to the previous firmware if the latest one doesn't work out.

[karym6]

i think another issue here to be aware of is this: as we know there are a lot of resellers of Nokia products like Vodafone who use their own firmware.

Whilst Nokia could easily publish a list of firmware changes it is making to the generic stuff, it would be unable to publish firmware info from others, like Vodafone and Orange.

If they chose to go ahead and publish their firmware changes it could cause confusion with the customers - a Vodafone customer could read a Nokia changelog and go ahead with an upgrade based on this. Once it completes and the user sees that he/she didnt get what he/she expected they will be upset.

As Vodafone dont seem to have a board like this, where do you think that person will go to complain? Probably here.

Sorry to use Vodafone as an example all the way through there, but they were stuck in my mind for some reason. I think one very useful thing Nokia could do is have a system that lets you know when there is an update available - by sms or email etc.

But for me, the regular contents of a changelog (of which I have seen many) would make no sense to the majority of users as so many obscure things are mentioned in them.

Oh, another thing that could be quite intersting is this; a wish list for firmware update inclusions. Some sort of poll where people could vote for what features/fixes they would like in future revisions.

Cheers
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K

[sid2109]

I agree too......for heaven's sake...are you even listening to us?