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Moto E815 Firmware Flash
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| Speechfixer 2006-02-09, 11:48 pm |
| Tech Rep just verified the newest Verizon Moto E815 firmware flash to be
version 8720_01.1E.00. Previous version was 8720_01.17.03. Does anybody
know the changes in this newest version? Tech didn' know.
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| TeddeLI 2006-02-09, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:18:49 GMT, "Speechfixer" <jt@net.com> wrote:
>Tech Rep just verified the newest Verizon Moto E815 firmware flash to be
>version 8720_01.1E.00. Previous version was 8720_01.17.03. Does anybody
>know the changes in this newest version? Tech didn' know.
>
Unless you have some issues with your phone I would not upgrade the
firmware. The odds of doing harm to the phone are much greater than
doing good.
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| Isaiah Beard 2006-02-10, 5:48 pm |
| Speechfixer wrote:
> Tech Rep just verified the newest Verizon Moto E815 firmware flash to be
> version 8720_01.1E.00. Previous version was 8720_01.17.03. Does anybody
> know the changes in this newest version? Tech didn' know.
From what I've been told:
- Improved camera performance
- BugFix: Alarm clock previously didn't work. This update fixes it.
- Disables ##DIALUP phone-as-modem capability and sets up the phone so
that tethering must be provisioned by VZW customer service (upon signup
of the $60 per month BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess plan).
The third "fix" is (for SOME people) an important change in the phone's
behavior, so bear that in mind depndingon what your connectivity habits are.
--
E-mail fudged to thwart spammers.
Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply.
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| I have updated my e815 to the new 1E.00 firmware and recommend it STRONGLY
to anyone with this phone. A few points....
1. The widely reported "echo when on speakerphone" problem is totally solved
on my phone. I had tried all the other workarounds and fixes (lower volume,
reset phone, avoid voice dialing) without success.
2. Contrary to other reports, tethering to a computer using 1X is still very
much alive. True, EVDO tethering is no longer possible, but Verizon has been
taking drastic measures against EVDO users, so this change is actually a
benefit. The ##DIALUP command no longer works, but that's because the e815
is already in data mode by default. To tether using 1X you must disable EVDO
mode and alter your dialup configuration on the computer. See HowardForums
for specific details.
3. The vibrate mode is now much stronger and the alarm now works as
advertised.
4. There is a huge improvement in camera image sharpness and reduced
artifacts, particularly in indoor photos. Motorola actually reduced the
color depth captured from 280K to 136K. This is because the sensor could not
capture 280K, resulting in excessive interpolation and artifacts.
There are many other improvements in this version of the firmware, so a trip
to your Verizon store is advised.
Bart
"Isaiah Beard" < sacredpoet@sacredpoe
t.com> wrote in message
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> Speechfixer wrote:
>
>
> From what I've been told:
>
> - Improved camera performance
>
> - BugFix: Alarm clock previously didn't work. This update fixes it.
>
> - Disables ##DIALUP phone-as-modem capability and sets up the phone so
> that tethering must be provisioned by VZW customer service (upon signup of
> the $60 per month BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess plan).
>
> The third "fix" is (for SOME people) an important change in the phone's
> behavior, so bear that in mind depndingon what your connectivity habits
> are.
>
> --
> E-mail fudged to thwart spammers.
> Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply.
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| vuser 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| In article <z-Gdnd2XAoU3mnPeRVn-sA@comcast.com>
"Bart" <Bart7@isp.com> wrote:
So it looks like the new updates might be worth it. I've never done a
flash update. Are there instructions on how somewhere?
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| kevin weaver 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| "vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message
news:0OA0TSR638759. 7018865741@twistycre
ek.com...
> In article <z-Gdnd2XAoU3mnPeRVn-sA@comcast.com>
> "Bart" <Bart7@isp.com> wrote:
>
> So it looks like the new updates might be worth it. I've never done a
> flash update. Are there instructions on how somewhere?
>
>
You cant do it yourself. You have to take the phone into a verizon store to
have the tech do it.
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| vuser 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| In article <4MtHf.288$wh1.145@fe02.lga>
"kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote:
Thanks Kevin. And what do we find the going price for our neighborhood V-
tech to do this might be?
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| Richard Ness 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| Wrong!!! Sorry....
Lots of folks do it themselves.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=826366
You may have to do some reading on Hofo and get the right software,
but there are many of us that certainly have done it - at our desk at home.
"kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote in message news:4MtHf.288$wh1.145@fe02.lga...
> "vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message news:0OA0TSR638759. 7018865741@twistycre
ek.com...
>
> You cant do it yourself. You have to take the phone into a verizon store to have the tech do it.
>
>
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| kevin weaver 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| "Richard Ness" <richard.no@damnspam.nessnet.com> wrote in message
news:3Ladnb2petr_53P
enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@co
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> Wrong!!! Sorry....
>
> Lots of folks do it themselves.
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=826366
>
> You may have to do some reading on Hofo and get the right software,
> but there are many of us that certainly have done it - at our desk at
> home.
>
>
> "kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote in message
> news:4MtHf.288$wh1.145@fe02.lga...
>
OK, wrong. But why would he want to take a chance on screwing up his phone
if the flash got messed up during the flash ? He can take it to the verizon
store and they will do it for FREE! Why take a chance ?
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| kevin weaver 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| "vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message
news:Q1E3SBMT38759. 7856944444@twistycre
ek.com...
> In article <4MtHf.288$wh1.145@fe02.lga>
> "kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks Kevin. And what do we find the going price for our neighborhood V-
> tech to do this might be?
>
>
It's free.
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| kevin weaver 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| "Richard Ness" <richard.no@damnspam.nessnet.com> wrote in message
news:3Ladnb2petr_53P
enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@co
mcast.com...
> Wrong!!! Sorry....
>
> Lots of folks do it themselves.
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=826366
>
> You may have to do some reading on Hofo and get the right software,
> but there are many of us that certainly have done it - at our desk at
> home.
>
>
> "kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote in message
> news:4MtHf.288$wh1.145@fe02.lga...
>
>
I just went and checked that link. The file is "Untested" Why not have the
tech do it and not worry if its been done right or wrong.
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| vuser 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| In article <CfvHf.503$rV6.387@fe04.lga>
"kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote:
OMG. Didn't know the word existed in Verizonspeak. Thanks again. I'm
going to take advantage......before the policy changes. ;-)
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| vuser 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| In article <%gvHf.510$rV6.128@fe04.lga>
"kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote:
Thanks to Richard for the response and with the correct software massaged
just right, a user can do it. I'm not far from the local V-store so I
will let them do it and hopefully eliminate the possibility of getting
something hosed up.
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| Richard Ness 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| Some just want to have more than VZW will 'allow'.
Or should I say what the phone was supposed to do.
Seem edits, etc give back most of what VZW took away,
when they got greedy and lobotomized Bluetooth, etc.
I have full DUN, OBEX, etc, etc which you will NOT get if you
have them do it.
"vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message news:MT0VJGI738759. 8582986111@twistycre
ek.com...
> In article <%gvHf.510$rV6.128@fe04.lga>
> "kevin weaver" < kevinweaver1@charter
.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks to Richard for the response and with the correct software massaged
> just right, a user can do it. I'm not far from the local V-store so I
> will let them do it and hopefully eliminate the possibility of getting
> something hosed up.
>
>
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| rring 2006-02-11, 11:48 pm |
| On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:47:10 -0800, "Richard Ness"
<richard.no@damnspam.nessnet.com> wrote:
>Some just want to have more than VZW will 'allow'.
>Or should I say what the phone was supposed to do.
>
>Seem edits, etc give back most of what VZW took away,
>when they got greedy and lobotomized Bluetooth, etc.
>
>I have full DUN, OBEX, etc, etc which you will NOT get if you
>have them do it.
>
>
Just some info, whether you do the flash yourself or have VZW do it
for you, the new firmware disables the phones DUN. So if you depend on
DUN I would think twice about getting this upgrade.
>
>
>"vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message news:MT0VJGI738759. 8582986111@twistycre
ek.com...
>
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| CellGuy 2006-02-12, 5:48 pm |
| On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:43:20 -0800, kevin weaver wrote:
> "vuser" <anon@comments.header> wrote in message
> news:0OA0TSR638759. 7018865741@twistycre
ek.com...
>
> You cant do it yourself. You have to take the phone into a verizon store to
> have the tech do it.
Not true. I and countless others have flashed my own 815 with the new
firmware. Lots of info on the internet on how to do this.
Google is your friend.
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| CellGuy 2006-02-12, 5:48 pm |
| On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:24:11 -0800, kevin weaver wrote:
> OK, wrong. But why would he want to take a chance on screwing up his phone
> if the flash got messed up during the flash ? He can take it to the verizon
> store and they will do it for FREE! Why take a chance ?
The 815 uses a boot loader. If the flash fails you can boot the phone into
boot load mode manually with a few keypad pushes and then re-flash.
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| CellGuy 2006-02-12, 5:48 pm |
| On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:56:59 -0500, rring wrote:
> Just some info, whether you do the flash yourself or have VZW do it
> for you, the new firmware disables the phones DUN. So if you depend on
> DUN I would think twice about getting this upgrade.
Nope. It just disables the EVDO DUN. The 1X DUN still works.
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| CharlesH 2006-02-12, 11:48 pm |
| CellGuy wrote:
> Not true. I and countless others have flashed my own 815 with the new
> firmware. Lots of info on the internet on how to do this.
I know that lots of people, do their own flashing, but if you are
flashing it with the standard VZW software, why not just let VZW do it,
and have them sort it out if the flash process goes bad or introduces
flakeyness (which sometimes happens)? Either way, seem edits are lost
with the flash, and have to be redone. Flashing is a lot more risky than
seem edits.
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| joel@exc.com 2006-02-13, 5:48 pm |
| I went into a VZW store today to have my 815 flashed. I learned two
things:
1. It takes at least an hour.
2. They think that sometimes flashing the phone erases all the user
information.
-Joel
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| AximGuy 2006-02-13, 11:48 pm |
| On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:43:26 GMT, CharlesH wrote:
> CellGuy wrote:
>
> I know that lots of people, do their own flashing, but if you are
> flashing it with the standard VZW software, why not just let VZW do it,
> and have them sort it out if the flash process goes bad or introduces
> flakeyness (which sometimes happens)? Either way, seem edits are lost
> with the flash, and have to be redone. Flashing is a lot more risky than
> seem edits.
First - it's faster than running to the store and waiting...and
waiting...and waiting...
Second - not all VZW stores have the equipment or ability to flash firmware.
You have to hunt around.
Third - you learn by doing!
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| rring 2006-02-13, 11:48 pm |
| On 13 Feb 2006 09:51:14 -0800, joel@exc.com wrote:
>I went into a VZW store today to have my 815 flashed. I learned two
>things:
>
>1. It takes at least an hour.
>
>2. They think that sometimes flashing the phone erases all the user
>information.
>
>-Joel
You gave a reason why people that are capable of flashing the phone
themselves do.
When a tech says he "thinks" that "sometimes" . . . is a sign to run
away.
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| zwerl1@yahoo.com 2006-02-14, 5:48 pm |
| Can anyone tell me if the phonebook is erased by the flashing - if it
is done at a Verizon store?
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| J Collins 2006-02-14, 5:48 pm |
| The phonebook is not erased. I had to re-customize my "loud detail" for all
ring settings, as well as my wallpaper, the way the contacts were viewed,
and the contrast/brightness, but I believe that is all I had to re-do after
the flash. Shortcuts and phonebook were not affected by the flash. Also
the passwords go back to default (not voicemail, just the "security codes").
<zwerl1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if the phonebook is erased by the flashing - if it
> is done at a Verizon store?
>
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| CellGuy 2006-02-14, 5:48 pm |
| On 14 Feb 2006 02:38:05 -0800, zwerl1@yahoo.com wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if the phonebook is erased by the flashing - if it
> is done at a Verizon store?
No, whether done by VZW or yourself. Your pics and ringtones stay as well.
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| Dennis Brothers 2006-02-14, 11:48 pm |
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"CellGuy" < cellguy@seemessagebo
dy.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:56:59 -0500, rring wrote:
>
>
> Nope. It just disables the EVDO DUN. The 1X DUN still works.
Not completely true. With the older firmware, my Nokia 770 connects through
the E815 (locked at 1X) with no problems. With the new firmware (also
locked to 1X), it begins to connect then throws an authentication failure.
I've not been able to find any combination of settings on the Nokia that
allow it to work (the Nokia has fewer "tweakable" settings than a PC has).
I've flashed my E815 back to the original firmware - DUN with the Nokia is
the reason I upgraded to the E815 in the first place.
- DB
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| CellGuy 2006-02-15, 5:48 pm |
| On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:06:18 -0500, Dennis Brothers wrote:
> "CellGuy" < cellguy@seemessagebo
dy.com> wrote in message
> news:1gdhpf9m9xjbd$.1dzsb4xnp2ses.dlg@40tude.net...
>
> Not completely true. With the older firmware, my Nokia 770 connects through
> the E815 (locked at 1X) with no problems. With the new firmware (also
> locked to 1X), it begins to connect then throws an authentication failure.
> I've not been able to find any combination of settings on the Nokia that
> allow it to work (the Nokia has fewer "tweakable" settings than a PC has).
>
> I've flashed my E815 back to the original firmware - DUN with the Nokia is
> the reason I upgraded to the E815 in the first place.
>
> - DB
Try setting the dialup authentication on the Nokia to PAP only, if you can.
This worked for me and others.
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| S.F. dude 2006-02-23, 11:48 pm |
| I waited a 10 days to get my new E815 phone when I ordered it on-line
figured it would at least have the new software, I was wrong.
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:18:49 GMT, "Speechfixer" <jt@net.com> wrote:
>Unless you have some issues with your phone I would not upgrade the
>firmware. The odds of doing harm to the phone are much greater than
>doing good.
--
South Florida Dude
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| BrandonCoop 2006-02-24, 5:48 pm |
| Do you know of any good sites that explain how to re-enable EVDO modem
functions that I had prior to this new firmware? I can't find any sites
that explain it for the newest frimware. Any help would be appreciated!
Brandon
Isaiah Beard wrote:
> Speechfixer wrote:
>
>
> From what I've been told:
>
> - Improved camera performance
>
> - BugFix: Alarm clock previously didn't work. This update fixes it.
>
> - Disables ##DIALUP phone-as-modem capability and sets up the phone so
> that tethering must be provisioned by VZW customer service (upon signup
> of the $60 per month BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess plan).
>
> The third "fix" is (for SOME people) an important change in the phone's
> behavior, so bear that in mind depndingon what your connectivity habits are.
>
> --
> E-mail fudged to thwart spammers.
> Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply.
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| Richard Ness 2006-02-24, 5:48 pm |
| My understanding is that it's being blocked at the authentication.
You can connect, but you can't authenticate, so it's not on the phone.
It's VZW blocking it at the switch.
"BrandonCoop" <brandoncoop@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1140802378.135883.147430@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
> Do you know of any good sites that explain how to re-enable EVDO modem
> functions that I had prior to this new firmware? I can't find any sites
> that explain it for the newest frimware. Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Brandon
>
>
> Isaiah Beard wrote:
>
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| CellGuy 2006-02-25, 5:48 pm |
| On 24 Feb 2006 09:32:58 -0800, BrandonCoop wrote:
> Do you know of any good sites that explain how to re-enable EVDO modem
> functions that I had prior to this new firmware? I can't find any sites
> that explain it for the newest frimware. Any help would be appreciated!
howardforums.com
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