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Cingular Nokia 9300 firmware upgrade
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Posted by: rolexel

Anyone know how I can get the 6.27 firmware onto this phone? I got a cingular nokia 9300, but its of 6.03 firmware. The 6.27 firmware has support to show a "new email" icon on the top screen and also do notification sounds on this. Very useful in my case. So, really looking into getting this feature!

Posted by: gregh2000

i tried hooking my 9300 up to the nokia software updater software and it isn't supported. it would be nice to have the new firmware on it.

Posted by: aktopshooter

FYI: I am not too sure if its true however I called iunlock and spoke to the rep on hand who said the firmware can be updated by them regardless if it's cingular branded or not. I believe they charge only 30 dollars to update the firmware. You can also have the phone unlocked as well for a couple bucks more. You send the phone out and they have a guranteed same day turn around apon receiving the phone of course. I am really thinking about sending mine in. Those features would deffently be icing on my cake. Here is a link:

http://iunlock.com/shop/product_inf...products_id=348

If anyone else has tried this please give me feedback on it. On the site there is only one person who has replied to this operation. I also wonder if it would even really matter (cingular or not) since they do unlock phones as well. I am really leaning towards taking the gamble and will report via review if I do.

Here is a list of the goods:

New features
* Support for new memory chip (old chip came to end of life cycle)
* MMS new setting: deny sending of delivery report
* Messaging centre: smallest zoom level show 4 lines
* Browser: ability to edit bookmark before saving
* Support for new 64MB flash
* Browser: Cursor settings in settings dialog
* E-mail: Qwerty shortcut to read/unread
* E-mail: Hide headers in mailviewer
* E-mail: Option to define port number to email server
* E-mail: Unread email indicator on cover UI for Smartner email
* E-mail: Faster opening of SMS, Email Viewer
* E-mail: Remove omnibus POP/IMAP connection-status icon from Messaging Centre main view
* User notification should be triggered by all BIO messages
* Alert tone for received new emails
* Remove option to send to modified attendees from calendar UI
* Allow a way to activate device lock without providing password
* Emergency number under long press of 9-key in idle (customizable feature in variant)

Messaging
* Email stops flowing fixes (GPRS connection in roaming case)
* Adding name, number or word in message editor in cover UI updates the character counter
* Extracting email address from sms fixed
* SMS text clearing from cover UI when message sent
* MMS message sending with RMF sound supported
* Opening of email attachment which is email (.msg)
* Several MMS interoperability improvements
* Connection handling when IMAP inbox is handled at the same time with PC
* Meeting handling with BlackBerry

Browser
* New browser engine release including a lot of browser fixes
* Certain web pages do not open (customer case, certification handling improved)
* Navigation to next link by using tab key added
* Default folder for downloaded content wasn’t working,fixed

Bluetooth
* BT stabilization and interoperability with enhancements improved

Telephony
* Unable to answer phone call fixed
* Call log handling improved
* Separated volume levels for cover phone and speakerphone (adjusting one does not change other volume level)
* Manual network search correction after reboot Simultaneous SMS sending and phone call handling correction

MMC
* Improvements in contacts copy from MMC
* Memory card support up to 2GB
* Possibility to format locked MMC

Java
* Improvements in Java application memory handling
* File saving performance to MMC improved

Profiles
* Correct profile is now activated when changing to user profiles added when another user profile was active
* User-created profile can now be deleted if another user-defined profile is active when profile is created

Diverses
* Crash while attempting GPRS connection in a network without GPRS roaming agreement/missing GPRS functionality
* IBM WEA and RDATE corrections
* Improvements in backup restore to full memory
* Field highlighting support for calendar application
* System locked error notification correction when contacts application used
* Text “opening” added when application opening is ongoing (applies to multiple applications/occasions)
* Voice mailbox number writing to 3G SIM card fixed
* Animated GIF opening on PDA side fixed
* File receiving from Nokia 6270 fixed (by using Infrared)
* Showing images in powerpoint improved
* JAD file recognizing in downloading
* Search by using birthdate removed from contacts
* Several time zone related fixes
* Device mgmt changes
* HSCSD data transfer correction
* World clock and time zone handling updated
* Video/Music playing improvements
* Calendar data corrections when synchronizing
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Posted by: manchuia

iunlock is VERY reputable, and I know a lot of people have used them on this forum. I know the 9500 got a new firmware, so I believe them when they say that they have a 9300 firmware. This will unbrand the phone (removing all cingular specific elements), and unlocking just means you can use any sim card.

Man, that's a lot of updates but I wonder what this means:

* Support for new memory chip (old chip came to end of life cycle)

Does that mean you can use a different type of memory in the device? I know that MMC and SD are close enough in size to be related, but I didn't think they were that swapable.

Posted by: aktopshooter

Thats good to hear that they have good history w/ trust. I can only imagine that they were hitting on the fact that they have improved the memory were it can now accept higher memory capacity cards. The mmc card drive in the phone it self can not support the sd format. They would have to upgrade it inorder for this to be possible. However I am happy about iunlock having the firmware b/c my phone is cingular branded and I lack all of these features as of now however. Thirty dollars isnt bad at all for that huge list

. I just have to figure a time frame of when I will be willing to send the phone off. I will miss that battery life( its the best).

Posted by: 1audio

When you upgraded you mentioned that you lost the BB Connect. Have you tied to reinstall it? I'm using an unlocked 9300 w/ T-Mobiles BB service ($25/ mo unlimited) and I want to upgrade it but I would like to know if the BB Connect lient can be reinstalled. And which version.

Posted by: cbreze

I was not able to reinstall bbc after my f/w upgrade.From the nokia business site I installed bbc on my e70-2 no problem.Didn't like the way it operated so I removed it. Nokia app installer wouldn't recognize my 9300.Maybe Iunlock could do it when they install the f/w.I also didn't notice all those listed changes but I never use my devices to the max anyway, probably why I have so few problems with them. I think the upgrade was worth it tho, just for the increased browser speed alone....my .02

Posted by: cbreze

Edit: There are other email options out there. When i did have bbc on the 9300, pre upgrade I found it constantly alerting me all the time in meetings and places I preferred to keep a low profile. With no vibe feature it was a tad embarrassing at times. I use yahoo mail plus service and now I have my mail delivered to my devices with 2 key presses. I actually have come to like this method better. I'm using a tytn now tho. My 9300 is temporarily shelved next to my e70-2. I like variety....cheers........

Posted by: Eric5273

Keep in mind you will lose the OZ IM program if you upgrade to a non branded firmware.

Posted by: cbreze

Edit update: Was wondering if anyone has had luck re-installing bbc after the 6.27 upgrade. I still can`t get pc suite to recognize my phone. I use it with t-mo and it is unlocked. I had bbc working perfectly with old f/w. It`s not a huge deal but anybody sending to iunlock for upgade might want to ask if they can somehow do it for you.
I feel like I`m missing some real simple detail that I`ve overlooked re: pc suite or the install. Oh well, I can still pull emails with 2 button pushes.

Posted by: manchuia

how is the device with the firmware upgrade, btw? Peppier?

Posted by: cbreze

Quote:

Originally Posted by manchuia

how is the device with the firmware upgrade, btw? Peppier?

Yes, the browser is quite a bit quicker. If it`s a sacrifice between the bbc tho I`d rather pass probably. That would be my advice. If you do it with iunlock you might ask them if they know a way to re-install bbc. I can`t get pc suite to recognize my 9300 with the new f/w, so I can`t sync or anything either.I really like the s60 operating system of my e70, and to have that in the 9300 device`s form would be a slick device I think. I may go for the e90 and shelve/sell this baby later. Save your $$ for E90!

Posted by: aktopshooter

is it possible to perform a register like action inorder to memic the internet browser on the updated firmware? Myself as stated before do not wish to lose the sync function. However after experiencing the Treo 750 speed My nokia sits in the drawer. If I could get a little more speed out of it, it would deffently see more sunlight lol. Just a thought; I know its an old unit however I love the format until I can afford the e90

Posted by: bcrdukes

Nice phone!