6185 Browser Upgrade
Brian Flanagan
the software SPCS/Nokia sent to them. The PRL works fine but whatever
software gets installed is corrupting data on the phone.
Has anyone from the NYC/LI area tried to upgrade yet?
Brian
Mark Pallo
have to go into your local SPCS store?
-Thanks
-mp
LaMar Communications
SPCS stor today. had PRL up date and software...no browser tho..not that I
wanted it but here is the new PRL and software version:
PRL 237
V431SB3a2
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Trent McMurray
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We offer accessories for Sprint PCS Phones and more!!!
Customer's comments...
"Wireless batteries - competitively priced"
"Equal or better than OEM products"
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tlphipps
in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, and nobody has it. Some stores
weren't even sure it existed.
Maybe Wndrgrl could shed some light on this???....She seems to
know a lot about the D/FW area.
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Ut Chau
in San Jose, CA and the one of the guy said that there was something
wrong with the software and to wait another 2 weeks. Not sure if he
didn't want to upgrae because it was so busy, or if it was the truth
Anyone else hae any problem? thanks
Brian Flanagan
computers for the (failed) upgrade. The PRL can probally be done over *2
"Mark Pallo" <mpa...@rhinopit.com> wrote in message
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Sprint Skeptic
upgrade, and is much more complicated than a PRL (preferred roaming list)
ugrade which is simple and can be done over the air.
-SS
BHARAT
i did mine few days ago ..and it's working like a charm ..already put
up 45 minutes on it ...it's just way too good to be true ..never knew
i lived all this time without internet on the fone ...very informative
and easy to use as well ..go for it ..weather u need the browser or
not ..worth checking it out ..
Jack
Thanks
Jack
WndrGrl
> in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, and nobody has it. Some stores
> weren't even sure it existed.
I use the store on Hulen in Fort Worth. On my last 6185 I tried to upgrade from
the May to the July 99 firmware revision. They told me they were having
"licencing problems" with Nokia and weren't allowed to do the upgrade.
I stood there and watched him try it four times. It was operator malfunction.
I never went back.
A couple weeks later I lost my 6185 and I haven't replaced it. I swapped back
to my old CM-D600 and later to a 2700 I got as a freebie.
God I miss my 6185, but I can't afford another one, now that I'm a) without a
job and b) without the employee discount.
tlphipps
you have no idea who might have the update AND a working
machine to do the update with.
brokenmachine
15-20 minutes. It works fine.
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Bill Radio
W-G,
And did you pay the $29.99 Activation Fee to swap back to your old CM-D600,
and then another to switch to the 2700?
--BillRadio in Colorado
--www.mountainaudio.com/wireless
WndrGrl <wnd...@spamsucks.hotmail.nospam> wrote in message
WndrGrl
>and then another to switch to the 2700?
No, because PCS employee accounts are not subject to activation fees.
My fiancee is still a SPCS employee, so when I terminated we moved my
phone over to fiancee's account to take advantage of the employee
discounts available, one of which was the lack of activation fees.
Thus, although I'm not an employee anymore, I do still retain certain
employee benefits by virtue of my handset being on that account. (The
REAL bummer, though, is that I can't have the Employee Plan -- 1240
minutes for $20. So I picked $50/500 business, because at the time it
included FIMF.)
WndrGrl
====================
I am not a Sprint PCS employee.
Thank god.
Dave Markson
public doesn't really care about FIMF. Sure seems like they do. You
do. I do. It's not a lot of minutes (maybe 30-60 for me, and most of
those are 10 second hanging up on telemarketers-I forward my
landline), but I "perceive" it as a big deal. And it's that kind of
thing that builds customer loyalty. But you can't touch it, feel it or
measure it. So I guess it's not important. Is getting rid of really
going to save Sprint a lot of bucks? Sprint is slowing getting rid of
any advantage it has over other wireless services. Next thing you know
"traveling" will be back.
<snip>
ok
news:kvFZ4.27131
: FIMF was originally offered because of the fear of the customer being
: charged for telemarketing & wrong dialed calls. What with the price of
plans
: these days, FIMF is not that important for most folks. ....
Not really the case Bob. You are citing the P.R., but not the actual
industry strategy with FIMF
FIMF was a conditioning agent to move U.S. customers from the 80% outgoing
vs. 20% incoming ratio that dominated US mobile usage since its inception.
Not incidentally, incoming is more profitable for the mobile provider
companies.
You are now used to giving out your number and readily taking calls, (caller
id has contributed to this as well as fimf)and average usage is now 35-40%
incoming.
This was rarely the case for mobile users a few years ago.
With users now trained, the rational for fimf is decreasing from the
perspective of the providers.
US providers, led most vocally by Sprint , are calling for implementation of
calling party pays, which should increase profitability and usage.
The absence of fimf will make CPP more palatable to the consumers, who at
the moment, are generally against such a scheme.
Bob Smith
"ok" <gen...@provider.com> wrote in message
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: Bob Smith <rsmith7...@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
: news:kvFZ4.27131
: : FIMF was originally offered because of the fear of the customer being
: : charged for telemarketing & wrong dialed calls. What with the price of
: plans
: : these days, FIMF is not that important for most folks. ....
:
: Not really the case Bob. You are citing the P.R., but not the actual
: industry strategy with FIMF
Oh ... I don't know about that as this strategy hasn't been pursued much
recentl, If you notice though as I followed up to show how it was important
to yours truly. For those folks who don't know any difference in current and
prior plans though, it doesn't make that much difference to the new users.
:
<snipped>
: US providers, led most vocally by Sprint , are calling for implementation
of
: calling party pays, which should increase profitability and usage.
You know, I haven't heard much on this in recent days. I disagree with it
though, for reasons stated numerous times.
:
: The absence of fimf will make CPP more palatable to the consumers, who at
: the moment, are generally against such a scheme.
Sure, but what about those consumer customers who don't want their family,
friends and customers burdened with charges on their bills on calls made to
cell phones ...?
Bob
ok
: : US providers, led most vocally by Sprint , are calling for
implementation
: of
: : calling party pays, which should increase profitability and usage.
:
: You know, I haven't heard much on this in recent days. I disagree with it
: though, for reasons stated numerous times.
Hey I don;t want to see it either. But it takes the beneifts to the
providers of FIMF and cubes them.
: : The absence of fimf will make CPP more palatable to the consumers, who
at
: : the moment, are generally against such a scheme.
:
: Sure, but what about those consumer customers who don't want their family,
: friends and customers burdened with charges on their bills on calls made
to
: cell phones ?
Again, I am not in any way arguing for CPP. I am just noting its
relationship to FIMF in the effects produced.