I'm so angry, stupid Nokia Software Updater.

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Ok,so many tried and used phoenix taking big risks of bricking there phone.
We have been asking for Nokia to come with a firmware updater.
And when they finally do it, what do we get? NOTHING, absolutely NOHING!

1)First of all you would think with all the time it took them to bring it out, they would have done their homework. But no, it still very risky business and you could end up with a very expensive paperweight. I still see way to many people bricking there phone with NSU.

2)Using the software is also a nightmare, for alot of people it doesn't even start up. And when it does, it has to go through that stupid update checker. You would think an update adds a few improvements, but what we actually see is a 16mb download....yes it fully re-downloads itself. What about putting the latest version online Nokia?
And when you finally want to get the firmware let's make the users wait, another 70+mb download. If it fails you get to start the program all over again (asuming that by now you didn't brick your phone).
You would think that the 70+mb download would be cached right? Nope, if you restart the program....lets let them download the entire firmware again.

For me this is just totally inacceptable, so many riscs to fix some bugs. I really love the NSERIES, but this entire updating thing is hell to me.
And if you brick your phone, let's play another fun game of "find the Nokia Centre that is located 100.000 of miles away".

I reallllyyyy want to update right now.....but I have that nasty thought about what happened to my N80.

Your thoughts and comments are welcome.
 
No problems here either; it "just worked" the first time. You are killing the program in the middle of downloading, and then wondering why you're having problems?
 
No, not an interruption of the program.
But if it fails it gives you the option to try again or cancel.
And if you cancel the program will be shut down.
 
I did try again, but the screen goes blank, than it restarts and stays there.
What could I be doing wrong?
It's in PC SUITE mode and General is activated.
In the FAQ they says "Yes. When the update starts, PC Suite shows the phone as disconnected."
So does pc suite need to be open?
 
I did try...but it keeps failing and each and everytime I have to download that 77mb firmware.

You would think that it stores it somewhere for future use, untill a new one comes out.

Btw should the phone be closed or open during upgrade?.
 
Ok, to update...after trying 5 times and downloading the 70mb 5 times it finally worked.
I closed logitech setpoint (for my bluetooth dinovo set) and it worked. Takes a long time and veryyyyyyyy scary.
But why doesn't Nokia just cache the firmware on the drive if it fails?
A person with dial-up will go crazy having to download the thing over and over and over agin.
 
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