IIRC they said free if within warranty
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IIRC they said free if within warranty
LFC
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X2This whole thing is leaving a real bad taste in my mouth
Wifes SGS is MTN (XFM) still no update WTF
SteveO
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so just got off the phone with samsh*t, they say monday 21st, only available from service centres. No charge if its under warranty.
Ok so if ive got an XFM phone which i presume is MTN but now im using a vodacom sim card, who do i take it to?
I got this phone from some one who got it from alcatel i think...
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I got this phone from some one who got it from alcatel i think...
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Shake&Bake
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MTN carries the warranty, so don't go with your Vodacom sim to them.
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Shayd
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It's official, I will not consider Samsung phones in SA again. Their hardware is awesome, their support is fn garbage.
Defiler
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A little earlier in the thread I mentioned that I was having issues flashing roms through odin, every rom I tried including the stock samsung roms would result in my phone freezing and the screen turning a solid colour and not been able to boot into recover mode. Turns out my phone was not happy with certain usb ports on my pc, I tried 5 usb ports and had the same problem, until I found one that worked perfectly. Even though all my usb ports work perfectly, my phone did not seem to like them very much...
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That is really strange, all the flashes through this usb works?
freaker76
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i got my update form the service centre in CT SAMTECH and it took about 30 -40 min (went to canal walk ate lunch went back) and it was TOTALLY free .
They did want proof of purchace Cus they will charge for the upgrade if phone is out of warrenty .
Update is Brilliant though Well worth the effort
They did want proof of purchace Cus they will charge for the upgrade if phone is out of warrenty .
Update is Brilliant though Well worth the effort
Shake&Bake
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i got my update form the service centre in CT SAMTECH and it took about 30 -40 min (went to canal walk ate lunch went back) and it was TOTALLY free .
They did want proof of purchace Cus they will charge for the upgrade if phone is out of warrenty .
Update is Brilliant though Well worth the effort
The handset was only released in June 2010 internationally. How could it be out of warranty?
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freaker76
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Skype WORKS!!!
freaker76
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Its out of warranty if you buggerd with the Firmware . Only thing i can think of.
I have an XFV phone and kies just started showing a new fiemware version. Now I just need to charge my phone and then I can update. Does anyone know why the phone has to be fully charged? Doesn't it keep charging throught the micro usb cable while updating.
freaker76
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They just over cautios im sure but it might be written into the update to check battery status (my old HTC tytn2 wouldn't update roms unless i had 50 %)
i just tested the Standard headphone / Mic combo i got with the phone that never answered a call on 2.1, now answers and cancels calls and plays the call audio through the headphones...before i had to take out the headphones and answer calls normally .
Not sure if this was a global problem or just on my sgs
i just tested the Standard headphone / Mic combo i got with the phone that never answered a call on 2.1, now answers and cancels calls and plays the call audio through the headphones...before i had to take out the headphones and answer calls normally .
Not sure if this was a global problem or just on my sgs
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Seems like it to me as well. It says the update should take 5-30 mins but they want you to have 100% battery power.
So I tried upgrading now. It says firmware available do you want to update, then I get some tips (don't remove cable, charge battery etc), then when I clicked update the first time it dowloaded some new plug-in and the just told me a new firmware version is available again. Now everytime I click update Kies restartsand I'm back to square 1. Goddamnit
Edit: I'm hoping that it's because my battery is on 50%. I'll charge it fully and try again.
Edit: I'm hoping that it's because my battery is on 50%. I'll charge it fully and try again.
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tardomatic
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@cocococo, nope, it's not the battery thing. I have this same problem, and my phone is fully charged. I have tried everything, even doing a factory reset. and every time its the same damn thing. Sigh, guess I'm gonna have to go into a service centre to get it done. Samsung software really lets this awesome phone down. Sadly, my GF keeps reminding me that her iPhone never gives issues with updates. Kies is a POS compared to iTunes.