Will upgrading Nokia firmware lose data?

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"John Smith" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> If I take my Nokia 8310 to a Nokia service centre in the UK so they can
> update the firmware the will I lose my user settings (profiles, logos,
> ringtones, phone book, etc)?

Yes, it will completly wipe the phone as if it was new, becoming a problem
again now that more and more people store sms and phone numbers on their
phone I suppose for capacity reasons.

You need to back up your numbers (on a piece of paper or a sim card?) logos
and all the other 'rubbish' well....hmm

Sam
>
> How would it cost to have the firmware upgraded privately?
>
No idea.

>
>
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"John Smith" <> wrote in message
> If I take my Nokia 8310 to a Nokia service centre in the UK so they can
> update the firmware the will I lose my user settings (profiles, logos,
> ringtones, phone book, etc)?

As others have mentioned, you'll lose everything not stored on the SIM card.

If it works perectly ok, why bother having the firmware upgraded?

Mike.

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"Ivor Jones" <> wrote in message ...
> "Mike H" <> wrote in message...
> > "John Smith" <> wrote in message
> > > If I take my Nokia 8310 to a Nokia service centre in the
> > > UK so they can update the firmware the will I lose my
> > > user settings (profiles, logos, ringtones, phone book, etc)?
> >
> > As others have mentioned, you'll lose everything not stored
> > on the SIM card.
> >
> > If it works perectly ok, why bother having the firmware upgraded?
>
> Perhaps to be able to use some facility not provided by the old
> firmware..?

Such as?

> You don't always wait until something goes wrong before
> upgrading PC software, do you..?

If it ain't broke.....

Mike.

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"Ivor Jones" <this.address@notvalid.inv> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike H" <mh-ng@hunterstonenojunk.fsnet.com.uk> wrote in message
> news:4094e379$0$25327$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> >
> > "Ivor Jones" <> wrote in message ...
> > > "Mike H" <> wrote in message...
> > > > "John Smith" <> wrote in message
> > > > > If I take my Nokia 8310 to a Nokia service centre in the
> > > > > UK so they can update the firmware the will I lose my
> > > > > user settings (profiles, logos, ringtones, phone book, etc)?
> > > >
> > > > As others have mentioned, you'll lose everything not stored
> > > > on the SIM card.
> > > >
> > > > If it works perectly ok, why bother having the firmware upgraded?
> > >
> > > Perhaps to be able to use some facility not provided by the old
> > > firmware..?
> >
> > Such as?
>
> I have no idea, I'm not familiar with the 8310..! Ask the OP.

The 8310 at one point in its firmware history had a MAJOR bug that would
quite regularly reboot the phone when trying to send an sms, loosing the sms
you had just typed. a firmware fix fixed that .. worth doing for that,
regardless of what else may or may not be wrong ..

bug fixes are bug fixes .. it might not affect you now, but why wait till it
does to update it?

>
> > > You don't always wait until something goes wrong before
> > > upgrading PC software, do you..?
> >
> > If it ain't broke.....
>
> Quite. However sometimes it's useful to upgrade. Then again, sometimes it
> isn't..!
>
> Ivor
>
>

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Erm, the 8310 is DCT4 not DCT3, I know, cos I used a DCT4 calc to unlock
one 10 minutes ago...

Ivor