[estabulla]

Originally Posted by Nitty

I never had choppy calls or what not but earlier this morning I updated my 8700r to handheld code 4.1.0.206 and everyone I have spoken to since has said the voice quality sounds much better especially over the speakerphone. I'm not sure if that's due to the upgrade or not. I would imagine it is. Having said that I should also state that my 8700r had started to throw many tantrums over the past couple weeks but since the upgrade it's working perfectly again so I am quite content.

Nitty - where did you get the new firmware and how did you install it?
Thx

--eb

[saldous]

http://downloads.rogers.com/wireless...206_Rogers.exe

[joec]

Has anyone else compared the 7100i (Nextel) with the 8700c audio levels ?? My 7100i blows away the 8700c in receive audio volume. I only switched from Nextel to Cingular because Nextel cell service does not cover well in my area compared to Cingular..

[torifile]

I haven't got any complaints about the phone quality. No dropped calls, no volume issues. BT works very well with my D640. It's a very good phone (far superior to the Treo 650) and doesn't feel too cumbersome when used without a headset.

[snowpilot]

I can't get it .206 on my cingular bb. Any tips?

I run though the setup wizard but when i check the phone nothing.

[cellhead]

Originally Posted by Rick7520

I have found that Cingular phones- in general- have very low earpiece volume. I know this is a very general statement. However, my hearing is not the best and I'm always in a noisy environment. I like to be able to have the window open while driving and still hear while I am on the phone. I have a habit of trying all the live phones when I go into a cell phone shop and play with all the volume levels on all the phones that are live- I have noticed that CDMA (especially Sprint phones) offer the loudest earpiece volume- not all of them but most of them. From what I am reading here I should not even consider the 8700. I just don't understand why manufactures / carriers don't boost the volume so it suits everyone- it's that why they have adjustments!

The Sprint Treo 650 benefits from the addition of Volume Care. Without it, volume levels are very low. I prefer to have volume settings at the high end.

[snowpilot]

Arrrgh i can't update my software. Am i missing something. A step or two? Is there a place that describes how to do this?

Thanks

[barjohn]

If you search the forum there is plenty of instruction oh how to do the upgrade. You have to delete the vendor.xml file for it to work with Cingular.

[snowpilot]

got it.

still didn't fix the echo. must be a phone problem going to return it and get a new one for the wife tomorrow.

within the 30 days you get a new one not a refurb one right?