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07-25-2004, 11:25 AM
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can the 5400 be flashed with 7300 software?
I'd love to have the SMS messaging on my phone, and the better speaker control...but don't like the case on the 7300 at all...is there any way to flash mine with the 7300 software? thanks
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07-25-2004, 12:06 PM
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07-25-2004, 12:33 PM
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i've got a friend that's a tech here in Evansville, so that's not a big deal. I haven't discussed this with him yet, and normally he doesn't know what will work and what won't work. I need to go see him anyway about the flickering problem i've got when i'm on vision, so I thought maybe someone would know if this would work out too heh
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Tons of people switch switch between the V300/400/500/600 firmwares. I never really hear about people doing it with a Sprint phone though...
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Technically, you can put the 7200 software in the 4900, but it becomes unstable and it re-arranges the buttons (for example, the menu button is no longer for the menu etc..). Getting someone to be willing to do that is the easy part (which isn't too easy). Playing around with this has a very high instance of frying the phone, and with something like putting the 7300 softwar einto the 5400, which hardware wise are different phones, you're looking at a close to 100% "fry" rate. Let's say, hypothetically, you are able to successfully put the 7300 software in the 5400, first, you'd have no support for it since it wasn't designed to have the 7300 software. If you're having issues, when you call support, they'll see you have the 5400 and say that it doesn't support SMS at all. Not only that, the system knows what phone you have by the ESN. Say the esn of your 5400 is ABCD1234. The system knows it's a 5400, which does not have SMS support, so the system itself would not allow you to put SMS on that line (pointless to allow a feature that a phone can't support that feature). Personally, I wouldn't do it. It's too risky and would add too many problems. Yes, I've been asked before, and even reps who know the facts insist to the customer that I can, and I still won't do it. (And if I see them do that, we have a nice chat with the manager in the back afterwards).
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In other words, it's not a good idea so don't do it
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07-26-2004, 11:51 AM
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how are the 2 phones different hardware wise?? the screens are the same? boards are the same, buttons are even in the identical places. Hell even the batteries are interchangeable...the only difference is the addition of SMS messaging. Not to mention, if you get vision, SMS is included with that package, so you'd already have 100 SMS messages to be able to send, no matter if it's short mail or SMS. Who cares about customer support?!?! Wow, i'd have no support if SMS didn't work...it's not supposed to work anyway, and if you know the tech that did the job for you, what difference does that make? Sorry, i don't believe there would be a 100% chance of frying the phone, guess i'll find out tonight
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