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whitestar_999 · 12-05-2008

first of all there is a difference between compulsory firmware upgrades & optional firmware upgrades.you have to choose whether its worth taking the risk.i said risk because firmware upgrades are not always smooth.to give you an example if you update your firmware for siemens c2110 modem with latest firmware you will not be able to configure the modem in bridge mode by using normal means.MT880 modem is a very old model i think & it was incapable of supporting the faster speeds by bsnl without major errors unless a firmware update is done.so in this case firmware update is necessary.

gardencityboy · 12-05-2008

agreed that you need to make sure that the firmware which you are putting on you know the effect

I am from a product life cycle company and i know how much affect goes into releasing a firmware all the testing and developing etc

believe that if Siemens removed that feature in the latest firmware their would be a very strong reason behind it. i am not sure what it is nor would you but they would have found some thing which caused them to remove that feature and if they have removed it i would also remove it

whitestar_999 · 12-05-2008

@gardencityboy,the main problem regarding modem firmwares like siemens here is that these are OEM models & firmware is designed as per bsnl's custom needs.for example ut300rtu modem comes with a firmware which does not have virtual server option while older models or those provided by mtnl does.maybe to deter ordinary users from using virtual server like options bsnl is ordering modems with custom firmwares which does not let users access many advanced features.a very clear example of this is new nokia siemens c2110 modem which is configured for pppoe mode by default & you can not use port forwarding on this modem.even configuring it in bridge mode requires a not so simple procedure.so if you decide to update firmware & later found out that you can't use port forwarding now what will you do.that is why i am advising everyone who does not have a more than 1.5-2 year old modem provided by bsnl not to update firmware unless absolutely necessary.

player · 12-05-2008

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Originally Posted by gardencityboy

My dear friend, i have read your post properly

You do not understand meaning of an upgrade
Do you think that firmware upgrades and driver upgrade are only for problem?
you may not know but firmware may also improve performance
You might not even know that there is a performance issue until you upgrade to the latest firmware

by this what you are trying to prove ...that i dont know the meaning of an upgrade,so it means you are the only genius who knows the meaning of upgrade..........and point out where in my post i have written upgrades and driver upgrades are only for problems...please point out........
firmware "may" also improve and "may" also degrade the performance.

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Originally Posted by gardencityboy

As far as SP3 is concern i have upgraded it and using it, because it has some cumulative upgraded which will make my system secure ( better than before)

"You" find it better than before ................but i dont find better than before because when i upgraded to it at the startup it started showing cant recognize the battery???? now whats this.....so i switched back and prob. was solved

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Originally Posted by gardencityboy

If you don't want that security then don't no body is forcing you but it is also way better to be on the latest

i know that no body is forcing me............"also way better to be on the latest"............its not always better to be on the latest

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Originally Posted by gardencityboy

by the way if you are ignorant about some thing like sp3 it does not mean that it is having problems
You may not know but many on this forum are running sp3 with out any issue including me

Ignorant........i dont think so i am ignorant about sp3.......i have used and find it having trouble thats why i said its not always better to be on the latest versions

just4kix · 12-05-2008

Guys, let us have peace.

gardencityboy · 12-05-2008

So i guess we can conclude that
guys who do not want to upgrade without reason , don't
guys who want to be on the latest can do so , i am not going to uninstall sp3 just because player does not like it

what is their to fight about?

by the way "player "
I am the only genius who knows the meaning of upgrade, there are many others in this forum who also know about it, unfortunately....

player · 12-05-2008

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Originally Posted by gardencityboy

i am not going to uninstall sp3 just because player does not like it

now what the hell is this!!........where in the world i said that "please everybody uninstall sp3 because i dont like it".......tell me!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardencityboy

what is their to fight about?

am i fighting? ...............i am only typing & posting!!!................

and yes its so sad that unfortunately everybody knows what is meant by upgrade

just4kix · 12-05-2008

@gardencityboy and player, this type of "snapping" is not good. Please stop all posts and counter replies.

gardencityboy · 12-05-2008

just4kix no probs
by the way it is kind of fun once in a while

superprash2003 · 12-05-2008

wow. that was some entertainment

..Just kidding.. different people have different opinions about things!!!

12-05-2008	#11
whitestar_999 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UP(west) Posts: 1,745 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 2	first of all there is a difference between compulsory firmware upgrades & optional firmware upgrades.you have to choose whether its worth taking the risk.i said risk because firmware upgrades are not always smooth.to give you an example if you update your firmware for siemens c2110 modem with latest firmware you will not be able to configure the modem in bridge mode by using normal means.MT880 modem is a very old model i think & it was incapable of supporting the faster speeds by bsnl without major errors unless a firmware update is done.so in this case firmware update is necessary. __________________ "They say that if you play a microsoft disc backwards you hear satanic messages, thats nothing: if you play it forwards it installs windows"

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12-05-2008	#12
gardencityboy Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 550 Rep Power: 1	agreed that you need to make sure that the firmware which you are putting on you know the effect I am from a product life cycle company and i know how much affect goes into releasing a firmware all the testing and developing etc believe that if Siemens removed that feature in the latest firmware their would be a very strong reason behind it. i am not sure what it is nor would you but they would have found some thing which caused them to remove that feature and if they have removed it i would also remove it

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just4kix Guardian Angel Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 3,451 Rep Power: 4	Guys, let us have peace.

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superprash2003 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,198 Rep Power: 2	wow. that was some entertainment ..Just kidding.. different people have different opinions about things!!!