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On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:02:11 +0000, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
<discount-fitness-> wrote:

>PAJ wrote:
>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:27:25 +0000, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
>> <discount-fitness-> wrote:
>>
>>> PAJ wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> if there
>>>>>>> are parts of the phone that don't work as expected, whose to say that the
>>>>>>> option to disable automatic firmware updates isn't one of them?
>>>> Which one?
>>> That one.
>>
>> Doubtful though isn't it?
>> Of course when the new firmware is available you still have to accept
>> it?
>
>"How to update the firmware"
>
>"You don't need to download files. The firmware is updated directly
>online by the Siemens Gigaset C470 IP, C475 IP, S675 IP or S685 IP."

Yes but this is not by any backdoor method that automatically installs
it.
Like I said "when the new firmware is available you still have to accept
it?". If you don't want it you can cancel it. Simple.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:50:25 +0000, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
<> wrote:

>PAJ wrote:
>
>> Like I said "when the new firmware is available you still have to accept
>> it?". If you don't want it you can cancel it. Simple.
>
>But the strangeness of it all is that no sooner do the phones revert
>back to a non-functioning, un-usable state as seen on the last
>"official" firmware, magically the fully functioning "pre-release"
>versions are no longer available and after 5 days of fukd up phones I am
>met this morning with locked up phones with no displays which when the
>batteries are removed and re-fitted (something I have got used to
>doing), the system tells me there is a new firmware update.
>
>Strange as I thought I had previously disabled (un-ticked) the auto
>update box.
>
>Even more strange is that once more, with the new update voipfone has
>not the slightest hitch registering instantly.
>
>Which in the real world points the finger of blame entirely at the
>gigaset and not voipfone.co.uk as you choose to suggest.


Interestingly, this morning I had a notification, which must
arrived last night, that there was new firmware available. I declined
the offer, and won't do it until I know what is being changed!

Regards,
Harry.



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Harry Broomhall wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:50:25 +0000, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
> <> wrote:
>
>> PAJ wrote:
>>
>>> Like I said "when the new firmware is available you still have to accept
>>> it?". If you don't want it you can cancel it. Simple.
>> But the strangeness of it all is that no sooner do the phones revert
>> back to a non-functioning, un-usable state as seen on the last
>> "official" firmware, magically the fully functioning "pre-release"
>> versions are no longer available and after 5 days of fukd up phones I am
>> met this morning with locked up phones with no displays which when the
>> batteries are removed and re-fitted (something I have got used to
>> doing), the system tells me there is a new firmware update.
>>
>> Strange as I thought I had previously disabled (un-ticked) the auto
>> update box.
>>
>> Even more strange is that once more, with the new update voipfone has
>> not the slightest hitch registering instantly.
>>
>> Which in the real world points the finger of blame entirely at the
>> gigaset and not voipfone.co.uk as you choose to suggest.
>
>
> Interestingly, this morning I had a notification, which must
> arrived last night, that there was new firmware available. I declined
> the offer, and won't do it until I know what is being changed!
>
> Regards,
> Harry.
>
>
>
Also got a firmware update the my C475IP this morning - don't know what
changes have been made, but it all seems to work ok.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:47:32 +0000, Ian Pawson <> wrote:

>Also got a firmware update the my C475IP this morning - don't know what
>changes have been made, but it all seems to work ok.

Yep just got home and got the new version too on and working too.
My only concern is the wife or kids (of anyone that picked the phone up)
could have accepted the upgrade (the wife had done).
It is only this thread that has made me think about the possibilities of
this going wrong.
Going to turn off the auto notification until Siemens require a password
at the very least to accept the upgrade (only I should be able to say
'yes' to this).

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:10:06 +0000, PAJ <> wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:47:32 +0000, Ian Pawson <> wrote:
>
>>Also got a firmware update the my C475IP this morning - don't know what
>>changes have been made, but it all seems to work ok.
>
>Yep just got home and got the new version too on and working too.
>My only concern is the wife or kids (of anyone that picked the phone up)
>could have accepted the upgrade (the wife had done).
>It is only this thread that has made me think about the possibilities of
>this going wrong.
>Going to turn off the auto notification until Siemens require a password
>at the very least to accept the upgrade (only I should be able to say
>'yes' to this).

Doh, she said she did not know the PIN so had to cancel it.

Guess I will have to do a manual upgrade.

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:12:38 +0000, "www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
<discount-fitness-> wrote:

>PAJ wrote:
>
>> Guess I will have to do a manual upgrade.
>
>Why upgrade somethinng that's not broken?
>There are no new features nor operations or anything.
>Mine was broke so upgrade was essential.
>Yours has never had a problem so why risk it if you're worried about
>somone else doing it?

I want to update it myself before Siemens use the backdoor and do it for
me.