Is there a manual firmware update for the A900?
So I bought my A900 when they first came out. I was a bit disappointed when Samsung decided to release a new phone (A900m) to fix all the bugs in the A900 instead of providing a firmware update to bring the A900 up to date. Although I have read about numerous issues with the A900 that were fixed in the A900m, my two biggest complaints with the A900 are:
- Bluetooth compatibility (this wasn't a big issue until I just bought a new 2008 Land Rover LR2 and the car's bluetooth system does not detect my A900 at ALL! It detects my fiance's RAZR and I also went to a Sprint store and tested the new UpStage and they work just fine with my LR2)
- Lack of ability to add words to the T9 dictionary. This is a big pain in the @$$ since I text a l...
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- Bluetooth compatibility (this wasn't a big issue until I just bought a new 2008 Land Rover LR2 and the car's bluetooth system does not detect my A900 at ALL! It detects my fiance's RAZR and I also went to a Sprint store and tested the new UpStage and they work just fine with my LR2)
- Lack of ability to add words to the T9 dictionary. This is a big pain in the @$$ since I text a l...
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The Samsung A900M has already been discontinued. If you've had your Samsung A900 less than a year, guess what? You'll be forking out the retail price of $229.99 for a Samsung A900M. If you're having issues with your handset, more than likely if you have the Total Equipment Protection/TEP or Equipment Service and Repair Program/ESRP and take it to one of the Sprint TSRs with your Samsung A900, you'll get another A900 in its place. So the short to your question, no!
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Yeah, that's kinda what I figured. My A900 turned a year old back in March, so maybe I'll just call Sprint customer service and see if they can go ahead and qualify me for the $150 trade-in early (they did last time!), especially since this phone is so buggy.
Then the question becomes, what phone to replace my A900? The M1, the UpStage, or the M610? ;)
Rob
Then the question becomes, what phone to replace my A900? The M1, the UpStage, or the M610? ;)
Rob
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Seeing how you have the A900, I'd suggest the M610 as it's slimmer than the A900, has a higher resolution for the digital camera, is stereo Bluetooth compliant and will take up to 2 GB for a microSD card for multimedia storage.
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