HELP. SX-66 resetting on its own?? Battery problem or more?

[artisticstain]

NEWBIE ALERT! FIRST POST.

My phone is a Siemens sx-66. Its really frustrating me to the point that I am ready to toss this thing into the lake.

I am very grateful that this forum exists. I have spent many hours reading the WIKI site for Blue Angel and other valuable collections of data. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

I am looking for a fix for my phone. Here's the details.

My sim card is an AT&T Wireless card. My phone is a branded, Unlocked Cingular phone. AT&T was bought out by Cingular. My previous phone (motorola v600) broke so I bought this phone on Ebay, popped my Sim in and it worked. :D

I upgraded the ROM and here is the current report from DeviceData.

Model No: PH20B
Minor Version: B1

Language Code: WWE

Operator Code: XGULA

ROM Version: 1.33.10
Extended ROM Version: 1.40.125

Radio Version: 1.02.10
Minor: 02.10

I should change my Sim card to a new Cingular one, but I have chosen not because the plan I have with the former AT&T Wireless has a TON of minutes and Cingular doesn't have a plan that large. My contract is now up and I am hoping to renegotiate my plan with the business dept.

Here's what my phone is doing: I can be in the middle of a call, using my bluetooth earpiece ( I am always using the BT) and all of a sudden, the phone will soft reset. A few times, it will even hard reset. The hard reset is a major Pain in my ARSE because then I have to re-enter all my internet access settings and email settings again. This usually takes about 45 minutes of my time. :shock:

The thought just occurred to me that the problem could be my battery. I don't know enough to know if I need an additional software upgrade or not. Advice is appreciated. I am afraid of upgrading to WM5 because of the bugs that people have complained about.

I love my PDA phone. It keeps me more organized than I've ever been. Unfortunately, the recent problems have caused more problems than they solve.


Best Regards,
ArtisticStain
Dallas, TX, USA

[siemens_sx66]

The problem is probably a loose battery connector, using a case helped my phone a lot (kept the battery from coming loose), however, you really might want to go with a WM5 install, the worst of the WM5 issues are:
1. Slow phone ringing (there are patches that are supposed to fix this)
2. Some software won't let you become a "registered user" because they do goofy stuff with the registry and your system doesn't respond in their goofy expected way anymore
3. Some people have issues with Blue Tooth, I just wanted features that didn't work in 2003 either, so this is really a non issue (IMO).

Good luck, I still think that you should really consider WM5.

[bigbluemnm]

umm... i actually had this problem at one point, but i honestly doubt i had the same one you do. With mine, all the screws under the battery were loose, and everytime i would shake the phone, or anything like that, it would hard reset. I doubt thats it, but check the screws under the battery... maybe some of them are loose?

[artisticstain]

The problem is probably a loose battery connector, using a case helped my phone a lot (kept the battery from coming loose), however, you really might want to go with a WM5 install, the worst of the WM5 issues are:
1. Slow phone ringing (there are patches that are supposed to fix this)
2. Some software won't let you become a "registered user" because they do goofy stuff with the registry and your system doesn't respond in their goofy expected way anymore
3. Some people have issues with Blue Tooth, I just wanted features that didn't work in 2003 either, so this is really a non issue (IMO).

Good luck, I still think that you should really consider WM5.

What are the real, operating advantages of WM5?? I don't want to deal with any more haywire issues with my phone or it will end up at the bottom of a lake.

[artisticstain]

I am still using the same OS as above. Something has been happening lately...

When my cell receives an incoming call, it doesn't receive it. The red light shows up and the caller's info shows up on history as a missed call but the phone never rang.

What the hell is going on??

[atom069]

I am still using the same OS as above. Something has been happening lately...

When my cell receives an incoming call, it doesn't receive it. The red light shows up and the caller's info shows up on history as a missed call but the phone never rang.

What the hell is going on??

try to reflash to win2003se or pick a snazzy wm5 from our boys here, I have the same model.

we had extra 2400mAh batteries laying around so we popped them in these models, definitely a must.

I suggest an aluminum alloy/magnesium case they sell online for about $20US if you can find it, lined with neoprene

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290008633724&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[artisticstain]

Thanks for the info. I contacted cingular and they said they were having technical issues with converting or upgrading stuff.

I'll let you know if I change my mind about upgrading to WM5 but for now, I'll stay put. Upgrading will be my last resort.