K800i & Mobile TV

[mart_haj86]

Hi all, I have a K800i and I purely out of curiosity I have subsribed to one of Vodafones Mobile TV Packages. However I seem to be having an issue in that when I go to view a channel the phone comes up with a message saying "connecting to media server" and then the screen goes completely white, then black, closes the browser and reverts to the standard SE screen (almost like it completely reboots itself).

Im just wondering whether anyone else has experienced this issue or perhaps knows of any reason why the phone would do this and perhaps provide me with a solution.

I have spoken with Vodafone customer services and the nice lady (who sounded hot) advised me it was a streaming problem with my phone and I should contact a Sony repair centre to get this problem resolved. Obviously if I can get around this without having to contact them then Fantastic!

Anyway thanks in advance.
Martin.

[Vini]

Sounds like firmware or settings.

Not had a problem with mine. (Three)

[mart_haj86]

Settings seem fine, Anyone know where I can download a new firmware or a place where I can reinstall the same version of the firmware. The phone was previously on O2 so maybe it needs a specific vodafone firmware??
I have spoke with Vodafone today and they are sending me out a 3G simcard incase that is the problem. However I can browse web pages at 3G speeds.

[Vini]

Right ok, so I presume the phone is O2 branded?

SEUS will check for latest O2 Branded firmware (of which there are none)

WotanServer/DaVinci will let you unbrand your phone, costs about £6 for a credit and has a newer firmware out than the one you're using.

As this phone was originally on O2 and has O2 branding, I can pretty much guarentee that its a settings/setup problem.

I'd scour the web for Vodafone K800 settings, or post on Esato and see if anyone can help.

[mart_haj86]

ive checked and double checked and installed vodafone settings, and can browse and stream lots of other sites no problem. Thanks for that though I will look at davinci and wotanserver now, Thanks again.

[Funkstar]

Have you tried doing a regular SonyEricsson firmware update using thier update service?

New phones tend to have FW updates quite quickly once handsets get out into the wild and problems crop up.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...21839&esi=true

[mart_haj86]

tried that loads of times funkstar, just to update though ive flashed the firmware on that davinci site and it works a treat now, cheers.

[Funkstar]

cool

I used Davinci to upgrade my K750i to a W800i. Best ~£6 i ever spent on my phone!

[mart_haj86]

yeah its a great little prog, and best 6 quid ive spent aswell, just took a bit of time to figure out howto use the software

[Funkstar]

yeah i found that too. I wasn't sure if i did everything i was supposed to do before i pressed the button to go. Worked anyway, so i guess i got it right

[Vini]

DaVinci/Wotan get their firmwares quicker than SEUS, as theyre put out to trial & test.

The firmware you've just upgraded to has been around 4/5 weeks now, and its annoying, as I want the new firmware. But its still not on SEUS goddamninfindifnslngflsds

I would upgrade using Wotan, heck I even have the credit but... I'd have to unbrand my Three handset and would then lose the 'Three' certificate & lose access to MSN

[mart_haj86]

I do like this mobile TV im suprised at the quality tbh, its not bad at all, I get little breaks and picture distortion when i first connect to a channel but after that it sgreat.

[Vini]

Got fed up with the stock Three firmware tonight, so done away with it and unbranded!

Gah, gotta setup my phone again now :s

And try and blag the nonenglish speaking CS at Three to send me MSN Messenger... hmm..

Here's hoping bluetooth is more stable.

[Tom Scott]

Well I can't get Orange MobileTV on my K800... It just doesn't work, its annoying because I get 100% free Orange world usage.

List of Orange enabled 3G phones - The M600 is NOT 3G

[Fabricflyer]

This could well be the Real Player that is used to view the Mobile TV stream on your handset.

Try the following:

go to Real Player - Connection - Network. Set the Default Access Point to the WAP one, then scroll down to Highest UDP Port and change it to 7170.

Please let us know if that cures the problem