Nokia Series 40 & iSync 2.2: Minimum firmware version.

I've got a 6230 (v. 04.28) and I've been waiting for the series 40 on iSync for more than a year now.
Now that it came, it seems the my firmware is not updated.
This doesn't make me happy at all. I was so happy about it and now its just annoying.

Does anyone knows how to update the firmware, or do I need to upgrade my phone. I'm quite happy with it, so I don't feel like upgrading.

How do you find out what firmware version you have? I have a Nokia 6255, which still isn't supported by iSync but I'd still like to know.

I bought my Nokia 6230 in Hong Kong in February 2005 and used it while doing fieldwork in West Africa. At that time, my firmware was I believe 4.x (don't quote me on that though!). I discovered that there was a Bluetooth bug in that phone's firmware so transferring files over x amount of MB would hang the phone. When I returned to HK in November 2005, I went to one of the Nokia CareCentres and told them about the problem. The took my phone to upgrade the firmware for free and within an hour got it back. In HK, the Nokia policy is that if there is something wrong with the firmware, they'll upgrade your phone for free. So, you could try that tactic. Say that your old firmware has been having problems with the Bluetooth connection. If it's an old firmware, it's likely it has that problem.

According to PhoneDirector, this is what my phone's firmware currently is:
Phone model: Nokia 6230
Phone software revision: V 05.50
Phone model code: RH-12
Network: Cingular, U.S.A.
Network code: 310 17
Connection status: 6

I upgraded to 10.4.6 to see if iSync 2.2 would work with my Nokia 6230 last night and found that my firmware is out of date. Looking at another thread here (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2062178

I wonder why Apple did not tell us that upgraded firmware (to any v5.xx) is required for our 6230 to work with iSync? Why are we left to find it out ourselves?

Reading all these related postes here and otherwise, people slowly realizing that their phones are mostly out of warranty and the firmware upgrade will cost them $$$ makes me wonder - is this the famous Apple Care that makes us Think Different?

Its true that to get the 6230 working with iSync 2.2 it needs to have a fairly up to date firmware.

So far the latest version seems to be 5.50 which works with iSync 2.2.
Its also been reported that 5.35 works with iSync 2.2.

To check what version firmware you have, type *#0000# on the phones keypad.

To have the firmware upgraded you will need to go somewhere which has Nokia service centre support. If the phone is out of warrantly you will usually have to pay a fee.

If it makes you feel any better, I did this yesterday and after months and months of not having any sync ability, my 6230 now works great with iSync 2.2!
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Mark

My 6230 has firmware v4.43 and it seems to work. iSync was able to add the device.

I have had some problems with it working every time. Sometimes when I try to sync it takes forever to connect to the device and eventually times out. Turning the phone off then on again seems to help.

It might help to upgrade your phone's software... but it might also cost you money :-/

I have a Nokia 6230i with v3.30 firmware (dated 21 April 05) and I was able to use iSync without any problems - (although the voice tags on my phone were lost but that's a small thing) !

6230i and 6230 are two completely different phones. 6230i seems not to have any limitation with its version in iSync.