phone upgrades :-(

Well, I decided a few weeks ago to upgrade the firmware on my phone using the instructions at this site, and I think I may have killed my phone. I followed the instructions, downloaded the app and went to run it. It dind't work the first few times as every time I plugged in the phone, as bloody windows autorun kept interrupting and trying to download pics from the memory card! Got it to shut up eventually, and the firmware install semed to go ok.

After I put the SIM card back in tho, nada. The phone wouldn't turn on any more. I tried to do the "recommended" way of a soft boot by holding down the 'c' key and plugging it into the USB port, but nothing. Decided to leave the battery drain down for afew days and try it again, nothing. Looked on the web for the solution, and all anyone could come up with was "send it back to sony ericsson". So, thinking that seeing as it's half the name of the phone so they might have something to do with it, I went into the Sony shop. Nope, they don't do phones apparently (never mind the fact that as the sales guy was saying this I was looking over his shoulder at the w800i in the display cabinet. Muppet.).

Finally found a shop to do it, and the second I mentioned "sony ericsson" and "online firmware update" the guy winced. Apparenlty that thing rarely ever works, and he doens't know why they even have it up there. So, now my phone has ot go back to Ericsson (as sony apparenly don't want anything to do with it) and I'll get it back with all data wiped in about 2 weeks.

Then another problem arose. I had the IMEI number so they could check to see was the phone reported stolen, but the guy then said that I'd probably ned proof of purchase before tehy;d fix it for me. Problem is, I got it off ebay so I don't actually have a real proof of purchase for it! Sent it off anyway, said I might get away with it.

So, here's hoping I have my phone back in 2 weeks time!