I am just wondering why we don’t have Recovery CD for mobile phone. Well, may be Recovery Memory Card would be more appropriate. :)

Recovery CD for Windows XP

The reason why I brought up this issue is because I just had a problem with my Sony Ericsson P990i. Yesterday, I tried updating the firmware release of my phone using Sony Ericsson Update Service. Guess what… The update failed and now my phone cannot boot at all. It is completely dead.

Even worse, since Sony Ericsson P990i is not sold in Canada; nobody is able to help me. I tried to call Sony Ericsson Support (1-866-766-9374). They recommend me to call another toll-free number. Calling that number didn’t help either. The guy on the phone just said, “Sorry, we couldn’t repair that particular model”.

What should I do now? I am thinking to send the phone to Sony Ericsson Service Center somewhere in the world who can re-flash my phone. The cost may be quite expensive though.

I have a dream…. that someday phone manufacturers ship Recovery Memory Card so that we can recover our phones without going to the Service Center any more.

Note: For you who want to use Sony Ericsson Update Service, do not do anything while updating. If your computer crashes during updating, your phone will become unusable.