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lg chocolate help

hi, i bought a lg kg800 chocolate, on ebay,and i think it needs new firmware, so i then bought a usb cable of ebay,now my pc doesnt find it, i'm on vista, any clues??

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  • you might save alot of hassle taking it to shop. One of those little phone shops. Maybe £10 15? On your phone you will likely need to set something in the connections. Have a look at manual or look at manual on lg website. I have a nokia and need to set the connection properties of the phone before PC can pick up. I have no idea about installing firmware though.
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    when you 'flash' (or update the software/firmware) on phones, it usually involves putting the phone in a service mode and having special programs, correct firmware files and correct data cables.

    its also worth making a backup of the important areas of the phone (ie the GDFS on sony ericssons) so if anything does go wrong, at least you have a chance of the phone working again
  • Pikeyp
    Pikeyp Posts: 494 Forumite
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    Here's a useful page that explains how to use an LG Chocolate and a USB cable .. (it's not as straight forward as you might think!) ... http://www.consumingexperience.com/2006/05/lg-chocolate-kg800-pc-connection.html ..

    I too have one of these phones and as far as I can tell it is un-flashable .. at least the one I have is!

    Anyway I didn't get on with the Choc so I've gone back to my trusty old RAZR V3 .. now that is flashable! ..
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