How To: Upgrade your original Nokia N73 to the N73 Music Edition
By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 7:14 pm PST In Mobile Phones
- Connect your phone and wait for Windows to install the drivers.
- Open Nemesis Service Suite and click “Scan for new device†on the right-upper part of the window
- Click on the icon “Phone infoâ€
- Click on “Scanâ€
- Change the product code to 0539343 and mark the case “Enableâ€.
- Press “Writeâ€, and your phone’s product code will be changed (you
might think that nothing happened, because the phone is still in normal
mode, and the changing of the product code only takes a couple of
seconds, but don’t worry, the product code changed !).- Close Nemesis Service Suite and run the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Software Update.
- Make sure not to touch the cable or the phone while your phone is updating or else you will break it!
- That’s it! When you restart your phone, it should now be the Nokia N73 Music Edition!
Source: The Nokia Blog
Check out the full blog post that explains the differences between the N73 and N73 Music Edition as well as more details in the upgrading process. Mark is nice enough to include download links to every application you’ll need in order to preform this modification. This is a simply firmware update folks, but I give you warning now that I’m not responsible if you break your phone. This is a hack, and it should be treated as such.
Now as for Nokia, why aren’t you offering this as some sort of option is beyond me. Why must you put a user thru all of this? I strongly believe in firmware updates that not only fix bugs, but add new features. It makes the customer appreciate your product and brand a lot more because instead of saying: "Hey look we just launched a new phone that does this this and this, your current mobile can’t!" you can now say: "Hey look, the phone you have now, we added some new features! Check them out and we hope you enjoy them!"
The relationship with the consumer is cemented at that point.
November 28th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Thanks for the link. Wow you are quick! I posted this just an hour ago.
November 29th, 2006 at 12:28 am
Well I am subscribed to your blog
June 18th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Tried to upgrade my nokia (NYSE: NOK) n73 from verson 2.0628.0.0.1 to 4.0723.2.0.1 my phone switched off after download the software my phone not coming on, i have checked the version it is 4.0723.2.0.1 put i can’t use my phone, can you help me please what to do.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
I hope someone can help me…I am trying to install the noka software updater, but it fails to install as a box flashes up saying “minimum memory requirement is 256mb”. I know I have plenty of memory in my pc.
Any tips greatly appreciated!!!
July 9th, 2007 at 10:55 am
where is the link?
July 30th, 2007 at 6:32 am
Hi,
I have n73 and i would like to upgrade it. There are fue problems with upgrade. I didn’t try, yet, but i will. Only one question..
I have phone from Italy, TIM network. I just need to will i have any problems with upgrade?
Will tim network options be deleted after upgrade?
I have read something about “General” settings on the phone. Phone have to be set to profile general.
Sorry for bad englisj.
Thanks for answers.
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:35 am
i did try this.. and its updating .. but sadly its not saying if its updating to ME or normal ..lol .. will have to wait for it to be complete .. lets c wht happens
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:00 am
i got this link ..also
hmm
http://rapidshare.com/files/42940104/RM-133_ME_APAC_4.0727.2.2.1_v3.0.exe
enjoy !!
September 11th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Hi! Im trying to update my n73 to n73 ME, but when I try to update with nsu, after changing the code with nss to europe 1 (0537289), it says there are no software available for your phone, and my phone is detected as
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N73 (RM-132)
Firmware Version
Current: 3.0638.0.0.1
Also, if I enter the following code in my phone *#0000# to see my phone information it display:
V3.0638.0.0.1
31-10-2006
RM-132
Nokia N73 (A6.02)
Anybody knows what is happening? I really appreciate any help.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Apparently there a new version of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Software Updater, reports on the same symptoms can be seen here:
http://thenokiablog.com/2006/11/28/how-to-update-original-nokia-n73-firmware-to-music-edition/#comment-30645
October 15th, 2007 at 3:23 am
just one question my n73’s code is 0514862… and i’ve searched some update for other codes like 0539343 and i’ve seen some updates which are available… with my nokia (NYSE: NOK) software updater it always shows “no available upgrade for you phone” ahuhuhuhu i bought it from softbank… can i still upgrade my phone? please help!!!
January 31st, 2008 at 10:03 am
i tried that process. my nokia n73 is v4.0726.2.1.1
27-07-2007
RM - 132
(c)Nokia N73 (23)
but when i tried that process then same problem as other user are facing (no available upgrade for your phone) Anyone there who can help me to upgrade my original n73 to music edition. if you can help me then plzzzzzzzzz send me mail in my mailing address friend_forever010@yahoo.com………….
January 31st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
@ alex and @Popoylagmay
…
did u change the product code using NSS ?? its working fine for me, and am updating reg also ( MAKE SURE UR BATTERY IF FULL AND U TAKE A FULL BACKUP ALSO )
rgds
PD
February 1st, 2008 at 2:22 am
i changed the product code but it didn’t work