C3-01 software update suggestions

Question

just a few simple (and a few not so simple) software update suggestions for the c3-01:
-allow to search for artists by typing in first letter of artist name in the music application. It allows this type of search for songs but not for artists, and if you have alot of music on your phone it is very annoying to have to scroll through the list everytime you want to change song.
-allow to type in numbers when typing text by pressing asterisk key or similar. This type of function was present on older phones but it doesnt appear to be on this phone. Instead you have to hold each number for a few seconds to type in a number in an sms message or on the internet and it greatly slows down typing speed which i was hoping to speed up by getting a touch and type phone. It kind of defeats the purpose!!!
-allow to choose shortcuts twice on homescreen. It seems kind of silly to not allow you to do this when its easily possible as i'd prefer more than 4 shortcuts on my homescreen.
-allow to change keypad lock settings. This is so simple and was available on older phones, why not include with this one??
-allow to skip tracks in music application by pressing keypad buttons (e.g. 4 and 6 or 1 and 2). This is particularly useful when phone is plugged into car radio and being able to skip between tracks by feeling for buttons rather than maybe having to look down to press touch screen buttons because you cant feel them, which is pretty dangerous when driving!
-the apps available in the Ovi store on the c3-01 is reeeaallly limited compared to android and apple stores. Please try n introduce more useful apps!!
-upgrade voice recorder. Im a musician and i and most other musicians usually find phone recorders very useful to record song ideas, riffs etc. However I find the voice recorder quality very poor. Im sure the phone microphone isnt that poor and sound quality can be improved with upgrade software. Please upgrade or introduce new sound recorder app on OVI. I suggest the "Tape-a-Talk Records" app which is currently available on the android app store. I found this app to greatly improve sound recording quality on my old HTC compared to the onboard sound recorder.
I love this phone but it would be great to see some improvements! 
Thanks for your time and consideration.

Answer 1

I feel your pain.
I bought an unlocked C3-01 off amazon too, and have had no luck in v6.00 automatic updates or anything. Eventually I (UNADVISED!) updated it myself. You can find discussions online that tell you how to do it. People flash their own phones. The only reason I did so was because I was getting a terrible high pitched noise every 45 seconds or so on phone calls that was preventing me from using the phone -- several times I had a hard time hearing well after it would...go off? right in my ear. The phone was unusable, and using the headset didn't help either. I'm curious, does yours do the same?
I had a backup android phone that I could use in case I bricked mine, so taking all the risks in hand I flashed mine to v6.00 on my own. No more high pitched ear aches! AND it works tons better. I'm really impressed with 6.00. It turned my C3-01 from clutter in my drawer to my everyday phone.
It's too bad that nokia has kind of foresaken the US market when it comes to many cell phones. I am a die hard Nokia fan, so I'll keep buying unlocked Nokias, but still. I'd like to see SOME support for the US market that ISN'T smartphones, you know?