Forfeited OTA update?

Well, 36 hours later, and I still haven't had any further OTA message on my phone. My brother got his this morning and managed to download the update. I am still getting the same incomprehensible message when I check for updates manually - I understand that it means that the servers are busy, in which case, why can't they simply say that the servers are busy?!!

Last week I got the OTA messages every day while I was away. Now that I'm back I've got nothing. Am I likely to get the OTA messages again, or should I consider the Kies option? My understanding is that Kies is a little buggy, so I am a little wary of going down this route. Should I be wary? What would you suggest?

Thanks.

OK, so here's the latest update. I tried the manual search again this morning, and this time I got the option to download the OTA update. I quickly switched on my router, went back to the phone and checked that my Wifi settings were correct - and then the OTA message disappeared! I tried again, but all I got was the usual nonsense.

So I rang 3 "Technical Support" (ha ha....) who tried to tell me that the OTA download comes from Samsung along with the OTA messages. I rang Samsung Technical Support and was told that the download in fact comes from 3's servers, which is what I suspected all along. They knew nothing about the nonsense message we are getting when doing the manual check, and they referred me back to 3.

So I rang 3 again, and I was told that the updates are released in batches according to the phone's IMEI number. I pointed out that I did get the OTA message this morning, so clearly my update is available. The lady at tech support then checked with a colleague and told me that 3 haven't released the JB update yet!! I told her that her colleague is clearly misinformed as the update has been out since last Wednesday. She told me that there is no guarantee that I will get the OTA message again, or how long I would have to wait, and that my only alternative is to upgrade through Kies. And so that is what I am doing now while I am typing this.

So be aware that it seems that it is possible to forfeit the OTA upgrade if you postpone it too often. I will let you know how it goes with Kies.

Jelly Bean successfully loaded via Kies! Phew. At a first glance it does look really smooth.