Nokia DUAL SIM, WHEN?
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
When can we expect the first nokia dual sim mobile phone?
Dual sim mobile phone - mobile phone with 2(two) sim cards
Dual sim mobile phone - mobile phone with 2(two) sim cards
Archive for August, 2008
n78 discussion"
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
N-GaGe how long? nokia maps 2 built in,full kastor UI, let the n78 best mid-range phone ever
Issues with v20.0.016
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Since downloading and installing v20.0.016 ive had massive issues with the speed of my phone.
I upgraded to this version due to the old one packing up completely. It wasn't allowing me to send any text messages. It was deffering them and failing after three attempts. I formatted my phone and the problem persisted. So i downloaded the latest version, which allows me to send messages, but it takes, sometimes 2 or more minutes to open the area for writing a text. Opening folders and applications takes around the same time.
I deleted a hell of a lot from my phone during the formatting process and this has not made my phone any faster. In fact the update has left my phone agonisingly slow.
Does anyone know how to resolve this issue or has anyone else been having the same problems?
I upgraded to this version due to the old one packing up completely. It wasn't allowing me to send any text messages. It was deffering them and failing after three attempts. I formatted my phone and the problem persisted. So i downloaded the latest version, which allows me to send messages, but it takes, sometimes 2 or more minutes to open the area for writing a text. Opening folders and applications takes around the same time.
I deleted a hell of a lot from my phone during the formatting process and this has not made my phone any faster. In fact the update has left my phone agonisingly slow.
Does anyone know how to resolve this issue or has anyone else been having the same problems?
N95 8GB Theme From O2
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Hi all, this might sound like a really weird question but does any of you Nokia Brains out there know where i can get hold of the Standard O2 Theme that is issued on the N95 8GB by O2?
Mine came unlocked and was bought directly from Nokia but i do like the theme that is issued with the O2 version. I cant seem to find it on the website and was wondering if anyone knew where i could get hold of it?
Many thanks :)
Mine came unlocked and was bought directly from Nokia but i do like the theme that is issued with the O2 version. I cant seem to find it on the website and was wondering if anyone knew where i could get hold of it?
Many thanks :)
N95 8g won’t back up
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
I regularly backed up my N73 onto my desktop using PC Suite. I've tried to back up my N958g but keep getting an error msg 0X80100013. I can syc calendar, photos, notes etc but it won't back up. I've reinstalled the PC suite software onto both desktop and laptop but have no success with back up.Any ideas?
How can I update Firmware?
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
I've been trying to update the firmware on my E90 {currently V07.24.0.3} for months, and NSU still won't run. I posted the message below last July.
Can I save the file to my local HD (or better yet to my uSD card) and flash from there?
Could you open a Nokia Care center in SoCal so I could walk it in?
Please help. What can I do?
PS It would be nice it the NSU download page had the version number somewhere. The only way I can see to check is to D/L the file and read /properties/version.
RWFarley
*******************
I tried NSU V1.4.49en - Still no joy.
I turned off all the Norton scans, etc., removed my uSD card and so on.
The first time through, NSU D/Led the file. As I recall, it was 75.1MB. It showed 75.0 and when it would have hit 75.1 I got "Software Update Failed"
After that, it didn't even seem to try to D/L, just strait to "Software Update Failed"
Sad
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Can I save the file to my local HD (or better yet to my uSD card) and flash from there?
Could you open a Nokia Care center in SoCal so I could walk it in?
Please help. What can I do?
PS It would be nice it the NSU download page had the version number somewhere. The only way I can see to check is to D/L the file and read /properties/version.
RWFarley
*******************
I tried NSU V1.4.49en - Still no joy.
I turned off all the Norton scans, etc., removed my uSD card and so on.
The first time through, NSU D/Led the file. As I recall, it was 75.1MB. It showed 75.0 and when it would have hit 75.1 I got "Software Update Failed"
After that, it didn't even seem to try to D/L, just strait to "Software Update Failed"
Sad
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[n95] Internet radio not working
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
I tried to download internet radio from http://europe.nokia.com/A41121127 but I get a "v18_InternetRadioUpdate31.SIS" which it installs but internet radio is not listed anywhere under applications.
Is this a webpage defect?
Is this a webpage defect?
E71 and using this forum
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Oddly enough for me, if I try to pull up this forum on my phone, when I click on the link that says "I have read this information and agree to proceed" the browser crashes every time.
Go to http://www.nokiausa.com/, click on "Get Software and Support", click on "Discussions", then the link I mentioned above. It crashes every time for me.
It also happens if you go straight to /discussions
Go to http://www.nokiausa.com/, click on "Get Software and Support", click on "Discussions", then the link I mentioned above. It crashes every time for me.
It also happens if you go straight to /discussions
E71 Linux Information, likes, and dislikes
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
The E71 is a fairly cool phone, but it took me a little while to get things working well with Linux after upgrading from my Motorola v3xx. To avoid other people having to figure things out, here's my info, and later in this a list of likes and dislikes.
Bluetooth
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The E71 works fine with bluetooth. I bonded the device to my computer with the instructions at http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/12/10/using-a-bluetooth-phone-with-linux
After installing the software, I made my phone non-hidden, did:
hcitool scan
Scanning ...
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Corey's Phone
then got the address (the xx:xx... part). Then I did:
obexftp -b xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx -l
and it asked on the phone for a passcode, then on the computer. Enter the same 4-digit number in both places. Now you are bonded. You can use obexftp to poke around in the phone.
All fine and dandy, but I also use my phone as a tether to get to the Internet. That's when I ran into my first problem. You use:
sdptool browse xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
to find the RFCOMM channel to use for dial up, but there's a bunch and I chose the wrong one. After hunting some more, I found out that channel 2 was aptly named "Dial-Up Networking". Set the right channel in /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf:
rfcomm0 {
# Automatically bind the device at startup
bind yes;
# Bluetooth address of the device
device xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
# RFCOMM channel for the connection
channel 2;
# Description of the connection
comment "Nokia E71";
}
restart bluetooth with /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart, and voila, /dev/rfcomm0 appears and it's a PPP dialup. So my PPP scripts to dial into AT&T worked perfectly. You can hunt on the internet for various scripts for this, or I can post one if someone needs it, though it would only work for AT&T.
USB
---
Now for USB. It's kind of ironic, but the high-speed data from AT&T is actually faster than the bluetooth data rate. Kind of sucks. So I tether the phone with USB whenever I want to transfer a lot of data (like MP3 files) or when I want a faster network connection. Getting USB working hung me up for a while, though.
Plug in the USB cable (which thankfully came with the phone) and you get a menu of things to do, as USB can really only do one thing at a time. The "Mass Storage" is what is used for file transfer to the microSD card. I guess that's an OK name, though it could have been a little more intuitive.
I don't know what "Media Transfer" does.
You would think that "Connect PC to web" would connect your PC to the web. But you would be wrong. To get a /dev/ttyACM0, a simulated serial port to connect to the web using PPP, you choose "PC Suite". The "Connect PC to web" option creates a simulated CDROM drive that has the PC software to connection your PC to the web through the phone. With the proper selection, I could dial in at will. Now I'm happier, though this cost my some unnecessary time.
VPN
---
Now I've got a cool phone that does all kinds of stuff with email. So I think: "I'll set up a VPN so I can get to my home and work email." This was not easy. The best instructions I found were at http://wiki.paepstin.info/nokia:vpn. But they are not quite accurate.
First of all, if you are going to use RSA, the information the keys was wrong. You can completely ignore the information about the "fqdngw" key and certification. You only need to create on key and one certificate for both the phone and the VPN gateway. Put them into /etc/ipsec.d/private and /etc/ipsec.d/certs, respectively. You do need to put the server certificate in as it says. And the "RSA" entry in ipsec.secrets is wrong, it should be the key that you put into the private directory, not the name on the web page.
I was able to get RSA to work with this, but it was annoying as the phone asks you occasionally for the key store password. So I'm using PSK (with a good password).
Creating the keys is easier than it described in the web page due to some better software begin available from Nokia. Unfortunately, it only runs on windows. You can get it at http://businesssoftware.nokia.com/mobile_vpn_downloads.php, it's named "Nokia Mobile VPN Client Policy Tool for Microsoft Windows". The settings in the tool can be directly accessed with the "Advanced view" options, you need to set the values up as described in the tool, but you need to set the mode to "X509 DN" if you use RSA.
You can also do this all on Linux, perhaps, you can search around with Google and find that information.
Things that I like
------------------
The phone is very fast. Viewing web pages on my old Motorola v3xx seemed to be limited by the rendering speed of the web browser, not the bandwidth. Not so with this phone.
The email works quite well, in general.
Wireless LAN access works well.
SIP worked perfectly the first time with Gizmo (I already had a Gizmo account, highly recommended). This will be really useful when I travel internationally.
I use Scheduleworld to sync my schedule and contacts with Google calendar. The syncing was very fast and worked perfectly. It also syncs Notes, which was one of the most annoying things missing on my Motorola v3xx. (It didn't have notes at all, in fact.)
The main screen is quite functional for me. I could set everything up like I wanted, and it has useful information.
You can run multiple things at the same time! I really hated that about the Motorola v3xx.
The battery meter seems to work correctly. The one on my Motorola v3xx was worthless.
Thinks I don't like
-------------------
The IMAP mail works well for most everything, but you cannot move messages between folders. Since I use spamassasin, I have a special folder that spamassasin detects spam in, and another non-spam folder. But I can't read them move the mails to the various folders. I really don't like this.
Voice dialing is completely useless for a number of reasons:
1) It seems rather unstable, and often causes my phone to reset. Oddly enough, this has been getting better over time, perhaps due to the voice learning.
2) Even if it didn't cause my phone to reset, it doesn't seem to work well. I know it learns, but my Motorola v3xx didn't have any learning and worked quite well.
3) Even if the word recognition worked well, it's still not usable without being able to look at the phone and press buttons. The phone has no way to say "No, I don't want that one" through a voice command. You have to be looking at the phone in case it makes a mistake (which could be embarrassing), but that completely defeats the purpose of voice command. When my Motorola v3xx did voice command, it would ask you if it was correct and allow you to go through the selections it found, completely with voice commands.
I'm really going to miss voice dialing. Probably the greatest loss switching from the v3xx.
The phone should use standard microUSB connecter and should charge the phone through it. My Motorola v3xx did this, and I have a bunch of these cables lying around (from various cameras and such) and a bunch of chargers. I don't understand why any phone manufacturer would want to do anything else, except to make their customers lives more difficult and tie them to the manufacturers various chargers. This really sucks.
I've had problems with Bluetooth disconnecting the headset. It's rather annoying, and I'm not the only one who's had the problem, as can be seen by searching through these forums. I just got a Jawbone, and it doesn't seem to be nearly as bad as the H700 I have previously, though.
You have to use XAUTH for VPN logins, at least with openswan. This is somewhat annoying. It would be very nice if Nokia could fix this (apparently the E60 didn't have this problem so it's a new problem, as evidenced in the VPN web page I posted above). If you don't use XAUTH, it seems to connect (at least from openswan's point of view) but the phone never transitions on to do the thing it was going to do.
WLAN really sucks power. It advertises 6.9 days, but I don't even get 12 hours. I don't get the values for GSM or WCDMA, either, but 12 hours is just not enough.
The 2.5mm audio jack really sucks. Why can't it be a standard 3.5mm jack? I had to look for a while, and I think I found a 2.5mm to 3.5mm converter that will work at http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/archives/2008/08/13/e71-recommended-accessory-javoedge-stereo-adapter
I've noticed various glitchy problems. For instance, once I had to mailboxes connected on the same VPN at the same time, and then I disconnected one, then the other. The first one never disconnected and would not disconnect. I had to reset the phone to fix the problem. I've seen other little glitches like that, though none as bad as the resetting problem with the voice command and I've never been able to reproduce any of the other ones.
The mapping program is not intuitive. I still haven't figured out how to use it very well. After I use it for a while I might figure it out. The ability to download maps to the phone would be nice for situations where you are not connected to the internet. I haven't done much with this. I really like the UI for Google maps, this is a big step down from there.
VPN connections do not show up in the "Active data connections" section of the connectivity manager.
The documentation is lacking a lot. Almost all the help on the phone is like the "Proxy port number" setting under "Access point settings". The help is "Enter the proxy port number". That kind of documentation is useless. I'd like to know what the thing does. And the browser has keyboard shortcuts, but I have no idea what they are. A scroll forward and back would be mighty handy keyboard shortcuts, and they might exist, if only someone wrote it down...
Whew, that's a bunch, I guess, but mostly minor (and mostly correctable with a software update, hint hint). If the above things were fixed, it would make this a faultless phone, at least for me. But in addition to those, the following things would make the phone uber-cool:
A big screen and a slider. The screen the only thing I like about the iphone (I really hate that it doesn't have a keyboard, plus you can't tether it and voice command really sucks on the iphone, too.)
It could run Linux :). Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Bluetooth
---------
The E71 works fine with bluetooth. I bonded the device to my computer with the instructions at http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2007/12/10/using-a-bluetooth-phone-with-linux
After installing the software, I made my phone non-hidden, did:
hcitool scan
Scanning ...
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Corey's Phone
then got the address (the xx:xx... part). Then I did:
obexftp -b xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx -l
and it asked on the phone for a passcode, then on the computer. Enter the same 4-digit number in both places. Now you are bonded. You can use obexftp to poke around in the phone.
All fine and dandy, but I also use my phone as a tether to get to the Internet. That's when I ran into my first problem. You use:
sdptool browse xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
to find the RFCOMM channel to use for dial up, but there's a bunch and I chose the wrong one. After hunting some more, I found out that channel 2 was aptly named "Dial-Up Networking". Set the right channel in /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf:
rfcomm0 {
# Automatically bind the device at startup
bind yes;
# Bluetooth address of the device
device xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
# RFCOMM channel for the connection
channel 2;
# Description of the connection
comment "Nokia E71";
}
restart bluetooth with /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart, and voila, /dev/rfcomm0 appears and it's a PPP dialup. So my PPP scripts to dial into AT&T worked perfectly. You can hunt on the internet for various scripts for this, or I can post one if someone needs it, though it would only work for AT&T.
USB
---
Now for USB. It's kind of ironic, but the high-speed data from AT&T is actually faster than the bluetooth data rate. Kind of sucks. So I tether the phone with USB whenever I want to transfer a lot of data (like MP3 files) or when I want a faster network connection. Getting USB working hung me up for a while, though.
Plug in the USB cable (which thankfully came with the phone) and you get a menu of things to do, as USB can really only do one thing at a time. The "Mass Storage" is what is used for file transfer to the microSD card. I guess that's an OK name, though it could have been a little more intuitive.
I don't know what "Media Transfer" does.
You would think that "Connect PC to web" would connect your PC to the web. But you would be wrong. To get a /dev/ttyACM0, a simulated serial port to connect to the web using PPP, you choose "PC Suite". The "Connect PC to web" option creates a simulated CDROM drive that has the PC software to connection your PC to the web through the phone. With the proper selection, I could dial in at will. Now I'm happier, though this cost my some unnecessary time.
VPN
---
Now I've got a cool phone that does all kinds of stuff with email. So I think: "I'll set up a VPN so I can get to my home and work email." This was not easy. The best instructions I found were at http://wiki.paepstin.info/nokia:vpn. But they are not quite accurate.
First of all, if you are going to use RSA, the information the keys was wrong. You can completely ignore the information about the "fqdngw" key and certification. You only need to create on key and one certificate for both the phone and the VPN gateway. Put them into /etc/ipsec.d/private and /etc/ipsec.d/certs, respectively. You do need to put the server certificate in as it says. And the "RSA" entry in ipsec.secrets is wrong, it should be the key that you put into the private directory, not the name on the web page.
I was able to get RSA to work with this, but it was annoying as the phone asks you occasionally for the key store password. So I'm using PSK (with a good password).
Creating the keys is easier than it described in the web page due to some better software begin available from Nokia. Unfortunately, it only runs on windows. You can get it at http://businesssoftware.nokia.com/mobile_vpn_downloads.php, it's named "Nokia Mobile VPN Client Policy Tool for Microsoft Windows". The settings in the tool can be directly accessed with the "Advanced view" options, you need to set the values up as described in the tool, but you need to set the mode to "X509 DN" if you use RSA.
You can also do this all on Linux, perhaps, you can search around with Google and find that information.
Things that I like
------------------
The phone is very fast. Viewing web pages on my old Motorola v3xx seemed to be limited by the rendering speed of the web browser, not the bandwidth. Not so with this phone.
The email works quite well, in general.
Wireless LAN access works well.
SIP worked perfectly the first time with Gizmo (I already had a Gizmo account, highly recommended). This will be really useful when I travel internationally.
I use Scheduleworld to sync my schedule and contacts with Google calendar. The syncing was very fast and worked perfectly. It also syncs Notes, which was one of the most annoying things missing on my Motorola v3xx. (It didn't have notes at all, in fact.)
The main screen is quite functional for me. I could set everything up like I wanted, and it has useful information.
You can run multiple things at the same time! I really hated that about the Motorola v3xx.
The battery meter seems to work correctly. The one on my Motorola v3xx was worthless.
Thinks I don't like
-------------------
The IMAP mail works well for most everything, but you cannot move messages between folders. Since I use spamassasin, I have a special folder that spamassasin detects spam in, and another non-spam folder. But I can't read them move the mails to the various folders. I really don't like this.
Voice dialing is completely useless for a number of reasons:
1) It seems rather unstable, and often causes my phone to reset. Oddly enough, this has been getting better over time, perhaps due to the voice learning.
2) Even if it didn't cause my phone to reset, it doesn't seem to work well. I know it learns, but my Motorola v3xx didn't have any learning and worked quite well.
3) Even if the word recognition worked well, it's still not usable without being able to look at the phone and press buttons. The phone has no way to say "No, I don't want that one" through a voice command. You have to be looking at the phone in case it makes a mistake (which could be embarrassing), but that completely defeats the purpose of voice command. When my Motorola v3xx did voice command, it would ask you if it was correct and allow you to go through the selections it found, completely with voice commands.
I'm really going to miss voice dialing. Probably the greatest loss switching from the v3xx.
The phone should use standard microUSB connecter and should charge the phone through it. My Motorola v3xx did this, and I have a bunch of these cables lying around (from various cameras and such) and a bunch of chargers. I don't understand why any phone manufacturer would want to do anything else, except to make their customers lives more difficult and tie them to the manufacturers various chargers. This really sucks.
I've had problems with Bluetooth disconnecting the headset. It's rather annoying, and I'm not the only one who's had the problem, as can be seen by searching through these forums. I just got a Jawbone, and it doesn't seem to be nearly as bad as the H700 I have previously, though.
You have to use XAUTH for VPN logins, at least with openswan. This is somewhat annoying. It would be very nice if Nokia could fix this (apparently the E60 didn't have this problem so it's a new problem, as evidenced in the VPN web page I posted above). If you don't use XAUTH, it seems to connect (at least from openswan's point of view) but the phone never transitions on to do the thing it was going to do.
WLAN really sucks power. It advertises 6.9 days, but I don't even get 12 hours. I don't get the values for GSM or WCDMA, either, but 12 hours is just not enough.
The 2.5mm audio jack really sucks. Why can't it be a standard 3.5mm jack? I had to look for a while, and I think I found a 2.5mm to 3.5mm converter that will work at http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/archives/2008/08/13/e71-recommended-accessory-javoedge-stereo-adapter
I've noticed various glitchy problems. For instance, once I had to mailboxes connected on the same VPN at the same time, and then I disconnected one, then the other. The first one never disconnected and would not disconnect. I had to reset the phone to fix the problem. I've seen other little glitches like that, though none as bad as the resetting problem with the voice command and I've never been able to reproduce any of the other ones.
The mapping program is not intuitive. I still haven't figured out how to use it very well. After I use it for a while I might figure it out. The ability to download maps to the phone would be nice for situations where you are not connected to the internet. I haven't done much with this. I really like the UI for Google maps, this is a big step down from there.
VPN connections do not show up in the "Active data connections" section of the connectivity manager.
The documentation is lacking a lot. Almost all the help on the phone is like the "Proxy port number" setting under "Access point settings". The help is "Enter the proxy port number". That kind of documentation is useless. I'd like to know what the thing does. And the browser has keyboard shortcuts, but I have no idea what they are. A scroll forward and back would be mighty handy keyboard shortcuts, and they might exist, if only someone wrote it down...
Whew, that's a bunch, I guess, but mostly minor (and mostly correctable with a software update, hint hint). If the above things were fixed, it would make this a faultless phone, at least for me. But in addition to those, the following things would make the phone uber-cool:
A big screen and a slider. The screen the only thing I like about the iphone (I really hate that it doesn't have a keyboard, plus you can't tether it and voice command really sucks on the iphone, too.)
It could run Linux :). Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Sports tracker on my N82 will not load….saying "Corrupt File"
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Hello all!, please can someone help me with my N82? I am a fresh owner and have not had it long. It is in good condition and appears to do all that it should! but i have tried to load 4 different versions of SPORTS TRACKER! including certified versions, but when i try to download it onto my phone it comes up with the massage "file corrupt" this is a pain as i have heard it is a very good programme. I have even tried to download it from my phone and it still displays the same message>!!!!!!!! Please can someone help. My N82 is Locked to ORANGE (UK) Thanks in advance. Peter.