User: KSWind
These are the most recent forum messages posted by KSWind:
Re: 4G LTE
Hmm. I just ported my number from AT&T to a prepaid T-Mobile account last week to save money. Just noticed the other day the display was saying 4G above the signal indicator.
Looking at that link does not show my city listed in the Modernized markets. Wonder if they are testing it here now.
Re: Android In December?
The new Nexus S from Google which is quadband GSM looks nice.
http://www.google.com/nexus
But it appears it's 3G is only going to work on T-Mobile though.
Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
Re: Nokia E72????
Not certain. But in my opinion its highly doubtful AT&T will pick it up. If you REALLY want the phone you can always buy it unlocked and put your AT&T SIM card it. By doing this you will not have any of the stuff AT&T puts on their phones.
It will be WAY more expensive this way since you will be paying full retail for the phone.
Newegg has it for $459 right now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a spx?Item=N82E16875205183&Tpk=e72
Amazon has it for $469
http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Unlocked-Ph one-Version-Warranty/dp/B002QEBM96/ref=sr_1_1 /181-4052480-8674023?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1 259812838&sr=8-1-catcorr
The one problem ...
Re: e71 and data plan
As far as I know AT&T's system won't know you are using an unlocked smartphone on their system. Since the E71 is not a phone they sell it won't list in their system as a smartphone.
I myself am using the $15/month unlimited media net package for internet. So far so good.
If you do get the E71. The easiest way to make sure you don't use AT&T's data network is to remove the AT&T Internet access point that ...
Re: Nokia E71 Keyboard
Sounds like your phone has the wrong language pack installed on it. Or perhaps someone replaced the keyboard with a different one.
The one suggestion you could try would be to reflash the firmware on the phone to see if that fixes the language problem. But it is rather extreme because you will loose everything on your phone.
All programs, ringtones, settings, pictures, contacts, etc.. will be wiped off the phone once it is reflashed.
So BACK UP ALL YOUR ...
Re: e71x manufacturing location...
http://discussions.nokiausa.com/discussions/b oard/message?board.id=phones&thread.id=47361
I repeat. It is a load of crap. An urban myth. Don't worry about it.
Re: e71x manufacturing location...
Dont worry. That is a myth and is a load of crap.
Re: Screen protector recommendations?
Depends on what you are looking for. If you use google you will find plenty of cases for the E71 which will also fit the E71x as it is the same body.
I use this one as it is cheap. Covers the whole body except the keyboard, volume keys, micro sd/usb ports, camera on the back. The plastic does scratch easily.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details .dx/sku.14761
DX is not based in the US. It will take some time to get to you. I waited about ...
Re: flashing light
There is a slow pulsing light around the D pad which is called the Breathing Light. It lets you know the phone is turned on.
Another thing it does is to pulse quickly. This happens upon new messages/voicemails/emails.
Re: Weird (Nokia E71x)
That is referred to as the breathing light. It is just to let you know that the phone is turned on. I have a standard E71 here.. so long as AT&T didn't jack up the menu structure you would go here to turn it off:
Menu - Tools - Profiles
Select Normal
Click on it and select Customize
Scroll down to Breathing Light and turn it off.
Now on regular E71's this disables the breathing light.. but it now activates a clock ...
Re: word/PP & syncing
The E71 does come with a program called QuickOffice. Its either a trail or a version that Nokia came to an agreement to put on it. I forget. You do have the option to pay to upgrade to a newer version of Quickoffice if you so choose.
You should be able to create Word/Excell documents and edit them. I tried the word editor and it works fine for simple text documents. You can do some minor ...
Re: Couple of Questions - Upgrading to Nokia E71
Actually the E71 is considered a Smartphone. So it is not supposed to the use Unlimited Media Net option. That is why they say to keep checking to make sure it does not get removed. It is supposed to use the unlimited smartphone internet (or PDA connect. I forget) that is like $29.99 a month.
Re: Where is this phone available ?
Depends on if you feel safe buying it online or not. My local best buy did carry the unlocked version of the E71.. not certain about yours. Since she's a new customer and she wants the E71. I think the best way would be to sign her up with whatever plan she wants and either get one of the free or relatively cheap phones.
Then all you do is move the SIM card over to the E71 and ...
Re: T9 on E71-2
I assume he means the predictive text feature.
Menu - Tools - Settings - General - Personalization - Language
Turn Predictive Text On. Then set your preferences in the settings below that.
Just be careful as you type as the predictive text might replace a word with something you don't want. It will pop up a window as you are typing a word it thinks is misspelled or like T9 it will completely fill in a word as you are typing ...
Re: Internet compatability = Internet obligation?
Pay per Use has NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEE. You only get charged WHEN YOU USE IT.
So I STILL say they should have left that $150 charge on your bill because YOU WERE using AT&T's internet. Roughly 150MB's worth. Those were legal charges. You as a customer simply don't know how to operate their fancy new phone.
That was YOUR FAULT. NOT THEIRS.
Own up. Agree you were at fault. Pay your bill and move ...
Re: Getting E71 Tuesday. Few Questions
http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-softw are/software/isync
Don't know how well it works as I use XP. Try looking over on the Nokia Discussion forums. You'll get better answers there.
http://discussions.nokiausa.com/dis cussions/
You'll want the Mac and PC Software section to look/post questions in about syncing.
http://discussions.nokiausa.com/d iscussions/board?board.id=pcsuite
And the E Series and Communicators section for general questions
http://discussions.nokiausa.com/ discussions/board?board.id=communicators
A nd if you want to update your phones firmware you WILL need a windows machine to do that.
If you have AT&T you want an E71-2 version (there are 3 versions. the -1 and ...
Re: Battery Life on E71
Sorry for the late post. I am usually reading the Nokia discussion forms. You'll get faster and possibly more knowledgeable responses there really:
http://discussions.nokiausa.com/di scussions/
the only way I know to get a more 'accurate' indication of battery life is to run the Nokia Energy Profiler that you can install here:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.n okia.com/id/324866e9-0460-4fa4-ac53-01f0c392d 40f/Nokia_Energy_Profiler.html
As you run it.. based on the energy consumption.. it will give you a reading in Hours:Minutes. That is the most accurate way I know of to show you ...
Re: Battery Life on E71
Supposedly AT&T might be coming out with their own branded version of the E71 called the E71x. It may or may not happen. Time will tell.
Re: E71 on Verizon??
The E71 WILL NOT WORK on Verizon. The E71 uses GSM (ie: AT&T or TMobile) and not CDMA (Verizon). It may operate on the same frequency bands.. but not the same technology.
Buy one if you don't believe me. But you will be wasting $400 on a phone that WILL NOT WORK on Verizon.
Re: Internet compatability = Internet obligation?
If you got web charges then your phone WAS accessing the internet through AT&T. Don't blame AT&T for YOU not paying attention to your phone! Yelling at AT&T like that was really pathetic man. It's Pay Per Use. Meaning you would ONLY get charged if your phone accessed the internet through AT&T's servers period... I can't believe they took it off your bill. Next time pay attention to the icons in the upper ...
Re: text
You are limited to 160 characters per text message. But you can keep typing past that limit. It will simply send multiple text messages then. There is a counter at the top that says: 160 (1)
The 160 is obviously a countdown of the characters in the text and the number in parenthesis is the number of text messages it is going to send. When you go past 160 characters the (1) will increase to (2) and ...
Re: Delete Messages on E71-2
I assume you already know how to speed select items with the shift key (2nd key from the left at the bottom). Then after you have marked them all you can use the backspace key to delete them.
That's the key with an x on it inside an arrow pointing to the left. Right above the enter key.
Hope this helps.
Posted wirelessly with my own E71.
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
Yeah it sucks that it doesn't charge via USB..
BUT.. you do have a couple options.
USB powered charge cable
http://www.nokiausa.com/link?cid=EDI TORIAL_356816
But that means you use up 2 USB ports. One for data and one for charging unless you plan on using bluetooth to transfer stuff between phone and laptop.
Re: Internet compatability = Internet obligation?
I am on AT&T myself. You are NOT required to get a data plan just because the phone can get on the internet. Compared to the Iphone which IS required to get a data plan.
BUT pay per use internet will probably get added on. There is no monthly charge for it. You would only get charged if you transmitted any data. And if memory serves it gets charged at 1 cent per kilobyte transmitted.
The phone does have ...
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
cjconrad said:
KSWind,
I overlooked your comment stating "I hope you are not buying this phone expecting it to be a multimedia powerhouse. You will be disappointed as it was not designed to be a multimedia phone"
I have to admit that I'm not sure what defines a "multimedia phone", so I'd like to discuss this a bit further.
Though I'm a "white-collar" guy, I've never had anything other than a basic camera phone. I am looking forward to higher functions like internet ...
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
The grainy pictures would more than likely be a hardware bug. I personally think it's electrical noise being introduced into sensor and that gets captured into the pictures.
A firmware update to the camera program would probably not fix that problem unless they introduced some serious noise filtering into it.
One guy over on the Nokia forums said the video camera took better pictures. It only appears that way because the 'high quality' setting is really just a 320x240 recording.
With ...
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
cjconrad said:
KSWind: thanks for such a quick and informative response -- all answers that affirm that this is the best phone out there (for me, anyway).
If I can be so bold as to ask two follow-up questions:
(1) What is the largest memory card I can add to it (I will order from NewEgg concurrent with the phone order)?
All that typing and I messed something up and it killed all my typing.. Le'sigh. Gotta remember to hit the ...
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
cjconrad said:
KSWind: thanks for such a quick and informative response -- all answers that affirm that this is the best phone out there (for me, anyway).
If I can be so bold as to ask two follow-up questions:
(1) What is the largest memory card I can add to it (I will order from NewEgg concurrent with the phone order)?
Re: Using an unlocked Nokia E71 on AT&T?
cjconrad said:
I am at the end of my contract period with Verizon and I would like to step up to a more modern phone. I like the Nokia E71, and I've seen them selling unlocked phones that they say will work on AT&T. The phone has Wi-Fi, Voice Dial, Auto-Answer, Email, Bluetooth, Camera, GPS and other nice features.
I have several questions about using this on AT&T:
If you do purchase the E71 be warned there are 3 (THREE!) ...
Re: Change default firmware?
I'm sorry you had to go through that. The seller did misrepresent that sale by not specifying the 3G bands it used.
But at least you will have an unlocked and unbranded E71 to use and play with! Enjoy!
If you have any questions about the phone I would go over to nokia's discussion forums as they will obviously be a lot busier than this forum. And more helpful in the long run.
Posted using my own nokia E71 ...
Re: Change default firmware?
jnmob2 said:
KS, your advice may prove to be invaluable to me. The ad said this unit has 3G, it doesn't?? It says:
# WCDMA 900/2100 or 850/1900 or 850/2100, maximum speed 384/384 kbps (DL/UL)
# HSDPA class 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps/384 kbps (DL/UL)
Notice the WCDMA part. That part lists 3 different sets. This number. Or this number. OR this number... It does NOT give you a straight answer what version of 3G it uses.
Here's the list from ...
Re: Change default firmware?
I would suggest reselling it and buying a north american model. Would be easier then you could also use 3G.
Note there are 3 (Yes THREE) different models of the E71. The E71-2 (on newegg) is the usa model. the only real different on the other two are the 3G bands on the device.
Re: Change default firmware?
Orange? As in the European Orange Cell phone carrier?
Why did you buy a european model when you could have bought the north american model (with AT&T 3g network bands) from Newegg.
Yes it would be possible to reflash it. Just not very easy to do yourself. I would look over on Howard Forums or the Nokia discussion forums.
But you would have to get the flashing software itself. Which is not an easy feat to find.
Re: Some questions about the E71
maverick1 said:
-I currently have a Treo 650 and recently got a new laptop with Vista 64 operating system and I found out that my Treo will not sync with it.
-Will the E71 sync with Vista64?
-Does the Nokia come with a desktop version to sync notes,contacts,calender? Not sure how that works.
All my thoughts below are about my unbranded unlocked Nokia E71 I bought via Newegg.
There is the Nokia PC Suite of programs and according to the PDF manual it should ...
Re: Nokia E71 and AT&T internet policies!
I also have the E71. Newegg has it cheaper than wirelessimports right now and yes it even has the correct bands for AT&T's 3G:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. aspx?Item=N82E16875205116
As far as charging you more.. It's possible. Though as long as you don't use TOO much data you might be able to fly under the radar. I just recently added it to my phone as well. I don't plan on heavy full page web browsing myself.
Though having google maps work perfectly ...
Re: Nokia Maps on E71
I have the e71 as well. I poked at Nokia Maps once or twice but think GoogleMaps is better. Works perfect with the builtin GPS.
I believe that setting simply sets it so it does not retrieve maps online. But it might still be using A-GPS (assisted GPS) where it contacts the cell towers for positioning data to assist the satellite data.
A-GPS doesn't use much data. but it still uses it. If you wish to turn it off ...
Re: AT&T features/downloads available for this device?
I have bought the Nokia E71 from Newnegg for $388 w/free shipping. Its currently $399 w/free shipping.
It is the E71-2 as it does have AT&T's 3G specs.
EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA 850/1900 MHz
You can download your own ringers or put your own MP3's onto it, etc. I am happy with it.
Google maps works perfectly with the builtin GPS. I am very happy so far.
VERY GOOD BATTERY LIFE!
Re: At&t and T-mobile?
If the v551 is unlock then yes you can put your tmobile sim card in. Otherwise no it will not work
Re: text from website
You have to login into your online account now in order to send text messages from the website.
I believe they moved it under the account in order to stop it from being used to send spam from the main website.
Re: Funny "wind" noise on all calls
fullwinter said:
Can't say this to be true. I get it when a person calls me on a land line, and I will be inside my house, or in my office.
I guess its a GSM thing then, and it sucks! Can't see how people can handle that. Oh well, back to CDMA I guess.
How can you say that it happens to everyone? Besides your own experience you just can't blindly say it's happening to everyone. ...
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