It's not so common to see people use mobile phone lanyards / neck straps in the US but it's common and fashionable in many other countries.
Since the Nokia E61(i) doesn't come with built-in support for attaching a lanyard xtemujin took the risk and attached one himself.
He used a Torx screwdriver to remove the Torx screw, slid in the lanyard, and screw back the Torx screw. Of course, you will most likely void your warranty by opening your device so try this at your own risk.
Thanks for sharing xtemujin!
Imho, cool, but as for me that`s not very usable.
[...] The Eseries blog has the details and photo of a successful DIY lanyard fitting for a Nokia E61. Interesting stuff, but note that any warranty will be voided, of course! [...]
In my opinion a lanyard is not realy a fashion for an E61 …
Lanyard Installation on the E61(i)!?…
Things you might need .. or not: From the E-Series Blog comes the message, that i guy called xtemujin successfully installed a lanyard holder like you can see on the picture, by removing the torx screw. You think this is…
Not a great idea in my opinion - the phone is too heavy, the little bit of plastic the screw goes through isn’t designed for this load.
[...] The Eseries blog has the details and photo of a successful DIY lanyard fitting for a Nokia E61. Interesting stuff, but note that any warranty will be voided, of course! [...]
if anyone could help me out id really appreciate it
Quick question, I have scratched up my Nokia e62 quite a bit, and I’m looking for replacement OEM housing. I was curious whether someone knows where to buy replacement housing, or if a Nokia e61’s housing would work.
Now, to wear this phone around some1’s neck has gotta be the craziest idea ever. I mean, a phone has to be small and light enuff to be weared like this, and E61 is definitely not small nor light. This phone, IMHO is to be weared on a belt, and thats it.
I think a lanyard *might* be useful to fetch the phone out of my pocket from my baggy pants
So I gonna try this one.
ND
i love it and i think it’s useful~~~
Now c’mon, I have never seen a guy with baggy pants use an E61(i). It’s simply not bling enough for those kind of people.
Well, it didn’t void my warranty as the Nokia sticker seal is still intact.
HTH.
After adding a small strap, the backcover was harder to put on, and the audio adapter (AD-15) fit loosely. I then removed the strap, and now everything works like it should again. Have you not experienced this too xtemujin? :/
Thanks to a drop in pants size I currently wear baggy pants. However, I still wouldn’t find this lanyard mod particulary useful. My E62 is big enough that I’d grab the phone before I reached for a lanyard.
Johannordholm,
I’m still using the lanyard on my E61i without any issues.
HTH.
Aren’t the two holes above and behind the volumes keys for a lanyard? Or is that the speakerphone?
Reply to Josh:
yes you can buy spare covers:
http://www.yatego.com/handynotarzt/p,44ccaa172597f,43fdb9f7a19847_4,nokia-e61-cover?sid=07Y1185619858Y08c738e4b4ffc84428
ei,, i juz wanna ask,, where i can buy a housing for my nokia E61 withour the use of credit cards???
ei,, i juz wanna ask,, where i can buy a housing for my nokia E61 without the use of credit cards??? coz i dont have a creditcard,, i wanna ask if where i can buy with the use of COD
Hi. My first post here. I put a lanyard on my E61i because i do find it useful to pull out of my front jeans pocket. You can do it another, less invasive, way. Slide off the battery cover halfway and hook the lanyard’s thin nylon loop over the tooth at the top (that engages the battery cover) then push the battery cover back up. The tension will keep the lanyard loop in without any problems. I’ve been using this method for a month and it works brilliantly — the lanyard is fairly central (though not dead centre) and balances out the weight of the phone when you pull it out.
Hope this helps those looking for a lanyard option.
Sunnie