Comments on: Nokia E71 Review & Nokia E66 Unboxed http://www.e-series.org/archives/481 Where everything starts with an E - Nokia E50, E51, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E66, E70 E71 and E90 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:29:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: nch45167 http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150993 nch45167 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:06:30 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150993 Recently got my E71 on 3. Have a couple of slight issues:- 1). Have corrupted the memory card that was supplied by 3 - could anyone give me a copy of the files which were originally on there? 2). When charging the battery, it never reaches fully charged status even if left to charge overnight - longer sometimes. Any help appreciated Recently got my E71 on 3. Have a couple of slight issues:-
1). Have corrupted the memory card that was supplied by 3 - could anyone give me a copy of the files which were originally on there?
2). When charging the battery, it never reaches fully charged status even if left to charge overnight - longer sometimes.
Any help appreciated

]]> By: Crusty Leonard http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150988 Crusty Leonard Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:55:42 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150988 Finally got my E71... no regrets! Great phone. One thing (i'm sure there will be more) but does anyone happen to know if Nokia has left out the 'access point groups' setting (which was available on the e61i) or is it somewhere I don't know about? Thanks Finally got my E71… no regrets! Great phone.

One thing (i’m sure there will be more) but does anyone happen to know if Nokia has left out the ‘access point groups’ setting (which was available on the e61i) or is it somewhere I don’t know about? Thanks

]]> By: alex http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150854 alex Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:40:18 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150854 having had the e71 a few day, hooking it up to voip and exchange its as functional as my e61. However having problems with the gps - seems to only use network based gps? I use google maps. In noka map - no gps but when i see the positioning it has contact with 7 satelites! Also, any tips on receiving my mailbox in standby mode? I only get new mails like i did on the e61. am i doing something wrong? Else, love the phone! Sitting on the train now... Working great with turbo 3G in sweden. Played with the blackberry bold.... It was super clumsy. having had the e71 a few day, hooking it up to voip and exchange its as functional as my e61. However having problems with the gps - seems to only use network based gps? I use google maps. In noka map - no gps but when i see the positioning it has contact with 7 satelites!

Also, any tips on receiving my mailbox in standby mode? I only get new mails like i did on the e61. am i doing something wrong?

Else, love the phone! Sitting on the train now… Working great with turbo 3G in sweden. Played with the blackberry bold…. It was super clumsy.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150597 Ryan Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:04:27 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150597 I totally agree. The E71 is the phone I was waiting for. My E61 was just my practice phone...my training wheels phone. It's really a brilliant device. I totally agree. The E71 is the phone I was waiting for. My E61 was just my practice phone…my training wheels phone.

It’s really a brilliant device.

]]> By: MartianLU http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150596 MartianLU Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:57:54 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150596 Weighing in. I'm a nokia fan. So much so I took my iphone 3g back and I love how rich the content and feel of the phone but it by no means is a better buy than my E71! I'm a power user, I need to blutooth with more than just a headset... I need to tether. I need video cameras installed. Audio recorders installed. I need accurate gps. I need multi email account retrieval and just a bunch of other stuff that the Mighty E 71 can do with out crashing. My iphone crashed every day. This one, maybe once every few days as it adjusts to all the apps I download and then remove if they aren't useful. It's just a matter of time when the iphone device takes over completely. Until then, I'm smokin all Iphones in my area... plus the form factor of the 71 is just PIMPISH! E Seventy One IS the NOKIA Phone that I have been waiting for. Weighing in. I’m a nokia fan. So much so I took my iphone 3g back and I love how rich the content and feel of the phone but it by no means is a better buy than my E71! I’m a power user, I need to blutooth with more than just a headset… I need to tether. I need video cameras installed. Audio recorders installed. I need accurate gps. I need multi email account retrieval and just a bunch of other stuff that the Mighty E 71 can do with out crashing. My iphone crashed every day. This one, maybe once every few days as it adjusts to all the apps I download and then remove if they aren’t useful. It’s just a matter of time when the iphone device takes over completely. Until then, I’m smokin all Iphones in my area… plus the form factor of the 71 is just PIMPISH!

E Seventy One IS the NOKIA Phone that I have been waiting for.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150590 Ryan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:45:53 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150590 If you hold the E71-2 at the bottom, you can definitely see the bars going down. Hold it by it's sides, and the bars go back up. However I'm not certain that's a good measure of its performance. This maybe just how the radio firmware behaves. IOW, it just might be too sensitive and/or need to be tweaked. As I said above, the reception is identical to my E61, but I never bothered to pay attention to my signal while holding it. It just works. :-) If you hold the E71-2 at the bottom, you can definitely see the bars going down. Hold it by it’s sides, and the bars go back up.

However I’m not certain that’s a good measure of its performance. This maybe just how the radio firmware behaves. IOW, it just might be too sensitive and/or need to be tweaked.

As I said above, the reception is identical to my E61, but I never bothered to pay attention to my signal while holding it. It just works. :-)

]]> By: Ajit http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150579 Ajit Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:43:46 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150579 Yes, and even the E61/E61i have an antenna at the bottom, I never had any issues with any of these phones... Yes, and even the E61/E61i have an antenna at the bottom, I never had any issues with any of these phones…

]]> By: Ryan http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150578 Ryan Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:56:15 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150578 The recpetion for me has been equal to my E61. Battery life is about the same as well, maybe even a bit better. The recpetion for me has been equal to my E61. Battery life is about the same as well, maybe even a bit better.

]]> By: keatisk http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150576 keatisk Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:10:08 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150576 Well, first of all let me say that BGR is a great site, lots of solid info. However, in this case I must completely disagree with the comment posted there that the e71 is known as the worst phone in the RF area. The posts at BGR say that by holding your phone in different ways you get better or worse reception. I think that has been true since the first handheld phones came out. I have had no issues at all in the two weeks I've had the e71, if anything I'd say reception is much better than the e61 or e61i. I have tried covering up the bottom of the phone and holding it by the top, no difference in signal at all, full 3G all the way. I have used the phone in Minneapolis, Detroit and Orlando and I get a full signal everywhere I go. I just put an iphone 3G, Moto Q and my e71 side by side, not touching any of them and mine was the only one with full bars. If people really are having trouble with reception I think it must be an individual phone issue not a problem with all e71s. Well, first of all let me say that BGR is a great site, lots of solid info. However, in this case I must completely disagree with the comment posted there that the e71 is known as the worst phone in the RF area. The posts at BGR say that by holding your phone in different ways you get better or worse reception. I think that has been true since the first handheld phones came out. I have had no issues at all in the two weeks I’ve had the e71, if anything I’d say reception is much better than the e61 or e61i. I have tried covering up the bottom of the phone and holding it by the top, no difference in signal at all, full 3G all the way. I have used the phone in Minneapolis, Detroit and Orlando and I get a full signal everywhere I go. I just put an iphone 3G, Moto Q and my e71 side by side, not touching any of them and mine was the only one with full bars. If people really are having trouble with reception I think it must be an individual phone issue not a problem with all e71s.

]]> By: Ajit http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150575 Ajit Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:24:45 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150575 Theres a lot of debate on reception issues on BGR for E71, whats ur say guys? Theres a lot of debate on reception issues on BGR for E71, whats ur say guys?

]]> By: keatisk http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150568 keatisk Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:38 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150568 1-1/2 days of battery life just didn't seem right so I did a little checking around and found most people with an e71 are getting several days of use out of a charge. It seems that if you installed mail for exchange as I did the default heartbeat setting is 1. That burns battery so fast you can almost see the bars going down. In the US, if you're on AT&T you can set the heartbeat interval all the way to 30 and not experience disconnect issues. I changed my setting to 20 just to be sure I didn't disconnect and I am on my second day with this battery charge AND I'm still at full bars. I have not changed my usage at all, still using the heck out of it and the battery life is beyond excellent. 1-1/2 days of battery life just didn’t seem right so I did a little checking around and found most people with an e71 are getting several days of use out of a charge. It seems that if you installed mail for exchange as I did the default heartbeat setting is 1. That burns battery so fast you can almost see the bars going down. In the US, if you’re on AT&T you can set the heartbeat interval all the way to 30 and not experience disconnect issues. I changed my setting to 20 just to be sure I didn’t disconnect and I am on my second day with this battery charge AND I’m still at full bars. I have not changed my usage at all, still using the heck out of it and the battery life is beyond excellent.

]]> By: keatisk http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150554 keatisk Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:37:58 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150554 It looks like I'm getting about a day and a hlaf out of my battery so I guess I'm doing okay. Two other questions about the e71. On the e61 I was able to move an email into a folder within the messaging app. I can still do that with Mail for Exchange but not with a pop3 account. Anyone figured out how to do that? Also, by holding the *key down I can turn bluetooth on and off but I think by holding the #key down it is supposed to switch between silent and normal, at least it did on the e61. Not so with the e71? One more thing, when charging the e71 my message notification light comes on very slowly every so often, it doesn't blink like when I have a message, it just comes on slowly every now and then. Is that to tell me it's charging or fully charged? It looks like I’m getting about a day and a hlaf out of my battery so I guess I’m doing okay. Two other questions about the e71. On the e61 I was able to move an email into a folder within the messaging app. I can still do that with Mail for Exchange but not with a pop3 account. Anyone figured out how to do that? Also, by holding the *key down I can turn bluetooth on and off but I think by holding the #key down it is supposed to switch between silent and normal, at least it did on the e61. Not so with the e71?
One more thing, when charging the e71 my message notification light comes on very slowly every so often, it doesn’t blink like when I have a message, it just comes on slowly every now and then. Is that to tell me it’s charging or fully charged?

]]> By: Ajit http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150547 Ajit Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150547 I too have had a preview of the device my self a month back... My views of the device can be found at my new blog http://www.thegadgetfreak.net/2008/07/nokia-e71-in-india.html I too have had a preview of the device my self a month back… My views of the device can be found at my new blog

http://www.thegadgetfreak.net/2008/07/nokia-e71-in-india.html

]]> By: Raj http://www.e-series.org/archives/481#comment-150539 Raj Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/?p=481#comment-150539 I'd say a day is fine. I've only run out once now, having forgotten to charge the phone on the night before. I'm running RoadSync and MFE, connected all the time. Nokia share is supposed to update every 15 minutes. Gmail and 2 other IMAP mailboxes, every 15 minutes, plus podcasting. I spend a fair time listening to Podcasts and surfing widsets. I charge the phone every night otherwise by noon the next day, the phone is showing low battery. .. speaking of which, I better charge it now. I’d say a day is fine. I’ve only run out once now, having forgotten to charge the phone on the night before.

I’m running RoadSync and MFE, connected all the time. Nokia share is supposed to update every 15 minutes. Gmail and 2 other IMAP mailboxes, every 15 minutes, plus podcasting.

I spend a fair time listening to Podcasts and surfing widsets. I charge the phone every night otherwise by noon the next day, the phone is showing low battery.

.. speaking of which, I better charge it now.

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