Nokia E90 FAQ's and Report.

h@r$h@l · 4th March 2009, 12:46

hello,

i have a nokia E90 purchased about a year months ago. warranty period over. the phone keeps freezing a lot. i have removed all additional softwares that i had. the phone is as it was supplied by Nokia. Also got the software version updated at a Nokia Care. But that doesnt seem to help.

would really appreciate if someone could help me out on this. It freezes even if i get a call and it re starts on its own.

harjeev · 4th March 2009, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by h@r$h@l

hello,

i have a nokia E90 purchased about a year months ago. warranty period over. the phone keeps freezing a lot. i have removed all additional softwares that i had. the phone is as it was supplied by Nokia. Also got the software version updated at a Nokia Care. But that doesnt seem to help.

would really appreciate if someone could help me out on this. It freezes even if i get a call and it re starts on its own.

Try Hard Formatting it to the original factory settings.

Warning

If you do this you will loose all your data, everything and the phone will come back to the original setting as it came out of the box.
Then try using the phone and see it it still hangs for freezes!!!

h@r$h@l · 4th March 2009, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by harjeev

Try Hard Formatting it to the original factory settings.

Warning

If you do this you will loose all your data, everything and the phone will come back to the original setting as it came out of the box.
Then try using the phone and see it it still hangs for freezes!!!

I have tried that already. have also updated the latest software twice. Once Nokia Care did it and second time i did it using PC suite. Still the problem exists. Initially i thought the 3rd party S/w were creating problems, but right now my phone has nothing in it. It is as it came from Nokia with only my Phone book and a 1 GB memory card, which also has been formatted and contains no data on it.

harjeev · 4th March 2009, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by h@r$h@l

I have tried that already. have also updated the latest software twice. Once Nokia Care did it and second time i did it using PC suite. Still the problem exists. Initially i thought the 3rd party S/w were creating problems, but right now my phone has nothing in it. It is as it came from Nokia with only my Phone book and a 1 GB memory card, which also has been formatted and contains no data on it.

This is strange!
I tried the hard format only once but it worked for me.
Just to clarify there are 2 ways to format

'*' + '3' + 'send' + 'power on'

*#7370#

The 1st one is more effective. Have you tried it???

h@r$h@l · 4th March 2009, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by harjeev

This is strange!
I tried the hard format only once but it worked for me.
Just to clarify there are 2 ways to format

'*' + '3' + 'send' + 'power on'

*#7370#

The 1st one is more effective. Have you tried it???

I havent tried this method yet. do i have to perform it when the phone switched off? and do i have to keep all buttons pressed at same time? please explain... Thanks a ton

harjeev · 4th March 2009, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by h@r$h@l

I havent tried this method yet. do i have to perform it when the phone switched off? and do i have to keep all buttons pressed at same time? please explain... Thanks a ton

Yeah when the phone is off
For E90 you have to press and hold the three mentioned buttons while switching on the phone by pressing the power button.

Just as a warning and I had mentioned this earlier too

Please try this at your own risk.
This 1st option worked for me, but might give unpredictable results with your phone.

hydrashok · 4th March 2009, 13:59

To add to what harjeev said,

1) Make sure your battery is full when you do the hard-reset
2) Remove the microSDHC card from the bay (and close the bay) before you do the hard reset.

I haven't yet used harjeev's first method, but have used the second method twice. The phone has to be on to hard-rest it that way.

h@r$h@l · 4th March 2009, 14:10

Thanks a ton hydrashok & harjeev

I will try the method as guided by you guys.

Will let you know the outcome of the same.

gd1418 · 17th April 2009, 12:20

Guys, I've been following this thread off and on as I've a E90 purchased almost 2 years ago but very rarely used. The more used one is the 9500 communicator. I'm so used to it that can't let go of it either.

Now for the last few days I've switched over the phones - the E90 is the main and the 9500 the standby. I also got a GPRS connection from Airtel on the E90.

I'm facing a funny problem. I am basically using the GPRS to be on Google latitude (Google maps downloaded) so that my family and friends know where I am and doing what

.

Every time I switch the Google maps to check the status of my friends and relatives, it simply doesn't download/display the maps and the position. It endlessly keeps on retrying. Even the GPS also takes time to get a satellite reading at times.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem somewhere? Why is the GPRS slow? A similar connection from the same service provider to a friend of mine using E71 has blazing speeds and the latitude fixing is realtime always.

Finally a new firmware - Latest available software for Nokia E90,
Version: 300.34.84 is availalbe.

My current firmware is:

V 07.24.0.3
12-06-2007
RA-6
Nokia E90 27

SHould one upgrade to this? Has somebody done that already and if so, with what result.

Sorry for this long post and several queries...

inder_s1 · 17th April 2009, 18:07

Hi gd1418,

Try Nokia Maps 3.0, It takes 2 mins to catch the signal, but once thru it's awesome, it gives routes to destination and also has voice guidance option.

Even on my mobile Google maps don't work properly and keep giving rety message.

Did u try upgrading to google maps 3.0?

Regards,
Inder

gd1418 · 17th April 2009, 18:36

Yup the google maps are 3.0. Any idea how to get the Nokia Maps 3.0?

Quote:

Originally Posted by inder_s1

Hi gd1418,

Try Nokia Maps 3.0, It takes 2 mins to catch the signal, but once thru it's awesome, it gives routes to destination and also has voice guidance option.

Even on my mobile Google maps don't work properly and keep giving rety message.

Did u try upgrading to google maps 3.0?

Regards,
Inder

inder_s1 · 20th April 2009, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by gd1418

Yup the google maps are 3.0. Any idea how to get the Nokia Maps 3.0?

Hey dude,

Search & download from the net, it's available.

Try nokiasoftware.net

lohithrao · 21st July 2009, 09:52

Hello People,

This is kind of OT

Offlate have developed a liking towards E90, want to pick one up but since it not availble(new) in market and also quiet expensive.... am looking for a good used phone...

If anyone has any leads please do share it... thanks

cooldude1988765 · 22nd July 2009, 09:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by lohithrao

Hello People,

This is kind of OT

Offlate have developed a liking towards E90, want to pick one up but since it not availble(new) in market and also quiet expensive.... am looking for a good used phone...

If anyone has any leads please do share it... thanks

Did nokia stop selling the E90 ? I always thought nokia sold a communicator till a new one was launched.
I cant help you find a phone but try and pick up a black color e90 not red or brown.
nokia fixed a couple of problems when they launched the black color.

harjeev · 22nd July 2009, 11:17

i did a search on Ebay and there are some vendors that are selling the e90 for prices 38k or so!!!
One thing I do not understand is that it written Nokia E90 NAV!!!
Anyone has any idea what does NAV signify or refer to!!!

4th March 2009, 12:46	#196
h@r$h@l Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,450 Thanked: 743 Times	E90 freezing problem hello, i have a nokia E90 purchased about a year months ago. warranty period over. the phone keeps freezing a lot. i have removed all additional softwares that i had. the phone is as it was supplied by Nokia. Also got the software version updated at a Nokia Care. But that doesnt seem to help. would really appreciate if someone could help me out on this. It freezes even if i get a call and it re starts on its own.
	() Thanks

4th March 2009, 13:59	#202
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,527 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	To add to what harjeev said, 1) Make sure your battery is full when you do the hard-reset 2) Remove the microSDHC card from the bay (and close the bay) before you do the hard reset. I haven't yet used harjeev's first method, but have used the second method twice. The phone has to be on to hard-rest it that way.
	() Thanks

4th March 2009, 14:10	#203
h@r$h@l Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,450 Thanked: 743 Times	Thanks a ton hydrashok & harjeev I will try the method as guided by you guys. Will let you know the outcome of the same.
	() Thanks

17th April 2009, 12:20	#204
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,577 Thanked: 729 Times View My Garage	Guys, I've been following this thread off and on as I've a E90 purchased almost 2 years ago but very rarely used. The more used one is the 9500 communicator. I'm so used to it that can't let go of it either. Now for the last few days I've switched over the phones - the E90 is the main and the 9500 the standby. I also got a GPRS connection from Airtel on the E90. I'm facing a funny problem. I am basically using the GPRS to be on Google latitude (Google maps downloaded) so that my family and friends know where I am and doing what . Every time I switch the Google maps to check the status of my friends and relatives, it simply doesn't download/display the maps and the position. It endlessly keeps on retrying. Even the GPS also takes time to get a satellite reading at times. Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem somewhere? Why is the GPRS slow? A similar connection from the same service provider to a friend of mine using E71 has blazing speeds and the latitude fixing is realtime always. Finally a new firmware - Latest available software for Nokia E90, Version: 300.34.84 is availalbe. My current firmware is: V 07.24.0.3 12-06-2007 RA-6 Nokia E90 27 SHould one upgrade to this? Has somebody done that already and if so, with what result. Sorry for this long post and several queries...
	() Thanks

17th April 2009, 18:07	#205
inder_s1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 238 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Hi gd1418, Try Nokia Maps 3.0, It takes 2 mins to catch the signal, but once thru it's awesome, it gives routes to destination and also has voice guidance option. Even on my mobile Google maps don't work properly and keep giving rety message. Did u try upgrading to google maps 3.0? Regards, Inder
	() Thanks

21st July 2009, 09:52	#208
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,203 Thanked: 226 Times View My Garage	Hello People, This is kind of OT Offlate have developed a liking towards E90, want to pick one up but since it not availble(new) in market and also quiet expensive.... am looking for a good used phone... If anyone has any leads please do share it... thanks Last edited by lohithrao : 21st July 2009 at 10:10.
	() Thanks

22nd July 2009, 11:17	#210
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,900 Thanked: 296 Times View My Garage	i did a search on Ebay and there are some vendors that are selling the e90 for prices 38k or so!!! One thing I do not understand is that it written Nokia E90 NAV!!! Anyone has any idea what does NAV signify or refer to!!!
	() Thanks