Nokia E71 - Reviews, Software, etc.

pranavt · 22nd February 2009, 13:33

Viruses that affect your phone won't affect your PC and vice-versa. Antiviruses are not needed as long as you keep bluetooth turned off and don't run any random sis/sisx file on your cell. If you're worried about your phone being a carrier of Windows viruses, your PC will take care of that with its own antivirus.

gendarmee · 22nd February 2009, 14:14

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Originally Posted by aadix

hey which store offered it for 19k then if you don't mind me asking?

(19K without the bluetooth) That, I guess, is more a function of being a regular at one store than the store. That store at Road Number 12.

redrage · 22nd February 2009, 18:50

Hi guys, I upgraded to the latest firmware 200.21.118. I am having problems with display of email notification on the the main screen after this upgrade. Before i had configured my gmail through email client and whenever i got new mail it used to display on the homescreen, now only my second email is being displayed which i have configured, my primary/default gmail is not being notified, can somebody please help me or refer me to where i can address can solve this issue?

pinnacle · 22nd February 2009, 19:58

I am downloadin the firmware update file and it shows the size as 103.5 MB

Is this the rite file me downloading or me goin wrong somewhere ?
Ram

gendarmee · 22nd February 2009, 21:04

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Originally Posted by pinnacle

...the firmware update file and it shows the size as 103.5 MB...

Yeah. Thats how big it is. Took a good 35 mins to d/l.

aadix · 22nd February 2009, 21:16

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Viruses that affect your phone won't affect your PC and vice-versa. Antiviruses are not needed as long as you keep bluetooth turned off and don't run any random sis/sisx file on your cell. If you're worried about your phone being a carrier of Windows viruses, your PC will take care of that with its own antivirus.

oh ok, thanks man

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Originally Posted by gendarmee

(19K without the bluetooth) That, I guess, is more a function of being a regular at one store than the store. That store at Road Number 12.

you mean channel 9 or technovision? damn, am a regular at both those places, need to bargain better from next time.

gendarmee · 23rd February 2009, 00:09

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Originally Posted by aadix

you mean channel9 or Technovision?

Yeah. One of the two.
Where did you get yours from?

viper · 23rd February 2009, 10:30

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Originally Posted by redrage

Hi guys, I upgraded to the latest firmware 200.21.118. I am having problems with display of email notification on the the main screen after this upgrade. Before i had configured my gmail through email client and whenever i got new mail it used to display on the homescreen, now only my second email is being displayed which i have configured, my primary/default gmail is not being notified, can somebody please help me or refer me to where i can address can solve this issue?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinnacle

I am downloadin the firmware update file and it shows the size as 103.5 MB

Is this the rite file me downloading or me goin wrong somewhere ?
Ram

Guys,

I had done the same to my phone and realized it was the biggest mistake I made. There are some very severe glitches in this upgrade. My phone started hanging, shutting down on its own and the worst of all was I could not restore backup to my phone even though it was taken via PC Suite.

The Nokia service centre confirmed there was a issue with the upgrade firmware.

Viper

IMP · 23rd February 2009, 12:49

From which version did you upgrade? I am having no problems with this version whatsoever, in fact my phone used to frequently hang in the phonebook earlier. But no problems faced now (touchwood

).

gendarmee · 23rd February 2009, 16:37

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Originally Posted by viper

There are some very severe glitches in this upgrade. My phone started hanging, shutting down on its own and the worst of all was

I did that 12 hours after i bought the phone. Didn't have any issues before nor after.

Malikayil · 23rd February 2009, 16:57

its better to go for 5800 Xpress music. i took this the first day & happy with the phone.
its a lot better . . .

redrage · 23rd February 2009, 17:37

The 200.21.118 firmware is glitched i am facing the same problems viper is facing. When i try to restore the "settings" from the backup i get an error that phone is not connected to the comp. Viper, is there any solution for this from Nokia Service centre?

viper · 23rd February 2009, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by redrage

The 200.21.118 firmware is glitched i am facing the same problems viper is facing. When i try to restore the "settings" from the backup i get an error that phone is not connected to the comp. Viper, is there any solution for this from Nokia Service centre?

Hi,

They re flashed my phone and reinstalled the firmware but no success. I eventually got fed up, sold the phone and bought a Blackberry. They said they have informed Nokia who will come up with another upgrade to solve these issues.Unfortunately you cannot even downgrade the firmware.

Viper

Edit @ Hydra - I could not even restore phone settings, contacts or msgs. Applications was far fetched. Just to inform other I could successfully restore all back up on another E71 which had the earlier firmware.

hydrashok · 23rd February 2009, 17:48

Folks, while restoring data after a FW upgrade, the best bet is to restore only the data like contacts, calendar, messages etc from the backup. Settings and 3rd party apps are best reinstalled/re-entered manually. This is a drag, but is the best practice, to make sure that the new FW recreates the internal entries related to the 3rd party apps & settings afresh.

This is based on personal experience from FW updates to my E90, and general gyan from the various Symbian forums. Some people even suggest that you hard-reset the phone immediately after the FW update before you do anything else.

If you've updated the FW and are having enough problems to drive you nuts, you can maybe try hard-resetting the phone, reloading the 'data' only and then reinstalling the 3rd party apps & entering the various settings afresh. It might solve things. Since you have the earlier backup with you anyway, nothing (except a bit of time) is lost.

redrage · 23rd February 2009, 17:58

@Hydra: You suggest that i hard reset the phone now? I have a backup of contacts,phone memory, card memory, notes and messages which are important for me. Rest all i can add on like 3rd party software.Just called Nokia Care , they are saying it may be due to corrupted software on my phone. I am confused on what to do. I am not getting my Gmail notifications everytime i get new mail and when i restart the phone i get an application installation error.

22nd February 2009, 13:33	#136
pranavt BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,704 Thanked: 852 Times View My Garage	Viruses that affect your phone won't affect your PC and vice-versa. Antiviruses are not needed as long as you keep bluetooth turned off and don't run any random sis/sisx file on your cell. If you're worried about your phone being a carrier of Windows viruses, your PC will take care of that with its own antivirus.
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22nd February 2009, 18:50	#138
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	Hi guys, I upgraded to the latest firmware 200.21.118. I am having problems with display of email notification on the the main screen after this upgrade. Before i had configured my gmail through email client and whenever i got new mail it used to display on the homescreen, now only my second email is being displayed which i have configured, my primary/default gmail is not being notified, can somebody please help me or refer me to where i can address can solve this issue?
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22nd February 2009, 19:58	#139
pinnacle BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 177 Thanked: 93 Times	is the firmware update file so BIG ? I am downloadin the firmware update file and it shows the size as 103.5 MB Is this the rite file me downloading or me goin wrong somewhere ? Ram
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23rd February 2009, 12:49	#144
IMP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 123 Thanked: 30 Times	From which version did you upgrade? I am having no problems with this version whatsoever, in fact my phone used to frequently hang in the phonebook earlier. But no problems faced now (touchwood). Attached Thumbnails
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23rd February 2009, 16:57	#146
Malikayil BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kochi Posts: 79 Thanked: 5 Times	its better to go for 5800 Xpress music. i took this the first day & happy with the phone. its a lot better . . .
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23rd February 2009, 17:37	#147
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	The 200.21.118 firmware is glitched i am facing the same problems viper is facing. When i try to restore the "settings" from the backup i get an error that phone is not connected to the comp. Viper, is there any solution for this from Nokia Service centre?
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23rd February 2009, 17:48	#149
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,527 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Folks, while restoring data after a FW upgrade, the best bet is to restore only the data like contacts, calendar, messages etc from the backup. Settings and 3rd party apps are best reinstalled/re-entered manually. This is a drag, but is the best practice, to make sure that the new FW recreates the internal entries related to the 3rd party apps & settings afresh. This is based on personal experience from FW updates to my E90, and general gyan from the various Symbian forums. Some people even suggest that you hard-reset the phone immediately after the FW update before you do anything else. If you've updated the FW and are having enough problems to drive you nuts, you can maybe try hard-resetting the phone, reloading the 'data' only and then reinstalling the 3rd party apps & entering the various settings afresh. It might solve things. Since you have the earlier backup with you anyway, nothing (except a bit of time) is lost.
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23rd February 2009, 17:58	#150
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 557 Thanked: 106 Times	@Hydra: You suggest that i hard reset the phone now? I have a backup of contacts,phone memory, card memory, notes and messages which are important for me. Rest all i can add on like 3rd party software.Just called Nokia Care , they are saying it may be due to corrupted software on my phone. I am confused on what to do. I am not getting my Gmail notifications everytime i get new mail and when i restart the phone i get an application installation error.
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