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Micki's E71 Review
I will post here in stages...
playing around in offline mode before receiving SIM card
GOOD:
- video playback looks and sounds nice
- keys have a nice feel when you click. Feels solid, like you've really pushed a button.
- Menus are pretty intuitive. I played around without checking the manual and was able to figure out the primary funcitons of the buttons. I like the big center button.
- Haven't tried it yet but I'm looking through the manual now and I'm keen on the podcasting feature.
- I'm also excited about the recorder.
- Barcode reader! Is there anything this thing can't do?
BAD:
- keys are small, might just take some getting used to
- I wish phones would allow you to connect to wifi networks without a SIM.
- I put the cd into my laptop (MBP) and it appears to be blank. Is this a mac/PC thing?
- The rubber covers for the ports seem flimsy
- Trying to figure out how to sync calendar and contacts. Went to nokia.com. Looks like nokia PC suite is only available for windows. :(
- After a bit of searching, I found out that nokia has a plugin that makes the E71 compatible with apple's isync. I downloaded the plugin but I couldn't figure out how to make it work. I tried to scan for devices (hooked up through USB, tried changing connection modes on E71) but it kept returning "no device found." I also tried to scan for the device using bluetooth but it still didn't recognize it. I think this is the biggest problem so far - it's way too hard to sync with a mac. I'm willing to accept that I'm likely missing a step here but it's anything but plug and play.
initial impressions (before powering up)
GOOD:
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- small and sleek
- list of features in manual is amazing!
- GPS!
- streaming video!
- radio!
BAD:
- small screen (i'm used to iphone)
- lacks the sexiness of the iphone touch screen
- doesn't get power through USB
Roland's E71 Review
(in reverse chronological order)
Multiscanner
- Tried it on 2 business cards and it didn't work very well (found first name field only, phone number was recognized though!), I'll try again with everybody's business cards in Helsinki
WorldMate
- Tried to install it but then it asked for an Access Point and wouldn''t accept my WiFi access point which is a bug
Nokia Sports Tracker:
- Installed it but screwed up during link to my account
- So uninstalled it
- Will install later
- Hmm Coldn't find the installer on the Nokia Sports Tracker site
Twibble:
- It's not working, I hate Java Apps (i put in my username and password but there's no prompt for an access point or any indication it's working.
- It's working but it's slow, not bad for a Java app i guess
Unboxing Impressions:
- there's a case! and a lanyard but it's a wrist lanyard that i'll never use! I only use lanyards that can go around my neck
- weird 2.5 mm audio jack
- weird that a company that's giving us carbon offsets has foam in the packaging as well as silica gel
- I plugged it in and started charging and tried to turn it on with the red key but no dice, hmmm, have to read the manual
- oops, have to put the battery in !
- Powered up without a SIM (will get Finnish SIM at airport!)
- #6 means i get the dreaded "Can't Create WLAN Connection in Offline Mode". Nokia please remove this! or only display it once!
- Screen looks great
- Trying to set up email (roland@rolandtanglao.com which is gmail account rolandt@gmail.com)
- Keyboard is nice, there's an "@" key!
- Can't retrieve email in Offline mode?!? "Unable to use network. Phone is currently in Offline mode"
- Looking for the APPS key so I can start WLAN wizard
- doesn't appear to be one?!? only an N series thing?
- Hit "Menu" soft key instead->Connectivity->WLAN wizard->Define Access Point
- defined my access point
- Back to Email, set Access Point to "Always Ask" for incoming and outgoing to get rid of error message in step #2
- Was able to retrieve my email
- Testing send an email
- Can't get Nokia built-in it to work, stays in outbox
- Trying Nokia email service beta client instead
- configured it properly it appears
- but queued up yet again, error -7510
- I hate email :-) ! I really do!
- Hmm not sure if i was using beta email client or built-in
- added same email account again
- deleted the other accounts
- change to StartTLS port 587 instead of ssl 587, hoping that will fix it! (my bad for getting it wrong the 1st time, i missed that in the Gmail docs!)
- and it worked!
First Impressions:
- Love the funky omega power adapter! I want one! too bad I have to return it
- It's my first E Series, it seems more solid than the N series phones I get from the Communicano-run Nokia Blogger Relations Program
- Not a fan of keyboards! But we'll see
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