New Nokias (E66 and E71)

strecker

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

Hahaha, thanks Strecker.
Actually sold my TyTN II which allowed me to purchase the E71.

well, when the regrets start to affect your day to day functioning, let me know... i throw in a w660i...amazing allrounder

flodis79

Paddy Fowler: How do you find the GPS on the E71 - does it lock the satellites reasonably quick?

Scruff

Got an e66 a couple of days ago. Quite impressed with it but havent done too much with it yet though definitely a lot better than my old SE k800
Was looking at getting an n95 8gb but the smaller, sleeker and sexier e66 swayed me. that and not a lot of other people have it yet!
One thing that is annoying me though is that you cant recharge the battery using the usb port. not sure if thats a general nokia thing or just to this phone.

strecker

Scruff wrote: »

Got an e66 a couple of days ago. Quite impressed with it but havent done too much with it yet though definitely a lot better than my old SE k800
Was looking at getting an n95 8gb but the smaller, sleeker and sexier e66 swayed me. that and not a lot of other people have it yet!
One thing that is annoying me though is that you cant recharge the battery using the usb port. not sure if thats a general nokia thing or just to this phone.

it's a general Nokia thing afaik...but you can buy special 3rd party usb cables online that let you charge s60 phones...got no link (I'm on a phone) but they are easily available

Ron DMC

Scruff wrote: »

Got an e66 a couple of days ago.

Where did you buy it from? I think I might get one myself.

One thing that is annoying me though is that you cant recharge the battery using the usb port. not sure if thats a general nokia thing or just to this phone.

I've never seen it as an option on any nokia before, but in fairness, not many nokias have usb, so I'm not sure.

Scruff

got it in SE Asia on my travels.

matrim

I've never seen it as an option on any nokia before, but in fairness, not many nokias have usb, so I'm not sure.

Most new nokias are coming with USB now (or at least high end nokias).

They seem to be starting to change the charging method now as the new N85, when it comes out will only charge over the USB port and doesn't include an input for the standard Nokia charger.

bigslick

Got myself an E66 there yesterday, as im on holidays in middle east. Am very pleased with it. Does everything i could possibly want it to do and is very neat and sleek. Love the little leather case it comes in

Scruff

strecker wrote: »

it's a general Nokia thing afaik...but you can buy special 3rd party usb cables online that let you charge s60 phones...got no link (I'm on a phone) but they are easily available

is this what you're on about? Would prefer if you could charge over the normal usb port so you could access it from a pc at the same time

strecker

Scruff wrote: »

is this what you're on about? Would prefer if you could charge over the normal usb port so you could access it from a pc at the same time

no! Thers's a company that makes usb charging cables for Nokia s60's - I'll see if I can find the one I'm on about...
patience

Jonathan

strecker wrote: »

no! Thers's a company that makes usb charging cables for Nokia s60's - I'll see if I can find the one I'm on about...
patience

Too slow :P

strecker

Sorry...
http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=2477&t_mode=des#
that's not quite it, but keep looking I'm at work...
It does exist !!!

Scruff

its a docking station of sorts so? was thinking that that if they dont have the usb power pins connected internally to the battery terminals then there was no way of doing it with the usb cable only. If they were connected internally surely the supplied cable would do the job.
But keep looking, interested to see what you come up with