Nokia N8 Megathread

g0g

Davy wrote: »

Finding this brilliant lately. Such a handy thing to have while driving, and its free! It automatically pops up as soon as the bluetooth is connected. Wont auto lock either so changing music tracks its a lot handier etc

Nokia Car mode:>http://store.ovi.com/content/232236

No idea if the two are/were linked, but after installing this my car stopped connecting to my phone until I uninstalled and deleted/re-added the car/phone as bluetooth connections on each other! The timing did seem a little bit too much of a coincidence.

pippip

Downloaded the car mode app today and very impressed apart from one thing. When someone rings me only their number appears, not their contact name.

Is this normal?

Davy

pippip wrote: »

Downloaded the car mode app today and very impressed apart from one thing. When someone rings me only their number appears, not their contact name.

Is this normal?

Didnt happen me. Have you got the number saved *twice* in your phone by any chance?

pippip

Yeh,it's my wife's phone number, when I'm not in the app her name displays and the phone says her name but once in the app only her number comes up.

Will have a go with the work phone tomorrow.

Thanks, at least I know it should be doing it. Seemed such a minor thing for nokia to have missed.

Davy

I meant to say saved 'twice'. This happens when the number is saved twice in the phone, doesn't only happen when connected to carkit etc. Try ringing from other numbers to see

pippip

Davy wrote: »

I meant to say saved 'twice'. This happens when the number is saved twice in the phone, doesn't only happen when connected to carkit etc. Try ringing from other numbers to see

No it's not in twice. Thought it may have been cause she had a image but no. Also tried removing from favourites but not that either.

Pain in the ass. Can't seem to find anything similar on google either. Will try with the phone in work tomorrow (no house phone). Will drop Nokia an email if I don't get anywhere.

Cheers

pippip

Cheers Davy, just got it sorted.

Realised the phone was set to only display "phone memory" contacts, once I switched to sim and phone I discovered her in again. Must have been throwing the carmode app even though the phone still displayed her name even with it in twice, will have to delete all the sim card numbers.

Thanks, that's a relief.

rickyjb

Davy wrote: »

Finding this brilliant lately. Such a handy thing to have while driving, and its free! It automatically pops up as soon as the bluetooth is connected. Wont auto lock either so changing music tracks its a lot handier etc

Nokia Car mode:>http://store.ovi.com/content/232236

It says this app is not available for the N8-00 when I try and download it?

Davy

rickyjb wrote: »

It says this app is not available for the N8-00 when I try and download it?

Not for Anna, belle yes

jeremyr62

On (O2) Belle. I used to have the mail widget on my homecreeen when on Anna but the new one is too big. So I just have the mail shortcut now. I have multiple mailboxes. I seem to recall being able to have separate shortcuts for mailboxes but I can't seem to be able to do this now. Anyone manage it it or has this feature also been retired?

StaunchyDJ

Are Widgets not Re-Sizable with Belle? Hence made longer/shorter wider/narrower like as in a window with Windows OS and the likes...? I taught or heard this was to be inter-graded... hmmm maybe just wishful thinking on my part

GreenWolfe

StaunchyDJ wrote: »

Are Widgets not Re-Sizable with Belle? Hence made longer/shorter wider/narrower like as in a window with Windows OS and the likes...? I taught or heard this was to be inter-graded... hmmm maybe just wishful thinking on my part

Might have been planned but it didn't make it into the final release.

http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Software-Updates/Belle-Widgets-re-sizable/m-p/1296847#M109318

demc7

I was just wondering what you guys would think about buying an N8 versus a Lumia Windows phone. From the point of view of somebody buying the phone now, what would be a better long term choice?
N8 is €249 with O2, Lumia 710 is €279 on Amazon. I think the N8 has a better spec, but long term the Lumia should be getting more apps and updates. Is the N8 still a good purchase now?

StaunchyDJ

demc7 wrote: »

I was just wondering what you guys would think about buying an N8 versus a Lumia Windows phone. From the point of view of somebody buying the phone now, what would be a better long term choice?
N8 is €249 with O2, Lumia 710 is €279 on Amazon. I think the N8 has a better spec, but long term the Lumia should be getting more apps and updates. Is the N8 still a good purchase now?

I'd go with the Lumina, less quality camera but much greater processing @ 512MB RAM & 1.4Ghz CPU

Check them both out side by side here at GSM Arena http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3252&idPhone2=4276

Mur1

Hey, been trying to update my N8 to bell but i'm getting error msg 12017. I uninstalled and reinstalled nookia suite twicw now like it said to do but no success. I also did a soft reset on my phone but that made no difference.

I see from googling it's happening to others but i cant seem to find a solution. Anyone overcome this problem or know how to?
Thanks

GreenWolfe

Mur1 wrote: »

Hey, been trying to update my N8 to bell but i'm getting error msg 12017. I uninstalled and reinstalled nookia suite twicw now like it said to do but no success. I also did a soft reset on my phone but that made no difference.

I see from googling it's happening to others but i cant seem to find a solution. Anyone overcome this problem or know how to?
Thanks

Have you tried the latest beta of Nokia Suite?

http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-suite-beta

Mur1

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

Have you tried the latest beta of Nokia Suite?

http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-suite-beta[/QUOTE]

Thanks EarthlyPangaea, seems to have done the trick. It downloading belle at the moment so fingers crossed. Never used betalabs before. Thanks again.

StaunchyDJ

Finally Belle released for Three branded N8's

zinzan

StaunchyDJ wrote: »

Finally Belle released for Three branded N8's

Not out for their C7s yet

Ronan H

demc7 wrote: »

I was just wondering what you guys would think about buying an N8 versus a Lumia Windows phone. From the point of view of somebody buying the phone now, what would be a better long term choice?
N8 is €249 with O2, Lumia 710 is €279 on Amazon. I think the N8 has a better spec, but long term the Lumia should be getting more apps and updates. Is the N8 still a good purchase now?

I just upgraded to a Lumia 800 and I gave my wife my N8.

I am sick.

:mad:

Edit: Think very carefully before getting the Lumia 800. My experience has not been great so far. Yes there is more potential for more apps etc. with the Lumia, but every time I pick it up to do certain things, I find myself saying two things:

1. Feck it, I regret buying this phone...
2. My old N8 would have been able to do this...

The N8 is an outstanding phone. I really miss using it, despite the limitations of Symbian, but now I would gladly take it back.

StaunchyDJ

zinzan wrote: »

Not out for their C7s yet

Give it time, took long enough t just get it for d N8 and that was with alot of pestering to Three here on this forum, Facebook and not that it does much, Customer Care...! Have t say though it's some difference, like a whole new phone!!! :cool:

podgeandrodge

I prefer the fm transmitter on the N8 to the one on the Lumia.

Ronan H

podgeandrodge wrote: »

I prefer the fm transmitter on the N8 to the one on the Lumia.

The Lumia 800 does not have an FM transmitter?!

StaunchyDJ

Ronan H wrote: »

The Lumia 800 does not have an FM transmitter?!

Just thinkin d same thing, it's not on d specs on GSM Arena website! The link in my earlier post shows All Specs an Transmitter ain't in there...

podgeandrodge

Ronan H wrote: »

The Lumia 800 does not have an FM transmitter?!

Sorry, it was an early morning attempt at sarcasm which didn't work. I would like to upgrade to a lumia 800 but lack of fm transmitter has put me off. Apologies for confusion!

Tardis

Belle still not on the Meteor N8

Mur1

Just wondering when i was updating to belle it said it backed up first and then restored 2500 odd messages i had on my phone.
There obviously not in my messages now and I'm wondering are they now clogging up the memory on my phone somewhere? Because if they are i dont mind deleting them.

Also i thought when i set opera as the default browser links from emails, YouTube shortcut would open in opera? But this is not happening.

kirving

Nokia Belle has been release for Meteor branded N8's with product code 059D7X4. Check Nokia Suite.

dcr22B

Tardis wrote: »

Belle still not on the Meteor N8

I just downloaded it there onto my Meteor N8.

kirving

dcr22B wrote: »

I just downloaded it there onto my Meteor N8.

Sure that was two days ago. I think it only became available today, or late yesterday, can't remember exactly when I last checked.