Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
- MdN
- p41
Stupid me, 26 Aug 2013Yes, I do see here, peoples' passion for phones and a great love for the N8. I suspect I have ... moreOh come on, there's a lot you can still do ;-) You can install Remind Me (plays a sound every 5 minutes when you have a missed call or sms), QuickLock (to lock your screen by tapping on an icon), ClockSync (synchronizes your clock with an atomic clock), Nokia Internet Radio (hundreds of stations for free), camera apps like Panorama, Photorim, SCam etc, then gadgets like BubbleCompass (so you know where you're going), better calculators, metal detector, torch... And those are just free apps. ;-) Also, did you try any themes yet? A lot of people are perfectly happy with Symbian Anna so if it works, leave it as it is until you're more confident. (Hmmm, yeah, but I'm the one trying to have a life and be creative and constructive while almost everyone else is "dwelling on war" :-) But never mind that.)
By the way, for all who want to try it, the Instagraph Uploader app doesn't work for me. Maybe it works for someone who already has an Instagram account? I created an account, tried to upload a few photos and it says "Error: Logon_ErrorAccountDisabled!" and if I want to log in with my PC I get "This account is inactive" - I suppose Instagram doesn't want Symbian users. If you want to play with filters get SophieCam for your phone and Pixlr-o-matic for your PC instead.
- MdN
- p41
bilal, 27 Aug 2013hi! im using Nokia N8 since last year..im facing one problem that is, it notify me again and a... moreSis files are your applications, and "other" can be anything. As Neil said, delete your email account, and add it again. Also, you can follow the advice on this page: http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/14682_How_to_Get_disk_space_back_on_.php
- bilal
- KI3
Neil, 27 Aug 2013Hi my name is neil was facing the same problem as you and i deleted the mail box and that almo... moredear i,ve only approx 200 SMS,s not MMS..
it contains only few kb,s... but what i did is to make a backup of my whole phone via nokia suite and reset my phone...and now im gonna run that backup to my phone again...lets see what happen now..
- Neil
- XNt
bilal, 27 Aug 2013hi! im using Nokia N8 since last year..im facing one problem that is, it notify me again and a... moreHi my name is neil was facing the same problem as you and i deleted the mail box and that almost gave me 50 mb free space try it.
- MdN
- p41
Rishi , 27 Aug 2013My phone keep showing No mobile connection check your data connection. In the background no s... moreYou can try a few things... Restart your phone. Install App Stop from Nokia Store and see if any hidden apps are still running. Log out from Social. Do you use WhatsApp or Viber, or your email client checks for new emails? Are you using any widgets that need internet connection such as Weather?
- bilal
- KIB
hi! im using Nokia N8 since last year..im facing one problem that is, it notify me again and again that phone memory is low and delete or move some data from phone memory......In phone memory there is 99MB contatins of sis files (is there any importance of sis files??) and 135MB cotains others files.. can any one please tell me how i remove other files and sis file from my phone to regain some massive free memory.
Thanks
- bilal
- KIB
hi! im using Nokia N8 since last year..im facing one problem that is, it notify me again and again that phone memory is low and delete or move some data from phone memory......In phone memory there is 99MB contatins of sis files (is there any importance of sis files??) and 135MB cotains others files.. can any one please tell me how i remove other files and sis file from my phone to regain some massive free memory.
Thanks
- Anonymous
- L7e
MdN, 27 Aug 2013Thanks for the report! Always good to read it from someone who used it for a while, not a revi... more:)). Yeah, i like the device though. Is great and that screen has allot of brightness power. The colors are not that vivid as with amoled but you can pass this very easy, cause compensates when you use it in sunlight without problems (even at a low screen brightness). Still, looks girly in front of n8:))
- Rishi
- rK%
My phone keep showing No mobile connection check your data connection.
In the background no software is opened even i uninstalled all the apps,still it keep showing it many times.
- MdN
- p41
Carol, 26 Aug 2013Hey, first of: thank you. Second, the phone was not for me. Is for my lovely... When you hold ... moreThanks for the report! Always good to read it from someone who used it for a while, not a reviewer who had it for 3 days. :-) And yes, I agree. My friend's wife has a C7 and I can't really imagine it as a man's phone. Just too soft, rounded, like a fashion thing. 701 is almost the same, small design changes. OK, some said it looks like a "photon torpedo" but if I had it I'd put a case on it, and probably I would buy one of those "off-road" cases that look like 4x4 car tires. Just to make it look more serious, like a tool. :-) Even in a see-through TPU case with some sort of a hexagon-diamond pattern on the back my N8 still looks like it's meant to do serious business. Which it does. :-)
- Carol
- L7e
AnonD-133243, 26 Aug 2013Thanks for your advice Carol, however my N8 in a few days is passing to my collection shelf, c... more:0, yeah, that's something else. But wp still did not convinced me... I like the ui, but there are to many stuff missing (unfortunately), anyways, good luck with your 1020, and don't forget to stop by and tell us your experience...
- AnonD-133243
- 3TL
Carol, 26 Aug 2013Hey, nope, Nokia does not take down the latest firmwares, what would be the point?:). I had mi... moreThanks for your advice Carol, however my N8 in a few days is passing to my collection shelf, cause my yellow Lumia 1020 comes to replace it :)
Painful separation, you know, after all that time with Symbian and S60, (although last years i'm using androids as well), however no place for sentimentalism here, it comes a time to move on. Regards!
- Carol
- L7e
MdN, 26 Aug 2013Actually I converted an old fridge into a storage unit for smelly old magazines and CDs. CDR w... moreHey, first of: thank you. Second, the phone was not for me. Is for my lovely... When you hold the device it feels great and strong. Is faster then N8, camera is weaker(but that's normal, no?). The only problem it has is that, in front of n8, is just a girly device. N8 looks like a tank in front of it. And that doesn't bother me:)). Compared as proccesing, 701 is faster, quite more. Camera, n8 is the winner. Fp 2 in front of refresh? Has some great stuff, but refresh is a mix between symbian and belle fp2. Fp 2 is just fp 2. Allot of sparkling effects, but some simple things missing from it. Things that are not that simple for me. As of device manner? N8 is for Man, 701 is for girls (no offence for those who have it or have the c7). It is just true. N8 is like the bull for the 701..:)). That's about it.
- Stupid me
- N@Q
MdN, 26 Aug 2013Actually I converted an old fridge into a storage unit for smelly old magazines and CDs. CDR w... moreYes, I do see here, peoples' passion for phones and a great love for the N8. I suspect I have reached my limit as to what I will do with mine because I hardly think I will hack and have the need to use Phoenix etc. My only regret is that I could not bring myself to do the Belle upgrade. Maybe some day - and if it comes, I have all the info in my file plus a hard copy. I think if I had a printer, I would have done it at the peak of my interest & enthusiasm when I was actually backing up my stuff. But not getting the hard copy at that particular point put a damper on things. I think momentum was lost. But I do appreciate all the efforts and help I received from you and Carol.
It was also great to see the daily interest move from 11% to, well, 28% today. It means that people are getting something out of visiting this site (following the soap opera is just a bonus :-))). Keep dispensing the information because there may be more people out there who need guidance than you think - and I mean guidance in things you pros take for granted too, not only the advanced things.
I KNEW you would not be offended :-) and we are even :-)! Music is about taste and what you feel inside, I think. To each his own! And yes, I know about the war, not everything but enough, but don't dwell on that, its gone. There may be a bigger one coming elsewhere and we'll face that if or when it comes. Meanwhile, life goes on.
- MdN
- p41
Okay, here's some news that will make some people happy:
INSTAGRAM for Symbian!
Now there's an unofficial Instagram app for Symbian called Instagraph Uploader. I'll maybe try it tonight to see what it is about. You can get it through Nokia Store:
http://store.ovi.com/content/388393
- MdN
- p41
Actually I converted an old fridge into a storage unit for smelly old magazines and CDs. CDR will deteriorate because of heat, sunlight, humidity, scratches, whatnot. Also never burn them at speeds above 8x. As long as they are in a dark dry place they should be OK. I find the cloud services useful for sending things that are worthless to anyone else. Like, if I send a guitar track to another band member, what will the spies do with it? Record their own blastbeats to it? Mix and master it for free? I don't think so. :-)
Oh wow, she doesn't believe me? And I don't like fish so we're even. :-) I was in a war because two countries "believe" in different things so no, I'm not offended and this isn't a place for such things anyway. I do all sorts of things to keep my mind off where I'm living, and this is a relaxing place where I can learn and talk about phones. Yay!
Funny news today... There's an app called Gotya which you can use to convert a Symbian phone into a security camera. To each his own... I like mine in my pocket, thank you.
Hey Carol, congrats on the 701! What do you think about it compared to the N8? It was my second choice but there weren't any near where I live. Also I'm wondering - does it have any kind of a clock screensaver like phones with AMOLED displays?
- Carol
- L7e
AnonD-133243, 26 Aug 2013Thanks Carol. I'd like to avoid those Phoenix things, anyway this 111.030.0609 version is good... moreHey, nope, Nokia does not take down the latest firmwares, what would be the point?:). I had mine reflashed just some time ago, cause of to much crapp instalations. Shelf product is a product that nokia delivers special for testing purpose in stores. Those products many times don't upgrade to latest firmwares and also can happen what happened to you. I also bought a 701 and tried to install belle fp2 via ota. It had fp1. It installed something but after the install was finished. It was freezing. I restarted it and did a factory reset, after that the firmware went al the way back to the first belle release, the one you just mentioned. Strange stuff going on with this products. Tried to upgrade cause i tought something went wrong, but no new updates were showing. I searched navifirm to see if the product code matches the general products that get all the updates, and it didn't. Only the first version was present on nokia serves under that product code. So i downloaded an official fp2 firmware and installed with phoenix. Since then, all updates come and install normaly no issues. Now it acts like a normal 701:). I bought that device off the shelf, from (a crapp store i call it, cause the mobile sellers there are: besides the fact that they have no clue what they are talking about, they are arogant to) mediamarkt. Phoenix is a flashing program that Nokia uses to upgrade our devices. It is not a fake software or something that others did. Is an official nokia flashing software, just more advanced and with way more capabilityes. It can even bring your phone to life if some upgrade went wrong. This is used mostly in nokia care centers. P.s it is not about your region, it is about your product code. Verythin is connected to your product code. Your product code does not tell where you are or what time it is. Just tells to nokia servers what product it is. That's about it. If the folders from that product code are heaving latest updates, then you get them to, if not, you don't. With this product codes, sometimes is like searching with proper tools in wrong folders... So my advice to you is to install an official n8 firmware and you will be getting any new updates. But this is your choice...
- AnonD-133243
- 0ZJ
Carol, 25 Aug 2013Hey, sorry for the late answer. What happened to your mobile is not normal (quite at all). So,... moreThanks Carol. I'd like to avoid those Phoenix things, anyway this 111.030.0609 version is good for me, i just miss that data widget that Refresh has natively. I don't know what you mean by 'shelf' product, but i'm explaining in details if you don't mind. I bought my N8 in US 2.5 years ago and it says 'made in Mexico', it had all warranty etc, so it's ok. I updated it to Anna ota when it was launched, then to Belle (curiously this could be done only on a PC with genuine Windows via PC suite) as soon as it was launched too. I updated to Refresh ota when it was launched and had no problems with that. But i had to reinstall it again after some abusing experiments and nearly bricked it up. PC suite required an update before it could be used and after it my phone was back to previous version. However as 'Stupid me' hinted, Nokia has made some restrictions since January in order not to have firmware leaks (like those Phoenix things) and maybe a nokia online account would help.
I'm curious if someone else trying to get Belle Refresh doesn't find it also. Or maybe it's a regional issue (i'm in east europe btw).
However i'm pretty sure this is somehow connected to Nokia, they are gradually getting rid of Symbian things.
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