Nokia 5800 XM NAM(850/1900): Reviews, Issues, Tips, Tricks & Support Thread!!

The iphone keyboard is really not good, no matter how much people try to convince you. 5800 is definitely a little easier to use, even without prediction.
 
I just upgraded using the 0574994 product code. The overall UI seems a bit peppier. The kinetic in the menus is nice but not a huge difference. I wish they made the notes app kinetic as well. The biggest improvement is the browser. Kinetic scrolling is nice on it, but not 100% smooth. I like the auto full screen too, but the best part of the browser is that it's so much more stable than v40, I haven't had it crash yet and I've been surfing for the past hour. So far I'm impressed, but I'd still like to see the alphabet keys on the dialer!!!!
 
its a design flaw. they forgot the letters on the main dial. try to dial 1-800-FLOWERS. you cant. how about when your bank's automated system tells you to enter the first 3 letters of the month in question of the check you are trying to track. there are a thousand other examples when you absolutely NEED letters on the dial pad. what, are we supposed to just memorize where the z, q and x are, on the fly while we're out and about using this phone? so dumb nokia. "hold on honey, do you have the standard alphabet memorized for the phone pad? i need to enter my work password." it should be illegal nokia can get away with this, considering they ALREADY put out 1 firmware update and didnt even address this problem!!

geez i write too much every time...
 
Thanks, mrrphone. It sounds like a lot of work to get the phone upgraded to 50.0. Is it worth the effort or should I stick with 40.0 until the time comes to upgrade to a newer Nokia phone?
 
actually when they started embedding the profile it was wrong or something. i still have to add another one. but for some reason after that, it kept the one i put in (after you enter it in, it disappears) and has been working ever since.

i guess you can't enter another one in now or something, since i don't have the stock firmware anymore. on my cfw (v.50), i can still enter a new profile if i want to.
 
I've only installed one app, which was a free stop watch app. Maybe I'll uninstall that and see what that does. And if I don't have success with that I'll try a hard reset this weekend and see what that does. I'm really liking the features but I can't have a phone that's not reliable as a phone.
 
i REALLY tried to like it. but the text entry really irked me. It doesnt make sense that a person types faster with the t9 than the full qwerty. and why was the text entry box so small? i hope SE fixes that before releasing the idou.
 
Well I do have a full backup, but I actually like setting everything back up. I always feel like "This time it will be PERFECT!" LOL
 
Hi F0nage - Thanks a million. I've tried it already but it seems the OTA version upgrade locks my micro sd card. I can not access it anymore on other phone or on PC. I think it is now time for me to forget all its content and format the d**n memory card. Or should I wait for V40. Though ive read it has a bug as well. :crying:
 
No easy solution except to do the hard reset. If you do a google search this problem of the calendar entries being deleted from the home screen is not new and has happened to others. Have you updated to the latest FW? When the calendar disappeared from my home screen there was not a new FW out yet. I wonder if you update or simply install the newest FW if it will correct the problem on its own?? Updating the FW on the 5800 is easy and all your installed apps and files will remain on the phone. That was the bad thing about the hard reset that I had to do because I lost all my apps ect...
 
Thank you everyone for the helpful info. Saved me a lot of time chasing after Rogers! :buddies:

I guess I got the V2 version. It would have been nice if Nokia or Rogers changed the content description on the box to match the actual content! But if V2 can be upgraded to V50 firmware, then it's not all bad.:clapping:
 
I'm having trouble with the 5800 on a local WiFi connection, WEP security.

It used to work flawlessly. It can find the network when scanning for WLAN, and I can even input the WEP key so that it accepts. However, after that, about 10 seconds later I get an error message (the one with red circle with ! in it) that says "WLAN network not found", and it removes the network from the list.

Anyone know how to solve this issue?
 
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