*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia E71

I dont think its just me..... there are lots of us on this forum and all over HoFo. Even though I keep telling myself I am not going to buy an E71, I keep checking this thread every day (OK, several times a day).
 
And off da hook...

It's actually 4" diagonal with pretty much 2.39:1 aspect ratio for true anamorphic full screen movie glory. Check this wikipedia about image aspect ratios:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)

And once again, I've read that E71 won't even have 2.4' screen but a new for Nokia size of 2.36" with a resolution of 320x320 pixels which makes it a square and not the standard 4:3 or 3:4 format that's on most of the Nokias today.
 
Funny, cause Moto is all over that site, including saying Motorola Good Technology Group. And even Mot, which promotes the Good tech for their phones for business still support active sync. Rap, check with your IT department before giving up on the E71.
 
The white balance when flash is used has been slightly improved. It's still bad, though, at least without gels to match the flash to the color of the light in the room.

I never had an issue with GPS signal strength, so I can't say it's improved. (I usually get reception indoors as long as the building is either wood framed and no more than two stories or I'm near a window, although acquisition times are longer inside)
 
i want this phone like NOW...i loved the e61 but the lack of 3g sucked..the e71 with 3g and upgraded camera and all the other upgrades make this phone my next phone .
 
I believe it does, however it does not sync via M4E. Notes will sync via Nokia PC Suite. I have never run into a limitation on S60 devices. I use MS notes extensively for a variety of things and I love how they wirelessly sync to my BB.
 
Since it's not going to have T-Mobile 3G, I think I'm going to get a Cradlepoint router to handle my 3G data needs (then I can pick whether I want Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T ... and if/when it supports T-Mobile I can pick that, as well). Then I can just tell the phone to use Wifi for data. Will work with my PDA as well (and perhaps an UMPC or laptop, down the road).

Then I can just go with T-Mobile's voice and messaging plans for the actual phone service.
 
The difference in price between this and the E61i is comparatively small, better to pay more now then end up replacing it with something new for another $350 in 6 months.
 
I own E71-1 (Singapore Version / Grey Steel) and I am using it in Cyprus. The handset is no doubt awesome piece, and excellent interface. Did'nt experience any issue since last 2 months. No crashes, or memory issues so far.

3G / 3.5G works very good - just ran a speed test and showed a good 968 KBPS! download speed!! - is there a better URL than DSLreports to check it? WiFi I get the rated speeds - 1 MBPS at home..

Aplications Running

Nokia chat, Yahoo Go 2.0, Reuters Flash news, MSN Live, Y-Browser, Google Maps, Worldmate, Opera Mini, Widsets and the new Nokia Widgets, S60 Internet Radio as well as Nokia Internet Radio, Conersations, FireEagle frrm Yahoo labs!

All work like a charm and email sync is great with yahoo, gmail, hotmail.


Next test will be VPN, still trying to have access enabled for my handset... will post results later on.

thx
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Mail for Exchange has nothing to do with a desktop. Mail for Exchange is a client software for Exchange 2003 SP1 and up, and connects to the Exchange server over Port 443 (the same port that Outlook Web Access uses), using the same Exchange ActiveSync protocol that Windows Mobile devices use. It has to be configured on the Exchange server (which, in Exchange 2007, it is by default). Then the handheld has to point to the Exchange server address. That's how it works: a desktop is not involved at any point.

Since the E71 has WiFi, it would be possible to use MailForExchange over the company's internal LAN over WiFi. Not easily (you'd have to import the self-signed cert that the Exchange server has most likely). Other than that, the only choice to get his Outlook mail on the E71 may be to A: Set up a rule to auto-forward it to your MMS e-mail address or B: hope that RIM and Nokia bury the hatchet, which I don't think is likely, because the two are competing too intensely these days.

But anyone who talks about opening that port being a risk is talking through their hat. Doubly so if they already have OWA set up, because it uses the SAME PORT! It's an SSL-encrypted pipe, and certs can be used for authentication on both ends if necessary. It can be made very VERY secure.
 
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