*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia E71

Regardless, it doesn't matter to clumsythief, it has English and French, that's what he needs. It seems the E71 got first released in Italy (the code might be from there).
 
From the look of the pictures it appears that the keypad on the E71 has the same great keypad as the E61. A nice soft rubbery kepad vs. the hard plastic ones found on lower level smart phones. Pretty important when you are trying to email/text people in a meeting without the creaky keys giving you away. A true business device.
 
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That's a huge spacebar for an E63...
 
I know...notice I also have an HTC S730 that I no longer use? Sliding the KB out of the side got to be too much of a pain. Once I get my E71 I'm gonna sell the S730 (use my N75 as a spare).

One thing Microsoft screwed up on was not making an easily accessible task manager (one thing I LOVE about S60...hold the home/menu button and BOOM, task manager!). Since a lot of the apps on Windows Mobile don't actually close when hitting the hangup key or hitting "exit" (it just switches off of them) they really need a task manager.
 
I apologize for getting further off the original topic, but...

I suppose I was referring to anyone who isn't quite the "techie"...like myself. I find that most people that are quick to feel comfy with the Symbian OS are those who are already technically savvy.

Would you say that your above statement would be valid for even those who might be a bit intimidated by technology...but, even so want a cutting edge mobile device?
 
I almost missed that question :)

1) I use VoipBuster, and have manually set-up the Nokia client for the service. Works great, quality is superb, and I use it constantly, as I call Europe a lot. They have pretty decent pricing, and give you 270mins free a week in North America that is valid for 120days of last minumum recharge of 10 Euros. Since I talk a lot with Europe, that's not an issue for me. I've used them for almost 3 years now, never had any issues (I've seen people that had some, as there's virtually no support, but I've never had any at all, with billing or service). Of course, you could use virtually any SIP out there.

2) No, mine is a N95-2 (I think), 8GB EDGE only for NA. Got it from Plemix with Asian firmware (same as my E71).

3) The stock / bulit-in client in the phone (for both, the N95 and the E71). The quality of the built-in one is simply unsurpassed, better than GSM calls. I know some people use truphone, for example, but as far as I know it simply installs its settings and uses the built-in client. Fring would be different, but should use the internal codec, and in my experience, while much better quality than on any other phone I've had (WM), it is sub-par in comparison to using the built-in client.

I also use IM+ for Skype, since most of my family and friends in Europe use it. I have the ultd NA plan on it (I think I paid $20 or $25 for a year), so if they call me, IM+ for Skype re-routes it through the GSM network as regular call (and since the skype pro plan, this is free). I also use it ocassionaly for calls if have no wifi around and need to call internationally, or when I'm at work, it forwards the "calls back" my work phone (there are profiles for that).

P.S. If you, or anyone else for that matter, need a guide / walk through on how to set up the internal client with a voip sip service, either PM me, or I could post the "how-to" here. It is not the most straight forward thing the first time, but very easy to do.
 
Im heading out for a week backpacking trip and I suspect there will be no hotspots with HoFo access. By the time I get back to a computer to check this fourm, the E71 BUG thread will be 95 pages long!

I hope you guys get your E71s on Monday.
 
I am not sure why, but the E90, E50 and E61, even though they take a 4 ring 2.5mm jack are wired differently. I spent a month trying to have a wired headset for my E90, and tried to build my own, but I ended up giving in to a blue tooth. But I still dont think a BT headset sounds nearly as good as a wired one. Why does nokia have to be different. I am glad they lost the pop port.
 
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