*OFFICIAL THREAD: Nokia E71

You know, I just thought about something. The only real dealbreaker for me regarding the E71...would be the earpiece speaker volume. Every Nokia I have ever owned has had an extremely quiet earpiece...and that's absolutely not acceptable to me since I have a little hearing issue. If the volume is still as low as I have experienced with Nokias in the past...there is no doubt that I'll be buying the Bold or 3G iPhone as my next phone...sadly. :(

Is there any review/test anywhere that makes mention of how loud & clear the incoming calls were?
 
I can't think of any IM programs that use SMS/MMS messages or instant messages out of a plan unless your carrier offers one. I know Fido and Rogers used to offer a Java app that did this (come to think of it, do they even have IMs as part of the value packs anymore). But lately everyone has been providing clients that use data. I know MSN Messenger used to be able to be setup in a manner that users could send messages to your phone as an SMS and u'd be able to reply back in the same manner. Dunno bout AIM tho
 
is anyone worried about the correct data plan for an e71? i get away with 15 dollars on ATT with my n95. if i start swapping between a qwerty device, are they gonna force me to switch to a more expensive data plan?
 
I am not saying that Nokia is a victim here even if the NAM market is unreceptive (or at least has been) to smartphones and S60. Just seems that they don't really care about North America enough to fight for it they way they have fought over the rest of the world, which is their loss.

As for T-Mo USA, well, I never have expected them to have any decent phones anyway, my last three devices were all non-USA unlocked models. I will be surprised if it turns out that they will carry any recent S60 device, nevermind the E71!



I am one of those weird people who find the E61i's form factor to be fine, I like the screen size and nicely spaced-out keys ;)
Depending on how much smaller the E71 ends up being, I may just have to stick with the "thin brick." :silly:
 
Robert- data rates are outrageous up here. But I still rather buy the E71 NAM version because I get 3G everywhere I go. It definitely does improve on RF and call quality. If one of these years Rogers decides to lower their data rates, I'll get a data plan. But for now, wifi it is! :)
 
The 3 versions currently announced for the E71 are:

E71-1 (European and Asian 3G)
E71-2 (AT&T and Canadian 3G)
E71-3 (Australian 3G)


You'll notice... no T-Mobile-USA 3G. It will do EDGE though, so it'll be just like an E61i in that it has a 3G radio that you can't use :-)
 
Although my choice is Grey Metal, the White Metal is exactly what I imagined; a silver/titanium like color on the metal surfaces. I'd be careful handling the rubber covers for MicroSD/MicroUSB and buttons as I can see them becoming discoloured over a few months usuage - not that anyone would be dirty, just that it happens: may even pick up finish of a leather pouche.

Speaking of which anyone seen the leather pouches for each yet?!

I cannot recall where I've seen this mentioned, but I think its the 1page PDF that refers to a TV-OUT via the 2.5mm jack. I'm sure its a typo but could you imagine?! I really hope that the Freescale cpu is capable of smooth video rendering not just for playback but also for recording. I'd LOVE to have VGA @ 30fps even if it was just for Dora. Man these BOTH look sweet!

Ppl you gotta agree that the metal finish will DEFINATELY last over time!
 
ritz@98925 said:
if you look at the way nokia has been releasing S60 handsets, you will notice that once they started to upgrade the OS, they do not downgrade, hence all the upcoming handsets will have the current OS which is Symbian 9.3, UI is S60 3ed FP2...
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They're definitely not in all Eseries phones, as neither my E61 nor my E61i have it, but I am also not sure they're unique to the E71. The prediction I'm sure is, but the quick dialing might also be used in the newer Nokias (Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2), i.e. N96, N78 or maybe even the 6210 Navigator and the 5320 XpressMusic.

Now, did you see my signature? hehehe :D
 
Only phone that intrests me currently is E71 so it will come out when it will and pretty much everything you can say about phone that havent been released have been said already :)
Hopefully it will be in shops shortly after announcment because +2 months of waiting time would be pretty horrible.
 
Just got mine in from 38mobile on eBay (Hong Kong to Arizona in 2-3 days - insane). Holy crap, this thing is trim (and quite smart) - looks like it could fit in my E61i's battery compartment :silly:
 
Is it really myopic to expect the OS to get out of the way when the user specifically requests it? Again, I completely grasp the need for signing. It's nice that apps that only need very limited capabilities can continue to go unsigned.

What you still haven't communicated to me is where the problem comes in with a developer having access to all APIs through the free program, given that the signing is only valid for the one IMEI. If it were valid for more, I'd get it, but you're already allowing access to a lot of sensitive APIs, so why not the manufacturer capabilities (and AllFiles?).

Security should be balanced with ease of use and letting the user do what they want, should they really really want that and indicate that they know what they're doing. (I'd say figuring out how to use Symbian Signed is plenty of a barrier to entry) Pre Symbian 9 was too lax, hence the viruses and other badness that was capable of going on. WM is also too lax. Symbian 9 has gone too far in the other direction. It was worse back before the Express program allowed no cost signing for development on one device or personal use.

I'm not a rabid freak, but rather than explaining your position, you've treated me as one, apparently because you think that every person who writes software writes it for sale or distribution. I write it for myself, and on rare occasion for my employers. Sadly, the Symbian Signed program seems to be exclusively targeted towards people who develop for sale or distribution to third parties.

P.S. I shouldn't be forced to use Java to develop for my own phone. I should be able to use any language I choose and get the capabilities I need on my single IMEI. (lately, I've been enjoying Python)

P.P.S. I should have been more clear with this "I shouldn't have to pay thousands of dollars to install an internally developed app on phones my company owns." You are correct that there was some exaggeration on my part regarding the cost, although it wouldn't be an exaggeration if the internally developed app for deployment solely on the enterprise's phones came up for review and failed, thus requiring the company to pay testing fees for any future revisions of the app. (or at least the next two)
 
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