The Nokia E75 is foremost a business phone and I will not review its picture making capabilities or gaming capabilities. Two of the most important things about a business phon are bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
However, the E75 lacks a great deal in this department, as we all know its already famous bluetooth problems. Bluetooth works fine for a short period of time until it starts running out your battery. Which goes out at an alarming pace if you have a bluetooth headset. I have had no problems with bluetooth with this test device or I guess it depends on the compatibility. It takes a lot of time to establish a good connection but after that is done everything goes well.
The Wi-Fi connection works like a charm and I found hotspots that my E51 and my 5800 didn’ t even detect. Browsing on Wi-Fi and chatting is made a whole lot easier by the full QWERTY keyboard. The connection is somewhat stable and the speed is very good indeed. Much like its predecessor, the E71 , it has no problem in this department and the speed is quite good.
To conclude, the E75 may not be the best out there but it is still a great device to toy with. I have had it for two weeks now and it is just amazing. More on my personal experiences with this device you can read later this week when I will be making a detailed review of the device.
The Nokia E75 battery life has been of the most important issue with this phone. I have been testing the phone for over a week now and I have to say, so far the battery life of this phone is very good.
With or without dual mode this phone has yet to let me down. The battery lasts for around five days, give or take, which is an average battery life for any phone.
However if you keep your bluetooth on all day long the battery life will lose at least one day, but it is normal for any phone with bluetooth. We all know that this is a battery drainer.
To increase the battery life you need to shut down the bluetooth after you are done using it. The battery is relatively good although it may need some improvements.
The Contacts and Messaging are the two foremost important actions for a business phone. The E75 does great in that department, keeping you informed of all your missed calls and messages, in avery unique and practical way.
The Contacts menu displays the company on the right side of the name, as you can see in the video. Which for me can only be a plus, as with my E51 I have to search every time for certain persons with the same name and I have to see details in order to know which is which. No need to organise them in groups any more this function makes it easier for business owners to keep in touch with their suppliers and partners.
Messaging is also very easy you can choose to send a message or an email of that person has an email account in the contact list. Do not forget to set up your own account, because you will not be able to use this function otherwise. To search for a person just open the slide and type his or hers name. A small bar with options will appear, you can choose to send a message or just voice call.
The E75 offers top functions for its users in this department, there is none better for a business owner. The full QWERTY keyboard makes all the difference in the world. Texting and emailing are actually at your fingertips, like never before.
I have just received an E75 from WOM WORLD for testing for the next couple of weeks. I am looking forward to see what this device can do and try to see if there any bugs that I can fix or sort out.
For now you can feast your eyes on the unboxing video I made with my other Nokia. Unfortunately it is not in HD so you cannot actually see very well. But I made pictures of the device. From now on I will make a post of its detailed features each day. Some may include things you know or not, so tomorrow you can feast your eyes on a Contacts Menu and Settings review and tutorial.
My first impressions: The device is of a very sturdy built, with a metal encasing it has a good balance to it. The phone is a bit on the heavy side, but that is a good thing in my book as it gives you the sense of control. When you pick it up the device has a certain something that makes you feel it in your hands and doesn’t give you the impression that you can drop it at any time.
The slide works like a charm, a clap! and the full QWERTY keyboard pops right up. No problems in this department, the keys are very easy to press and this kind of keyboard is very easy to use. Emailing and texting are no longer a problem, both can be done faster and more reliable.
Overall the phone is in tip-top shape, no problems or isuues so far. Except for the headphone, but i believe that is because it has a blue sticker over it that may cause it to malfunction. Have any of you had any problems in this department?
I have been asked which is better dual mode or GSM mode. So here is a small tutorial about this feature that we have.
Why am I loosing signal when I enter a building? Well considering that not many phones have had 3G in the past, the current infrastructure for this type of connection is quite weak. So, at times you might seem to be loosing signal but that is nothing to worry because GSM kicks in.
When should I keep my phone on dual mode ? Most of us keep dual mode on because they have an Internet connection on their mobile device. If you do not have one and just use Wi-Fi wherever you can find it, than GSM should work fine for you. Another downside is the battery consumption, dual mode does that a lot faster than GSM mode.
What about GSM mode? Talkers should really switch that off because it will improve time of talking by an hour or so. Also, this goes out to those of you who like texting.
Ok, lets recap. I have told you about the difference between 3G and GSM, the conclusion is simple. Do not use dual mode unless you have an Internet connection. For talking and texting select GSM mode it will work better for you.
How do I switch between dual mode and 3G? In the main menu select Tools, then Settings. Now go to Phone and then Network, after this just select Network Mode and switch between the two modes.
For several months I have been asking myself what is the best GPS software for Nokia. So far the only ones I have tested are Route 66, Garmin Mobile XT and Nokia Maps 3.0.
In truth, there is not much of a difference between them except the fact that it depends on your location. If you live in any of the major cities of Europe or US&Canada then the maps and detail are quite accurate with OVI Maps 3.0. But in my country they have only major streets in major cities. Also, positioning on OVI Maps 3.0 is quite poor, because of the lack of detail in the maps and it took me like ten to fifteen minutes to locate a satellite when I first started it. So, Nokia’s Software Solution for GPS, proved to be quite ineffective for me.
Next was Route 66, which has more detail than the later but still not the detail I was looking for. Also, it is very hard to locate a destination by its address because of that lack of detail. Only major roads and major cities, but they seem to be improving. I remember an N95 with Route 66 and how when I tried to locate an address it showed some town in France instead of what I was looking for. But, that was a couple of years ago lets hope they will fix it because they have some serious competition.
Last but not least was Garmin Mobile XT, which proved to be perfect. Its accuracy was amazing, it contained even major streets in some villages. Also, it found GPS signal very fast and navigation was spot on. Plus, the maps are very well detailed, with each apartment building having its name. Furthermore, a neat feature was the search by postal code one. A very neat trick in my book, I do not know if the previous ones have it because I did not waste a lot of time on them. In my book Garmin is by far the best of test GPS Software, the guys at Garmin really know their stuff.
To conclude, choosing a GPS software for your Nokia phone depends on your location and where you want to go. If you are looking for major cities in the world than any GPS will do. But if you are looking for other cities around the world I suggest you give Garmin a go.
How to test a Nokia phone? Well the guys in this video seem to have some pretty good ideeas. Of course this look like good ideas only if you are drunk or bored out of your mind.
So, guys, you should really think twice before doing this to your Nokia. Also, this serves as a reminder to all of you why you bought your Nokia device.
This post falls into the category of things not to do with yourE75. Enough talking let us watch.
Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0has been released and I have been testing it for a few days now. I must say the guys at Ovi are on to something with their new suite.
With the new suite you have all you need in just one window no need to launch other applications. Each function has its own tab which are very easy to access. Just point and click; the selected tab will turn full screen in no time. All the other applications such as Nokia Messaging and Nokia Software Update are all here. To sync your data with the Ovi Suite just press sync on the data you want to be synced.
Now lets talk design, well in this area I am very pleased with Nokia. The design is simple,fast and elegant. Just the one window as I said with beautiful animations and a sense of simplicity. The message tab shows the message and a picture of the one who send as a photo slide show. Plus, the messaging windows displays all your messages as if you were chatting.
However the Ovi Suite 2.0 is just a Beta so here is a list of known issues:
The Helps are not yet complete
Messaging:
Multimedia messages (MMS) are not yet supported in Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0
Software Updates, device firmware update:
If automatic download is enabled and in progress, it continues in various places although download should end. This causes delays when shutting down Nokia Ovi Suite.
Device may not be recognized after a device firmware update. In these cases check whether Windows recognizes this. If not, restarting Windows helps.
If Nokia Ovi Suite is minimized to tray during a device firmware update, the firmware update wizard cannot proceed to firmware update, the wizard ends with an internal error.
Software Updates, Nokia Ovi Suite update:
Problems shutting down Nokia Ovi Suite from Software Updates. You may need to end NokiaOviSuite.exe file using task manager.
First Time Use & connectivity:
Automatic adapter installation (if installation fails in First Time Use à “postponed” is shown)
Media Transfer mode: May contain issues
Problems may occur with multiple devices over Bluetooth connection (active connection established and a new device is paired to Nokia Ovi Suite at the same time) with certain Bluetooth stacks
Music:
On some computers Nokia Ovi Suite is unable to show music content in watch folders. (User has to add those tracks manually)
With certain device models music playlists may not transfer to device
With certain device models music playlists may not be shown from device
Sometimes you have to manually refresh (F5 button) before transferred content is shown from the device
Music purchased from Nokia Music Store: you can transfer music into your device using Nokia Ovi Suite. However, you need to re-license music with device when playing music tracks
Crashes sometimes happen during transfer and when creating playlists
Cancel button in Music tab of options dialog does not work
The error message is not shown when disconnecting the device during transferring
Tweet S60 is a program that brings twitter to your E75. Of course it is not the best app of this kind out there but it is a good start.
The app works great without any major glitches or bugs. But unlike most twitter app it is absolutely free of charge and it looks like a competitor to Gravity. With its simplistic design and without any glamour it is very fast, so maybe that is a plus. The tweets are displayed in a nice box with the picture of the twitter on the left side.
The options menu is very simple an features the most common twitter commands, like retweet or reply. Also you can control your followers by adding or removing people from your friend list. Tweet S60 turned out to be quite interesting and a lot of fun.
How ever the missing graphic interface makes it look a little boring. I know the graphics are not very important for an app but it definitely makes the app look more professional. Well this is pretty much the only thing that this app is missing but it compensates for that by being free of charge.
To conclude, Tweet S60 is the app for you if don’t want to spend money on an app that you don’t really need. Because lets face it anyone can do without this kind of app by adding a bookmark to twitter.com to your mobile web browser.
The Nokia Ovi Store Application has been released in my country as well. And since my country seems to be the last to get the latest, I think it is available worldwide.
The app is definitely an improvement to the website. It is easier to use and has detailed descriptions plus some even have screenshots. I haven’t got much time experimenting with the OVI app, but it seems to be very stable. Downloading app from the store is easy and they install automatically on your memory card. I mean, that’s what it does in my case. The design is nice and simple, and as plus it has star rating for each application you might like. Also, you can choose which type of apps to display from the “Options “menu.
Now let’s talk about its not so good aspects. To start, scrolling through the app menu is done with a fair rate of difficulty when you first start the app. The “Sign In” option is very very very very bad, it took like half an hour last time I started the app. Every time I wanted to sign in and started texting my account name it just went out of the text field. And I would have to highlight it over and over again. Another big mishap was the search field, the same thing happens as I said above. The only way for me to sign in was after I tried to download an app. Also it keeps asking me if I want to turn bluetooth on, why would I need bluetooth to connect to the OVI Store?
All in all, the OVI Store app is better than the mobile web site but it still has a lot of major issues. Hope the guys at OVI are still working at it because if not I am afraid it will turn out to be a major flop.
The Nokia E75 is foremost a business phone and I will not review its picture making capabilities or gaming capabilities. Two of the most important things about a business phon are bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
