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Horrible Nokia 6600 to 7610 Experience! |
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My Business partner is a confirmed Nokia fan but my recent experience has shown me just how far behind SE the Nokia software is!
The guy has a Nokia 6600 and upgraded to a Nokia 7610 so he wanted to transfer all his contacts between the two devices,
Congratulations Nokia, after much reading of both manuals I found it is actually impossible to do a bulk transfer of your contacts between the two devices using BT or Ir, you have to either; copy them all to the SIM (impossible as there were too many for the SIM) or move them one by one, how pathetic is that!
The only way I could see to do it is to have both devices synchronised with a pc running MS Outlook, which in this case was impossible as his PC has no IR port or BT Dongle for the 6600 (the 7610 comes with synch lead)
As these are both devices aimed at people who will use the PDA function, surely even Nokia must have figured out that at some time people will want to change or upgrade their phone. In addition, by doing so, may just want to transfer all their data? It made me quite smug when I showed him how I could transfer all my contacts from P60 to P900 in one simple action using BT
Moral of the story is simply Sony Ericsson build a better phone.
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
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shyam335
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Good moral ;-)
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vineet_d
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Very true dude, only sony ericsson makes good phones, nokia's always have limitations in their phones.
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From now till the very distant future . . . it will still be a close fight between Nokia and SE fones mates! |
701
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Did ur friend try to post in a Nokia forum to find solutions?It might not be possible thru bt but if u buy a cable and use a Nokia program,then u can do it.I know, it's more expensive, a lot of hassle and a shame for a ''smart''phone and a brand that call themselves professionals. That's the reason i never buy this brand.
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oliblurr
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i think your frend doesnt know how to use the nokia suite..i have used it and it was as simple as 1..2..3  |
carlcarlson
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yeah. the cable is include in the pack for the 7610. or at least he should have got it
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anonymous1
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Its a piss easy process to do using BT, or a data cable. And not to sound funny but whats the point of having such a functional phone if you don't have a way to connect it to your computer (BT, IR, data cable)? To really get the most out of the symbain based Nokias you really NEED to have connectivtiy to your PC. I had no problems transfering contacts from my 6600 to my current Nokia. Its a shame people slate Nokia on these forums. I'm a fan of both companies.
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Did you tell him to burry his No Kia in the backyard and buy 
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d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z
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it's not pathetic for just get a cheap generic data cable and a nokia data suite software which you can download almost anywhere. you can store a lot of contacts in a sim card if you have a 64k sim that can hold up to 500 entries or more. most cellphone service providers in asia have been using that sim for years now.
cingular and att wireless will be having the 64k sim when their merger is complete.
something that is complex and sophisticated is not always the best and reliable. what is simple is better.
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So you first have to transfer it to the computer and then to the new phone??? That is so stupid, i knew Nokias are stupid phones but not that stupid 
What is the use of bluetooth if it's not fully functional??
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On 2004-09-18 17:41:19, 701 wrote:
Did ur friend try to post in a Nokia forum to find solutions?It might not be possible thru bt but if u buy a cable and use a Nokia program,then u can do it.I know, it's more expensive, a lot of hassle and a shame for a ''smart''phone and a brand that call themselves professionals. That's the reason i never buy this brand.
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Hi 701 I am sure you are correct and I thank you for pointing it out, but I was making the point that us SE users can do what is a basic requirement for any user for free and with no effort!
Whilst Nokia make it a task you cannot complete without spending loads of money and wasting valuable time
Cost of task with se $0
Cost of task with Nokia
Cable $10?
PC $1000?
Time $ who knows?
verdict = No Contest SE make better Phones
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
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On 2004-09-18 21:55:49, anonymous1 wrote:
Its a piss easy process to do using BT, or a data cable. And not to sound funny but whats the point of having such a functional phone if you don't have a way to connect it to your computer (BT, IR, data cable)? To really get the most out of the symbain based Nokias you really NEED to have connectivtiy to your PC. I had no problems transfering contacts from my 6600 to my current Nokia. Its a shame people slate Nokia on these forums. I'm a fan of both companies.
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Er well firstly you asume a lot! Who said the guy had a pc when he bought the phone? Who said it was his choice of phone? perhaps it was bought for him as he did not have a PC and someone thought it was simple way for him to get email and do a little surfing? I completly agree with you that you need a PC to get the best out of the Symbian Nokias! but why should such a basic task as doing a bulk transfer from one device to another require a PC? I do not need one to do it on my T610 I would love to hear how you do a bulk transfer of contacts between a 6600 and a 7610 using just BT, I read both manuals and could find no reference to it and not a single menu option to allow it to take place so please educate me as I would hate to be guilty of doing a fine company such as Nokia an injustice
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
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On 2004-09-18 22:24:52, d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z wrote:
it's not pathetic for just get a cheap generic data cable and a nokia data suite software which you can download almost anywhere. you can store a lot of contacts in a sim card if you have a 64k sim that can hold up to 500 entries or more. most cellphone service providers in asia have been using that sim for years now.
cingular and att wireless will be having the 64k sim when their merger is complete.
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Yes but you are missing the point! we are back to "buy a cable" "buy a 64k SIM" "download the data suite" "buy a PC" I say pathetic because I can do the same "simple" task for nothing using a basic T160 and Bluetooth! "simple" I rest my case.
ps the words below are your choice and makes my case even better than I can!
something that is complex and sophisticated is not always the best and reliable. what is simple is better.
-mikhail kalashnikov
creator AK-47 assault rifle
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701
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Agreed!
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Posted: 2004-09-18 16:32
