Yesterday was a time when mercury was in retrograde with my Nokia E71, because I had the worst of luck with its functions. It all started when I had loaded the new Google Maps version 2.3 to my phone for the new Street View feature. No matter how often I activated the My Location feature with even GPS, it would always bring me centered to Boston, MA even though I am in VA!! I tried a couple times to delete and reload and reset the app, but this was done to no avail and the blinking blue dot was constantly brought to Boston! I had become frustrated enough to remove the Google Maps app from the phone entirely and consider using Nokia Maps from that moment on, and so I did.
In the midst of multitasking with a few applications open simultaneously, I had accepted phone calls while a number of incoming SMS messages were being received. The Music Player was active as I had been typing a new blog entry email via Messaging and the S60 web browser was on as well. After switching from one call to another and eventually ending these conversations, I had resumed writing my blog entry and the music resumed playback. I then received incoming messages for both SMS and email, but that was when all of the fun began to really unfold. Upon trying to access a new SMS I was shocked to find that I couldn't open it via a dpad click or an option selection, and the most I could do was listen to the SMS via the Nokia Voice feature. This same occurrence took place on my incoming emails as well! I figured it was only a matter of time until I solved this with a soft reset, but that didn't work. A hard reset seemed to be the next best thing, so I backed up the phone memory to the installed 16GB microSD card and proceeded with the *#7370# combination on the keypad. THIS DIDN'T WORK EITHER!! I was stuck! I was desperate! I tried the hard reset FOUR more times and ended up with the same outcome as before, and it took much willpower to not throw the E71 against the wall. In order to remain in touch via mobile I had no choice but to switch my SIM card to my backup Treo 750...a necessary evil. I swear I could hear a faint snickering from the Treo as I updated contacts and calendar entries.
While my impulse would have been to run out and purchase that white E71 again from Best Boy, that would have been a bad financial idea since I am saving for the N97. So I did something better just to satisfy my need for a Nokia S60 device: I contacted WomWorld for a review unit. In the midst of making a choice, I had to consider the lack of American 3G and did not want to go with an E71-1 that couldn't measure up to my own E71-2 on the AT&T network. I suddenly had the idea to make this a perfect opportunity for a Nokia E90 reunion!
I know that this may turn off some readers out there who are tired of me gushing over this full QWERTY model, but greatness is greatness...plain and simple. Until the N97 can prove to be worthy enough to join the ranks of the E71 and E90 once it is released, I shall continue to have utmost reverence for the Communicator. Considering the available feature sets, I think this was the best choice in the midst of trying to fix my E71 device.
TRENT
Sent from my Treo 750
3 comments:
LMAO@ I swear I could hear a faint snickering from the Treo as I updated contacts and calendar entries. .... I know that voice ALL TOO WELL dealing with Palm OS and my TYTN II....
Have you ever tried the hard reset?
Turn off. Press simultaneously: Call Key (Green key w/ phone icon on it), 3 (or Y), # (or J) and turn phone on, keep all buttons pressed until Nokia welcome screen shows-up.
This is the hard reset.
The *#7370# is the soft rest actually.
No need to do anything else with the E71, for it has been repaired.
It was something with the memory card and I had to format it completely, which solved the problem.
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