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Nokia N8 Megathread

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  • #102
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    donkey balls wrote: »
    yeah i know that:D i have only 4gb left off the 32gb on the N97 so need more storage space.

    Ok, maybe it is a problem then :rolleyes:


  • #103
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    donkey balls wrote: »
    ah jimmy ffs stop teasing me:Ddid the reps mention what networks they are going release the N8 on, i have since got my self an iphone4 which will be f**ked out the minute the N8 arrives p.s did they mention anything about 3 getting it.

    they said voda is getting it first it started shipping today but this was for preorders so it wont be here till next month on a network at least,they said early november on voda so see what happens,i will be talking to a 3 insider tomor i will let you know what they tell me

    .


  • #104
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    they said voda is getting it first it started shipping today but this was for preorders so it wont be here till next month on a network at least,they said early november on voda so see what happens,i will be talking to a 3 insider tomor i will let you know what they tell me

    .

    thanks for that jimmy fingers crossed three get it:Dim just messing about with the iphone4 and already i hate it.(f**king itunes);)


  • #105
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    donkey balls wrote: »
    thanks for that jimmy fingers crossed three get it:Dim just messing about with the iphone4 and already i hate it.(f**king itunes);)

    yeah i did not like the iphone im telling ya this when you get the n8 the iphone will be f**cked out the window.:D


  • #106
    long_b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,946 ✭✭✭long_b


    Apparently all Symbian^3 handsets will have USB-on-the-go, so bob's your uncle when it comes to storage.


  • #107
    dr ro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 970 ✭✭✭dr ro


    tech radar slates the n8. Seems a bit biased though. Didn't read it all.


  • #108
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Seemed like a completely biased review to me! It didn't see to stand a chance cause it wasn't an Android device or an iPhone!


  • #109
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    kmart6 wrote: »
    Seemed like a completely biased review to me! It didn't see to stand a chance cause it wasn't an Android device or an iPhone!

    I think the problem is that they just wanted NOT to be another nokia phone and the problem is, it is. From the look of it symbian 3 isn't really that much different then S60 and it is only now starting to preform like it should of when the 5800 launched.

    The other problem with the N8 is it's price. If they had kept to it's initial pricing they probably would of sold a ton of these, however now it is only slightly cheaper then the rest and unfortunately it just isn't as good


  • #110
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    O2 UK are going to have it for €400 on Pre-Pay


  • #111
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    just read the reveiw on tech radar and the guy was saying that the battery is encased in the phone,so is the iphone4 that i got the other day.:rolleyes: saying that i have messed around with the iphone 4 and it knocks the crap out of the N97 regarding the responsive screen and web pages loading straight away, i really hope the N8 is as good if not better than the iphone4.


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  • #112
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    donkey balls wrote: »
    thanks for that jimmy fingers crossed three get it:Dim just messing about with the iphone4 and already i hate it.(f**king itunes);)


    was in with 3 today and seen the stock list for this month NO nokia N8
    they are getting the xperia x8 and the nokia E5
    they said that they wont when the n8 is coming due to all the delays


  • #113
    jimmy_t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭jimmy_t


    N8 now on the comingsoon section of vf website ...
    http://www.vodafone.ie/comingsoon


  • #114
    Jacky08
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭Jacky08


    Looks like emobile will be stocking this as well come November


  • #115
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    jimmy_t wrote: »
    N8 now on the comingsoon section of vf website ...
    http://www.vodafone.ie/comingsoon

    its in there new magazine
    just as i mentioned earlier in thread thread it will sell alongside the c7
    and its started shipping today
    http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1450714:D


  • #116
    Queerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Queerdub


    So my preferred colour of the N8 is being offered by Vodafone! Interesting.
    Emobile are going with dark grey and I'm not sure if they'll have other colours later on...
    it's such a pity the silver white is not available on all networks, well we'll see I guess.


  • #117
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Given Symbian^3 has the worst smartphone UI bar none, why would anyone consider buying one of these? Aye the hardware is great, but if the UI blows goats then its unuseable in the main and is just going to frustrate. My last nokia was my N95, and unless Meego is mindblowing or they adopt android I can't ever see myself going back, and certainly not for a Symbian POS phone.


  • #118
    Queerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Queerdub


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Given Symbian^3 has the worst smartphone UI bar none, why would anyone consider buying one of these? Aye the hardware is great, but if the UI blows goats then its unuseable in the main and is just going to frustrate. My last nokia was my N95, and unless Meego is mindblowing or they adopt android I can't ever see myself going back, and certainly not for a Symbian POS phone.

    I'm not obsessed about UI, as long as the OS is stable and provides better multitasking than profiteering Jobs's fruit phones and better battery performance than energy eater Android.

    What's POS?


  • #119
    ChopShop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭ChopShop


    Queerdub wrote: »

    What's POS?

    Piece of $hit.


  • #120
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Various review sites still seem to be confused and having a go at the N8 over the 'encased battery', as far as I can tell, 1 (or 2..) screw(s) and you're free to remove it, a totally normal Nokia BL-4D pops out.

    http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nokia-N8-Teardown/3641/1

    That's user replaceable.. compared to certain other popular phones.


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  • #121
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    HOT OF THE PRESS
    3 FINGER SALUT FOR THE NOKIA N8 KEEP THIS HANDY

    Hold "Volume Down + Camera Key + Menu Key" and press power button until you feel it shake


  • #122
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Well people shouldn't need to know it, if they have fixed the bugs properly


  • #123
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    why not look at the trouble the 5800 had
    at least its there for people to use no phone is perfect or ever will be


  • #124
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    wernstrom! wrote: »
    Piece of $hit.

    why cause ya dont have one LOL:D


  • #125
    ChopShop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭ChopShop


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    why cause
    ya dont have one LOL:D


    ive had a few nokia turkeys at this point. ive no n8 to detrmine if that's one too..


  • #126
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    ah well im just about to put my iphone 4 back in it's box and revert back to my N97 untill the N8 release.having used the iphone for just under two weeks and trying to sync music from the HD to it was a f**king nightmare
    and not able to bluetooth between the iphone and a nokia.
    the good points about the iphone was the slickness of the UI and pictures taking are top class, i did not like the layout of the ipod player or the way the phone logs your missed/received calls if the N8 can be as slick the iphone4 i reckon Nokia will gain back market share.


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  • #127
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    HOT OF THE PRESS
    3 FINGER SALUT FOR THE NOKIA N8 KEEP THIS HANDY

    Hold "Volume Down + Camera Key + Menu Key" and press power button until you feel it shake
    Seems to cause a few problems!


  • #128
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Used one today. Noticeable improvement over the 5800, N97 and X6 that I used over the past year or two. Very very responsive.


  • #129
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    jesus_thats_gre wrote: »
    Used one today. Noticeable improvement over the 5800, N97 and X6 that I used over the past year or two. Very very responsive.

    where did you get to play with one?:eek: how would it compare to an iphone(thats if you ever messed around with one)


  • #130
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    donkey balls wrote: »
    where did you get to play with one?:eek: how would it compare to an iphone(thats if you ever messed around with one)

    Work :D

    I didn't play with it for long enough to genuinely check out the new version Symbian properly. The device itself is extremely impressive looking and seems to be very well made.

    Early impressions of Symbian is that most of the gripes that I had with the 5800, N97 and X6 seem to have been addressed - responsiveness being the big one! It also looks very nice.


  • #131
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    kmart6 wrote: »
    Seems to cause a few problems!

    you can simply reinstall these simple enough:)


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  • #132
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    jesus_thats_gre wrote: »
    Work :D

    I didn't play with it for long enough to genuinely check out the new version Symbian properly. The device itself is extremely impressive looking and seems to be very well made.

    Early impressions of Symbian is that most of the gripes that I had with the 5800, N97 and X6 seem to have been addressed - responsiveness being the big one! It also looks very nice.


    there seems to be alot of issues im afraid to say but they are nothing major as yet:eek:


  • #133
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    you can simply reinstall these simple enough:)
    Well according to that article it ain't!


  • #134
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    kmart6 wrote: »
    Well according to that article it ain't!

    well thats according to the guy that put it up it can be done if you know how:D


  • #135
    irlpic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭irlpic


    If i buy the N8/Sim-free handset from Nokia UK will i have any problems running my irish vodafone SIM on it here in Ireland?


  • #136
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    no it will be fine but nokia dont ship to ireland


  • #137
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    irlpic wrote: »
    If i buy the N8/Sim-free handset from Nokia UK will i have any problems running my irish vodafone SIM on it here in Ireland?


    here is what they told me i asked them many times why they dont ship to ireland
    if they have a website for ireland the should ship or give us a chance to buy products



    Thank you for contacting Nokia Care. We appreciate you have chosen Nokia as your preferred device.
    We value your constructive feedback, however, please note that we cannot comment on this matter. Please be informed that this is a business choice made by Nokia. However, this matter is highlighted and is given appropriate consideration in the future. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.
    For future reference, please feel free to check our website. Kindly refer to the link below:
    http://www.nokia.ie/
    You may also call our Customer Care Hotline at 1890 946 245,Mon-Fri 9am-7pm (except bank and public holidays)
    Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have any further questions.

    Yours faithfully,:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:


  • #138
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    and my answer to that was

    whats the point in going to nokia website if i cant buy it from nokia in ireland
    did i get an answer back NO:mad:


  • #139
    Queerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Queerdub


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    and my answer to that was

    whats the point in going to nokia website if i cant buy it from nokia in ireland
    did i get an answer back NO:mad:

    It's really disappointing and frustrating that they treat the Irish market in this way. There was an Irish Times piece showing that their profits fell by over 50% for the most recent calendar year period.

    Their marketing in Ireland is dreadful. It's also frustrating that they reply to potential Nokia users like that.

    Of course if subsidised devices are available on Irish networks at prices much lower than the sim free kind selling on Nokia store websites Irish people - especially given their changed habits post-recession - they are going to go with the contract option. And it's quite easy to get the contract phones unlocked by paying a credit or by simply requesting from the network in question.

    But Nokia's whole attitude to the Irish market is not good :(


  • #140
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Queerdub wrote: »
    It's really disappointing and frustrating that they treat the Irish market in this way. There was an Irish Times piece showing that their profits fell by over 50% for the most recent calendar year period.

    Their marketing in Ireland is dreadful. It's also frustrating that they reply to potential Nokia users like that.

    Of course if subsidised devices are available on Irish networks at prices much lower than the sim free kind selling on Nokia store websites Irish people - especially given their changed habits post-recession - they are going to go with the contract option. And it's quite easy to get the contract phones unlocked by paying a credit or by simply requesting from the network in question.

    But Nokia's whole attitude to the Irish market is not good :(



    potential ??
    im using nokia and only nokia since they began i deal with distributors for nokia
    there advertising sucks they could make lots of money if they advertised like they even do in the uk
    they should offer an online service for ireland


  • #141
    Queerdub
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Queerdub


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    potential ??
    im using nokia and only nokia since they began i deal with distributors for nokia
    there advertising sucks they could make lots of money if they advertised like they even do in the uk
    they should offer an online service for ireland

    There certainly is potential. I think a lot of consumers in Ireland may be at the stage where they've been brainwashed that the be all and end all of smartphones is product offerings from the fruit company. Nokia need to engage with the Irish market in a meaningful way to dislodge this sentiment.
    I chatted with a friend yesterday who seems to personify the above. He has a bog standard Nokia phone at the moment and said that he wanted an iphone. Then I engaged with him about the expense involved and poor functionality from an iphone together with the antenna issue and back being too fragile because it's made of glass. I also showed him the UK advert of the N8 and talked about its aluminium structure and scratch resistance, better functionality etc. And he was bowled over, he wants the N8!

    Should I write a letter to Nokia about this?!


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  • #142
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Queerdub wrote: »
    There certainly is potential. I think a lot of consumers in Ireland may be at the stage where they've been brainwashed that the be all and end all of smartphones is product offerings from the fruit company. Nokia need to engage with the Irish market in a meaningful way to dislodge this sentiment.
    I chatted with a friend yesterday who seems to personify the above. He has a bog standard Nokia phone at the moment and said that he wanted an iphone. Then I engaged with him about the expense involved and poor functionality from an iphone together with the antenna issue and back being too fragile because it's made of glass. I also showed him the UK advert of the N8 and talked about its aluminium structure and scratch resistance, better functionality etc. And he was bowled over, he wants the N8!

    Should I write a letter to Nokia about this?!


    your wasting your time look at the reply i got however vote here lets get heard

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056063374


  • #143
    irlpic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭irlpic


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    no it will be fine but nokia dont ship to ireland

    Thanks Jimmy.

    Hopefully they will mail it to a relative's address in Northern Ireland(I live on the border).

    PS. Do any of you know if Vodafone's sms/mms/email settings are set on their latest SIM cards or is this something i will have to set manually if i buy from Nokia UK?


  • #144
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    irlpic wrote: »
    Thanks Jimmy.

    Hopefully they will mail it to a relative's address in Northern Ireland(I live on the border).

    PS. Do any of you know if Vodafone's sms/mms/email settings are set on their latest SIM cards or is this something i will have to set manually if i buy from Nokia UK?


    the phone has a setting wizzard built in also the settings should be available online soon
    the settings for E5 sould work if not although this been symbian 3 im unsure.
    with nokia settings work on various models
    example say you had a nokia c5 the settings will work for an E5
    IVE TRIED AND TESTED THIS many times over the years if you have any issue let me know im hoping to have one soon there is a lad selling one on done deal but looking for to much

    nokia do ship to north of irleland


  • #145
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    Looks like Three UK are getting the N8 in so it should only be a matter of time hopefully before Three Ireland gets it.http://threestore.three.co.uk/nokia.aspx


  • #146
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    donkey balls wrote: »
    Looks like Three UK are getting the N8 in so it should only be a matter of time hopefully before Three Ireland gets it.http://threestore.three.co.uk/nokia.aspx


    the uk are always ahead when it comes to phones,they have the spending power and they have a much tougher market to compete in so this is why they are ahead:o


  • #147
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    I know i could be waiting a while jimmy as i had to when the N97 was released,im just happy that Three UK have got it so there is a good chance of Three Ireland getting it also.


  • #148
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    donkey balls wrote: »
    I know i could be waiting a while jimmy as i had to when the N97 was released,im just happy that Three UK have got it so there is a good chance of Three Ireland getting it also.

    I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED IVE A FEW SOURCES AT HAND AND THE MINUTE WHEN THEY GET IT I WILL LET YOU KNOW IT WILL BE SIM FREE THOUGH:D:D:D IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT

    also look here
    http://www.google.ie/aclk?sa=l&ai=C4EdqBOW9TM-vI8aAjAfKgJEaodbtzgGB3YSKF4T3wIQPCAAQASgDUOua9q3______wFg9drqg_wOoAG75PD2A8gBAakCssK5Nvc_tz6qBB5P0AivMGW0tQ7ELIooQHjba94Oj6ykvOOgET7sBR0&sig=AGiWqtzcAws7Trs0Gt0z7Vitg0C0mjGLXA&adurl=http://srch.atdmt.com/search/31590/SRCH5rdgs95rs9/Default/Nokia%2BN8/0/.search

    phones online is one source and ive a few other contacts


  • #149
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    the N8 is now available on amazon for a good price even after shipping which is about 30 dollars

    549.99 dollars
    395.14 euros good good price im ordering.:D
    you wont get it cheaper than that.:):):):):):):):):):)

    amazon.co.uk dont ship phones to ROI. Only people would be third party sellers on the amazon site.


  • #150
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Davy wrote: »
    amazon.co.uk dont ship phones to ROI. Only people would be third party sellers on the amazon site.

    seller is amazon
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003ZX7RNC/ref=sr_1_3_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1287686743&sr=8-3&condition=new

    not 3rd party ive an account with them years


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  • #151
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    http://www.fonez.ie/

    anybody heard of this joint check it out

    they say they will have it tuesday at a price of 549 euro....


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