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Nokia Lumia 800

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  • #1252
    Ronan H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,058 ✭✭✭Ronan H


    Francie Barrett wrote: »
    How do I change the homepage of Internet Explorer by the way? Also, can I change the default search from Bing to Google?

    You can't change the homepage, but you can pin any page to your start screen. Just click on the three dots option button and choose Pin to Start. A workaround more than anything else, but good to know. You could have a few favourites pinned there...


  • #1253
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    angeline wrote: »
    Bought my Nokia Lumia 800 today! Got the guy in the shop to disable maps as someone said in a review that this can help lengthen the battery. Anyone know if this is true.
    There's a "Find my phone" service, where the phone sends it's location to Microsoft every now and then, so if you lose it or it's stolen you can track it down. If you go into the settings, theres two options that you can enable or disable, enabling means the location will be more accurate and updated more often, but will use some extra battery.


  • #1254
    Dub XV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Dub XV


    angeline wrote: »
    Will have to call back to shop tomorrow as I can't send picture messages and customer service didn't help. I'm with O2.

    Make sure you have mobile data turned on first.

    I had same issue and am o2 too. The guru had it twice and couldn't sort it. Turns out the phone was faulty and had to get a replacement.

    One thing I noticed was I couldn't send an email outside of Ireland which was strange. Those issues were sorted by replacing the handset only.


  • #1255
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    Anyone buy this in carphone warehouse? If so was it unlocked? Would rather stay on meteor than jump to 02.


  • #1256
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Been in to O2 shop today and girl couldn't sort the problem with picture messages!! Neither could tech support. Great. Have a new phone and can't send any photos.......


  • #1257
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,584 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    angeline wrote: »
    Been in to O2 shop today and girl couldn't sort the problem with picture messages!! Neither could tech support. Great. Have a new phone and can't send any photos.......

    Went to my local o2 store today and the guy in the store had it sorted in about 3 minutes.
    Picture messaging perfect now, Viber also sends pic messages


  • #1258
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    angeline wrote: »
    Been in to O2 shop today and girl couldn't sort the problem with picture messages!! Neither could tech support. Great. Have a new phone and can't send any photos.......

    Did you try installing and running the network setup app?


  • #1259
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Yep, did all that. Then installed Zune as advised by O2 on boards with the data cable. Think I'll give up on it for tonight and go back to shop tomorrow and hope someone else there can sort it. Thanks.


  • #1260
    Agent_47
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 761 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    angeline wrote: »
    Yep, did all that. Then installed Zune as advised by O2 on boards with the data cable. Think I'll give up on it for tonight and go back to shop tomorrow and hope someone else there can sort it. Thanks.

    Ditto, seeing the guru but will be returning the phone unless it can link with my computer and my MP3, mp4 and other music will synch with the phone. I find it daft that bluetooth won't work with a Noki2 express music and that none of the music on that phone will transfer to the 800 via either PC, Bluetooth or MMS.


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  • #1261
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Its that a feature of Windows Phone though. Its not unique to the 800. Its a bit like the iPhone limitations.


  • #1262
    jonseyblub
    Registered Users Posts: 360 ✭✭jonseyblub


    stevenmu wrote: »
    Did you try installing and running the network setup app?

    Had the same problem and went into Nokia repair centre and was told to install this app. Within a couple of minutes the app did its job and was able then to send photos


  • #1263
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Agent_47 wrote: »
    Ditto, seeing the guru but will be returning the phone unless it can link with my computer and my MP3, mp4 and other music will synch with the phone. I find it daft that bluetooth won't work with a Noki2 express music and that none of the music on that phone will transfer to the 800 via either PC, Bluetooth or MMS.

    That should be easy. Just transfer the music from your other phone to your PC, then add it to Zune and sync it to your 800.


  • #1264
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Well I got sorted anyway today, went to the shop today and they figured there was a fault in the phone so they gave me a new phone!


  • #1265
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    On a lighter note, does anyone know if you can download Talking Tom Cat to Nokia Lumia 800?!!!


  • #1266
    mayo.mick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭mayo.mick


    I don't think talking tom cat is on market place. I've downloaded talking hamster from market place myself.

    Swinford Weather



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  • #1267
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Ok, if anyone can shed some light on this I would really appreciate it. Had my handset replaced today and picture messages were sending fine. I can't believe that the same thing has happened again, when I send a picture message now same error message 'can't send message. try again'. Says there is media content and can't send. Please help someone...


  • #1268
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    angeline wrote: »
    Ok, if anyone can shed some light on this I would really appreciate it. Had my handset replaced today and picture messages were sending fine. I can't believe that the same thing has happened again, when I send a picture message now same error message 'can't send message. try again'. Says there is media content and can't send. Please help someone...

    Do you have your network data toggle switched to 'on'?


  • #1269
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Hi, yes, it is switched on. I'm thinking this might be a problem with the lumias.


  • #1270
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,584 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Anyone manage to get pictures from the 800 on to a laptop?


  • #1271
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    vectra wrote: »
    Anyone manage to get pictures from the 800 on to a laptop?

    I think you can sync with Zune ,


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  • #1272
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    vectra wrote: »
    Anyone manage to get pictures from the 800 on to a laptop?

    Yeah


  • #1273
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,584 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Copper_pipe wrote: »
    I think you can sync with Zune ,

    I have been trying that but getting an error with the picture synch.


  • #1274
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    angeline wrote: »
    Hi, yes, it is switched on. I'm thinking this might be a problem with the lumias.

    Very odd, I never got that (except when I didn't have data on). Which network are you on?


  • #1275
    Agent_47
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 761 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    stevenmu wrote: »
    That should be easy. Just transfer the music from your other phone to your PC, then add it to Zune and sync it to your 800.

    Zune is or was the crux of the problem along possibly with an XP netbook. Went to the O2 shop and got to talk to a Guru. He did not want to talk or take me through Zune (seems they are being told not to as it is a Microsoft application). Anyway he told me what I could and could not do, I told him what I could and could not do.
    Anyway, we got to Zune, he showed me the front page of Zune and I told him I do not get the sme features popping up but I noticed the settings page where you link to your ripped or stored files and his had links, I had links only to the folders where stuff changes! Also he indicated that the file trasnfer rate is horrendous and you nearly have to do a bit at a time.
    Got back home, synched the phone, logged in and updated the folder settings for pictures and music. Out of the corner of my eye caught the media files loading but took ages for pictures and music to pop up. Now it is all there and I am sending music down to the phone and my bloody ringtones! Taking forever.


  • #1276
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Very odd, I never got that (except when I didn't have data on). Which network are you on?

    I'm with o2. Pulling my hair out at this stage!


  • #1277
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    angeline wrote: »
    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Very odd, I never got that (except when I didn't have data on). Which network are you on?

    I'm with o2. Pulling my hair out at this stage!

    Over MMS? Really? I said earlier, it's really not worth it.


  • #1278
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    People still use MMS these days?!


  • #1279
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Tinie wrote: »
    People still use MMS these days?!

    Why so surprised?

    Not everyone uses imessage, whatsapp etc


  • #1280
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Well I use the MMS to send photos to the folks who don't have fancy phones. I've it sorted now anyway, inputted the settings manually. It's just that when you buy a new mobile it's nice to have it work properly after paying €199 for it!! I wasn't actually pulling out my hair!!


  • #1281
    AntiVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,395 ✭✭✭AntiVirus


    Tinie wrote: »
    People still use MMS these days?!

    Unfortunately some people still do. While most people will now email you their pictures some old schoolers like to send by mms. That's when it becomes your problem because if you don't set up your mms on your phone you will keep getting the same message beeping on your phone for the next 7 days.


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  • #1282
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    angeline wrote: »
    Well I use the MMS to send photos to the folks who don't have fancy phones. I've it sorted now anyway, inputted the settings manually. It's just that when you buy a new mobile it's nice to have it work properly after paying €199 for it!! I wasn't actually pulling out my hair!!
    Your givining out about spending €199 and not being able to do something that is very easy to set up yourself, something people have always done, try spend €600 on a certain other phone and be sent to some random place cause the software sucks!


  • #1283
    angeline
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭angeline


    Sorry, but I did set it up myself and it worked, but the problem is not with me, even the o2 staff or tech support can't solve the 'problem'. And I personally wouldn't pay €600 for a phone. I'm entitled to expect a working phone after paying for it.


  • #1284
    danger_mouse_tm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭danger_mouse_tm


    I can't get any of the speech stuff to work on my lumia 800 (vodafone). It's just constantly makes that three tone ascending sound and finally says: cannot connect to network.


  • #1285
    danger_mouse_tm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭danger_mouse_tm


    danger_mouse_tm wrote: »
    I can't get any of the speech stuff to work on my lumia 800 (vodafone). It's just constantly makes that three tone ascending sound and finally says: cannot connect to network.

    Just tried it on the wifi and it works fine. I don't know what the problem is when I'm on 3g


  • #1286
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,113 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Haven't read through this huge thread, but has anyone experience a charging problem with this phone? My missus was daft enough to get one through her Vodafone Billpay upgrade.

    The battery life has always been crap, despite the "fix" that was released some time ago, but now she's having trouble charging the damn thing. She can't get it to fully charge, and it's even discharging, no matter whether the Nokia charger is used, or PC usb connection.

    The problem gets a mention on this forum:

    http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Nokia-Lumia/Lumia-broken-usb-connector-phone-won-t-charge/td-p/1395735/page/2


  • #1287
    mayo.mick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭mayo.mick


    Here's another problem with the lumia 800. Have the lumia about 6 months, MMS never worked on it, downloaded the network settings app (after reading about it in this thread :) ) now explorer won't connect on the phone, getting error 403. It will connect through wifi no problem, switch wifi off, nothing. I suspect when I ran the network settings app, this switched or deleted the APN. I've searched but cannot find where to change the APN :mad:, which is the correct one? Any help from you guys?

    Swinford Weather



  • #1288
    simi956
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭simi956


    See this thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056645747

    Within settings it is either called Cellular or Mobile Network


  • #1289
    andrewdeerpark
    Registered Users Posts: 951 ✭✭✭andrewdeerpark


    Forget Zune and use skydrive if its giving you hassle, no need for a PC link then. Also look at what anti-virus you are using, it may be blocking the communication.


  • #1290
    danger_mouse_tm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭danger_mouse_tm


    I'm looking for a way to create different playlists on my phone when I am listening to music. I have so much music, I want to be able to add tracks to playlists as they are playing and then be able to burn those playlists to disc for playing back in the car.


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  • #1291
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    You can save whatever is in your "Now Playing" as a playlist by clicking the 3 dots to bring up the menu.

    I haven't tried this specifically, but I think that if you started playing an existing playlist, that would populate your "Now Playing". You could then browse your music and add more tracks to your "Now Playing", then save that as a playlist. You could try giving it the same name as your original playlist and see would it overwrite, or if not just give it a different name.


  • #1292
    AntiVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,395 ✭✭✭AntiVirus


    stevenmu wrote: »
    You can save whatever is in your "Now Playing" as a playlist by clicking the 3 dots to bring up the menu.

    I haven't tried this specifically, but I think that if you started playing an existing playlist, that would populate your "Now Playing". You could then browse your music and add more tracks to your "Now Playing", then save that as a playlist. You could try giving it the same name as your original playlist and see would it overwrite, or if not just give it a different name.

    Just to add to stevemu's instructions here's a handy link with instructions to create a playlist.

    http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/how-to/wp7/music/create-a-playlist


  • #1293
    danger_mouse_tm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭danger_mouse_tm


    stevenmu wrote: »
    You can save whatever is in your "Now Playing" as a playlist by clicking the 3 dots to bring up the menu.

    I haven't tried this specifically, but I think that if you started playing an existing playlist, that would populate your "Now Playing". You could then browse your music and add more tracks to your "Now Playing", then save that as a playlist. You could try giving it the same name as your original playlist and see would it overwrite, or if not just give it a different name.

    I've being trying that out. It's not working the way I want it to. I go into the Music and Videos app and at the bottom of the Zune menu, I press that little musical note icon to play music. It's now playing all the tracks on my phone in random order.
    What I want to be able to do is add a track that's now playing to a playlist so eventually I can build up playlists to suit listening moods.
    What's actually happening is it is adding all the songs in this random playlist to my new playlist.

    I wonder is there another music playing app that can create multiple playlists?


  • #1294
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,194 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    I just use Zune to create playlists. And then pin them to start screen :)


  • #1295
    Ronan H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,058 ✭✭✭Ronan H


    What are peoples thoughts on the whole "tiles" look of the start screen? Microsoft have gotten into that look like JR getting into oil, but I can't help but think about all the screen real estate that's wasted on some of those huge tiles.

    I really hope that the 7.8 update has some sort of ability to resize them and free up some space. The most glaring example is the stock calendar tile, which only displays one event at a time, and then a huge big 18 for the date. I'd take a smaller 18 and more events any day.

    Sometimes it's like they have designed the GUI as if it's for people who have eyesight problems.

    I know people have different ideas about screen real estate, but for me, more information is better than clearer information. I think in this case the balance has shifted too far towards clearer information.

    Thoughts?

    Great idea about the Zune playlists by the way 'Morals!


  • #1296
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Can't agree with "more information is better than clearer information".

    I think the big tiles are their to aid not just clarity but also finger navigation. Remember it has to appeal to a wide range of people not just techies, it has to appeal to non techies too.

    That said theres a case to be made for more customisation of tiles, so you could combine a few of them for a detailed agenda view or similar. Which was something S60 did much better.


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  • #1297
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Ronan H wrote: »
    I really hope that the 7.8 update has some sort of ability to resize them and free up some space.

    It does.

    I do like the way it looks at the moment with the 'negative space' concept, but in practical terms I'd prefer smaller tiles letting me see more at once. The 7.8 home screen looks pretty good to me.


  • #1298
    senordingdong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    Did they just release an 820 with the 920 on the way?


  • #1299
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    senordingdong wrote: »
    Did they just release an 820 with the 920 on the way?

    Their both being released sometime in November I guess


  • #1300
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Both are due out next month (or possibly the end of this month). Though I don't know what Irish carriers will be stocking what, or when.


  • #1301
    senordingdong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    I assumed the would abandon the 800 now that they are tweeking the 900.


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