Nokia Lumia 800

Can't pick up my gmail. I've deleted the gmail account from the phone...created a new one and no problem sending mail but when I go to receive it says,,, no messages..

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Go into settings, there probably is a list box where you can select to sync email from all the time. Its more than likely only syncing very recent mail?

Gold Star for you!;)

vectra wrote: »

On my sons Iphone 4 he can view a map of his Geo tagged photos with red dots of where he has been,
The Lumia 800 geo tags as far as I am aware but is there a feature on the phone like the iphone?
Cheers

Not on the phone, when you upload them to the skydrive it lets you view where they we're taken.

hadoken13 wrote: »

When you have an internet connection all the photos you take will be automatically geo-tagged. Not sure how to view them on a map though. But as the other users said there should be an app somewhere for that.

Just a quick note on that, they will only be tagged if you have geo tagging switched on in your camera settings. So I imagine it's more about that setting than the Internet connection...

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Should I try contact Nokia or Vodafone

Just bring it back to the place you bought it.

I haven't heard of stuff like that

kaizersoze wrote: »

I had a problem with my 800 that I bought from o2 last march. Didn't bother contacting them but got onto Nokia directly. Mine was a software problem where most of the menus wouldn't work and just crashed back to the home screen. Factory restore didn't fix.

I downloaded this form from their support site....
http://download.fds-ncom.nokia.com/supportFiles/phones/files/pdf_guides/other/repair_form/freepost-return-form-V16.pdf
Found on this page....
http://www.nokia.com/ie-en/support/troubleshooting/
....filled it out and stuck the phone and form into a padded envelope and posted to the freepost address on it.

I also rang the number on the form in case I needed an RMA or anything. No need they said, just post it back.
I posted it on Monday and it was repaired and shipped back on Thursday. Hasn't arrived to me yet but should have it Monday.

Will try that, Thanks alot

Can't believe Vodafone are still charging full price for this...

vectra wrote: »

I know.
I wanted to buy one in Vodafone but ported over to o2because of the price

Still €429 when everyone knows it's not getting Windows 8 and the 920 is weeks away? Ridiculous... makes me wonder if in fact they do intend to get the new WP8s at all.

Guys what the best way to backup my contacts/pictures before I send the phone back? All my contacts are on phone and not my micro sim

How do I find the product code?

Ronan H wrote: »

It should be on the box if you still have it. It is a six (seven maybe?) character code, made up of numbers and letters.

There's probably a way of checking it on the phone itself but I'm not aware of how to do that!

think i found it on the nokia site, thanks

ryaner1979 wrote: »

Hey whats the verdict on this phone from people who have it? Looking at getting one on 02 prepay. Mostly use the phone for texting(does it have predictive text) and for online use. Whats it like for Facebook, Twitter etc?

It's got a great keyboard and the predictive text is very good. It's great for what you want. Facebook and twitter are built into it so you don't actually need to install the Facebook or twitter apps. I use the facebook chat alot which is also built into the phones Messaging hub

ryaner1979 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when texting on this phone do you have to use a qwerty style display on the screen or is it the 1=abc type way of texting?

You have to use the qwerty. You can get an app to get you the Phone pad keypad

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Originally Posted by Francie Barrett
If you're on a budget and want to do basic stuff like Facebook, browsing and whatsapp, then the Lumia is fine. If you use apps for everything, love having the latest OS, like to manage your media collection yourself, then I would be considering a Nexus 4 for only an extra €100. Unlike the obsolete Lumia 800, this runs the latest version of Android and will probably get Android updates for the next 2 years.

I am using the Lumia as my one and only phone for the last 2 months and find it excellent.

Once you learn the interface (it doesn't take that long) its easy to use snappy and performs all the Android, IOS tasks and more without that buggy delay between screens that happens all iPhones and Android after users load them up with generally useless apps.

Most apps are useless and multitasking apps is a large reason why so many phones feel sluggish after a couple of months usage.

What others said about facebook and twitter support within the messaging hub is a big plus with Windows phone. Gererally all people want is good phone (calls, texts, call history),email, Internet browsing, GPS maps / direction and social media access. The Nokia Lumia excels in all those tasks.

I'm with Francie on this one. I think I have finally fallen out of love with my Lumia, in fact, I'm not sure I ever was properly in love with it! I am eagerly awaiting the Nexus 4. I have been tinkering with my son's Meep tablet which is Android based and I love it. Almost total customisation-ability and a superb range of apps (far better than Windows Marketplace IMO) is a winning situation for me.

There are too many issues with the Lumia that I just can't get past. Multitasking is horrendous, having to stab the back button numerous times to get out of an app (Internet Explorer being the biggest culprit for that), poor camera, lack of ability to customise the phone (Symbian was even better for that), wasted screen real estate, borderline app store, lack of sd card storage, no link up as a drive in Windows Explorer, Zune!...

Yes the screen is fantastic and the phone is very smooth and fast, but in the absence of so many other things, it just doesn't stack up enough for me.

If you want to do the basic stuff then it's great, but apart from that it falls down...

Looks like I will be moving away from Nokia for the first time in my life when the Nexus 4 comes out, although admittedly this is a Microsoft issue and not just a Nokia issue.

stevenmu wrote: »

Just press the home button, the back button is to take you back to previous pages.

Would ya stop the lights . I know that, but if I want out of the app (i.e. to close it) altogether, as opposed to just putting it in the background, it's cumbersome. And I am aware that you can just hit the menu, go to tabs, and close the tab, but that is cumbersome too. I wonder have people ever heard of "close" buttons...

Fine, the back button closes some apps, and it is Microsoft's preferred and suggested way of doing so, but it is very hit and miss.

The home button would be a good option if the phone had a good multitasking environment. SOmetimes the home button kills an app, sometimes it puts it in the background, so it's not really dependable.

On another note, is anyone having issues with Viber? As in, the second release from Nokia with the voice support in it? It doesn't seem to run in the background fully? I am missing out on messages from days ago and I only pick them up when I open the app specifically. The settings are set up to do the push notifications etc., but I never ever get any. Is the only way to have it run in the background to open it manually and then hit the home button? (ironic that we are back to that again eh?!)

I only get homescreen badges on the tile in the above situation also.

And when new messages do some in etc, you can barely hear them, despite the phone volume being at 30?

Thoughts?