New Nokia 8600

glynf

Found this on the carphone warehouse site. Looks good, supposedly the Nokia 8600 Luna. Looks good, hope the battery life is a bit better than the 8800.

drdre

Dont like the look of it and its going to be highly overpriced as usual. I had the 8800 and it was nothing special and was just a hype.Battery life was crap

drdre

drdre wrote:

Dont like the look of it and its going to be highly overpriced as usual. I had the 8800 and it was nothing special and was just a hype.Battery life was crap

I think i have changed my mind of what i said before as i just ordered a new nokia 8600.Hope its better than the sirocco and hope its got bettery battery

jrey1981

hhmmm I might get one just to see what all the fuss is about as I have an option on them!

Did you get yours yet drdre?

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

hhmmm I might get one just to see what all the fuss is about as I have an option on them!

Did you get yours yet drdre?

Should get it tommorrow, Bloody TNT couriers tried to deliver it to the wrong address.I hope its here at my address tommorrow or it should be monday.I cant wait.I love having new phones

jrey1981

Should have one on monday too. I'll be selling it though

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

Should have one on monday too. I'll be selling it though

Hope i have mine tommorrow.Why dont you just keep it for a while and then sell it.:)

drdre

I just got my 8600 this morning.It looks like a nice phone.I will give you my verdict after i use it for the day.Hope the verdict is good after paying so much

dumbyearbook

drdre wrote:

I just got my 8600 this morning.It looks like a nice phone.I will give you my verdict after i use it for the day.Hope the verdict is good after paying so much

Where did you order from and how much did you pay?

drdre

dumbyearbook wrote:

Where did you order from and how much did you pay?

Got it from a supplier in the uk, It cost me close to 800.I know it mught be expensive but i love having the latest phone.:)

dumbyearbook

drdre wrote:

Got it from a supplier in the uk, It cost me close to 800.I know it mught be expensive but i love having the latest phone.:)

true it might be expensive to some but its all relative though is'nt it?:D

drdre

Right need abit of help,I thought the glass bit has a touch pad so when the phone is closed you can still touch the keypad to make a phone call.Im 995 sure i read it somewhere that it has this feature.Where can i find out more as i looked through the manual quickly and cant find much on this topic.

Hope someone can help me out

drdre

Has anyone else got this phone,It came with no software cd and i tried to connect it to my computer but its not working.I looked on the net and cant find a driver.Can anyone help me in this matter and the question i asked before which was does it have a touch pad on the glass as i read it does but cant get it to work:D

Fabritzo

Someone posted up on engadget that it doesn't have touch sensitive glass
http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/31/nokia-8600-luna-gets-official/

Nice phone though, that purple theme looks nice, I find it hard to find good themes for the s40 Nokias.

drdre

sharkman wrote:

Which "Supplier" ???

He is a relative down the line, not really close .I wont give out details as i use him for my phone addiction

drdre

Can anyone help me in this matter.I cant get me phone connected to my laptop.It comes with no bloody drivers.

jrey1981

haven't got mine yet as there was a slight delay. Will give you a shout when I get it. I'm guessing it will have the CD.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

haven't got mine yet as there was a slight delay. Will give you a shout when I get it. I'm guessing it will have the CD.

Thanks jrey.Please let me know.I cant see a cd unless im going blind

I thought it would be easy to download from the net but cant find much info on the phone.Its an amazing phone.I think im just going to keep it until i get fed up, its got a great clear 2 mega pixel camera, has the looks and easy to use features also 1gb memory.

jrey1981

I have to say it does look nice in all the pics! I'm hoping it'll be with me tomorrow or Wednesday latest.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

I have to say it does look nice in all the pics! I'm hoping it'll be with me tomorrow or Wednesday latest.

Thanks

JohnnieM

drdre wrote:

Has anyone else got this phone,It came with no software cd and i tried to connect it to my computer but its not working.I looked on the net and cant find a driver.Can anyone help me in this matter and the question i asked before which was does it have a touch pad on the glass as i read it does but cant get it to work:D

Your the one with the manual!
There is F all about this phone on the web.. manual is your best bet

jrey1981

DrDre, another delay but I've put two by at a better price which should be with me early next week - at least that's what I've been told.

drdre

JohnnieM wrote:

Your the one with the manual!
There is F all about this phone on the web.. manual is your best bet

Thanks johnnie,I went though it at a quick glance but couldnt see much about it.I will have a slow read though it but just busy with work and on the road all day makes it hard to do that.:D

JohnnieM

From what I can see on the web (and its limited) it doesn't have a touch screen...

drdre

JohnnieM wrote:

From what I can see on the web (and its limited) it doesn't have a touch screen...

Ok it looks like i must be in dream land.Anyway it still a beautiful phone so im not let done just because of that feature.I cant remember where i read it on the net.

JohnnieM

sharkman wrote:

And one more time : Why wont you give out his details ???

I wouldnt worry about his details... IMO:its pointless buying a phone like that in the uk befor they are released here as you cant get firmware updates etc etc... best to wait till they avail

drdre

JohnnieM wrote:

I wouldnt worry about his details... IMO:its pointless buying a phone like that in the uk befor they are released here as you cant get firmware updates etc etc... best to wait till they avail

You can get firmware here,MPRC will have it soon.You dont need it as the phone is working perfectly.And i am 1 of only afew people who might have this phone in ireland.I got the 2nd day it was out by nokia.;)

JohnnieM

Have it soon.. thats they dont have it... They most likely wont get it either until the phone need to be supported...ie when its for sale here..
of course its working perfectly its 2 days old give it a while...:D

drdre

JohnnieM wrote:

Have it soon.. thats they dont have it... They most likely wont get it either until the phone need to be supported...ie when its for sale here..
of course its working perfectly its 2 days old give it a while...:D

The softwares of all new phones are updated it on a nokia website thats accesable though nokia repair centres so it will be available.There wont be any update yet as its such a new phone.I know as i know a person who runs a nokia repair centre in dublin

RoundyMooney

Dre, you dropped this.

On topic; the 8600 looks a nice piece of kit, but the lack of touch pad input is a turn off.

I would also wait until the software becomes available before speculating.

MiCr0

all off topic posts have been deleted - and will continue to be deleted
sharkman - if you've got a problem with drdre, report it to the admins - this isn't the place

drdre

Jrey, any news on your 8600?

Ace2007

drdre wrote:

I think i have changed my mind of what i said before as i just ordered a new nokia 8600.Hope its better than the sirocco and hope its got bettery battery

Whats wrong with the Sirocco???

drdre

Ace2007 wrote:

Whats wrong with the Sirocco???

Battery life is crap compared to the 8600.I use the phone alot and 8600 has never gone dead on me and never dropped to its last bar.So im a happy camper

jrey1981

drdre wrote:

Jrey, any news on your 8600?

Supplier got them yesterday but I'm not sure if I want to get them now as I don't want to be stuck with them and it's a lot of cash to lay out!

I got an E65 in for someone but she changed her mind which is annoying.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

Supplier got them yesterday but I'm not sure if I want to get them now as I don't want to be stuck with them and it's a lot of cash to lay out!

I got an E65 in for someone but he changed his mind which is annoying.

Alright no problem.I am still trying to find a driver for the phone.If you can find out for me if its available that would be great as i tried nokia site and nothings available.

drdre

Really happy, Just got the drivers to work

jrey1981

got the 8600 Luna today after a brief delay.

Very cool.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

got the 8600 Luna today after a brief delay.

Very cool.

Yeah its amazing, I love it and dont want to sell it for a while.

jrey1981

as far as I can tell however, it's basically a Nokia 6300 in fancy casing!

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

as far as I can tell however, it's basically a Nokia 6300 in fancy casing!

Yeah i have the 6300.Most of the nokia phones are just recased and sold as a different model so this is the same thing.But still its a nice looking phone and thats what you pay for.

jrey1981

considering the cost of a 6300 though, it's expensive casing!

I'd like to keep my 8600, but I just can't justify it. What if I dropped it and scratched the casing or broke the glass? I'd probably cry :eek:

Whereas with my 6230i I'll just buy a new fascia.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

considering the cost of a 6300 though, it's expensive casing!

I'd like to keep my 8600, but I just can't justify it. What if I dropped it and scratched the casing or broke the glass? I'd probably cry :eek:

Whereas with my 6230i I'll just buy a new fascia.

Yeah i would agree with you.I am keeping it for a while i have had it for afew weeks and thank god no stratch or crack and hope it stays this way.I know if i let it fall i would be gutted as it would cost minimum 150 to replace the casing.I just seen the new version of the N95 today.Its going to be black and have a larger screen and a better video quality.I used it today as my friend works in nokia.The ba$tard gets free phones and has 2 n95's and a 8600 and got the 8600 late 2006 as he tests the phones. I would love that job.:)

JNive

I just seen the new version of the N95 today.Its going to be black and have a larger screen and a better video quality

Yup we got word on that phone and its details last week, sounds groovy

drdre

JNive wrote:

Yup we got word on that phone and its details last week, sounds groovy

Yeah but i heard it wont be out till early next year here.The black looks amazing and has a great suede feel to it.Cant wait for it to come out.Where do you work?

jrey1981

that new n95 sounds cool.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

that new n95 sounds cool.

Yeah its got a nice suede feel to it. And of course the black colour makes it look nicer.

jrey1981

any pics at all?

Had my second ever call about the 8600 Luna today...from a builder. I advised him it's not really the kind of phone you want on a building site

Owen

Even though I love my n93, I'm itchy for a change. It's going to be either the e90 (For tech, but I can't believe they left the fax out this time around), or the 8600 for chic. Decisions decisions!

drdre

ned78 wrote:

Even though I love my n93, I'm itchy for a change. It's going to be either the e90 (For tech, but I can't believe they left the fax out this time around), or the 8600 for chic. Decisions decisions!

Im in love with the 8600.Seriously lovely phone and not a bother with battery at all.Never ran low on me and i use the phone alot.

drdre

jrey1981 wrote:

any pics at all?

Had my second ever call about the 8600 Luna today...from a builder. I advised him it's not really the kind of phone you want on a building site

Was the first one a prank call.I hate when someone calls you and dont have the money in the first place and the worst is last week someone rang me and mentioned that the 8800 sirocco is newer than the 8600
He must be a bloody fool