Nokia 770 Internet Tablet - €134.46 [Expansys.ie]

thehomeofDob

randomer wrote:

Mine arrived in a bashed up box. I collected it from the DHL office and when I opened it and the screen was smashed.

I went back into the guy in DHL and he recorded that it was smashed. I am trying to contact Expansys now on the phone, but it is just a really irritating recorded message! Has anyone ever had to return anything to Expansys?

They're closed at 6 I believe. Try again tomorrow at 8.

quintron

thehomeofDob wrote:

I tried posting on mine in work, but it wouldn't go through. Boards is very slow on it. I'm home now, and it won't pick up my wireless network. It's a belkin54g router. The 770 picks up a shed load of my neighbours networks, yet not mine. It worked just fine at work on a belkin router. Damn!

Question to all those go bought from expansys. Did yours come with an uk charger? mine came with a U.S. one, I'll have to get back onto them.

Mine came with an EU plug with UK plug adaptor. No biggie. Picked up my LinksysWRT54G router no problems. Don't cap the hex keys if on WEP. there is no need.
Have a boat load of apps installed. testing at the minute. It has crashed about 6 times and restarted twice but thats my own ignorance of linux i think!!
Trying to install some apps but I'm missing some libraries that I cannot figure out where to find..
post links to any interesting apps you find..

fdevine

I'm loving this gadget. Total bargain for the money.

Picked up my router as well as about six others, which is more than my laptop picks up & has connected to my SE phone without a hitch.

Browsed a few pages earlier, including boards.ie, and was quite impressed with the speed. Even content rich pages load in 10-20 seconds max. Most other pages were a lot quicker. Doesn't seem to like boards.ie though; I logged in to do this post on it but I was directed to a search page instead.

The screen is amazing, bright and clear, even with small text.

Now to try some applications. Waiting for my 2Gb card from 7dayshop so wont be doing much just yet. Looking forward to trying GPS on it.

Tony

Mine came with US plug but luckily I have an adapter and I'd like to use it when I'm away so it suits me.

quintron

Tony, was there no IRL adaptor in the box or DHL bag?

quarryman

yeah mine came with an adapter packed in the bag.

posting this message on it now. its definately slower than the desktop at browsing but stull ok.

it doesn't like boards too muchm very slow but changing the style to mobile has improved that.

kinda picky on wifi range, u need to be near the router, anyone else find this?

quintron

Getting same range as my laptop at the moment.

Tony

quintron wrote:

Tony, was there no IRL adaptor in the box or DHL bag?

No checked right through and the bag was sealed, guess it was an oversight.No big deal for me but it would be really frustrating for others I'm guessing. If anyone else needs an adapter please let me know.

whisht

quarryman wrote:

yeah mine came with an adapter packed in the bag.

posting this message on it now. its definately slower than the desktop at browsing but stull ok.

it doesn't like boards too muchm very slow but changing the style to mobile has improved that.

kinda picky on wifi range, u need to be near the router, anyone else find this?

Go into Control Panel
Find your wifi connection under connectivity
Select edit----next

---

next----next----advanced
Now select other
Is WLAN transmission power on 100mw?

sinjin_smythe

sorry to ask a possibly stupid question but what exactly can you do with yor moblie and the tablet? ive got a k800i, is there anything i can do with that and the tablet?

whisht

The k800i can be setup as a modem for the tablet, allowing the tablet access to the internet if you do not have a wireless network. You can also transfer pics, mp3's etc between both

GG66

Tony wrote:

No checked right through and the bag was sealed, guess it was an oversight.No big deal for me but it would be really frustrating for others I'm guessing. If anyone else needs an adapter please let me know.

Arrghh, no Irish adaptor with mine so all I can do is look at it for now..

I've got two flat pins on the supplied adaptor, take it thats a US plug. I assume most electrical shops supply adaptors, e.g. Currys?

deadl0ck

I've got two flat pins on the supplied adaptor, take it thats a US plug. I assume most electrical shops supply adaptors, e.g. Currys?

Yep - should be easy to get. You just need an adapter, (not a voltage converter)

BTW - Has anybody got theirs working with VoIP, I've been trying to use Gizmo Project and BlueFace as my provider but I've not been able to get it working.....

Tony

GG66 wrote:

Arrghh, no Irish adaptor with mine so all I can do is look at it for now..

I've got two flat pins on the supplied adaptor, take it thats a US plug. I assume most electrical shops supply adaptors, e.g. Currys?

What area are you in?

GG66

Tony wrote:

What area are you in?

Sligo

Dades

FWIW I've had a pain in my arse trying to connect to any WLANs detected.
Even the 'unlocked' ones give up a "Network Connection Error".

That said, I'm new to wireless tech so I could just be being a gimp.

fdevine

When I first turned mine on in work, it picked up 6 or 7 networks, and did the same at home.

Turned the unit off until I had access to my WEP key and when I switched it back on it couldn't find any networks.

I powered it down and tried again, and it worked.

Dades

fdevine wrote:

Turned the unit off until I had access to my WEP key and when I switched it back on it couldn't find any networks.

I powered it down and tried again, and it worked.

Where did you enter your WEP key then? Nice one.

Tony

GG66 wrote:

Sligo

Sorry I'm Dublin, otherwise you could have one

GG66

Tony wrote:

Sorry I'm Dublin, otherwise you could have one

cheers anyway.

I feel like a kid given a toy at christmas with no batteries...ah well at least the shops are open..

Tony

Also got ship notification on the memory card today

fdevine

The Atheist wrote:

Where did you enter your WEP key then? Nice one.

TOOLS > CONNECTION MANAGER > SELECT CONNECTION

If its picking up your router, select it.

You will then get a dialogue box with your router/network name, a pull down selector for the type of WEP key you have (ASCII 5 characters, HEX x10, ASCII x13 or HEX x26)

Select the type of WEP key you have (mine is HEX x26 128 bit)

Enter your key and away you go.....hopefully

meep

I have two waiting for me at home but can't play probably until tomorrow :-(

Thanks to this thread for finding a star bargain

Peter

Dades

fdevine wrote:

Enter your key and away you go.....hopefully

Tks fdevine. That info could be useful...

sinjin_smythe

does anyone know how to instal new software through a pc onto it ?



ahh wait got it

J-blk

You can install .deb packages downloaded to the memory card via USB but it is a lot easier to use the built in Application Manager and add repositories.

Open Tools -> Application Manager and click on the "Menu" button on the 770 (the one just over the "Home" button). Then, from the menu that appears, select Tools -> Application Catalog and "New" in the new window, to add repositories.

Repositories are essentially sites that contain applications for your tablet. You can find an initial list at:

http://maemo.org/community/wiki/applicationrepositories/

You then add a repository by adding the URL, Distribution and components fields. The "Enabled" check box should always be checked. So, let's say you add this repository:

Web address http://repository.maemo.org/
Distribution mistral
Components free non-free

Is the info you enter. Keep adding the repositories you want (most of the Maemo ones to start with and the FBReader one). When you're done, close the window and it will refresh packages.

When done, click on "Install Applications" and you'll find the list is now WAAAY longer.

Good ones to install:

- FBReader (for ebooks - just awesome)
- Gaim (for IM, like MSN, Yahoo, etc)
- Maemo Mapper (can be used with a GPS)

Hope this helps everyone get started. Struggling to install Evince which sounds great but seems to be a b**ch to install...

quintron

Anyone one any look installing the solitare game via maemo.org? Says missing libraries. same with a couple of other apps on maemo pages.
Maemopad+ is also a decent app.

peterq

Anybody found out which video formats the 770 will ACTUALLY play?
I've tried everything, even using winAVI to convert to the formats listed in the manual (RM, RMVB, 3GP etc) and all I get is error messages or "wrong format"

jmadoyle

peterq wrote:

Anybody found out which video formats the 770 will ACTUALLY play?
I've tried everything, even using winAVI to convert to the formats listed in the manual (RM, RMVB, 3GP etc) and all I get is error messages or "wrong format"

i found media converter to work

http://mediaconverter.garage.maemo.org/

peterq

jmadoyle wrote:

i found media converter to work

http://mediaconverter.garage.maemo.org/

Thanks for that, but the download link on the site is dead. I presume this is open-source so if I find a way to PM you (cant see a PM link) could you email it to me?

eirlink

hi guys

looking for a bit of help on this one. all day while out and about my 770 was picking up wireless networks all over the place ( from the car ) however when i got home i tried to connect to my bt voyager 1500 router, to no avail. it searches but says no networks found.

the router is working fine, typing this via wireless connection to laptop at present, and is within range of the 770.

trying a scan via control panel> connectivity turns up nothing either.

the router is open, unsecured, unencrypted etc.

any ideas would be really helpful

thanks in advance

fdevine

I was having the same problem yesterday - see my earlier post.

I turned the unit off, and when I powered up again, it found the network.

Don't know what the problem was, but it hasn't happened since

Alanstrainor

Okay i got my 770 today, but it doesnt seem to connect properly to my wireless, i haven't a clue when it comes to doing stuff like this, but for my laptop i just have to find the router and type in the code but i've done that and it appears to connect but i can't access the interweb, does anyone have any ideas?
P.S it somehow managed to connect for a few seconds and some site came up but then nothing...
i dont know if that makes any difference but anyway...

jmadoyle

peterq wrote:

Thanks for that, but the download link on the site is dead. I presume this is open-source so if I find a way to PM you (cant see a PM link) could you email it to me?

this should work

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=26&release_id=594

eirlink

anyone know how to hard reset this thing back to factory state?

peterq

jmadoyle wrote:

this should work

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=26&release_id=594

Managed to get the media converter and all is fine now. Playback quality is surprisingly good!

Couple of other probs I hope someone can help with:

A. Anyone know how to get this to connect to the web via bluetooth and phone? Tried everything. WLAN is fine off my router right out of the box.
Phone is Nokia E61 on Vodafone billpay using GPRS. Settings would be a great help!

B. Is it possible to clear the RSS feeds window, contacts list and "tableteer" thingy off the "desktop" I'd prefer just to have shortcuts to the things I'd ACTUALLY use! File manager, web, video playerand image viewer etc

Any help appreciated
P

eirlink

got it to see the wireless router by setting it to ad hoc in connections however i am confused by the ip addresses its looking for.

it wants

IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK which i know is 255.255.255.0
ROUTER

anyone know what the 1st and third refer to.
or indeed if ad hoc is correct for this type of connection ( ie bt 1500 voyager router connected to cable modem )

J-blk

peterq wrote:

Is it possible to clear the RSS feeds window, contacts list and "tableteer" thingy off the "desktop" I'd prefer just to have shortcuts to the things I'd ACTUALLY use! File manager, web, video playerand image viewer etc

When you're on the "Desktop", press the "Menu" button on the 770 (the one above the "Home" button) and there's an option to select which applets you want to appear and another to actually customize the layout. You can also use the Application Manager to install other applets (so far I've only installed a weather widget and everything else is built in stuff).

eth0_

Is this really worth buying? I love these sorts of gadgets. Is the OS laggy at all? Is internet radio decent on it?

sinjin_smythe

eth0_ wrote:

Is this really worth buying? I love these sorts of gadgets. Is the OS laggy at all? Is internet radio decent on it?

well for the price its goin for its worth it, it is a handy little device if your not arsed waitin for a laptop or pc to boot up and gps seems really cool too, just need to know how to play youtube files on it now

quintron

770KKLcars.jpg
A shot of the LCARS system theme on my 770 with Tabletter image changed to something more in keeping with the erm..theme.
Its a direct copy of the LCARs site one, moving the applets around, rss reader on the right etc.
Does anyone know how to add more internet radio stations easily?

Tony

quintron wrote:

770KKLcars.jpg

Does anyone know how to add more internet radio stations easily?

I've been playing around with this without success, would also like to know how to do this.

Dades

quintron wrote:

A shot of the LCARS system theme on my 770 with Tabletter image changed to something more in keeping with the erm..theme.

You big nerd!
Ahem, now I have it installed too...

fdevine

eth0_ wrote:

Is this really worth buying? I love these sorts of gadgets. Is the OS laggy at all? Is internet radio decent on it?

I have noticed only slight delays with the OS. Nothing unacceptable.

Tried the internet radio pre-set on it last night and it played flawlessly after taking a few seconds to buffer.

Also managed to install MeamoMapper last night and was surprised how small the package is. It picked up my Navicore receiver easily too. Now all I need are some maps.

sinjin_smythe

was thinkin of usin this as a gps, i downloaded the MeamoMapper, so what else do i need now, some sort of gps reciever? where can i get one and for how much ?

quintron

7dayshop and mobymemory do cheap BT GPS receivers.

Slippin Jimmy

I ordered mine the day before yesterday, Monday and got it there yesterday. I was amazed that it got here that quickly!

fdevine

I got this one.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/12398.htm

Very happy with it. Its branded Navicore, buy says Holux on the back.

Worked out at €48.09 + €14.59 P&P, so €62.68 delivered.

I couldn't find any on 7dayshop although I could be wrong.

quintron

^^ Thats actually the site I meant! mobilefun. Watch out on orders over 80 euro (?) as they don't take credit cards, only bank drafts over a certain ammount. Very odd. I have ordered about 3 or 4 times from them and beyond that annoyingly odd payment system they have they are reliable. Just a pain in the neck. This is the one I got before. Its decent. http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/10939.htm
Just make sure its a SiRF III chip.

peterq

Thanks for that - simple when you know how I suppose!
Anyone help me with my connecting-to-web-via-bluetooth-and-phone prob?