E66

metalfest

everyone's talking about the e71..... is the e66 on an irish network? or any good?

chrislad

Due out on Meteor before the end of the month, as well as O2 from what I hear.

mathew

Have one on order from Expanys.
Ill tell you whats its like when it arrives.. Should be Tuesday or Wednesday

metalfest

thanks:) it looks pretty similAr to e71, less connectivity tho, but it supports more video and music files, and a shorter battery

mathew

Both phone are identical in conectivity and media support

Apart from the obvious differences (design, keyboard, screen orientation etc)

The only difference is battery life
The difference occurs because the E71 uses the slightly larger BL-4L battery.
The slightly larger case allows it to accommodate the batery, leads to a slightly heavier phone tho.

metalfest

ok, nokia.com compare the two together. there are differences

mathew

ye thier comparison thing isnt great because the specs arent put in exactly the same.
If you look at the specs on the phones page and compare the two that way its more acurate.
Bit stupid that the comparison utility doesnt work..

metalfest

yeah, and according to cnet it doesn't support java..
but then on nokia, it shows the e66 having more java ability than the e71

danger mouse

chrislad wrote: »

Due out on Meteor before the end of the month, as well as O2 from what I hear.

Already available on meteor and vodafone. sold two today. Cool looking phone.

mathew

They available in all stores?
Might pop in to one on Grafton Street tomorrow for a look

danger mouse

mathew wrote: »

They available in all stores?
Might pop in to one on Grafton Street tomorrow for a look

Well my shop has them anyway. I'm sure cpw Grafton would have them also.
Im off for 2 days so cant check for ya, sorry

mathew

Ill pop in anyway. Only 2 mins from college
Cheers

Scruff

I have one for about a month and really like it. Full specs avaliable here

metalfest wrote: »

yeah, and according to cnet it doesn't support java..
but then on nokia, it shows the e66 having more java ability than the e71

I've had no problems using java apps on it yet.

metalfest

have you installed java apps that aren't from like, meteor

bigslick

Have had the E66 for bout month now (maybe bit more). Loving it so far. Beautiful design, slick applications and overall great package.

My dad had the E71 abroad and can tell you they are nearly exactly the same cept for the obvious differences. And yes it supports java of every kind lol

metalfest

whats the battery like?

bigslick

I believe the E71 does last longer due to reasons already stated but i get bout a good 2 days worth out of it, but im a text and music aholic lol

metalfest

that's good compared to most phones tho, my current 6233, i think
just texting and the odd phonecall and the battery lasts a day, , day and a half most

Oafley Jones

Saw this in hand for the first time today and I was shocked at how ugly the thing was. It looked great in the photographs, but in the hand the white model just looked odd e.g the contrast with the bright red power button. Slider mechanism felt weak and there was very little travel in the front fashia buttons. This concerns me as it was only in the shop for a day and was hardly going to have been subject to much abuse. Compared to the e71 that was next to it, the phone seemed cheap and very fragile. A pity as I prefer the form factor. Looks like the e71 will be my next phone.

bigslick

Yeah the white one seems to look bit weird. Got the grey/silver one myself. Is very fetching i must say. Also i think the build quality is very good, and feels very sturdy. Maybe ya just tried one that had been through a good few hands

120_Minutes

have to agree i think its an ugly phone. the e71 is nicer in every way. and costs about the same too.

strecker

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Saw this in hand for the first time today and I was shocked at how ugly the thing was. It looked great in the photographs, but in the hand the white model just looked odd e.g the contrast with the bright red power button. Slider mechanism felt weak and there was very little travel in the front fashia buttons. This concerns me as it was only in the shop for a day and was hardly going to have been subject to much abuse. Compared to the e71 that was next to it, the phone seemed cheap and very fragile. A pity as I prefer the form factor. Looks like the e71 will be my next phone.

You won't regret it had mine 5 days, and I love it (last 2 years I had an e61, N95, 95/8gb, tytn, etc etc... The e71 is fantastic! And boygeniusreport weren't off the mark when they called it almost-indestructable... I stupidly dropped mine on a pretty nasty floor today, and not a mark! Nothing! (still, ordered a krusell case just to be safe )

metalfest

is the e66 durable? like would it break easily?

mathew

Just opened mine up there.. its lovely on first inspection.
The spring is fairly strong on it, despite criticism..
It definately feels strong.. well built.
Buttons rattle a small bit when shaken.. but its fine
Very slim and sleek compared to the E70 brick Ive replaced.

Now time to get setting it up

metalfest

mathew wrote: »

Just opened mine up there.. its lovely on first inspection.
The spring is fairly strong on it, despite criticism..
It definately feels strong.. well built.
Buttons rattle a small bit when shaken.. but its fine
Very slim and sleek compared to the E70 brick Ive replaced.

Now time to get setting it up

What's the e66 like Matthew?

mathew

Sorry been a bit preoccupied with college.. and using the phone.

Its really nice. Very glad I mad the purchase.

Multimedia focus on the phone is fantastic.
The 3.2 MP camera with a flash is very good. Great pics.
Music player is also good, with support for many formats (although all mine are mp3).
The provided headphones give a high quality sound. Cranked up the volume walking home, very good clarity.
Radio is also a very handy feature which my E70 was missing, although I havnt used it much yet.
The secondary camera on the front can only be used in video call mode, not in camera mode (theres a mirror beside the main camera for self portraits tho).
Either camera can be used in video calls
As I mentioned above, the build is very good quaility, the phone feels very solid and strong. The sliding feature is very well made and very smooth.
The acceleromiter is handy for when you want to use the phone in landscape mode, but can get a bit annoying when using the phone lying down or texting with one hand and allowing the phone to tilt over. Easy to revert back to portrait mode tho, so its not a major problem.
I havnt had much use for different modes. I plan to have one for College and one for outside. Different apps can be set on the home screen etc which could be handy with converters and scientific calculators in college and the music player etc outside of college.

There are loads of apps available, same as for all Symbian phones. One I would really love tho is one to allow access to Samba shares such as Windows. I found smb4s60, a python app, but it doesnt support Windows Vista.....

GPS is a cool thing to have, but at times it seems to take ages to connect to satelites. It took 10minutes upstairs on a bus by the window today, yet yesterday evening it connected downstairs in my house in a few seconds.

Finally, support for password protected proxy would be lovely, because it would better my chances of setting it up on the WiFi in college.

Overall, Im delighted I bought the phone, its a really cool piece of kit.

If you have any specific questions... I'll do my best to answer them

metalfest

is the wifi unable to connect to passworded connections?

mathew

no no... Just in college all connections go through the college proxy serever. That proxy server requires a password.

It has a very comprehensive list of protocals for connecting to security enabled networks. No problems there at all

bigslick

+1 with what Matthew said. very good piece of kit. very glad i bought it. Maps is very handy on it. Offline based, and u can search for any street and It will bring it up on the map, either in 2D or 3D.

Went to Prague recently and loaded on the Prague map. Helped me out so much in finding places. Even had the main sights marked on it.

By far the best and most useful phone ive had to date

drunkmonkey

strecker wrote: »

You won't regret it had mine 5 days, and I love it (last 2 years I had an e61, N95, 95/8gb, tytn, etc etc... The e71 is fantastic! And boygeniusreport weren't off the mark when they called it almost-indestructable... I stupidly dropped mine on a pretty nasty floor today, and not a mark! Nothing! (still, ordered a krusell case just to be safe )

Is it just my e71 or do the pictures look all fuzzy when your taking them, i'm guessin it's just the big screen, stil I expected it to look a lot better (no fuzz)

metalfest

strecker wrote: »

You won't regret it had mine 5 days, and I love it (last 2 years I had an e61, N95, 95/8gb, tytn, etc etc.

what happened to these old phones?;)

Scruff

does anyone else find the usb transfer speeds really slow??

mathew

Scruff wrote:

does anyone else find the usb transfer speeds really slow??

Yep.. Ive also noticed that folders of Music over 100MB wont load into the media player of display in the File Manager
Theyre def on the card tho. I can see the files, and open them, by using Y-Browser..
Its a very weird problem.

bigslick

Anyone get a screen protector for theirs? Thinking bout investing in one, but wanna get the best possible

Damomayo

thinking of getting one on meteor .......... was wondering about the gps on it; how good is it ~ do you have to go online to use it?

Don't need sat nav very much but good to have one when you do


Thanks

mathew

gps is quite good.. Connects in my house downstairs. No need to go online to use it.
Its not trun by turn by turn, it just gives your location and you can search for different places.
Used it in Belfast the other day. Was very handy to have..

Damomayo

Thanks for that ....... would like to have a sat nav but rarely use one so built in phone would be great so you would be near enough