Nokia no longer send out MMS/GPRS/etc settings to your phone

Random

Is it just me or have they removed the functionality from their website where they would send out the configuration messages for MMS, GPRS, etc to your phone and replaced it with details using their "settings wizard" which is only on some phones?

Tell me I'm missing something blatently obvious here please?

Tried http://www.nokia.ie/A4202188 + http://www.nokia.ie/settings + http://www.nokia.ie/get-support-and-software/setup/settings

Ah-Watch

no unfortunately they've removed it, i had it saved as a bookmark and now it only gives the wizard. Its a pain in the ar$e now. I'd love to know why they changed it- maybe due to the fact companies use different access points for cheaper access, ie vodafone live, people might download the wrong one and use the vodafone isp or something instead. What a pain!

blaz

My theory is that it was removed due to cost. Imagine having to send out hundreds of thousands text messages daily.

matrim

blaz wrote: »

My theory is that it was removed due to cost. Imagine having to send out hundreds of thousands text messages daily.

I'd agree that that's probably it. To provision an AP takes about 2 (maybe 3) messages. So you're probably talking about a cost of at least 10c per user of the service

cpu-dude

matrim wrote: »

I'd agree that that's probably it. To provision an AP takes about 2 (maybe 3) messages. So you're probably talking about a cost of at least 10c per user of the service

Sure they are automatically send to your phone now whenever you use a new one. I just popped my SIM into a test phone last week and I got the settings within a few hours. Also, most Nokia's either have a Wizard or you can get them OTA.

Davy

Ye most, if not all new nokias have a settings wizard which will update the settings in a few seconds. Normally under the tools folder

Ron DMC

cpu-dude wrote: »

Sure they are automatically send to your phone now whenever you use a new one. I just popped my SIM into a test phone last week and I got the settings within a few hours. Also, most Nokia's either have a Wizard or you can get them OTA.

They (Nokia) do, or the operator does?

I know Meteor at least send you settings when you lash your sim in a new phone.

cpu-dude

Ron DMC wrote: »

They (Nokia) do, or the operator does?

I know Meteor at least send you settings when you lash your sim in a new phone.

Meteor do but Nokia have the software on most phones now to download them OTA.

blaz

cpu-dude wrote: »

Meteor do but Nokia have the software on most phones now to download them OTA.

Perhaps the S60 models (N series, E series, etc.) have it, but not the S40 models.

cpu-dude

blaz wrote: »

Perhaps the S60 models (N series, E series, etc.) have it, but not the S40 models.

Got an Nokia 5220 here, has the option in the settings.

Menu > Settings > Configuration > Connect to Support.

blaz

cpu-dude wrote: »

Got an Nokia 5220 here, has the option in the settings.

Menu > Settings > Configuration > Connect to Support.

Nokia 3120 classic: "Service provider support not found. Contact your service provider for settings."