Nokia 6680

Spinnaker

Considering buying a Nokia 6680
Any experience out there ... good OR bad ?

http://www.nokia.ie/nokia/0,,70878,00.html

Sam Vimes

its a fantastic phone. only drawbacks are no radio and can only be unlocked by the operators. no code or cable. you can get an fm tuner for it if you really want a radio.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Nokia-6630-6680-3230-9500-HS-2R-Radio-Headset_W0QQitemZ5815783599QQcategoryZ42409QQcmdZViewItem

Spinnaker

Cheers

Nokia website says it's got "Personal Information Management (PIM)"
Advanced Series 60 PIM features including calendar, contacts, to-do list, and PIM printing. Do you know if this is compatible and snychronises well with Outlook etc ?

How is the MP3 player ? seems to be restricted to .mp3 only not.wma etc

Spin

ferryman

Here are two reviews of the model:

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/May2005/1430.htm

http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=1568&source=ARCHIVE

Hope they're useful.

techie_2006

Spinnaker you sould get the N70 ;-)

quintron

Been using a 6680 on the three Network since August. Highly recommended. There is a 3rd party WMA player available I believe.
Get a 512 Mobile MMC card (dual voltage type) on komplett for about €45+ship;
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=311558&cks=PRL

Another program I highly recommend is Geominder (works on any Symbian S60 phone..check it out its a lifesaver):
http://ludimate.com/products/geominder/

A couple of other apps that are recommended are:
Repligo, Isilo VBoy, SonicBoy, Frozen Bubble, & Profimail if you use email a lot..
There is a good review site here: a bit old but lists some good freeware for the phone:
http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008503.html

Hope this helps... Theres millions of apps out there for the 6680 / 6630

Best,
Q.

Spinnaker

Thanks all

Purchased 6680 today (on pay monthly upgrade for euro120). This was after reading about PIM and all the apps. Juicing up the virgin battery at the moment.

N70 does look sweet but 6680 features and spec satisfy of the 6680 satisfy me for now at that price. Also N70 not yet available at Vodafone

Cheers
Spin

Mr Moon

I heard you can get a programme to make the phone work with the "push to talk" feature some other Nokias have!
Anyone hear anything about this?

theothernt

Hi,

Mr Moon - "Push to talk" is a network feature which no network in europe, to my knowledge, supports.

That said, there are one or two applications for Series 60 phones that do something similar - ie. they send sound clips between Series 60 based mobile phones thus emulating push to talk or a walkie talkie

Also, sound clips can be attached to an MMS, again achieving the same effect. The problem, though, is the cost - it's probably cheaper to call or send a text message to the person!

- Neil

Spinnaker

quintron wrote:

Been using a 6680 on the three Network since August. Highly recommended. There is a 3rd party WMA player available I believe.
Get a 512 Mobile MMC card (dual voltage type) on komplett for about €45+ship;
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=311558&cks=PRL

Another program I highly recommend is Geominder (works on any Symbian S60 phone..check it out its a lifesaver):
http://ludimate.com/products/geominder/

A couple of other apps that are recommended are:
Repligo, Isilo VBoy, SonicBoy, Frozen Bubble, & Profimail if you use email a lot..
There is a good review site here: a bit old but lists some good freeware for the phone:
http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008503.html

Hope this helps... Theres millions of apps out there for the 6680 / 6630

Best,
Q.

Quintron,

Bought the phone, bought the 512mB card, put on FE Explorer etc

How did you copy the system folder (apps etc) off the original 64MB card onto the 512MB card. I can't see the sys folder in any a Windows Browser (all files unhidden) for xample. I've tried various ways but obviously no the right one.

?

Spin

TerrorFirmer

In windows explorer type manually into the address bar

E:/system or whatever.

That will do it.

Also, sorry to ask this on a public thread, but I can't get to PM's, my internet is totally messed up, did you get your phone back yet spinaker....?

Shigsy

I bought this phone (Nokia 6680), waiting on it to be delivered and have a few questions:
Can you use ANY MMC card with the Nokia 6680, as long as its dual voltage? Is 512mb the max the phone can take, or will the 1GB work too? What about the Reduced Size (RS) MMC cards? Will they work too as long as they have the RS-MMC -> MMC adapter to make them physically fit?

And ive read that there is GPS software with this phone as standard. You just put in an address and it tells you how to get there (can even voice the directions out loud) just like a GPS system for a car, but the review that mentioned this was in England. So does anyone know if this works for ireland too? Do you need to download an irish version of the software maybe?

woody

Point to note although the 6680 is a great phone which I have the vodafone firmware is very buggy so I got mine upgraded to

V 4.04.07
22-08-05
RM-36

This is the most recent Sim-Free Firmware and removes all voda branding etc.

I use mine with Outlook 2003 and Sync with all my contacts etc and tis great.

Battery is great up to 4 days without charging and use Route 66 GPS Software with it aswell.

As for the "N" Series I will wait and few months for them to settle down before I make a move and prices have decreased hopefully I can get one on my next O2 Upgrade. (I Assume these are BB5 Locked Phones aswell /)

Shigsy

Is it easy to upgrade the firmware? What exactly is involved? Links?
Thanks.

TerrorFirmer

You can't use any mmc with the 6800. It has to to be a rs-mmc...

Zapp Brannigan

Shigsy wrote:

Is it easy to upgrade the firmware? What exactly is involved? Links?
Thanks.

You need a special cable I believe. The Nokia Centre on Dawson St. will update your firmware for free.

woody

Slurms wrote:

You need a special cable I believe. The Nokia Centre on Dawson St. will update your firmware for free.

They won't upgrade it with the debranded firmware and generally will flash your phone with the same firmware, as I went in with the phone and they said yeah we'll flash it came back and had the same crappy firmware on it.

if you want the orginal sim free firmware go elsehwere

Shigsy

MobileInfantry wrote:

You can't use any mmc with the 6800. It has to to be a rs-mmc...

I dont have a 6800, ive a 6680. Unless of course that was a typo, and u meant 6680

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Is it possible to check hotmail e-mails and gmail e-mails on this phone?

woody

BrynW wrote:

Is it possible to check hotmail e-mails and gmail e-mails on this phone?

I can get my indigo and gmail accounts on the phone but never tried hotmail:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=317112

Shigsy

Anyone able to answer my questions for me?

- Can you use ANY MMC card with the Nokia 6680, as long as its dual voltage?

- Is 512mb the max the phone can take, or will the 1GB work too?

- What about the Reduced Size (RS) MMC cards? Will they work too as long as they have the RS-MMC -> MMC adapter to make them physically fit?

Thanks.

woody

1.) Any DV-RS MMC Card can be used. (But remember it has to be Dual Voltage)

2.) 1GB is available but not yet in Europe have a friend bringing my 1GB from Hong Kong Back

Spinnaker

Shigsy wrote:

I bought this phone (Nokia 6680), waiting on it to be delivered and have a few questions:
Can you use ANY MMC card with the Nokia 6680, as long as its dual voltage? Is 512mb the max the phone can take, or will the 1GB work too? What about the Reduced Size (RS) MMC cards? Will they work too as long as they have the RS-MMC -> MMC adapter to make them physically fit?

And ive read that there is GPS software with this phone as standard. You just put in an address and it tells you how to get there (can even voice the directions out loud) just like a GPS system for a car, but the review that mentioned this was in England. So does anyone know if this works for ireland too? Do you need to download an irish version of the software maybe?

Re MMC Card. Must be RS MMC. RS is short for reduced size. So RS MMC are smaller than MMC i.e you remove the adapter to make them fit the phone. The adapter is useful only if you say have an MMC only card reaser. Must be dual voltage. I have a 512MB card. i dunno about 1GB.

I got mine delivered for e50 from www.shopformemory.ie Compare at about e80 around town.

No GPS software on my phone purchased recently (Vodafone)

Spin

wolfman

Memory prices have come down a lot
The 512 is just under 50 now. Have them available here

Also, if you need the 6680 flashed with latest unbranded fw, give me a shout. Sorted Woody's for him

quintron

€35.50 shipped for 512MB Kingston DV-RSMMC here:
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/memory/Kingston/256MB/MMC/Mobile/(Mobile/Phone/Memory)

They are calling DV-RSMMC cards "Mobile MMC" cards now for the most part..
As long as its dual voltage yer grand. Regular RSMMC will not work in 6680.

Q.

wolfman

<apologies>
The link you give doesnt work, so I navigated to rs-mmc dv cards and got a price of 52 Euro, but now i tried mmc mobile and i see the deal you mentioned!!!! WOW!!! Thats some price!</apologies>

quintron

crap... they have just gone up to 22.99 stg from 17.99 stg. Thats prob why the link expired...
Was gonna get one today..
If anyone hears of a deal.............. :-)

Shigsy

Thanks for the replies. My 6680 is vodafone (havent gotton it yet) so if your vodafone 6680 didnt come with any GPS software, then i doubt mine will. Anywhere i could download this GpS software that works in Ireland?

btw, i PM'd you Wolfman

I got a 6680 last month. I think it's great, anyone who sees the pics taken on it think they're brilliant (once it's not taken in artifical light, when the quality sucks). Although my phone has the Vodafone firmware on it, MP3 ringtones aren't blocked, unlike the 6630.

My only real complaint is that I think the buttons are a bit too small but otherwise I'm happy. Got it unlocked too, Vodafone sent me the code in a few days.

wolfman

Shigsy wrote:

And ive read that there is GPS software with this phone as standard. You just put in an address and it tells you how to get there (can even voice the directions out loud) just like a GPS system for a car, but the review that mentioned this was in England. So does anyone know if this works for ireland too? Do you need to download an irish version of the software maybe?

This is a common mistake people make
There is a module in the newer firmware called positioning and it is used when supported by the network for locating users.

EG... Your friend is authorised with the network to check your whereabouts... He sends a postioning request and your phone broadcasts an approximate position back to the network which is then relayed to him

In practical terms....... forget it! Like a lot of these add ons, most Irish networks do not and will not support them

rogue-entity

I got my 6680 from 3. The origional f/w would not allow me to set operator logos. I wanted to replace the "3" shown beside the clock, with 3's actual logo an then the word Ireland. And also to replace the "3" shown when I am actualy using Vodafone with Vodas logo, just to make it more obvious that I am using their network as a backup.

I could not do it with the phone so I brought it to the nokia center to get its firmware updated (it also had a few minor faults as well). They told me that the newer version was not available on 3 as 3 had not released the new datapack yet. I asked them to put on the generic software instead, and they did it. I now have the generic firmware on my phone, but still no oplogos. Either a setting is disabled somewhere or my phones SIM is blocking it. Maybe when I did the factory settings the phone took some of its settings from the SIM or something.

Shigsy

Karsini wrote:

I got a 6680 last month. I think it's great, anyone who sees the pics taken on it think they're brilliant (once it's not taken in artifical light, when the quality sucks). Although my phone has the Vodafone firmware on it, MP3 ringtones aren't blocked, unlike the 6630.

My only real complaint is that I think the buttons are a bit too small but otherwise I'm happy. Got it unlocked too, Vodafone sent me the code in a few days.

Im trying to get my Nokia 6680 unlocked too but Vodafone isnt helping me at all!! Its locked to the Vodafone UK netowork so its useless to me cause ive a Vodafone IRL and O2 IRL sim. Vodafone UK wont unlock it for me cause they have no Vodafone UK sim to charge me the 19.99GBP unlocking fee! So how did u go about getting it unlocked?

BuffyBot

Shigsy wrote:

Im trying to get my Nokia 6680 unlocked too but Vodafone isnt helping me at all!! Its locked to the Vodafone UK netowork so its useless to me cause ive a Vodafone IRL and O2 IRL sim. Vodafone UK wont unlock it for me cause they have no Vodafone UK sim to charge me the 19.99GBP unlocking fee! So how did u go about getting it unlocked?

I think only the network can unlock the 6680.

Cabaal

BuffyBot wrote:

I think only the network can unlock the 6680.

So whats the story if I got a 6680 from 3, when can I unlock it?
Once my 12 month contract is up or what?

Sarah**

ok i got this fone and it confuses the hell out of me!

i got the memory card with it but im gurssing im going to have to get another one that is bigger because it says that the fone can hold all this music and mine after like four songs says its full.....no space available.

people keep saying how great the fone i....im just not getting it!

Cabaal

Sarah** wrote:

ok i got this fone and it confuses the hell out of me!

i got the memory card with it but im gurssing im going to have to get another one that is bigger because it says that the fone can hold all this music and mine after like four songs says its full.....no space available.

people keep saying how great the fone i....im just not getting it!

Well it comes with...what 10MB memory, when it comes to mp3's 10MB ain't going to go very far at all.
If your going to use it as a mp3 player you might want to consider 256MB, 512MB or a 1GB memory card for it.

If your only savign txt files 10MB will store loads of stuff

BuffyBot

So whats the story if I got a 6680 from 3, when can I unlock it?
Once my 12 month contract is up or what?

I can't say for sure when, because I don't know what 3's policy is, but they do have power to unlock it whenever their criteria is met.

Shigsy

As far as i know you can have your phone unlocked by Three if you buy your way out of the remainder of your contract.

TouchingVirus

Shigsy wrote:

As far as i know you can have your phone unlocked by Three if you buy your way out of the remainder of your contract.

This is true for most billpay phones to my knowledge.

Apparently Vodafone charge 127 euro for an unlock code, unless you spend 100 euro or more on your account, i read about it somewhere and i can hardly imagine them handing out unlock codes to create SIM free phones for free

To save yourself some hassle, if you want an unbranded, straight-from-nokia, SIM free phone, take a look at http://www.mphone.co.uk - i just bought mine off them for 370 euro (20 euro more than Vodafone but I'm meteor). Delivery was sublime (Picked up by FedEx at 4:30pm on Wednesday and Here at 12:25pm thursday - i live in teh sticks :P)

The Nokia 6680 cannot be unlocked by anybody except the network operator, BB5 is its protection scheme (it's on all recent Nokia phones) and there's no code generator out yet. Rumour has it there is a guy who reverse engineered it and is getting paid to fly around the place unlocking hundreds of units at a time

Shigsy

Shigsy wrote:

Im trying to get my Nokia 6680 unlocked too but Vodafone isnt helping me at all!! Its locked to the Vodafone UK netowork so its useless to me cause ive a Vodafone IRL and O2 IRL sim. Vodafone UK wont unlock it for me cause they have no Vodafone UK sim to charge me the 19.99GBP unlocking fee! So how did u go about getting it unlocked?

Sorry for taking so long to reply, never got a notification for this thread. Must be to do with the vBulletin upgrade. :rolleyes:

I'm on postpaid so I just rang Vodafone and they posted the code out to me within a week. Since my phone was a Vodafone Ireland phone there wasn't any problem.

Cabaal

Reading up through the thread it seems 1GB cards that will work in the Nokia 6680 are not yet available, anyone know if their available now?

Also I see the 512MB version is on http://thefonedoc.com, whats the company like to order from and does anyone know of other companies that offer accessories for the Nokia 6680 (screen covers etc) that do free shipping to Ireland.

Shigsy

Finally got the unlock code off Vodafone for my 6680, and it didnt work! :mad: I was waiting 3 weeks for this code, despite being told by Vodafone that it usually takes 3 - 4 days to get the code off Nokia. Its really annoying me now.
When i turn the phone on it says "SIM card rejected" and it can type in a code (the unlock code) so when i do, it says "Code error". I confirmed the code with Vodafone to make sure its right and it is. The guy from Vodafone told me they will look into it and try find out why that code didnt work. I already told them at the very start that its locked to the Vodafone UK network, not Vodafone IRL, so does it matter? Surely the code they get from nokia is just an unlock code for my 6680 (unique to my phones IMEI) so it shouldnt make a difference what network it happens to be locked to at the time?
Anyway, i can see this dragging on till after Christmas! Boooourns to Vodafone...

Jambo

just got my 6680 from three the other day very impressed but keep getting security errors when uploading s/w even though i have disbabled cert checks ?? anyboby ??


also can anyone confirm the 1gb rs-dv-mmc cards work im looking at one here at he mo http://thefonedoc.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=139 ?

thanx

Sam Vimes

angel_of_death wrote:

just got my 6680 from three the other day very impressed but keep getting security errors when uploading s/w even though i have disbabled cert checks ?? anyboby ??


also can anyone confirm the 1gb rs-dv-mmc cards work im looking at one here at he mo http://thefonedoc.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=139 ?

thanx

the only options i have in the app manager is software installation on or off and cert check on or off. are they both set right?

that card will work in it

Red Alert

i have issues with this phone - it's grand but it seems to crash very often. i take it the generic software fixed all this stuff?

Red Alert

Red Alert wrote:

i have issues with this phone - it's grand but it seems to crash very often. i take it the generic software fixed all this stuff?

My phone is fine, rarely crashes on me. It has the original Vodafone firmware, 3.04.11. Is your phone Vodafone or 3 branded?

wolfman

angel_of_death wrote:

also can anyone confirm the 1gb rs-dv-mmc cards work im looking at one here at he mo http://thefonedoc.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=139 ?

thanx

They work fine with the 6680. We have tried them on a few different models and work on all without problems