Anybody got a Nokia N70??

Sizzler · 08-11-2006 03:55PM #1

As the thread says anybody got one of these phones? Just about to get one but have been advised against it by a retailer ! They have had numerous returns for this handset due to poor signal ability and general dissatisfaction for the battery life, the published talk time is 3 hrs but its apparently a lot less in reality

Any comments welcome

Sam Vimes · 08-11-2006 04:53PM

i have one. i have to charge it every two days at a stretch but its grand. it makes a buzzing sound when the backlight is on but it goes off about ten seconds into a phone call so i've got used to it

Sizzler · 09-11-2006 10:39PM

Cheers.

Anybody else? A mate was telling me if it loses signal in a bad coverage area it doesnt always rectify itself which is a pain in the ass as unless you keep checking it you could be off air without even realising it

swalsh · 10-11-2006 12:14AM

I have one since the release date and its perfect, never acted up on me and as far as the signal goes I have never had a problem. there may be issues with the 3g losing coverage and moving to the gprs network (on vodafone).
as far as I am concerned great phone

lafors · 10-11-2006 01:31PM

Sizzler wrote:

Cheers.

Anybody else? A mate was telling me if it loses signal in a bad coverage area it doesnt always rectify itself which is a pain in the ass as unless you keep checking it you could be off air without even realising it

Thats been happening to me, at least twice a day. It really sucks. I'm going to change my phone but carphone warehouse are being a pain.

joerules · 10-11-2006 01:42PM

Hi,

I've had an N70 since August (have changed to a W850i this week)

Pros:
1) Well it's a Series 60 phone so there are tonnes of apps out there for it.
2) For such a fully featured phone it's reasonably small.

Cons:
1) It's so slow. Pressing a button can take a while for something to happen. This has been my major complaint.
2) There's an annoying buzzing sound when the backlight is on.
3) I get wierd issues when the phone goes from 3G to GPRS. The data connection goes wierd and the email app doesn't work then.
4) Whenever I go into the Jervis centre the phone loses coverage completely. When I come out of there it still can't find coverage. I usually switch it off then on again.

BreadBoard · 10-11-2006 02:25PM

I've had mine about 6 months, never really noticed any problems with it. But it did die on me about a moth ago, I had to get it flashed.

I like the phones features but it's a bit of a brick. I'd love it to by thiner/lighter but with the same screen size.

Sizzler · 10-11-2006 02:52PM

Cheers lads, Im struggling to make my mind up now

I dont mind its appearance or quirky functionality but if it drops off the network at random intervals or starts making noises then Im going to get pis*ed ! Especially considering the cost etc

Problem is I really like Nokia so dont want to take that step into the unknown of another brand...

BreadBoard · 10-11-2006 11:39PM

Sizzler wrote:

Cheers lads, Im struggling to make my mind up now

I dont mind its appearance or quirky functionality but if it drops off the network at random intervals or starts making noises then Im going to get pis*ed ! Especially considering the cost etc

Problem is I really like Nokia so dont want to take that step into the unknown of another brand...

I've never had any issues with the signal.

KTRIC · 10-11-2006 11:43PM

I got mine recently as a replacement for an E61 (heap of sh!te) and never had any problems.

The only thing that annoys me is the crappy build quality and the creaking of the fascia.

dohouch · 11-11-2006 11:49AM

Nothing speciific on the N70 but reading reviews for the E70 there were a lot of people complaining about it loosing signal indoors. Like Nokias myself, but never had a "smart" one up to now and when I read things like this I think I might stay away from them.

12-11-2006 06:16PM

Are these claims about the battery life true? I have a 6680 and get 6 days out of it! I didn't think there'd be much of a difference between them.

byte · 12-11-2006 09:56PM

I have an N80 which I think isn't too different to the N70, and battery life is about 2 days.

chrislad · 12-11-2006 10:04PM

Had the N70. No major issues. Antenna doesn't seem to be as strong as other Nokias. Friend has a 6230i and she and I are on Meteor. She has signal in our work basement. I have very very poor signal, not enough to make a decent phone call, while she can get by fine. I'm using an N80 at the mo, but the N70 was the same.

I had no issues with the N70 bar the small keypad. Of course, I was probably one of the few who updated my firmware as soon as available

kirving · 12-11-2006 10:12PM

I have a Nokia 6630, great overall. But sometimes it loses signal completely and doesnt regain it, also the batter indicator is very eratic. Sometimes it wont show full batter when i have been charging it for ages, but a restart fixes that.

AdMMM · 12-11-2006 11:38PM

I don't have one myself, but I'm frequently ask to "fix" my friends N70. Nothing wrong with the phone though, he's just a bit of a technophobe!

My only reservations are it's small keypad which I can imagine is frustrating if you're an avid texter and of course, the seemingly poor response time when accessing menus.

Other than that, I reckon it's a solid phone, although it's one that I probably wouldn't buy for my own personal use.

Anybody got a Nokia N70??

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