Nokia N8 Megathread

I think I've bought that one - 16GB Sandisk microSDHC memory card w/SD adapter. Went with Sandisk as most web comments seem to suggest going with the old reliable (i hope!)
Will post again after I've tested it.

I had considered the 32GB Integral microSDHC CL4 - but tbh, for my own needs, I couldn't justify the price.

One comment from another site:

If you'd like the storage capacity of having a 32GB card (I can't get by without mine) then just get one, simply record your video to the internal card and you're good to go. Class 2 makes basically no difference when it comes to in-phone performance, high def video recording would be about the only meaningful case-use scenario, but by recording to the internal memory you can circumvent that issue.

Hey quick question my N8 is driving me mental I have had it for about a month and it will now not turn to the blank black screen when i lock it. Instead it just stays on the 1st home page with light shining so the battery is wasting in about a day?? Any advice on how to fix this?

they are due them in this week saturday at latest

meteor have same policy if shop has not got it and you order on line you will get it online fcukin stupid if you ask me when they have the stock ,not sure about the rest of networks but i assume its similar

KrisW wrote: »

Opera and Swype don't like each other, true.

Can't help you with the WLAN, really. Only thing is - have you set up an access control list based on MAC address on your home LAN? Your work WLAN may be doing this.

If so, you'll need to add your phone's MAC address to the list. Tap "Call" > and dial *#95260622#" (*#wlan mac#) by tapping the number keys. - give this number to your IT guy (work), or add it to the "allow" list on your home WLAN.

It would be pretty unusual to have an access control list set up, I certainly don't have one at home and I'm pretty sure that the open "guest" network at work doesn't have one on the basis that it's for visitors to use and I doubt they ask their computer's MAC address when they arrive on site...

I rang the Nokia call centre, funniest conversation of my life. Needless to say they were less than helpful, my two options were to wipe everything off my phone (how this was gona help I've no idea) or bring it to somewhere in Clondalkin.

I ended up playing around with it myself and figured out that it mustn't be compatible with 128 bit WEP security as when I changed my browser settings to 64 bit it worked. Strange as it gives you the option to use 128 bit...

Alot of dodgy/unfinished elements to this phone but overall its quite good to use. I guess once you find a way to work around the stuff that doesn't work quite right you're laughing.

adodsk wrote: »

I got a new N8 yesterday from Vodafone. Worked brilliantly - looked great. This morning it died. Wouldn't start up at all - well I got a blank white page... Tried several re-boots. Nada. Eventually it came on but I don't trust it anymore. Vodafone will collect it and repair/replace it but i'm disgusted at Nokia.

this was a software issue with the first batch of phones since then this has been fixed there should be a date of receipt from network on the box
any nokia N8 from any retailer thats faulty HAVE TO replace it on the spot ...

except the cpw from what i hear

I have the phone a couple me weeks, but just started messing around with the camera. Have to say that I'm very impressed. Very good quality even at night, although it took a bit of fine tuning with the settings to get the best out of the low light set-ups. I've had decent cameras that didn't have as good a picture.

Davy wrote: »

Ye I would agree, I was disappointed at the low light settings at first, but think its a bit better now. Anytime I show people videos on it, they cant get over the quality of it. I meant to take a few and upload them but i never got time. I will try over christmas. I haven't got a n82 handy, but i will compare with the n97 longb if thats any use to ya

Thanks anyway Davy but I'd really expect it to leave the N97 in the dust quality wise.

While I'm at it - does anybody know of a program that'll play VOB files ?

does anybody here that has the N8 use it to log onto boards.ie?
if so are you having any issues when posting like the phone cutting out from boards?

Davy wrote: »

Haven't had problems nope............

What browser are you using

im using the standard browser on my NOKIA N8
it does not happen all the time and its the only site im having this problem with
it seems to be since the change over as with adverts some links wont work on the phone but worked fine in previous phones.

Davy wrote: »

What exactly happens and i will let you know if it happens me. Are you on normal or mobile version?

when i open boards its ok when i got to post it just cuts out ,its on the normal version...

Just wondering if anybody can tell me is the N8 available in any other colours in Ireland other than black? I know vodafone have it in green too but I wouldn't consider moving to those robbers!!

jeremyr62 wrote: »

The O2 store N8s are silver.

I asked about different colours but didn't get anywhere. I asked about O2's homescreen widgets that never update but didn't get anywhere. I see a pattern developing..

Yeah, O2 don't seem all that appealing either...especially after some of the threads I've read on here about them lately! I suppose I'm looking at meteor and 3.

no it does not come in black but carphone warehouse calls it black on their website they also have it in green and silver did'nt see any other colours there