Nokia N96

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Zee

and your post about poor reception with 3, its nothing to do with 3, as they have 99.5% voice and text coverage in the UK, its to do with the 6500 Slide, as the reception thing that picks up a signal is on the bottom of the phone, not the top, and try upgrading the software using Nokia Software Updater, as far as i know the current software version for Nokia 6500 Slide is v8.30

Going off topic for a second, everyone I know who has used three has complained of bad reception. That is several people, on several phones (some of which hold the signal quite reliably on other networks) and in several areas. In my experience, 3 have a terrible network.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Going off topic for a second, everyone I know who has used three has complained of bad reception. That is several people, on several phones (some of which hold the signal quite reliably on other networks) and in several areas. In my experience, 3 have a terrible network.

Staying OT briefly...


Ditto ^^

[jellybaby]

I have an excellent reception with 3, and do just about everywhere I go. Currently using N95, but recently had several SE and other Nokia's with no problems.
And on top of that when using the internet on my phone, 9 times out of 10 I'm on a HSDPA signal.

[sprattgraham]

Only network that’s can give me a reliable GSM & 3G signal here is Virgin/T-Mobile

Orange is useless on GSM and there isn’t any 3G Coverage despite the website saying there is and 3 uses the Orange network so can’t use them.

02 have a Transmitter next to a T-Mobile Transmitter that’s been there for years and it’s only 200m from me, but there doesn’t seem to be any 3G coverage on 02

Similar issue with Vodafone there use to be a really good GSM signal until they rebuilt the petrol station across the road from us and according to the local Vodafone shop there use to be a Transmitter in the roof of the station that wasn’t replaced.

Originally Posted by Zee

your post about poor reception with 3, its nothing to do with 3, as they have 99.5% voice and text coverage in the UK, its to do with the 6500 Slide, as the reception thing that picks up a signal is on the bottom of the phone, not the top, and try upgrading the software using Nokia Software Updater, as far as i know the current software version for Nokia 6500 Slide is v8.30

yep i understand, it seemed to be a manufactuing problem from nokias side...

just wondering my contract with 3 finishes in like 9 months and im looking forward to move over to o2...would it be best to take out a contract with o2 themselves direct or go with a high street shop such as carphone warehouse or phones4u for an o2 contract. its just that shops like phones4u give you a better deal for new customers straight away whereas o2 give out a better deal after you upgrade. so which route should i take

I have only just gone onto the "3" network on a nokia N95 8GB,and my signal is excellent much better then the signal i used to get on the vm/t mobile network,and my 3G coverage is top notch,all in all i am very pleased so far with "3" and yes i would recommend them.

I would think reception goes like most networks on an area by area basis,where i live orange is not much cop and t mobile is very patchy.Which is why i changed networks from vm/t mobile to "3".

Originally Posted by richard1960

I have only just gone onto the "3" network on a nokia N95 8GB,and my signal is excellent much better then the signal i used to get on the vm/t mobile network,and my 3G coverage is top notch,all in all i am very pleased so far with "3" and yes i would recommend them.

I would think reception goes like most networks on an area by area basis,where i live orange is not much cop and t mobile is very patchy.Which is why i changed networks from vm/t mobile to "3".

im delighted for ya...like i said i think its my nokia 6500 slides recepter which is based on the bottom of the phone thats giving me grief because my old 6300 was great with 3.

anyways back to topic whens the n96 coming out on 3? i wanna buy it for my dad but ill pay the contract

[jellybaby]

Originally Posted by i-Set

im delighted for ya...like i said i think its my nokia 6500 slides recepter which is based on the bottom of the phone thats giving me grief because my old 6300 was great with 3.

anyways back to topic whens the n96 coming out on 3? i wanna buy it for my dad but ill pay the contract

Apparently you can pre order in-store now

cool...i asked before but no one answered but ill ask again in hope that someone answers this time lol

i might give my current 3 contract to my sister and am looking to buy an o2 contract as i have always like their service and coverage on pay as u go....would it be best to take out a contract with o2 themselves direct or go with a high street shop such as carphone warehouse or phones4u for an o2 contract.

thing is with o2 their minutes and texts on cheaper tarrifs are crap but after a year or so o2 do give customers a good upgrade. whereas p4u and cpw do good offers for new customers right at the beginning on say a 25,30 quid monthly contract.

[stalin12]

N95 or N95 8GB, and VM doesn't have a great range.

[Stuart]

Guys, can we get the topic back on topic? The topic is the Nokia n96, not the n95 (standard or 8 gig) or the 6500.

[Zee]

Originally Posted by i-Set

yep i understand, it seemed to be a manufactuing problem from nokias side...

just wondering my contract with 3 finishes in like 9 months and im looking forward to move over to o2...would it be best to take out a contract with o2 themselves direct or go with a high street shop such as carphone warehouse or phones4u for an o2 contract. its just that shops like phones4u give you a better deal for new customers straight away whereas o2 give out a better deal after you upgrade. so which route should i take

O2 in recent months or years haven't done good deals at all, but lately they have started to introduce excellent offers, so i guess in 9 months or so check their website before going to Phones4U or simular, as they seem to charge more then if you get it direct from a networks website.

For example for 300 Minutes or Texts, 300 3to3 mins, 18 Month contract and a Nokia N95 8GB Three is charging £24 per month, where as Phones4U for exatly the same are charging £35 per month.

Here is a link that contains a review of the N96,it has 16GB of memory as standard. Looks good too.

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/...r?lpsrc=google

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/19...available.html

n96 available to order on three network...being discussed on above post

[saabmania2]

Originally Posted by i-Set

im with 3 btw have been for the last 6 months and the offer which u mentioned the 1100 mix and match for 20 quid on the nokia 6500 slide, i can honestly say that 3 are rubbish. why i hear you cry, basically hardly any coverage and the customer service is atrocious but when i do get coverage 20 quid for 1100 is value for money. the thing is the coverage may be due manufacturing problems of the 6500 because if i stick the same sim card into my old 6630 then its got top coverage.

5 quid for 300 mins and 300 txts is banging lol...i may stay with them if they give me a different phone but no matter what offer they give me if the customer service isnt improved within one year then i will not stay...when i say improved i mean uk call centres and not indian ones. im not racist or anything but its just the way it is. for eg im with Natwest simply because of their uk branch call centres and their excellent customer service.

damn long post lol sorry but just wondering those who are with o2...whats the customer service like and the network coverage?

the nokia 6500 slide has got lots of known problems with reception, nokia in there wisdom put the aerial/receiver at the bottom of the phone for some strange reason, personally i think you have 2 choices with that phone either use it upside down or get them to change the phone for a differant model.