Pixual
Expert Member
I've always been a Nokia guy, since the days when the 5110 was considered cutting edge (actually mine still works 100%).
Last year I got an upgrade to the Nokia N80 thinking I was onto the hottest thing since the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee vacation video, but my joy was short-lived once I started using the phone.
This is not your traditional friendly Nokia cellphone. In fact its convoluted menu system makes even the worst Motorola phone look as friendly as Desmond Tutu on anti-depressants! It's a terrible phone and to make matters worse, it has got some serious problems that affect usability (that is if you wish to venture into the world of Bluetooth or Wireless LAN).
Within two weeks of getting my phone I started having problems with the Bluetooth connection. I had it set up to synch with my Windows laptop running XP Home and PC Suite, plus my CK-7 car kit. for no apparent reason the phone would drop the bluetooth signal, so you'd be driving along and the next thing the radio would mute and the phone would disconnect. when starting the car the Bluetooth would connect and disconnect at least half a dozen times before you even got into first gear. My previous Nokia (the 6230) gave me no problems in this regard.
In December I had had enough and finally got around to taking the phone back to Nashua here in Durban. They told me that Nokia had shut down the Durban repair centre and now all phones had to be sent to Johannesburg for repairs. Two weeks maximum turnaround they said.
Well, its been almost 6 weeks now and everytime I call Nashua they tell me that there is a problem with Nokia service centre in JHB. Apparently they are backed up to the eyeballs with repairs to these Nokia N-series phones.
I pay a monthly subscription of over R650 for my two cellphone contracts and to be perfectly honest, I am losing faith in not only Nokia, but also Nashua for their inability to assume responsibility for these "carrots" that they dangle in front of us to get us to sign 2-year contracts with them.
I will certainly think twice before signing a contract ever again and I most certainly will never consider a Nokia N-series phone ever again!
Last year I got an upgrade to the Nokia N80 thinking I was onto the hottest thing since the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee vacation video, but my joy was short-lived once I started using the phone.
This is not your traditional friendly Nokia cellphone. In fact its convoluted menu system makes even the worst Motorola phone look as friendly as Desmond Tutu on anti-depressants! It's a terrible phone and to make matters worse, it has got some serious problems that affect usability (that is if you wish to venture into the world of Bluetooth or Wireless LAN).
Within two weeks of getting my phone I started having problems with the Bluetooth connection. I had it set up to synch with my Windows laptop running XP Home and PC Suite, plus my CK-7 car kit. for no apparent reason the phone would drop the bluetooth signal, so you'd be driving along and the next thing the radio would mute and the phone would disconnect. when starting the car the Bluetooth would connect and disconnect at least half a dozen times before you even got into first gear. My previous Nokia (the 6230) gave me no problems in this regard.
In December I had had enough and finally got around to taking the phone back to Nashua here in Durban. They told me that Nokia had shut down the Durban repair centre and now all phones had to be sent to Johannesburg for repairs. Two weeks maximum turnaround they said.
Well, its been almost 6 weeks now and everytime I call Nashua they tell me that there is a problem with Nokia service centre in JHB. Apparently they are backed up to the eyeballs with repairs to these Nokia N-series phones.
I pay a monthly subscription of over R650 for my two cellphone contracts and to be perfectly honest, I am losing faith in not only Nokia, but also Nashua for their inability to assume responsibility for these "carrots" that they dangle in front of us to get us to sign 2-year contracts with them.
I will certainly think twice before signing a contract ever again and I most certainly will never consider a Nokia N-series phone ever again!
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