Nokia E71Tips and Tricks

i am experiencing some problems entering the main menu at times... Have to restart phone before I can enter again?
Anyone else experiencing this as well?
 
No gateway error when browsing via Wireless AP

This is a really confusing message! Looks like it should rather read something "URL cannot be resolved by DNS"

I found this fix:

This problem is apparently caused by a DNS error, the URL entered can't be resolved

The cell access point set up in the cell needs to have a dns server set up.

A work around is to manually input the DNS server IP address in to the IP4 settings found in the advanced AP set up. Check the DNS server address supplied by your ISP to your modem - it's normally shown in the status display on the router - and manually use this address.

Not an ideal solution - one would prefer for the DHCP to supply the DNS IP - but it should solve the problem until the ISP changes the DNS IP.

I hope this helps.
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still no answer for the crashing main menu? Sometimes it just does not respond when I want to open main menu and have to restart...
Anyone have same prob?
 
s erxson said:
still no answer for the crashing main menu? Sometimes it just does not respond when I want to open main menu and have to restart...
Anyone have same prob?
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It doesn't seem like a common problem - I would suggest you sync all your data, do a backup and restore the phone to its default settings.
 
fiex said:
It doesn't seem like a common problem - I would suggest you sync all your data, do a backup and restore the phone to its default settings.
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OK, scrap that. I've also been experiencing that exact same problem. :(

Will scour the 'net to see if there's a solution for that problem.
 
I do not have that problem, sometimes when you start navigating as you are opening the main menu, it snaps back to the default highlighed menu item. but then you just navigate some more, so a minor minor irritation (not restarting or anything).

Hopefully the second firmware (when it comes) will fix this (on an otherwise excellent phone). The camera also needs to be less purply.
 
picked up my E71 yesterday and all i can say is WOW ,what a phone/piece of hardware absolutely incredible phone ,so glad i didnt go for something else :)
 
Hi everyone, also new on E71. Had a WLAN issue at first but that has been resolved. However, PC Suite cannot connect to my phone via bluetooth. Does recognise it, but cannot finally connect with it. Anyone else have this problem? I have upgraded PC Suite to the latest version, and I must say it is fantastic! Works brilliantly when linked via USB.
 
@RichardS - I use Bluetooth without any problems. Ca you pair the E71 with your PC, What PC, what OS etc?

The more tehnical details the better the formites will be able to assist you.
 
bekdik said:
@RichardS - I use Bluetooth without any problems. Ca you pair the E71 with your PC, What PC, what OS etc?

The more tehnical details the better the formites will be able to assist you.
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Hi bekdik, thanks for your response. My problem has evolved in rather an odd way. Last night after I had updated PC Suite, I could link via USB no problem, but could not via Bluetooth. When I tried to link this morning, I could not link via USB but I could via Bluetooth!

This is going to be hard to explain, but I will try.
At first, PC Suite could not find my phone at all. I then went to "Add or Remove Programs" and "repaired" PC Suite. It now recognises my phone and connects to the internet, but then immediately One Touch Access throws up an error message: "Failed to connect to the network! The modem may be used by another application or the modem may not be configured properly". But it has connected, it is not being used by another network (WLAN is off, no other apps running) and I cannot see how it is configured improperly because it was working fine to start with. On the first screen of the One Touch Access, it says "Connection will be established using Nokia GSM phone USB Modem Vodacom South Africa".
If I acknowledge that message, then it cuts the connection which in fact had been established. If I ignore the message then I can continue on the internet! Behind the error message box I can see the broadcasting tower is still sending out its "signals".
If the connection is cut, there is a message which appears in the One Touch Access dialogue box which reads "Previous attempt to create a network connection with the selected modem failed." If I click on the Configure tab in that box, it asks me to select a modem from the list. The modem which appears on that screen is the Motorola SM56 Data Fax modem (as per my PC), as if it is being accessed as the default modem. Nokia GSM Phone USB modem appears in the drop down list. Selecting it does not make it appear first the next time I have to go through the process. The next screen is to Select Network Operator. This was not correct at first, but after selecting Vodacom it appears as Vodacom on subsequent attempts as well.

I am pleased to say that Bluetooth connection now works perfectly, which suites me because I prefer that as a connection when I need it.

I am wondering if it is at all confusing to the computer that when the phone links with USB the first option the phone defaults to is "mass storage" which is what the PC recognises at first, until one clicks on "PC Suite" on the phone. Is it possible to change the E71 to default to "PC Suite"?

Technical information:
Fujitsu Siemens laptop (to be honest, cannot remember model name. Paperwork lost in an office fire earlier this year. Bought it in 2006.)
MS Windows XP SP3
Genuine Intel CPU T2300 @1.66GHz, 1.0GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Nokia PC Suite 7.0.
Firefox 3.0.3
 
OK, so I have figured out the solutions to my problem. To start at the backend first - it is possible to change the settings so the default when linking the phone to the computer is PC Suite. Select Menu > Connectivity > USB > USB connection mode ... and the desired option. Pge 70 of User's Guide.

Regarding my hybrid connection problem as described above, this has been solved by chance. I decided to see if there was a firmware update for my phone. Clicked on Software Updater, and was asked / informed (cannot remember now) that there is an update for the Updater. Downloaded that, and noticed that there were USB cable and driver updates being downloaded as well. Now everything works perfectly!

Lastly, we are rather a pathetic community of E71 users - this thread was established to share tips etc, and it is sinking down the forum pages like a lead balloon! Check out the following link by way of contrast http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1046096&p=-1#bottom This is page 46 of Part 2 - a Part consists of 1000 posts!!! So, let's do what we can to inform and support one another.

My tip for now is a shortcut to activate bluetooth - hold down the u key to activate the *. This switches bluetooth on. Same to turn it off.

And check out this forum http://www.e71fanatics.com/

So - let's heat up this thread!
 
RichardS said:
Lastly, we are rather a pathetic community of E71 users - this thread was established to share tips etc, and it is sinking down the forum pages like a lead balloon!
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Ummm... Mine's working fine - pulled it out the box, and I can do everything I expected to be able too, and I'm pretty happy with it.

The only thing I have added to it is a download from Nokia called Nokia Sports Tracker which keeps track of distances and speeds etc while you're exercising. I'm doing a bit of walking at the moment, and it's fun to see how each day compares with the previous ones.

Battery life is always an issue with me it seems - I have a colleague who got his a couple of weeks before I got mine, and his battery lasts over a week - but he doesn't even know it has GPS, and can't spell bluetooth either, so I suppose my two to three days using all of those all the time is adequate.
 
Oh well, the honeymoon is over. Just after posting the previous message, I tried to go into messaging and got the (as I now know) notorious "Memory full. Close some applications and try again." error message.

I couldn't get into messaging - pity because that what's the phone's good at, and also because the wife is away and tried to sms me and I didn't reply because I didn't get it because the bloody phone wasn't receiving messages either. It gave the memory full message even though there were no other programs running, and Handy Taskmanager said there was well over 60MB of RAM for it to use. Tried connecting with the PC and deleted all the messages in the inbox and sent items, thinking it might be the cause. Nope.

Since then I have soft reset the phone (made no difference). And hard reset - made a difference - it now works, but I have to re-cusomise all the settings I had changed.

So my tip is:- Wear sunblock or you will get skin cancer.

Also, a hard reset is *#7370#
It will ask for the lock code which is 12345 unless you have previously changed it.

Soft reset can be done from Menu->Settings->General->Factory Settings.
 
Colin62 said:
Ummm... Mine's working fine - pulled it out the box, and I can do everything I expected to be able too, and I'm pretty happy with it.

The only thing I have added to it is a download from Nokia called Nokia Sports Tracker which keeps track of distances and speeds etc while you're exercising. I'm doing a bit of walking at the moment, and it's fun to see how each day compares with the previous ones.

Battery life is always an issue with me it seems - I have a colleague who got his a couple of weeks before I got mine, and his battery lasts over a week - but he doesn't even know it has GPS, and can't spell bluetooth either, so I suppose my two to three days using all of those all the time is adequate.
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where did you download that tracker from i just started doing some walking last night and it would be cool to check the times and stuff :)
 
hi, i am still having menu crash issue... Every week or so it just wont open main menu...have to swith off and on and all is fine again.

Also have issue with menu nav... Open main menu and navigate to quickly: it jumps straight back to default item...

also had the memort full message about week ago, also whilst opening messaging and as I'm no techie just switched it off and one (only 'reset' I know :-) ) and it work perfectly. No issues since...

but all in all very very happy with phone, bat life about 4days and email works very nicely... Pc suite also runs like a dream... No other complaints. At the end of the day it has electrical components and is bound to 'crash' at times... As long as it doesnt say iPhone I am a happy oke...
 
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