Just got mine through the post today and as I'm a mighty lazy chappy I would like peoples best tips on using it, most useful things to know, all that kinda stuff! 😀
MTFU & RTFM
Er, that rather depends on what you want to do.
Lame thread - too vague.
I don't know what it can do, I just want to know the coolest features without having to read the manual
You can call people on it.
(too obvious?)
It's pretty good for browsing the web over wifi if you install a decent browser (Opera Mini isn't bad).
Camera's OK on it. Great when you don't have a camera otherwise and would miss a shot.
I've used Sportstracker a few times to track riding routes. Got bored of it now though.
Erm...don't know what else to say. Have a browse through the menus and play with it. Gives you something to do whilst having a "comfort break".
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Pretty OS, satnav, Wifi, voice commands, email, web browsing, HSDPA, BBC iPlayer, FM radio, real player, decent video camera, touch screen qwerty keyboard, lots of cool apps available..
Didn't you know what features it had when you bought it? Stop being such a retard.
Takes me an eternity to send a text, cos of the stylus thing, was going to rturn it but that turnd out to be a major ball-ache so I have it now for 18 months.
The Maps app is good though.
[i]Takes me an eternity to send a text, cos of the stylus thing, was going to rturn it but that turnd out to be a major ball-ache so I have it now for 18 months.[/i]
txt is dead easy using the full qwerty keyboard and both thumbs, never used the stylus..
Use T9 and alphanumeric to send texts, much faster than two hands!
Download Google maps. If you turn on your GPS (And make sure you choose Assisted GPS) it will show your location, is really useful as a basic Sat-Nav with Sat images if needed.
Nokia maps is pretty good also.
Its a good web browser also.
Pleased with mine, & less than half the cost of an iphone. 🙂
Download Google maps. If you turn on your GPS (And make sure you choose Assisted GPS) it will show your location, is really useful as a basic Sat-Nav with Sat images if needed.
Only do this if you have cheap data rates!
Cheers all!
Takes me an eternity to send a text, cos of the stylus thing
Don't need the stylus. I use the full screen qwerty, but it takes a bit of getting used to if you have fat thumbs. Otherwise with the alphanumeric it's the same as a normal phone.
Half the cost of an iPhone? Mine was free 🙂
Google maps is indeed fab but it works on loads of phones, not just the 5800 🙂
Oh and it also has handwriting recognition so you can write txts and stuff.
This page should tell you all you ever need to know.
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/Nokia_5800_XpressMusic-Tutorials_Tips__Hints.php
Duckers that's perfect 😀
Half the cost of an iPhone? Mine was free
I meant £££ per month. Mine was free, £15 / month 250 mins & unlimited data.
I couldnt get an iphone for less than £35 a month.
You might also want to get Viewranger, gets a good review here:
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6280
Its not cheap though....
I'd say Viewranger is pretty good VFM if you ride around the same area most of the time. I got tiles covering all the hills around Rochdale, Oldham, Bury, Burnley, Halifax plus a few other randoms around the UK for £25. There is a minimum spend of £20 but once you get past that it works out pretty well.
Only if you buy the whole UK maps in one go. I spent £15 on credits last year and just download maps as I need them.
Don't need the stylus. I use the full screen qwerty, but it takes a bit of getting used to if you have fat thumbs. Otherwise with the alphanumeric it's the same as a normal phone.
I have fat thumbs. Well, they're big anyway.
Fill it with music,
Download and set up nokia sports tracker
Go ride your bike and then look where you have been on your PC and bore you mates to death with it
Then get fed up with the touch screen and faffing about with that stylus (its ok you will lose that soon) and wish you had got a N79
http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/community/index.do
you will not be able to get the download from that website nokia took the 5800 of the list after trouble with getting it to work with the touch screen
you will have to google it and get it from the net
good luck
the 5800 isn't listed on the sports tracker site
It used to be but then they took it off
just google it and you will see the probs people have been having with it
mine worked fine with the spoertracker until a update in june time then it just started crashing all the time
vodafone sent me a new 5800 and that works ok on with sportstracker but not all the features
tracks my rides so thats all i need it for so its not too bad
[url= http://forum.dailymobile.se/ ]This forum is a very handy tool. Loads of apps, advice, games ect...[/url]
I've had one for 3 months. Great phone. Camera's OK, Sports Tracker works fine on mine (v1.83), Google maps is great too, the Latitude thing is good for seeing where all your GPS-enabled mates are! I've got Kaspersky Mobile Security on mine, as I do a fair bit of browsing and emailing.
Then get fed up with the touch screen and faffing about with that stylus (its ok you will lose that soon) and wish you had got a N79
As pointed out, you don't need the stylus. I never use it, and only very rarely use the plectrum thingy it also comes with.
Sportstracker works for me - it also supports the bluetooth heart rate strap that Polar make but DON'T SELL ANYWHERE the flippin idiots. You can only get it with some other Nokia phone marketed as a sports thingy.
i've never had a problem with mine in 6 months, put sport tracker on today, works fine. it's great for music, movies, browsing, have some useful apps on it, can't fault it really.