Comments on: Nokia's N96 suckiness doesn't end with the firmware

By: Tyrone Peterson

Tyrone Peterson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:06:33 +0000

Thanks for the info. Regards

By: trickz100

trickz100 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:15:14 +0000

Firslty, your phone in specific is f**ked. The N96 is general is actually a brilliant phone, my phone isnt nearly as slow or as shite as that!

My N96, apps load immediately, camera loads immediately, and so does everything else!

As for you saying Gmail takes ages to load, it did load but by default the screen turns off after 15 or 20 seconds which clearly you didnt know that had happened rather than thinking Gmail 'is loading because the screen is black'. Simply change your Power Saver settings so that the screen stays on longer so you dont think 'the phones died on you'.

Ok granted the N96 has a few little niggles, so does every other N-Series coz its Symbian, just be patient and wait for the updates, but why waste 10 mins to create a video about bitchin over a phone?? If you dont like it, buy another one. (Sorry if i sound moody, its 2am atm, i dont mean to sound like an arse but i believe i got a gd point seeing as my n96 works perfectly)

By: Milos

Milos — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:29:08 +0000

Hahahaha
LOL man
Im using that phone.
Its not slow, its regular S60 phone. Little faster than older phones…
Im tryed 2 do same things as on you video and its not same. U haved some crap or made in china nokia.

By: MTL

MTL — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:57:49 +0000

Debrand the handset (change the product code and update firmware), this will resolve the UK Service Provider issue by skipping them and upgrading to the latest fimware (12.043). Always back up first and format before and after upgrade.

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By: Andy Piper

Andy Piper — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:02 +0000

I agree that is not at all what I came to expect as a Nokia user… although I've not actually owned one in ~3 or 4 years now. It does mirror my experiences with Blackberry though – taking the battery out, putting it back in and rebooting, just causes the Pearl to take an AGE to start and "verify security software" or whatever it's supposed to be doing. I wonder if this is a modern malaise of mobile phones – slow(ish) processors and bloated OSes (and yes I do include the iPhone in that)

BTW you have a URL dahowlett.tv at the start of the video – doesn't actually seem to work though?

By: Steve Litchfield

Steve Litchfield — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:20:17 +0000

Not that I’m defending Nokia not having a Mac version of their Software Update utility, but:
1) v12 IS available for unlocked UK phones. I’ve got one.
2) doing firmware updates is unbelievably scary, technically. This sort of thing SHOULDN’T necessarily work ok in a VM on another platform. It’s asking too much of the tech.
3) Updating over-the-air, from the handset is 100x quicker and cleaner and more elegant all round. And worked a dream on my N96.

By: Krupo

Krupo — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:48:59 +0000

Wow, my LG8700 is so much faster at booting. :p … and that was after the first 10 seconds. It took almost a full minute. Whoa. … before SIM card loadup. Damn.

I find it scary, though, that you could buy a decent PC for the purposes of LOADING stuff onto your cell phone for like a third that price. :p

By: Ricky Cadden

Ricky Cadden — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:52:47 +0000

Try the N85, it's everything the N95 should have been, and NOTHING like the N96.

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:57:07 +0000

WTF? And toss £549 away? No way that’s happening without a fight. But the resentment will live long into the future.