The Nokia 5800 Express Media (Tube) Thread

XiS111 · 15 Sep 2009 at 16:11

anyone managed to get the latest firmware update from nokia? it says my phone should be able to get version 31.0.008, but im stuck with 21.0.025, tried using the phone itself to download the update, and also nokias software updater. Anyone know any other methods?

Mr Paul · 15 Sep 2009 at 16:47

Nope, thats it

Father Ted · 16 Sep 2009 at 08:41

XiS111 said:
anyone managed to get the latest firmware update from nokia? it says my phone should be able to get version 31.0.008, but im stuck with 21.0.025, tried using the phone itself to download the update, and also nokias software updater. Anyone know any other methods?

You're stuck until your network provider authorises the update unless you want to start messing around with the product code of your phone.

XiS111 · 21 Sep 2009 at 14:38

never mind about that then, anyone have a decent msn application for the phone? i keep getting some old versions come up on google.

Deep · 21 Sep 2009 at 15:06

XiS111 said:
never mind about that then, anyone have a decent msn application for the phone? i keep getting some old versions come up on google.

Send me an email from my trust and I will send you an msn application that I use.

MattyH · 21 Sep 2009 at 20:29

can you use mp3s as ringtones with this fone
also can you use wifi for the internet?

semi-pro waster · 21 Sep 2009 at 22:30

MattyH said:
can you use mp3s as ringtones with this fone
also can you use wifi for the internet?

Yes and yes are the answers to your questions.

The mp3 player is unsurprisingly pretty good and you can use the mp3s for ringtones also, I've not tried for message tones however.

The WiFi seems to work pretty well, I've used it a fair few times now and connection is fairly quick.

knip · 22 Sep 2009 at 08:16

semi-pro waster said:
I've not tried for message tones however.

Yes you can, as well as recordings you may make yourself, I have my godson shouting my name as my message tone

WiFi is great as well.

sxndy · 8 Oct 2009 at 09:00

I'm looking for a car cradle for my 5800. I want to use sat nav on it in my car. I've tested it out , it's not as good as tomtom but is still very good. I need a good cradle tho, one that holds the phone firm. I don't want to be screwing screws into my dash.

Was looking at the NOKIA CR-103 HOLDER CRADLE for £30 but it seems a bit pricey.

Any suggestions?

Arjun806 · 9 Oct 2009 at 11:45

Does anyone find that after a few days the clock on it starts getting slow? After about a week mine will go from the right time to about 5 mins slow :confused:

semi-pro waster · 9 Oct 2009 at 14:42

Arjun806 said:
Does anyone find that after a few days the clock on it starts getting slow? After about a week mine will go from the right time to about 5 mins slow

Nope, mine seems to still be fine and I don't think I've switched it off since I got it, certainly not in the past two weeks at least. My desk phone is now about 3 minutes fast for no apparant reason but the 5800 is still working as it should. Have you checked in case it is a known problem for a specific firmware or something?

Deep · 10 Oct 2009 at 00:33

Arjun806 said:
Does anyone find that after a few days the clock on it starts getting slow? After about a week mine will go from the right time to about 5 mins slow

Mine does that! It is something to do with the automatic time update.
I did it manually and it works perfectly now.

Father Ted · 21 Oct 2009 at 12:52

Looks like O2 has finally authorised the latest firmware for this phone (v3.0.011), got an email from Nokia last night and updated over the WiFi connection.

knip · 21 Oct 2009 at 12:59

Father Ted said:
Looks like O2 has finally authorised the latest firmware for this phone (v3.0.011), got an email from Nokia last night and updated over the WiFi connection.

I still cannot get a bloody update! (Am on o2) :mad:

semi-pro waster · 21 Oct 2009 at 16:59

Bit of a weird question here but does anyone know of a way to make the sent items mailbox larger than the standard limit of 20? It's a minor thing but it's a slight irritation anyway, I prefer being able to look back and check my replies from time to time. If it is a 'feature' of Nokia phones (as I suspect it is) does anyone know why?

photoshop · 21 Oct 2009 at 19:46

I got this phone as my account was due an upgrade. Got it for free with 80Mb of downloads a month but i just rang up to ask a question on email forwarding and as a goodwill gesture they upped it to 500Mb

Result!

I'm considering getting a screen protector and a desktop charger. Whats best to go for?
This is what im thinking: http://www.datakits.co.uk/store/nok....html?osCsid=18e2a9e699ae14e4be482e1b59334729

knip · 21 Oct 2009 at 20:10

Definitely get a screen protector, having seen how much the protectors on mine have got scratched I dread to think of that happening to the screen.
I just got the cheapest ones off ebay, I think they were 5 for a few quid.

bluntslide · 21 Oct 2009 at 22:42

semi-pro waster said:
Bit of a weird question here but does anyone know of a way to make the sent items mailbox larger than the standard limit of 20? It's a minor thing but it's a slight irritation anyway, I prefer being able to look back and check my replies from time to time. If it is a 'feature' of Nokia phones (as I suspect it is) does anyone know why?

go into messaging then options, settings, other..second line down just input how many you want. can change storage options in there too.

Deep · 22 Oct 2009 at 00:38

I still can't update it, and I am on o2 as well

semi-pro waster · 22 Oct 2009 at 07:28

bluntslide said:
go into messaging then options, settings, other..second line down just input how many you want. can change storage options in there too.

Brilliant, thank you. I've taken a look around a few times yet never noticed that option, I've got no idea why Nokia set it so low by default, it isn't as if memory space is at a premium.