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Nokia N70 Increase speed

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skiddy2k
skiddy2k Posts: 1,627 Forumite
i got a new nokia N70 last week but im finding that the phone is generally running slow. its not like iv even maxed out the memory on the phone or on the original 64mb memory card that they provide.

It also tends to crash when its loading and i click something else by accident, resulting me in waiting a few mins for it to get back to normal or restarting it.

anyone else has this problem?

Cheers,
Skiddy
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  • Are you on Orange? I have just sent back a Nokia 6680 because they have butchered the operating system with their !!!!e, buggy, resource-hogging 'HomeScreen' software. The phone froze up almost every time I tried to use it and some of the features were inaccessible due to this crappy HomeScreen.
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  • skiddy2k
    skiddy2k Posts: 1,627 Forumite
    yeh, im on orange.
    i am sending this phone back already, because it has a 'dead pixel' on the screen. Its the size of a pencil nib and it is a dead pixel which 'stares me in the face!' hopefully the replacement is better and a later version so i have no problems with putting tom tom 5 navigation software on.

    Skiddy
  • redzak
    redzak Posts: 144 Forumite
    Hi

    how do you put tom tom on your N70. i am on the 3 network so will this be possible?

    How much will it cost and can you get it off e-bay?

    thanks in anticipation
  • skiddy2k
    skiddy2k Posts: 1,627 Forumite
    redzak wrote:
    Hi

    how do you put tom tom on your N70. i am on the 3 network so will this be possible?

    How much will it cost and can you get it off e-bay?

    thanks in anticipation
    sorry redzak, i cant help you out yet
    once i get my new phone, il will be looking into it. would appreciate any feedback from anyone if they are or have put it onto there N70.

    cheers in advance,
    skiddy
  • dro
    dro Posts: 44 Forumite
    redzak wrote:
    Hi

    how do you put tom tom on your N70. i am on the 3 network so will this be possible?

    How much will it cost and can you get it off e-bay?

    thanks in anticipation

    The N70 has problems with Tomtom Mobile, see:
    Pocket GPS World Forum and
    All about symbian forum

    It is possible to get it working but will probably involve getting the phone's firmware upgraded so if navigation is a priority then you should probably look at a different phone.

    If you buy a copy of Tomtom on ebay you can be fairly certain that it will be a pirated copy!
  • Tom Tom works fine with my N70.

    To increase the speed of the phone I flashed it wirh a generic unbranded firmware .. this seems to have made a difference.
  • ellou02
    ellou02 Posts: 47 Forumite
    Car Insurance Carver!
    Hi
    Bit new at all this - but can you tell me what i would need to do to flash the firmware on the N70, and how to get tomtom? is it a subscription based thing, or one off cost?

    Thanks
  • I have the hardware to flash the phone but unless you want to spend £200 on it then probably the best thing would be to try a local independant phone shop if you have one.
    Tom Tom can be bought from quite a few online shops (or downloaded if you know where to look) and will need a large memory card and a bluetooth receiver. Once these are purchased there in no extra cost.
  • skiddy2k
    skiddy2k Posts: 1,627 Forumite
    ellou02 wrote:
    Hi
    Bit new at all this - but can you tell me what i would need to do to flash the firmware on the N70, and how to get tomtom? is it a subscription based thing, or one off cost?

    Thanks

    to get the phone flashed for the latest firmware on the phone, go to your local authorised nokia dealer which you'll find on this web link: http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,8764,33684,00.html

    they will flash your phone free off charge providing its under warrantee with the latest software they have.

    mines will be going in early next week,
    Skiddy,
  • Ask them to flash it with a generic unbranded firmware .. some will do it and others will only flash it with the network branded one.

    To find out your firmware type *#0000#

    Mine is V3.0546.2.3
    18-11-05
    RM-84

    If your's is this then I dont think they will do it anyway .. but you never know.
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