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Nokia 3230

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  • j
  • jmcat
  • PBY
  • 07 Oct 2005

yes i do love the style of this phone
and come to think of it that it is a S60 with the FM/Radio feature i'm looking for

but with its drawbacks i was not pleased at all

annoying beep,
no vibrate alert in silent mode,
hangs and the screen freezes to the NOKIA startup sign so i cant switch off unless i remove the battery.

unsatisfactory and a waste of money

almost perfect but not quiet

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    • Alex
    • PyI
    • 07 Oct 2005

    I upgraded my N3230 V4.0526.2ch 16-08-05 2 days ago (from date of posting) in SG Nokia Care. So working fine. Mp3 still mono but more bass. Performance no much improve.

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      • Faraz
      • miT
      • 06 Oct 2005

      Hi , I got this phone 2 days ago , it works fine.But one of th disadvantages is the loud speaker which the volume is not so high , you many miss your calls in street ...
      and the quality of MP3 playing is not good at all , i had simenes SL45i it was much nicer .
      the camera is good if you have enough light , at the same time Night mode works as well.
      the battery life is about 1.5 days if you work with Blue tooth and other applications for about 2-3 hours.
      keypad is average , I can't say it's not comfortable but it needs a little paitience.
      but in over all I'd say it has every thing u need and want .

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        • Donald
        • Rf7
        • 06 Oct 2005

        What can i say,about this phone? When i click on all my required features on phone seekers (GSM ARENA)this is the only phone,that appears.so for me, theres no challengers in this class.

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          • Mantas
          • nt@
          • 06 Oct 2005

          I think great phone ,but what can i do the speaker is too loudly .tell me plz. mantas.l17@gmail.com

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            • G o H a R
            • PF2
            • 06 Oct 2005

            Hello Guys? How's this fone? What kind of softwares are available for this cellphone? Should P buy this handset??

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              • brightside
              • F4p
              • 06 Oct 2005

              Well for Singaporean users of 3230, I've went to Nokia Care at Wheelock Place to ask about the latest firmware version for this phone. It's V4.xxxx.x..I haven upgraded today but will do so tml. The personnel said it would take abt 4 hrs and it's free if u present ur warranty card. Yup. Will update u all on the changes after upgrading the phone tml. Yup!

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                • Tolick
                • m%I
                • 06 Oct 2005

                Hey boys pls help me!
                I can't find where i can change the resolution for images.My camera take images with 1280*960. Where I can find this options to put a small resolution?
                How can I upgrade my firmware?

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                  • Pramod Nair
                  • PIY
                  • 06 Oct 2005

                  my nokia 3230 phone is facing problems with its camera display. its just 1 month old phone. my dealer had done reset factory settings, still when i switch on my camera, no image can be viewed & after few minutes its shows "system error". otherwise the phone is very user friendly & trendy. plz tell me what should be done in such cases.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • TS}
                    • 06 Oct 2005

                    yuval,

                    Yes, get a firmware upgrade. U will get to listen to the bass and the volume will be louder. However, its still in mono speaker.

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                      • robbie
                      • PT4
                      • 06 Oct 2005

                      hey mate i just want to know dat on new firmware, can u recive text msgs on ya mmc directly or can u change d messaging memory? regards

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                        • shukri
                        • R5h
                        • 06 Oct 2005

                        Can someone tell me how to copy phone numbers from sim card to nokia 3230.
                        I am changing the mobile operator and need
                        all the numbers.

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                          • umar
                          • PGh
                          • 05 Oct 2005

                          Tolick u need to go to http://www.dotsis.com/vb and get yur self quick office, auto key guard, smart movie player. That will do.

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                            • yuval
                            • N7$
                            • 05 Oct 2005

                            hi think the 3230 wud hav been a brilliant phone if the stupid speaker was stereo instead of mono. just wud really like to know what i can do about the speaker coz im stuck wid this phone for the next 2 years. is it possible to improve the quality and volume of the speaker and maybe even change the speaker itself????
                            plz email me...yuval@mymail.ro
                            it wud greatly be appreciated. thanks

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                              • Elyl
                              • PFM
                              • 05 Oct 2005

                              Guys i would greatly encourage to go for a S/W upgrade. I just got back my 3230 today(which i have been using for 4 mths) after the upgrading and well...

                              1) Inaccurate camera resolution which cause the picture to be stretch sideways is gone.

                              2) You can now actually hear MP3 with bass, though it is still mono(I would say that the quality of the sound heard through the headset improved quite greatly). With the old S/W, MP3s are plain noise.

                              3) The most basic and important function is back, the phone DOES vibrate in silent mode when a sms comes in.

                              Since most of the main concerns of the phone's S/W is solved, so why not go for an upgrade then? Cheers.

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                                • rox
                                • Rxn
                                • 05 Oct 2005

                                @jemaiske

                                phone is under warranty...upgrade is free...all i did is show the receipt...

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                                  • jemaiske
                                  • RKp
                                  • 05 Oct 2005

                                  @rox

                                  how much did you paid for an upgrade?

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                                    • Tolick
                                    • m%I
                                    • 04 Oct 2005

                                    Is there any programs for 3230 to open .doc , .xls files . PLS TELL ME!!!

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                                      • Tolick
                                      • m%I
                                      • 04 Oct 2005

                                      Can everybody help me? This phone have automatic lock keyboard? Help me PLS!
                                      Tell me pls a video player wich support avi files.

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                                        • starry
                                        • TKb
                                        • 04 Oct 2005


                                        For the compare between 3230 & 7610,
                                        I would definitely say 3230 for the better camera and infared existance. Somehow, when u can files into older aged phones with infared. And for the camera, u will see the different. Besides, 3230 has better connection speed, read thema again. 7610 is all about design.

                                        For saving mp3 into the mmc,
                                        Messages->Open->Option->Save

                                        Why people selling 3230 at this level ?
                                        It's easy, people think its very unstable, ugly boring design. First, for the unstable of the set, u can easily upgrade the firmware at the Nokia Care Centre and most of the problems that occured before will be gone. Boring design is just an outlook appearance, for me, what matter most if the features.

                                        Calender & Calulator,
                                        Yes, 3230 has them. However, if u want better applications for calender, calulator, u may easily get their applications and install.

                                        Firmware,
                                        No, not every countries have the latest firmware ready for upgrades. However, normally they have at least a newer version ready to upgrade ur set. Just simply sudmit ur set to Nokia Care Centre for a firmware upgrade, and if u have dust under ur screen, request for a clean up.

                                        Hope this helps.