Nokia 5230
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- sUr
- 18 Jan 2010
Hi all 5230 owners,
Today i tried searching for new firmware for 5230 and found that a new firmware, V11.0.079, is available. My 5230 firmware is only V10.0.071. How about your 5230 firmware? Anyone has already updated? If yes, pls share what is new and improved in the new firmware.
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- Niks_Mumbai_India
- w4q
- 18 Jan 2010
I bought from E-zone using Std. Chartered credit card and hence I was able to get 5230 @ 8,190/-.
Can someone help me: I had enabled cell area info. However, I am unable to see the same in my home screen.
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- apio
- uT$
- 18 Jan 2010
jmg_32188, 18 Jan 2010i bought a 5230 unit a week ago. i can say that this really... moreUSD 80 is only about PHP3700. If you bought yours at PHP8000, then it would be about USD 170.
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- jmg_32188
- vxp
- 18 Jan 2010
i bought a 5230 unit a week ago. i can say that this really is a phone of practical value. at only PHP 8000 (USD 80), you get that elegant touchscreen interface which automatically rotates with the help of the accelerometer sensor. and the battery lasts up to 5 days (normal usage; frequent SMS usage). the only drawbacks are: lack of wifi, poor primary camera, lack of secondary camera, long time spent on marking items (e.g. when marking several images before deleting them, you have to point to a file and then press options and then select mark, and you have to repeat this process for every file; the pencil button is missing that's why there's no shortcut; this problem appears on all nokia s60 touch UI).
but my point is that i enjoy it much! no need to explain further. =D
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- Anmol
- 2SW
- 17 Jan 2010
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2010Guys,which data cable do you use to connect it to the PC? A... moreu cn use anyother common nokia cable such as the one that comes up with nokia 5130etc.
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- Andrei
- 0U3
- 17 Jan 2010
We think Nokia 5230 is a downgrade version of 5800. It lacks Wi-Fi, but is cheaper than his twin brother. We made our review here, http://www.itsagadget.com/2010/01/nokia-5230-is-a-nice-phone.html
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- Farhan
- PId
- 17 Jan 2010
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2010is there anyone tell me that can we check pdf of avi fies i... more5230's in-built Real player will not play .avi files.
The video playback file formats are :
- MPEG4-SP playback 30fps VGA
- MPEG4-AVC playback 30fps QVGA
- WMV9 playback 30fps QVGA
- MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
If you have a video file you can convert it to any of the above formats by the provided OVI suite.
There are not any well known 3rd party players for DivX-XviDthat runs on Symbian. Also with a limited RAM of 128MB playing larger .avi files smoothly might be a problem.
For .pdf you can easily get a software.
Audio quailty is a matter of taste. If you'd like loud sound through the speaker phone than you wouldn't like 5230 as it has mono (single) speaker.
But if you read GSMArena review ( read here : http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5230-review-427p6.php ) the 'audio quality' is "perfect" with "the best audio output in the Nokia full touch family".
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- Farhan
- PId
- 17 Jan 2010
parag, 17 Jan 2010hi,how does the 3g and wifi function in mobiles? will u pls... more3G is a high speed wireless data transfer technology (also known as HSDPA)[ wiki article here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access ]. It supports maximum 'download' speed of upto 10 MBps or more(5230 supports upto 3.6 MBps). This high speed transfer rate helps in faster internet connection speed. This is significant in todays time as more and more people are using online social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, entertainment site like You Tube, Internet Radio and other services like emails, RSS feeds, Skype. And more and more phone are coming up with dedicated softwares for them so you don't need to open the browser to access them. Thus 3G helps to keep you connected to the internet anywhere with broadband speeds.
3G works the same way as the usual GSM network i.e you can use it as long as you are in the range of a 3G supporting network tower.
This is about usual internet use by a regular user on the go. Now 3G because of its high transfer speed also supports live video calling.
5230 doesn't has a secondary front facing videocall camera thus you won't be able to 'transmit' your live video over 3G if you want to videocall by looking at the screen. So videocalling feature will not be available to 5230.
Wi-Fi on the other hand is a short distance wireless internet connection that offers a wireless LAN (W-LAN) that you can connect your Wi-Fi device to. This actually works by providing a W-LAN for your broadband connection through a wireless router.
So if you have a internet connection at home and a wireless router for it, you can connect your Wi-Fi device to that connection through W-LAN and get internet access. In context of your phone supporting Wi-Fi, you can get internet access to your phone through Wi-Fi even if you haven't inserted the SIM card (you are in flight mode) i.e. Wi-Fi is GSM, 3G network independent.
I know its a confusing, but if you have a wireless router you'll know what W-LAN is.
The range of Wi-Fi networks are usually limited to distances upto 30 to 35 metres around your Wi-Fi router.
There are many places that offer WiFi internet like coffee shops, airports etc. So you can have internet access (usually free) at these places as well.
Positives of 3G :
- High Speed wireless internet anywhere (as long as you have 3G network)
- Videocalling.
Negatives :
You have to pay extra 3G data charges.
Positives of Wi-Fi :
You get your home broadband internet on your phone. So you don't need to pay extra data charges.
Negatives :
Limited and short range.
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- rajat sharma
- t}b
- 17 Jan 2010
hey guys m goin 2 buy a new cell of range about 8000
plz suggest me whch one is better
is 5230 is a right choice ?
or i should try another1
i thnk nokia is best
else u suggest me m waitng 4 ur suggestion
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Jan 2010
is there anyone tell me that can we check pdf of avi fies in nokia 5230.
Actually i m going to buy this phone. n one more thing that audio qaulity which is better nokia 5230 or samsung star... plz revert asap..
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- PId
- 17 Jan 2010
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2010Guys,which data cable do you use to connect it to the PC? A... more5230 has a Micro-USB port. you can use a cable with USB on one end and a micro USB connector on the other.
These are one of the most comon connectors on portable devices. You can find one of any brand. If you have a digital/handy cam chances are that the cable wih which you connect them to your PC is micro USB one.
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- Anonymous
- vw1
- 17 Jan 2010
is there a way to clear the search history in google? i've tried deleting all history but the search history doesnt go..can ne1 help.. also how to use the email? it keeps saying packet data available/not available..whats that?? and where can i get good softwares/games for the phone..?? themes too?? zedge,mobile9,mobiles24 dont have any goodo ones
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- Anonymous
- vw1
- 17 Jan 2010
5230 is nice..i just got it 2 days back..most of the features are really good..but some are disappointing..
touch flow is amazing, screen clarity is awesome..web is a little slow..havn't tried the email feature yet
music lovers should highly avoid the fone.i guess the only drawback of this phone is the poor, poor sound quality..speaker isnt loud enough, evn at the loudest volume..theres no clarity, headphone too is not at all loud, u have to strain ur ears to hear the music outdoors.a change of headphone would help but only to a certain extent..
if it wasnt for the poor sound quality, this wld have been the perfect phone. though it doesnt come with a memory card, or a USB cable..
i was using a simple sony ericsson phone before but evn that had very good sound..though nokia beats sony ericsson in terms of features
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- nitish rajeev
- w49
- 17 Jan 2010
every thing is fine wd teh cell..but i am too confused wd battery backup...how long should i need to charge it to get full battery backup...sound quality is bit low...
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- Nikhil
- P$6
- 17 Jan 2010
Niks_Mumbai_India, 17 Jan 2010
Purchased tdoay from E-zone at INR 8,190/- (there is 10% ... more@ Niks_Mumbai_India
go in you settings-connectivity it will show you access points in which u can delete it by selecting the ones you dont want
and prices have fallen so low in Mumbai?? or is it because you purchased by your std charted card??
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- anuragd
- w4j
- 17 Jan 2010
nokia has begun a revolution.samsung star n corby are the first victims of it.
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- RajFromIndia
- vbZ
- 17 Jan 2010
Firends,
Please tell me how to check GPRS data usage i.e. does 5230 has something like "Data counter" to track GPRS usage?
Thanks,
Raj
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- Niks_Mumbai_India
- vbZ
- 17 Jan 2010
Purchased tdoay from E-zone at INR 8,190/- (there is 10% cash back offer for std. chartered cards).
Request you to help me in the following:
1) How to enable display of area information/ location
2) Wrongly downloaded internet settings thrice by clicking on the email sent by service provider. Now the phone shows duplicate entries under network connections:
Wap
Wap(01)
Wap(02)
Internet
Internet (01)
Internet (02)
How to remove duplicate entries?
Kindly assist.
Regards
Niks
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- Anonymous
- 2SQ
- 17 Jan 2010
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2010Guys,which data cable do you use to connect it to the PC? A... moreusb cable
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- Anonymous
- 2SQ
- 17 Jan 2010
it's a very nice.phone..mine's superb with 8gb memory card...