Nokia E6

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 18 Feb 2018

yvts, 16 Feb 2018Hello E6user, Where do I find the app to lock the screen (... moreHello,

More info about this app (with screenshots) :
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/flow/item/17134_Belle_Extra_Buttons_gets_huge_.php

It's pretty easy o find it, but a little tricky to install it. For example, go here: http://www.n8fanclub.com/2013/09/nokia-belle-extra-buttons-for-nokia-n8.html

Tips to install it:

a:) install it now, with today date, probably will not work, then go to plan b;
b:) change the date to 2011 or 2012;
c:) last solution, that is working pretty sure but is kind of a pain: hard reset your phone without sim card in it (make a full backup first in file manager, including your settings) with *#7370#, set the date 2011 or 2012, install the app, then put your sim card, restore your backup etc.

Mind you, that all third-party apps look like 15 years ago, but so is the phone, so no problem here. :)

Tell me how it went.

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• yvts
• pYW
• 16 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 03 Feb 2018USB-OTG is brilliant! :) Warning! Huston, we have a pro... moreHello E6user,
Where do I find the app to lock the screen (I do not like the slider too) and this extra buttons apps?

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• yvts
• 3ag
• 09 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 08 Feb 2018Hello yvts, I understand, now everything seems all righ... moreI think the Chinese made a mistake, it is really a very good phone, but maybe that's better for us!
About the WiFi, I've done what you said, but the connection was ON for a minute or so and then it went OFF. Three is something to be done with the router and the WiFi connection. When I find time I'll try it.

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 08 Feb 2018

yvts, 07 Feb 2018Hello E6user, Thank for the hints, I’ll see what I can do ... moreHello yvts,

I understand, now everything seems all right for me. In fact, E6 was such a big failure in terms of sales for Nokia, that Chinese had no reason to clone this model.

About wifi, keep digging, Belle is pretty reliable with wifi, I had no problems. Yes, sometimes the wifi power saving is switching off by itself - wich is really stupid and i I didn't found the cause - but it happens 2-4 times in a year... And my in use E6 has wifi on almost all the time. By the way, if E6 had oleophobic coating it was too good for me. :)

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• yvts
• 3an
• 07 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 06 Feb 2018You are welcome!! I thank you myself for staying around! ... moreHello E6user,
Thank for the hints, I’ll see what I can do with the WiFi!

I didn’t know as well that they have made the phones in Mexico, but that’s what is written on the label. The keyboard is Spanish, it has only Spanish, Portuguese, English, French and Dutch languages. So I guess the phones were made in there for the American market.
The phones came with foils on the screen (with silver corner, so I guess original Nokia), the silver phone (Belle) had also foil on the back covering the camera, and on the left, right and central buttons, ‘Anna’ (black model) came with only screen protector.
They are single SIM both, but I’m using each of them with one SIM - 3 mobile (Anna), Lycamobie - (Belle). I live in the UK.

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 06 Feb 2018

yvts, 05 Feb 2018Hello E6user, Thanks for the huge hints! I was trying to... moreYou are welcome!! I thank you myself for staying around!
I am very glad that my tips and hints are useful and for that reason, amazingly, I will write you some MORE! The same good ones! :D
I will increase your standby time with at least 25%!, but after you make some light, because I didn't understand some things...

So...
First of all, never write something directly on the web page, allways use a notepad on your device, write it there, then copy/paste on the site and your work will be safe. Secondly, if your work is long, always save it once in 15 minutes.

Now, I'm a little bit confused: I didn't know before now that E6 was made also in Mexico. Nothing wrong about that, but the "covered with foil everywhere" is a bit strange for me. As far as I know, as new, Nokia E6 (like all Nokia's back then) has only one foil: on the screen. And this screen protector has in left upper corner a little silver point to grab the foil when you want to take it off. Anyway, since your standby's are that good, your phones must be fine/good/original.

Wifi problem: in the silver one, the one with Belle, turn off wifi power saving and see what happens. But be aware that consumes A LOT of power.
If not worked, the wifi problem is over me: on my phones wifi works flawless without extra settings, and I don't know much about router settings and stuff, but it seems that you have to search the web - I'm sure you will find some tips - since E6 is a rare Nokia, extend your words search like "Nokia N8 wifi problem", or C7/E7, even C5-00.

My biggest question is:

"I'm using both phones with 2 SIM cards, only for phone calls and occasionally SMS."

Is that means that your phones are dual-sim???

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• yvts
• pYW
• 05 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 03 Feb 2018USB-OTG is brilliant! :) Warning! Huston, we have a pro... moreHello E6user,
Thanks for the huge hints!
I was trying to write you a review here about my experience with Nokia E6-00 'Anna', but the site didn't posted it for some reason! :(( Probably because it was tooooo long!
My both E6-00 are brand new £79.99 each from eBay. The batteries are Li-ion both of them, they last me for about 4-5 days. I'm using both phones with 2 SIM cards, only for phone calls and occasionally SMS. I'm not even connecting them to internet because I can't get the WiFi to work properly*.
It turns out that I prefer more my black phone 'Anna' then silver one 'Belle'. Probably because it is much closer to the UI of Nokia C5-00 the last proper Nokia I was using. Check the pics here to see how the menu of 'Anna' looks like. It is slightly different in terms of button placement and some extra buttons and functionality which 'Belle' has, but I like 'Anna' more.
*If you have any idea how to fix my WiFi to work properly, could you please post here step by step guidance: menu>settings...
Thanks!

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• yvts
• pYW
• 05 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 03 Feb 2018USB-OTG is brilliant! :) Warning! Huston, we have a pro... moreHello E6user,
Thank you very much for the huge hint!!!

OK, now lets get started:

I bought my 2 Nokia's from eBay, brand new, made in Mexico with Spanish keyboard... Both of them came covered with foil everywhere and I even put some extra (screen protector) on the left and right button + on the bottom where is the mic. I'm using silicon covers on both of them and they seems to do a good job.
I'm using them both with 2 SIM cards (that's why I bought them), however in my case telephone means telephone! I'm making only phone calls, receiving phone calls and occasionally SMS. GPS navigation and connecting to internet from time to time*. That's it!
So my batteries are holding the 'juice' for 4-5 days, which is fine, in this case I have to charge them ~ once per week :))
Since I bought them (1 week between them) I'm using more often my black (Anna - bought it first) then silver (Belle) and it looks like that I like, and prefer more Anna then Belle. Maybe it is my own preference but that's me!
Because I don't like to have many home screens and widgets I've set it up (Anna) with only one home screen and 4 shortcuts + non removable clock and phone profile icons.

On the right bottom end of the screen is the 'menu' button, touch it and you can have access to: calendar, contacts, settings, music, mail, web, messaging, photos, store, maps, office and applications, however this last two are folders which contain the rest of the stock: tools, camera, social, recorder, calculator...When you open one of this two folders in the bottom right corner appears 'back' button (not settings>... I must be doing something wrong, so because of that, I can't download any maps, apps...

Thank you very much!

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 03 Feb 2018

Anonymous, 02 Feb 2018Thanks for the hint! Most likely I'll not install any apps,... moreUSB-OTG is brilliant! :)

Warning! Huston, we have a problem! More great useful information could be found bellow! Warning!, more tips below! :D

So...
I have tunned my E6's with many apps over the years, for example, I don't like the slider for locking the screen, that's why I use it only for flashlight. Also, use this slider with much care, it tends to brooke easily. It is brooken at one of my E6's...
If it ever brooke, install quickly app and asign it to a shortcut button, like calendar for example. Or use MrAlshahawy Belle Extra Buttons app.
Also, some E6's (especially the white ones) tends to pill off the paint from the keyboard. I don't know much about this, but avoid the white one. I hope you have a black ones.

Speaking of wifi, for browsing you will need Opera Mini because standard browser is simply rubbish. :) Also, check out the cool keyword shortcuts in Opera Mini specially made for E6, like pressing 2 or 8 to scroll the page, and many more.

Smart move for buying the second one. :) By the way, before storing a battery, charge it fully, discharge it until first "battery low" warning, then charge it about 30-40%, and store it at room temperature. Do that twice a year and it will be fine. And, of course, use your batteries in rotation. Also, use slow charger (the default one is a pretty fas one)!
I am warning you about this things because all you will need for E6 in the future is a BATTERY and you will not find anywere an original new one. If is nowere to be find today, figure it out in the future. Last original ones was made in 2012. So, use slow charger today!
Also, never charge your battery at high/low temperatures, don't use your phone when charging, you don't want your battery to warm up when charging. Also, wach out for the the big mith these days that stupidly says to use your battery between 40-80%. Nope, do what Nokia said for 20 years, charge it until the phone says battery full. The phone is simply telling us when to charge our batteries! The OS is smart enough to not let the battery overcharge/overdischarge. The key is to not interrupt the charging process, not overheat the battery and not to use fast chargers!
The corporations wants us to buy their phones at least once a year. So, they make the phones with sealed batteries, fast chargers, glass screen and with a very aggressive marketing that brings new phones everyday. And they are anything but new. I think that this days a new phone comes once in (with a bit of luck) 5 years. Not to say once in 10 years, but I already said it. :)
I guess most people thinks that when a phone battery is no longer holds its power, that phone must be changed, because is "old", anyway. If the corporations combined together makes one "new model" everyday, of course is "old", logically thinking. I hope I am wrong about that...

Now, I have myself a request: as you know, I have 3 E6, all with Belle, and I never tested Anna OS. Tell me please, make me a little review regarding the difference with pros and cons between Anna and Belle. Thank you! :)

PS. Nokia E6 comes with Li-Ion or Li-Pol batteries. If you were lucky, yours should be Li-Ion, wich is much better, it holds almost twice the numbers of chargers. If they are Li-Pol, use slow charger from yesterday if you want to use E6 for years!

I leave you with the greatest tip regarding the batteries!!: the only way you could purchase a original brand new battery today, is through a Nokia accesory, an external battery. It is called Nokia DC-11K. Inside it is a BP-4L Li-Pol battery. ;) You may not find that useful today, but in the future, you never know.

Speaking of accessories, personally I protect may phones with back hard cover CC-3012 and CC-3007. Many drops = zero damage. You may use also a silicone one, like CC-1016, or a flip cover like CP-525. All are original Nokia and they must be cheep if you could find them.

I hope that my messages are useful for you and other people like us, and my intentions are: humanity, civic spirit, kindes, no consumerism, environment and a little bit of minimalism. When you use an "old" phone for years, you care about nature by default. :)

If there will be another question, I will be back. If not, have a happy and no worries life with Nokia E6! :)

An E6 hard user singing out. ;)

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• Anonymous
• 3ag
• 02 Feb 2018

AnonD-728895, 01 Feb 2018You are welcome ;) I leave you with a extremely rare hi... moreThanks for the hint! Most likely I'll not install any apps, I'm only interested in maps and to get the WiFi to work properly (I have problem with this). By the way I bought another Nokia E6-00 (Belle!) and even managed to connect my wireless Bluetooth keyboard with both Nokias (Anna&Belle), it works just fine! :))

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• AnonD-728895
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• 01 Feb 2018

Anonymous, 31 Jan 2018Thank you very much! :)You are welcome ;)

I leave you with a extremely rare hint for those cases when you want to install some applications and when you get (almost always) "certificate expired":
1. Install all of your applications AFTER hard rest (*#7370#) and BEFORE putting your SIM card in the phone.
And 2. Set the date 2011 or 2012 or 2013 etc depending the application. In this way you will install applications like Shazam, AlwaysON, Smart Office, Quick Lock, Belle Extra Buttons (wich is a must, because with this app you will be able to close the screen with a swipe or get to a certain app with another swipe) and games like Angry Birds and Mau Mau.

In this consumer Era, especially in gadgets world, people buy what they wish, NOT way they NEED. The extremely good and aggressive marketing of the manufacturers works like a charm. But not with me, not any more.

And the final big tip: E6 has also TV-Out (with CA-75U) and you can put also (in the same time) a PC keyboard via USB-OTG or a mouse.

Nokia E6 is an extremely underestimated little phone.

Bye-bye

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• Anonymous
• 3ag
• 31 Jan 2018

AnonD-728895, 26 Jan 2018Hey there and thank you for your thoughts! Big congratu... moreThank you very much! :)

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• Anonymous
• ITL
• 27 Jan 2018

can we use whatsapp on nokia e6

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 26 Jan 2018

yvts, 19 Jan 2018Hello E6user, You are not mad, you just know what is goo... moreHey there and thank you for your thoughts!

Big congratulations for going on a such great phone like little E6! Life is much richer and simpler wich such a device.

Opera store is a joke that Microsoft has over placed the original app store.

About the maps,

In all my E6's I have Nokia Belle OS, wich allows me to download maps straight from the phone via wifi. The maps are getting a little old now, because are from 2015 and for sure they won't get any updates. But for ME are still great for the next few years (at least).
I guess you have Nokia Anna OS version wich you can't update to Belle OS on PC ore via wifi beause, like Maps, suport for this phone is zero. In fact is not realy zero since you STILL can download maps for it.
The workaround is that you have to find a maniac with Nokia and Symbian (wich they still exist out there) that can help you out with Phoneix app for PC and other stuff. Personally i can't help you, but you go and ask Steve Litchfield wich is a maniac with Nokia/Symbian and is a very serious/professional person. He has youtube videos and www.allaboutsymbian.com

Or, get another E6 with Belle OS from the start - the problem is solved and you will have another battery and phone for backup.

Unfortunately, that's all the help I cand have for you.

Take care and keep me posted! Bye-bye

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• yvts
• pYW
• 19 Jan 2018

AnonD-730856, 15 Jan 2018Where can i buy this nokia e6 multitouch? I bought one brand new made in Mexico few days ago from eBay.co.uk

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• yvts
• pYW
• 19 Jan 2018

AnonD-728895, 10 Jan 2018Proud E6 power-user owner since 2012 and this is my storry:... moreHello E6user,

You are not mad, you just know what is good for you!

I just bought one brand new Nokia E6 from ebay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nokia-E6-00-8GB-Black-SEE-WHOLE-DESCRIPTION-Smartphone/182501341397?epid=102311954&hash=item2a7ded78d5:g:ptcAAOSwhQhY1QCA) and I'm happy with it too. After trying several Android phones and few Nokia (Windows) phones before them, I finally decided to go back to the proven old Nokia's - last used model Nokia C5 (3.2MP).
However I have a problem finding Ovi maps since they shut down the server. Opera store didn't help much because I couldn't find maps there too, so could you please tell me where did you get the maps?

Thanks!

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• AnonD-730856
• t7X
• 15 Jan 2018

Where can i buy this nokia e6 multitouch?

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• Roshan Braganza
• 7kc
• 10 Jan 2018

m also proud user of Nokia e6 , now I use this tiny for taking pics . Camera is amazing and produces natural colors . And I look at display and feel cherished . Also I listen to video , and playback gives amazing clarity , as display is amazing double pixel . Also with 8gb I store important pics and videos , as can't trust SD cards .

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• AnonD-728895
• 3cr
• 10 Jan 2018

Proud E6 power-user owner since 2012 and this is my storry:

Is my main phone, extremely reliable but very underestimated little phone, nobody knows about it, everyone thinks is a Blackberry thing.
Very strong, Gorilla Glass, great little keyboard with shortcuts pc-like, very pocket friendly, very hand friendly, ALL the function I need (GPS with off-line navigation, Clear Black-display visible in the sun, notepad, TV-Out, 8GB+32GB, off-line dictionary, USB On-the-go, Wi-Fi, Opera Mini, Youtube downloader, extra buttons app, swipe to lock the screen, all data backup, etc etc). For me is almost perfect!

Facebook App, What's up App? Who needs that? :) Not me. Android apps? I have a Android Phone... as a tablet in my house, nice toy if you are toying in the bed... But when I am out, E6 is a more a PHONE than a toy.

And I don't have just one E6 (see below). :)

As I said, I use it from 2012. In 2014 I tried a Nokia Lumia. I've been "tortured" with it for about six months, i gave it a chance then in one night, at 3AM, I gave up and went back to my trusty E6. What a relief I felt next day.... At that time (2014) I realized I will use E6 for many-many ears. So I bought 3 E6 and about 5 original batteries. Hard to find batteries in 2014, impossible to find them now.

Wireless charging? Fast charging? USB Type-C, ultra-fast charging? Yes, my E6's got it all! I charge it in 1 (one!) minute! Just swap another battery!! :D By the way: you can use also BL-4D or BP-3L. Even BL-5K. 100% compatible and 100% safe if they are original. Also, use original chargers. A slow one (350mAh, Nokia AC-3E) if you want your Nokia battery to last forever. ;)
"They" say an old battery could not work properly, throw it away. Hm... My Nokia batteryes work just fine. :D Like new, actually!

RAM? What RAM?!, it's a Symbian!
In fact, Nokia E6 is a Nokia E7 with the same functions but in a smaller from-factor, a qwerty candy-bar.

In present I make a total backup data between all 3 of them, including settings (so I'm computer-free and if I lose it, I get another spare from the drawer right away lol) - this is the REAL cloud-buckup/drive backup/! :)

For anyone, the Nokia E6 is a junk, a Blackberry-Nokia thing, a tiny little something that refuses to die. BUT FOR ME IS GOLD! PURE GOLD! : D

I know is just me.. I know I'm mad. And I'm loving it! :D

See you around after few years, I will keep you posted! lol

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• Farman
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• 06 Jan 2018

I want this phone i love nokia

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