nokia 6230 disappointment

Hi All,

I have just got a hold of a nosier 6230. I like this phone a lot. It does
so much, or should.

I cannot connect to it through my IrDA adaptor using windows XP sp2 Home.

I see on the net that this is a very common problem for Bluetooth and cable
also, so why is someone not fixing it. I even downloaded the software from
the website for XP.

The best that I manage is the 6230 showing up on the menu, but greyed out as
un available. The IrDA icon in the system tray shows up and a quick
mouseover the icon indicates that the 6230 "is in range."

Come on Nokia, this is not a cheap phone. XP is not some obscure OS.

PLEASE SORT THIS.

If anyone finds a fix, please help.

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tony d wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have just got a hold of a nosier 6230. I like this phone a lot. It does
> so much, or should.
>
> I cannot connect to it through my IrDA adaptor using windows XP sp2 Home.
>
> I see on the net that this is a very common problem for Bluetooth and cable
> also, so why is someone not fixing it. I even downloaded the software from
> the website for XP.
>
> The best that I manage is the 6230 showing up on the menu, but greyed out as
> un available. The IrDA icon in the system tray shows up and a quick
> mouseover the icon indicates that the 6230 "is in range."
>
> Come on Nokia, this is not a cheap phone. XP is not some obscure OS.
>
> PLEASE SORT THIS.
>
> If anyone finds a fix, please help.
>
>
My 6230 connects with no problem--XP Pro SP2--IRDA connects, bluetooth
connects, cable connects. They are difficult to get going though, I'll
admit that.

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, at 21:05:25 [GMT GMT] (08:05:25 Friday, 31 December
2004 where I live) "tony d" wrote:

> I cannot connect to it through my IrDA adaptor using windows XP sp2 Home.


I presume you mean to connect to the Nokia software on your pc?

Do you have the latest version?

Somewhere on Nokia's web site; the old version must be completely removed
first.

I have XPPro, no IRDA problems at all. I would however suggest you invest
in Oxygen Phone Manager (they spam this ng on a regular basis).

--
Contact your congressman to repeal Murphy's Law. It's gotta work!

Thanks for the input.

Got the beast working now!

had to uninstall and reinstall a few times though. I think you have to
install the IrDA nokia modem manually, also use the very latest pcsuite from
the website (for XP) 6.4 I think.

Now I like this phone a lot!




"John Phillips" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, at 21:05:25 [GMT GMT] (08:05:25 Friday, 31 December
> 2004 where I live) "tony d" wrote:
>
>> I cannot connect to it through my IrDA adaptor using windows XP sp2 Home.
>
>
> I presume you mean to connect to the Nokia software on your pc?
>
> Do you have the latest version?
>
> Somewhere on Nokia's web site; the old version must be completely removed
> first.
>
> I have XPPro, no IRDA problems at all. I would however suggest you invest
> in Oxygen Phone Manager (they spam this ng on a regular basis).
>
> --
> Contact your congressman to repeal Murphy's Law. It's gotta work!
>

It's still a bit touchy, but works most of the time.

I installed the latest pc suite ( for xp, downloaded from nokia website). I
installed the IrDA modem manually, selecting it from a list.

Suddenly it worked.

However it sometimes doesn't work. Then I restart and usually it does,
usually.

Good luck.




"Willem van den Blink" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:22:33 GMT, "tony d"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the input.
>>
>>Got the beast working now!
>>
>>had to uninstall and reinstall a few times though. I think you have to
>>install the IrDA nokia modem manually, also use the very latest pcsuite
>>from
>>the website (for XP) 6.4 I think.
>>
>>Now I like this phone a lot!
>
>
> WHAT did you do to get it working again?
>
> The IrDa connection to my phone is lost since I installed SP2 on
> WHome.
> Using 6.4.1.
>
> Any idea (please?)?
>
> Willem.
>
> --
> Strip s from wblinks for email.

I have also found that when it is not working it is good to restart the
phone!!

"tony d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It's still a bit touchy, but works most of the time.
>
> I installed the latest pc suite ( for xp, downloaded from nokia website).
> I installed the IrDA modem manually, selecting it from a list.
>
> Suddenly it worked.
>
> However it sometimes doesn't work. Then I restart and usually it does,
> usually.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>
>
> "Willem van den Blink" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:22:33 GMT, "tony d"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the input.
>>>
>>>Got the beast working now!
>>>
>>>had to uninstall and reinstall a few times though. I think you have to
>>>install the IrDA nokia modem manually, also use the very latest pcsuite
>>>from
>>>the website (for XP) 6.4 I think.
>>>
>>>Now I like this phone a lot!
>>
>>
>> WHAT did you do to get it working again?
>>
>> The IrDa connection to my phone is lost since I installed SP2 on
>> WHome.
>> Using 6.4.1.
>>
>> Any idea (please?)?
>>
>> Willem.
>>
>> --
>> Strip s from wblinks for email.
>
>

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:20:23 GMT, "tony d"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It's still a bit touchy, but works most of the time.
>
>I installed the latest pc suite ( for xp, downloaded from nokia website). I
>installed the IrDA modem manually, selecting it from a list.
>
>Suddenly it worked.
>
>However it sometimes doesn't work. Then I restart and usually it does,
>usually.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>
>
>"Willem van den Blink" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:22:33 GMT, "tony d"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the input.
>>>
>>>Got the beast working now!
>>>
>>>had to uninstall and reinstall a few times though. I think you have to
>>>install the IrDA nokia modem manually, also use the very latest pcsuite
>>>from
>>>the website (for XP) 6.4 I think.
>>>
>>>Now I like this phone a lot!
>>
>>
>> WHAT did you do to get it working again?
>>
>> The IrDa connection to my phone is lost since I installed SP2 on
>> WHome.
>> Using 6.4.1.
>>
>> Any idea (please?)?
>>
>> Willem.
>>
>> --
>> Strip s from wblinks for email.
>

"ƧØÞ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?
>
> On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:20:23 GMT, "tony d"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>It's still a bit touchy, but works most of the time.
>>
>>I installed the latest pc suite ( for xp, downloaded from nokia website).
>>I
>>installed the IrDA modem manually, selecting it from a list.
>>
>>Suddenly it worked.
>>
>>However it sometimes doesn't work. Then I restart and usually it does,
>>usually.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Willem van den Blink" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:22:33 GMT, "tony d"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the input.
>>>>
>>>>Got the beast working now!
>>>>
>>>>had to uninstall and reinstall a few times though. I think you have to
>>>>install the IrDA nokia modem manually, also use the very latest pcsuite
>>>>from
>>>>the website (for XP) 6.4 I think.
>>>>
>>>>Now I like this phone a lot!
>>>
>>>
>>> WHAT did you do to get it working again?
>>>
>>> The IrDa connection to my phone is lost since I installed SP2 on
>>> WHome.
>>> Using 6.4.1.
>>>
>>> Any idea (please?)?
>>>
>>> Willem.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Strip s from wblinks for email.
>>
>

OK. I'll remember that in future.

Guilty - top poster.

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 03:09:16 +0000, ƧØÞ <[email protected]> wrote:

>A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>A: Top-posting.
>Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?

That made me think, although I normally bottom-post on usenet, I
almost always top-post on emails I reply to. Do other people
bottom-post on emails?

Chris

Chris Blunt wrote:

>>A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>>Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>>A: Top-posting.
>>Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?

> That made me think, although I normally bottom-post on usenet, I
> almost always top-post on emails I reply to. Do other people
> bottom-post on emails?

Yes. For the same reason as stated above.

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Johan Wevers wrote:

> Yes. For the same reason as stated above.

BS. Don't you dare send me a bottom-posted email.