On Nov 1, 4:45 am, JF Mezei <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just lived througha very terrible experince.
>
> Local provider here (Fido) sells a customised version of the 6300 with
> the email removed. So I called Nokia and they confirmed that if I bought
> a 6300 that was not network-branded (akaL store got it from nokia's
> distributor), then it would have the email application on it.
>
> So, I find a store in New York City willing to ship to Canada. After a
> LOT of trouble and delays, I finallyy get it.
>
> ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS MISSING THE EMAIL :-( (I still have steam
> coming out of my ears).
>
> So I called Nokia, and after 3 hours of being accused of illegally
> purchasing a phone and that this is why it wasn't working properly, they
> finally check only to find out that Nokia has removed the email
> application from the handset with no explanation. Why couldn't they have
> told me this prior to buying the handset when I verified with them that
> the unit had email functionality ? (POP, SMTP and IMAP, not the
> blackberry style push email which I don't need).
>
> Nokia's web sites still show the technical specs as including an email
> application for this phone. So technically, this is false advertising.
>
> I never expected to be treated so unprofessionally by Nokia. You'd think
> they would treat well those customers who go out of their way to buy a
> Nokia phone that is untouched by a network operator.
>
> Getting that store to accept the unit back and refund me will be quite a
> challenge.
>
> How could Nokia be so stupid as to remove functionality from a phone ?
>
> The software I have is:
>
> Nokia 6300
> V 04.71
> 28-02-07
> RM-222
>
> Language:
> V 4.71
> 28-02-07
> RM-217
>
> Question: Has anyone had similar dealings with Nokia ? Do they treat all
> their customers that way ?
>
> Anyone have any information as to why they would remove an important
> piece of functionality ? I understand the email app wasn't the best in
> the world, and I could understand that a software upgrade would have
> provided a new totally different one. But to do a software upgrade that
> actually removes published functionality, that boggles the mind.
>
> I am in north america (canada). Perhaps the european version of the 6300
> still has email ?
>
> Has anyone ever had success downgrading software ? Would it be possible
> to obtain an older version of the software that still has the email in it ?


not sure if this reply is too late for you but the email client is not
'removed' it is just hidden in rm-222.
this forum: http://www.howardforums.com/archive/...1195066-1.html
provides instructions on how to flash to rm-217 using the nemesis
software suite



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