n-gage a few questions

Hi

Having bought my new n-gage I am impressed with it, however I think that
nokia could have made a much better phone with just a few refinements but
hey!

My questions are as follows.

1. I read on here somewhere a while ago that they had managed to make their
bluetooth connection a gateway on their pc thus making browsing a doddle and
free! Does anyone have any idea on how I do this from scratch?

2. I have just used data suite after putting in an appointment in my outlook
calander to see if it would sync between both. It has not, though I know if
it goes into the phone it shows in outlook. Is there any way to make it go
both ways?

3. Im looking for accessories for the phone and am yet to find any. The game
deck has x-press on covers yet I cannot find any for sale. Also is there any
way to protect the screen in my pocket like a leather case or something?

4. Can anyone suggest a nice and cheap bt headset compatable for use with
this phone?

Many thanks for your replies!

Phill

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"Phill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Having bought my new n-gage I am impressed with it, however I think that
> nokia could have made a much better phone with just a few refinements but
> hey!
>
> My questions are as follows.
>
> 1. I read on here somewhere a while ago that they had managed to make
their
> bluetooth connection a gateway on their pc thus making browsing a doddle
and
> free! Does anyone have any idea on how I do this from scratch?

Not seen anything N-gage specific, but I'm guessing it would be set up the
same as the rest of the S60's - 7650, 3650 etc. Try looking for some guides
for these phones.

> 2. I have just used data suite after putting in an appointment in my
outlook
> calander to see if it would sync between both. It has not, though I know
if
> it goes into the phone it shows in outlook. Is there any way to make it go
> both ways?

Should be, but I can't say much specifically, not seen this problem before

> 3. Im looking for accessories for the phone and am yet to find any. The
game
> deck has x-press on covers yet I cannot find any for sale. Also is there
any
> way to protect the screen in my pocket like a leather case or something?

I'm sure there will be once the phone has been around a while, it's early
days. Maybe try some palmtop screen protectors - sacrificial clear sticky
back plastic to cover the screen. shop around to find one that fits ok.

> 4. Can anyone suggest a nice and cheap bt headset compatable for use with
> this phone?

The Jabra BT200 seems the most popular BT headset, but anything with an SE
name tag is normally good. The Nokia HDW-2 has a seriously weak earloop
design. The N-gage only supports the Handsfree profile, so check first, the
BT200 and HDW-2 supports both, as do several of the SE headsets.

Martin Crosbie

"Phill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> Having bought my new n-gage I am impressed with it, however I think that
> nokia could have made a much better phone with just a few refinements but
> hey!
>
> My questions are as follows.
>
> 1. I read on here somewhere a while ago that they had managed to make
their
> bluetooth connection a gateway on their pc thus making browsing a doddle
and
> free! Does anyone have any idea on how I do this from scratch?

I have yet to try this, but I understand that there is an option when
pairing BT devices to set up a PAN (Personal Area Network) with the PC. This
should allow browing via the PCs internet connection.

> 2. I have just used data suite after putting in an appointment in my
outlook
> calander to see if it would sync between both. It has not, though I know
if
> it goes into the phone it shows in outlook. Is there any way to make it go
> both ways?

The usual way of using the calendar is to set up appointments on either the
phone whilst out and about seeing customers, or colleagues send you meeting
appointments via Outlook, then when in BT range, have them sync up. I
suppose that you could/should also be able to add appointments independantly
in the Nokia Suite, but it's an odd way to do it.

> 3. Im looking for accessories for the phone and am yet to find any. The
game
> deck has x-press on covers yet I cannot find any for sale. Also is there
any
> way to protect the screen in my pocket like a leather case or something?

I have found US sites that are selling n-gage accessories already such as
http://www.buynshop.com/category/1313/ but it's going to be a while before
we get much choice.

> 4. Can anyone suggest a nice and cheap bt headset compatable for use with
> this phone?

I use the Jabra BT200 and it works OK if sometimes a little bit scratchy
audio quality

> Many thanks for your replies!
>
> Phill
>
>