6310i help

I have just bought a 6310i and like it very much. However, neither the
instruction booklet nor the on-line user guide gives an explanation of the
little "plug-in" at the top of the back of the phone. ( NO illustration of
the back of the phone anywhere?).

Since it is close to where the antenna is supposed to built in, I assume
that this is a plug-in for an external antenna. Am I correct? If so, Any
suggestions about external antennas (models, where to buy)for this model?
The reception seems to be very good, indeed, as it is, but I have not taken
the phone on any trips to marginal receptiona areas.

Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.

Franz

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Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:
> I have just bought a 6310i and like it very much. However, neither the
> instruction booklet nor the on-line user guide gives an explanation
> of the little "plug-in" at the top of the back of the phone. ( NO
> illustration of the back of the phone anywhere?).
>
> Since it is close to where the antenna is supposed to built in, I
> assume that this is a plug-in for an external antenna. Am I correct?
> If so, Any suggestions about external antennas (models, where to
> buy)for this model? The reception seems to be very good, indeed, as
> it is, but I have not taken the phone on any trips to marginal
> receptiona areas.
>
> Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.
>
> Franz


Its the connector for the carkit antenna remove the little rubber bung first



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Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:

[Aerial connector?]
That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
(CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.


[Good reception]
The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal strength
although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular network.


> Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.

Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory. ;-)


Kind regards,
Olaf

Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.

I think it is generally accepted that Ericsson reception is better than
Nokia, but the Ericsson's I have used seem to cut out before Nokia's in the
same area, allowing only emergency calls where the Nokia will allow general
calls.
I think you are either a Nokia or Ericsson person, probably down to the
first phone you got.

The rubber bung should be removed to fit the 6310i to a Nokia car kit, if
you don't have a car kit leave the bung in place.
Good luck with the 6310i, it is a great phone.


"Olaf Peuss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:
>
> [Aerial connector?]
> That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
> (CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
> humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
> kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
> aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.
>
>
> [Good reception]
> The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal
strength
> although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
> with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
> to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
> aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular
network.
>
>
> > Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.
>
> Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory. ;-)
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Olaf
>
> Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.
>

-=Avocado=- wrote:

> I think it is generally accepted that Ericsson reception is better
> than Nokia, but the Ericsson's I have used seem to cut out before
> Nokia's in the same area, allowing only emergency calls where the
> Nokia will allow general calls.

Vice versa over here. My Nokia 6310i cuts out long before my T39 even starts
getting reception problems.


> I think you are either a Nokia or Ericsson person, probably down to
> the first phone you got.

My 1st phone was a Nokia 1611 - way back when mobile telephony was still in
its infancy. I don't say that Nokia produces only bad phones - among all the
junk they make they also have one or two relatively decent models, e.g. the
6310i.


> The rubber bung should be removed to fit the 6310i to a Nokia car
> kit, if you don't have a car kit leave the bung in place.

That's exactly what I wrote, too.


BTW: Would be nice if you could avoid top postings next time. Thanks.


Kind regards,
Olaf

Use "reply to" address for e-mail, please.

"Olaf Peuss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter wrote:
>
> [Aerial connector?]
> That little opening is the aerial connector for the hands-free car kit
> (CARK-91). The little rubber plug protects the connector from dust and
> humidity and needs to be removed prior to putting the phone into the car
> kit. So if you don't own a CARK-91 (or any third-party car kit with an
> aerial connector), just leave the rubber plug where it is.
>
>
> [Good reception]
> The 6310i has a fairly good reception even in areas with bad signal
strength
> although the signal bar indicator is a bit too "optimistic" for my liking:
> with only one or two bars on the display it becomes practically impossible
> to make or receive calls. My Ericsson T39 with the IAT-10 high-performance
> aerial still beats it hands down on reception in any given cellular
network.
>
>
> > Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.
>
> Don't worry, it isn't an FAQ. It's merely self-explanatory.



Thanks for all the answers. In fact, there is no rubber plug on that aerial
connector; must have come off either here or at the seller's. Nothing
criticalf for the workings of the phone, I hope?

As to ' self-explanatory': I checked the booklet and the web page again and
still could find no reference, but I suppose if I were to look at the car
kit accessory page I would find it. Still ...

The second part of my question really referred to any non-mobile antennas
(say, to use in a room with poor reception). Any thoughts?

Franz

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 06:41:31 -0600, "Franz Blaha & Linda Rossiter"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have just bought a 6310i and like it very much. However, neither the
>instruction booklet nor the on-line user guide gives an explanation of the
>little "plug-in" at the top of the back of the phone. ( NO illustration of
>the back of the phone anywhere?).
>
>Since it is close to where the antenna is supposed to built in, I assume
>that this is a plug-in for an external antenna. Am I correct? If so, Any
>suggestions about external antennas (models, where to buy)for this model?
>The reception seems to be very good, indeed, as it is, but I have not taken
>the phone on any trips to marginal receptiona areas.
>
>Sorry if this is an often answered question. I am a Nokia newbie.

If you remove the rubber plug you'll see a socket where you can
connect an external antenna such as what you might use in an
automobile. Only the correct connnector will work. In mobile
accessory stores you may find a "magnetic mount" antenna that would be
suitable to mount on the roof of your car and there may be other
external antennas you can connect through this socket.
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